User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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Importing files with ACDSee
You can use ACDSee to download images from devices like your digital camera, flash drives,
CD/DVDs, scanners, mobile phones, or other removable devices. You can also use the Import
| From Disk option to import files from a network, and any kind of disk or drive that can be
mapped, while preserving the original folders and subfolders.
You can also use ACDSee to capture images of your screen and save them as files.
When you connect your digital camera or other device to your computer, ACDSee detects it
automatically with the Device Detector, and prompts you to choose one of the following:
x Import files with ACDSee: Select this option and click OK to open the Import dialog
box. You can then select settings to rename, backup, and place the files. You can save
your import settings and give them a name so that you can re-use them later. You can
also create advanced settings for import dates and RAW + JPEG options if your cameral
takes both file formats. You can also create a give a name to a file renaming templates to
use with specific kinds of files or projects.
x Do nothing: Select this option and click OK if you don't want to import photos using
ACDSee, or if you want to simply copy and paste the photos from the device using
ACDSee.
x Save setting and do not prompt again in the future: If you select this option, any
choices you make in this dialog box, are set permanently unless you later open the Device
Detector from the Task bar and change the options. For example, if you select Do
nothing, and also select the Save Settings option, it closes the Device Detector until you
change the settings manually.
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. Some different types of removable devices
are:
x USB Removable device: removable devices include memory cards that you can attach to
your computer using a USB card reader, camera memory cards that insert directly into
slots on the computer, or flash drives. USB removable devices are detected by your
computer and are shown in the structure as a removable drive.
x Windows Image Acquisition (WIA): cameras and scanners that use Windows Image
Acquisition (WIA) drivers to communicate with the computer. Some cameras, including
Canon cameras, use WIA. If your camera uses WIA, in ACDSee, select File | Import |
Using Windows Image Acquisition to open the Import From dialog.
x TWAIN: cameras and scanners that use the TWAIN interface. TWAIN-supported devices
use TWAIN drivers that you must install on your computer to communicate with the
device. For more information about drivers, and whether or not your device uses TWAIN,
please consult your device's Help file.
You require DirectX 9.0 and QuickTime to copy and view audio or video files.