How to Batch Process Photos with Adobe Bridge
If you have a bunch of photos to convert to a different file format, it makes more sense to process them at the same time with Adobe Bridge. Make sure you’ve got Photoshop installed on your system.
Step 1: Launch Bridge and then select Open from the file menu to select the folder containing all the images you want to process together.
Step 2: Now right-click on the first photo and then select the Open in Camera Raw option.
That will open the selected photo in Photoshop’s Camera Raw filter , where you can make the desired changes.
Step 3: Once you’re satisfied with the edit, click on Done in the bottom right corner of the Camera Raw window.
Step 4: To apply the same edit to the next image, right-click on it, scroll down to the Develop Settings option, and then select Previous Conversion .
To do the same for all the pictures in the folder, select all of them while holding the Ctrl key, right-click on any one, and then select the Previous Conversion option.
How to Batch Convert Photos with Adobe Bridge
Now that you know how to batch-process files with Bridge, let’s move on to converting these files to a different format.
Step 1: Launch Bridge and then select Open from the file menu to select the folder containing all the images you want to convert together.
Step 2: Select all the images, then click on the Tools option in the top toolbar and select Photoshop > Image Processor .
Step 3: In the Image Processor , select the location where you wish to save the images by clicking on the circle next to the greyed-out Select Folder option. You can skip this step if you want to save your images in the same folder.
Step 4: Next, choose the format you want to convert your images into by checking the box next to the Save as JPEG , Save as PSD or Save as TIFF option.
Here, you’ll also be able to make changes to the quality of the resulting images, resize the images and even convert them to the sRGB profile .
Step 5: If you wish to run any Photoshop Action on the images, check the box next to the Run Action option.
Step 6: Now select an Action from the drop-down menu.
Step 7: Once you’ve made all of these changes, click the Run button at the top right corner, and the program will automatically apply all of the changes to the selected images.
Additionally, if you want to see what all the changes will look like, you can also check the box next to the Open first image to apply settings option in the Image Processor .
That will open the first image in the folder and show you how it’ll look after the changes have been applied. That helps in making absolutely sure of what you’re doing. The converted images will then be saved in the destination folder of your choice.
