User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
How ACDSee Pro saves changes to images
How images are saved is different between non encodable (e.g. RAW) and encodable (e.g. JPEG) images. The table below outlines
the differences in how changes to your image are saved by ACDSee Pro. The purpose of saving files in its original, developed, and
edited states is to allow you to revert back to a setting if you decide to discard your changes at a later time.
If you archive your images, ensure that you back up subfolders to preserve the original image files.
State Non encodable files (e.g. RAW) Encodable files (e.g. JPEG)
Original Original images are located in the folders
you placed them in.
Original images are located in the folders you placed them in.
Developed When you makes changes and click Done,
the image's develop settings are stored in
the XMP file of the RAW, and in theACDSee
Pro database.
When you develop an image and click Done, the develop settings
are stored in an XMP file, and the original and XMP file are moved to
the [Originals] folder. In Manage and View modes, the image with
the changes applied is displayed. The develop settings are also
stored in the ACDSee Pro database.
Edited When you take a RAW file directly into Edit,
and you click Save, ACDSee Pro prompts
you to save the file in a different file format.
In RAW, to permanently save changes to an
image, you will need to save the image in a
different file format.
If you take an image directly to Edit and save your image, the
original image is saved to the [Originals] folder in ACDSee Pro.
If you edit an image first, and then take it into Develop, ACDSee Pro
prompts that the edits will be lost. You cannot revert an image
back to Develop, if it was not developed before taking the image to
Edit.
Developed
and Edited
When you develop an image, the image's
develop settings are stored in the XMP file of
the RAW. When you take the developed
image into Edit, and then apply edits and
save the image, ACDSee Pro prompts you to
save the image in a new file format.
For RAW files, to permanently save changes,
you will need to save the image in a different
file format.
When you take a developed image into Edit and apply edits and
save it, the develop settings are saved in the XMP file and placed in
the [Originals] folder. If the developed image is in Edit, and has
edits applied and you click Save, ACDSee Pro saves the image.
If you decide to take the edited image back into Develop, ACDSee
Pro prompts that you will lose your edits. If you choose to discard
your edits, the original image with its develop settings will be
opened.
Develop
Using Develop
Changes you make in Develop are applied to the entire image. When adjusting your images in Develop, the original file is never
changed. The changes are saved in a separate file, and are applied each time you open the image. This allows non-destructive
developing of your images, and is recommended that you do most of your image adjustments in Develop.
When you open a developed image in Develop, it displays the settings you previously left them at. This allows you to revisit the
image at any time to adjust the previous settings.
For more information on how develop settings are saved, see How
ACDSee Pro saves changes to images.
Developing an image
To process an image:
1. Do one of the following:
In Manage mode, select one or more images, and then click Process.
In View mode, select one or more images, and then click Process.
2. In Develop, in the Tune tab, select General, White Balance, Lighting, Advanced Color, Tone Curves or Color Profile.
3. On the Details tab, select Sharpening or Noise Reduction.
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