Marceppy wrote:

If I do decide to use LrC (Bridge and ACR included), are these options still available to me? I dont want to use the LrC catalog system and like the workflow and options I have with PS CS6. I'd appreciate a better understanding of how saving files in LrC works.

Thanks

If you don't want to use the LR catalogue system DO NOT USE Lightroom.  You need to work with the catalogue not against it if you use LR.  Trying to work against the catalogue in LR will just cause frustration.

However you can still use Bridge, ACR, and Photoshop and ignore LR if you want to.