User Guide

Chapter 2: Importing photos
About the Device Detector
You can use the ACDSee Device Detector when you import files stored on your camera,
removable drives, scanner, or CD/DVDs and display them using ACDSee. By default, the Device
Detector is on when you install ACDSee and it automatically detects any device when you
connect it to your computer. If you turn the Device Detector off, you can restart by clicking the
icon in the Taskbar Notification area or on the Menu bar in ACDSee.
To start Device Detector:
Click File | Import, and then select ACDSee Device Detector.
After you start the ACDSee Device Detector, it runs in the background and displays a camera
icon in the Taskbar Notification area. When you plug a camera or other device into your
computer, the Device Detector detects the connection, the icon changes color, and either
prompts you to specify what you would like to do with your files, or automatically launches the
Import From dialog box in ACDSee.
ACDSee Device Detector replaces the Windows XP AutoPlay feature. To resume using
the AutoPlay functionality, close the ACDSee Device Detector.
When you insert a CD or DVD into your CD-ROM drive, or attach a removable drive, mass
storage, or Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) device to your computer, the Device Detector
senses it. Such devices may include cameras, card readers, Web cams, and scanners.
If your device does not have a TWAIN or WIA driver installed, or is not a mass storage device,
or if there are no files on your device, ACDSee Device Detector will not be able to detect it.
For more detailed information about using the Device Detector, click the Device Detector
camera icon in the Taskbar Notification area and select Help.
Importing photos from a device
ACDSee's Import From dialog gives you multiple options for importing your files from cameras,
card readers, flash drives, and other mass storage devices. If you want to simply import files
with a few clicks, you can. Or you can select from several options to streamline your workflow
and perform multiple tasks with each import.
In the Import From dialog, you can view the thumbnails of the files on the device by their date
or file type. You can change the size of the thumbnails to make it easier to select those you
want to import or leave on the device, and then view only those you have selected.
You can also choose the destination folder or subfolders for the files, create a backup set of
files as you import, and rename the files during the import process, automatically rotating
them if your camera has this option. Advanced settings give you options to change the date
you want to use, and where to place RAW and JPEG files if your camera creates both file
formats.
You can even organize your files as you import by adding categories, and database information
like keywords, captions, author, and EXIF or IPTC data.