User Guide

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Chapter 1: Getting started
Welcome to ACDSee Pro 2.5
Welcome to ACDSee Pro 2.5, and congratulations on choosing the industry-leading digital photo
management software.
ACDSee is the essential application for importing, organizing, viewing, enhancing, and sharing
your digital photos and other media files.
ACDSee's Browser imports photos from your camera to your computer, categorizes and rates
your files, and manages photo collections of any size - from a few hundred to a few hundred
thousand. Choose to view thumbnail previews of any size, or use a detailed list of file
properties to sort your files. 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.
Also, ACDSee includes a wide variety of image editing tools you can use to create, edit, and
touch-up your digital images. Use tools such as red-eye reduction, crop, sharpen, blur, and
photo repair to enhance or correct your images. Image management tools, such as exposure
adjustment, convert, resize, rename, and rotate, can be performed on multiple files at the
same time.
The user interface is completely customizable, and provides quick access to tools and features.
You can customize the screen layout, the order of images, toolbar display, and many other
options to suit your preferences. ACDSee contains extensive context-sensitive Help to assist
you as you move through the application.
ACDSee is a fast, powerful, and easy-to-use image management system that everyone from
beginners to professionals can use and enjoy.
What’s new in ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 2.5
Improved Digital Asset Management
Organize up front
With the new Import Photos feature, organize your photos as you import them from your
camera, card reader, CD/DVD, or other storage device. Save time by setting categories,
ratings, EXIF, IPTC, etc., as you import new images. Simultaneously rename, auto-rotate,
delete, set destination and create backup copies. Accelerate your workflow by importing from
multiple devices at once, and continue working in ACDSee Pro 2.5 as your imports complete.