{"id":96,"date":"2020-07-02T15:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-dev.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:11:22","slug":"adobe-bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/software\/adobe-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We use Adobe Bridge to check technical and descriptive metadata during self-quality control and during final Quality Assurance.<\/p>\n<h3>Checking and Changing Metadata Using Adobe Bridge:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Adobe Bridge and navigate to \u201cOutput\u201d files you would like to check.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-396 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001-1024x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001-768x248.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-001.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-397 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002-1024x305.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002-1024x305.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-002.png 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select a file or files to view the metadata on the left hand side. Check to make sure that the file or files have the correct <strong>mandatory technical and descriptive metadata. Watch out for mandatory entries with \u201cmultiple values.\u201d <\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Verify correct <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/manual-for-digitizing-special-collections\/digital-imaging-best-practices\/\">technical metadata<\/a>\u00a0for both preservation and access files<\/li>\n<li>Verify correct descriptive metadata\n<ol>\n<li>IPTC Core\n<ol>\n<li>Creator: University of Illinois Library<\/li>\n<li>Creator Address: 1408 W. Gregory Drive<\/li>\n<li>Creator City: Urbana<\/li>\n<li>Creator State: Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Creator Postal Code: 61801<\/li>\n<li>Creator Country: United States<\/li>\n<li>Creator Phone: +1(217)2442062<\/li>\n<li>Creator Email: <a href=\"mailto:digitizationservices@library.illinois.edu\">digitizationservices@library.illinois.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creator Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/digitization-services\/\">https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/preservation\/digitization-services\/<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-003.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-003.png 970w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-003-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-003-768x652.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Check that technical and descriptive metadata fields are all the same for all the files. Non-mandatory fields will have a \u201cmultiple values\u201d entry and that is fine!<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-004.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-391 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-004.png 725w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-004-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The descriptive metadata can be changed in Bridge \u2013<strong> it cannot change technical metadata<\/strong>. **Files will need to be outputted again from the original session using Capture One in order to fix technical metadata issues. Photoshop can be used for individual files.**\n<ol>\n<li>Within the Metadata work space, click on the \u201cstacks\u201d to replace the metadata for the selected files.<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-392 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005.png 826w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-005-768x761.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Please note<\/strong> \u2013 You can set standardized metadata profiles by selecting the \u201cCreate Metadata Template\u201d option within the \u201cstacks\u201d drop down menu.<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-006.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-393 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-006.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-006.png 603w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-006-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-394 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007-1024x661.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-007.png 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Double check that the metadata applied by selecting the file or files and checking the metadata on the left hand side! <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-395 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008.png 810w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/digitization-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/08\/Bridge-008-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please find the official <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/bridge\/user-guide.html\">Adobe Bridge User Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use Adobe Bridge to check technical and descriptive metadata during self-quality control and during final Quality Assurance. 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