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Mark Matysiak
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October 19, 2017
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Adobe output module for Bridge CC 2018?

  • October 19, 2017
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I have been using the Adobe output module within Bridge as part of my workflow, for easily creating web galleries of images for clients. With this latest update to Bridge CC 2018 it isn't there anymore.

How can I get this back or is there an alternative way to easily create web galleries of images in the photo suite?

I realise that LIghtroom is able to do this but it doesn't fit in my workflow and I rarely use it. I shot & output my images in Phocus, batch process into various formats in photoshop and then create web galleries via Bridge.

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Correct answer Junebug Clark

Mark.... Here is what I found digging thru Support Files:

Note:

Beginning with the October 2017 release of Bridge CC, the following updates have been made:

  • A new Output workspace has been introduced to generate PDF contact sheet natively in Bridge. For help documentation, see Create a PDF contact sheet in Output workspace.
  • The Adobe Output Module (AOM) plug-in (explained in this article) is no longer supported and the functionality to create web galleries has been discontinued in the latest version of Bridge.
  • The Adobe Output Module (AOM) plug-in works only with Bridge CC November, 2016 (version 7.0) and earlier releases. You can download the appropriate AOM file using the links provided in this article.

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Peter Shikli
Participant
July 19, 2018

All those pro's asking to bring back Bridge's web gallery feature.  Here's the word from an amateur. Bring back Bridge's web gallery feature.

What I am is a pro software developer, and that is why I can tell you what is going on behind the scenes.  We have a term "constructive entanglement", which is not always constructive to the user.  If Adobe can get us to post our pictures on their server (the cloud) instead of on our own servers, we will grow more dependent on Adobe, making it just that little bit harder to switch away from their products and servers.

Here's a thought for Adobe.  Go back to making great user-centric software, and we'll stick to you because of that.

    PECourtejoie
    Community Expert
    PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 3, 2018

    Again, Do post on Feedback.photoshop.com as well, and vote on an existing thread on the topic, make your voice heard everywhere, do explain how it breaks your workflow, why portfolio or other tools do not fit the bill

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      tobischt7756594
      Participant
      May 3, 2018

      ADOBE PLEASE BRING BACK THE OUTPUT MODULE FOR BRIDGE

       

        

        lianek6999365
        lianek6999365
        Participant
        April 23, 2018

        ADOBE ....

        PLEASE BRING BACK THE OUTPUT WEB GALLERY MODULE FOR BRIDGE !!!!!

          jbm007
          Community Expert
          jbm007Community Expert
          Community Expert
          April 24, 2018

          Ditto

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          laurac97292529
          Participant
          April 11, 2018

          Yes I want this back for sure....as a PRO as well I would never upload to a cloud. Too time consuming and like most of us we prob. signed some agency document that forbids that.

          Way to go adobe for making a great simple task harder to accomplish.

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            AnnShelbourne
            Inspiring
            March 20, 2018

            I am another Pro Photographer who was infuriated and badly affected by the loss of Galleries from Bridge CC 2018.

            I bought the stand-alone version of JuiceBox (JuiceboxBuilder-Pro) and I now Drag-&-Drop selected images (in bulk) directly from Bridge into the JB-Pro window and output a properly formatted HTML Gallery from JB-Pro.

            I have created and saved my own Presets so building Galleries is both easy and fast. I have found that JB-Pro has far better tools for customization than Bridge ever had and so it can create far more attractive Galleries.

            I use FileZila to upload the finished Galleries to my web site and use Dreamweaver to create a Site Index page with Links to my various publicly-viewable Galleries.

            (I upload private Galleries in the same way and send direct links to those who need them.)

            This is a Link to my web site if you would like to see the output from this workflow:

            Photography by Ann Shelbourne

            (The galleries listed at the beginning of the List are the JB-Pro Galleries; the ones further down the page are Flash-based and were created through Bridge Galleries and will gradually be rebuilt in JB-Pro as I get around to doing it.)

            Regarding Flash:

            Flash still works for me in both Safari and in Firefox when run on Mac OSX 10.11.6 (El Capitan) which I have no intention of updating until I absolutely have to!

            There is also an App for IOS which will open Flash-based Galleries but not many people probably have installed it.

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              Mark_Weidman
              Inspiring
              March 24, 2018

              Ann, thanks for suggesting JuiceBox, which I will check out immediately.  I had never heard of it previously.  And, your bird photography is particularly nice.   Mark Weidman

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                AnnShelbourne
                Inspiring
                March 27, 2018

                Mark:

                Thank you for your kind remarks about my photography.

                I hope that you like JB Pro — you do need the Pro version (which is not free) to get the full advantages and flexibility from the program.

                PECourtejoie
                Community Expert
                PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                March 20, 2018

                Please, all users affected, post on http://feedback.photoshop.com and explain why you need web galleries, why portfolio does not work for you, please give a link here and ask others to vote, explain and comment on your suggestion!

                  AnneMarie Concepcion
                  Community Expert
                  AnneMarie ConcepcionCommunity Expert
                  Community Expert
                  March 17, 2018

                  I haven't been able to use the Web Gallery Output for a long time because viewing the gallery requires Flash, and none of my browsers support it. Chrome is set to run Flash but ask first, but it never gets that far ...   I just get a spinning beachball. Safari has the Shockwave/Flash plugin installed, but ditto, just a beachball.

                  Is Flash dependency for Web Galleries not an issue for anyone? How have you/your clients worked around it? I'm curious.

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                  jbm007
                  Community Expert
                  jbm007Community Expert
                  Community Expert
                  March 18, 2018

                  I agree Anne.

                  Flash dependency has pretty much killed the whole web gallery for me.

                  AM Concepcion
                  AM Concepcion
                  Participating Frequently
                  March 17, 2018

                  I don't know why they removed it from Bridge 2018. But you can download Bridge 2017 and run them both (just not at the same time). I just did and I see that the Web Output module is already installed in Bridge 2017. I haven't tested it yet, fwiw.

                  To download Bridge 2017, go to your CC app, find Bridge in the apps, and open the menu to the right of the entry and choose Other Versions. There you'll see Bridge 2017 listed and you can install it.

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                  Rick Helf
                  Participant
                  February 13, 2018

                  I went to create a small presentation website in Bridge today, and was faced with a question mark on the Bridge Icon only to discover I HAD to install the newest version. No more web gallery.

                  I appears as though the term "my workflow" is now "Adobe workflow"

                  Please someone for the love of god put us out of adobe hell

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