User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
Edit
Using Edit
After completing all of your image corrections using the non-destructive tools in Develop, take your image into Edit to apply finishing
touches to your image. In Edit, use the pixel-based editing tools such as red eye removal, special effects and many other tools and
combine it with the Selections tool to fine tune your image.
What happens from Develop to Edit
When you take an image through Develop or Edit, the original is never altered. Changes you make are saved to a separate file, so
that you can revert to the original or the developed version at any time. To understand more on how changes are saved, see How
ACDSee Pro saves changes to images.
Editing an image
To edit 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. Select Edit.
3. In the Edit pane, in the Selections group, click Selections.
4. In the Edit pane, in the Repair group, click Red Eye Reduction or Repair Tool.
5. In the Edit pane, in the Add group, click Text, Watermark, Border, Vignette, or click Special Effect and select an effect.
6. In the Edit pane, in the Geometry group, click Rotate, Flip, Crop, Perspective Correction, Lens Distortion Correction, or
Resize.
7. In the Edit pane, in the Exposure/Lighting group, click Exposure, Levels, Auto Levels, Tone Curve, or Lighting.
8. In the Edit pane, in the Color group, click White Balance, Advanced Color, Color Balance, or Convert to Black & White.
9. In the Edit pane, in the Detail group, click Sharpen, Blur, or click Noise to remove or add noise.
10. You have several options in saving your images. See Saving images in Edit for more information.
Reverting to Develop settings or original settings
You can discard your Edit settings and revert to the Develop or the original settings for your image. For steps to revert your image,
see Restoring originals and develop settings.
Histogram and image viewing controls
While editing an image, you can adjust the magnification with the zoom controls, located in the bottom right corner.
Histogram Displays the histogram preview for the current image. The histogram preview shows the red, green,
and blue color channels of the photo. Keeping the histogram open is particularly useful when adjusting
exposure, as the histogram reflects all adjustments as you make them.
You can also display the Histogram as a separate window by selecting View, and then Histogram.
Undo/Redo Undo to discard all changes made on the current tab. Redo to return to the options that you had
selected prior to clicking Undo. In Edit, Undo and Redo buttons display the changes you can undo or
redo.
Display Full Screen Displays the image on a full screen. Press F to view full screen and to return to Develop.
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