User Guide

Chapter 5: Process mode
Save Save: Saves changes to your image. Save is not available for RAW file formats because you can-
not directly save changes to a RAW file. To save changes, use Save as to save the image to a dif-
ferent file format.
Save as: Saves the image with a different file name and format.
Copy to clipboard: Copies the image with adjustments to Clipboard to be used in another appli-
cation.
If you are in Edit and click Develop, a dialog prompts that you will lose your Edit settings. You have the option of saving
your changes or discarding them. If you close ACDSee Pro, you will be prompted to save your changes. If you select Yes,
ACDSee Pro saves the changes.
How saving changes works with the filmstrip
When you do one of the following, ACDSee Pro automatically saves your changes:
Click the forward and back buttons beside the Done button.
Click the Previous and Next buttons above the filmstrip.
Click on an image in the filmstrip.
Select File, and then Open Next Image.
Select File, and then Open Previous Image.
Clicking the < or > beside the Done button, adds the image with the adjustments to the queue for processing. When you
have finished making image adjustments on the final image, click Done, and all the items in the queue are processed and
saved.
Example user scenario in Edit
If you correct an image in Edit and then click Develop, you will lose the changes made in Edit unless you save the file to a dif-
ferent file name or format.
For more information on how different file formats are saved depending on their processed state, see How ACDSee Pro saves
changes to images. To learn how images are saved in Develop, see Saving images in Develop.
Edit - Selections tools
Using selections
Use selections to isolate an area of a photo to apply edits or filters to only that area rather than the whole photo. There are three
different selection tools and each selects area of a photo in a unique way. The controls available change depending on which tool you
select.
To use the Selections tool:
1. In Process, click Edit.
2. In the Selections group, click Selections.
3. Select one of the tools: Freehand Lasso, Magic Wand, Marquee. See below for more detailed steps for using these tools.
You can also quickly access the Selections tool by clicking on the Create Selection button at the top when using a tool in
Edit. Once you make your selection and click Done to return to the Edit tool, you can modify your selection by clicking
Modify Selection.
The selection tools
Freehand Lasso: Click the left mouse button and drag the cursor to draw around the area that you wish to select. As you
draw, a line appears showing where you have drawn. When you release the mouse, the end of the line joins to the start auto-
matically to complete the selection. The whole selection animates and looks like marching ants.
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