User Guide

Chapter 5: Editing
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5. Select Apply Alpha Channel to apply the alpha channel if it is present in the watermark.
(Only TIF, PNG, and ICO watermark files can have an alpha channel.)
6. Select Apply Transparency to make a color in the watermark transparent. The default
color is white. You can enter the RGB value of the color. If you do not know the RGB
value, move your mouse over the watermark preview thumbnail on the Edit Panel and
click on the color that you want to make transparent.
7. Click the Position & Blending tab.
8. Select an option from the Blending Mode drop-down list to specify how you want the
watermark to blend into the underlying image.
9. Drag the Opacity slider to specify the transparency of the watermark.
RAW image processing
About RAW image processing
A RAW file is like a negative. RAW files contain all of the data that was collected by your digital
camera's sensor when you took a photo. If you tried to view a RAW file without processing, it
would appear almost completely black. It is therefore necessary to develop, or process, your
RAW files to produce a photo.
You can use the RAW Processing tool to select exposure, color, and image sharpness settings
for your RAW files. You can select and save unique settings for each RAW file, or you can select
and save generic settings as presets. If you save generic settings as presets, you can apply
those presets to numerous RAW files using the Batch RAW Processing tool.
You cannot use the RAW Processing tool to change your original RAW files permanently. The
RAW files remain intact after processing to preserve all the data captured by your camera. The
processing settings that you select for a particular image are saved to the database and
associated with the image. This means that the processing settings for a particular image can
always be reapplied, although this can take some time.
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 edits to a
RAW image that you apply after processing. If you want to save your processed file to many
different formats at the same time, use the multiple format option.
Processing a RAW image
In ACDSee Pro, RAW files are pre-processed so you can see them in the Browser and Viewer.
During pre-processing, levels and curves are adjusted to achieve the exposure as close to the
as-shot image as possible. You can use the RAW Processing tool to improve exposure, and to
adjust color and image sharpness and noise reduction.
To process a RAW image:
1. Do one of the following:
x In the Browser, select one or more images, and then click Tools | RAW Processing.
x In the Viewer, click Modify | RAW Processing.