OBJECTIVE:
•To explore Adobe Photoshop (Bridge) Automated functions and learn the benefit of these features in the professional world.
•To understand the beginning stages of professionally sharing images with clients, galleries and future prospects
OVERVIEW:
The Adobe PDF Presentation is an automated Photoshop function, which means Photoshop does most of the work for you. Don’t be afraid to play around with the settings. Explore and you will find new ways to achieve great looking results.
•This automation resizes your files for the presentation.
•Do not start with email sized files or they will pixelated.
•Also, the presentation cannot process 16 bit files so if you are a raw shooter, make sure your images are 8 bit.
1) Choose 12-20 images that work together, put them in a
folder
2) Create a cover image (slide/canvas), Using Photoshop, title of presentation, your name
•PDF info : use arrow key to advance or Slide show will advance every 5 seconds, if that is what you choose. Escape key to exit presentation.
TELL your audience what to expect when viewing your slide show.
•You could have an image for your start slide.
Lower the opacity and lay the text over top.
How would you do this?
Layers…
Have fun explore Photoshop, Make a dynamic start and end slide to compliment your presentation.
•Your computer monitor is horizontal. I recommend your start and end slide be horizontal
3) Create an End Slide (slide/canvas),
•Put your contact info here. name address, phone, email etc.
They will want to contact you…
Make it easy.
4) Go to the Bridge place your new slides at the beginning and end of the show.
Sequence your images in the order you want them to appear in the PDF Presentation.
Automate Your PDF
Click Refresh Preview at any time to
update the PDF and see the changes in
the Output Preview Panel.
1) Make your Cover Slide
2) Arrange your files in a folder in the bridge to the order you want the images in the presentation.
3) Batch rename or name files individually. (no generic file names)
4) Output to web or PDF or Choose Window > Workspace > Output.
5) In the Output Panel, select PDF.
6) Go to the Document Panel Choose WEB
-Size 1280×1024 or 1600x 1200
-Quality 72ppi or 96ppi
-Background Color
7) Layout Panel click off Rotate for Best Fit
8) Overlays Panel Here you can choose to display your Filename and Extension OR 
NOT Choose Font, Size, and Color
9) Playback Panel
-Check on Open in Full Screen Mode
-Do you want the slide show to Advance on its own or do you want to Advance it manually?
-Do you want the slide show to Loop after Last Page?
-Choose your Transition
-Choose Speed of Transition
10) With your photos selected in the Content Panel, Click Refresh Preview
to view the 1st page of the Presentation
(Optional) Change the images in the PDF by navigating to them in the Folders or Favorites panel, and then selecting them in the Content Panel. You can also use the Preview Panel to preview the images and refine your selection. Drag thumbnails in the Content Panel to rearrange the order of the images on the page.
11) In the Save (Windows) or Save As (Mac OS) dialog box, enter a name for the PDF, select a destination for the saved file, and then click Save.
