User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
Viewing and using brush files
You can view brush files in Manage mode just like fonts or other files. This means that you can assign ratings or organize them just
like any other file in ACDSee 12. Because many .abr files are actually groups of images in one file, you need to open them in View
mode to see the individual images.
This icon indicates an .abr brush file in ACDSee 12.
To view brush files:
In Manage mode, navigate to the folder containing your brush files.
To see just the top image in any .abr file, hover over the thumbnail to activate the pop-up, or click it to see the image in the
Preview pane.
To view the other images in the .abr file, double-click it to open it in View mode. The file opens in View mode showing the
individual images in a pane on the left-hand side.
To see the number of images, and select them by number, click the down-arrow at the top of the sidebar, and then select
the number of the image.
To scroll through the images, click the right and left arrows at the top of the sidebar, or on each image.
To use brush files in Adobe Photoshop:
With both Adobe Photoshop and ACDSee 12 open, drag the file from the File List (in Manage mode) onto the Photoshop window.
Even though nothing appears to happen, the brush is loaded into the Photoshop brush library. To view the new brushes, open the
library and scroll to the bottom of the pane.
To make it even easier to use brushes in Photoshop, you can configure it to be your default editor. Then you can use CTRL
+ E to open Photoshop and use the brush right away.
Playing video and audio files
You can play video or audio files in many formats in ACDSee 12. You can control playback volume and appearance, select parts of a
media file to play or save, and create an image from a video frame.
To play video or audio files:
In Manage mode, in the File List pane, do one of the following:
Double-click a video or audio file.
Select one or more files and press Enter.
Select one or more files, right-click a selected file, and then select View.
Use the Media toolbar to adjust the volume, stop, pause or restart the file playback, and control the appearance of media
files.
Automatically playing audio and video files
You can configure your settings to play audio and video files automatically, as soon as you open them in View mode, or as you view
them in the Preview pane in Manage mode.
To start playing media files automatically:
1. In Manage mode or View mode, click Tools | Options | Preview.
2. Select the Autoplay audio or video clips check box.
3. Click OK.
The Media toolbar
You can use the Media toolbar to quickly access common media viewing and editing tools.
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