User Guide

Chapter 9: File formats
You cannot change your original RAW files permanently. The RAW files remain intact after processing to preserve all the data
captured by your camera. The processing settings that you select for a particular image are saved to the XMP file of the RAW, and
associated with the image in the database.
To save any changes you make to a RAW file permanently, you need to save it as a separate file, in a different file format (JPEG or
TIFF, for example). If you want to save your processed file to many different formats at the same time, use the multiple format option
in the Develop sub-mode. After developing your image, simply click on the Save button, and select Export. In the Export dialog box,
select your export settings and click OK.
Supported RAW formats
ACD Systems constantly adds new RAW formats to the list of supported formats. To make it easier to keep the list up-to-date, it is
kept on the company Web Site. See all supported RAW formats.
Registering and Associating files
ACDSee Pro can work with a large number of file formats. If you are running Microsoft XP then you can set ACDSee Pro to be the
default application to open certain file types. This process is called associating files.
Microsoft Windows Vista has made it necessary to change how ACDSee Pro associates files. Because of these changes, if you are
running Microsoft Vista you need to register file types (or extensions) as well as associate them. When you register file types, you
tell the Microsoft Windows Vista that these file types are used with ACDSee Pro. When you associate file types, you set ACDSee Pro
as the default program to open these kinds of files when you double-click them.
For Microsoft XP
To associate files with ACDSee Pro:
1. Click Tools | File Associations.
2. Select each of the following:
Select the Image Files tab and then select the check boxes next to the image file formats that you want to associate
with ACDSee Pro.
Select the Archives tab and then select the check boxes next to the archive file formats that you want to associate with
ACDSee Pro.
3. Click OK.
For Microsoft Windows Vista
To set file association options in ACDSee Pro:
1. Click Tools | File Associations | Set File Associations.
2. Select one of the following options:
All image file types: Sets ACDSee Pro as the default application to open all image file types.
Image file types not currently associated with ACDSee or another program: Retains any file types already asso-
ciated with ACDSee Pro and adds any file types that are not yet associated with a program.
Choose the image file types myself: Opens a dialog where you can select the files you want to associate with
ACDSee Pro.
3. Click OK.
To register new file extensions with Microsoft Windows Vista:
When you add a plug-in to ACDSee Pro that allows it to recognize and use new file types, you need to register the new file formats
with the operating system as being used by ACDSee Pro. You can then use the same dialog to associate these files with ACDSee Pro.
1. Click Tools | File Associations | Register New File Formats.
2. To only register the new file formats in the list, click OK.
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