User Guide

Chapter 3: Browsing
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If you find that it takes too long to display the higher-quality thumbnails, you can turn off that
option. (Click Tools | Options, select File List, and then clear the Generate high quality
thumbnail checkbox.) If there is no thumbnail of the photo embedded in the RAW file, ACDSee
quickly creates a high-quality thumbnail to display in the Browser.
Turning off the Generate high quality thumbnail option will increase display
speed but will reduce the accuracy of thumbnails for RAW images.
ACDSee also searches the database to see if you have processed a RAW file. If it finds
processing settings for the RAW file, it uses those settings to display an accurate thumbnail in
the Browser.
Once generated, the thumbnails are stored in the ACDSee database to speed up retrieval and
display time for later browsing.
Changing view modes
You can select different view modes to display your files in the File List pane, including
thumbnail previews and file details. You can also customize the appearance and size of
thumbnails, and specify the information displayed in the Details view mode.
View modes
Thumbs+Details Displays file names and details in a list, and adds a thumbnail
preview to the Filename column.
Filmstrip Displays thumbnail previews of your files in a single row across the
bottom of the File List pane, and displays the currently selected file
in an expanded Preview pane.
Thumbnails Displays thumbnail previews of all image and media files in the File
List pane. You can customize the appearance of thumbnails, and
specify what information to display with them.
Tiles Displays each file in the File List pane on a "tile" that includes a
thumbnail preview and file information. You can resize the tiles
using the Thumbnail Size slider.
Icons Displays files in a list, represented by large default system icons for
each file type.
List Displays a list of file names and extensions.
Details Displays a list of file names and details about each file, such as size,
format, and creation date. You can customize the appearance of the
Details view mode, as explained below, and specify what information
it displays.
Customizing the Details view mode
You can set the Details view mode to automatically resize columns, display or hide grid lines,
and select an entire row when you select a column entry in that row. You can also change the
appearance of the Details view mode, select which columns to display, and customize the
column order.