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Working with Adobe Bridge and After Effects

Adobe® Bridge is the control center for Adobe Creative Suite software. Use Adobe Bridge to browse for project templates and animation presets; run cross-product workflow automation scripts; view and manage files and folders; organize your files by assigning keywords, labels, and ratings to them; search for files and folders; and view, edit, and add metadata.

For video tutorials on using Adobe Bridge, see the Adobe website:

For more information about Adobe Bridge, see Adobe Bridge Help on the Web.

  • To open Adobe Bridge from After Effects, choose File > Browse In Bridge.
  • To reveal a file in Adobe Bridge, select a file in the Project panel and choose File > Reveal In Bridge.
  • To use Adobe Bridge to open template projects, choose File > Browse Template Projects.
  • To use Adobe Bridge to browse for animation presets, choose Animation > Browse Presets.