User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
Working in Process mode
In Process mode, the Develop and Edit panes are displayed on the left. These sub-modes provide access to all of the editing tools
and effects, allowing both non-destructive and pixel-based developing of images.
To open an image in Process mode:
Do one of the following:
In Manage mode, select an image and click Process.
In View mode, select an image and click Process.
Develop
The Develop pane allows non-destructive processing of RAW, JPEG and other file types. Develop pane contains the following tabs:
Tune A histogram at the top of the Tune tab is updated each time you make an edit to your image. Use the
Clipping Display button to display clipped pixels and monitor details in the image that are lost.
The Tune tab is made up of the following groups:
General: Adjust exposure, highlight, fill light, contrast and vibrance.
White Balance: Select a white balance from the drop-down list, or create a custom white bal-
ance for the image using the Temperature and Tint sliders.
Lighting: Adjust highlights, midtones, and shadows. Use the advanced view for precise control
over lighting.
Advanced Color: Adjust the image's saturation, brightness and hue.
Tone Curves: Use this tool to change the tonal range of an image. Select the RGB color channel
to adjust the entire range of the image, or select a specific color.
Color Profile: Select a color profile from the drop-down list. For example, if the image is going to
be displayed online, select sRGB as your color profile.
Detail The tools in the Detail tab add clarity to your images:
Sharpening: Sharpen an image by enhancing the contrast of medium- and high-contrast edges.
You can specify the amount, radius and threshold for sharpening.
Noise Reduction :Decrease noise caused by high ISO setting or long exposure.
Geometry On Geometry tab, correct the image's perspective or other distortions:
Lens Distortion: Correct perspective distortion caused by wide-angle lenses, which distort the
perspective of large or far-away objects.
Rotate & Straighten: Rotate or straighten photos that are crooked. This is especially useful for
straightening horizons in an image.
Perspective: Correct the horizontal and vertical perspective.
Crop: Remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size.
The Settings feature is only available when the Develop pane is selected. Use Settings to revert an image to the settings you
last saved, or revert to the as shot settings. You can also save your settings as presets, and apply these presets to other
images.
Edit
For any touch-ups to specific areas of your images, use the tools in the Edit pane for pixel-based developing. Use the Selections tool
to further fine tune a part of an image. Edit contains the following groups:
Selections Select a specific area of an image to edit.
Repair Repair red eye, or remove flaws using the Heal or Clone tool.
Add Prepare photos for publishing by adding text, watermark, borders, vignette, or artistic effects.
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