The Photoshop Productivity Series: Automating Photoshop

Bridge Output

Earlier we talked about Photoshop’s automated Contact Sheet II command, which creates a layout of thumbnails called a contact sheet. The only challenge with that command is that you have to run the entire process to see if you like the end result. If not, you have to start over again.

Bridge has a function called Bridge Output that I prefer over Contact Sheet II, mostly because it offers a preview. If you have Photoshop CC, you may need to download and install the Bridge Output module from this link:

http://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/install-output-module-bridge-cc.html

Once installed, you can access the Output module by selecting Window > Workspace > Output (Figure 5.2). The Content pane lets you select images and the Output pane ...