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Table of contents ACD Systems at the hub of Digital Imaging Chapter 1 Welcome to ACDSee Getting started Minimum system requirements Installing and uninstalling Starting ACDSee Starting ACDSee from the Taskbar Notification area Changing the default start folder Associating a file format with ACDSee Chapter 2 Learning the basics The Browser user interface Browser toolbar buttons File list toolbar buttons Navigation toolbar buttons The Viewer user interface Viewer toolbar buttons Chapter 3 Personalizing ACD
Chapter 4 Using the Files pane The Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages The Files tabbed page The View tabbed page Viewing an image on the View tabbed page The Properties tabbed page About the ACDInTouch tabbed page About the ACDInTouch service The File list Filtering items Highlighting file types Refreshing the File list Generating a File listing File list view modes Selecting a File List view mode Customizing the Details view mode Sorting files in the File list Sorting files by column headers Creating
Navigating to a specific date Selecting a calendar date type Changing the start of the week Changing the calendar clock format About Categories Creating a category Viewing a category Renaming a category Deleting a category Assigning your files to a category Removing your files from a category About Favorites Creating a Favorites shortcut Creating a shortcut with the Create Shortcut tool Renaming or deleting a Favorites shortcut About Searching Search options Advanced search options Using patterns to search
Chapter 7 Using the database Adding items to the database Adding notes to a file Adding keywords to a file Adding an author to a file Setting the database date Adding a file description Adding a file description in Details view mode Adding the same description to a group of files Editing metadata Cataloging files in the database Maintaining the database About maintaining the database Database maintenance buttons Optimizing the entire database Removing orphan folders Removing information and thumbnails Remov
Copying the selected area Printing the selected area Saving the selected area as a new image Setting the selected area as the desktop wallpaper Performing advanced viewing tasks Optimizing image display quality Viewing multiple page images Disabling animated images Chapter 9 Creating slide shows Creating a slide show from the Browser Creating a slide show from the Viewer Stopping a slide show Automatically running a slide show Adding and removing captions Removing captions Synchronizing to a folder Chapte
Chapter 11 Editing your images Resizing an image Resize by percentage Resizing an image using dimensions Pixel resize options and resulting action Resizing recommendations Rotating an image Flipping an image Adjusting the exposure of one or more images in the Browser Adding audio to an image Recording audio Editing your images with an image editor Adding an image editor to ACDSee Selecting a default image editor Chapter 12 Acquiring images Digital cameras USB Mass Storage device Acquiring images on your ca
Chapter 14 Using ACDSee plug-ins About ACDSee plug-ins Accessing the Plug-in Settings dialog box Viewing plug-in properties Disabling a plug-in and changing their order Disabling a plug-in Changing plug-in order Sharing your images using SendPix™ SendPix buttons Configuring SendPix Configuring the address book Sending images Manipulating images in an album Adding descriptions to images in an album Creating and printing contact sheets Finding duplicate files Deleting and renaming files Sending images using e
Chapter 17 Personalizing ACD FotoCanvas Lite Adjusting windows Selecting window size and position Resizing the image canvas Displaying toolbars and options bars Customizing FotoCanvas Lite toolbars Chapter 18 Using colors Selecting a color depth About the Color Palette Editing the Color Palette Chapter 19 Manipulating images Undoing and redoing changes Undoing and redoing multiple changes Copying and pasting an image Copying an image to the Clipboard Pasting an image Pasting a new image Resizing an image
Crosshatching an image Despeckling an image Detecting edges in an image Embossing an image Creating a negative of an image Creating an oil painting Creating a pencil drawing of an image Adding a sepia hue to an image Chapter 22 Saving images 193 193 194 195 196 197 198 198 199 Saving multiple page images 199 Appendix 1: Contacting ACD Systems 200 Technical support Feedback 200 200 Appendix 2: ACDSee supported file formats 201 Appendix 3: Media window supported file formats 205 Appendix 4: Digi
ACD Systems at the hub of Digital Imaging Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, ACD Systems designs, develops and markets digital imaging and corporate communications software that meets the needs of home and professional users. Millions of consumers and more than 33,000 corporate clients use our flagship product ACDSee. To serve our global customers well, our Web content is available in 12 languages along with many of our products for PC and Macintosh.
1 Chapter 1 Welcome to ACDSee Congratulations on choosing ACDSee - the world’s #1 digital imaging software. ACDSee is a comprehensive application ideal for acquiring, organizing, viewing, enhancing and sharing your images. With the image Browser, you can efficiently acquire images from digital cameras and scanners, find, organize and preview images and media files. There are over 50 multimedia file formats supported. A full-featured image Viewer quickly generates a high-quality display of your image.
Getting started This chapter guides you through the installation process and provides you with information about minimum system requirements, installing, uninstalling, and starting ACDSee.
Installing and uninstalling You can install from a CD or an executable downloaded from the Internet. To install ACDSee from a CD-ROM: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and click Run | Browse. Select the CD drive in the Look in drop-down box. Select Setup.exe. Click Open. Click OK to run the installation. Follow the instructions in the Install wizard. To install ACDSee from an executable file: 1. 2. Double-click the executable file.
Starting ACDSee from the Taskbar Notification area You can configure ACDSee to run in the Taskbar Notification area after you exit the program. To run ACDSee from the Taskbar Notification area: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Browser. On the Browser page, select the Show icon in Taskbar Notification area check box. Select the Continue running in Taskbar Notification area on exit check box. Click OK.
Associating a file format with ACDSee You can associate supported file formats with ACDSee. When you open a file that is associated with ACDSee from Windows Explorer, ACDSee is opened and automatically displays the file in the Viewer. To associate supported file formats with ACDSee: 1. 2. 3. Click Tools | File Associations. Do each of the following: • Click the Image Files tab and select the check boxes beside the image file formats that you want ACDSee to support.
2 Chapter 2 Learning the basics This chapter identifies the physical components of the Browser and the Viewer user interfaces. The toolbar buttons are explained so that you can become more familiar with how to navigate and take advantage of ACDSee’s tool base. The Browser user interface The Browser user interface includes toolbars, tabbed pages, and panes. You can customize ACDSee’s interface to include only the components you want to use and then save these changes as your personal profile.
• • • • • • File list toolbar: This toolbar is displayed in the Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages. With these shortcut buttons, you can organize your files, browse through folders, and create a Favorites shortcut or an album. Navigation toolbar: This toolbar is displayed in the Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages. With these shortcut buttons, you can copy, move or delete items, select what file types or folders you want displayed in the files list, and sort your images.
Share Opens a drop-down toolbar where you can select ways to share your images with others. Extras Opens a drop-down toolbar where you can select extra ACDSee features and plug-ins. NavPane Opens and closes the Navigation pane. Click the drop-down arrow and select the names of the tabbed pages to toggle the view. FilePane Toggles between the Files, View, Properties, and ACDInTouch tabbed pages. Full Screen Toggles the Full screen feature on and off. ACDInTouch Opens the ACDInTouch tabbed page.
Audio Displays options to play, stop or edit an audio file, or an image file that contains audio Properties Displays the properties for a selected file Move to Opens the Move to dialog box Copy to Opens the Copy to dialog box Delete Deletes the selected file Rename Renames the selected file Navigation toolbar buttons The Navigation toolbar is displayed in the Browser workspace when you select the Files tab, the View tab, or the Properties tab.
The Viewer user interface The Viewer user interface includes a toolbar, view area, and a status bar. The Viewer displays your images one at a time in full resolution. The following includes a description of the different components of the user interface: • • • Viewer toolbar: This toolbar is located at the top of the Viewer under the menu bar. It includes shortcut buttons for several editing tools, starting a slide show, zooming in or out on images, and other functions.
Viewer toolbar buttons The toolbar, located below the menu bar at the top of the Viewer, consists of a number of shortcut buttons. To show or hide the toolbar: Click View | Toolbar.
Properties Displays the properties of the currently viewed image Help Opens the Help file 15
3 Chapter 3 Personalizing ACDSee You can customize the ACDSee user interface many ways. With the Browser, you can create and save your own personal layout, and switch the layout while ACDSee is active. You can adjust the size of the Viewer windows and the size of the images as they are opened. The toolbars in both the Browser and the Viewer can be modified or removed. Customizing the Browser You can select what components you want displayed in ACDSee’s user interface.
Selecting a layout for the Browser user interface You can select how the Browser Navigation, Files, and Preview areas are displayed in ACDSee. Also, you can rearrange and resize these areas, and save the layout as your own user interface profile. To select a user interface layout: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 18 Click Tools | Customize. In the Customize Layout dialog box, select the Window Layout tab. Select one of the six window layout radio buttons.
Saving your own user interface profile After customizing ACDSee’s user interface, you can save your changes as a profile. You can change which profile you are using while ACDSee is open. To save a user interface profile: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Tools | Customize. In the Customize Layout dialog box, change the ACDSee layout and select the components you want displayed. Click the Save As button. In the Enter layout name field, type a name for your layout. Click OK.
Displaying the Browser’s tabbed pages There are tabbed pages in the Navigation and the Files panes in the Browser. You can show or hide these tabbed pages from the View menu. To show or hide a tabbed page in the Browser: 1. 2. Click View. Select one of the following tabs: • Files Pane | Files, View, or Properties • Navigation Pane | Folders, Albums, Favorites, Photo Discs, Calendar, Categories, or Search Displaying the Preview pane You can show or hide the Preview pane from the View menu.
Customizing the Viewer You can choose to display the toolbar or the status bar in the Viewer, modify and save the size and position of the Viewer, and change the background color of the Viewer. Displaying the toolbar or status bar in the Viewer You can show or hide the toolbar or status bar in the Viewer from the View menu. To show or hide an area of the Viewer: 1. 2. Click View.
Changing the background color of the Viewer You can change the background color of the Viewer. To change the background color of the Viewer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 22 Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Viewer | Window. On the Window page, select one of the following three options: • Select the Default color radio button to use the default color. • Select the Custom color radio button to use a custom color. Click the Color drop-down arrow and select a color.
Customizing ACDSee toolbars There are several toolbar buttons that can be added or removed from the Browser or Viewer toolbar. You can also relocate buttons and add or remove separators. Toolbar buttons also include labels that you can choose to display or turn off. Adding or removing a toolbar button You can add or remove all of the buttons on the toolbars in the Browser and the Viewer. To add or remove a button on the toolbar: 1. 2. 3. Right-click anywhere on the toolbar and select Customize.
Turning the toolbar button labels on and off You can turn the toolbar button labels on or off in the Browser and the Viewer. To turn the toolbar button labels on or off: 1. 2. 24 Right-click anywhere on the toolbar. Select Button Labels and from the drop-down menu, and select No labels.
4 Chapter 4 Using the Files pane The Files pane is located on the right side of the Browser and includes the Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages. Each of these pages includes a File list that displays all the files in a selected folder. This chapter introduces you to Files pane components and highlights how to use the File list.
The Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages This section introduces the tabbed pages of the Files pane. While these areas offer similar functionality, there are advantages to using one over the other depending on your needs. The Files tabbed page The Files tabbed page, located on the right side of the Browser, includes the File list, and the File list and Navigation toolbars.
Copying, moving, or renaming files using other programs, such as Windows Explorer or the MS-DOS command prompt, causes the loss of database information. Metadata tab The Metadata section includes EXIF metadata information that is stored with an image from a scanner or digital camera. Metadata is embedded in the image file. You can edit certain types of metadata. ACDSee can retain metadata information when you edit an image.
About the ACDInTouch tabbed page The ACDInTouch tabbed page is your connection to us at ACD Systems. Through ACDInTouch, you can access information on special offers, free digital imaging resources, columns and articles, image collections, and newsletter subscriptions. If you choose to become a member, you gain even more advantages. The ACDInTouch tabbed page information changes regularly to keep you updated with the newest information about the digital imaging community. To connect to ACDInTouch: 1. 2.
The File list The File list is located on the right side of the Browser in the Files, View, and Properties tabbed pages. When you select a folder in the Navigation pane, its contents are displayed. The File list includes different view modes that display small image previews (thumbnails), file information such as file name, size, type, date, properties, and descriptions. You can customize the File list by selecting from the six different view modes and then sorting your images to create a custom file order.
Highlighting file types In the File list, you can select options to highlight file types in different colors, one single color, or not at all. The different colors used for highlighting the file types can make it easier for you to find and sort your files. To add or remove highlighting: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click User Interface | File list.
Generating a File listing You can create a text report of a folder’s contents. The report displays information such as the file name, file size, and image properties. To create a File listing: 1. 2. Select a folder in any of the tabbed pages of the Navigation pane. Click Tools | Generate File Listing. A text file is opened in the application, Notepad, with the file name Folder-Contents.txt and is saved in a TEMP directory.
File list view modes You can select from six different view modes in the File list. The following list includes descriptions of the different views: Thumb + Details Thumbnails Large Icons Small Icons List Details Displays small image previews of files in a list. This view mode also displays file name, size, type, date, and properties. Displays small image previews of files in rows and columns. By default, a file’s dimensions (image files only), date, and file name are displayed as well.
Customizing the Details view mode You can select what file information you want displayed in the Details view mode. You can resize the columns, change the column order, display or hide the column grid lines, or have the columns automatically resize to display the information in each row. There is also an option to automatically select an entire row when you select a column entry in a row. To customize the Details view mode: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Tools | Options.
Sorting files in the File list Sorting files can be useful when organizing your images, looking for a file, or when selecting a range of files. You can sort your files by seven different criteria, in a forward or reverse sort, and in any view mode. To sort items in the File list: 1. 2. Click View | Sort. Select one of the following criteria: • By Extension • By Name • By Size • By Type • By Date • By Image Description • By Properties • By Custom Order To change the direction of the sort: 1. 2.
Creating, changing, and deleting a custom file order You can create a custom order of your files in the File list. After you move your files to the order that you want, the order is automatically saved for the selected folder. The custom order is preserved until you change it or delete it. To create a custom order: Drag your files to new locations in the File list. To delete the custom order: 1. 2. Click View | Sort. Select Delete Custom Order. To change a custom order: 1. 2. 3.
Selecting files When you are organizing your files and folders, you can select all files and folders at once, select only files, or invert a selection to select all of the files that were previously not selected. To select your files or folders: 1. 2. Click Edit. Select one of the following options: • Select None • Select All • Select All Files • Invert Selection Automatically selecting new files You can select an option to have new files automatically selected when you add them to the File list.
Using thumbnails in the File list You can display small copies of your images, also known as thumbnails, in the File list. You can display file information on your thumbnails, have thumbnail previews appear on the folders in the File list, and adjust the size of the thumbnails. This section also identifies the thumbnail overlay icons and how to use them.
Overlay icons include the following: Sound Metadata information Database information File format icon Shortcut Displaying overlay icons on thumbnails You can determine what overlay icons are displayed on images in the Thumbnails view mode. To display overlay icons: 1. 2. 3. 4. 38 Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click User Interface | Thumbnail Display.
Adjusting the size of the thumbnails You can adjust the size of the thumbnails, as well as the size of the border around each thumbnail image. To adjust the size of the thumbnails: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click User Interface | Thumbnails. On the Thumbnails page, do one or more of the following: • Drag the Width slider or type a value in the spin box to deter mine the width of the thumbnail image in pixels.
Scanning and processing file information ACDSee scans image files to determine the file type of each image. Usually, an image’s file type is identified by its file name extension — for example, .jpg or .gif. However, it is possible for a file to have an extension that is different from its actual file type. ACDSee also determines an image’s dimensions and color depth and displays this information in the Details view mode of the File list. To select a file information scanning option: 1. 2. 3. 4.
5 Chapter 5 Organizing your files ACDSee provides many ways to organize your files using the Navigation pane located on the left side of the Browser. You can create albums of images and catalog images on discs without having to store the images on your hard disk drive. You can view files using dates associated with the files, or assign files to categories. Add a favorite image to the Favorites list for quick access to the file.
About Albums You can create and send an entire album collection to your friends and family. Albums are a useful way of organizing and viewing your image collection. Rather than having to sort through a list of files that include non-image files, all your images are contained within the album. Albums contain shortcuts to images that are located on your hard disk drive. Creating an album You can create and view albums on the Albums tabbed page.
It is necessary that you first create an album before you can add images to it. Renaming an album You can select new names for your albums and rename them. To rename an album: 1. 2. 3. On the Albums tabbed page, select an album. Click Edit | Rename. Type a new name. It is important that you make sure to keep the .ais file name extension.
About Photo Discs On the Photo Discs tabbed page, you can organize and catalog your collection of image discs. After adding your discs to the database, you can browse or search the image thumbnails without inserting a disc into the CD-ROM drive. If new images are saved to a cataloged disc, you can update the database. Photo discs are saved with the .ddf extension. Adding a photo disc You can catalog and browse your photo discs at the same time by adding all of your photo discs to the database.
Deleting a photo disc You can remove any photo disc that you have added to the database. To delete a photo disc: 1. 2. On the Photo Discs tabbed page, select a disc. Press Delete. Using ACDSee tools with photo discs Create albums, slide shows, and even set the desktop wallpaper with your photo disc images. In addition, you can edit the images on your disc. After you modify an image and save the changes, a copy of the modified image is stored on the hard disk drive.
About Calendars With the Calendar tool, you can organize and browse your collection of media files using dates associated with your files. The Calendar tabbed page includes year, month, and day view modes that you can select from to view and sort your files. Displaying your files by date You can sort and view your images with the Year, Month, and Day Calendar view modes. To sort and display your files by date: 1. 2. 3. Select the Calendar tab.
Navigating to a specific date You can navigate to a file quickly through the different view modes using various shortcuts in the Calendar tool. To navigate through the various view modes: 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Calendar tabbed page, click the Year button. Do one of the following to navigate to a specific month: • Right-click a year and select a month with images in it. The selected month is displayed in the Month view mode. • Double-click a year.
Changing the start of the week You can change the first day of the week for the Month view mode of the Calendar tool. To change the day that the week begins on: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Calendar. On the Calendar page, click the Start of week drop-down arrow and select a day of the week. Click OK. Changing the calendar clock format You can select either a 12-hour or 24-hour clock format for the Day view mode in the Calendar tool. To select a new clock format: 1.
About Categories You can organize your files by defining categories and assigning your files to them. With the Categories tool, you don’t have to move your files to a specific folder to assign them to a category - the category tool works independently of where your files are located. Also, to help manage and sort your files more easily, you can assign a file to more than one category and view more than one category at the same time. Creating a category Categories help you sort and manage your files.
Viewing a category When you select one or more categories, the contents are displayed in the File list. Although the files are assigned to the categories, they are not moved from their original location. You can select an option to also display the files in subcategories when you select a category to view. To view files in a category: On the Category tabbed page, select a category. Right-click the category title and select or clear the Include subcategories option.
Assigning your files to a category You can assign a file to one or more categories. To assign your files to a category: 1. 2. 3. Select the Folders tab, and locate the folder of files that you want to add to your categories. Select the Category tab. Drag one or more files from the File list to a category on the Category tabbed page. You can also assign files to categories in the Category section of the Properties tabbed page.
About Favorites You can add shortcuts of files, folders, and even applications that you use frequently to the Favorites tabbed page. Then, instead of having to search for a specific file, you can access it quickly on the Favorites tabbed page. Creating a Favorites shortcut On the Favorites tabbed page, you can add shortcuts to frequently used files, folders, and applications. Drag any file, folder, or application icon from the File list to the Favorites pane.
When you click on a Web link shortcut, the page is displayed on the ACDInTouch tabbed page. Renaming or deleting a Favorites shortcut You can remove or rename a Favorites shortcut. To rename or delete a shortcut, do one of the following: • • Right-click the item and select Rename or Delete. Select the item and press F2 and type a new name.
About Searching You can search a folder or directory for files by file name or keyword phrase. If you search by both file name and a keyword or phrase, then an item must include both criteria to match. You can search by file name, keyword, type, date, author, image properties, description and metadata. In the ACDSee Browser bar, select the Search pane. To search for an item: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do one of the following: • Click Edit | Search. • Select the Search tab.
Search options On the Search tabbed page, the Search for files named, With the text and Look in text boxes include options that you can use to narrow your search with. Each of these have drop-down arrows that you can use to select previously entered search criteria. Search for files named With the text Look in Images Only: This option limits the search to image file names. You can narrow your search by entering a file extension. Also, you can use one or more file name patterns to limit your search.
Advanced search options As well as the basic search features, you can use advanced options to narrow your search by date, author, image properties or metadata. To use advanced options to search for an item: 1. 2. 3. 4. Do one of the following: • Click Edit | Search. • Select the Search tab. Select one or more of the following options: • Fast Search: Database Only • Date • Author • Image Properties • Metadata Modify the criteria for each of the Advanced options you select. Click Start.
Using patterns to search for files You can use patterns to search for files. A pattern can be as simple as a portion of a file name you are searching for, or it may include wildcards. A pattern may include any of the following wildcard characters: ? Matches any single character in the file name For example, ca?.jpg will match cat.jpg, cap.jpg, and car.jpg, but not cats.jpg Matches zero or more characters in the file name For example, cat* to match cat.jpg, cats.jpg, and cathy.
6 Chapter 6 Managing your files ACDSee includes file management tools. You can create folders, and delete and relocate files and folders.You can cut, copy, or paste items, view file properties, and change the date and time properties of a file. Deleting files You can delete files from the Browser and the Viewer. You can select options to bypass sending files to the Recycle bin. Deleting a file or folder in the Browser You can delete one or more files or folders from the Browser.
Using the Recycle bin when deleting files You can specify whether or not ACDSee sends deleted files to the Recycle bin by default. To specify how ACDSee handles deleted files: 1. 2. 3. 4. 60 Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Managing Files. On the Managing Files page, select or clear the Use Recycle Bin check box. Click OK.
Copy, cut, and paste You can duplicate and relocate files and folders using the copy, cut, and paste tools. Copying and moving files You can use ACDSee to copy or move files between folders, or copy files and paste them into another folder. To copy or move files between folders: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more files, and click Edit | Copy to or Move to. • While viewing an image, click Edit | Copy to or Move to.
Pasting files After copying or cutting files, you can paste them into a folder using ACDSee. To paste a file in ACDSee: 1. 2. In the Browser, select a folder. Click Edit | Paste. Copying an image You can copy an entire image and place it on the Clipboard. To copy an image: 1. 2. Do one of the following: • Select an image in the Browser. • Open an image in the Viewer. Click Edit | Copy Image.
Replacing a file When you move or copy a file to a folder that contains a file with the same name, a file name collision occurs. You can specify how ACDSee should handle the new and existing files. To replace the old file with the new file: In the Confirm File Replace dialog box, click the Replace button. To rename the new file before moving: 1. 2. In the Confirm File Replace dialog box, under the With file preview field, type a new name in the To field.
Renaming a file or folder You can rename files and folders from the Browser and the Viewer. To rename a file or folder: 1. 2. 3. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select a file or folder, and click Edit | Rename. • In the Viewer, click Edit | Rename. Type a new name, making sure not to remove or change the file name extension. For example, the .jpg extension. Press the Enter key. You cannot rename a drive or any file on a read-only file system, such as a CD-ROM.
Template Filename case Preview Type a name to use for renaming the file names. Adding an asterisk (*) places the original file name in the pattern. Using one or more number signs (#) inserts numeric or alphabetic characters, depending on which of the above options you selected. Click the Filename case drop-down arrow and select an option for changing the case of the file names or extensions. This option displays a preview of the file name changes.
Converting an image to another file format You can convert images to any one of the file formats supported by ACDSee. To convert an image to another file format: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and click Tools | Format Convert. • While viewing an image, click Tools | Format Convert. In the Image Format Conversion dialog box, select a file format from the Format list.
Preserve lastmodified dates Select the Preserve last-modified dates check box if you want ACDSee to retain the date and time properties of the file. Folders You can use ACDSee to create and delete folders to better manage your files. Creating a folder You can create folders in ACDSee to help organize your images. To create a new folder: From the Folders, Albums, Favorites, or Photo Discs tabbed pages, click File | New | Folder. Once you have added a new folder, you can rename the folder.
Properties Files have properties that contain information about the file, such as database properties, metadata properties, file information, and any categories the file is assigned to. You can view and edit these properties. Editing file properties is covered in more detail in Chapter 7 Using the database. Viewing the properties of a file You can view the properties of a file.
Change Time stamp options Date and time the file was created Current date and time Exif date and time ACDSee database date and time The following date and time Select this option to change the date and time properties to match the date and time that the file was created. Select this option to change the date and time properties to match the current date and time. Select this option to change the date and time properties to match the date stored with the image if it was taken with a digital camera.
7 Chapter 7 Using the database Every time you open a file in the Browser or the Viewer, information about that file is added to the ACDSee database. Database information, such as stored thumbnail information, increases the viewing speed of ACDSee. You can use database information to search your hard disk drive and organize your files. Chapter 6 Managing your files introduced file properties. This chapter takes a more in-depth look at adding and editing items.
Adding notes to a file You can add free-form notes to a file. To add notes to a file: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select an image. Select the Properties tab. Select the Database tab. In the Notes field, type free-form text. You can add up to 4,095 characters. Adding keywords to a file You can add keywords to a file. Keywords are useful when searching for files. To add keywords to a file: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select an image. Select the Properties tab. Select the Database tab. In the Keywords field, type the keywords.
Setting the database date You can set a date that is entered in the ACDSee database and is displayed with the image in Details view or with the thumbnail of the image. To view and set database dates: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select an image. Select the Properties tab. Select the Database tab. To set the date, do one of the following: • In the Date text field type the new date. • Click the Date drop-down arrow and select a date in the calendar.
Adding a file description in Details view mode You can add or edit a file description in the Details view mode of the File list. To add or edit a file description in Details view mode: 1. 2. 3. Double-click the Description cell of a file. Type a description. Click OK. You can turn off this feature so that it is not possible to edit the description in the Details view mode in the Options dialog box.
Editing metadata If your image contains metadata, you can edit certain metadata tags. To edit metadata: 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Properties tabbed page, select the Metadata tab. Click a tag value. The tags in bold font can be edited. In the Value column, type a new value. Press Enter. Cataloging files in the database ACDSee adds items to the database as you browse your files. You can use the Catalog utility to add groups of files to the database without first having to browse the files.
Database Add keywords Set Categories . 76 Select one or more of the following four check boxes to specify what type of database information to add to each file: • Set description: This option adds a description to the files. Type a description in the text field. You can add up to 3,800 characters. • Set author: This option adds an author to the files. Type the author’s name in the text field. You can add up to 79 characters. • Set notes: This option adds notes to the files.
Maintaining the database It is recommended that you periodically maintain the database to free hard disk drive space and enhance database performance. To maintain the database: Click Tools | Database | Maintenance. About maintaining the database The Database Maintenance dialog box displays a tree of folders on your hard disk drive. Each folder contains database information and is represented by an icon. This icon represents folders that contain cached thumbnails.
Optimizing the entire database It is recommended that you periodically optimize the database to free hard disk drive space and enhance database performance. Optimizing the database removes any redundant information. It does not delete any files. You can optimize the entire database or you can perform select maintenance functions on the database. To optimize the entire database: 1. 2. In the Database Maintenance dialog box, select the Root folder in the Database Content field. Click the Optimize button.
Removing thumbnails You can remove the cached thumbnails in selected folders on your hard disk drive. To remove thumbnails from the database: 1. 2. 3. In the Database Maintenance dialog box, select a folder. Click the Remove Thumbnails button. Click the Optimize button. A progress indicator displays when the optimization is complete.
Performing advanced database tasks You can perform tasks on the database to backup and restore information, import database information from earlier versions of ACDSee, and recover from errors. You can set options to automatically cache thumbnails and to move the database to a new location on your hard disk drive.
Exporting database information You can use the Export Database Information utility to create XML files of database information. The ACDDatabase.xml file can then be archived with your image collection to store database information, or sent with a series of images to another ACDSee user. To export database information: 1. In the Browser, do one of the following: • Select a group of images. • Select a folder that contains images. 2. Click Tools | Database | Export Database Information. 3.
About quarantined files ACDSee quarantines files that cause plug-ins to error. You can view a list of quarantined files. If you have a replacement for a quarantined file, you can remove the file from the quarantine list. To view quarantined files and remove them from your hard disk drive: 1. 2. 3. Click Tools | Database | File Quarantine. If you want to remove a file, select the file, and click the Remove button. Click OK. To disable the quarantine feature: 1. 2. 3.
Moving the database to a new location You can move the database to another folder on your hard disk drive. To move the image database to a new location: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Database. On the Database page, in the Image database text field, click the Browse button. Select a new folder to save your database files in. Click Open. Click OK. Before moving the database, it is recommended that you copy the ImageDB.
8 Chapter 8 Viewing your images Previous chapters included how to best organize and manage files using the Browser. This chapter provides information on how to open and display images in the Viewer. For images that are larger than the Viewer, you can pan or zoom the image. In the Viewer you can create a selection of an image that you can save, print, or set as the desktop wallpaper. Displaying images You can view a single image in the Viewer, or scroll through a group of images.
Opening a group of images in the Viewer You can select a group of images and display them in the viewer in sequential order.. To display a group of images in the Viewer: 1. 2. 3. Select a group of images in the Browser. Press Enter. To navigate through the images, do the following: • Click View | Image | Next to view the next image in the sequence. • Click View | Image | Previous to view the previous image in the sequence.
Returning to the Browser from the Viewer You can close the Viewer window and return to the Browser at any time. To return to the Browser from the Viewer, do one of the following: • • • • • Press Esc. Press Enter. Double-click the image. Click File | Browse. Click the Browse button in the toolbar. Setting an image as the desktop wallpaper You can select any image and set it as the Windows desktop wallpaper. To set an image as the desktop wallpaper: 1. 2.
Displaying the previous wallpaper You can change your wallpaper to display the previously used image. To display the previous wallpaper: Click Tools | Set Wallpaper | Restore.
Zooming in or out on an image in the Viewer When you view an image in the Viewer, the image is displayed, by default, using its actual dimensions. You can use the Zoom tools to enlarge or reduce the size of an image around a center point. When an image is larger than the Viewer, the mouse cursor changes to a hand so that you can pan or scroll the image. To zoom in or out of an image: 1. 2. Click Zoom. Click a Zoom option.
Automatically shrinking or enlarging images The Window page of the Options dialog box contains settings to automatically enlarge or shrink images to fit the size of the Viewer. The display of the image is determined by the zoom settings in the Viewer. For more information, see the Zoom options table. To automatically shrink and/or enlarge images: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Viewer | Window. On the Window page, select the Fix window size radio button.
Zoom options table The Automatic Zoom option (Reduce images, Enlarge images, and Reduce and enlarge images), that you select in the Window page of the Options dialog box determines if your images are reduced and/or enlarged to fit the Viewer. In the following table the columns are zoom options that are set in the Viewer. Reduce images Fit Image Reduces large images to fit the size of the Viewer. Images that are smaller than the Viewer are displayed at their original size.
Panning an image You can pan an image to view images that are larger than the display area. You can move images vertically, horizontally, and diagonally across the display area. When an image is larger than the Viewer, the mouse pointer becomes the shape of a hand. To pan an image, do one of the following: • • Drag the image to move it. Press the Arrow keys to pan in the respective directions.
Selecting part of an image You can use the Select tool to select a rectangular area of an image. Once you have selected an area, you can zoom in on the selection, copy the selection, save the selection as a new image, print the selection, and use the selection as the desktop wallpaper. To select part of an image, do one of the following: • • Drag the mouse pointer across the image to create a marquee. For images larger than the view area, press the Shift key and drag the mouse pointer.
Printing the selected area After creating a selection, you can print the selected area. To print the selected area: 1. 2. 3. 4. Right-click inside the marquee. From the shortcut menu, select Print. Select or change the printing options.
Setting the selected area as the desktop wallpaper After creating a selection, you can set the selected area as your desktop wallpaper. To use the selected area as the desktop wallpaper: 1. 2. Right-click inside the marquee. From the shortcut menu, select one of the following: • Wallpaper Centered: This option places the image in the center of the screen. If the image is larger than the screen, it is shrunk to fit.
Performing advanced viewing tasks You can select and change viewing options to optimizing image display quality, view multiple page images, and to disable animated images. Optimizing image display quality Monitors do not display images the same way. With ACDSee, you can specify a gamma correction value. A gamma value of 1.0 is normal, with no correction. Lower gamma values darken the image, while higher gamma values lighten the image. Also, you can apply gamma correction to an image when printing.
Disabling animated images You can disable animated images in ACDSee. If you disable the animation, when viewing an image, ACDSee displays the first frame of the image. To disable animated images: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Display. On the Display page, select the Disable image animation check box. Click OK.
9 Chapter 9 Creating slide shows You can use the slide show tool to display a group of images in the Viewer. You can start your slide show after selecting a group of images in the Browser, or you can start it in the Viewer. You can add transition effects, change the delay between images, add audio and text. Creating a slide show from the Browser You can create a slide show of selected images or all the images in a folder. To create a slide show from the Browser: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Images Sequence Delay Sound Captions 100 Click the Images drop-down arrow and select one of the following three options to specify which images to use in the slide show: • Selected images • All items in current folder • All items in current folder and subfolders Select one of the following three options to specify the sequence that the slide show displays the images: • Forward • Reverse • Random Select the Repeat check box if you want the slide show to repeat when the last image has been displayed.
Creating a slide show from the Viewer When viewing an image, you can create a slide show of all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image. To create a slide show from the Viewer: 1. 2. 3. Click Tools | Slide Show. In the Slide Show dialog box, select or change the options. Click Start.
Stopping a slide show You can stop playing a slide show at any time. To stop a slide show, do one of the following: • • Press the Esc key. Click the Slide Show button. Automatically running a slide show You can configure ACDSee to automatically start a slide show when you view an image. The slide show displays all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image. To automatically run a slide show: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Tools | Options. In the Options dialog box, click Slide Show.
Adding and removing captions You can use the Captions tool to add headers and footers to your images. The text is displayed while viewing the image, but does not modify the original image. To add a caption to an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. In the Viewer, click View | Captions. Do one or both of the following: • Select the Header check box to add text at the top of the image. • Select the Footer check box to add text at the bottom of the image. Select or change the Caption options. Click OK.
Synchronizing to a folder You can use the Sync to Folder option to change the images being displayed in the Viewer. If you sync ACDSee to the folder used by your newsreader, images downloaded into the folder are displayed in the Viewer. To synchronize to a folder: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Viewer, click Tools | Sync To Folder. Click the Browse button and select a folder to synchronize to. Click OK. Select or change the Sync to Folder options. Click OK.
10 Chapter 10 Using the Media window The Media window plays a variety of audio and video file formats. It contains volume control settings, frame export functionality, and adds play, stop, and pause file control features to the Preview pane. The Media window supports over 30 file formats and you can set options to customize the Media window.
Playing files in the Media window You can open video and audio files in the Media window, and use play control buttons, and adjust the speaker volume. You can play a portion of an audio file, extract frames from a video file, and zoom in or out of a video. Opening video or audio files You can use the Media window to view your video files, and to listen to your audio files. To view a video file or listen to an audio file: Double-click a file in the Browser to open it in the Media window.
Adjusting the volume while playing a file You can adjust the volume in the Media window while playing a file. To adjust the volume level: 1. 2. In the Media window, click Play | Volume. Select one of the following three options: • Up • Down • Mute Adjusting the default volume You can adjust the default volume of the Media window. To adjust the default volume: 1. 2. 3. In the Media window, click View | Options. Drag the Volume slider to adjust the volume. Click OK.
Zooming in and out of videos You can use the Zoom tool to enlarge and reduce the viewable size of your images. To zoom in and out of a video: 1. In the Media window, click View | Zoom. 2.
Customizing the Media window You can change the way the Media window displays your files, select the default window size and position, and determine whether the Media window plays files automatically and in a loop. Changing the View mode You can change how the Media window displays your videos. To change the view mode: 1. 2. In the Media window, click View. Select one of the following two options: • Full screen: This option displays the video using the entire screen.
Setting Play options You can control how the Media window handles files. To control the Play options: 1. 2. 3. 110 In the Media window, click View | Options. Select one or both of the following options: • Auto play: This option plays files as soon as the Media window opens. • Loop: This option continuously plays files until you click the Stop button or close the Media window. Click OK.
Editing files in the Media window You can use the Media window to copy frames from video files and place them on the Clipboard. You can select portions of files, and play them, or extract the select of frames to individual still image files. Copying a frame to the Clipboard You can copy a frame of a video and place it on the Clipboard To copy a frame to the Clipboard: In the Media window, click Frame | Copy to Clipboard. Selecting part of a video or audio file You can select part of a video or audio file.
Extracting a selection of frames from a file After selecting part of a video file, you can extract the frames and save them as still image files. To extract a selection of frames: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the Media window, click Frame | Extract Selection. In the Extracting Frames dialog box, click the Browse button. Select a folder on your hard disk drive to save your file, and click OK. In the Filename Template field, type a filename template to use when saving the images.
11 Chapter 11 Editing your images You can edit your images from the Browser and the Viewer. You can resize your images, rotate and flip images, adjust the exposure of your images, and record and add audio to your files. For more advanced editing tools, ACDSee contains ACD FotoCanvas Lite, or you can configure ACDSee to use other image editing software. Resizing an image You can resize images using percentages, or by pixel dimensions. This section also includes recommendations for resizing your images.
5. 6. Click the Options button, and select or change the Image Resize options. Click OK. Image Resize options File options Overwrite existing files Preserve lastmodified dates 114 Select one of the following options to specify where to place the resized image: • Remove/replace original files: This option replaces the original file with the resized file. • Rename modified images and place in source folder: This option renames the resized image and places it in the same folder as the original image.
Resizing an image using dimensions You can reduce and enlarge the size of one or more images from the Browser by entering a new dimension in pixels. Also, you can resize an image from the Viewer. For more information on the various pixel resize combinations, please see "Pixel resize options and resulting action." To resize an image using dimensions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and click Tools | Resize. • In the Viewer, click Tools | Resize.
Image Resize options File options Overwrite existing files Preserve lastmodified dates Select one of the following options to specify where to place the resized image: • Remove/replace original files: This option replaces the original file with the resized file. • Rename modified images and place in source folder: This option renames the resized image and places it in the same folder as the original image.
Enlarge only Height only Enlarge only Width and height Enlarge only Width or height (largest image) Reduce only Width only Reduce only Height only Reduce only Width and height Reduce only Width or height (largest image) Enlarge or reduce Width only Enlarge or reduce Height only Resizes the image if the specified dimensions are larger than the image’s original dimensions. The height is increased to the specified value and the width is increased to maintain the aspect ratio.
Enlarge or reduce Width and height Enlarge or reduce Width or height (largest image) Resizes the image within the specified width and height. The width and height are resized as close to the specified value as possible while maintaining the aspect ratio. Resizes the image within the specified width and height. The width or height are resized as close to the specified value as possible to maximize (or minimize) the size of the image, while maintaining the aspect ratio.
Rotating an image You can rotate one or more incorrectly positioned images from the Browser at the same time. Also, you can rotate an image from the Viewer. To rotate an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and click Tools | Rotate. • In the Viewer, click Tools | Rotate.
File options Overwrite existing files Preserve lastmodified dates 120 Select one of the following options to specify where to place the rotated image: • Remove/replace original files: This option replaces the original file with the rotated file. • Rename modified images and place in source folder: This option renames the rotated image and places it in the same folder as the original image.
Flipping an image You can flip one or more images from the Browser at the same time. Also, you can rotate an image from the Viewer. To flip an image: 1. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and click Tools | Rotate. • In the Viewer, click Tools | Rotate. 2. In the Image Rotate/Flip dialog box, click one of the following flip buttons: • Flip along the vertical axis • Flip along the horizontal axis • Flip along diagonal 3.
Overwrite existing files Preserve lastmodified dates 122 Click the Overwrite existing files drop-down arrow and select one of the following four options to determine how ACDSee should handle overwriting files: • Ask: This option prompts you when overwriting a file. • Skip: This options cancels the operation if there is a file with the same file name and extension. • Replace: This option overwrites the file. • Rename: This option prompts you to rename the file.
Adjusting the exposure of one or more images in the Browser You can use the Exposure tool to lighten and darken the colors of an image. To adjust the exposure of an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and click Tools | Exposure. • In the Viewer, click Tools | Exposure. If you have selected more than one image, select one of the following three Prompting options: • Ask me for every image: This option prompts you to change each image.
Image Exposure options File options Overwrite existing files Preserve lastmodified dates 124 Select one of the following options to specify where to place the resized image: • Remove/replace original files: This option replaces the original file with the resized file. • Rename modified images and place in source folder: This option renames the resized image and places it in the same folder as the original image.
Adding audio to an image You can add WAV files to your images. When you add audio to a JPG or TIFF image, the audio is embedded in the image. With other file formats, the audio file is associated with the image; the audio file is saved in the same folder and is played when the image is viewed. To add audio to an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Do one of the following: • Select an image in the Browser. • Open an image in the Viewer. Click Tools | Image Audio | Edit.
7. 8. In the Save Sound File dialog box, type a name in the File name field, and click the Save button. Click OK. Record sound settings options Capture device Input format Overwrite Mix Insert using start marker Append to sound file Replace sound file 126 Click the Capture device drop-down arrow and select a device from the list to determine which device to use on you computer to record the audio.
Editing your images with an image editor You can select images in ACDSee and have them open in an image editor. The standalone version of ACDSee includes ACD FotoCanvas Lite to modify and enhance your images. If you have installed ACDSee PowerPack, you can use ACD FotoCanvas to edit your images. You can configure ACDSee to work with a variety of image editors. Also, you can configure which image editor ACDSee uses by default.
12 Chapter 12 Acquiring images You can use ACDSee to download images from peripheral devices, such as scanners and cameras, and to capture images on your computer screen. ACDSee contains plug-in support for a number of digital cameras, and is TWAIN compliant. Digital cameras You can use ACDSee to browse images on your digital camera and transfer them to your hard disk drive. You can use a digital camera plug-in to take pictures with your camera from ACDSee.
After browsing the images on your camera, you can copy them and paste them into a folder on your hard disk drive. • • If the device does not display as a removable drive, you can connect your camera using the TWAIN interface, or one of ACD Systems’ digital camera plug-ins. If you encounter problems connecting your camera to your computer, please consult your camera’s help file. Acquiring images on your camera using TWAIN TWAIN is the interface standard for some digital cameras.
Acquiring images using Digital camera plug-ins ACD Systems has developed plug-ins that allow ACDSee to communicate with your digital camera. Using a plug-in, you can browse the images on your digital camera, download the images to a folder on your hard disk drive, and take pictures with your camera using ACDSee. For a complete list of the supported digital cameras see Appendix 3. If your camera does not appear in the list you may be able to download a camera plug-in for it.
After browsing the images on your camera, you can copy them and paste them into a folder on your hard disk drive. Downloading images on your camera to your computer After connecting your digital camera to your computer, you can use a plug-in to download your images to your computer. To download images from your camera to your computer using a plug-in: 1. 2. 3. In the Browser, select a folder to save your images in. Click Activities | Acquire | Camera. Select Download All Pictures.
Take Pictures options Take picture Initial delay before taking first picture Destination Select one of the following two options to specify how many pictures ACDSee should take: • Once: This option takes one picture. • Every: This option takes pictures in specified intervals. To specify an interval, type a value into the spin box. Click the Unit drop-down arrow and select Seconds, Minutes, or Hours.
Scanning images TWAIN is the interface standard for scanners. Devices that use TWAIN include a TWAIN driver that you can install on your computer. After installing the driver, you can use ACDSee to scan images and save them on your hard disk drive. For more information about whether or not your device uses TWAIN, consult your device’s help file. To scan your images using TWAIN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Activities | Acquire | TWAIN. Select Acquire.
Taking a screen capture You can use the Screen Capture utility to create images from different areas of the screen display. You can select how to capture an image, what you want to capture, and where to put the captured image. To take a screen capture: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click File | Acquire Images, and select Screen Capture. In the Screen Capture dialog box, select or change the options. Click Start. An icon appears in the Taskbar Notification area.
Selected region Object Child window Menu under cursor Selects a region with the mouse pointer when you begin the screen capture. Captures an image of sections of the window. For example, a toolbar. Captures selected menu commands. Destination options Clipboard File Editor Places a copy of the image to the Clipboard. From the Clipboard you can paste the image in a new location. Displays the Save dialog box to save the file; you can specify location, format, and file name.
13 Chapter 13 Printing your images You can use the Print utility to print your images. You can specify printer properties, control printer rendering, adjust the size and position of the image, create a thumbnail image, and add headers, footers, and captions to an image. As you change the options, you can view a dynamically updated preview of the image.
Printing from the Viewer You can print the currently viewed image, or all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image. To print an image from the Viewer: 1. Do one of the following: • Click File | Print Image to print the currently viewed image. • Click File | Print All Images to print all images in the same folder. 2. Select or change the printing options.
Printing from Windows Explorer with ACDSee You can print an image from Windows Explorer using the ACDSee Print utility. To print from Windows Explorer using ACDSee: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select one or more images in Windows Explorer. Right-click the selected image or images and in the shortcut menu, select Print with ACDSee. Select or change the printing options.
Selecting printer options You can select a printer, view the current settings for it, and set printer options. To select printer options: 1. 2. Select the Printer tab. On the Printer tabbed page, select or change the options. Printer options Printer Printer Range Copies Resolution Gamma correction Click the Properties button to open the Printer Properties dialog box and select the printer you wish to use. Refer to the printer manufacturer’s Help file for further assistance.
Position options Image Size Page Position Measurement Units Margins Image Properties Click one of the following four buttons to determine the size of the image: • Default: This option prints an image using the actual dimensions of the image. If the image is larger than the margins of the page, the unprinted portions are shown in red. • Fit to Page: This option enlarges small images and shrinks large images to fit within the margins of the page.
Thumbnail Size Thumbnail Spacing Drag the Columns and Rows sliders to specify how many columns and rows of thumbnails are printed on a page. The maximum is 12 rows and columns. In the Vertical and Horizontal spin boxes, type a value or click the arrows to determine the amount of space between each thumbnail. Adding a caption when printing an image When you print an image, you can add text above or below the image.
14 Chapter 14 Using ACDSee plug-ins Plug-ins are applications that extend the functionality of ACDSee. You can use plug-ins to send e-mail, upload images to a server, create contact sheets of your images, find duplicate files, and create archives of your files. This chapter provides information about the various types of plug-ins, how to disable them, and change their order. About ACDSee plug-ins ACDSee comes standard with many different plug-ins.
• • Command Extension: This type of plug-in adds functionality to ACDSee. For example, there is a plug-in that you can use to share your images over the Internet. Pane Extension: This type of plug-in adds a pane to the ACDSee Browser where you can perform tasks like order prints of your digital images. We cannot ensure the quality of plug-ins that are not certified by ACD Systems.
Disabling a plug-in and changing their order When you have a more than one plug-in that supports a certain file format, or a plug-in that you do not want to use, you can disable plug-ins or change the order that ACDSee uses them. Disabling a plug-in You can disable plug-ins in the Plug-in Settings dialog box so that ACDSee no longer uses a specific plug-in. To disable a plug-in: 1. 2. 3. In the Plug-in Settings dialog box, select one of the Plug-in tabs.
Sharing your images using SendPix™ You can use SendPix to share your digital photos over the Internet. Before sending images, you can adjust the color levels of your images, rotate images, and add and import descriptions. Your images are stored on ACD Systems’ servers, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is sent to the recipients. No special software is required -- you can view a thumbnail contact sheet of the uploaded images using a standard Web browser.
Image manipulation buttons Add image Opens a dialog box where you can select images to add to SendPix. Remove image Removes the selected image from SendPix. Move image left Moves the image backward in the series. Move image right Moves the image forward in the series. Rotate image Rotates the image clockwise in 90-degree increments. Apply auto Automatically adjusts the color levels of an image.
To edit an e-mail account: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click the Options button. Click the Add/Edit Sender E-mail Addresses button. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, select an e-mail address. Click the Edit button. Make the desired changes. Click OK. To remove an e-mail account: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Options button. Click the Add/Edit Sender E-mail Addresses button. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, select an e-mail address. Click the Remove button.
Sending images You can use SendPix to send images that use an Internet supported file format. Images are placed on the SendPix server, and an e-mail with the URL is sent to both the sender and the recipients. An indicator displays the status of the transmission. To create and send an online album: 1. 2. 3. Click the New Album button. Click the From drop-down arrow and select your e-mail address. In the To field, do one of the following: • Type one or more recipient e-mail addresses.
To adjust the color levels of an image: 1. 2. Select an image in the album storyboard. Click the Apply auto level correction button. You cannot undo this operation. To change the image sequence: 1. 2. Select an image in the album storyboard. Click the Move image left or Move image right buttons to reposition the image in the sequence. Adding descriptions to images in an album After adding images to a SendPix online album, you can add descriptions to individual images or to every image in the album.
Creating and printing contact sheets You can use the Contact Sheet plug-in to create contact sheets of your images. You can add captions to each image, page headers and footers, and control thumbnail size to customize your contact sheet of images. The following is a basic overview of how to create contact sheets. There is extensive context-sensitive help in the application to provide you with additional information.
Finding duplicate files You can use the Duplicate Finder plug-in to find duplicate files on your hard disk drive. Once duplicates are found, you can rename and delete files to better manage your image collection. Duplicate Finder functions as a wizard to guide you step-by-step through the process. The following is a basic overview of how to find duplicate files. There is extensive context-sensitive help in the application to provide you with additional information. To find duplicate files: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
• • Identical images saved as different formats (using different extensions, such as JPEG, BMP, or GIF) are not be recognized as duplicates. If you have a JPEG and save a copy of it, the image is recompressed. Therefore the original JPEG and the copy are different files internally and are not recognized as duplicates. Deleting and renaming files Once duplicates have been found, you can rename or delete files. If you are working with image files, a preview is available.
To rename a file: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 6. 154 In the Set of duplicates list, select the desired set of files. Select the Custom radio button. In the Delete/Rename field, right-click the file name and select Rename. Type a new name. Press the Enter key. If you have more sets of duplicates that you would like to rename, repeat Steps 1 through 5. Click the Next button. The Confirmation dialog box appears asking you to confirm the requested action. Click Finish.
Sending images using e-mail You can use the E-mail plug-in to send images directly from ACDSee without using an external e-mail application. The E-mail plug-in can use MAPI or Windows address books, and imports e-mail settings from Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, or Netscape. System requirements An Internet connection To send images using e-mail: In ACDSee, click Activities | Share | E-mail.
To remove an e-mail account: 1. 2. 3. Click Options. Select an e-mail address. Click Remove. Configuring the address book The E-mail plug-in can use MAPI or Windows address books. To select which address book to use: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Options. Select the Address Book tab. Select one of the following: • Use MAPI Address Book (Microsoft Outlook/Lotus Notes) • Use Windows Address Book (Outlook Express) Click OK. To add, edit or delete address book entries: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 156 Click Options.
Sending e-mail If this is the first time you have used the E-mail plug-in, you first must go through steps to configure your settings. To send an e-mail: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click the From drop-down arrow and select the desired e-mail account. In the To field, do one of the following: • Type the recipient e-mail address. A semi-colon should separate multiple e-mail addresses. • Click the Address Book button and add recipient e-mail addresses. Type a subject in the Subject field.
Advanced options Settings in the Advanced options dialog box are automatically set the first time you use the E-mail plug-in. However, you can manually adjust these settings. The following describes each setting and it’s default value: Maximum message size (KB) Specifies the maximum size of the message (in kilobytes). Messages larger than this value are to be split into multiple messages. The default setting is 300.
Using the HTML Album Generator plug-in You can use the HTML Album Generator plug-to generate thumbnails of images and HTML Web pages for online photo albums. To start the HTML Album Generator plug-in: 1. 2. Select one or more images in ACDSee. Click Activities | Create | HTML. Creating an album The following is an overview of how to create an HTML album. To create an album: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the Format field, click the drop-down arrow and select a file extension.
Size Settings Specifies the size of the column and rows of thumbnails in pixels. Modifies the settings of the selected image format (if applicable). Page settings Size Title Page Colors Specifies the number of images in each column and row in the album. Specifies the title inside the album. Changes the colors used in the album.
Generating files The following briefly explains how HTML Album Generator creates files. HTML Pages When you create an HTML album, HTML pages are generated based on the number of images selected, as well as the number of rows and columns specified. The following format is used for naming HTML pages: pagexx.htm Where ‘xx’ equals the page number. For example, if you select enough images to fill three pages, the following files exist: page01.htm, page02.htm, page03.
Creating an archive You can use the Archive Creator plug-in to create archive files. Archive Creator supports multiple file formats where you can manage your files using compression, encryption, and password protection tools. Further archive formats can be added by downloading ACD Archive Manager Plug-ins. To create an archive: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select one or more images in ACDSee. Click Activities | Create | Archive. Click the Archive Type drop-down arrow, and select an archive format.
Password Protect Archive This option protects the contents of the archive with a password. For greatest protection, the password should be at least 8 characters and consist of upper case, lower case, numbers and punctuation. Not all archive types support passwords and some types require it. If this is the case, you are prompted.
15 Chapter 15 Using ACD FotoCanvas Lite ACD FotoCanvas Lite is an easy-to-use image editing program. You can enhance the color of images with the levels tool. You can crop and resize images that are too large, and rotate and flip images that are incorrectly aligned. You can edit images from digital cameras and reduce the red-eye caused by a flash. FotoCanvas Lite can edit and save over 40 different file formats. You can open FotoCanvas Lite as a stand-alone program and from ACDSee.
Creating and opening images You can open over 30 different image file formats with FotoCanvas Lite. You can create new images using FotoCanvas Lite, and specify the new image’s size, canvas color, and color depth. To open an image: 1. 2. 3. Click File | Open. In the Open Image dialog box, select a file. Click Open. To create a new image: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click File | New. Click the Width spin box arrows or type a number to specify the width of your image in pixels.
Zooming and panning an image You can zoom in, zoom out, zoom an image to best fit the display area, and you can display an image to its actual dimensions. You can pan an image when it is too large for the display area. Zooming an image You can use the Zoom tools to enlarge or reduce the size of an image around a center point. The zoom ratio is displayed in the FotoCanvas Lite window title bar. To zoom in on an image: Click View | Zoom In. The maximum zoom ratio is 17:1.
16 Chapter 16 Learning the basics The FotoCanvas Lite user interface includes toolbars, and a tool options bar. You can customize FotoCanvas Lite's interface to include only the user interface components you want to use. You can move the toolbars and options bars, and dock or float them anywhere on the Display area.
Main toolbar buttons The Main toolbar, located at the top of the Display area, consists of a number of shortcut buttons.
Rotate Opens a dialog box where you can rotate an image Flip Opens a dialog box where you can flip an image Levels Opens a dialog box where you can adjust the whitepoint, blackpoint, brightness, contrast, and gamma of an image Auto Levels Adjusts the brightness, contrast, and color balance of an image automatically Help Opens the Help file Page toolbar buttons The Page toolbar, located below the Main toolbar, is a navigation toolbar that can be used when you edit a multiple page image, such as a .
17 Chapter 17 Personalizing ACD FotoCanvas Lite You can personalize ACD FotoCanvas Lite by adjusting the window size and position, resizing the image canvas, and displaying and customizing toolbars. Adjusting windows When you have multiple copies of FotoCanvas Lite open, you can display all the windows at one time. This option works well when you have two windows open and are moving items between them. To arrange all FotoCanvas Lite windows: Click Window | Arrange All.
Resizing the image canvas The image canvas is the area that holds an image. By default, the canvas size matches the image size. You can increase the size of the canvas to provide more space for editing and adding other objects. You can decrease the canvas size to temporarily crop an image. To resize the image canvas: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Image | Canvas Resize. Click the Width spin box arrows or type a number to specify the width of your canvas in pixels.
18 Chapter 18 Using colors This section includes information on selecting color depths for your images, and using the color palette to modify colors and create custom colors. Selecting a color depth Color depth refers to the number of colors that an image contains. FotoCanvas Lite displays images using many different color depths. You can convert an image to any of the following color depths: • • • • • • • Black and White: This type of color depth uses a two color, black and white palette.
To change the color depth of an image: Click Color, and select one of the following options: • Black and White • 16 Grays • 256 Grays • 16 Colors • 256 Colors • Hicolor • Truecolor About the Color Palette The Color Palette contains all the colors used in an image. If you edit a Truecolor or Hicolor image, the palette displays every possible color in the spectrum. The images here show the palettes for a Truecolor image, a 256 color image, and a 16 Grayscale image.
19 Chapter 19 Manipulating images This chapter includes information on how you can rotate, flip, and resize your images. You can use the copy and paste tools to modify your images or to create new images. FotoCanvas Lite has an undo/redo system that you can use to reverse and reapply changes. Undoing and redoing changes When you edit an image, you can undo and redo multiple changes. You can reverse a change or reapply a change that was reversed. To undo a change: Click the Undo button.
Copying and pasting an image You can duplicate images and place them on the Clipboard, or paste them on an existing image or create a new image. Copying an image to the Clipboard You can copy an image and place it on the Clipboard. To copy an entire image: Click Edit | Copy. Pasting an image After copying an image, you can paste it on the original image or another image. FotoCanvas Lite places the pasted image on the left side of the canvas area. To paste an image: Click Edit | Paste | As a New Selection.
Resizing an image You can resize an image to any dimensions. To resize an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Image | Resize. Do one of the following: • Select the Percentage of original radio button and type a percentage value for the resized image. The aspect ratio of the image is retained. • Select the Pixels radio button and type a new width or height for the resized image. If you want to adjust the width and height independently, clear the Maintain original aspect ratio check box.
Lanczos Mitchell Produces the sharpest images, but may also introduce some ringing artifacts. If your images look fuzzy after resizing, use the Sharpen tool to smooth them. Produces smooth transitions. The Mitchell filter is a good compromise between the ringing effect of Lanczos and the blurring effect of other filters. The Mitchell filter is an excellent choice for photo-realistic images, when used in conjunction with the Sharpen tool. The Mitchell filter is a good choice when enlarging images.
Flipping and rotating an image You can flip an image both vertically and horizontally, and rotate an image in 90degree increments or you can specify the amount of degrees. FotoCanvas Lite can rotate JPEG images without decompressing and recompressing the JPEG information (lossless rotation). Therefore, the image does not loose quality when rotated. To flip an image: 1. 2. 3. Click Image | Flip. Do one of the following: • Click the Horizontal Flip button. • Click the Vertical Flip button. Click OK.
20 Chapter 20 Using tools You can use ACD FotoCanvas Lite tools to adjust poor light conditions and color levels in your images. You can crop images and remove the red eye caused by flash photography. Using the Adjust tools You can use the Adjust tools to alter light levels, exposure, hue/saturation/lightness, and red/green/blue values. Light levels You can use the Levels tool to adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma to correct the light values of an image. To adjust the light levels of an image: 1. 2.
Gamma Type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 or drag the slider to adjust the gamma of the image. Higher values make the image appear brighter, while lower values make the image appear darker. Click the Presets drop-down arrow and select your saved preset option. Click Save to save your options for use at another time. Presets Exposure You can use the Exposure tool to lighten and darken the colors of an image. To adjust the exposure of an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Adjust | Exposure.
Auto levels You can use the Auto levels tool to change the color levels of an image. The image is automatically analyzed and its values are corrected to produce a clearer image. To adjust an image using the Auto Levels tool: Click the Auto Levels button. HSL values You can adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image. To adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Adjust | Hue/Saturation/Lightness. In the Modulate dialog box, select or change the options.
RGB values You can adjust the red, green, and blue color values of an image. To adjust the red, green, and blue values of an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Adjust | Red/Green/Blue. In the RGB dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK. RGB options Red Green Blue Presets 186 Type a number from -100 to 100 or drag the slider to adjust the amount of red color in the image.
Using the Drawing tools You can use the Drawing tools to crop your images and remove red-eye. Cropping an image You can use the Crop tool to select a rectangular area of an image and remove the outside portion of the image from the main display area. To crop an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Crop button. Create the crop frame by holding the mouse button and dragging the mouse pointer across the image.
Removing red-eye from an image You can use the Red-eye tool to correct the red-eyes in pictures caused by camera flashes. To eliminate red-eye: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click the Zoom button as many times as required to zoom in on the eye and make it large enough to work with. Click the Red-eye button. In the Tool Options dialog box, select or change the options. Drag the mouse pointer across the red-eye to create an ellipse. Click Apply.
21 Chapter 21 Using filters You can use filters to quickly and dramatically change your images.
Blurring an image You can use the Blur filter to subtly blur an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as a preset value for use at another time. To blur an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Filter | Blur, and select Blur. In the Blur dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK. Blur options Amount Presets Type a number from 0 to 100 or drag the slider to specify the amount of blur added to the image.
Sharpening an image You can use the Sharpen filter to increase the color difference in adjacent pixels in your images. The increased difference in color produces a sharper image. You can sharpen an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as a preset value for use at another time. To sharpen an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Filter | Sharpen, and select Sharpen. In the Sharpen dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK.
Adjusting the hue and saturation of an image You can use the Colorize filter to adjust the hue and saturation levels of an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as a preset value for use at another time. To adjust the hue and saturation levels of an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Filter | Color, and select Colorize. In the Colorize dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK.
Crosshatching an image You can use the Crosshatch filter to add a crosshatch effect to an entire image or a part of an image. To crosshatch an image: Click Filter | Artistic, and select Crosshatch. Original image Crosshatched image Despeckling an image You can use the Despeckle filter to remove small, discolored areas, also known as noise, from an entire image or a part of an image. A scanner or dusty camera lens can often cause the appearance of noise on an image.
Detecting edges in an image You can use the Edge Detect filter to create a tracing of your images. The filter creates a black image and uses colored lines to outline the detail of an image where a significant difference between colors exists. The greater the difference between colors, the brighter the outline color that is used. To color an image with edge-detection: Click Filter | Edge Detect, and select Edge Detect.
Embossing an image You can use the Emboss filter to add a grayscale relief effect to an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as a preset value for use at another time. To emboss an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Filter | Artistic, and select Emboss. In the Emboss dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK.
Creating a negative of an image You can use the Negative filter to reverse the colors in an entire image or a part of an image. You can scan a negative from a roll of film and use the Negative filter to create a positive image. To create a negative of an image: Click Filters | Color, and select Negative.
Creating an oil painting You can use the Oil Paint filter to make your images look like oil paintings. You can add paint effects to an entire image or a part of an image, and save the options as a preset value for use at another time. To create an oil painting from an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Filter | Artistic, and select Oil Paint. In the Oil Paint dialog box, select or change the options. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes. Click OK.
Creating a pencil drawing of an image You can use the Pencil Drawing filter to create a pencil drawing from your images. To create a pencil image: Click Filter | Artistic, and select Pencil Drawing. Original image Pencil drawing image Adding a sepia hue to an image You can use the Sepia filter to make your images look like old photographs. You can add a sepia color to an entire image or to a part of an image. To add a sepia color to an image: Click Filter | Color, and select Sepia.
22 Chapter 22 Saving images You can save images using any one of eight supported file formats. If you are editing an existing image and it is not a format that FotoCanvas Lite can save, a dialog box opens where you can select another format. To save an existing image: Click File | Save. To save a new image: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click File | Save As. In the Save Image As dialog box, browse to the folder where you want to save the image. In the File name field, type a name for the image.
Appendix 1: Contacting ACD Systems Contact us by mail at: North Ame rica ACD Systems Inc. 2201 North Collins, Suite #100 Arlington, TX 76011, USA International ACD Systems Ltd. PO Box 36 Saanichton, BC V8M 2C3, Canada Technical support By purchasing this product, you receive ongoing, preferred treatment by our technical support team, should the need arise. If you have any technical related questions or general feedback, please visit our Web site at: www.acdsystems.
Appendix 2: ACDSee supported file formats ACDSee supports over 50 different file formats. The files that you can view or edit and save with ACDSee depend on which file format support plug-ins are installed on your computer. For full format support, please see "Minimum system requirements." Image read support Adobe™ .
PIC PCT PDF PIX PNG PPM PS PSD PSP QuickTime RAS RSB SGI Sun Raster Red Storm image format SGI Image Format TGA TIFF Targa TGA Tag Image File Format WMF Windows Metafile Format X bitmap X pixmap XBM XPM 202 SoftImage PIC Macintosh PICT Adobe Acrobat documents Alias PIX Portable Network Graphics Portable PixMap Adobe Postscript Adobe PhotoShop Document Paint Shop Pro .qtif, .qif, .
Image write support Adobe BMP GIF JPEG PCX .8bi Windows Bitmap Graphics Interchange Format JPEG JFIF SGI ZSoft Publisher’s Paintbrush Portable Network Graphics Adobe PhotoShop Document Red Storm image Format SGI Image Format TGA Targa TGA TIFF Tag Image File Format PNG PSD RSB Supports Adobe .8bi file-format plug-ins Windows 1/8/24 bpp Non-interlaced GIF 89a only 8 and 24 bpp.
Video and audio read support 204 AVI Windows AVI video MID MOV MP3 MPG MIDI sequence QuickTime™ Movie MP3 audio MPEG video WAV WAV audio Extracts thumbnail and plays in preview area with MCI Plays in preview area with MCI Plays in preview area with MCI Plays in preview area with MCI Extracts thumbnail (MPEG-1) and plays in preview area with MCI Plays in preview area with MCI
Appendix 3: Media window supported file formats Audio and video file formats AIF AIFC AIFF ASF AU AVI GSM M15 M1A M1V M2A M3U M75 MOV MP2 MP3 MPA MPEG MPG MPV QCP QTPF SD2 SMI SMIL SML SND SWA SWF ULW VFW Audio Interchange File Format Audio Interchange File Format Audio Interchange File Format Active Streaming File - HoTMetaL Pro A sound file format used on Sun Microsystems or other UNIX computers AVI movie format Global System for Mobile Audio Apple MPEG-1 Video Apple MPEG-1/2 Audio Apple MPEG-1 Video App
WAV WMV Sound file Windows Metafile Still image file formats BMP BMPF BMPP DIB GIF GIFF GRIP JPEG JPG PCT PIC PICT PNG PNGF 206 Windows Bitmap Windows Bitmap Windows Bitmap DIB graphics - Windows Graphics Interchange Format Graphics Interchange Format Generic encoding format Joint Photographic Experts Group Joint Photographic Experts Group Macintosh PICT SoftImage PIC Macintosh QuickDraw/PICT Portable Network Graphics Portable Network Graphics
Appendix 4: Digital camera support Agfa ePhoto 780 Agfa ePhoto 780c Agfa ePhoto CL30 Agfa ePhoto CL30 clik! Agfa ePhoto CL50 Canon DIGITAL IXUS Canon DIGITAL IXUS 300 Canon DIGITAL IXUS v Canon EOS D30 Canon IXY DIGITAL Canon IXY DIGITAL 200 Canon IXY DIGITAL 300 Canon PowerShot A10 Canon PowerShot A20 Canon PowerShot A5 Canon PowerShot A5Zoom Canon PowerShot A50 Canon PowerShot G1 Canon PowerShot G2 Canon PowerShot Pro70 Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS Canon PowerShot S10 Canon PowerShot S100 Canon PowerShot S110
Appendix 5: System administrator options Command line arguments Command lines can be entered from the Run command found in the Start menu. Default behavior (no arguments) When no command line arguments are given, ACDSee starts in Browse mode in the default folder. Specifying images to view You can supply ACDSee with one or more image files as a command line argument. Wildcards are permitted. For example, to start ACDSee and have it view all the .JPG files in the c:\images folder: acdsee5 c:\images\*.
Slide show Use the /ss command-line switch to specify that ACDSee should start a slide show on startup. Use the /seq:forward, /seq:reverse or /seq:random to specify the order of the slide show. Include the path to the folder and the images to be used in the slide show. For example, acdsee5 /ss /seq:random “d:\images\*.jpg” Full-screen mode Use the /fullscreen command-line switch to start ACDSee in full-screen mode.
noviewall Only add the specified images to the image sequence. View all according to the View all images in folder option found in the Tools | Options, Viewer page. Command examples [open-add(“c:\images\apple.jpg”, “c:\images\quince.jpg”)] [open-noadd-viewall(“c:\images\animals\dog.jpg”)] [open-noadd(“c:\images\animals\*.jpg”)] [open-noadd(“c:\images\animals.ais”)] Sample The following sample illustrates how a client can use the Open command with ACDSee. #include
hszDDEService = DdeCreateStringHandle(idDDE, “ACDSee”, CP_WINANSI); hszDDETopic = DdeCreateStringHandle(idDDE, “System”, CP_WINANSI); hconv = DdeConnect(idDDE, hszDDEService, hszDDETopic, NULL); if (!hconv && DdeGetLastError(idDDE)==DMLERR_NO_CONV_ESTABLISHED) { int rc = (int)ShellExecute(NULL, NULL, pszAppPath, “/v”, “”, SW_SHOWDEFAULT); if (rc <= 32) return rc; // try to connect to server every 50 ms for up to 1 second // (give server a chance to start up) for (int i=0 ; i<20 && !hconv ; i++) { hconv = Dd
Using shell commands You can associate Windows actions with each file type. To use the shell open and edit commands for a file: 1. 2. 212 Click File | Shell. Select one of the following four options: • Open: This option opens the file using the application that the file extension is associated with. • Edit: This options opens the file using the default editing application. • Open with: This option displays the Open With dialog box where you can select an application to use to open the file.
Glossary A ACDInTouch A data exchange service that is a means of staying in touch with new developments from ACD Systems. ACDSee Database The database includes two parts: the cached thumbnail file, as well as the file information file. The file information includes description, database date, author, notes and keywords. The description is stored in a hidden file called “descript.ion” and is located in the same folder as the images.
B bit map A representation of a graphic in computer memory consisting of rows and columns of dots. Bit-mapped graphics, saved using the BMP file extension, are often referred to as raster graphics. blackpoint Increases the blackness of the dark areas of an image.
D database date The timestamp date that you set for an image in the file Properties; this date is specific to ACDSee. DDE interface Acronym for Dynamic Data Exchange, an interprocess communication (IPC) system built into the Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 operating systems. DDE enables two applications to share the same data (e.g., you can insert a spreadsheet chart into a document created with a word processor so that whenever the spreadsheet data changes, the chart also changes).
G gamma The range of color values a monitor, scanner, or printer can display. Adjusting this value increases or decreases the intensity of the light spectrum. A gamma corrected image simulates the adjusted display value when it is saved. H hue The value of the color in the visible spectrum. A color with a minimum value is red. As the value increases the color changes, but the lightness and saturation remain the same. One of the three components of the HSL mode.
M marquee A rectangle area with dashed lines; created by dragging the mouse pointer across an image in the Viewer. metadata Metadata, also known as EXIF Metadata (Exchangeable Image File), describes how, and when, and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted, using EXIF compressed files. EXIF compressed files use the baseline JPEG DCT format.
raster image An image composed of individual pixels. The image quality of a raster image is higher than a vector image, but changing the size of an image adds or subtracts pixels from the image, changing its composition. Resizing also changes the file size. FotoCanvas only supports raster images. RGB The Red, Green, Blue values in a color. The value represent how much of each color is present, the higher the value the brighter the color. White has an RGB value of 255, 255, 255.
U USB Acronym for Universal Serial Bus. A USB is an external connection standard for connecting peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards. user interface Any of the ACDSee windows; includes the Browse window (the “Browser”), the View window (the “Viewer”), and the photo editor window (“FotoCanvas” and “FotoCanvas Lite”). V vector image An image composed of shapes, not individual pixels.
Browser keyboard shortcuts You can use keyboard shortcuts for many of the tasks that you perform in the Browser to help increase your efficiency. Keyboard shortcut Action F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Shift + F5 F6 F7 - F12 Help Rename Search Open the most recently used folders list Refresh Quick refresh Access the drop-down list of favorites Change view to Thumbs+ Details,Thumbnails, Large Icon, Small Icon, List or Details Need to have File list in focus (i.e.
Numpad 0 - 7 Numpad + plus Numpad + minus Ctrl + Numpad 2 - 6 Ctrl + Left click Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + A Ctrl + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + S Ctrl + Shift + T, B, M, N, P Alt + A Alt + Enter Alt + Shift + A Ctrl + C Ctrl + Shift + C Alt + C Ctrl + D Ctrl + E Ctrl + F Ctrl + G Ctrl + H Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + K Ctrl + L Ctrl + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + S Ctrl + V Ctrl + X Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Z Alt + K Alt + Shift + K Sort by Extension, Name, Size, Type, Date, Image Properties, Description, Custom
Shift + L Shift +Alt + L Shift + E Shift + Alt + E Alt + M Alt + O Ctrl + O Ctrl + P Alt + R Alt + X Page Up Page Down Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Spacebar A E F Y M D Home 222 Shell open Specify an application to open with Shell edit Specify an application to edit with Move files to another folder Options Open the “Open” dialog box Print the selected images Batch rename Exit On the Calendar tabbed page, scrolls back the number of years/months in the Year/Month view mode.
Viewer keyboard shortcuts You can use keyboard shortcuts for many of the tasks that you perform in the Viewer to help increase your efficiency.
Ctrl + O P Open files Temporarily display the full path name of an image file in the status bar Ctrl + P Print the selected item Ctrl + Shift + P Print all images Ctrl + Q Open Activity wizard Ctrl + Shift + F4 Remove all images from the image sequence Alt + S or Pause Stop or resume a timed slide show Ctrl + T Timestamp Ctrl + W Set the selected image as the desktop wallpaper Ctrl + Shift + W Tile the wallpaper Alt + W Remove original desktop wallpaper Ctrl + C Copy current image from the sequence and pla
Viewer mouse shortcuts You can use mouse shortcuts for many of the tasks that you perform in the Viewer to help increase your efficiency.
ACD FotoCanvas Lite keyboard shortcuts Shift + 1 Shift + 2 Shift + 3 Shift + 4 Shift + 5 Shift + 6 Shift + 7 Shift + A Shift + B Ctrl + C Shift + C Shift + D Shift + E Ctrl + F Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G Shift + H Ctrl + J Shift + L Ctrl + M Ctrl + N Ctrl + O Shift + P Ctrl + Shift + P Alt + Q Ctrl + R Shift + R Ctrl + S Shift + S Ctrl + Shift + S Shift + T Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + V Alt + X Shift + X Ctrl + Y 226 Converts the image to black & white Converts the image to 16 color grayscale Converts the imag
Ctrl + Z Shift + Z Num + Num / Num * Num Shift + F1 Shift + F2 Cancels a change Adjusts the hue and saturation levels of the image Zooms in on the image Displays the image with its actual dimensions Displays the entire image in the Display area Zooms out of the image Pans an image Crops an image 227
Index ACD FotoCanvas Lite, 165 copying and pasting, 178 redo, 177 size and position, 173 starting, 165 undo, 177 windows, adjusting, 173 ACD Systems, 200 ACDInTouch, 11, 28 ACDSee starting, 6 system requirements, 4 welcome, 3 acquiring images, 10, 129 adding captions, 103 photo discs, 44 adding toolbar buttons, 23 adjusting windows, 173 albums, 12 Albums tabbed page, 42 adding image shortcuts, 42 creating an album, 42 renaming an album, 43 animated images, 97 archive, 143 associating file formats, 7 aud
copying files, 61 creating archives, 162 images, 166 creating a category, 49 creating a shortcut, 52 creating an album, 42, 159 creating images, 10 cropping images, 187 crosshatching an image, 193 custom orders, 35 customizing ACDSee toolbars, 23 Browser, 17 Details view mode, 33 Viewer, 21 cutting files, 61 database adding items, 71 author, 72 caching thumbnails, 82 cataloging files, 75 changing the binding, 80 converting a database, 83 descriptions, 73 exporting information, 81 importing information, 81
copying and moving, 61 creating listings, 31 cutting, 61 deleting, 59 displaying by date, 46 filtering, 29 finding duplicates, 152 organizing, 41 pasting, 62 renaming, 64 replacing, 63 scanning information, 40 searching, 54 selecting, 36 sorting, 34 viewing properties, 68 Files pane, 11, 25 Files tabbed page, 26 filtering files, 29 filters, 11, 179, 189 flipping images, 121, 181 folders, 67 creating, 67 deleting, 67 Folders tabbed page, 41 footers, 142 formats converting, 66 Media window, 105 frames, edi
position, FotoCanvas Lite, 173 position, Viewer, 21 Preview pane, 20 printing, 94 adding a caption, 142 adding a header or footer, 142 contact sheets, 151 from the Browser, 137 from the Viewer, 138 from Windows Explorer, 139 options, 137, 140 part of an image, 138 selecting image position, 140 selecting image size, 140 printing images, 10 profiles changing, 19 saving, 19 properties, 12, 15, 68 viewing, 68 Properties tabbed page, 26 Category tab, 27 Database tab, 26 File tab, 27 Metadata tab, 27 quaranti
caching in the database, 82 displaying file information, 37 in the File list, 37 on folders, 37 overlay icons, 37 size, adjusting, 39 toolbars ACD FotoCanvas Lite, 169, 170 adding buttons, 23 Browser, 10 customizing, ACDSee, 23 displaying, 20, 21, 174 File list, 11 labels, on and off, 24 Navigation, 12 rearranging buttons, 23 removing buttons, 23 separators, 23 Viewer, 14 View tabbed page, 26 volume, adjusting, 107 wallpaper, desktop, 87, 95 welcome, 3 zooming in FotoCanvas Lite, 167 in/out on images in
