User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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Database options
Database location Specifies the location on your hard drive to store the ACDSee
database. Click the Browse button to locate a folder.
Display backup
reminder
Automatically reminds you to back up your ACDSee database. Click
the Every drop-down list and select how often you would like to be
reminded.
Manage excluded
Folders
Opens the Excluded Folders List dialog box, where you can specify
which folders you want to exclude from the ACDSee database.
Set database date Automatically adds the date of files to the ACDSee database when
you catalog the contents of a folder. Select one of the following to
specify which date you want to store as the database date:
x
x
EXIF date
x File modified date
x Specific date (Select the date you want to use from the
drop-down list.)
Import EXIF and
IPTC metadata
from cataloged
files
Automatically imports EXIF and IPTC information into the ACDSee
database whenever you catalog the contents of a folder.
If this option if not selected, ACDSee does not import the EXIF and
IPTC information, but does set aside space within the database
records. To remove the empty records, be sure to optimize your
database frequently.
Embed database
information in
sidecar files if
format does not
support XMP
ACDSee embeds database information in a sidecar file if the format
does not support XMP. This makes it possible to move files and keep
information like categories, ratings etc., with the file.
Files that support XMP include GIF, JPG, DNG, PNG, and TIFF.
If the file is set to read-only, then no data is embedded in the file or
in a sidecar file.
Database information about RAW files is always written to a sidecar
file.
Show separator
conflict dialog for
IPTC keywords
Displays the IPTC Keywords 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.
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.