User Guide

Chapter 4: View mode

View mode is the main viewing component of the user interface.

In View mode, you can:

Zoom in or out on your images.

View images in a slideshow.

Play video and audio files, and add audio to your image files.

Add captions to your images.

Organize files by tagging them, adding categories, keywords and other metadata.

Apply editing and special effect presets to your images.

Working with images in View mode

Viewing RAW images

A RAW image is like a photo negative. When your camera takes the photo, it captures all the raw data that makes up the image and it

includes an embedded JPEG so that you can preview the image. The same as with a negative, it is necessary to develop your RAW file

to view the photo.

When you double-click the thumbnail of a RAW image in Manage mode, ACDSee Pro checks to see if you have previously developed

the RAW file. If you have, ACDSee Pro displays the developed photo in View mode. If you have not, ACDSee Pro does one of the

following:

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