User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
When you connect your digital camera or other device to your computer, ACDSee 12 detects it automatically with the Device
Detector, and prompts you to choose one of the following:
Import files with ACDSee: Select this option and click OK to open the Import dialog box. You can then select settings to
rename, backup, and place the files. You can save your import settings and give them a name so that you can re-use them
later. You can also create advanced settings for import dates and RAW + JPEG options if your cameral takes both file for-
mats. You can also create a give a name to a file renaming templates to use with specific kinds of files or projects.
Do nothing: Select this option and click OK if you don't want to import photos using ACDSee 12, or if you want to simply
copy and paste the photos from the device using ACDSee 12.
Save setting and do not prompt again in the future: If you select this option, any choices you make in this dialog box,
are set permanently unless you later open the Device Detector from the Task bar and change the options. For example, if
you select Do nothing, and also select the Save Settings option, it closes the Device Detector until you change the settings
manually.
For more specific instructions, select the type of device you connected from the list below:
Importing photos from a device
Importing photos from a CD or DVD
Importing photos from a disk
Importing photos from a scanner
Importing photos from a mobile phone folder
About removable devices
With ACDSee 12, there are several ways to obtain images from your digital camera, scanner, or memory card. For more information
about how your device communicates with your computer, please consult your device's Help file or manual. Some different types of
removable devices are:
USB Removable device: Removable devices include memory cards that you can attach to your computer using a USB card
reader, camera memory cards that insert directly into slots on the computer, or flash drives. USB removable devices are
detected by your computer and are shown in the structure as a removable drive.
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA): Cameras and scanners that use Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers to com-
municate with the computer. Some cameras, including Canon cameras, use WIA. ACDSee 12 automatically detects the WIA
protocol.
TWAIN: Cameras and scanners that use the TWAIN interface. TWAIN-supported devices use TWAIN drivers that you must
install on your computer to communicate with the device. For more information about drivers, and whether or not your
device uses TWAIN, please consult your device's Help file.
You require DirectX 9.0c and QuickTime to copy and view audio or video files.
About the ACDSee Device Detector
You can use the ACDSee Device Detector when you import files stored on your camera, removable drives, scanner, or CD/DVDs and
display them using ACDSee 12. By default, the ACDSee Device Detector is on when you install ACDSee 12 and it automatically detects
any device when you connect it to your computer. If you have turned the ACDSee Device Detector off, you can restart it.
To start the ACDSee Device Detector:
In Manage mode, click File | Import | ACDSee Device Detector.
After you start the ACDSee Device Detector, it runs in the background and displays a camera icon in the Taskbar Notification area.
When you plug a camera or other device into your computer, the Device Detector detects the connection, the icon changes color,
and either prompts you to specify what you would like to do with your files, or automatically launches the Import From dialog box in
ACDSee 12.
The Device Detector replaces the Windows AutoPlay feature. To resume using the AutoPlay functionality, close the Device
Detector.
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