Export a Catalog from Lightroom to Bridge

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June 3, 2020
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Hi , I need export a Lightroom catalog to Bridge and can´t do it.

How to

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JP Hess

Inspiring

A Lightroom catalog doesn't have any images in it. It's just a database that keeps track of where the images are located on your computer. The images are in folders on your hard drive(s). Bridge is not a database manager, it is a file browser. Not compatible at all with Bridge.

Randy Hufford

Community Expert

Export the images from your Lightroom catalog to a new folder. Name this folder your collections that you are wanting. Than open this folder in Bridge.

GoldingD

Legend

Why?

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Franxperience

Inspiring

Why would you want to export your catalog? They are different systems indeed. And if you use raw files with the sidecar xmp then bridge will read this xmp together with the raw

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

Not possible.

They work with different systems- A Lightroom Catalog is a Database file. Bridge is a File Browser.

Explain more what you are trying to achieve.

If you are referring to Creative Cloud Libraries for Bridge - refer to the pdf:

https://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/pdf/bridge_reference.pdf

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

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