Adobe has released a raft of updates to Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera Raw in recent weeks.

Here, a first look at Quick Actions in Adobe Bridge.

Bridge is interesting software, it's really for those who don't use Lightroom Classic, sitting between Lr and Ps, it allows for image management and editing using Camera Raw.

But it does have useful functionality, and the new Quick Actions will come in handy at times.

Here, I try a Quick Action to Remove Background in the above image with one movement - drag the image to the flyout panel.

The Quick Actions flyout window opens, and works away - this as you can see is powered by Adobe Express.

You are then left with the image with background removed, two options are possible here - Download the image to your computer or Open in Adobe Express.

The latter will open Adobe Express in your web browser where more functionality is possible such as adding the image to animations and videos. Subscribe to stay informed when I make a post on this very thing.

Here I have just decided to download, it's then possible to import the file into Lightroom or use in Photoshop.

You can of course remove the background, or inversely the subjects such as these cows, in other ways such as using Photoshop but this method using Adobe Bridge is quick and easy.

Here it has done a fine job of identifying all of the cows, including those sitting down and those in the background, removing everything else. Impressive, I would say.

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Another year is almost over and Adobe has announced major updates to its Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge applications.

Here, one of my favourites with changes to layout in Adobe Bridge when using more than one monitor.

Rearranging workspaces is now easy and dragging panels off screen to a second monitor allows for a more streamlined experience.

Adobe Bridge is of course a very underrated program, I don't use it a lot but I do use it for important tasks - more to come on that later.

Here some images I have photographed in my Bridge Library featuring Billie Eilish and Trinity College's campanile. The campanile was completed in 1853 to designs by noted architect Charles Lanyon. Seven-time Grammy-award winner Billie Eilish wrote and performed the theme song to Daniel Craig's fifth and final James Bond film No Time to Die.