Credits and acknowledgements Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. This software contains portions of imaging code owned and copyrighted by Pegasus Imaging Corp., Tampa FL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CD/DVD recording software developed under license from Padus, Inc. - www.padus.com MPEG 1 codec provided by MainConcept AG. Copyright © 1999/2000-2005 MainConcept AG. Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies. Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Microsoft Corporation.
Contents Chapter 1 Welcome .............................................................................................................1 Welcome to ACDSee Pro .........................................................................................................................1 Key features in ACDSee Pro ...................................................................................................................2 Manage your photographs ............................................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide The Viewer ...........................................................................................................................................9 Edit Mode ............................................................................................................................................9 Using the Browser .....................................................................................................................................9 About Browser panes ...........
Contents Browsing files in one or more folders .............................................................................................. 39 Selecting multiple folders ........................................................................................................... 40 Creating and managing folders ................................................................................................ 40 Browsing files by category, rating, or classification ............................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Viewing images in another application ......................................................................................... 65 Creating a desktop screen saver ....................................................................................................... 65 Setting an image as the desktop wallpaper ................................................................................. 67 Chapter 7 Playing .........................................................................
Contents Removing a color cast .................................................................................................................. 96 Changing image color depth ..................................................................................................... 96 Changing HSL values .................................................................................................................... 97 Changing RGB values ......................................................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Mirror effect ............................................................................................................140 Applying a Negative effect .......................................................................................................140 Applying an Oil Paint effect .....................................................................................................141 Applying the Old effect ...........................................................
Contents Comparing images ...............................................................................................................................169 Viewing file properties in the Viewer ............................................................................................172 Using the Properties pane .................................................................................................................172 Properties pane areas .......................................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Chapter 11 Sharing ........................................................................................................ 199 E-mailing images ..................................................................................................................................200 Sharing slide shows and screen savers .........................................................................................200 Creating a PDF ...............................................................
Contents Using the Custom tab in the Properties pane ...................................................................236 Using the Task Pane ....................................................................................................................237 Using the Context Sensitive toolbar .....................................................................................238 Customizing toolbars .....................................................................................................
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Chapter 1 Welcome Welcome to ACDSee Pro Welcome to ACDSee Pro Photo Manager, and congratulations on choosing the industry-leading digital photo management software. ACDSee is the essential application for acquiring, organizing, viewing, enhancing, and sharing your digital photos and other media files. ACDSee's Browser lets you copy photos from your camera to your computer, categorize and rate your files, and manage photo collections of any size - from a few hundred to a few hundred thousand.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Can't find a particular photo? No problem - ACDSee includes a variety of powerful searching tools and a Compare Images feature to eliminate duplicates. ACDSee's full-featured image viewer and media player quickly generates high-quality displays of your images and media files. You can run slide shows, play embedded audio, and display multiple-page images in any of the more than 50 image and multimedia file formats.
Chapter 1 Welcome adjusting exposure, white balance, sharpness, and noise, taking your digital photography to a whole new level. • Save settings so you can use them repeatedly. • Process multiple RAW images in a single step. • View RAW files faster than ever before. Batch processing allows you to manage thousands of images at once.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Accelerate your productivity Add text captions. Write descriptive text captions, insert the filename, or add the photographer's name using styles and special effects. Styles include talk and thought bubbles, as well as drop shadows. Add up to 13 special effects such as Blur, Ripple, Shift and Twirl.
Chapter 1 Welcome Quickly identify your best photos with the new tagging feature. When you acquire photographs from a fashion photo shoot, for example, you can tag each image with a mark that denotes whether or not you wish to keep it. Tagging is a fast, and time-efficient way to sort through preferred photographs, helping you keep your hard drive and memory cards uncluttered by making image deletion a simpler process.
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Chapter 2 Getting started The ACDSee user interface has three main functional areas; the Browser, the Viewer, and Edit Mode. The Browser displays your photos and files as a list of thumbnail previews that you can resize, customize, tag, organize, or sort in many ways. The central File List is surrounded by customizable toolbars and panes, each designed to help you organize and streamline your workflow. With the Viewer, you can view your photos and media files at actual size, or at any magnification.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Starting ACDSee Pro After you install ACDSee Pro Photo Manager on your computer, an application icon is placed on the desktop and in the Start menu. To start ACDSee Pro: Do one of the following: • Double-click the ACDSee Pro icon on the desktop. • Click Start, and select Programs | ACD Systems | ACDSee Pro.
Chapter 2 Getting started The Browser consists of 12 panes, most of which can be closed when not in use. The File List pane is always visible, and displays the contents of the current folder, the results of your latest search, or the files in your database that match your filtering criteria. A status bar at the bottom of the Browser window displays information about the currently selected file, folder, or category.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide About Browser panes The ACDSee Browser consists of the following panes: File List This pane displays the contents of the currently selected folder, the results of your latest search, or the files and folders that match your selective browsing criteria. The File List pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed. You can customize the File List pane by changing the way the files are displayed, or the size of the thumbnails.
Chapter 2 Getting started Properties This pane displays file properties and database information for any file or folder you select in the File List pane. You can use the Properties pane to view and edit database information for your files, and the EXIF metadata included in digital photos. Image Basket While browsing through your files and folders, you can place images in the Image Basket to hold them temporarily.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To dock a pane in the Browser window: 1 Drag the pane's title bar or tab to activate the Docking Compass. 2 To dock a pane around the outer edge of the Browser window, hold your mouse pointer over any of the outer arrows of the Docking Compass, and then release the mouse button. 3 To dock a pane around the outer edge of the File List pane, or another Browser pane, hold your mouse pointer over the inner arrows of the Docking compass, and then release the mouse button.
Chapter 2 Getting started Using the Viewer You can use the Viewer to display your images and media files using their actual dimensions or at a variety of magnifications. You can also display a group of images in sequential order. The Viewer window contains four main areas: • Viewer toolbar: Located at the top of the Viewer and below the menu bar, the Viewer toolbar provides shortcut buttons to commonly-used tools and commands, such as the zoom and scroll tools.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 To navigate through the images, do the following: • To view the next image in the sequence, click View | Next Image. • To view the previous image in the sequence, click View | Previous Image. By default, the Viewer displays all of the files in a folder. You can customize the Viewer to display only those files that you select in the File List pane. Viewing images in full screen mode You can use the entire screen of your monitor to display images.
Chapter 2 Getting started Returning to the Browser You can close the Viewer window and return to the Browser at any time. To return to the Browser from the Viewer window: Do one of the following: • Press Esc. • Press Enter. • Double-click the image. • Click File | Browse. • Click the Browse button on the toolbar.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To edit an image in another image editing application: Do one of the following: • In the Browser, click Tools | Open in Editor, and then select the editing application you want to use. • In the Viewer, click Modify | Open in Editor, and then select the editing application you want to use. For more information about editing in other applications, such as Canvas or ACD Photo Editor, see Configuring image editors.
Chapter 2 Getting started Zoom Out Reduces the magnification of the current image. Zoom Menu Opens a menu of zoom options. Print Opens the Print dialog box. Help Opens the Help file. Zoom controls While editing an image, you can adjust the magnification with the Edit Mode Zoom controls, located in the top-right corner of the Edit Mode. Actual Size Returns the current image to its actual size. Fit Image Reduces the image to fit within the Edit Mode area.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Closing Edit Mode You can close the Edit Mode window and return to the Viewer or Browser at any time. To close Edit Mode: Do one of the following: • Click the Finished Editing button on the toolbar. • Press Esc. If you are currently working with a tool, the Finished Editing button may be disabled. Close the tool first, and then click Finished Editing to return to the Browser or Viewer.
Chapter 2 Getting started About removable devices With ACDSee, there are several ways to obtain images from your digital camera, scanner, or memory card. For more information about how your device communicates with your computer, please consult your device's Help file or manual.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide add an author, description, notes, and keywords to your files, and adjust the category and rating assignments at the same time. • Related topics • About the ACDSee database • Setting the Database options • Using the Properties pane • Browsing files by category, rating, or classification Searching with ACDSee ACDSee includes a number of ways to search your computer for files and folders. You can use the Search pane to search by file name, keywords, or image properties.
Chapter 3 Getting Help ACDSee Pro includes a context-sensitive Help system to instantly provide you with more information about whatever tool you are using. To read instructions or tips for any part of the interface, click that area to select it, and then press the F1 key to open that topic in the Help. In many dialogs there is a What’s this? icon. To use What's this? help, click the ? button in the top-right corner of the dialog box, and then click on the control to open its tool tip.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Using the ACDInTouch Service ACDInTouch is a data exchange service. When you connect, information is sent to you so that you can read up-to-date information directly in the ACDInTouch Viewer. This information is relevant to your product, such as upgrades, add-ons, and related software from ACD Systems that may also be of interest to you. To view languages other than English, click the Site Language drop-down list, and then select the desired language.
Chapter 3 Getting Help To download and install free software: 1 In the Additional Products list of the myACD Control Panel dialog box, select a free product. 2 Click the Install button. You will be prompted with further instructions. To download and install trial version software: 1 In the Additional Products list of the myACD Control Panel dialog box, select a product. 2 Click the Try button located below the Additional Products list. You will be prompted with further instructions.
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Chapter 4 Getting photos ACDSee Pro makes it easy to download photos and movies from your digital camera or other devices. Plug your camera, scanner, card reader, or removable drive into your computer, and ACDSee Pro automatically detects it and guides you through the process of copying the photos to your hard drive. You can set up a profile for your device to specify how you want to handle the photos you get from each device.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide About the Device Detector You can use the ACDSee Device Detector to access the photos stored on your camera, scanner, mass storage device, or CD and display them using ACDSee. To start Device Detector: Click File | Get Photos, and then select ACDSee Device Detector. After you start the ACDSee Device Detector, it runs in the background and displays a camera icon in the Taskbar Notification area.
Chapter 4 Getting photos Configuring a device The first time you connect a device to your computer, the Photo Transfer Wizard will work in conjunction with ACDSee's Device Detector to configure and profile your device. To perform the initial configuration, Device Detector needs to be active. If you choose not to use the Device Detector, you can get your photos using the Get Photos Wizard, or the Folders pane and File List. If there are no files on your device, Device Detector will not detect it.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 7 If you selected the Device storage space option Ask what to do each time, on the Device Storage Options page, specify whether, or how, you would like to delete files from your device. Click OK when you are finished. 8 Click Finish to close the wizard. Your files will be placed in the specified location on your hard drive, and the profile for your device will be saved.
Chapter 4 Getting photos 2 3 4 In the Device Storage Options dialog box, in the Delete options area, select one of the following options: • Do not delete files from the device: leaves the photos on your device after copying. • Prompt me to select which files to delete: prompts you to specify which photos you want to delete each time. • Delete all files from device after copying to hard drive: automatically removes all photos and files from your device after copying them to your hard drive.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Detector prompts you, select the Acquire images from the device with ACDSee radio button. • 3 In the Browser, click File | Acquire, and select the name of your device. Follow the instructions in the wizard. You will be prompted with different dialog boxes depending on the settings you selected in the initial configuration. Updating or deleting a device profile You can adjust the settings of a profiled device, or delete the profile from ACDSee.
Chapter 4 Getting photos 4 On the Source Device page, select the type of device from the Type list. ACDSee scans your device and displays the available options. In the Device list, select the name of your camera, and then click Next. 5 On the File Format Options page, select a file format to save your images. You can click the Options button to select any file-specific options available for your chosen format. Note that not every file format has additional options.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 5 On the File Format Options page, select a file format to save your images. You can click the Options button to select any file-specific options available for your chosen format. Note that not every file format has additional options. Click Next when you are ready to continue. 6 Finally, on the Output Options page, specify whether you want to rename your acquired images using a name template, and where to place them on your hard drive.
Chapter 4 Getting photos automatically, to be prompted for new options each time you insert a CD, or to create an ACDSee Photo Disc. If the Device Detector is running and the option is set to Automatically launch ACDSee's Get Photos Wizard, the wizard opens as soon as you insert a CD in the drive. To download photos from a CD using the Get Photos Wizard: 1 Insert the CD into the drive, and wait for a moment while Device Detector locates the CD and launches the Get Photos Wizard.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Creating a renaming template On the Output Options page of the Get Photos Wizard, you can set up a template to rename your files as they are placed on your hard drive. You can create a template with a numerical sequence, add custom text, and insert file-specific information into each new file name. To use a renaming template: 1 On the Output Options page of the Get Photos Wizard, click Edit.
Chapter 4 Getting photos Screen Capture options Source options Desktop Current monitor Captures an image of the entire area displayed on the screen. Window Entire window Captures an image of the entire active window. Content only Captures an image of the window contents (does not include the frame or title bar). Fixed size Captures an image of a fixed area on the screen. Click the drop-down button and select a dimension setting or select Custom, and enter the dimension in pixels.
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Chapter 5 Browsing In ACDSee Pro you can preview, sort, tag, and filter files in a simple, fast, drag-and-drop interface, the Browser. The main part of the Browser is the File List pane, which displays all of the contents of the current folder, the result of your latest search, or whichever files match your current browsing criteria. Use the Easy-Select bar in the Folders pane to view the contents of one folder or multiple folders, with a single click.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Browsing files in the File List pane The File List pane is the large pane in the center of the Browser. The File List pane displays the contents of the currently selected folder, the results of your latest search, or the files and folders that match your selective browsing criteria. The File List pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed. Files display as thumbnails in the File List pane by default.
Chapter 5 Browsing Select Displays a list of available selection types. Choose one of the following to make or change your selection: • Select All • Select All Files • Select All Images • Select by Rating • Clear Selection • Invert Selection Thumbnail Size Controls the size of the thumbnails in the File List pane. Drag the slider to adjust the thumbnails.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Selecting multiple folders Easy-Select bars are vertical columns of check boxes on the left side of the Folders and Organize panes. You can use the Easy-Select bars to select multiple folders or categories, and display their contents in the File List pane. To use the Easy-Select bar: In the Folders pane, select the check box to the left of each folder with contents you want to display. You can also use the Easy-Select bars with the Selective Browsing pane.
Chapter 5 Browsing To view organized files: Select one or more categories, ratings, or special classifications. Files assigned to those classifications are displayed in the File List pane. The Contents bar at the top of the File List pane displays your currently selected categories or classifications. You can browse through specific classifications within specific folders using the Selective Browsing pane.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide You can assign a rating or category to any type of file, but the options in the Special Items area only apply to images. Related topics • About the ACDSee database • Assigning categories and ratings • Setting the Organize pane options Browsing files by date With the Calendar pane, you can organize and browse your collection of image and media files using the dates associated with each file.
Chapter 5 Browsing Navigating in the Calendar pane In the Calendar pane, each table can represent one year, one month, or one day, depending on the view mode you select. Each table's cells represent the parts of the year, month, or day. If the month, day, or hour has any images associated with it, the label on the cell is bold. At the top of each table, a title bar displays the date on the left, and the number of items associated with that date on the right.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Day view • Click the title bar on a day table to select the entire day and view all files associated with that day. • Right-click the title bar on a day table to scroll through and select from adjacent days. • In the table heading, click AM or PM to select the first or second half of a day.
Chapter 5 Browsing Deleting a shortcut or folder You can delete a shortcut or folder from within the Favorites pane. To delete a shortcut or folder: In the Favorites pane, right-click the shortcut or folder, and then click Delete. Related topics • Setting the Folders pane options Browsing RAW files Because a RAW file is similar to a negative, it is necessary to develop, or process it before it is visible.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide View modes Thumbs+Details Displays file names and details in a list, and adds a thumbnail preview to the Filename column. Filmstrip Displays thumbnail previews of your files in a single row across the bottom of the File List pane, and displays the currently selected file in an expanded Preview pane. Thumbnails Displays thumbnail previews of all image and media files in the File List pane.
Chapter 5 Browsing 3 Click OK. You can click Reset to display only the default column names in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and you can also move a column in the File List pane by dragging its header to a new position. A vertical line indicates where the column will be inserted.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Sorting files using column headers You can quickly sort files in Details view mode using column headings. To sort files using a column header: 1 Click a column header. An arrow appears, indicating the sort direction. 2 Click the column header again to change the sort direction. Custom sorting files You can use custom sorting to customize the order of files in the File List pane.
Chapter 5 Browsing Selecting files In the File List pane, you can select all of your files and folders at once, select all of the files in the current folder, select only the image files, or clear your selection entirely. You can also set an option to automatically select new files whenever you add them to the File List. To select your files or folders: 1 Click Edit. 2 Select one of the following options: • Select All: selects all files and subfolders in the current folder.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Gathering images in the Image Basket You can use the Image Basket to gather and hold images and media files from different locations or folders. Once you have placed items in the Image Basket, you can use any of the tools or features in ACDSee to edit, share, or view those files. To use the Image Basket: 1 To open the Image Basket, click View | Image Basket. 2 In the File List pane, select the files you want to add.
Chapter 6 Viewing The Viewer is where you can view your photos at any size or magnification. Useful tools include the Navigator and the Magnifying Glass, each of which provide different ways to view magnified areas and overviews of images simultaneously. Double-click a photo to view it at full resolution then use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the rest of the photos in the folder. (Press Enter to return to the Browser.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Zooming images Zooming an image By default, the Viewer displays images using their actual dimensions. You can use the Zoom tools to enlarge or reduce the size of the image you are viewing. When an image is zoomed to a larger size than the Viewer window, the mouse pointer changes to a hand so that you can pan or scroll the image. To zoom an image in or out: Do one of the following: • Click Zoom, and then select one of the zoom options described below.
Chapter 6 Viewing Setting the zoom level You can use the Set Zoom Level dialog box to set a specific zoom level in the Viewer or in Edit Mode. To set a specific zoom level: 1 Click Zoom | Zoom To. 2 In the Zoom level area, select one of the following: • Fit whole image: zooms the image to fit entirely within the Viewer window. • Fit width: zooms the image to fit the width of the Viewer window. • Fit height: zooms the image to fit the height of the Viewer window.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Select one of the following options from the Resize drop-down list: 5 • Reduce only: reduces large images to fit the size of the Viewer. • Enlarge only: enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the Viewer. • Reduce or Enlarge: reduces large images, and enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the Viewer. Click OK. 6 Zoom mode and Resize results Fit Image Fit Width Fit Height Reduce Only Reduces large images to fit the size of the Viewer.
Chapter 6 Viewing Displaying a thumbnail of a magnified image Use the Navigator pane to display a thumbnail overview of magnified images. A marquee indicates the area of the magnified image that is visible in the Viewer. To display and use the Navigator pane: 1 In the Viewer, click View, and select Navigator. 2 Drag the slider to increase or decrease the magnification of the image in the Viewer. 3 Drag the marquee to the area of the image you would like to display in the Viewer.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Change the Magnifying Glass pane settings by doing any of the following: • Move the slider at the bottom of the Magnifying Glass pane to increase or decrease the magnification. • Select the Fixed check box to apply the slider setting to the original size of the image. Clear the Fixed check box to apply the slider setting to the magnification of the zoomed image in the Viewer.
Chapter 6 Viewing 3 In the Slide Show Properties dialog box, select or change the slide show options as described below. 4 To save your settings as the default slide show behavior, select the Save current settings as default check box. 5 Click OK. Slide show options File Selection Basic Slide show contents Specifies the locations and images you want to use in the slide show.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Advanced Text Transition quality Drag the slider to the left to improve slide show speed, or drag to the right to improve the quality of the transition effects. General settings Select or clear any of the following options: • Play embedded audio: plays any audio clips embedded in the images. • Autohide control bar: hides the slide show controls whenever the mouse pointer stops moving for more than a few seconds. • Repeat: repeats the slide show after displaying the last image.
Chapter 6 Viewing Insert Metadata Tag Inserts file-specific information called metadata into the caption. Click to open the Choose Property dialog box and select the metadata you want to insert. Related topics • Sharing slide shows and screen savers Starting a slide show automatically You can configure your slide show to use your preferred settings and start playing automatically when you click the menu command or the Auto Slide Show button on the toolbar.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Select the Always use these contents for this selection type and start slide show automatically check box, and then click OK to launch the slide show. Press Esc to return to the Browser. Now, whenever you select any combination of media files and folders in the File List pane and click Tools | Auto Slide Show, the slide show will start automatically, and display any media items you selected, as well as any media items contained in the selected folders.
Chapter 6 Viewing Auto Advance options Sequence Determines the order that you want to display your images. Select one of the following options: • Forward • Reverse • Random Repeat Automatically restarts the slide show after the last image has been displayed. Delay Specifies how long to display each image. Drag the slider or type a value from 0 to 864000000 to set the time (in milliseconds). Sound Select the Play audio clips check box to play any audio embedded in the selected images.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Insert Metadata Inserts file-specific information into the text for each image. Font Sets the font, size, and color of the caption text. To insert metadata in image text: 1 Position the cursor in the Description field where you want to display the file information and click Insert Metadata. 2 In the Choose Property dialog box, select the file information you want to include. 3 Click OK.
Chapter 6 Viewing Synchronizing the Viewer to a folder You can use the Sync to Folder option to change the images being displayed in the Viewer. If you sync ACDSee to the folder used by your newsreader, images downloaded into the folder are displayed in the Viewer automatically. To synchronize to a folder: 1 In the Viewer window, click Tools | Sync To Folder. 2 Type the path to the folder you want to synchronize, or click the Browse button to locate the folder.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 In the New Disc dialog box, type a name for your disc in the Title field, and then click OK. 4 You can then browse the contents of the Photo Disc in the Offline Media section of the Folders pane. If you add or remove images from a disc that you have already added to ACDSee as a Photo Disc, you can update the information stored in the database. Insert the disc in your CD-ROM drive, and then right-click the name of the disc in the Folders pane and select Update Photo Disc.
Chapter 6 Viewing Viewing images in another application You can open a file in another program from within ACDSee. For example, you can open documents in the application used to create them. To use the shell open and edit commands: 1 Click File | Shell. 2 Select one of the following options: • Open: opens the file using the application that Windows associates with its file extension.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Screen saver options Basic tab Advanced tab Text tab Select transition effects Select or clear the check box next to each transition effect. The screen saver will randomly select transitions from your choices. Background color Specifies the background color. Click the color picker arrow to select or change the color. Image delay (in seconds) Specifies how long you want the screen saver to display each image.
Chapter 6 Viewing Setting an image as the desktop wallpaper You can select any image and set it as the Windows desktop wallpaper. You can also automatically stretch a wallpapered image to fill the screen, and restore your previous wallpaper. To set an image as the desktop wallpaper: 1 2 Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select an image, and then click Tools | Set Wallpaper. • In the Viewer, click Tools | Set Wallpaper.
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Chapter 7 Playing ACDSee Pro supports images with embedded audio and images associated with audio files. You can play audio and video files in many formats in the Viewer, or in the Preview Pane of the Browser. It is also possible to control playback volume and appearance, or select parts of a media file to play or save. You can also save separate video frames as images.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Playing audio and video files You can play audio and video files in many formats with the ACDSee Viewer. You can control playback volume and appearance, select parts of a media file to play or save, and create an image from a video frame. To play audio or video files: 1 2 In the File List pane, do one of the following: • Double-click an audio or video file. • Select one or more files and press Enter.
Chapter 7 Playing Selection and media controls toolbar buttons Show Selection Toggles between showing and hiding the selection handles. Play Selection Plays only the selected portion of the media file. Save As Opens a dialog you can use to save the video with a new file name. Extract Frames Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and extract video frames. Loop Continuously plays the media file or selection. Rotate Rotates a video clockwise in 90-degree increments.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 On the progress slider, move the pointer to display the frame you want to save. 4 On the Selection and media controls toolbar, click the Extract Frames button and select Extract Current Frame. 5 In the Extract Current Frame dialog box, select a folder in which to save your file. 6 In the File name field, type a file name. 7 Click the Save as type drop-down list and select a file format.
Chapter 7 Playing To add audio to an image: 1 Do one of the following: • Select an image in the Browser. • Open an image in the Viewer. 2 From the Tools menu, select Image Audio | Edit. 3 In the Edit Audio dialog box, click the Browse button. 4 Select a WAV file and click Save. 5 If you would like to truncate or clip the audio file, select the Use markers check box, and drag the Start marker and End marker sliders. Do one of the following.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Record sound settings options Capture device Specifies which of your computer's devices you want to record the audio. Input format Determines which sample rate and audio type are used to record the sound. The formats displayed depend on the sound card you have installed on your computer. Overwrite Replaces the recorded audio from the Start marker slider location. Mix Combines the recording with the existing audio file.
Chapter 8 Editing In Edit Mode you can make precise edits to individual photos. You can also use the powerful Batch Processor to make multiple edits to a single image, or multiple edits to multiple images. This means that you can fix the images in an entire folder with just a few clicks of your mouse. If you work with RAW files, you can use the RAW Processor to select exposure, color, and sharpness settings then process your RAW file. You can save the processing settings to use again and again.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Using the undo/redo system You can undo and redo your changes when editing an image. To undo a change: Do one of the following: • In the Viewer, click Edit | Undo. • In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click the Undo button. To redo a reversed change: Do one of the following: • In the Viewer, click Edit | Redo. • In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click the Redo button.
Chapter 8 Editing To resize an image: 1 In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Resize. 2 Select one of the following resize options: 3 • Pixels: resizes the image to specific dimensions in pixels. • Percent: resizes the image to a percentage of the original. • Actual/Print size in: resizes the image to match a specific output size. Click the drop-down list to specify a unit of measurement.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Rotating an image You can rotate an image at preset or custom angles in Edit Mode. You can save the rotation settings as a preset for future use. To rotate an image at a custom angle: 1 2 3 Do one of the following: • Open an image in the Viewer, and then click Rotate. The image displays in Edit Mode. • In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Rotate.
Chapter 8 Editing 3 Do one of the following: • Click Apply to apply your changes and set options on another tab in the Rotate/Flip tool. • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Related topics • Rotating or flipping multiple images • Using the Batch Processor Cropping an image You can use the Crop tool to remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To specify an exact size for the crop window: 1 In the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measurement. 2 Use the Dots per inch spin box to specify a resolution. 3 Type the desired crop window proportions into the Width and Height spin boxes. To constrain the crop window to a ratio: 1 Select the Constrain cropping proportion check box.
Chapter 8 Editing • 7 Select one or more of the Effects, Drop Shadow, and Bevel check boxes to customize your text. Click the Settings button to adjust the settings for each of these options as explained in the table below. Do one of the following: • Click Apply to add the text to your image, and keep the Add Text tool open so you can add more text. The Add Text tool creates a new, empty marquee, and you can return to step 2 in the list above.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Drop Shadow Settings Bevel Settings Distance Specifies the distance between the drop shadow and the text. The higher the value, the farther the shadow and the higher the text appears. If a drop shadow is cut off, or has a noticeably sharp edge, you may need to increase the size of the text rectangle. Blur Specifies the amount of blur applied to the drop shadow. Sharp shadows tend to seem less realistic than those with a slight blur.
Chapter 8 Editing To add a watermark to an image: 1 In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Watermark. 2 Click Browse, select your watermark, and then click Open. The watermark displays in the center of the photo by default. 3 Click and drag the watermark to reposition it anywhere on your image, or click Center to quickly position the watermark image in the center. 4 Drag the marquee handles to resize the watermark image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Selection options Zoom To Zooms in on the selected area. Copy Copies the selected area to the Clipboard. Save Crop As Saves the selected area as a new image. Print Prints the selected area. Wallpaper Centered Creates desktop wallpaper using the selected area and centers it on your desktop, shrinking it to fit if necessary. Wallpaper Tiled Creates a tiled desktop wallpaper pattern using the selected area.
Chapter 8 Editing To discard the changes you made to the image: 1 Click the Finished Editing button on the toolbar. 2 In the Save Changes dialog box, click Discard. Related topics • Using the undo/redo system • Converting multiple images to another file format Saving tool settings Many ACDSee editing tools and special effects allow you to save your settings as presets. This is convenient when you frequently use the same settings for a particular tool or effect.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide • Flash flares from snowflakes or windows • Lens scratches and water drops There are two options available for the Photo Repair tool: the Healing Brush and the Cloning Brush. When the Healing Brush is selected the Photo Repair tool copies pixels from one area of a photo to another, but it analyzes the pixels in the source area before copying them. It also analyzes the pixels in the target location, and blends the pixels to match the surrounding area.
Chapter 8 Editing Reducing red-eye You can use the Red Eye tool to correct the red-eye effect in digital photographs. To correct red-eye: 1 In Edit Mode, zoom the image to enlarge and center the eye you want to correct. 2 On the Edit Panel, click Red Eye. 3 Click within the red portion of the eye. If necessary, drag the handles on the marquee to center it over the eye. 4 Set the options as described below. 5 Do one of the following: • Click Apply and repeat for each eye needing correction.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Click Automatic Cropping. 4 Do one of the following: • Click Apply to apply your changes and set options on another tab in the Rotate/Flip tool. • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Correcting perspective distortion You can use the Perspective Correction tool to correct perspective distortion in digital photographs.
Chapter 8 Editing Correcting barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion You can use the Distortion Correction tool to correct barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion in digital photographs. In barrel distortion the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center. In pincushion distortion the photo appears to shrink inwards toward the center. In fisheye distortion, the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center, as if the photo were wrapped around a sphere.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Correcting shadows and highlights You can use the Shadow/Highlight to adjust areas in an image that are too dark or too light, without affecting areas that are already light or dark. You can also use the Shadow/Highlight tool to add color, or to replace color that the Shadow/Highlight tool has removed. You can save your options as a preset for future use.
Chapter 8 Editing 3 4 • Select a higher range if you want to add shadows to most of the bright areas in the photo and some of the darker areas. • Click Exposure warning to see pixels that are over- or underexposed. In the Darken Highlights area, drag the Amount slider to the left or right to select the amount of shadow to add to the selected pixels. Do one of the following: • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To automatically correct an image's exposure: 1 In Edit Mode, on the Edit panel, click Exposure, and then select the Auto Exposure tab. 2 Select one of the following options: • Auto Contrast and Color: adjusts color differences, brightness, and image color channels. • Auto Contrast: adjusts the color differences and brightness only. 3 Use the slider to fine tune the amount of exposure you want to apply. 4 Do one of the following: • Select another tab to use another tool.
Chapter 8 Editing Brightness options Brightness Specifies the image's light intensity. Moving the slider to the right lightens the image, while moving the slider to the left darkens it. Contrast Specifies the amount of difference between color and brightness in an image. Moving the slider to the right darkens the shadowed areas in an image, while moving the slider to the left brightens them. Gamma Specifies the intensity of the light spectrum in an image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Highlights Specifies the whitepoint of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the whitest area of an image. As the value increases, the light colored areas of the image become lighter. Clipped % Indicates how much of the image detail is lost due to blackpoint and whitepoint correction. Shadows picker Click the Shadows picker and then click the image area you want to set as the blackpoint.
Chapter 8 Editing Curves options Channel Specifies the color channels to adjust. Show Histogram Toggles the histogram display. Histogram Displays a visual representation of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve. Reset Discards all changes and reverts to the original image. Exposure warning Highlights over- and under-exposed areas of the image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Drag the slider to adjust the amount of color correction you want to apply. 4 Do one of the following: • Click Done to apply your changes and close the Auto Color tool. • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Removing a color cast You can use the Color Cast tool to remove an unwanted hue from an image. For example, if you take a photo at sunset and the resulting image has a reddish hue, you can use the Color Cast tool to remove it.
Chapter 8 Editing 256 Grays 256-color grayscale palette 16 Colors 16-color palette 256 Colors 256-color palette (GIF format uses 256 colors by default) Hicolor 32,768-color palette Truecolor 16,777,216-color palette of all colors visible to humans 16 bit grayscale 16-bit grayscale palette 48 bit color 48-bit color palette You can use ACDSee to convert an image to any of these color depths.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Do one of the following: • Click Apply to apply your changes and set options on another tab. • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Sharpening and blurring an image Using the Sharpness tool You can use the Sharpness tool to increase the color difference in adjacent pixels, resulting in sharper images. You can save your options as a preset for future use.
Chapter 8 Editing Unsharp Mask options Amount Specifies the amount of light added to or removed from each edge. Higher values produce darker edges. Radius Specifies the number of pixels to adjust around each edge. Higher values increases the number of sharpened pixels. Threshold Specifies how different the lightness values of two adjacent pixels must be before they are sharpened. Higher values increase the required difference.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Radial Spread Produces blur around a center point. Click the image to set the center point. Amount Specifies the amount of blur. Move the slider to the right to intensify the effect. Clockwise Specifies clockwise blur. Counterclockwise Specifies counter-clockwise blur. Horizontal position Specifies the blur's center point on the horizontal axis. Vertical position Specifies the blur's center point on the vertical axis. Produces a smeared or frosted blur.
Chapter 8 Editing by dead or stuck pixels in a digital camera's image sensor. Similarly, dust on a camera lens or scanner bed can cause noise by blocking or reflecting light. Noise is visually distracting, so in most cases you will want to reduce noise in your photos. However, if you reduce noise too much you may unintentionally reduce image sharpness. ACDSee Pro supports median noise removal.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Plus Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel plus (+) shape. Use this option when you want to preserve an image's thin, vertical, and horizontal lines. Hybrid Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel square, a 3 x 3 pixel X shape, and a 3 x 3 pixel plus (+) shape. Use this option when you want to preserve and image's thin, diagonal, horizontal, and vertical lines.
Chapter 8 Editing Add Noise options Intensity Specifies the amount of noise to add to the image. A higher intensity increases the chance that a noise pixel will replace a pixel in the original image. Color proximity Specifies the color of noise pixels to add to the image. A lower value gives each noise pixel a color similar to the pixel it replaces. Higher values result in a random selection of the noise pixel color.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide You can speed up the batch editing work flow by tagging your files. For example, you can quickly tag the files you want to change, then click Tagged in the Organize pane to display all the tagged files in the File List pane. Then you can select the files and choose a batch editing tool or the Batch Processor wizard. Related topics • Using the Batch Processor Converting multiple images to another file format You can convert multiple images to any supported file format.
Chapter 8 Editing Related topics • Appendix B File formats • Using the Batch Processor Rotating or flipping multiple images You can rotate or flip multiple images at preset angles. To rotate or flip an image: 1 In the Browser, select one or more images, and then click Tools | Batch Rotate / Flip Images. 2 In the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box, select the angle of rotation you want to apply. See below for an explanation of each angle.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Flips the image along the vertical axis. Flips the image along the horizontal axis. Flips the image along the vertical axis, and then rotates it counter-clockwise 90 degrees. Flips the image along the vertical axis, and then rotates it clockwise 90 degrees. You can also use the Rotate tool in Edit Mode to rotate an image using a custom angle of rotation.
Chapter 8 Editing 4 Click Options to specify how you want to save and store the images. 5 When you are satisfied with your choices, click Start Resize. You can also resize an image, and use alternate resampling filters, in Edit Mode. Resize options Percentage of original Size in pixels Percentage Specifies how to resize the images. Enter a percentage less than 100 to reduce the images, and greater than 100 to enlarge them.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Actual/Print size Units Specifies the units of measurement. Width Specifies the new width for the images. Height Specifies the new height for the images. Resolution Specifies the print resolution for the images. Preserve original aspect ratio Retains the width-to-height ratio of the original images. Fit within Specifies whether the aspect ratio is maintained based on the specified width.
Chapter 8 Editing 3 Do one of the following: • Click Next Image to move on to the next image and repeat step 2 for each image you want to adjust. • Select the Apply settings to all selected images check box to apply the current settings to all of the images you selected. 4 Click Options to specify how you want to save and store the images. 5 Click Filter All Images. You can also adjust your image's exposure and color levels in Edit Mode.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Using the Batch Processor You can use the Batch Processor to make multiple types of edits to multiple images. You can save your editing settings as a preset for future use. See the links below for detailed descriptions of the editing options for each editing tool. To use the Batch Processor: 1 In the Browser, select the images that you want to edit, and then click Tools | Batch Processor. The Batch Processor wizard displays.
Chapter 8 Editing 11 On the Batch Process Progress page, the progress bars indicate which images and edits are being processed. 12 On the Batch Process Completed page, you have the following options: • In the Summary section, click View Log to see a log that explains any process warnings or failures. • Click Browse with Explorer to open Windows Explorer so you can look at the edited images. • Click Save Preset to save all of the editing options as a preset for future use.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Crop options You can use the options in the Crop section to control the size and orientation of the cropped area. Cropping proportion Select the size of the cropped area or the ratio to use to determine the cropped area. Select Custom to define a custom crop area. Orientation Select the orientation of the cropped area: • Automatic: Base the orientation of the cropped area on the orientation of the original image.
Chapter 8 Editing Percentage Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a percentage of the original. For example, if you want to reduce the image, enter a percentage that is less than 100. If you want to enlarge the image, enter a percentage that is greater than 100. Pixel dimensions Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a specific width and height, measured in pixels.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Resampling method Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image: • Box: Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image. • Triangle: Produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines. • Bicubic: Produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion.
Chapter 8 Editing 5 Drag the Tint slider to the left (more green) or right (more magenta) to match the settings you used when you took the photo. 6 Click Reset to reset all options to the default. Exposure options You can use the options in the Exposure section to correct the exposure of your images. There are four tabs in the Exposure section: Auto Exposure, Brightness, Levels, and Curves. Auto Exposure options Strength Adjusts the amount of exposure applied to the image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Levels options Channel Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust. Shadows Specifies the blackpoint of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker. Midtones Specifies the gamma correction in an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 into the spin box to set the amount of gamma correction.
Chapter 8 Editing Curves options Channel Specifies the color channels to adjust. Show Histogram Toggles the histogram display. Histogram Displays a visual representation of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve. Exposure warning Highlights over- and under-exposed areas of the image. Reset Discards all changes and reverts to the original curve levels.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Sharpening options You can use the options in the Noise removal section to sharpen an image by enhancing the contrast of medium- and high-contrast edges. Amount Specifies the amount of light added to or removed from each edge. Higher values produce darker edges. Radius Specifies the number of pixels to adjust around each edge. Higher values increases the number of sharpened pixels.
Chapter 8 Editing Frame Specifies special effects that you can apply to the frame around the focal point: • Color: Select Color to display apply a color over the people or objects in the frame area. • Saturation: Select Saturation to remove color from the people or objects in the frame area. • Blur: Select Blur to blur the people or objects in the frame area. • Clouds: Select Clouds to display clouds over people or objects in the frame area.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Text overlay options You can use the options in the Text overlay section to add formatted text to a photo. You can apply special effects to your text to add artistic flair. You can also adjust the opacity of the text to create a watermark effect - useful for putting copyright information onto your photos.
Chapter 8 Editing Box Effects options Special Effect Specifies the effect you want to apply to the box. Each effect has different options that control its appearance. Drag the sliders to adjust the appearance of the box. Bevel Angle Specifies the direction of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel effect. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle note that this also adjusts the angle of the drop shadow.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Text Effects options Special Effect Specifies the effect you want to apply to your text. Each effect has different options that control its appearance. Drag the sliders to adjust the appearance of the text. Bevel Angle Specifies the direction of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel effect. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle note that this also adjusts the angle of the drop shadow.
Chapter 8 Editing Watermark options You can use the options in the Watermark section to add a watermark to an image. You can move the watermark to any position on the image. You can also change the opacity of the watermark and blend the watermark into the image. 1 Click Browse, select your watermark, and click Open. The watermark displays in the center of the photo by default. 2 Click and drag the watermark to reposition it anywhere on your image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Image file format Metadata 124 File format If you want to change the file format of the edited images, select the file format in which you would like to save the edited images. Pixel format Use this option to determine number of bits per pixel (BPP) in the output images, and whether the images will be color or grayscale. Select Automatic if you want the output images to have the same pixel format (or the closest possible match) as the original images.
Chapter 8 Editing Other options Preserve last-modified date Select this option if the original image has a lastmodified date, and you want the edited image to have the same last-modified date. Copy database information Select this option if you want to copy database information for the original image and enter it into the database for the edited image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 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). This also applies to any editing of a RAW image that you apply after processing. Related topics • Supported RAW formats • Viewing RAW images Processing a RAW image In ACDSee Pro, RAW files are preprocessed so you can see them in the Browser and Viewer.
Chapter 8 Editing Exposure options Preprocess Exposure Select this option if you want to use the levels and curves that were applied during preprocessing, and make further changes to those levels and curves. Clear this option if you do not want to use the levels and curves that were applied during preprocessing and would prefer, instead, to select completely new levels and curves.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Auto Select one of the following options: • Adjust Contrast: Automatically analyzes and adjusts image contrast. • Adjust Color and Contrast: Automatically analyzes and adjusts each color channel independently, and then adjusts the contrast. • Adjust Color and Brightness: Automatically analyzes and adjusts image color and brightness. • Tolerance: Opens the Tolerance settings dialog box. Specify the maximum clipping percentage for Shadows and Highlights, and click OK.
Chapter 8 Editing As Shot Click to use the white balance settings that you selected when you took the photo. The As Shot button displays the settings you selected. For example: As Shot (Auto) indicates that you selected Auto white balance settings when you took the photo, while As Shot (Sunny) indicates that you selected Sunny white balance settings when you took the photo. Temperature Drag the Temperature slider to the left or right to select a specific color temperature.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Noise Reduction Amount Specifies the amount of noise to remove from the image. Higher values reduce more noise. Radius Drag the slider to the left or right to apply median noise removal to smaller or larger areas. For example, you typically increase the Radius value to remove larger areas of noise, but this also removes detail from the photo. Color Noise Reduction Drag the slider to the left or right to select the range of pixels that are identified as noise.
Chapter 8 Editing Sharing RAW processing settings You can share your RAW processing settings with other ACDSee Pro users. To do this, you export the processing settings from the database to a file, which has an .rpp file extension. You can then send the RAW file, and the processing settings, to another ACDSee Pro user, who can import the .rpp settings into their ACDSee database. When they open the RAW file in ACDSee, the processed photo will have the appearance you intended.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Do one of the following: • Click Process to remove RAW processing settings. • Click Cancel to discard any selections you made and return to the Browser. Editing RAW images You can select a RAW file and open it in Edit Mode. If you processed the file previously, ACDSee applies those processing settings to display the photo in Edit Mode. If you have not selected processing settings, ACDSee uses generic processing settings to display the photo in Edit Mode.
Chapter 8 Editing To apply a Bathroom Window effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Bathroom Window. 2 In the Bathroom Window dialog box, in the Bar direction area, select one of the following to specify the orientation of the bars in your image: • Vertical • Horizontal 3 Drag the Bar width slider to set the thickness of the bars. Thinner bars result in a more distorted image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Bulge effect You can use the Bulge effect to stretch or shrink areas of your images horizontally and vertically. You can set the radius and position of the distortion, and save the options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Bulge and Shrink effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Bulge. 2 On the Bulge tab, set the options as described below. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to apply your changes and close the Bulge tab.
Chapter 8 Editing Applying a Colored Edges effect You can use the Colored Edges effect to trace the lines and details of people or objects in your images. You can save your options as a preset value for future use. To apply a Colored Edges effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Colored Edges. 2 On the Colored Edges tab, set the options as described below. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to apply your changes and close the Colored Edges tab.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Contours options Rounding Specifies the amount of curve in the contour lines. The higher the value, the rounder the lines. Line frequency Specifies the amount of space between the contour lines. The higher the value, the closer the lines move together. Line strength Specifies the strength of the line. The higher the value, the darker the line. Line color Specifies the color of the contour lines.
Chapter 8 Editing Dauber options Intensity Specifies the amount of color applied with each daub. Frequency Specifies the number of daubs added to the image. Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors or click the color picker to select a different color. Random Seed Indicates the random placement of the paint daubs. When you apply the Dauber effect to an image, ACDSee places the daubs randomly.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Emboss options Elevation Specifies the light source's elevation on the image. Lower values produce more shadows and a darker image. Higher values produce fewer shadows and a lighter image. Weight Specifies the amount of relief added to the image. Higher values increase the relief depth. Azimuth Specifies the angle of shadows that extend from the edges of image details. A value of 0 adds shadows to the left side, while a value of 180 adds shadows to the right side.
Chapter 8 Editing Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color. Fur color Specifies the color of the fur. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color. Random Seed Indicates the random placement of the fur strands.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab. Granite options Light Angle Specifies the direction from which an imaginary light source is shining on the image. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle. Different light angles will change the highlights and shadows in the peaks and valleys on the rock.
Chapter 8 Editing Applying an Oil Paint effect You can use the Oil Paint effect to give your images a painted appearance. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To create an oil painting from a photo: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Oil Paint. 2 On the Oil Paint tab, drag the Brush width slider to specify the width of the brush strokes in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the brush stroke.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying an Outline effect The Outline effect is similar to the Edge Detect effect. You can use the Outline effect to create a highlighted outline of your image. However, with the Outline effect you can control the thickness of the outline, whether an edge is outlined or not, and the color that displays behind the outlined image. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To use the Outline effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Outline.
Chapter 8 Editing 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to accept your changes and close the Pixel Explosion tab. • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab. Pixel Explosion options Horizontal center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at the middle of the image. Vertical center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at the middle of the image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Posterize effect You can use the Posterize effect to reduce the number of brightness levels in your image. You can select or change the Posterize options to apply this effect to your image, and save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Posterize effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Posterize. 2 On the Posterize tab, drag the Brightness levels slider to adjust the variance of colors in the image.
Chapter 8 Editing Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color. Wave direction Specifies the direction of the waves. Select one, or both, of the following: • Wave horizontally: makes the waves move towards the right and left sides of the image. • Wave vertically: makes the waves move towards the top and bottom of the image.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Background blur Specifies the amount of blur in the photo. Heavy rain will block your vision. Use this option to blur the photo so the rain effect looks natural. Angle Specifies the angle at which the rain drops are falling. Color Specifies the color of the rain drops. Applying a Ripple effect You can use the Ripple effect to divide your images into concentric circles that resembles what you see when you drop a pebble into water.
Chapter 8 Editing Applying a Scattered Tiles effect You can use the Scattered Tiles effect to divide your images into rectangular tiles, and scatter and stack the tiles. You can select or change the Scattered Tiles options to apply this effect to your image, and save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Scattered Tiles effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Scattered Tiles. 2 On the Scattered Tiles tab, set the options as described below.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Sheet Metal effect You can use the Sheet Metal effect to turn your images into sheet metal impressions. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply a Sheet Metal effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Sheet Metal. 2 On the Sheet Metal tab, set the options as described below. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to accept your changes and close the Sheet Metal tab.
Chapter 8 Editing Shift options Strength Specifies the amount of shift between the bars. Width Specifies the width of each bar. Angle Specifies the angle of the bars. Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color. Applying a Slant effect You can use the Slant effect to make a photo appear slanted.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Sobel effect You can use the Sobel effect to create a highlighted outline of your image. After creating a black image, the effect uses colored lines to outline the detail of an image where significant color differences exist. Greater differences between colors in the original image produce brighter outline colors. (The Sobel effect is similar to the Edge Detect effect, but produces sharper and brighter outlines.
Chapter 8 Editing Applying a Stained Glass effect You can use the Stained Glass effect to divide your images into fragments of a random size and shape, to give the photo the appearance of a stained glass window. You can control the size and position of the fragments. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Stained Glass effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Stained Glass. 2 On the Stained Glass tab, set the options as described below.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Swirl effect You can use the Swirl effect to rotate and stretch people and objects in your images. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply a Swirl effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Swirl. 2 On the Swirl tab, set the options as described below. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to accept your changes and close the Swirl tab. • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
Chapter 8 Editing Applying the Threshold effect You can use the Threshold effect to create a black and white image. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply the Threshold effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Threshold. 2 On the Threshold tab, set the options as described below. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Vignette effect You can use the Vignette effect to add a frame around a subject, such as a person or a bouquet of flowers. You can change the focal point in the portrait. You can also control the appearance of the border. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Vignette effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Vignette. 2 On the Vignette tab, set the options as described below.
Chapter 8 Editing Frame Specifies special effects that you can apply to the frame area around the focal point: • Color: Select Color to apply a color over the frame area. • Saturation: Select Saturation to remove color from the people or objects. • Blur: Select Blur to blur the frame area. • Clouds: Select Clouds to display clouds over the frame area. • Edges: Select Edges to trace the lines and details of people or objects with neon colors.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Water options Position Specifies the position of the water below the subject of the photo. Amplitude Specifies the height of the ripples in the water. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the height of the ripples and the distortion caused by the ripples. Drag the slider to the right to increase the height of the ripples and the distortion caused by the ripples. Wavelength Specifies the distance between ripples.
Chapter 8 Editing Height Specifies the height of the water drops above the photo surface. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the height of the water drops and the distortion caused by the water drops. Drag the slider to the right to increase the height of the water drops and the distortion caused by the water drops. Random Seed Indicates the random placement of the water drops. When you apply the Water Drops effect to an image, ACDSee places the water drops randomly.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Applying a Weave effect You can use the Weave effect to give a photo the appearance of being woven into a tapestry or basket. You can control the width of the vertical and horizontal strips, the width of the gap between the strips, and the background color that displays through the gap. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Weave effect: 1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Weave.
Chapter 8 Editing Wind options Strength Determines how strong the wind lines are in the image. The higher the value, the stronger the wind lines. Threshold Determines how sharp an edge must be before the filter will apply wind. The higher the value, the sharper the edge needs to be. Chance of wind Determines the amount of wind lines to place in the image. Edge detection Specifies the edge detection algorithm.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide User Defined Convolution options Convolution matrix Specifies the formula to use when altering the image. Type numbers in the matrix fields to change the pixels in the image. Using a mathematical formula, the color value of each pixel in an image is multiplied by the numbers in the matrix to produce an effect. Division factor Specifies the fractional coefficient of the matrix. Type a number into the Division factor field to use fractional coefficients in the matrix.
Chapter 9 Organizing While browsing, you can tag images with a single click to separate them for editing or deleting. You can also assign images to ratings and categories, then use the Organize pane to quickly view images assigned a specific rating or category. You can use the Properties pane to view, add, edit, and manage EXIF and IPTC metadata. The Batch Set Information tool can apply this information to many files - or apply unique information to each separate file - at the same time.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Copying and moving files You can use the Copy To Folder and Move To Folder commands to relocate files and folders on your hard drive, and specify how to handle overwriting existing files. You can also select from a list of previously accessed folders to save time looking through your directory structure. When you use ACDSee to relocate your files, any database information associated with those files is automatically updated to match the new location.
Chapter 9 Organizing Copying images You can copy an image to the Clipboard and then paste it into another application, such as ACD Photo Editor. Using the Copy Image command transfers only the image data to the Clipboard: no database, EXIF, or IPTC information is retained. To copy an image: 1 In the File List pane, select the image file you want to copy. 2 Click Edit | Copy Image. 3 Paste the image into your other application.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide • To delete either the destination or source file, click Delete below the file you want to remove from your hard drive. • To cancel the operation and not move or copy any more files, click Cancel. In the Confirm File Replace dialog box, "destination file" refers to the file that exists in the target folder, and "source file" refers to the file you are moving or copying.
Chapter 9 Organizing • Select the Advanced Options tab to adjust the settings for the Batch Rename tool. 3 Review your changes to the file names in the Preview field. 4 Click Start Rename. You cannot rename any file on a read-only file system, such as a CD-ROM. Batch Rename options Template tab Select the Use Template to rename files check box to create a renaming template.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Search and Replace tab Advanced Options tab Select the Use Search and Replace to rename files check box to replace certain letters or words in the file names. You can replace spaces with underscores, or change upper case letters to lower case, and combine your changes with any naming template. Search for Identifies the characters you want to replace in the file names. Replace with Identifies the characters to use in place of the original text.
Chapter 9 Organizing To tag a photo when you are comparing images: 1 2 Do one of the following: • Click the image in the Compare Images Viewer, then click the Tag button in the Image toolbar. • In the Comparison List, click the checkbox in the bottom right corner of the image thumbnails. Click OK. The Compare Images Viewer closes. You will see a checkmark in the checkbox of the images that you tagged.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To manage your categories: Select a category in the Organize pane, and do one of the following: • To move the category, drag it to the new location. • To rename the category, right-click the selected category and select Rename. • To delete the category, right-click the selected category and select Delete.
Chapter 9 Organizing Removing files from classifications You can remove a file from a category or rating without moving or deleting the original file, or affecting any other files assigned to that classification. To remove files from a category: 1 In the File List pane, select the files you want to remove. 2 Do one of the following: • Right-click a selected file, and then select Set Rating | Clear Rating.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide • Click Tag All to tag all of the images, or click Untag All to untag all of the images. 5 To rate images, right-click an image, select Set Rating, and then select an appropriate rating. 6 To categorize images, right-click an image, select Set Categories, and then select an appropriate category (or create an appropriate category). 7 Click OK. Compare Images toolbar 170 Previous Swaps the selected image with the previous image in the Comparison List.
Chapter 9 Organizing Over exposure warning Indicates pixels that may be overexposed. Click the arrow to open a dialog box where you can adjust the threshold values. Properties Displays properties for each image in the Compare Images Viewer. Click the Metadata Setup button to specify which file properties are displayed. The Compare Images tool displays the file properties in a field below each image. Differences in properties are bolded, while similarities are displayed in regular font.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Next Swaps the displayed image with the next image in the Comparison List. Zoom In Increases the magnification of the image. Zoom Out Reduces the magnification of the image. Delete Deletes the image from your hard drive. Remove Removes the image from the Comparison List. Tag Tags the image so that it will remain selected when you close the Compare Images tool. Color Management Opens the Color Management dialog box.
Chapter 9 Organizing To open the Properties pane: In the Browser or Viewer, click View | Properties. The Properties pane is located by default on the right side of your screen in both the Browser and the Viewer. Properties pane areas The Properties pane is made up of four tabs: Database, File, EXIF, and IPTC. Database tab Caption Type a brief description of the file to store in the database. Date/Time Specify the date and time you want to associate with the file and store in the database.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To edit EXIF metadata: Double-click the metadata tag you want to edit. You can edit any tag marked with a blue label. IPTC tab The IPTC tab displays IPTC metadata information that is stored with a photo created by a scanner or digital camera. Metadata is embedded in the file, and can be retained by ACDSee when you edit an image. You can also edit certain types of IPTC metadata. To edit IPTC metadata: Double-click the metadata tag you want to edit.
Chapter 9 Organizing Changing the date and time properties of images You can use the Batch Adjust Time Stamp tool to change the date and time properties of one or more images in the Browser or in the Viewer. To change the date and time properties of a file: 1 Do one of the following: • In the Browser, select one or more images, and then click Tools | Batch Adjust Time Stamp. • In the Viewer, click Modify | Adjust Image Time Stamp.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Creating and assigning keywords With ACDSee you can create a master list of keywords and store the list in the database. By using a master list, you can reduce the number of duplicate or misspelled keywords, and improve your search returns and image management. The database automatically updates the keywords assigned to files with any changes you make to the keywords in the master list.
Chapter 9 Organizing To set database, EXIF, and IPTC information for a group of files: 1 In the Browser, select one or more files, and then click Tools | Batch Set Information. 2 In the Batch Set Information dialog box, do one or both of the following: • Select the Database tab to add or change the database information. • Select the EXIF tab to add or change the EXIF information. • Select the IPTC tab to add or change the IPTC information.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Advanced Options Edit only empty fields Sets the Batch Set Information tool so that it only changes those fields that do not already contain information. Fields that do contain information remain unchanged. Close dialog when finished Sets the dialog box to close automatically after you have set the information. Save settings as default Stores the current Advanced Options settings and loads them the next time you set information for files.
Chapter 9 Organizing Backing up your files to another computer The Sync Wizard will guide you through the process of creating a synchronized copy of your files to protect you from local hard drive failure. You can synchronize your local folders with a network drive, remote computer, or external hard drive.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 3 4 Do one of the following: • To schedule the synchronization, click Schedule. Specify how often to run your synchronization, and then click OK. • To adjust the settings, click Edit. In the Edit Synchronizations dialog box, update the folder containing files you would like to copy, and a folder on a network drive, remote computer, or external hard drive in which to place those files. In the Options area, update how Sync should handle errors and logs.
Chapter 9 Organizing • To include any hidden files in your archive, select the Include hidden files check box. • To remove the selected files and folders from your hard drive once they have been added to the archive, select the Delete files after archiving check box. • To protect the contents of your archive with a password, select the Password Protect Archive check box, and type a password into the field beside it. Note that not all archive types support passwords, and some formats require them.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide You can also choose to exclude folders from the database, and keep the contents of those folders separate from your other images and media files. Copying, moving, or renaming your files using programs other than ACDSee, such as Windows Explorer, causes the loss of database information.
Chapter 9 Organizing To catalog your files: 1 Click Database | Catalog Files. 2 On the Welcome page, select which folders you want to catalog. Click Next when you are ready to continue. 3 If you chose to catalog specific folders, on the Select folders to catalog and Add database information pages, add the folders to catalog in the database, specify the information to add to the database, and customize the caption, notes, author, and date fields. Click Next when you are ready to catalog your files.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Importing database information You can use the ACD Database Import Wizard to import archived database information, or to import database information that was sent to you with images from another ACDSee user. After you import the information, ACDSee associates it with the appropriate images. If you have already added information to your current ACDSee database, it is recommended that you create a backup of your database before converting an older ACDSee database.
Chapter 9 Organizing To import a Photo Disc: 1 Click Database | Import, and then select Photo Disc. 2 In the Browse for Photo Disc dialog box, locate and select the photo disc file you want to import. 3 Click Open. To import the information from Photo Discs created with ACDSee 6.0 or later, you must convert and import the entire database. Importing albums In previous versions of ACDSee, you could create albums in an .ais file format that consisted of organized shortcuts to your images.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Exporting database information You can use the ACD Database Export Wizard to save selected database information in a compressed format, and then store it as a backup, or share it with other ACDSee users. You can also choose to export your category and keyword definitions to a text file.
Chapter 9 Organizing To generate a list of your files: Click Database | Export, and then select Generate File Listing. ACDSee automatically opens the text file in your default text editor, which you can then use to edit or save the file listing. Backing up your database You can use the ACD Database Backup Wizard to back up all of your database information, which you can then restore in the case of a system failure or other event.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Backup files of type Backs up the specified file types with the database information. Select from the following file types: • Image: includes image files in the backup. • Media: includes audio and video files in the backup. • Archive: includes archive files in the backup. All files of specified types on your local hard drives Backs up all specified files on your hard drive.
Chapter 9 Organizing Maintaining the database It is recommended that you regularly perform database maintenance and optimization to increase hard drive space, remove redundant or extraneous information, and increase overall ACDSee performance. You can use the tools in the Database Maintenance dialog box to update folders, or to identify folders whose thumbnails and database information you would like to delete.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Optimizing the database You can use the Optimize Database Wizard to quickly remove redundant or outdated database records. Optimizing your database, along with performing regular database maintenance, helps regain hard drive space and improves the overall performance of ACDSee. To optimize your database: 1 In the Browser, click Database | Optimize Database. 2 In the Database Optimization Wizard, click Next. 3 When the wizard has finished, click Finish to return to ACDSee.
Chapter 10 Searching ACDSee Pro includes a simplified search feature. You can type a term into the Quick Search bar and ACDSee displays all the photos that match the term. Or you can use the Search pane to perform more precise searches within specific fields, folders, and categories.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Using the Quick Search bar You can use the Quick Search bar, located on the main menu in the ACDSee Browser, to quickly locate files or folders. You can use the Quick Search options or basic operators to refine or expand your search, and view the results in the File List pane. The Quick Search automatically searches in the Notes, Author, and Caption fields of the ACDSee database.
Chapter 10 Searching | Searches for all items containing one or the other of the search elements. Cat|Dog includes all items with either Cat or Dog in the search. Cat+Dog|Kittens includes items that contain both Cat and Dog, and those that contain Kittens. Using the Search pane You can use the Search pane to search for your files and folders. You can do basic searching by file name or keyword phrase, and create advanced searches to narrow your results by folders, categories, and image properties.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide With the text Type the text you want to search for within the ACDSee database. This can include portions of a caption or keyword, or even the name of a folder or category that might contain the files you want to find. When you search by both file name and a keyword or phrase, an item is included in the search result only when it includes both criteria.
Chapter 10 Searching Searching with file name patterns You can type a text pattern into the Search pane's Search for files and folders named field to search for file names. You can search simple patterns such as portions of file names, or more advanced patterns that include wild cards. File name pattern wild cards Wild card Result Example ? Matches any single character in the file name. ca?.jpg results in cat.jpg, cap.jpg, and car.jpg, but not cats.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Finding duplicate files You can use the Duplicate Finder plug-in to search for duplicate files on your hard drive. Once you locate any duplicates, you can rename or delete them to better manage your file collection. The following steps are a basic overview of how to use the Duplicate Finder. There is also extensive context-sensitive Help in the plug-in dialog box to provide you with additional information. To find duplicate files: 1 In the Browser, click Tools | Find Duplicates.
Chapter 10 Searching The Image Well and Uncategorized features only display images that have been cataloged in the database; they do not search your hard drive for specific file types. Related topics • Browsing files by category, rating, or classification • Assigning categories and ratings Using selective browsing You can use selective browsing to browse for files that are located in a specific folder, assigned a specific date, and/or assigned to a specific Organize classification.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide You can also adjust or refine your criteria in the Selective Browsing pane: • To remove a selected criteria from the Selective Browsing pane, right-click any of the criteria, and then select Remove From Scope. • To exclude all of a certain type of criteria, click the bar above the list, and toggle the option to include that type in the scope. For example, to exclude the listed folders from the scope, click the Folders bar, and then click Include Folders in Scope.
Chapter 11 Sharing ACDSee Pro includes a variety of ways for you to share your images with others. You can use the HTML Album feature to create Web galleries using HTML templates customized with your logo and business information. You can also create slide shows to music. ACDSee Pro provides other quick, secure ways to share your photos online, or to e-mail them to contacts in your address book.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide E-mailing images You can use the E-mail Image Sharing Wizard to send images directly from ACDSee without opening an external e-mail application. To use the E-mail Image Sharing Wizard, you will need an active e-mail account, and have a default e-mail application set up on your computer, or have access to an SMTP server. To e-mail your images: 1 In the File List pane, select the images you want to share, and then click File | E-mail Images.
Chapter 11 Sharing To create a slide show: 1 Click Create | Create Slide Show. 2 On the Welcome page, to create a new slide show, select the Create a new slide show radio button. To specify what type of slide show you want to create, select one of the following options: • Standalone slide show: creates a single executable file (.exe) containing all of your images and everything needed to view them. You can share this type of file with anyone who has a computer, even if they don't own ACDSee.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Creating a PDF You can use ACDSee to combine your images into PDF (portable document format) files. The Create PDF Wizard will guide you through the process of creating one or more PDF files from your images, or adding images to a PDF slide show. To create a PDF: 1 In the File List pane, select the images you want to share. 2 Click Create | Create PDF.
Chapter 11 Sharing 2 In the Burn Basket, select the device you want to use to create your disc from the Disc Burner drop-down list in the toolbar. 3 From the Output Format drop-down list, select one of the following: • Data Disc: creates a standard CD or DVD, on which you can create a folder structure and store photos and files of any type. Click the Format Options button to specify whether you want to include any ACDSee database information associated with your files.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Rename Renames the currently selected file or folder. Save Project Saves the current contents and settings of the Burn Basket as a project file you can edit later. Load Project Opens a previously saved Burn Basket project. Creating video files and VCDs You can use the new Create Video or VCD Wizard to generate a video file slide show of your favorite photos and media files, or create a Video CD that you can watch on your TV.
Chapter 11 Sharing 5 On the Gallery Customization page, do one or all of the following: • In the Gallery Title text box type the title that you want to display at the top of the Web page. • Select Include header to display a header at the top of the Web page, or clear the Include header checkbox to remove the header. • Select Include footer to display a footer at the bottom of the Web page, or clear the Include footer checkbox to remove the footer.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Creating a contact sheet You can create contact sheets - thumbnail previews of your images arranged on pages - that you can use to organize and share your images. You can use the Create Contact Sheet utility to save your contact sheets in multiple image formats, and as HTML image maps. You can save your options as a preset for future use. The size of the thumbnails depends on how many columns and rows the contact sheet displays, and how much space is displayed between them.
Chapter 11 Sharing Thumbnail options Page background options Colored drop shadow Creates a drop shadow effect around each thumbnail. Click the color picker to define a color. Colored edge fade Creates a fading frame effect around the image. Click the color picker to define a color. Colored matte Creates a matte effect around each thumbnail. Click the color picker to define a color. Bevelled edges Creates a bevelled edge effect on each thumbnail. This effect is not displayed in the Preview window.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Creating a SendPix album ACDSee includes SendPix, a free digital image sharing service. You can create albums of your images to share with your friends and family. The albums you create are stored on ACD Systems' secure servers for 30 days. SendPix sends an e-mail to selected recipients who can then view your albums using a standard Web browser - no special software is required. To share your images with SendPix: 1 In the File List pane, select the images you want to share.
Chapter 12 Printing You can use ACDSee’s printing tool to create full-sized prints of your images, or create handy contact sheets within seconds. You can save the print settings to use later. You can protect your images by quickly adding text copyright or business information to printed images.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Printing images in ACDSee With the ACDSee print utility, you can print your images on any size of paper, in any orientation, and at any resolution your printer can support. You can also use the print utility to create and print contact sheets, complete with headers, footers, and captions specific to each image. As you change the options in the Print dialog box, you can view a dynamically updated preview of the image and its position on the page.
Chapter 12 Printing Setting printer options When printing your images with ACDSee, you can specify which printer you want to use, and set the printer options. Printer options Printer Specifies the printer you want to use. Select a printer from the drop-down list and click the Properties button to set its options. Refer to the printer manufacturer's Help file or manual for more information. Click the Color Management button to set color management options.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Setting image size and positioning You can use the Page Settings options in the Print dialog box to adjust and control the size of the images you are printing, and the positioning of images on each page. Page Settings options Page position Specifies where to place the image on each page. Margins Specifies the size of the margins. Type a value or click the arrows in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right spin boxes.
Chapter 12 Printing To add headers and footers to your printed pages: 1 Do one of the following: • Click the Header tab and select Use header text. • Click the Footer tab and select Use footer text. 2 Click Font to open the Font dialog box and set the font options. 3 In the text field, type the text you want the caption to display. 4 To insert the current page number or the total number of pages into the text, click Insert Page Number, and then select an option from the menu.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Thumbnail options Page background options Colored drop shadow Creates a drop shadow effect around each thumbnail. Click the color picker to define a color. Colored edge fade Creates a fading frame effect around the image. Click the color picker to define a color. Colored matte Creates a matte effect around each thumbnail. Click the color picker to define a color. Beveled edges Creates a beveled edge effect on each thumbnail.
Chapter 13 Customizing ACDSee Pro’s interface can be extensively customized to suit the way you work. You can completely rearrange the Browser layout by stacking, dragging, hiding, or floating the many different Browser panes, and save layouts for use during specific workflows. You can add or remove toolbar icons, or show and hide the toolbars themselves. You can add a custom tab to the Properties pane, change the Edit Panel in Edit Mode and even create your own keyboard shortcuts.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Setting options Setting the General options You can adjust settings in the ACDSee Options dialog box to customize ACDSee's InTouch and update connections, display helpful tips, set date displays, and control the display of certain image types. To access the General options: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click General. 3 On the General options page, set or change any of the options described below. 4 Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
Chapter 13 Customizing Custom format Uses the specified format to display the date and time in all information overlays. Select a format for both Date and Time from the drop-down lists. Setting Browser options You can use the ACDSee Options dialog box to set various options for the Browser, including the default start folder and color scheme. To set the Browser options: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click Browser.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Show full path in title bar Displays the full path of an image in the ACDSee title bar. Error Reporting Select this option if you do not want to see a system error report if there is an error in ACDSee. Setting the Quick Search options You can use the Quick Search options to refine your search by specifying which file properties or database information you want to search. To set Quick Search options: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click Quick Search.
Chapter 13 Customizing File List options Automatically select new files Automatically selects new files when they are added to the folder displayed in the File List pane. Group archives with folders Treats archive files as folders when sorting items in the File List pane. Use embedded thumbnails If thumbnails are embedded in a RAW file, those thumbnails display in the File List pane.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Setting the Thumbnail Display options You can use the ACDSee Options dialog box to change how thumbnails display in the File List pane. To adjust the Thumbnail Display options: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click File List | Thumbnail Display. 3 On the Thumbnail Display page, set or change the options as described below. 4 Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
Chapter 13 Customizing Overlay icons High-quality scaling Sound Displays a sound overlay icon on thumbnails if the image contains embedded or associated audio. Rating Displays a rating overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has been rated in the ACDSee database. Database information Displays a database overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has information stored in the ACDSee database. Icon Displays a file format overlay icon on thumbnails in the File List pane.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Setting the Thumbnail Ratio options You can use the ACDSee Options dialog box to change how thumbnails display in the File List pane. To adjust the Thumbnail Ratio options: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click File List | Thumbnail Ratio. 3 On the Thumbnail Ratio page, select a baseline thumbnail shape: • Custom: Specifies a custom height-to-width ratio for the shape of the thumbnails in the File List pane. Drag the slider to set the ratio.
Chapter 13 Customizing Setting the Preview pane options You can specify how ACDSee displays previews of your images, and configure settings to play audio and video files automatically, as soon as you view them in the Preview pane. To set the Preview options: 1 Do one of the following: • Click Tools | Options then select Preview. • Right-click in the Preview pane and select Preview Options. 2 On the Preview options page, set or change the options as described below.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Setting the Folders pane options You can customize the ACDSee Folders pane by showing or hiding the Easy-Select bar, displaying archives, and identifying excluded folders. To customize the Folders pane: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click Folders. 3 On the Folders page, set or change the options as described below. 4 Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
Chapter 13 Customizing Organize options Category deletion Confirm if category has assigned files Prompts you for confirmation when deleting a category with assigned files. Confirm if category has sub-categories Prompts you for confirmation when deleting a category containing sub-categories. File removal Confirm file removal from category Prompts you for confirmation when unassigning files from a category.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Filters Apply file list filters Filters the items displayed in the Calendar pane based on the current File List pane filter settings. Show image and media files only Displays only image, audio, and video files in the Calendar pane. Start of week Specifies the first day of each week in the Calendar pane. Clock formats 12 hour Uses a 12-hour clock in the Calendar pane. 24 hour Uses a 24-hour clock in the Calendar pane.
Chapter 13 Customizing To add a custom tab to the Properties pane: 1 Click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click Properties Pane. 3 On the Properties Pane page, select Show custom property tab. 4 In the Options area, type a name for the custom tab. 5 Select the file properties that you want to display on the custom tab by clicking Choose Display Information, selecting the file properties, and clicking OK. 6 Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Overwriting duplicate files Other Ask Prompts you for confirmation when overwriting duplicate files. Rename Automatically resolves any naming conflicts when moving or copying files by renaming the source files. In the Separator character field, type a character to use to separate file names in the automatic renaming system. Replace Automatically overwrites files in the target folder without prompting for confirmation.
Chapter 13 Customizing Color Management options Enable Input Enable Color Management Activates the color management system in ACDSee and the fields in this dialog box. Apply to thumbnails and preview Activates color management for thumbnails and preview images in the Browser. If this option is not selected, thumbnails and previews have a different color space from the image. Default to sRGB Click to change all Input and Output options to use the sRGB color space profile.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Output 230 Basic color management Select this option if you want to select different profiles for your monitor and printer. Select an appropriate profile from the Monitor Profile and Printer Profile options. Proof colors on your monitor and/or printer as they would look on another device Select this option if you want your monitor and printer so simulate other devices for proofing.
Chapter 13 Customizing Setting the Database options You can adjust settings in the ACDSee Options dialog box to display reminders, control database information, and specify a location on your hard drive where you want to store your database files and cached thumbnails. To set the database options: 1 Click Tools | Options, and then click Database. 2 On the Database page, set or change the options as described below. 3 Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Show separator conflict dialog for IPTC supplemental categories Displays the IPTC Supplemental Categories dialog box when a separator conflict occurs. You can specify a method of handling conflicts within the dialog and elect not to display it again. Select this option to change or adjust those settings the next time a separator conflict occurs.
Chapter 13 Customizing Dropped files Replaces images in list Replaces the list of images open in the Viewer with images dropped into the Viewer from another application. Add images to list Adds any images dropped into the Viewer by another application to the list of images already open. Always on top Keeps the Viewer as the top window in a stack of windows. Full-screen Opens images in the Viewer in full-screen mode. Hide mouse cursor in fullscreen Hides the mouse pointer in full-screen mode.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Display options Window size Background Zoom options Change window size to fit image Automatically resizes the Viewer window to fit the displayed image. Center window on screen Automatically centers the Viewer window on the screen. Fix window size Sizes the Viewer window based on the Zoom Options settings. Save window position Saves the position and size of the Viewer window when moved or resized.
Chapter 13 Customizing To change the RAW Image Preview options: 1 In the Browser, click Tools | Options. 2 In the Options dialog box, click RAW Image Preview. 3 On the RAW Image Preview page, select Use RAW Image Preview to use previews of RAW images. If you select this option, you can adjust the other options on the page. 4 To change the folder where preview files are stored, click Browse, select or create a different folder, and then click OK.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To load a saved Browser layout: 1 Click View | Workspace. 2 Select the custom workspace. 3 Click Apply. To restore the default Browser layout: Click View | Reset to Default Workspace. Related topics • Using the Browser Auto-hiding panes and panels You can use the Auto Hide button to automatically hide some panes and panels in ACDSee. When a pane is set to auto-hide, it rolls away when you click outside of it, leaving a tab displayed.
Chapter 13 Customizing 4 Click Choose Display Information. 5 To remove an item from the Custom tab, click the item in the Currently Displayed Details box to the right, then click Remove. 6 To add an item to the Custom tab, click the item in the Available Details box to the left, then click Add. 7 To group and rearrange items on the Custom tab, do any of the following: • Click Add Group, type a name for the group in the Title text box, then click OK. You can then add items to the group.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Using the Context Sensitive toolbar The Context Sensitive toolbar is above the File List toolbar. The icons that display on the Context Sensitive toolbar change based on whatever you select in the Browser, such as a pane or image. The icons on the Context Sensitive toolbar provide shortcuts to the editing, organizing, and sharing functions that you might want to use next.
Chapter 13 Customizing • In the Browser, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the main toolbar or File List toolbar, and select Customize. • In the Viewer, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the main toolbar and at the bottom of the Editing Tasks toolbar, select Add or Remove Buttons, and then select Customize. • In the Browser or Viewer, right-click the main toolbar, and then select Customize. To add or remove buttons on the toolbar: 1 Display the Customize dialog box.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide 4 Click Close. Resetting toolbars You can discard all of your changes, and return the toolbars and buttons to their default states. To reset the toolbars: 1 In the Browser or Viewer, right-click the main toolbar and select Customize. 2 Select the Toolbars tab, and then click Reset All. 3 Click Yes to reset the toolbars. 4 Click Close.
Chapter 13 Customizing 3 Browse to the folder on your hard drive that contains an image editing application. 4 Select the executable file of the editing application. For example, Canvas9.exe. 5 Click Open. 6 In the Name field, type a name for the editor, and then click OK. To manage your image editors: 1 From the Editors list, select the application you want to change.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide • In the Browser or Viewer, right-click the main toolbar, and then select Customize. 2 Click the Keyboard tab. 3 From the Category drop-down, select a top-level menu such as File, Edit, or View. The commands available from that menu display in the Commands list box. 4 Select a command in the Commands list box. If a keyboard shortcut has been defined for that command, it displays in the Current Keys box.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts There are many keyboard and mouse shortcut keys in ACDSee that can speed up the way you work in the Browser and Viewer. You can customize keyboard shortcuts so that they are the same as those you use in other applications.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Browser keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while working in the Browser. Shortcut Resulting action ` (grave accent) Toggles image audio on or off. - (minus sign) Sorts the contents of the File List pane in reverse order. + (plus sign) Sorts the contents of the File List pane in forward order. Alt + Returns to the previous folder you browsed in the File List pane.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts Ctrl + B Adds the selected items to the Image Basket. Ctrl + C Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Ctrl + D Opens the Edit Caption dialog box. Ctrl + E Opens the currently selected image in the default editor. Ctrl + Enter Opens or closes the Properties pane. Ctrl + F Opens the Convert File Format dialog box. Ctrl + G Generates a file listing as a text document. Ctrl + I Selects all images in the current folder.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Ctrl + Shift + 2 Opens or closes the Organize pane. Ctrl + Shift + 3 Opens or closes the Search pane. Ctrl + Shift + 4 Opens or closes the Calendar pane. Ctrl + Shift + 5 Opens or closes the Image Basket. Ctrl + Shift + A Selects all files in the current folder. Ctrl + Shift + B Shows or hides the status bar. Ctrl + Shift + C Copies the currently selected image to the Clipboard. Ctrl + Shift + D Clears your current selection.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts F5 Refreshes the Browser. F6 Changes the File List to Thumbs+Details view mode. F7 Changes the File List to Filmstrip view mode. F8 Changes the File List to Thumbnails view mode. F9 Changes the File List to Tiles view mode. F10 Changes the File List to Icons view mode. F11 Changes the File List to List view mode. F12 Changes the File List to Details view mode. Shift + Delete Removes the selected item from your hard drive. Shift + F5 Refreshes the File List pane.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Alt + Zooms the image to fit the width within the Viewer Window. Does not enlarge, only reduces. Alt + \ Toggles the zoom lock on and off. Alt + C Copies the current item to a folder you specify. Alt + Comma Moves the focus in the Properties pane to the previous tab. Alt + D Opens the Edit Caption dialog box. Alt + Enter Opens or closes the Properties pane. Alt + F4 Closes the Viewer window. Alt + M Moves the current item to a folder you specify.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts Ctrl + F4 Closes the current item. Ctrl + Insert Copies the selected portion of an image to the Clipboard. Ctrl + J Opens the Rotate/Flip Images dialog box. Ctrl + L Opens the current image in Edit Mode, and activates the Adjust Exposure tool. Ctrl + Minus Reduces the magnification of the area inside the Magnifying Glass pane. Ctrl + O Opens the Open files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in the Viewer.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Ctrl + Shift + F4 Closes all images. Ctrl + Shift + G Removes tiled image from the background of the Viewer window. Ctrl + Shift + H Opens or closes the Histogram pane. Ctrl + Shift + L Opens the previous image. Ctrl + Shift + M Displays or hides the main menu bar. Ctrl + Shift + P Prints all currently selected images, or all images in the current folder.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts F1 Opens the ACDSee Help file. F2 Opens the Rename File dialog box. F5 Refreshes the Viewer window and reloads the current image. Home Displays the first of your selected items, or the first item in the current folder. Insert Opens the Open files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in the Viewer. L Toggles the pan lock. Page Down Displays the next item. Page Up Displays the previous item. Pause Stops or starts the Auto Advance slide show.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Shift + Tab Moves the focus of the Properties pane to the previous field. Shift + Z Activates the Select tool, and zooms into the selected area. Spacebar Displays the next item in the slide show, Auto Advance, or Viewer sequence. T Displays or hides the main Viewer toolbar. Tab Moves the focus of the Properties pane to the next field. Z Opens the Set Zoom Level dialog box. Note: Use the numeric keypad for the following Viewer keyboard shortcuts.
Chapter 14 Shortcuts Wheel up Displays the previous item. Wheel down Displays the next item. Ctrl + Wheel up Increases the magnification of the image (zooms in). Ctrl + Wheel down Decreases the magnification of the image (zooms out). Shift + Wheel up Displays the previous page of a multiple-page image. Shift + Wheel down Displays the next page of a multiple-page image.
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Appendix A Plug-ins A plug-in is a software module that adds functionality to a larger program. Sometimes plug-ins are created by the same software company that created the larger program, and sometimes they are created by individuals or other companies. ACDSee comes standard with many different plug-ins and you can download new plug-ins from our Web site: www.acdsystems.com/English/Categories/ PluginsProducts/index.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Types of plug-ins There are six types of plug-ins: • Image Decode: converts a file from a binary format to the image displayed in ACDSee. Decode plug-ins allow ACDSee to display images of many different file formats. The files that you can view with ACDSee depend on which decoding plug-ins are installed on your computer. • Image Encode: converts the image displayed in ACDSee to a binary file format.
Appendix A Plug-ins Disabling a plug-in You can disable a plug-in in the Plug-in Settings dialog box so that ACDSee no longer uses it. To disable a plug-in: 1 In the Plug-in Settings dialog box, select one of the Plug-in tabs. 2 Clear the check box beside the plug-in name that you do not want ACDSee to use. 3 Click OK. Changing the plug-in order Some file formats can be supported by more than one plug-in.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To view a plug-in's Help file: 1 In the Plug-in Settings dialog box, select one of the Plug-in tabs. 2 Select a plug-in in the Plug-ins list. 3 Click the Plug-in Help button.
Appendix B File formats ACDSee supports over 50 different file formats. The files that you can view or edit and save with ACDSee depend on which file format support plug-ins are installed on your computer.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Supported file formats Image read support formats ANI Windows animated cursor Shows cursor animation ART AOL ART Still images BMP Windows Bitmap Windows and OS/2; 2/8/16/24/32 bpp; RLE and uncompressed CNV Canvas Thumbnails only CR2 Canon RAW CR2 CRW Canon RAW CRW CUR Windows cursor CVX Canvas DCR Kodak RAW DCR DCX Multiple-page PCX All sub-types and multiple pages supported DNG Digital negative An open-source archival format for RAW files DJV DjVu EMF
Appendix B File formats JPC JPEG2000 48-bit support JPG JPEG JFIF JFIF and Adobe™ CMYK KDC Kodak™ KDC Reads both the full image and the embedded thumbnail MAG MAG All sub-types supported MRW Konica Minolta RAW NEF Nikon RAW ORF Olympus RAW PBM Portable BitMap PCD Kodak™ PhotoCD Up to 3072x2048 resolution (16BASE) PCX ZSoft Publishers Paintbrush All sub-types supported PEF Pentax RAW PEF PGM Portable GrayMap PIC SoftImage PIC PCT Macintosh PICT PDF Adobe Acrobat documents
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide RAS Sun Raster RAW Pentax RAW, Leica RAW, Contax RAW, Casio RAW RSB Red Storm image format All sub-types are supported SGI SGI Image Format 8-32 bpp; no colormaps; RLE or uncompressed TGA Targa TGA All sub-types supported TIFF Tag Image File Format 1/2/4/8/12/16 bits per sample, 1-4 samples per pixel Bilevel/RGB/Paletted/CMYK/YCrCb/LOGL/LOGLUV; Uncompressed/PackBits/LZW//ThunderScan/ SGILog/ CCITT/ZIP/NEXT/New-JPEG (no v6.
Appendix B File formats PNG Portable Network Graphics 1/4/8 bpp colormapped; 24 bpp RGB PSD Adobe™ PhotoShop Document RGB, grayscale, duotone, paletted and bi-level Lab color interpreted as grayscale only RAS Sun Raster Uncompressed and RLE compressed RSB Red Storm image format All sub-types supported SGI SGI Image Format 8-32 bpp; no colormaps; RLE or uncompressed WBMP Wireless Bitmap TGA Targa TGA 8 and 24 bpp.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Video and audio read support formats AIF Audio Interchange File Format AIFC Audio Interchange File Format AIFF Audio Interchange File Format ASF Active Streaming File - HoTMetaL Pro AU A sound file format used on Sun Microsystems or other UNIX computers AVI AVI movie format GSM Global System for Mobile Audio M15 Apple MPEG-1 Video M1A Apple MPEG-1/2 Audio M1V Apple MPEG-1 Video M2A Apple Mpeg-1/2 Audio M3U MP3 Playlist files M75 Apple MPEG-1 Video MOV Quick
Appendix B File formats SML Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language SND Sound file SWA MPEG layer III audio SWF Macromedia Flash 4 ULW ULAW - Sun/NeXT VFW Video for Windows WAV Sound file WMV Windows Metafile Supported RAW formats The following is a list of RAW format cameras supported by ACDSee: Canon EOS 10D Canon EOS 20D Canon EOS 300D/Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT Canon EOS 5D Canon EOS D2000C Canon EOS D30 Canon EOS D60 Canon EOS-1D Canon EOS-1D Mark I
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide FujiFilm FinePix S9000 FujiFilm FinePix S9500 Imacon Ixpress Imacon Ixpress V96C Kodak DCS Pro 14n Kodak DCS Pro 14nx Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n Kodak DCS315C Kodak DCS330C Kodak DCS420 Kodak DCS460 Kodak DCS520C Kodak DCS560C Kodak DCS620C Kodak DCS620X Kodak DCS660C Kodak DCS720X Kodak DCS760C Kodak EOSDCS1 Kodak EOSDCS3B Kodak ProBack Kodak ProBack645 Konica Minolta DiMAGE 5 Konica Minolta DiMAGE 7 Konica Minolta DiMAGE 7i Konica Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi Konica Minolta DiMA
Appendix B File formats Associating files You can associate supported file formats with ACDSee. When you open a file from Windows Explorer that is associated with ACDSee, ACDSee opens and displays the file in the Viewer. To associate a file with ACDSee: 1 Click Tools, and select File Associations. 2 Do each of the following: 3 • Select the Image Files tab, and then select the check boxes next to the image file formats that you want to associate with ACDSee.
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Appendix C System requirements For ACDSee Pro to work on your computer, it needs to contain a minimum set of software and hardware components. The minimum requirements will allow ACDSee to function, but it may be slow. To work best, your computer should have the recommended components or better.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide To browse and view your images and videos, and listen to your audio files with ACDSee, your system must include the following components: Hardware Minimum Recommended Pentium III / AMD Athlon processor or equivalent Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP processor or equivalent 256 MB RAM 512 MB RAM 100 MB free hard drive space 1 GB free hard drive space High Color display adapter at 1024x768 High Color display adapter at 1600x1200 CD/DVD burner Software Windows 2000, Windows XP Win
Glossary The glossary contains descriptions of words that may not be commonly used, or those that ACDSee uses in a specific way.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide Absolute Colorimetric Rendering intent, generally used for proofing. Based on a deviceindependent color space, reproducing colors within the available gamut perfectly, and reducing colors outside of the gamut to the nearest reproducible hue (at the expense of saturation). ACD InTouch Data exchange service for staying in touch with new developments at ACD Systems.
Glossary bandwidth Amount of data that can be sent through a network connection in a fixed amount of time. Bandwidth is measured in kilobits per second (Kbps). barrel distortion In barrel distortion the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center. batch processing Any operation or tool, such as resizing, converting, or renaming, that can be used to adjust multiple images or files simultaneously. bit Bits are small units of computer memory.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide CMYK Color model that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (key) as its primary colors. codec Abbreviation for technology that compresses and decompresses data. A codec compresses files for storage or for transport over a network such as the Internet. You can use the same codec to expand files to their original size so that they can be played or viewed on a computer. color cast Changes the hue of an image while keeping the saturation and brightness intact.
Glossary convert Change a file from one format to another. For example, you might convert a file from a bitmap (.bmp) to a JPEG (.jpg) to reduce the file size. cropping Removing unwanted image areas. database Electronic filing system that provides fast access to stored data. The ACD Systems Database contains two parts: a cached thumbnail file and an information file. The cached thumbnail file contains small copies (thumbnails) of the images on your system.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide dynamic range The dynamic range of an image is directly related to the dynamic range of your digital camera's sensor. If your digital camera's sensor has a large dynamic range it can capture the darkest shadows and brightest highlights at the same time, without clipping the shadows or highlights. (RAW images preserve the dynamic range of your digital camera's sensor.
Glossary filter Program that can apply an effect to an image, such as an embossed appearance or a sepia tone. fisheye distortion In fisheye distortion, the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center, as if the photo were wrapped around a sphere. footer Comment or description added to the bottom of an image. Sometimes called a caption. frame Single still image in a film or video. frame rate Speed at which a film or video displays frames. Frame rate is measured in frames per second (FPS).
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide import Bringing data into an application from another using a format that the receiving application understands. interpolation Process that uses nearby pixels to estimate the color of new pixels added to the larger image. For example, interpolation might be used when enlarging a digital image. IPTC Standard method of encoding information within image files so that items such as descriptive comments and copyright information can be transmitted with the image.
Glossary noise Effect produced when a variety of pixel colors are used in the same color region. Noise often results during image resizing, or when converting an image to a new format. opacity Determines how visible an effect is when applied to an image or a selection. High opacity produces a more solid effect, while low opacity results in a nearly invisible effect. overexposed Images that are overexposed have too many highlights, and tend to look faded or grainy.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide primary colors Colors that can produce other colors when blended. For example, in the RGB color model, red, green, and blue are primary colors. raster image Image composed of a rectangular grid of pixels. Each pixel contains a defined value about its color, size, and location in the image. As a result, resizing the image can affect its quality. rating Assign ratings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) to photos to help sort and manage them more easily. RAW An image file format.
Glossary sample rate Number of samples, measured in Hertz (Hz - cycles per second), to represent a sound digitally. More samples per second result in a more accurate digital representation of the sound. An audio recording's sample rate is a key factor determining its overall sound quality. sample size Size of an audio sample, measured in bits. saturation Purity of a color. Higher color saturation results in more gray.
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide tagging Tagging, like categories and ratings, is a great way to organize and group your photos without moving the files into different folders. You can tag a photo with one click. Similarly, you can display all tagged photos with one click. thumbnails Small preview of a full-sized image. timestamp Date and time associated with a file. TiVo TiVo is a television recording device and service.
Glossary XML (Extensible Markup Language) Standard language for Web documents. zoom In ACDSee, zoom refers to the process of increasing or decreasing the display scale for an image. Increase the display scale to view a portion of an image or a specific image detail. Decrease the display scale to view more or all of the image.
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Index A ACDInTouch ................................................................22 ACDSee ACDInTouch ......................................................22 contacting ACD Systems ...............................23 getting photos ..................................................18 myACD .................................................................22 starting .................................................................. 8 system requirements ...................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide B backing up database ...........................................................187 barrel distortion ......................................................... 89 batch editing about .................................................................103 Batch Processor ..............................................110 color profiles ...................................................109 exposure ...........................................................108 flipping ..................
Index Folders pane ....................................................224 keyboard shortcuts .......................................241 moving panes ...................................................11 Organize pane ................................................224 Preview pane ...................................................223 toolbars .............................................................238 Viewer ................................................................232 photos from a scanner .
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide sharpness ........................................................... 98 special effects .................................................132 tool presets ........................................................ 85 toolbars .............................................................238 unsharp mask ................................................... 98 effects about .................................................................132 Bathroom window ................................
Index selecting ..............................................................49 sorting ..................................................................47 supported formats ........................................259 synchronizing between folders ................179 filtering files .................................................................48 fisheye distortion .......................................................89 flipping in Edit Mode ......................................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide moving Browser panes .....................................................9 files .....................................................................162 multiple files renaming ..........................................................164 multiple images adjusting exposure .......................................108 resizing ..............................................................106 myACD .......................................................................... 22 using ...
Index Q quarantining files ....................................................190 R Radial Waves effect .................................................144 Rain effect ..................................................................145 ratings assigning ...........................................................168 RAW images about processing ...........................................125 browsing .............................................................45 editing ..................................
ACDSee™ Pro User Guide adding to images ............................................ 72 Stained Glass effect ................................................151 starting ACDSee ..................................................................8 slide shows automatically ............................ 59 Sunspot effect ..........................................................151 supported file formats ..........................................259 Swirl effect .................................................
