User Guide

ACDSee™ Pro User Guide
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• 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. This ensures that the lighting
and color of the replacement pixels integrate more closely with the surrounding area. The Healing
Brush works particularly well with photos that involve complicated textures like skin or fur.
When the Cloning Brush is selected the Photo Repair tool copies pixels from one area of a photo to
another, creating an identical image area. The cloning brush is more effective for photos that have
strong, simple textures or uniform colors, as it is more difficult to identify the copied pixels in the
finished photo.
You can save your options as a preset for future use.
To remove flaws from a photo:
1 In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Photo Repair.
2 On the Photo Repair tab, select one of the following:
• Heal: copies the pixels from the source area to the target area, and blends pixels into the
surrounding image area.
• Clone: copies the pixels from the source area to the target area.
3Drag the Nib Width and Feathering sliders as described in the table below.
4 Right-click the image to set a source location. Pixels will be copied from this location and used in
the target location.
5 Click and drag over the area that you want to cover. If you selected the healing brush, ACDSee
analyzes and replaces the pixels when you release the mouse button.
6 Do one of the following:
•Click Done to apply your changes and return to the Viewer or Edit Mode.
•Click Cancel to exit the tool without applying your changes.
Photo Repair options
Nib Width Sets the width of the brush in pixels.
Feathering Sets the amount to feather on the edge of the brush to prevent sharp
transitions between the original and healed part of the photo.
Feathering is set as a percentage of the nib width, not as a specific number of
pixels. This means that you do not have to adjust the feathering when you reset
the Nib Width, as it automatically adjusts to a percentage of the new nib width.