Total photgraphy control User Guide
Contents C H AP TER 1 : G ETTI NG S TARTED 1 Welcome To ACDSee Pro 6 1 About The ACDSee User Interface 1 Manage Mode 1 View Mode 2 Develop Mode 2 Edit Mode 2 Online Mode 2 Switching Modes In ACDSee Pro 3 Using Manage Mode 3 About The Manage Mode Panes 3 Manage Mode Drop-down Menus 4 Working With Manage Mode Panes 5 Moving Panes 5 Docking Panes 5 Stacking Panes 6 Resizing Panes 6 Resetting The Workspace 6 Using View Mode 6 Viewing Images In Full Screen Mode 7 Using The
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Importing Files From Specific Types Of Devices 14 About Removable Devices 15 Importing Photos From A Device 15 Importing Photos From A CD Or DVD 20 Importing Photos From A Disk 20 Importing Photos From A Scanner 21 Importing Photos From A Mobile Phone Folder 22 Creating A Renaming Template 22 Browsing Files In The File List Pane 23 Using The File List Pane 23 Maximizing The File List Pane 25 Browsing Using The Folders Pane 25 Selecting Multiple Folders 26 C
Selecting Files 34 Previewing Images 35 Rotating Images 35 Comparing Images 36 Gathering Images In The Image Basket 38 Cataloging And Managing Files In ACDSee Pro 38 Organizing With The Catalog Pane 38 Categories 39 Keywords 39 Ratings 39 Color Labels 39 Auto Categories 39 Saved Searches 39 Special Items 40 The ACDSee Pro Database And Embedded Data 40 Easy-Select Bars 40 Match All Match Any 41 Creating Categories 41 Manage Categories 42 Create Easy-access Category Sets
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Organize Tab 50 File Tab 50 Embedding ACDSee Metadata Into Files Using The Map Pane Using The Map Pane In Manage Mode 50 51 52 Adding Metadata To Files And Using Presets 52 Manage Metadata Views And Presets 54 Creating And Assigning Hierarchical Keywords 55 Managing Keywords 56 To Create Quick Keywords 56 Copying And Moving Files 57 Copying Images To The Clipboard 58 Pasting Files And Folders 58 Replacing Or Overwriting Files 58 Renaming A File Or Folder 59
Identifying Commonly Used Search Categories 72 Refining Your Auto Categories Search 73 Finding Duplicate Files 73 Finding Images Quickly 74 Sharing Files With ACDSee Pro 74 Taking A Screen Capture 74 Emailing Images 76 Share / Email Using ACDSee Online 76 Creating A Desktop Screensaver 77 Viewing And Configuring A Slideshow 79 Sharing Slideshows And Screensavers 82 Creating A Desktop Slideshow 83 Using The ACDSee Showroom Slideshow Controls 84 Creating A PDF 84 Creating A PowerPo
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Resizing Multiple Images 105 Adjusting Exposure For Multiple Images 106 Adjusting Batch Exposure Options 107 Renaming Multiple Files 108 Changing The Color Profiles Of Multiple Images 110 Using Batch Edit 111 Batch Edit Rotate Options 113 Batch Edit Crop Options 114 Batch Edit Resize Options 114 Batch Edit Color Options 118 Batch Edit Channel Mixer Options 119 Batch Edit Sepia Options 120 Batch Edit Exposure Options 120 Batch Edit Lighting Options 122 Bat
Backing Up Your Database 138 Database Backup Tips And Strategies 139 Backup Schedule 140 Backup Location 140 Backup Size 140 Restoring Database Information From A Backup 140 Maintaining The Database 141 Optimizing The Database 141 Rebuilding Thumbnails And Metadata 142 Quarantined Files 142 Working With Plug-ins 142 Types Of Plug-ins Managing Plug-ins 143 143 Disabling A Plug-in 143 Changing The Plug-in Order 143 Viewing Plug-in Properties And Getting Help C H AP TER 4 : VI EW M
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Adding Or Editing Image Audio 154 Recording Audio To An Image 155 Selecting Part Of An Image 156 Applying Presets In View Mode 157 Viewing File Properties In View Mode 157 Printing Images In View Mode 157 Showing Originals 158 Committing Changes 158 Zooming An Image 159 Setting The Zoom Level 159 Automatically Shrinking Or Enlarging Images 160 Using The Navigator To View Select Areas Of An Image 161 Panning A Magnified Image 161 Using Pan Lock Magnifying Sp
Saving Images 175 How ACDSee Pro Saves Changes To Images 176 Pro 3 RAW Processing Emulation 177 About The Tune Tab 178 Saving And Canceling 178 Using The Develop Brush 179 Develop Brush Options 181 Making General Adjustments A Brief Technical Explanation Of EV 181 182 Adjusting White Balance 182 Adjusting Lighting 183 Basic Lighting 184 Light EQ 184 Advanced Options 185 Graph 185 Adjusting Color 187 Adjusting Soft Focus 191 Applying A Cross Process Effect 192 Adjusting Spli
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Fixing Lens Vignetting 202 About The Repair Tab 203 Saving And Canceling 203 Reducing Red Eye C H AP TER 6 : ED I T MOD E Using Edit Mode 204 206 206 What Happens From Develop To Edit 206 Editing An Image 206 Reverting To Develop Settings Or Original Settings 207 Histogram And Image Viewing Controls 207 Using Presets In Edit 208 Using The Undo/Redo Button 208 Restoring Originals And Develop Settings 209 Restoring The Original Image 209 Restoring Your Develo
Textures 228 Edges 228 Adding A Vignette 229 About Special Effect Filters 231 Applying A Bathroom Window Effect 231 Applying A Blinds Effect 232 Applying A Bulge Effect 232 Applying A Collage Effect 233 Applying A Colored Edges Effect 234 Applying A Contours Effect 235 Applying A Crayon Drawing Effect 235 Applying A Crosshatch Effect 236 Applying A Dauber Effect 236 Applying An Edge Detect Effect 237 Applying An Emboss Effect 237 Applying A Furry Edges Effect 238 Applying A G
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying A Sheet Metal Effect 250 Applying A Shift Effect 251 Applying A Slant Effect 252 Applying A Sobel Effect 252 Applying A Solarize Effect 253 Applying A Stained Glass Effect 253 Applying A Sunspot Effect 254 Applying A Swirl Effect 255 Applying The Threshold Effect 255 Applying A Topography Effect 256 Applying A Water Effect 257 Applying A Water Drops Effect 257 Applying A Waves Effect 258 Applying A Weave Effect 259 Applying A Wind Effect 260 Cr
Graphs 276 Dodge And Burn 281 Dodging And Burning Parts Of An Image 281 Adjusting White Balance 282 Adjusting Color 282 Adjusting Split Tone 287 Adjusting Color Balance 288 Creating A Grayscale Image 289 Using The Histogram 290 Changing Image Color Depth 290 Using The Color Dialog Box 291 The Color Grids 292 The Color Palette And Slider 292 Selecting And Adjusting Colors 292 Sharpening An Image 292 Blurring An Image 293 About Noise And Noise Reduction 295 Removing Noise 29
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Setting The File List Pane Options 307 Setting The Thumbnail Info Options 309 Setting The Thumbnail Style Options 311 Setting The Details View Options 311 Setting The Preview Pane Options 312 Setting The Folders Pane Options 313 Setting The Catalog Pane Options 313 Setting The Calendar Pane Options 314 Setting The CD/DVD Management Options 315 Setting The Properties Pane Options 316 Setting The File Management Options 316 Setting The Color Management Options 3
Manage Mode Mouse Shortcuts 335 View Mode Keyboard Shortcuts 336 View Mode Mouse Shortcuts 340 Calendar Pane Shortcuts 341 Develop And Edit Mode Keyboard Shortcuts 341 Develop And Edit Mode Mouse Shortcuts 342 Online Mode Keyboard Shortcuts 342 Online Mode Mouse Shortcuts 345 C H AP TER 1 0 : F I L E F ORMATS 346 About RAW Files 346 Registering And Associating Files 346 For Microsoft XP® 346 For Microsoft Windows Vista® Or Windows 7® 347 For Microsoft Windows 8® 347 G L OS S ARY
Chapter 1: Getting started Chapter 1: Getting started Welcome to ACDSee Pro 6 Welcome to ACDSee, and congratulations on choosing the industry-leading digital photo management software. ACDSee Pro is the essential application for importing, organizing, viewing, enhancing, and sharing your digital photos and other media files.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide organization and sharing tools. Manage mode consists of 12 panes, most of which can be closed when not in use. The File List pane is always visible, and displays the contents of the current folder, the results of your latest search, or the files in your database that match your filtering criteria. A status bar at the bottom of the Manage mode window displays information about the currently selected file, folder, or category.
Chapter 1: Getting started Switching Modes in ACDSee Pro In ACDSee, you can quickly switch between the five modes—Manage, View, Develop, Edit, and Online mode. The mode buttons are located at the top right of the ACDSee Pro window: To switch from one mode to another: Click one of the following mode buttons: Manage: Import, browse, organize, compare, find, and publish your photos. View: Display and examine photos at any magnification.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide File List This pane displays the contents of the currently selected folder, the results of your latest search, or the files and folders that match your selective browsing criteria. The File List pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed. You can customize the File List pane by changing the way the files are displayed, or the size of the thumbnails. Folders This pane displays the directory structure of your computer, much like the directory tree in Windows Explorer.
Chapter 1: Getting started Workspaces: Where you can save a set of customized layouts for the workspace or reset it to the default workspace. Import: Where you can import photos from cameras and other devices. Batch: Where you can run all the batch editing processes. Create: Where you can create slide-show files, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, CD/DVDs, online albums, or archives. Slideshow: Where you can configure and run a slideshow.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Drag the pane's title bar or tab to activate the Docking Compass. 2. To dock a pane around the outer edge of the window, hold your cursor over any of the outer arrows of the Docking Compass, and then release the mouse button. 3. To dock a pane around the outer edge of the File List pane, or any another pane, hold your cursor over the inner arrows of the Docking compass, and then release the mouse button.
Chapter 1: Getting started View area: This is the main viewing area, which displays the current image or media file. You can customize the view, and zoom in or out on your images and media files. Bottom toolbar: Located below the main viewing area, the Bottom toolbar provides shortcut buttons to commonly-used tools and commands, such as the zoom and scroll tools. You can customize the toolbar to use large or small icons, or you can choose to not display the toolbar.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Do one of the following: Press the F key. Right-click the image and select View | Full Screen. Use the keyboard shortcut F in View mode to toggle in and out of a full screen view. Using the View mode panes To open the View mode panes: 1. Open an image in View mode. 2. Do one of the following: Click View | Histogram to display the histogram for the image. Click View | Magnifying glass to display a pane which shows the area of the image under your cursor at a higher magnification.
Chapter 1: Getting started Add to image basket Adds the image to the image basket. Rotate left Rotates the image to the left. Rotate right Rotates the image to the right. Scroll Pans or scrolls the image when the image is zoomed to a larger size than the View mode area. Select Selects a rectangular area of the image. Zoom Zooms in or out on the image. Click to zoom in or right-click to zoom out. Full Screen Displays the image on a full screen. Press F to view full screen.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Do most of your adjustments on RAW images in Develop mode, where you can work on the RAW image data. Then make your final adjustments in Edit mode, where you can apply fine-tuned adjustments on the more limited RGB image data. For example, if you adjust the White Balance on an RAW image in Develop mode, you will be controlling the color temperature applied during the RAW conversion.
Chapter 1: Getting started You can easily group your images in Manage mode so that you can find the images that have been developed and edited. From the Group drop-down menu select Processed State, or use color labels to plan your workflow. Use the keyboard shortcut ESC to cancel out of Develop or Edit mode. Using Online Mode You can use Online mode to upload your images to ACDSeeOnline.com. ACDSeeOnline.com is an image sharing and storage service available to ACDSee Pro users.
Chapter 2: Getting help Chapter 2: Getting help Using the Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide contains a set of links on the left side that you can click to get a tour of the main features in ACDSee or set some important preferences. To close the Quick Start: Uncheck the Always show at start-up option in the bottom left corner of the dialog box, and click Close. To re-open the Quick Start Guide: On the Menu bar, click Help | Quick Start Guide.
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Chapter 3: Manage Mode Chapter 3: Manage Mode Manage mode is the main browsing and managing component of the user interface, and is what you see when you start ACDSee Pro using the shortcut icon on your desktop. In Manage mode, you can: Import your photos from a device, CD or DVD, disk, or scanner. Browse files and folders. Catalog files by tagging them, adding categories, color labels, ratings, keywords and other metadata. Search for files and create saved searches.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Importing Photos From a Device Importing Photos From a CD or DVD Importing Photos From a Disk Importing Photos From a Scanner (This option may not be available in the 64 bit version.) Importing Photos From a Mobile Phone Folder 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.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Some cameras, for example, Canon, use Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) to communicate with a computer. Some scanners use TWAIN to connect to a computer. If your devices use these protocols, you can import by clicking From Device or From Scanner on the File | Import menu. ACDSee Pro automatically detects these protocols. To download photos using the Import From dialog box: 1. Connect your camera or device to the computer.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide View by Date Displays all the files grouped by the dates they were created. To deselect a date, click the check box beside the date. To deselect all dates, click the All Dates check box. File Type Displays all the files grouped by their file type. To deselect a file type, click the check box beside the file type. To deselect all file types, click the All file types check box. View all Displays all the thumbnails of the files on the device.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Place in Subfolders drop- subfolders down list Displays the following pre-defined subfolder options to select: Single folder by name: Creates a new subfolder with the name you type into the Name field, which activates when you select this option. All the files are placed into a folder with the new name. Single folder by today's date: Creates one folder using today's date as the name and places all the files into the folder.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Rename files to Rename template drop-down list Renames each file as it imports according these predefined renaming templates: Date/time - filename: Creates each filename using the file date and time the file was created plus the original filename. Date/time: Creates each filename using the file date and the time it was created. Camera - sequence number: Creates each filename using the camera name and a sequential number starting at one.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Properties pane Metadata tab Properties pane Enter ACDSee and IPTC Metadata into to the fields to add to the files you are importing.* Opens the Keyword Picker dialog box where you can select existing keywords. Assigns the imported files to any category selected in this tab. You can select multiple categories. Categories tab * The Import dialog gives access to new IPTC Core 1.1 metadata fields introduced in Pro 4.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Connect the disk to the computer. 2. Do one of the following: If the Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens, select Import pictures using ACDSee. If you have more than one disk or drive connected to your computer, select the device you want to use, and then click OK. In Manage mode, click File | Import | From Disk. 3. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, navigate to the removable drive or device in the folder tree, and then click OK. 4.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Importing Photos From a Mobile Phone Folder The Mobile Phone Acquire Wizard will guide you through the process of downloading images from your mobile phone folder. To download photos from your mobile phone: 1. In Manage mode, click File | Import | From Mobile Phone Folder. 2. On the Welcome page, select the location of your mobile phone folder, and where you want to place the images on your hard drive.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide System Click the drop-down list to select a different pre-defined system template. template drop-down list New rename Click to open the New Rename Template dialog box where you can type in a name for your own renaming template template. Give the renaming template a name that clearly identifies how you plan to use the template, or what kind of information the name will contain. For example, Camera name_photographer.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode the file has been processed or geotagged. The Contents Bar The Contents bar is located at the top of the File List pane and describes what you are currently browsing.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Sound Appears if the file contains embedded or associated audio. Rating Appears if the file has been rated in the ACDSee Pro database. Color Label Appears if the file has been assigned a color label. Database Appears if the file has information stored in the ACDSee Pro database. information File format Displays the file format. Category Appears if the file has been categorized. Shortcut Appears if the item is a shortcut to another file.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode In Manage mode, click View | Folders. When you connect a removable device, such as a mass storage device or digital camera, the Folders pane displays the device as another drive, and assigns it a drive letter automatically. You can access the device, and its contents, by clicking on it in the Folders pane. Selecting multiple folders Easy-Select bars are vertical columns of indicators on the left side of the Folders and Catalog panes.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide If you are using the Photo Calendar, you only see thumbnails if there are photos on a particular day in that month. Days that have no photo, are blank. Calendar pane view options Events View Switches the Calendar pane to Events view. In the Events view you see only those months during which images or media files are available. Next to the month you see the number of dates on which images or media files are available.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Adding descriptions and thumbnails in Events view You can add a description and a thumbnail image to dates in Events view to help you remember the event. Try right-clicking the Calendar Title bar and select Floating to move the pane to a new location. To add a description to a date in Events view: 1. Expand the month to see the dates on which images or media files are available. 2. Click Enter event description here and replace the highlighted text with a new description. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Type a name for the new shortcut and click OK. Creating a new folder You can create a folder, or an entire directory tree, in the Favorites pane to help organize your shortcuts. To create a new folder: 1. In the Favorites pane, right-click the Favorites folder, or a folder you previously created, and then select New | Folder. 2. Type the name of the folder and press Enter. If you move a file or a folder that is a favorite, you break the link and the favorite no longer works.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Browsing RAW Files Because a RAW file is similar to a negative, it is necessary to develop, or process it, before it becomes visible. It would be very inconvenient if you had to develop all of your RAW files before you could browse your photos. In ACDSee Pro you don't have to develop your RAW files to browse your photos because ACDSee Pro does some basic preprocessing for you. If there is a thumbnail of the photo embedded in the RAW file, ACDSee Pro displays it in Manage mode.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide the column order. To select columns and set column order: 1. In Manage mode, from the File List drop-down, click View | Choose Details. 2. In the Choose Details dialog box, do one or more of the following: To add a column, select a folder or detail name in the Available Details pane, and then click Add. Adding a folder adds all detail names within the folder. To remove a column, select a detail name in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and then click Remove.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Show archive files Select Show hidden files and folders to show files and folders that are normally hidden by your operating system. Select Show THM files to show thumbnail files. Select Show XMP files to show the XMP sidecar files that Adobe® creates for RAW formats. 4. Click OK. Grouping Files If you have to browse a lot of images in the File List you should consider using Group By to organize images into different groups.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Do one of the following: Click View | Group By | Table of Contents. Click the Group drop-down list and select Table of Contents. At the bottom of the File List scroll bar, click the Table of Contents button. To quickly jump to a specific group: 1. Display the table of contents. 2. Click the group that you want to display. To change the sort order of the groups: Do one of the following: Click View | Group By and select either Group Forward or Group Backward.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Modified Date Image Properties Caption Rating Tagged More (sort by metadata, EXIF, file properties, image attributes, IPTC information, or multimedia attributes) 2. To set the direction of the sort, click View | Sort By, and then select a direction: Sort Forward Sort Backward Your sort settings are saved until you change them.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Click a thumbnail to select the file. CTRL + click to select more than one file. SHIFT + click to select a number of files in a row. Click off to the side in the file list pane to clear your selection. To select your files or folders using the menu: 1. In Manage mode, click Edit. 2. Select one of the following: Select All : Selects all files and subfolders in the current folder. Select All Files: Selects all files in the current folder.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode When you rotate unprocessed JPEG images, ACDSee Pro performs a lossless rotation. To rotate images: 1. In Manage mode or View mode, select one or more images. 2. Click the Rotate Left or Rotate Right icon in the bottom toolbar. Rotate icons Rotate Left Rotates the image 90° to the left. Rotate Right Rotates the image 90° to the right. Comparing Images You can use the Compare Images feature to compare a group of images.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Previous Swaps the selected image with the previous image in the Comparison List. Next Swaps the selected image with the next image in the Comparison List. Zoom In Increases the magnification of the selected image. Zoom Out Reduces the magnification of the selected image. Zoom menu Opens a menu of zoom options. Select from the following options: Actual Size: Displays the image at its original size.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Save Opens a dialog box where you can save the image with a different file name and a different file format. Previous Swaps the displayed image with the previous image in the Comparison List. Next Swaps the displayed image with the next image in the Comparison List. Zoom In Increases the magnification of the image. Zoom Out Reduces the magnification of the image. Delete Deletes the image from your hard drive. Remove Removes the image from the Comparison List.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Categories Categories are an easy way to organize your files into context-related sections. When you assign a file to a category, you do not move the file from its folder or create an extra copy. Your categories can be simple or complex and use any names you choose. There are different icons to use for different categories to help you identify them at a glance. Once your files are in categories, you can search, sort, group, and find them by category.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 2. Enter your search criteria and then click the Saved searches icon. The new saved search appears in the Saved Searches on the Catalog pane and in the Saved Searches drop-down list of the Search pane. Special Items You can use Special Items to quickly view all of the images in your database and any uncategorized images. Select one of the following items: Image Well: Displays all images cataloged in the ACDSee Pro database.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide In the Catalog pane, select the indicator to the left of each item with contents you want to display. The indicator changes orientation to point to the item you have selected. If you select a category, rating, or combination that does not have any files that match, the File List displays a message and shows no thumbnails. The quickest way to return to a folder with files is to click the back arrow.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode To create a category: 1. Do one of the following: Right-click a category in the Catalog pane, and then select New Category. In Manage mode, click Edit | Set Categories | New Category. 2. Select one of the following: Create a new, top-level category Create a sub-category within the current selection 3. If you are creating a sub-category, select a top-level (or parent) category from the drop-down list.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Make sure the category button name matches the category name in the category tree. Assigning and Searching Categories and Ratings You can assign files to a rating, or one or more categories, without moving the file or making an extra copy. If the Properties pane or Catalog pane is not visible in Manage mode, click View | Properties or View | Catalog. Quickly Assign Ratings 1. Hover over a thumbnail to display the gray box with diagonal line through it. 2.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode The hover icons display in Thumbnail view only. Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + 0-5 to quickly rate a file. The rating number you select can be reflected as a star rating in other applications. Give your favorite shots a high rating, and your least favorite shots a low rating. Assign and Search Categories and Ratings in the Catalog pane The Catalog pane allows you to both assign categories and ratings as well as search them.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Copy Paste Delete Edit Category To search a category or rating in the Catalog pane: Click the Category name or Rating number to display all corresponding files in the File List pane. Assign Categories and Ratings in the Properties pane The Properties pane provides another way to assign categories and ratings. To assign files to Ratings in the Properties pane: 1. In the File List pane, select the files you want to assign a rating. 2.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Assigning Color Labels Color labels are useful for naming and quickly identifying your processing plans for your images. Different colors can be used to represent different stages of your workflow. For example, as you review your photos you can quickly label files to upload, print, reject, review, or sharpen, or any other term that matches your workflow needs.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide formats that currently do not support XMP, including RAW, PSD, ABR, the ACDSee Metadata is written to a sidecar file that is stored in the same folder as its file. Because a sidecar file is separate from the file itself, you need to rename or move them together, or you could lose the ACDSee Metadata permanently. You can also set labels from the status bar in View, Develop, and Edit mode. To assign a color label using the label line hover icon in Thumbnail view: 1.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In Manage mode, do one of the following: Drag selected files to a color label in the Catalog pane. Drag the color label from the Catalog pane to selected files. To assign files to color labels in the Properties pane: 1. In the File List pane, select the files you want to assign a color rating. 2. In the Properties pane, select the color label from the boxes along the top.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Removing color labels and color label sets To remove a color label from a file: 1. In the File List pane, select one or more files you want to remove a label from. 2. Do one of the following: Right-click a selected file, and then click Set Label | Clear Label. In the Properties pane, click the gray unlabeled icon. To delete a Label Set: 1. In the Catalog pane, click the Labels settings button and select Edit Label Sets. 2.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode held in the database. ACDSee Metadata can be embedded into all your files (or just selected ones) by clicking the Tools | Embed ACDSee Metadata command. The IPTC data fields provide a standard means for entering and storing information about your photographs such as description, creator, and copyright information. ACDSee supports fields defined in IPTC Core 1.1. The EXIF data fields hold information captured by your camera such as shutter speed, camera model and GPS information.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Using the Map Pane The map pane allows you to add and view photo locations to anywhere in the world. Use the map to select groups of files for further workflow steps, and select photos for display in View mode. The locations of files are displayed in the Map pane based on the latitude and longitude information in the file properties. If you have a camera with geotagging capabilities, the geographic location is automatically conveyed visually on the map.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Note: The map reflects the current File list. If the File list has images mapped to a different location from your default setting, then that location will be displayed. To pan and zoom the map to a specific location, enter the location into the Map search field and press Enter. Using the Map pane in Manage mode All geotagged images in your current file list will be indicated by pins on the map.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Manage mode, select one or more files in the File List pane. 2. In the Properties pane, select the Metadata tab. 3. Enter information into the metadata fields. 4. Click Apply or press Enter to apply your changes. When you click Apply or Enter in Manage Mode, the focus is returned to the File List pane allowing you to quickly make another file selection using your keyboard.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 5. Click Save. 6. Enter a name for the preset and click OK. The preset will appear in the Presets drop-down list. To set a Shortcut Preset (CTRL+M): 1. From the Metadata Presets drop-down list, select Manage Presets. 2. In the Manage Metadata Presets dialog box, click the arrow button next to the Presets drop-down presets list. 3. Set a Shortcut Preset by making your selection from the list of saved Metadata Presets. 4. Click OK.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Click the plus + signs to expand the tree and toggle the check boxes on and off to select your preferences. See Manage Metadata View options below. 4. Click the save button and enter a name for your customized view. 5. Click OK. Manage Metadata Views options When all items in a group are selected, the group check box is checked. When no items in a group are selected, the group check box is clear.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 3. To establish a hierarchy, do one of the following: In the keyword field, type the lesser or more specific keyword, followed by the less than symbol, followed by the greater or more general keyword. Example: Owl < Bird or Madrid < Spain < Europe Right-click an existing keyword, then select New Keyword. The new keyword will automatically become a child to the existing keyword.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In the Keyword group, on the Organize tab, select Manage Quick Keywords from the drop-down menu. The Quick Keywords dialog box opens. 2. Enter up to nine associated or commonly-used keywords into the open fields. To create a hierarchy within a field, use the pipe key. Example: A|B|C. 3. Click the Save button and choose a name for your set. Click OK. 4. To create another set, select Manage Quick Keywords from the drop-down menu.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 2. In the Copy To Folder or Move To Folder dialog box, do one of the following: Select the Folders tab, and locate the folder on your hard drive where you want to place the files. Select the History tab, and select a folder from the list of recently-accessed folders. Select Create Folder and enter the name of a new folder. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To use the Confirm File Replace dialog box: 1. If you are moving a number of files and want to handle all potential file name collisions in the same manner, select the Apply to all check box. 2. To help determine any differences between the two files, use the toolbar between the two preview fields to shrink or enlarge the size of the previews. 3. Do one of the following: To replace the destination file with the source file, click Replace.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode To create a private folder: 1. Close any open private folders. 2. Right-click the private folder icon in the Private Folder pane and select Create Private Folder. 3. In the Enter Password text box, type a password for the private folder. Your password must be less than 40 characters long. 4. In the Re-enter Password text box, type the password again to verify it. 5. Click OK. A new folder will not display in the Private Folder pane.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Open the private folder to which you want to add files. 2. Click and drag the folder onto the private folder icon in the Private Folder pane. 3. Click Yes to move the folder and its contents to the private folder. To restore folders and files from a private folder: 1. Open the private folder containing the folders or files that you want to restore. 2. Select the folders or files and click File | Restore from Private Folder. 3.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode To tag a selected image: Use the keyboard shortcut \ backslash key to toggle the tag on. Select the check box in the bottom right corner of the thumbnail. Right-click on one or more thumbnails and select Tag. In the Properties pane, select the tag check box at the top left corner in the Metadata tab. To untag a selected image: Use the keyboard shortcut \ backslash key to toggle the tag off. In the Properties pane, uncheck the tag check box at the top left corner in the Metadata tab.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Click Tools | Remove Metadata. 2. If you do not want to remove EXIF and IPTC or the Embedded ACDSee Metadata, deselect accordingly. 3. Click OK. Metadata is permanently removed. Note: EXIF data specific to DNG files will be preserved. Removing IPTC Keywords From Auto Categories You can remove unused IPTC keywords from the ACDSee Pro database.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode To change the date and time properties of a file: 1. Do one of the following: In Manage mode, select one or more images, and then click Tools | Batch | Adjust Time Stamp. In View mode, click Tools | Modify | Adjust Image Time Stamp. 2. On the Date to Change tab, choose from the following: Date to Change The original date/time the image was EXIF date and time EXIF date/time original captured.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Shift date and time by a specific number: Shifts all the time stamps either forwards or backwards by a specific number of hours (to adjust for time zones). Select either Shift forward or Shift backward, and type a number into the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds spin boxes. 5. Click Adjust Time Stamp to begin adjusting your files. 6. When the wizard is finished, click Done to return to ACDSee.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In Manage mode, click File | Sync | Edit Sync. 2. In the Saved Synchronizations dialog box, select a synchronization from the list. 3. Do one of the following: To schedule the synchronization, click Schedule. Specify how often to run your synchronization, and then click OK. To adjust the settings, click Edit.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide When ACDSee Pro searches file names, it only considers the first term in the file name. For example, a file called Cat_Dog would be found by searching for Cat, but not for Dog. Search terms are not case-sensitive. To run a Quick Search: Do one of the following: In the Quick Search bar, type the term or part of a word for which you want to search. Click the drop-down list beside the Quick Search field and select a previously entered search term.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode In Manage mode, click View | Search. Search pane areas The Search pane contains several areas to help you manager your searches. When you create a search, remember that the search tool will only return files that match all of the criteria that you specify. Saved searches In the Saved searches area, you can save a complex search to use later, select a search to run again, or delete a saved search.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Search for files or Type a portion of the file or folder name for which you want to search, or select a previous search folders named term from the drop-down list. You can also use wildcards to search for file name patterns. To exclude all non-image files, click the right-arrow button beside the field and select Images only. With the text Type the text you want to search for within the ACDSee Pro database.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 4. In the Properties area, click the hyperlinks to define conditional statements for each property. 5. Click Start to perform the search. Searching With File Name Patterns You can type a text pattern into the Search pane's Search for files and folders named field to search for file names. You can search for simple patterns such as portions of file names, or more advanced patterns that include wildcards.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Setting selective browsing criteria The Selective Browsing pane is divided into three areas: Folders, Catalog, and Calendar, each of which corresponds to the Manage mode pane of the same name. When the Selective Browsing pane is open, the Contents bar in the File List pane is replaced by the Selective Browsing bar, which lists all of the current browsing criteria.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode moving the cursor over the edge. Searching With Auto Categories Do you have hundreds, possibly thousands, of images? Do you use more than one camera? Do different members of your family share cameras? Or do you have images on your computer that were captured by friends and family? If you answered yes to any of these questions you should consider using auto categories to search for images. You will see auto categories in the Catalog pane, below Labels.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Refining your auto categories search You can refine your auto categories search by selecting more than one auto category. For example, imagine that you are learning to combine aperture and shutter speed settings to properly expose images in a variety of lighting and you want find images taken at specific settings.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 8. Select Find images only if you only want to search for image files. 9. Click Next. 10. If no duplicates are found, click OK and refine your search or click Cancel to exit the Duplicate Finder. 11. If duplicates are found, specify from which list you want to delete the duplicates, and then select the check box next to the files you want to delete. You can also right-click a file name to open, rename, or delete a file. 12.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Manage mode or View mode, click Tools | Screen Capture. 2. In the Source area of the Screen Capture dialog box, identify the part of the screen you want to capture. See the table below for a description of the Source options. 3. If you want to include your cursor in the output image, select the Include mouse cursor check box. 4. In the Destination area, identify where you want to place the output image. 5.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Emailing Images You can use the Send Email Wizard to send images directly from ACDSee Pro without opening an external email application. To use the Send Email Wizard, you will need an active email account, and have a default email application set up on your computer, or have access to an SMTP server. To email your images: 1. In the File List pane, select the images you want to email, and then click File | Send | Email Images. If you want to add other images, click Add.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 5. Click Upload. 6. A new window opens providing the option to enter a message, enable download of full sized JPG, and create an access password. 7. Click OK. Creating a Desktop Screensaver You can create a desktop screensaver using your own images. You can set the screensaver options to adjust how long each image is displayed, set the background color, apply transition effects, and add header or footer text. To create a screensaver: 1.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Basic Select Displays a list of transitions for you to select and plays each transition, variation, or effect in the transitions Preview as you select it. Select all : Selects all the transitions and displays them randomly. Clear all : Clears any selected transitions. These transitions do not work with the 2-up, 4-up and Collage variations.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Alignment Specifies the alignment of the text captions. Background color Specifies a background color for the caption text. Text Specifies the text to display as a caption. Font Opens the Font dialog box where you can select or change the font options for your text. Insert Metadata Tag Inserts file-specific information called metadata into the caption. Click to open the Choose Properties dialog box and select the metadata you want to insert.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode File Selection Slideshow contents Specifies which of the following media to include in the slideshow: All media in current folder: Displays all the files (images or video) in the folder you have selected. All media in current folder and subfolders: Displays all the files in the currently selected folder and its subfolders. Selected media: Displays only the files that you selected before opening the Slideshow Properties dialog box.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Basic Select transitions Displays a list of transitions for you to select and plays each transition, variation, or effect in the Preview as you select it. Select all : Selects all the transitions and displays them randomly. Clear all : Clears any selected transitions. These transitions do not work with the 2-up, 4-up and Collage variations. Variations Click the drop-down list to select from the following: None: Uses no variations.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Advanced General settings Select or clear any of the following options: Stretch images to fit screen: Enlarges small images to fill the entire screen. Play embedded audio: Plays any audio clips embedded in the images. Stretch video to fit screen: Enlarges video files to fill the entire screen. Autohide control bar: Hides the slideshow controls whenever the cursor stops moving for more than a few seconds. Loop: Repeats the slideshow after displaying the last image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To create a slideshow: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Create | Slideshow File. 2. On the Welcome page, to create a new slideshow, select the Create a new slideshow radio button. To specify what type of slideshow you want to create, select one of the following options: Standalone slideshow: Creates a single executable file (.exe) containing all of your images and everything needed to view them.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In Manage mode, navigate to a folder containing images that you want to add to the desktop slideshow. 2. Do one of the following: Click Tools | Create | ACDSee Showroom. Click Start | Programs | ACD Systems | ACDSee Showroom. The slideshow starts immediately and the ACDSee Showroom icon appears in the taskbar. Using the ACDSee Showroom slideshow controls There are a number of slideshow controls in the ACDSee Showroom window.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. On the Welcome page of the Create PDF Wizard, select one of the following options, and then click Next: Create a PDF slideshow: Combines all of your images into a single PDF file that you can view as a slideshow. Create one PDF file containing all images: Combines all of the selected images into a single PDF file with multiple pages. Create one PDF file for each image: Converts each image into a separate PDF file. 4.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Select Link to Image file if you want your images to stay linked to ACDSee Pro rather than be embedded in the presentation. Click Use a design template if you want to use a background template and browse to the folder on your computer to select it. (PowerPoint templates are usually under Microsoft Office | Templates | Presentation Designs.) 6. Click Next. 7.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide In order to be able to browse the contents of your disc while it is ejected, you may want to create an ACDSee Photo Disc. Burn Basket toolbar buttons Format Options Opens the Format Options dialog box, where you can specify whether or not you want to add a catalog to your data disc. Add to Burn Basket Adds the currently selected files or folders to the Burn Basket. Remove From Burn Basket Removes the currently selected files or folders from the Burn Basket.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode If you want to display text in the header or footer, select Use information and click Set Information and add enter the text that you would like to display. In the Folder settings section, click Browse and select the folder where you would like to save the HTML album files. 6. Click Next. 7. On the Thumbnail and Image page, do one or all of the following: In the Thumbnail settings section, adjust the appearance and format of the thumbnails in the album.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to upload your images. Each service has different steps. 5. If you need help, click Help. Each service has its own help file, which you open from inside its dialog box. New Services As new services become available, they will appear in the New Services Available box. New services might include photo publishing and other online services. As soon as a new service is available, it appears automatically in the New Services Available box.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Thumbnail settings Size Specifies the number of columns and rows to create on each page. Spacing Creates a frame around each thumbnail. Specifies the amount of space between rows or columns. In the Horizontal and Vertical spin boxes, type a value to indicate the amount of space to display. Frame options Use thumbnail frame Creates a frame around each thumbnail. Margin Specifies the width of the frame. Solid color Specifies the frame's color.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To protect the contents of your archive with a password, select the Password Protect Archive check box, and type a password into the field beside it. Note that not all archive types support passwords, and some formats require them. 5. Type a path and file name into the Output File field, or click Browse to locate a folder on your hard drive. 6. Select one of the following: Add to existing archive: Adds your files to an existing archive.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Creating a SendPix Album ACDSee Pro includes SendPix, a free digital image sharing service. You can create albums of your images to share with your friends and family. The albums you create are stored on ACD Systems’ secure servers for 30 days. SendPix sends an email to selected recipients who can then view your albums using a standard Web browser—no special software is required. You can also create a photo widget that you can host on your blog or Web site.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide sheet. Select Layout and then choose one of the available layout options. 4. On the Printer Options tab, specify the printer you want to use, the paper size, the number of copies you want, the range of pages that you want to print, and image resolution. 5. On the Page Settings tab, specify the image position on the paper and the margin widths. 6. Specify the number of prints of each photo.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Printer Specifies the printer you want to use. Select a printer from the drop-down list and click the Properties button to set its options. Refer to the printer manufacturer's Help file or manual for more information. Paper size Specifies the size of the paper, e.g. Letter, Legal, A4. Orientation Specifies Portrait or Landscape page orientation. Copies Specifies the number of copies you want to print.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Color From the drop-down menu, you may choose between allowing your printer to manage colors, or managing colors with ACDSee. Manage colors using ACDSee: Printer Profile: Allows you to select from all printer profiles currently stored on your computer. Scroll down to find the profile corresponding to the currently selected printer. Rendering Intent: A strategy for handling situations where not all colors will fit in the output device's color space.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In the Print dialog box, click the Caption tab. 2. Select Use caption text. 3. Click Font to open the Font dialog box and set the font options. 4. In the text box, type the text you want the caption to display. 5. Click Insert Metadata to insert file-specific information into the caption for each image. 6. In the Text alignment drop-down list, select the caption positioning. 7.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Thumbnail settings Size Specifies the number of columns and rows to create on each page. Spacing Specifies the amount of space between rows or columns. In the Horizontal and Vertical spin boxes, type a number to indicate the amount of space to display. Frame options Use thumbnail frame Creates a frame around each thumbnail. Margin Specifies the width of the frame. Solid color Specifies the frame's color. Click the color picker to define a color.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode You can export one or more files to a number of specified: folders file names formats dimensions To export a batch of images: 1. In Manage mode, select the images that you want to export. 2. Do one of the following: Click File | Export (also available in View, Develop and Edit mode). Right-click to display the context menu and select Batch | Export (also available in View mode). Click Batch | Export. Use the keyboard shortcut keys CTRL+ALT+E. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Destination Same as source folder Select this option to use the same folder where the source images currently reside. folder Select the Create a new subfolder for the files check box to place the images within a subfolder of the source folder. File names Specific folder Select this option to change the output folder to a specific location. Use Template to Using a template gives you control over the output file name.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Format File Format Select the file format in which you would like to save the exported images. Format Settings Click this button to change the settings for the format you have selected. Pixel format Specify the color depth for your format settings. Color space Select the color space check box to choose a color space option from the drop-down list.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Output size Resize image Select this option to specify how to scale the images. Resampling method Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image: Bell: Smoothes the image. Bicubic: Produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion. Box: Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Metadata Select these options if the image contains metadata, and you want the exported image to contain the same metadata and color profile. Option: You can save your settings as a preset by clicking the new export preset button preset. Select one or more presets in the list to apply. 4. and entering a name for your Click Export. To edit a preset, click the preset in the list, make your edits, and click the Save current export preset button .
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Rotating or Flipping Multiple Images You can rotate or flip multiple images at preset angles. To rotate or flip an image: 1. In Manage mode, select one or more images, and then click Tools | Batch | Rotate/Flip. 2. In the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box, select the angle of rotation you want to apply. See below for an explanation of each angle. 3.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode You can also use the Rotate tool in Edit mode to rotate an image using a custom angle of rotation. Setting Rotated and Flipped File Options You can change the settings in the Batch Image Rotate/Flip Options dialog box to control where ACDSee Pro places modified images, how to handle file duplication conflicts, and specify whether you want to preserve the last-modified date of the file when you use the Batch Rotate/Flip Images tool. To set the rotate and flip options: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Resizing Multiple Images You can resize a group of images by specifying their dimensions in pixels, specifying a percentage of their original size, or by constraining them to a physical print size. To resize a group of images: 1. In Manage mode, select one or more images, and then click Tools | Batch | Resize. 2. In the Batch Resize Images dialog box, select one of the following options: Percentage of original: Resizes the images to a percentage of their original size.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Percentage of Percentage the images, and greater than 100 to enlarge them. original Size in pixels Specifies how to resize the images. Enter a percentage less than 100 to reduce Apply to Specifies whether the resize is applied to the height, width, or both. Width Specifies the new width for the images in pixels. Height Specifies the new height for the images in pixels. Resize Specifies how to scale the images.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To adjust image exposure automatically, select the Auto Levels tab and set the options. To precisely adjust the RGB color channels in your image, select the Tone Curves tab and set the options. 3. Do one of the following: Select the Apply settings to all selected images check box to apply the current settings to all of the images you selected.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Channel Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust. Shadows Specifies the black point of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker. Midtones Specifies the gamma correction in an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 into the spin box to set the amount of gamma correction.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Manage mode, select one or more files, and then click Tools | Batch | Rename. 2. In the Batch Rename dialog box, do one or more of the following: Select the Template tab to specify the Template options. Select the Search and Replace tab to set the Search and Replace options. Select the Advanced Options tab to adjust the settings for the Batch Rename tool. Review your changes to the file names in the Preview field. 3. Click Start Rename.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Template Select the Use Template to rename files check box to create a renaming template. You can specify a numerical or alphabetical sequence for the new file names, and use the original file names, new names, or names based on image metadata. Template Displays the template to use to rename the files. Type an asterisk (*) to insert the original file name into the template.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide At this time, ACDSee Pro does not support CMYK color profiles. To change the color profiles used in images: 1. In Manage mode, select one or more images. 2. Click Tools | Batch | Convert ICC Profile. 3. In the Color profile to convert from list, select the color profile currently associated with the images. For example, you will typically use the Batch Convert Color Profile tool to convert from your camera's color profile to a more universal color profile, such as sRGB.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. Drag the Zoom slider to the left or right to see the entire image, or to zoom in to a specific area in the image. 2. Click the Fit Image button to fit the image into the Preview area. 3. Click the Actual Size button to display the image at full size in the Preview area. If you click the Actual Size button you will need to use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to see different parts of the full-size image. To add or remove images: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Destination Same as source folder Select this option if you want to save the edited images in the same folder as the original images. folder Create a new subfolder Creates a new subfolder in the folder that you selected from the Specific for the files folder drop-down. Type a name for the new folder in the Create a new subfolder for the files text box. File names Specific folder Select this option if you want to save the edited images to a specific folder.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode In the Batch Edit wizard, select the Rotate check box. Rotate options This option is selected by default so you see the un-rotated image until you are ready to select a No rotation rotation option. 180° Rotates the image 180 degrees. Left 90° Rotates the image to the left by 90 degrees. Right 90° Rotates the image to the right by 90 degrees.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide In the Batch Edit wizard, select the Resize check box.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Resize by Megapixels Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to the specified number of megapixels while maintaining the height/width aspect ratio. For example, if you have a 6 megapixel image with an aspect ratio of 3000 by 2000 and you select 1.5 megapixels, the image will be reduced to 1500 by 1000. Use the drop-down list to select from a pre-set list of megapixel sizes. Alternately, enter the megapixels into the Megapixels spin box.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Percentage Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a percentage of the original. For example, if you want to reduce the image, enter a percentage that is less than 100. If you want to enlarge the image, enter a percentage that is greater than 100. Pixel dimensions Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a specific width and height, measured in pixels.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Resam- Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image: pling Box: Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image. method Triangle: Produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines. Bicubic: Produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Color Cast Select color Click an area in the image that should be white or gray. The color square shows the color of the original pixel on the left, and of the modified pixel on the right. White Point Select one of the following: Custom: Displays the color temperature of the area in the image that you clicked. Sunny: Adjusts the color temperature to 5500K, approximately that of the midday sun.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Percent Red Drag the slider to the left or right. The more red there is in a pixel, the more effect the red slider has on that pixel. So the area of red in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas. Percent Drag the slider to the left or right. The more green there is in a pixel, the more effect the green slider has on Green that pixel. So the area of green in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Channel Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust. Shadows Specifies the black point of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker. Midtones Specifies the gamma correction in an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 into the spin box to set the amount of gamma correction.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Channel Specifies the color channels to adjust. Show Histogram Toggles the histogram display. Histogram Displays a visual representation of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve. Exposure Highlights overexposed and underexposed areas of the image. warning Reset Click to reset all options to the default setting.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Click Tools | Batch | Batch Edit. 2. In the Batch Edit dialog box, select the Noise Removal check box. Noise Removal options Despeckle Removes noise. Square Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel square. X Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel X shape. Use this option when you want to preserve an image's thin and diagonal lines. Plus Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel plus (+) shape. Use this option when you want to preserve an image's thin, vertical, and horizontal lines.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Batch Edit Vignette Options You can use the options in the Vignette section to add a frame around a subject, such as a person or a bouquet of flowers. You can change the focal point in the portrait. You can also control the appearance of the border. To use the Vignette options: In the Batch Edit wizard, select the Vignette check box.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Horizontal Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo. Vertical Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo. Clear zone Specifies the size of the clear area around the focal point in the portrait. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the size of the clear area.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Batch Edit Text Overlay Options You can use the options in the Text Overlay section to add formatted text to a photo. You can apply special effects to your text to add artistic flair. You can also adjust the opacity of the text to create a watermark effect—useful for putting copyright information onto your photos. To use the Text Overlay options: In the Batch Edit wizard, select the Text Overlay check box.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Special Effect Specifies the effect you want to apply to the box. Each effect has different options that control its appearance. Drag the sliders to adjust the appearance of the box. Bevel Angle Specifies the direction of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel effect. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle—note that this also adjusts the angle of the drop shadow. Elevation Specifies the height of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel's shadowed effect.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Special Effect Specifies the effect you want to apply to your text. Each effect has different options that control its appearance. Drag the sliders to adjust the appearance of the text. Bevel Angle Specifies the direction of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel effect. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle - note that this also adjusts the angle of the drop shadow. Elevation Specifies the height of the imaginary light source that creates the bevel's shadowed effect.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Image Browse Click to select a watermark, or select a watermark from the drop-down list. The watermark displays in the center of the photo by default. Click and drag the watermark to position it, or use the options on the Position & Blending tab. Maintain Select if you want to resize the watermark without stretching or distorting the shape. aspect ratio while resizing Apply Alpha Select to apply the alpha channel if it is present in the watermark.
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ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Destination Same as source folder Select this option to use the same folder where the source images currently reside. folder Select the Create a new subfolder for the files check box to place the images within a subfolder of the source folder. File names Specific folder Click this button to change the output folder to a specific location. Use Template to Using a template gives you control over the output file name.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Output size Resize image Select this option to specify how to scale the images. Select from the following options: Dimensions Select this option to force the exported images to fit the set dimensions independent of landscape or portrait orientation. Enter the dimensions in pixels, inches, or centimeters Width and height Select this option to resize the exported image to fit within the values entered in the two boxes.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Ratings Captions You can also choose to exclude folders from the database, and keep the contents of those folders separate from your other images and media files. When you add ACDSee Metadata to a file in ACDSee, the file is linked to the database. If you then copy, move, or rename your files using programs other than ACDSee, such as Windows Explorer, the link to the database is broken and this can cause the loss of ACDSee Metadata.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Click Tools | Embed ACDSee Metadata, and then select one of the following: In All Files: Embeds data for all files. In Selected Files: Embeds data for any files that you have selected. ACDSee Pro uses XMP to embed ACDSee Metadata into each file. Only some file formats and file extensions support XMP. These include GIF, JPEG, DNG, PNG, and TIF.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To reset your excluded folders list to the default settings, click Reset to Defaults. 3. When you are satisfied with your choices, click Close to return to ACDSee. Cataloging Files in the Database ACDSee Pro automatically adds file information and thumbnails to the database as you browse. You can use the Catalog dialog box to add groups of files to the database without having to first browse the folders.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 5. To automatically update your database after converting, select the Optimize database files after convert check box. 6. Click Next. 7. On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Next to convert your database. Importing Database Information You can use the ACD Database Import Wizard to import archived database information, or to import database information that was sent to you with images from another ACDSee Pro user.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Import, and then select Photo Disc. 2. In the Open dialog box, locate and select the photo disc file you want to import. 3. Click Open. To import the information from Photo Discs created with ACDSee 6.0 or later, you must convert and import the entire database. Importing albums In previous versions of ACDSee, you could create albums in an .ais file format that consisted of organized shortcuts to your images.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode Exporting your database information differs from creating a backup in that you can choose to export only the parts of your database that you want to share or store with specific files, such as those on a CD. Other ACDSee Pro users can import your information without affecting their existing database. To create a backup of your entire database, including image or media files, use the ACD Database Backup Wizard.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide information. The ACDSee Backup Wizard creates a series of files in a specified location that contain your entire database. The backup is generated using your folder structure and is unique to your computer. To back up portions of your database, or to share database information with another ACDSee Pro user, use the ACD Database Export Wizard. For some suggestions about managing your database backups, see Database backup tips and strategies . To back up your database information: 1.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode and the more time you spend entering that information, the more important it is to back up your database, and to have a good strategy for managing your backups. Losing hours of work to a system crash or other uncontrollable event is something that should, and can, be avoided. Backup schedule How often you need to back up depends on how often you add or change information in the database. A good rule to use would be to back up your data as often as you want to avoid retyping it.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Maintaining the Database It is recommended that you regularly perform database maintenance and optimization to increase hard drive space, remove redundant or extraneous information, and increase overall ACDSee Pro performance. You can use the tools in the Database Maintenance dialog box to update folders, or to identify folders whose thumbnails and database information you would like to delete.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Optimize Database. 2. In the Database Optimization Wizard, click Next. 3. Select one or both of the following: Optimize the database tables and fields: Removes obsolete information from the database, reduces the space used by database fields, and re-indexes the tables. Remove orphans from database: Removes any orphan database entries, caused by files or folders deleted by other programs. 4. Click Next. 5.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Types of plug-ins Image Decode: Converts a file from a binary format to the image displayed in ACDSee. Decode plug-ins allow ACDSee Pro to display images of many different file formats. The files that you can view with ACDSee Pro depend on which decoding plug-ins are installed on your computer. Image Encode: Converts the image displayed in ACDSee Pro to a binary file format. Encode plug-ins allow ACDSee Pro to save (or convert) images to many different file formats.
Chapter 3: Manage Mode 1. In the Plug-in Settings dialog box, select one of the Plug-in tabs. 2. Select a plug-in in the Plug-ins list. 3. Do one of the following: Click the Move up button to move the plug-in higher in the list. Click the Move down button to move the plug-in lower in the list. 4. Click OK. Susie plug-ins do not have the features and speed of ACDSee plug-ins.
Chapter 4: View Mode Chapter 4: View Mode View mode is the main viewing component of the user interface. In View mode, you can: Click+hold+drag to pan around large images. Press the keyboard shortcut F to toggle in and out of full screen view. Zoom in or out on your images. View images in a slideshow. Play video and audio files, and add audio to your image files. Add captions to your images. Catalog files by tagging them, adding categories, keywords and other metadata.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Open a group of images in View mode. 2. Click View | Auto Advance | Options. 3. In the Auto Advance dialog box, set the options as described below. 4. Click Start. 5. To advance to the next image, press Space. 6. To return to the previous image, press Backspace. 7. To stop or restart Auto Advance, press Pause. Auto Advance options Determines the order that you want to display your images.
Chapter 4: View Mode Alignment Specifies the justification of the captions. Background Adds a background color to the text. Click Color to specify a color. Description Displays the text you want to see on your images. Type the text you want to appear, or click inside the field to set an insertion point for inserting metadata. Insert Metadata Inserts file-specific information into the text for each image. Font Sets the font, size, and color of the caption text. To insert metadata in image text: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Show new images Displays images as soon as they appear in the folder. If this option is cleared, new images are added to immediately the end of the slideshow. Ignore open files Delays adding a new file to the slideshow until the transferring application has finished moving or downloading the file. Sort by name Sorts the images displayed in the slideshow by their file name. To stop synchronizing to a folder: In View mode, click File | Sync To Folder.
Chapter 4: View Mode 2. Select the Photo Disc record that you want to rebind to the current disc from the Photo Disc Name list. 3. Click Rebind. Using ACDSee Quick View ACDSee Quick View is an image viewer that you can use to quickly view images without opening ACDSee. For example, imagine that you want to view an image that someone sent to you in an email. If you double-click the image it will open in Quick View, which is like a pared-down version of View mode in ACDSee.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To restore your system to the default desktop wallpaper: Click Tools | Set Wallpaper | Restore. To print the image: 1. Click File | Print. 2. Under Format, choose a print size. 3. On the Printer Options tab, specify the printer you want to use, the paper size, the number of copies you want, the range of pages that you want to print, and image resolution. 4.
Chapter 4: View Mode The selected image is saved as ACD Wallpaper.bmp in the Windows folder. ACDSee Pro automatically changes the wallpaper settings in the Control Panel Display properties to display the image. To automatically stretch wallpapered images to fit the screen: 1. Click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click General. 3. On the General page, select the Automatically stretch wallpaper to fit screen check box. 4. Click OK.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To play video or audio files: In Manage mode, in the File List pane, do one of the following: Double-click a video or audio file. Select one or more files and press Enter. Select one or more files, right-click a selected file, and then select View. Use the Media toolbar to adjust the volume, stop, pause or restart the file playback, and control the appearance of media files.
Chapter 4: View Mode Show Selection Toggles between showing and hiding the selection handles. This option only supported on Windows Vista® and XP®. Play Selection Plays only the selected portion of the media file. This option only supported on Windows Vista® and XP®. Save As Opens a dialog you can use to save the video with a new file name. This option only supported on Windows Vista® and XP®. Extract Frames Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and extract video frames.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Click the Play Selection button. 4. Click the Play button. Saving Video Frames as Images You can extract an individual frame from a video and save it as a still image, or extract multiple frames and save each one as a single image. This feature is only supported on Windows Vista® and XP®. To extract and save a single video frame as an image: 1. Do one of the following: While the video is playing, click the Pause button at the frame you want to save.
Chapter 4: View Mode Images with associated audio are image files paired with separate WAV audio files. Image files and their associated audio files contain the same file name and are located in the same folder. You can associate any WAV file with an image file by giving them the same name and placing them in the same folder, or by adding audio to the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 5. Click Record to stop the recording. 6. Click Save As to save the audio file. 7. In the Save Sound File dialog box, type a name in the File name field, and then click Save. 8. Click OK. Record sound settings options Capture device Specifies which of your computer's devices you want to record the audio. Input format Determines which sample rate and audio type are used to record the sound. The formats displayed depend on the sound card you have installed on your computer.
Chapter 4: View Mode Applying Presets in View Mode Many ACDSee Pro developing tools allow you to save your settings as presets. This is convenient when you frequently use the same settings for a particular tool or effect. For most tools, ACDSee Pro automatically saves the last option settings you applied to an image when you clicked Apply or Done. This preset is called Last Used Settings. To create presets to be used at anytime see Using Presets in Develop mode. To apply presets in View mode: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 6. Add captions, headers, or footers. 7. Click Print. To print all images: 1. In View mode, click File | Print All Images. 2. Under Print layout, do one of the following: Select Full page and then choose a print size from the Format list. Select Contact sheet and then set the Contact sheet format options to define the appearance of your contact sheet. Select Layout and then choose one of the available layout options. 3.
Chapter 4: View Mode Zooming an Image In View mode you can use the Zoom tools to enlarge or reduce the size of the image you are viewing. When an image is zoomed to a larger size than the View mode window, you can use the Scroll tool (hand icon) to pan or scroll the image. When you zoom in on a RAW image, you might see a change in the color, light, or detail of the image. This can occur if you have selected the Speed: Use embedded JPEG check box on the General tab of the Options dialog box.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Click Tools | Zoom | Zoom To. 2. In the Zoom level area, select one of the following: Fit whole image: Zooms the image to fit entirely within the window. Fit width: Zooms the image to fit the width of the window. Fit height: Zooms the image to fit the height of the window. Specify: Specifies a zoom percentage. Type a number in the field or click the drop-down list and select a zoom level. 3.
Chapter 4: View Mode Fit Image Fit Width Fit Height Reduce Reduces large images to fit the size Reduces large images to fit Reduces large images to fit between the Only of the View mode window. top and bottom of the View mode window. Images that are smaller than the between the left and right sides of the View mode window. View mode window are displayed at Images that are smaller than the their original size.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Do one of the following: Drag the image to center the area you want to view. Press an arrow key. You can hold the CTRL key to pan quickly, or hold the SHIFT key to pan more slowly. Using Pan Lock You can use the Pan Lock setting to automatically center the same area of a series of larger images in View mode. To use Pan Lock: 1. In View mode, pan over a large image to a specific area you want to view. 2.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Chapter 5: Develop Mode Develop mode allows non-destructive processing of RAW, JPEG and other file types. Do most of your adjustments on RAW images in Develop mode, where you can work on the RAW image data. In Develop mode you can: Tune the image using exposure, white balance, lighting, color, split tone, post-crop vignette, and tone curves tools, or set the output color space of a RAW image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To save the image and return to the mode you were in previously: 1. Click Done. 2. Select one of the following: Save: Save your changes. Save as: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format. Discard: Discard your changes. Cancel: Remain on the same image in Develop with your changes intact, without saving the image. If you want your changes saved automatically (without the prompt to save), select the Auto Save check box.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode 5. Select an image you want to copy the setting to, by doing one of the following: Click on an image in the filmstrip view. Select File | Open Next Image (or press the Page Down key). Select File | Open Previous Image (or press the Shift + Alt + L keys). 6. Select Edit | Paste Settings. A blue square icon appears at the top of the Tune, Detail, Geometry and Repair tab to indicate that changes have been made.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Histogram Displays the histogram preview for the current image. The histogram preview shows the red, green, and blue color channels of the photo. Keeping the histogram open is particularly useful when adjusting exposure, as the histogram reflects all adjustments as you make them. When the histogram is enabled the icon is blue, and gray when disabled.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Viewing Images You can view other images by clicking on the filmstrip at the bottom of the screen. Or, click the arrows on the Done button to select an image to develop. Customizing the view You can detach the Develop and Edit panes to suit your workflow. You can also customize how the groups expand and collapse within the pane. From the View menu, select: Expand all groups: Expands all the groups in pane. Collapse all groups: Collapses all the groups that are open.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Destination Same as source folder Select this option to use the same folder where the source images currently folder reside. Select the Create a new subfolder for the files check box to place the images within a subfolder of the source folder. File names Specific folder Click this button to change the output folder to a specific location. Use Template to Using a template gives you control over the output file name.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Output size Resize image Select this option to specify how to scale the images. Select from the following options: Resampling method Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image: Box: Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image. Triangle: Produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Preserve Select this option to maintain original image proportions. Note: Images resized to long or short edge Original maintain original image proportion. Aspect ratio Metadata Select these options if the image contains metadata, and you want the exported image to contain the same metadata and color profile. Option: You can save your settings as a preset by clicking the new export preset button Select one or more presets in the list to apply.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Restoring Original Images Once you have developed an image, the settings you used are saved in the database and will be applied again each time you open that file. You can remove the develop settings from a single image or from a batch of images. To remove develop settings from an image: 1. Select one or more developed images in Manage or View mode. Developed images have a 2. Click Tools | Process | Restore to Original. overlay icon.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Top of the pane Use the develop settings button from the top-level to save all develop settings from Tune, Detail,Geometry, and Repair tabs. Presets created at this level can be accessed from Manage and View mode. In Manage mode, presets can be applied to multiple images at a time. Tabs: Tune, Detail, Geometry, or Repair Use the develop settings button within a tab to save develop settings exclusively from the groups within that tab only.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode To create a preset from the top of the pane: 1. Make corrections to your image in Develop mode. 2. Click the develop settings button located at the top of the pane. 3. Select Save Preset from the menu. 4. In the Save Develop Settings Presets dialog, click Select All to save your settings, or select only the specific settings you want to save as a preset. 5. Enter a name for your preset. 6. Click OK. To create a preset from a tab: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Manage mode, select an image and click the View tab. The image opens in View mode. 2. Right-click on the image and select Process | Apply Preset. 3. Select the preset you want to apply to the image. The image is updated with the selected preset. Applying a develop settings preset to a batch of images Applying a preset to multiple images helps to save time, and improve the efficiency of your workflow. To apply a preset to a batch of images: 1.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Saving Images in Develop Mode In Develop, changes are saved to the database, so that every time you open an image the adjustments are where you left them. This also allows you to return to the image to undo or further tweak adjustments. You have several options for saving changes to an image in Develop. Saving Images When you have finished developing an image, you can choose from one of the many options for saving your image, depending on what you want to do next.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To save the image and continue processing other images: 1. Click Save. 2. Select one of the following: Save As: Save a version of your developed image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image. Save a Copy: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file. Export: Export one or more copies of your developed image with the option to specify a format and size for each.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode State Non encodable files (e.g. RAW) Encodable files (e.g. JPEG) Original Original images are located in the folders Original images are located in the folders you placed them in. you placed them in.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 4. Apply this preset in ACDSee Pro to any image developed in Pro 3 to convert over to the new processing pipeline (right-click and select Process | Apply Preset to select the preset). About the Tune Tab In the Tune tab, you can adjust exposure, white balance, saturation, brightness, hue, color profile and much more. To use the Tune tab: 1. In Develop mode, select the Tune tab. 2.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Save a Copy is useful for making multiple versions of an image while continuing to work from the original file instead of a new processed copy. For example, if you take a RAW image and save a copy of it as a JPG, instead of switching to this lossy JPG image, you remain on the unprocessed RAW file with the settings still intact. To discard changes to the image and return to the mode you were in previously: Click Cancel.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Hovering over a brush button will reveal that specific brush's strokes on the image. The brush strokes will appear in the color selected in the drop-down next to the Show brush strokes check box. (By default, the color is red.) Alternatively, hold down the S key to see your brush strokes on the image.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Develop Brush options Add brush stroke Brush while holding the left mouse button down. Erase brush stroke Brush while holding the right mouse button down. Adjust brush size Use the mouse wheel to adjust nib width or use the Nib Width slider. Adjust feathering Use SHIFT + mouse wheel to adjust the amount of feathering. Clear all brush strokes Invert all brush strokes Removes all brush strokes of the currently selected brush from the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Exposure Drag the slider to the right to increase exposure, or drag to the left to decrease exposure. One eV is equivalent to one stop of exposure change. Highlight Drag the slider to the right to recover detail in overexposed areas of the image. Enhancement Fill Light Drag the slider to the right to add light to the darkest areas of the image. Contrast Drag the slider to the right to increase contrast, or to the left to decrease contrast.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode White Balance For RAW images, select one of the following white balance correction options: As Shot: Selected automatically. Applies the camera's white balance setting as stored in the camera when the photo was taken. Auto: Adjusts the color temperature and tint to settings automatically determined by analyzing the image. Sunny: Adjusts the color temperature to 5500K, approximately that of the midday sun.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To reduce lighting in your image: 1. In Develop mode, select the Tune tab. 2. In the Lighting group, select Basic mode , Light EQ mode or Advanced mode from the drop-down menu at the top of the pane and do one of the following: Select an area of the image you would like to adjust, left-click and drag up to lighten or right-click and drag down to darken. Manually adjust the lighting as described below. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Brighte- Drag the sliders up to increase the brightening in each tonal band. The sliders on the left affect dark tones. The n sliders on the right affect bright tones. Moving a slider changes the amount of brightening only in that particular sliders tonal band in the image. (top) You can also type a number into the number boxes and increment them slowly to make precise adjustments. Darken Drag the sliders down to increase the darkening in each tonal band.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Area Action Result Slid- Drag Brightening slider To the right: Increases the light applied to the darker areas. ers To the left: Applies brightening more uniformly to all areas of the image. Drag Darkening slider To the right: Increases the darkening applied to the brighter areas of the image. To the left: Applies the darkening more uniformly to all areas of the image.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode On Double-click with left Automatically sets brightening to optimum for that area of the image. A brighter area Imag- mouse button (e.g. a face) works best. Double-click with right Automatically sets the darkening compression to optimum for that area of the image. e mouse button CTRL + double-click with Increases the amount of brightening around that tone level while decreasing the left mouse button brightening in the rest of the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Develop mode, select the Tune tab. 2. In the Advanced Color group, select the Saturation, Brightness or Hue tab, and adjust them according to the options described in the table below. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Select High Quality mode or Standard mode from the Advanced Color drop-down menu. To adjust colors individually, left-click a color in the image and drag up or down to alter. Your changes are reflected in the color sliders in High Quality mode, and the graph in Standard mode respectively. This works in the saturation, brightness and hue tabs. High Quality Adjust image colors individually.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Standard Supports previously developed images. Adjust colors individually or make global adjustments. Vertical slider Apply adjustments to the entire image. A slider on the left has the following effects on the tabs: Saturation: Adjusts from saturation to grayscale. Brightness: Adjusts the light or dark tones in the image. Hue: Changes to a different color. You can also enter a number into the field for precise adjustments.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Black & White Advanced Black & White In Black & White mode, (as defined in the General group of the Develop Tools pane), the Advanced Mode Color group becomes the Advanced Black & White group. Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of colors in the image. Colorization: Adds color back into the image based upon the color you select with the Hue slider.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying a Cross Process Effect A popular film photography technique in the '80s and '90s involved processing film in a solution that was intended for another type of film. This cross processing gave photos a boost in saturation and contrast, and shifted colors towards greenish-yellow highlights and bluish shadows. You can simulate these retro-effects with the Cross Process tool. Using Cross Process along with Post-Crop Vignette, creates an effect called Lomo.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Create a sepia tone effect by first reducing the saturation of your photo with the Advanced Color tool and then applying a reddish brown hue with the Split Tone tool. Or create a monochromatic black and white photo with a slight tint of hue. Adding a Post-Crop Vignette Use the Post-Crop Vignette effect to add a frame around a subject. You can also control the appearance of the border. Use the PostCrop Vignette as a finishing tool after an image is cropped.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Select a curve to apply to your image. Standard curve is the default. Use Camera to use the curve generated by Curve ACDSee Pro to produce a curve suitable for the image. The Curve drop-down list is only available for RAW files. Channel Specify the color channels to adjust. Histogram Displays a graphic of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve. Each time you click the curve, a new node is added.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Saving and canceling When you have finished developing an image, you can choose from one of the many options for saving your image, depending on what you want to do next. To save the image and return to the mode you were in previously: 1. Click Done. 2. Select one of the following: Save: Save your changes. Save as: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format. Discard: Discard your changes.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To sharpen your image: 1. In Develop mode, select the Detail tab. 2. In the Sharpening group, adjust the sliders as described below. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Sharpening options Amount Specifies the amount of sharpening applied by increasing contrast around the edges. Radius Controls the number of pixels to adjust around each edge.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Luminance Drag the slider to the right to reduce the visibility of lighting noise. Apply a setting that is proportional to the noise in the image and refer to the preview window to ensure that you balance the level of noise reduction with loss of detail. Hold down the ALT key while using the slider to see the remaining noise in the image. Strength Drag the slider to the right to control how aggressively to reduce noise.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Fix Red/Cyan Adjust the red and cyan channels to reduce red/cyan fringing. Fix Blue/Yellow Adjust the blue and yellow channels to reduce blue/yellow fringing. Defringe options Defringe strength Adjust the amount of fringe color to remove from high contrast edges. A setting of zero means that defringing is off. Defringe radius Adjust the number of pixels surrounding an edge that will be defringed. Color Adjust the color to remove from high contrast edges.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode To save the image and continue processing other images: 1. Click Save. 2. Select one of the following: Save As: Save a version of your developed image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image. Save a Copy: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file. Export: Export one or more copies of your developed image with the option to specify a format and size for each.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To correct a crooked photo: 1. In Develop mode, select the Geometry tab. 2. In the Rotate and Straighten group, adjust your image as described below. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Click the Show Grid button to display a grid over your image. This tool is useful when fixing alignment in your images. When the grid is not activated, it is gray . Rotate options 90 degrees to the left Rotates image 90 degrees to the left.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Vertical Drag the slider to the left or right to identify the center of the image on the vertical axis. Horizontal Drag the slider to the left or right to identify the center of the image on the horizontal axis. Vertical Shear Drag the slider to the left or right to identify the center of the image on the vertical and diagonal axis. Horizontal Shear Drag the slider to the left or right to identify the center of the image on the horizontal and diagonal axis.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Type the desired crop window proportions into the Width and Height spin boxes. 2. In the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measurement. 3. Use the Dots per inch spin box to specify a resolution. To constrain the crop window to a ratio: 1. Select the Constrain proportion check box. 2. Select a ratio from the drop-down list. 3.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode Strength Adjust how much the corners of the image will be brightened. Radius Adjust the distance from the corners of the image that pixels will be brightened. The higher the radius, the closer to the center of the image pixels will be brightened. Click the Show Grid button to display a grid over your image. This tool is useful when fixing alignment in your images. When the grid is not activated, it is gray . About the Repair Tab In the Repair tab, you can reduce red eye.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To save the image and continue processing other images: 1. Click Save. 2. Select one of the following: Save As: Save a version of your developed image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image. Save a Copy: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file. Export: Export one or more copies of your developed image with the option to specify a format and size for each.
Chapter 5: Develop Mode You can show or hide the red eye outline by toggling the eye button, located in the top left corner of the Red Eye group, on or off. Use the Delete key to remove the currently selected red eye adjustment.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Chapter 6: Edit Mode Make your final edits in Edit mode, where you can apply fine-tuned adjustments on the more limited RGB image data. Use the tools in Edit mode for any touch-ups to specific areas of your images. In Edit mode you can: Use the Selection tool to select and apply edits to a specific part of the image. Use the Edit Brush to paint an effect onto specific areas of your image. Remove flaws, or red eye.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 8. In the Detail group, click Sharpen, Blur, Clarity, or click Noise to remove or add noise. 9. You have several options in saving your images. See Saving images in Edit for more information. Reverting to Develop settings or original settings You can discard your Edit settings and revert to the Develop or the original settings for your image. For steps to revert your image, see Restoring originals and develop settings.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Using Presets in Edit Many ACDSee Pro editing tools and special effects allow you to save your settings as presets. This is convenient when you frequently use the same settings for a particular tool or effect. For most tools, ACDSee Pro automatically saves the last option settings you applied to an image when you clicked Apply or Done. This preset is called Last Used. The Save Preset and Delete buttons are located at the top of an editing tool's panel. To save a preset: 1.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Restoring Originals and Develop Settings You can also restore an edited image back to its develop settings, if you wish to discard work done in Edit. You can read more information on how changes are saved in ACDSee. If you have committed changes to an image, you cannot restore the original. Restoring the original image You can discard all your changes and revert to the original image. To revert an image back to the original in Edit: In Edit mode, select File | Restore to Original.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 1. In Edit mode, select the tool you want to use. 2. Click the Edit Brush to enter brushing mode and open the brush controls. Or, toggle the brush panel open and closed with the B key. 3. Specify the brush settings in the panel or on the fly as described in the table below. 4. Start painting the effects on your photo. 5. Adjust the sliders to get the effect you want. 6. Press Apply or Done to apply your brush strokes.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Using Blend Modes and Opacity When using a tool in Edit, at the top there is a blend mode and opacity tools. These tools give you creative control and let you combine the two to create a new image. You can apply blend modes and opacity to an entire image or to a selected part of an image. Opacity The Opacity slider changes the opacity of the edited image. It gives you control of how much of the edit should be visible on the image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode You can use the Edit Brush to paint an effect onto specific areas of your image, and then set the blend mode and opacity slider to change the way the effect is applied. The blend mode and opacity controls apply to many of the editing tools and special effects filters. When it does not make sense to have these controls, they are omitted.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Save a Copy: Save a copy of your edited image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file. Save a Copy is useful for making multiple versions of an image while continuing to work from the original file instead of a new processed copy. For example, if you take a RAW image and save a copy of it as a JPG, instead of switching to this lossy JPG image, you remain on the RAW file with the settings still intact.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode State Non encodable files (e.g. RAW) Encodable files (e.g. JPEG) Original Original images are located in the folders Original images are located in the folders you placed them in. you placed them in.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Color: White Balance, Advanced Color, Color Balance, Convert to Black and White Detail: Sharpen, Blur, Noise, Clarity The selection tools Freehand Lasso: Click the left mouse button and drag the cursor to draw around the area that you wish to select. As you draw, a line appears showing where you have drawn. When you release the mouse, the end of the line joins to the start automatically to complete the selection. The whole selection animates and looks like marching ants.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 6. To add multiple areas into your selection, hold down SHIFT and draw around any part of the image. As long as you do not touch the line of any other selection, you can add several separate areas to a selection. 7. To subtract from a selection, hold down CTRL and draw a shape that includes part of the original selection, or encircles it completely. 8. If you wish to apply edits or effects to the outside areas of the image, you need to click Invert to reverse the selected area.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Do any of the following: Slide the Threshold slider to adjust the number of pixels to be included or excluded. The Threshold slider sets how similar a pixel needs to be to the one you clicked in order to be included in the selection. Click the Connected radio button if you want to include only pixels that are touching the one you clicked. Click the Not connected radio button if you want to include all the pixels that are similar to the one you clicked.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode To apply an edit or effect to a selection: 1. Use the Selections tool to create a selection, then click Done to return to the Edit mode menu. The selection remains active. 2. Select a tool to use from any of the following groups: Exposure/Lighting Color Detail Add (Special Effects) 3. Use the tool to edit the image. Use any of these special selections options: Show/Hide Click to show or hide the marching ants around the selection.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Scroll with your mouse to adjust the size of the area you would like to darken at anytime. You can show or hide the outline of the darkened area by toggling the Show Outline checkbox.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 6. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. Scroll with your mouse to adjust the brush size on the fly, or press the SHIFT key while you scroll to adjust feathering.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 7. Do one of the following: Click Apply to add the text to your image, and keep the Text tool open so you can add more text. The Text tool creates a new, empty marquee, and you can return to step 3 in the list above. Click Done to add the text to your image, and leave the tool. If you still have an empty marquee open, it will be discarded. Click Cancel to discard your changes and leave the tool.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Bubble Text Settings Talk Encloses your text in a comic-book text bubble with a pointed stem. Thought Encloses your text in a comic-book text bubble with a dotted stem. Stem Angle Specifies the direction of the text bubble stem. Drag the arrow to adjust the angle. Thickness Specifies the thickness of the text bubble border. Length Specifies the length of the text bubble stem. Fill Specifies the background color of the text bubble. Click the arrow to select a color.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Adding Drawings to Your Image You can use the Drawing Tools in Edit mode to add lines and shapes, such as squares, circles and arrows to your image. You can also adjust the width, feathering and blending of your brush, which is useful for creating subtle and dramatic drawings. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To draw on your image: 1. In Edit mode, select Drawing Tools found under the Add group. 2.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Scroll with your mouse to adjust the size of the nib width at anytime. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Adding a Watermark to an Image You can use the Watermark tool to add a watermark to a photo. You can move the watermark to any position on the photo. You can also change the opacity of the watermark and blend the watermark into the image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Adding Borders You can use the Borders tool to add one or more borders and edge effects to your images. You can set the size of each side of the border, change the color and texture of the border or pick up a color from within the image by clicking on that color in the image. There are libraries of edges and textures to get you started, but you can save your own textures or edges to the ACDSee folder so that they appear in the library for you to use.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Eyedropper Picks up the color beneath the cursor when you click on the image. The border changes to the clicked color, which also appears in the Color box on the Borders pane so that you can adjust it if you open the Color dialog box. The eyedropper is not available when you are using a texture. Border Size Sets the size of all the sides of the border simultaneously. Drag the slider left and right to adjust the width of the border.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Irregular Activates when you select the Irregular radio button. Do any of the following: Click the side arrow beside the edge box to open the edge library and view thumbnails of edges to select. Click the forward and back arrows to browse through the edges one at a time, without opening the library. Edge blur Blurs the edges of the edge of the image into the border. Drag the slider to the right to increase the blur, or to the left to decrease the blur.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Adding your own textures or edges It is possible to add custom textures and edges to the libraries in the Borders tool. If you make your own edges or textures, or own a collection from the Internet, you can add them to the texture and edge libraries. You can also delete existing files from the libraries to make room for others.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. In Manage mode, select the image you want to use and then click Tools | Process | Edit. 4. In the Add group, click Borders. 5. Select the Irregular radio button and then click the arrow on the right side of the edge box to open the edge library. Thumbnails of the edges display for you to select. If you open an image with borders already applied, another border will be applied to the image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Horizontal Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo. Vertical Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo. Clear zone Specifies the size of the clear area around the focal point in the portrait. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the size of the clear area.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Frame settings The settings that display below the Frame drop-down list change depending on the frame you select. For example, if you select Color in the Frame drop-down list, a color picker displays so that you can select the color for the vignette. Similarly, if you select Blur in the Frame drop-down list, a slider appears that you can use to change the amount of blur surrounding the photo. For some choices, like Edges, there are no settings to apply.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Applying a Blinds Effect Use the Blinds effect to divide your image into bars that look like venetian or vertical window blinds. You can customize the characteristics of the blinds you would like added to your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Blinds effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Blinds. 3. On the Blinds panel, set the options as described below. 4.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Bulge and Shrink options Horizontal position Specifies the center of the distortion along the horizontal axis. A lower value moves the distortion towards the left side of the image, while a higher value moves it towards the right side of the image. Vertical position Specifies the center of the distortion along the vertical axis.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 6. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. 7. Click Exit to leave Special Effects, and return to the Edit mode menu. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying a Contours Effect You can use the Contours effect to draw contour lines on your image to create a cartoon effect. Select or change the rounding, line frequency, color and strength setting to apply to your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Contours effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Contours. 3. On the Contours panel, set the options as described below. 4.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Applying a Crosshatch Effect You can use the Crosshatch effect to add crosshatching to an image. To use the Crosshatch effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Crosshatch . 3. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Applying an Edge Detect Effect You can use the Edge Detect effect to create a highlighted outline of your image. After creating a black image, the effect uses colored lines to outline the detail of an image where significant color differences exist. Greater differences between colors in the original image produce brighter outline colors.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Applying a Furry Edges Effect You can use the Furry Edges effect to add fur and bristles to the lines and details of people or objects in your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To use the Furry Edges effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Furry Edges. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Applying a Glowing Edges Effect You can use the Glowing Edges effect to add color to the lines and details of people or objects in your images. The colored lines and details appear to glow. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Glowing Edges effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Granite options Specifies the direction from which an imaginary light source is shining on the image. Drag the arrow to Light Angle adjust the angle. Different light angles will change the highlights and shadows in the peaks and valleys on the rock. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Mirror. 3. On the Mirror panel, in the Mirror direction area, select one of the following options to indicate which direction you want to mirror the image: Horizontal Vertical 4. Drag the Mirror axis slider to adjust the position of the mirror. A value of 500 places the mirror in the center of the image. 5. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 3. On the Oil Paint panel, drag the Brush width slider to specify the width of the brush strokes in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the brush stroke. 4. Drag the Variance slider to specify the color variance in each brush stroke. Higher values increase the number of colors used in each stroke. 5. Drag the Vibrance slider to adjust the intensity of the colors in the image. 6. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying the Orton Effect Create beautiful impressionistic images with the Orton effect. The Orton effect mimics a darkroom technique created by sandwiching two images together, one of which is slightly out of focus, and both of which are slightly overexposed. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To use the Orton effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Orton. 3.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Line width Specifies the width of the outline in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the outline. Threshold Specifies how sharp an edge must be in order to be outlined. If you specify a higher value, more edges in the photo will be outlined. Background color Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Click the color picker to select a different color. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Horizontal center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at the middle of the image. Vertical center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at the middle of the image. Specifies the intensity of the explosion. A higher value creates a larger, more brilliant spread of the Intensity pixels in the image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Applying a Posterize Effect You can use the Posterize effect to reduce the number of brightness levels in your image. Select or change the Posterize options to apply this effect to your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Posterize effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Posterize. 3. On the Posterize panel, drag the Brightness levels slider to adjust the variance of colors in the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Horizontal position Specifies the center of the waves on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image. Vertical position Specifies the center of the waves on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image. Amplitude Specifies the depth and height of each wave. Wavelength Specifies the amount of space between waves. Light strength Specifies the amount of light contrast between the top and bottom of each wave.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Strength Specifies the length of the rain drops. Drag the slider to the right to increase the length. Opacity Specifies the opacity of the rain drops. Type a number from 0 to 100 or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the rain drops. The higher the opacity, the more the image is obscured. Amount Specifies the number of rain drops. Angle variance Specifies the angle of the rain drops. Type a number from 0 to 50 or drag the arrow to adjust the angle.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Horizontal position Specifies the center of the ripples on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the ripples in the middle of the image. Vertical position Specifies the center of the ripples on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the ripples in the middle of the image. Amplitude Specifies the depth and height of each ripple. Wavelength Specifies the amount of space between ripples.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Tile size Specifies the size of the tiles. Scatter amount Specifies how much the tiles will move from their original positions. Background color Specifies the color of the background. Click the color picker to select a different color. Randomize Indicates the random placement of the tiles. When you apply the Scattered Tiles effect to an image, ACDSee Pro places the tiles randomly. This makes the effect different every time you apply the filter.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. On the Sheet Metal panel, set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Sheet Metal options Rounding Specifies the amount of curve in the edges of the impressions. Detail Specifies the amount of detail in the impression. Angle Specifies the angle of the grain in the sheet metal. Metal color Specifies the color of the sheet metal.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Applying a Slant Effect You can use the Slant effect to make a photo appear slanted. For example, you could use the Slant effect to distort a photo by pushing the top of the photo to the left and the bottom of the photo to the right. Similarly, you could use the slant effect to push the left side of the photo upwards and the right side of the photo downwards. You can save your settings as a preset for future use.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Sobel. 3. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Applying a Solarize Effect You can use the Solarize effect to simulate the effect of overexposing an image, as though the film was exposed to light before developing.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode To apply a Stained Glass effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Stained Glass. 3. On the Stained Glass panel, set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Stained Glass options Fragment size Specifies the size of the fragments. Randomize Indicates the random placement of the fragments.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying a Swirl Effect You can use the Swirl effect to rotate and stretch people and objects in your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Swirl effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Swirl. 3. On the Swirl panel, set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Threshold. 3. On the Threshold panel, set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Threshold options Threshold This slider determines which pixels become black and which ones become white in the black and white image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Applying a Water Effect You can use the Water effect to insert an expanse of water below the subject of a photo and to display a reflection of the subject in the water. You can control the position of the water below the subject. For example, you can position the water below a person's chin, or below their waist. You can also control the appearance of ripples in the water and how dark or light the water appears. You can save your settings as a preset for future use.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Water Drops. 3. On the Water Drops panel, set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Water Drops options Density Specifies the number of water drops on the photo. Drag the slider to the left to remove water drops. Drag the slider to the right to add water drops.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel. Waves options Specifies the distance between waves. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the distance between waves Wavelength and increase the distortion caused by the waves. Drag the slider to the right to increase the distance between waves and reduce the distortion caused by the waves. Specifies the height of the waves.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Applying a Wind Effect You can use the Wind effect to add wind lines that make stationary objects in your image look like they are moving. Select or change the settings to control the effect of the wind added to your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To apply a Wind effect: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click Wind. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Creating a Custom Special Effect Filter (Convolution Effect) You can use the Convolution filter to create your own special effects and apply them to your image. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To create a custom effect filter: 1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect. 2. Click User Defined Convolution. 3.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Normal Applies the text to the underlying image with the specified color. Only opacity affects this blend. Screen Combines the text color with the inverse of the underlying photo color, resulting in a color that is the same or lighter. Multiply Combines the text color with the underlying photo to produce a darker color. Multiplying any color with black produces black; multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Click the Horizontal or Vertical button, and use the tools as described below. Select Crop straightened image if you want to crop the image after it is straightened. Select Preserve straightened image if you do not want to crop the straightened image. Select the color that you would like to display behind the straightened image from the Fill color drop-down. Select Show grid overlay to display a grid over the image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Cropping an Image You can use the Crop tool to remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size. You can also save your settings as a preset for future use. To crop an image: 1. In Edit mode, in the Geometry group, click Crop. 2. Resize the crop window, and position it over the area of the image you want to keep. 3. To darken the parts of the image outside the crop window, drag the Darken outside crop area slider to the left.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Do one of the following: Position your cursor over the edge of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow, and then drag the edge of the crop window to the desired size. Use the Width or Height spin box to specify a dimension for one side of the crop window. ACDSee Pro automatically resizes the other dimension based on the ratio you selected.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode To correct lens distortion: 1. In Edit mode, in the Geometry group, click Lens Distortion Correction . 2. In the Type of Distortion section, select Barrel, Pincushion , or Fisheye. 3. Set the options as described below. 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Actual/Print size in: Resizes the image to match a specific output size. Click the drop-down list to specify a unit of measurement. 3. If you want to maintain a specific width to height ratio, select the Preserve aspect ratio check box, and then select one of the following options from the drop-down list: Original: Maintains the original image's width to height ratio. 1 x 1: Forces the width and height to be equal. 2 x 3: Forces a width to height ratio of 2:3.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Resize options Fit within options Action Enlarge only Width only Resizes the image if the specified dimensions are larger than the image's original dimensions. The width is increased to the specified value and the height is increased to maintain the aspect ratio. Height only Resizes the image if the specified dimensions are larger than the image's original dimensions. The height is increased to the specified value and the width is increased to maintain the aspect ratio.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Resize options Fit within options Action Enlarge or reduce Width only Resizes the width to the specified value and resizes the height to whatever value is necessary to maintain the aspect ratio. Height only Resizes the height to the specified value and resizes the width to whatever value is necessary to maintain the aspect ratio. Width and height Resizes the image within the specified width and height.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image. Adjusting Image Levels You can use the Levels tool to precisely adjust the contrast and light levels in your images. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To adjust image levels: 1. In Edit mode, in the Exposure/Lighting group, click Levels. 2. Do one of the following: Set the options as described below to adjust the contrast and light levels manually.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Channel Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust. Shadows Specifies the black point of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker. You can also click on the arrow to automatically set it to where the black point start in the image. Midtones Specifies the midtones in an image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Adjusting Levels Automatically You can use the Auto Levels tool to automatically correct the exposure levels of your images. Auto Levels makes the darkest image pixels darker, and the brightest pixels brighter. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To automatically correct an image's levels: 1. In Edit mode, in the Exposure/Lighting group, click Auto Levels. 2.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Do one of the following: Click Apply to apply your changes. Click Done to apply your changes and close the Curves tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. Curves options Channel Specifies the color channels to adjust.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Advanced tab: Gives you ultimate control of the brightness and contrast in an image. Basic adjustment curves can be constructed using four sliders, and you can manually adjust the curves by clicking and dragging within the graph area or on the image itself. To open the Lighting tool: In Edit mode, in the Exposure/Lighting group, click Lighting. Using the Basics tab To add light to dark areas: 1. Drag the Highlights slider to the right to add light to the dark parts of the photo. 2.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Using the Light EQ tab The Light EQ tab has two sets of sliders. The top set is for brightening. The lower set is for darkening. The dark-to-light gradient on each slider indicates that you brighten that tone band when you move the slider up (top row of sliders) or darken that tone band when you move the slider down (bottom row). Between the two sets of sliders are two horizontal bars graded from black to white.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Using the Advanced tab Sliders The Advanced tab has two sliders for brightening and two for darkening. The Brightening and Darkening sliders control the shape of the adjustment curves, while the Amplitude sliders control the height of the curves. The more you brighten or darken, the more you increase the balance of the dark against the light areas in the image. The Amplitude sliders increase the intensity of the effects of brightening or darkening.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Drag the Contrast slider to increase or decrease contrast in your image. Drag the Fill Light slider to add light to the dark areas in your image. Make adjustments using any of the options in the table below, including on the image itself. 2. Click Done to apply your settings and close the tool. Or click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tool.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Area Action Result Sliders Drag Brightening To the right: Increases the lightening applied to the darker areas. To the left: Applies brightening more uniformly to all areas of the image. (The name of the slider changes to Custom curve when you change the curve manually or make adjustments on the image.) Drag Darkening To the right: Increases the darkening applied to the brighter areas of the image. To the left: Applies the darkening more uniformly to all areas of the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Area Action Result On Graph Drag the graph (top) The graph changes as you left-click and drag up on the graph itself. The graph represents the brighten adjustments you are making. The dark gray graph represents the maximum amount you can drag the graph before clipping (pink) begins. The height of the graph represents the level of brightening applied at each tone level. (Tone moves from black on the left to white on the right.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Area Action Result On Image Double-click with left mouse Automatically sets Brightening to optimum for that area of the image. A button brighter area (e.g. a face) works best. Double-click with right mouse Automatically sets the Darkening to optimum for that area of the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Dodge and Burn Enhance your photos and improve contrast by controlling the light and intensity of color in select areas. Dodge, burn, saturate and desaturate your photos to accentuate and define shapes, magnify and fade color, and add shadows and highlights. You can use the Dodge and Burn tool to lighten or darken areas in a photo without affecting other areas. The tool is often used to lighten underexposed areas or darken overexposed areas.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 3. Under Brush settings select from the following preference settings: Drag the Nib Width slider to select a brush size. Drag the Feathering slider to soften the edges of your strokes Drag the Strength slider to adjust the intensity of your strokes 4. Draw over the areas of the image you want to lighten or darken. 5. Click Done. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Advanced Color is useful for changing a single color in an image. If you have an image with a yellow car, you can use the Saturation tab to saturate the yellow, or use the Brightness tab to brighten the yellow. In the Hue tab, you can change the color of the car from yellow to pink. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. If you have an image of a yellow car with a yellow building in the background, you can change just the car by using the Selections tool.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Select High Quality mode or Standard mode from the top of the Advanced Color pane. To adjust colors individually, left-click a color on the image and drag up or down to alter. Your changes are reflected in the color sliders in High Quality mode, and the graph in Standard mode respectively.This works in the Saturation, Brightness and Hue tabs. High Quality Adjust image colors individually.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Standard Supports previously developed images. Adjust colors individually or make global adjustments.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Vertical slider Apply adjustments to the entire image. A slider on the left has the following effects on the tabs: Saturation: Adjusts from saturation to grayscale. Brightness: Adjusts the light or dark tones in the image. Hue: Changes to a different color. You can also enter a number into the field for precise adjustments.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Individual color sliders Adjust each color with individual sliders. Select the color you want to adjust and click and drag the sliders. You can also enter a number into the fields for precise adjustments. Direct image adjustments Place your cursor on the image for the double arrow icon to appear. Then click and drag up or down to adjust the colors beneath the double arrow icon. The curve control and the affected color sliders automatically adjust as you move your cursor.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode The Split Tone tool gives you creative control over the Hue and Saturation of your highlights and shadows. Use the sliders to adjust the balance of tones in the highlights and shadows of your photos. Split toning allows you to add a creative element to RAW conversion and non-destructive editing in ACDSee. You can save your settings as a preset for future use. To adjust Highlights and Shadows: 1. In Edit mode, under the Color group, select Split Tone. 2.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Do one of the following: Click Apply to apply your changes. Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. Color Balance options Vibrance Boosts color in the image, and avoids affecting skin tones.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 1. In Edit mode, in the Color group, click Convert to Black & White. 2. Do any of the following: Drag the Percent Red slider to the left or right. The more red there is in a pixel, the more effect the red slider has on that pixel. The area of red in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas. Drag the Percent Green slider the left or right. The more green there is in a pixel, the more effect the green slider has on that pixel.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide In View mode, click Tools | Modify | Change Color Depth, and select one of the options described below.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode The color grids In the top left corner there is a fixed grid of Basic colors to choose from, including gray, black, and white in the last three boxes. Below it is a grid of Custom colors that you can fill in by creating a custom color, and then clicking the Add to Custom Colors button. The color palette and slider Beside the Basic colors is a color palette. It contains all the colors of the spectrum from red through yellow, green, turquoise, blue, purple, pink, to red again.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Amount Specifies the amount of sharpening applied by increasing contrast around the edges. Radius Controls the number of pixels to adjust around each edge. Higher values increase the number of sharpened pixels and tend to bring out coarser detail, while lower values reduce the number of sharpened pixels and tend to bring out finer detail. Allows the targeting of edges, while suppressing the sharpening of noise and texture.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode Gaussian Produces an even, smooth blur. Specifies the amount of blur. Move the slider to the Amount right to intensify the effect. Produces a blurring effect that gives the illusion of movement. Linear Specifies the amount of blur. Move the slider to the Amount right to intensify the effect. Specifies the direction of the blur effect. Angle Produces blur around a center point. Click the image to set the center point. Radial Specifies the amount of blur.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide About Noise and Noise Reduction Image noise looks like random black, white, or colored pixels in an area of a photo where there should be solid color, such as a dark night sky. In digital photography, noise is typically more visible in the dark areas of a photo. There are many causes of image noise. You will increase image noise if you use a high ISO setting (such as ISO 800) to capture a photo, or if you extend the exposure time.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the Remove Noise tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. Noise Removal options Despeckle Removes noise. Square Removes noise using a 3 x 3 pixel square.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings. If you want to discard only the Edit settings, select File | Restore to Developed. Add Noise options Intensity Specifies the amount of noise to add to the image. A higher intensity increases the chance that a noise pixel will replace a pixel in the original image. Color proximity Specifies the color of noise pixels to add to the image.
Chapter 6: Edit Mode 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. You can also type a number into the number box and incrementally make precise adjustments. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.
Chapter 7: Online Mode Chapter 7: Online Mode For help with ACDSeeOnline.com, click the ACDSeeOnline.com tab, then click Help. You can use Online mode to upload your images to ACDSeeOnline.com, an image sharing and storage service available to ACDSee Pro users. With Online mode and ACDSeeOnline.com, you can upload and browse through your online images without having to launch an Internet browser. You need to create an ACDSeeOnline.com account first, before uploading your photos. With ACDSeeOnline.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide You can use the Online mode to upload your images to ACDSeeOnline.com, an image sharing and storage service available to ACDSee Pro users. With the Online mode and ACDSeeOnline.com, you can upload and browse through your online images without having to launch an Internet browser. Or you can access ACDSeeOnline.com at any time directly from an Internet browser. Online mode has two parts: ACDSeeOnline.com and Transfer To enable the ACDSeeOnline.
Chapter 7: Online Mode 1. In Online mode, click Login. 2. Login to your account. 3. Click Upload to switch to Transfer. Your screen splits in two, with the bottom part of the screen displaying images on your computer, and the top part of the screen representing your images online. 4.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. Click the Transfer tab. 4. In the Folders pane in the bottom half of the screen, right-click a folder and select Set as Sync to Web Folder. 5. In the Set up Sync to Web folder dialog box, set the options as described below. 6. Click OK. You can also set Sync to Web folders by clicking File | Manage Sync to Web Folders. To run Sync to Web: 1. In Transfer, on the right side along the screen split, click Sync to Web. 2. Click OK.
Chapter 7: Online Mode In ACDSeeOnline.com and Transfer, you can create folders and make them private or public. When you make a folder public, anyone can find and see the images in that folder. You can also copy the URL for your public folders and share the URL with someone. When you create a new folder, it is set to private by default. To create a folder and make it private or public in Transfer: 1. In Online mode, click Transfer. 2.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide ACDSeeOnline.com is also a storage service for ACDSee Pro users. You can download your images from your ACDSeeOnline.com account to your computer at any time. To download your images: 1. In Online mode, click Login. 2. Login to your account. 3. Click the Transfer tab. Your screen splits in two, with the bottom part of the screen displaying images on your computer, and the top part of the screen representing your images online. 4.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Chapter 8: Options and configuration Setting the General Options You can adjust settings in the Options dialog box to display helpful tips, set the format for date displays, set automatic rotate options, and control the display of certain image types. To access the General options: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click General. 3. On the General page, set or change any of the options described below. 4.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide To set Manage mode options: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click Manage Mode. 3. On the Manage mode page, set or change the options as described below. 4. Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee. Manage mode options Default start folder Remember from Opens Manage mode in the same folder that was open the last time you used previous session ACDSee, and automatically applies any browsing criteria you were using.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Include file names Searches for file and folder names that begin with the search term. Include categories Searches for categories that match the search term, and returns any files assigned to those categories. Subcategories are not included. Include contents of Searches for folder names that begin with the search term and returns the contents of those folders. folders Subfolders are not included.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide File List Automatically select Automatically selects new files when they are added to the folder new files displayed in the File List pane. Group archives with Treats archive files as folders when sorting items in the File List pane. folders Use embedded Displays the RAW files embedded thumbnail if the RAW file has them.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Pop-ups Mouse cursor hover Activates or deactivates the animated pop-up preview that displays when activates pop-ups you hover over thumbnails in the File List. Settings below allow you to include text and/or an image in the pop-up, or if you turn this option off, to activate the pop-up only when you hold down the SHIFT key. key Activates the pop-up only if you hold down the SHIFT key while hovering activates pop-ups over a thumbnail in the File List.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Information File name Displays the name of each file on the thumbnail in the File List pane. Choose Thumbnail Opens a dialog box where you can select the information to display on Info each thumbnail in the File List pane. Choose Tiles Info Opens a dialog box where you can select the information to display on each tile in Tiles view mode. Show unrated, Shows unrated, untagged, and unlabeled overlay icons on hover.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Setting the Thumbnail Style Options You can use the Options dialog box to change how the thumbnails of images display in the File List pane. These options are set under File List | Thumbnail Style. To adjust the Thumbnail Style options: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click File List | Thumbnail Style. 3. On the Thumbnail Style page, set or change the options as described below. 4.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Show grid lines Separates each row and column in Details view mode with a grid line. Full row select Selects the entire row when you click a column entry in that row. Column auto-width Automatically resizes each column to fit its contents. Highlight sort column Highlights the column used to sort files when you click on the column's title. Choose Details Specifies the columns you want to use to sort files in Details view mode.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Setting the Folders Pane Options You can customize the Folders pane by showing or hiding the Easy-Select bar, displaying archives, and identifying excluded folders. To customize the Folders pane: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click Folders. 3. On the Folders page, set or change the options as described below. 4. Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Category deletion File removal Confirm if category Prompts you for confirmation when deleting a category with assigned has assigned files files. Confirm if category Prompts you for confirmation when deleting a category containing sub- has sub-categories categories. Confirm file removal Prompts you for confirmation when un-assigning files from a category.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Date types Sorts files in the Calendar pane based on the date stored in the ACDSee Pro Database date database. Date taken Sorts files in the Calendar pane based on the EXIF date of each item. File modified Sorts files in the Calendar pane based on the last-modified date of each item. date Sorts files in the Calendar pane based on the date each file was created on your File created date computer.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Setting the Properties Pane Options You can use the Options dialog box to customize the information available on the Metadata tab in the Properties pane. To customize the Metadata tab in the Properties pane: 1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click Properties Pane. 3. On the Properties Pane page, hide the Tagged, Rating, and Color Labels, by deselecting the corresponding check box. 4. Hide the Categories by deselecting the check box. 5.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Overwriting duplicate files Ask Prompts you for confirmation when overwriting duplicate files. Rename Automatically resolves any naming conflicts when moving or copying files by renaming the source files. In the Separator character field, type a character to use to separate file names in the automatic renaming system. Replace Automatically overwrites files in the target folder without prompting for confirmation.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 3. On the Color Management page, set or change any of the options as described below. 4. Click OK to accept your changes and return to ACDSee. Color Management options Enable Enable Color Activates the color management system in ACDSee Pro and the fields in Management this dialog box. Apply to thumbnails Activates color management for thumbnails. Color Management Select from the drop-down list of color management engines.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration In View, Develop, and Edit Mode, the shortcut [ toggles Soft Proofing on and off. Some Soft Proofing menu items are also available through View, Develop, and Edit Mode. Under View | Soft Proofing, select your Rendering Intent or whether to enable Soft Proofing.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Database location Specifies the location on your hard drive to store the ACDSee Pro database. Click the Browse button to locate a folder. Display backup Automatically reminds you to back up your ACDSee Pro database. Click the Every drop-down list and reminder select how often you would like to be reminded. Manage excluded Opens the Excluded Folders List dialog box, where you can specify which folders you want to folders exclude from the ACDSee Pro database.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Decoding and caching Startup files Decode next image in Automatically decodes the next image in sequence in View mode, advance resulting in shorter load times. Keep previous image Keeps the previously decoded image in memory for quick display in View in memory mode. Replace images in list Does not open a new View mode window if an image is opened from another application.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Zoom options Default zoom mode Specifies the default zoom level for images in View mode. Reset zoom mode to Resets the zoom mode to the selected default when the displayed image default on every changes. image change Resize Resizes the image based on the selected option. For more information about how these choices affect the Viewer, see Automatically shrinking or enlarging images.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Edit Show icons in edit pane: Displays icons next to the tools in Edit. Develop Enable fast image switching for RAW files in Develop: Enables fast image switching for RAW and other non-encodable files in Develop so that when you switch to the next image you do not have to wait for the processing to be finished. The processing is done as a background task when you exit Develop, so that you can process images more quickly.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Setting the ACDSee Showroom Options You can customize the ACDSee Showroom desktop slideshow in a number of ways, including changing the slide duration, order, and transition or changing the frame opacity, size, and frame style. To customize the ACDSee Showroom desktop slideshow: 1. Start ACDSee Showroom by doing one of the following: In Manage mode, click Tools | Create | ACDSee Showroom. Click Start | Programs | ACD Systems | ACDSee Showroom. 2.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Setting the ACDSee Quick View Options You can customize ACDSee Quick View in a number of ways, including displaying Quick View on top of any open windows, displaying Quick view at full screen, or even changing the background color in the Quick View window. To customize ACDSee Quick View: 1. Double-click on an image. For example, double-click on the image in Windows Explorer or in an email message. 2. Click Tools | Options. 3.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Image quality Drag the slider to determine the quality of the JPEG image. Progressive: Select to enable progressive encoding. Encoding Optimize Huffman codes: Select to optimize Huffman codes to increase compression. 2:1 Horizontal: Select to subsample color channels on the horizontal axis by a factor of 2:1. Color component sampling 2:1 Vertical: Select to subsample color channels on the vertical axis by a factor of 2:1.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Auto-hiding Panes and Panels You can use the Auto Hide button to automatically hide some panes and panels in ACDSee. When a pane is set to auto-hide, it rolls away when you click outside of it, leaving a tab displayed. You can access the pane by moving the cursor over the tab. When a pane or panel is floating, the auto-hide feature is not available. You cannot move the pane to a new location if it is set to auto-hide.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Customizing toolbar contents You can customize the following toolbars: In Manage mode: The Main toolbar and the File List toolbar. In View mode: The Bottom toolbar. You can add, remove, and rearrange buttons on these toolbars. You can also display or hide text labels and tool tips for the buttons on these toolbars, and change button size. All toolbar customization options are on the Customize dialog box.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration To reset the toolbars: 1. Display the Customize dialog box. 2. Click the Toolbars tab, and then click Reset All. 3. Click Yes to reset the toolbars. 4. Click Close. Customizing the Tools Panes You can resize, move, and dock the Develop and Edit Tools panes to suit your preferences. To customize the Tools pane: In Develop or Edit mode, drag the Tools pane's title bar to a new location.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide 1. Click the Toolbar drop-down arrow (to the right of the External Editors menu option) and select Add or Remove Buttons | Customize. 2. In the Customize dialog box, in the Commands tab, select External Editors from the Category list. 3. Click and drag an External Editor from the list onto the FileList toolbar. 4. Close the dialog box. The External Editor is added to the FileList toolbar. To add an external editor button to the toolbar in View mode: 1.
Chapter 8: Options and configuration Some commands, such as Open and Copy, are available in both Manage mode and View mode. You can use the same keyboard shortcut for these commands in Manage mode and the View mode, or you can define different shortcuts for these commands in Manage mode and View mode. To define a shortcut for a command in a specific mode, open the Customize dialog from that mode. To customize keyboard shortcuts: 1.
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Chapter 9: Shortcuts Manage Mode Keyboard Shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while working in Manage mode. There are also shortcuts that can be used specifically in the Calendar pane. To print this page for easy reference, right-click and select Print...
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide This shortcut Has this result \ (backslash) Tags or untags the image. ` (grave accent) Toggles image audio on or off. ALT + LEFT ARROW Returns to the previous folder you browsed in the File List pane. ALT + RIGHT ARROW Returns to the folder you last moved back from in the File List pane. ALT + 0 to 5 Assigns a color label to the currently selected item. Press ALT + 0 to remove a color label. ALT + B Adds the selected items to the Burn Basket.
Chapter 9: Shortcuts CTRL + J Opens the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box. CTRL + K Places the cursor in the Keywords field of the Organize tab in the Properties pane. CTRL + L Opens the Batch Adjust Exposure dialog box. CTRL + M Opens the Manage Metadata Presets dialog box. CTRL + N Opens a second instance of the ACDSee Pro program. CTRL + O Opens the Open Files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in View mode.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide CTRL + SHIFT + L Opens or closes the Selective Browsing pane. CTRL + SHIFT + M Opens or closes the Map pane. CTRL + SHIFT + O Opens the file using the system application associated with its file extension. CTRL + SHIFT + P Opens or closes the Preview pane. CTRL + SHIFT + T Displays or hides the Manage mode Main toolbar. CTRL + SHIFT + TAB Moves the focus of the Manage mode window between the currently displayed panes.
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Shortcut Resulting action Double-click Opens the selected image in View mode. Right-click Opens the Manage mode context menu. SHIFT + click Selects a group of images. Click + drag Selects a group of images. Be sure to click on a blank area of the screen, not on an image or folder, before you drag, so you can draw a selection box around the group of images. CTRL + click Selects images you click on. CTRL + right click Opens the Windows Explorer context menu.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Shortcut Resulting action \ (backslash) Tags or untags the image. = (equal sign) Increases the magnification of the current image (zooms in). ` (grave accent) Toggles image audio on or off. ALT + ENTER Opens or closes the Properties pane. ALT + DOWN ARROW Zooms the image to fit the height within View mode window. Does not enlarge, only reduces. ALT + RIGHT ARROW Zooms the image to fit the width within View mode Window. Does not enlarge, only reduces.
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Shortcut Resulting action CTRL + F Opens the Batch Convert File Format dialog box. CTRL + F4 Closes the current item. CTRL + INSERT Copies the selected portion of an image to the Clipboard. CTRL + J Opens the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box. CTRL + MINUS Reduces the magnification of the area inside the Magnifying Glass pane. CTRL + O Opens the Open files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in View mode.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Shortcut Resulting action CTRL + SHIFT + T Displays or hides the Bottom toolbar. CTRL + SHIFT + W Sets the selected image as a tiled desktop wallpaper. CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + W Sets the selected image as a centered desktop wallpaper. CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Changes the image color depth to Black and White. CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Changes the image color depth to 16 grays. CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Changes the image color depth to 256 grays.
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Shortcut Resulting action SHIFT + F3 Activates the zoom tool. SHIFT + HOME Displays the first page of the current multiple-page image. SHIFT + INSERT Pastes the contents of the Clipboard. SHIFT + L Opens the file using the system application associated with its file extension. SHIFT + PAGE DOWN Displays the next page in a multiple-page image. SHIFT + PAGE UP Displays the previous page in a multiple-page image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Shortcut Resulting action Double-click Closes View mode and returns to the previous mode. Right-click Opens the View mode context menu. Middle click Toggles full screen mode (on 3-button mouse). Wheel click Toggles full screen mode. Wheel up Displays the previous item. Wheel down Displays the next item. CTRL + Right-click Opens the Windows Explorer context menu. CTRL + Wheel up Increases the magnification of the image (zooms in).
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Shortcut Resulting action ALT + ENTER Opens or closes the Properties pane. B Toggles the Edit Brush on and off in Edit mode. S Shows brush strokes. CTRL + D Opens the image in Develop mode. E Toggles the exposure warning on and off in Develop mode. CTRL + S Saves the image in Develop mode. CTRL + Y Redo. CTRL + Z Undo. ALT After making adjustments to Noise Reduction sliders, hold down ALT key to display residual noise within the image.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide If you would like to define your own keyboard shortcuts, see Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts .
Chapter 9: Shortcuts Shortcut Resulting action ALT + A Sets selected folder as an Upsync folder. ALT + D Downloads selected files and folders. ALT + ENTER Displays Properties pane in the lower screen of Transfer mode. ALT + Num + Group forward files and folders in the lower screen of Transfer mode. ALT + Num - Group backward files and folders in the lower screen of Transfer mode. ALT + O Displays Options dialog. ALT + U Uploads selected files and folders.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Shortcut Resulting action Num + Sort forward files and folders in the lower screen of Transfer mode. Num - Sort backward files and folders in the lower screen of Transfer mode. SHIFT + ALT + A Displays ACDSeeOnline.com mode. SHIFT + ALT + C Copies URL. SHIFT + ALT + T Displays Transfer mode. Online Mode Mouse Shortcuts Use the following mouse shortcuts in Transfer mode. To print this page for easy reference, right-click and select Print...
Chapter 10: File formats Chapter 10: File formats About RAW Files A RAW file is like a negative. RAW files contain all of the data that was collected by your digital camera's sensor when you took a photo. If you tried to view a RAW file without processing, it would appear almost completely black. It is therefore necessary to process your RAW files to produce a photo. ACDSee Pro offers a new RAW processing engine providing improved Color, Contrast and Exposure.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide For Microsoft Windows Vista® or Windows 7® To set file association options in ACDSee: 1. Click Tools | File Associations | Set File Associations. 2. Select one of the following options: All image file types: Sets ACDSee Pro as the default application to open all image file types. Image file types not currently associated with ACDSee or another program: Retains any file types already associated with ACDSee Pro and adds any file types that are not yet associated with a program.
Chapter 10: File formats Choose defaults for this program to pick and choose by file type. 5. Click OK.
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ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide A Absolute Colorimetric Rendering intent, generally used for proofing. Based on a device-independent color space, reproducing colors within the available gamut perfectly, and reducing colors outside of the gamut to the nearest reproducible hue (at the expense of saturation). acquire Often used term to describe the process of locating images on peripheral devices (such as scanners and digital cameras) and adding the images to your hard drive. Can also refer to taking screen captures.
Glossary Any operation or tool, such as resizing, converting, or renaming, that can be used to adjust multiple images or files simultaneously. bit Bits are small units of computer memory. The color depth of your image is constrained by the number of bits available to store color information. For example, it is possible to store 256 different color values per color channel in 8-bit RGB images. Similarly, it is possible to store 65,536 different color values per color channel in 18-bit images.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide color management Process of adjusting your computer settings so that the color output from your printer matches the colors you see on your monitor. color space There are two types of color spaces: device-independent or device-dependent. A device-independent color space, such as RGB, describes all possible colors. A device-dependent color space describes the subset of colors (from the device-independent color space) that a particular device can reproduce.
Glossary Measurement of an image’s resolution. For example, 92 DPI means 92 dots horizontally and 92 dots vertically, which equals 8, 464 dots per square inch. More dots per inch result in higher resolution and image quality. dynamic range The dynamic range of an image is directly related to the dynamic range of your digital camera's sensor.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide In fisheye distortion, the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center, as if the photo were wrapped around a sphere. G gamma Range of color values a monitor, scanner, or printer can display. Adjusting this value increases or decreases the intensity of the light spectrum. grayscale image Image composed of different shades of gray. H highlights Highlights are the brightest or whitest parts of an image.
Glossary jaggies Individual pixels displayed in an image with low resolution. The appearance of pixels in an image causes lines and curves to appear jagged. L lens vignetting Unusual darkness in the corners of images as a result of an inability of the lens to distribute light into the corners of the image. lossless compression Form of compression that retains all image data and quality. lossless rotation and flipping Rotation of a JPEG image without loss of image quality.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Moving zoomed images vertically, horizontally, and diagonally across the display area to view specific areas of the image. PDF An acronym for Portable Document Format. You can view PDFs on any computer using the free Adobe Reader® software. Perceptual Rendering intent that scales all of the colors within one gamut to fit within another gamut. Best used for photographic images, as it maintains the relationship between the colors more accurately than the colors themselves.
Glossary RAW An image file format. RAW files contain all of the image data that was captured by your digital camera's sensor. RAW files are not processed by your camera; instead, you must process RAW images through Develop mode. recursive Program or task that can repeat itself indefinitely, such as a slideshow. red eye Red eye occurs when the light from your digital camera's flash reflects off the retinas in the subject's eyes. The subject's eyes look red instead of their normal color.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Sepia-toned images are composed of shades of brown. Many old photographs have a sepia tone. sharpen The sharpen tool is for sharpening images. The original image is blurred slightly. This blurred version of the image is subtracted from the original image, revealing the edges in the original image. These edges can then be sharpened by increasing contrast. sharpness The sharpness in an image is determined, primarily, by your digital camera's lens and sensor.
Glossary watermark Background text or graphics added to an image, usually to provide copyright protection. white balance Removes color cast to create a photo that is correctly lit. You can use your camera settings to apply the correct white balance before taking an image, or correct the white balance in ACDSee. whitepoint Lightest image area. You can control the intensity of the white in an image by adjusting its whitepoint. X-Z XML (Extensible Markup Language) Standard language for Web documents.
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ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide A ACDSee database importing photos user interface 132 14 1 acquiring importing 14 acquiring photos 14 Adjusting Clarity 297 adjusting post-crop vignetting 193 adjusting soft focus 191 Advanced Color 282 archiving files 90 assigning categories and color labels 46 assigning categories and ratings 43 associating files with ACDSee 346 audio adding to images 154 playing 151 recording to images 155 auto advance 145 B backing up database 138 tips and strateg
Index batch export how 97 batch processing about 97 black and white 291 blend modes 261 blurring 293 border 225 brightness 269 Burn Basket 86 C Calendar pane 26 Catalog pane customizing 313 cataloging assigning ratings 43 files 38 cataloging files 135 categories assigning 43 finding unassigned images 74 managing 41 creating 86 getting photos 20 CD Photo discs 148 setting CD/DVD management options 315 clarity 297 color changing color depth 290 changing color prof
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide committing changes comparing images 158 36 contact sheets creating 89 printing 96 converting databases 135 descript.
Index database about adding information to 132 52, 54 backing up 138 cataloging files 135 converting 135 descript.ion files 136 excluding folders 134 exporting 137 importing 136 keywords 55 maintaining 141 optimizing 141 options 319 quarantining files 142 rebuilding thumbnails 142 restoring 140 tips and strategies 139 date changing in multiple files Dauber effect 63 236 deleting metadata 62 descript.
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Lighting group 183 Noise Reduction group 196 Output Color Space group 194 Perspective group 200 Post-Crop Vignette group 193 presets 171 Red Eye Reduction 204 Rotate & Straighten group 199 Sharpening group 195 Soft Focus group 191 Split Tone 192, 287 Tone Curves group 193 Tune tab 178 White Balance group 182 Develop mode 9 developing adjusting color 187 adjusting lighting 183 adjusting tone curves 193 adjusting white balance 182 cropping images
Index plug-ins display theme 15 306, 331 downloading photos from a CD 20 photos from a digital camera 15 photos from a mobile phone 22 photos from a scanner 21 photos in ACDSee 14 dual monitors moving the panes Duplicate Finder 5, 35 73 DVD creating setting CD/DVD management options 86 315 E E icon 25, 310 Edge Detect effect 237 Edit 206 Add Noise 296 Advanced Color 282 Auto Levels 272 Blur 293 Border 225 Clarity 297 Color Balance 288 Convert to Black & White 289 Crop
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Resize 266 Rotate 262 Selections 214 Sharpen 292 Text 220, 223 Tone Curve 272 Vignette 229 Watermark 224 Edit mode 9 Edit mode, Develop mode 9 editing adding noise adding text 296 220, 223 blurring 293 brightness 269 clarity 297 cloning 219 configuring editors 329 correcting barrel distortion 265 correcting fisheye distortion 265 correcting perspective distortion 265 correcting pincushion distortion 265 correcting shadows and highlights 273,
Index rotating 262 sharpen 292 special effects 231 tone curve 272 toolbars 327 effects about 231 Bathroom Window 231 Blinds 232 Blur 243 Bulge 232 collage 233 Colored Edges 234 Contours 235 Crayon Drawing 235 Crosshatch 236 Dauber 236 Edge Detect 237 Emboss 237 Furry Edges 238 Glowing Edges 239 golden hue 240 Granite 239 Mirror 240 Negative 241 Oil Paint 241 Old 242 Outline 243 Pencil Drawing 244 Pixel Explosion 244 Pixelate 245 Posterize 246 Ra
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide Ripple 248 Scattered Tiles 249 Sepia 250 Sheet Metal 250 Shift 251 Slant 252 Sobel 252 Solarize 253 Stained Glass 253 Sunspot 254 Swirl 255 Threshold 255 Topography 256 user defined 261 Vignette 229 Water 257 Water Drops 257 Waves 258 Weave 259 Wind 260 emailing images Emboss effect erasing excluding folders from database 76 237 62 134 EXIF adding EXIF information 52, 54 batch set information 52 viewing 49 exporting database informatio
Index File List pane customizing 307 filtering files 31 full screen 25 setting Details View options 311 setting File List options 307 setting thumbnail display options 309 using 24 views 30 files archiving associating with ACDSee cataloging cataloging in the database 90 346 38 135 changing dates 63 copying and moving 57 details 30 finding duplicates 73 listing 138 management options 316 map coordinates 51 pasting 58 playing audio and video properties quarantining 151 49 1
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide multiple photos focus 103 191 folders browsing excluding from database 25 134 mobile phone 22 pasting 58 renaming 59 synchronizing files 65 synchronizing in View mode 147 Folders pane options using 313 25 footer in View mode printing on pages fullscreen mode Furry Edges effect 146 95 7 238 G Geometry tab 198 getting photos renaming templates 22 Glowing Edges effect 239 Granite effect 239 grayscale 291 Group by Processed State 32 H header in View mode pr
Index histogram 290 home folder 306 HSL 282 HTML album 87 I Image Basket 38 Image Well 74 images adding audio comparing converting to another format copying 155 36 102 58 developing 167 developing a batch of files 129 downloading 14 emailing 76 extracting from video files 154 finding quickly 74 import 15 importing 14 panning sharing develop settings uploading viewing 161 170, 177 301 7 import photos 15 importing images importing database information 14 136 importing phot
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide from a scanner 21 IPTC adding IPTC information 52, 54 removing IPTC keywords auto categories 63 viewing 49 J JPEG options 325 K keyboard shortcuts customizing 330 Manage mode 332 View mode 336 L labels assigning 46 light levels 270 listing files 138 local contrast enhancement 273, 281 M magnifying glass 162 Manage mode and RAW files 30 Burn Basket 86 customizing the workspace 326 customizing toolbars 327 Favorites pane 28 File List pane 23 Folde
Index Search pane 67 Selective Browsing pane 70 using 3 views 30 Map pane using 51 metadata removing metadata Mirror effect mobile phone 62 240 22 modes switching mouse shortcuts 3 340 moving files Manage mode panes 57 3 multiple images adjusting exposure 106 renaming 108 resizing 105 N navigator 161 Negative effect 241 noise about 295 adding to an image 296 removing from an image 295 O Oilpaint effect 241 Old effect 242 Online mode creating an account 11, 299 11, 300
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide privacy settings 302 rating system 303 uploading images optimizing the database 11 141 options ACDSee Quick View 149 Calendar pane 314 Catalog pane 313 contact sheet 96 database 319 file management 316 Folders 313 general 305 Manage mode 305 Preview pane 312 View mode 320 organizing assigning categories 43 assigning color labels 46 finding images quickly 74 managing categories 41 originals showing 158 Orton effect 243 Outline effect 243 over
Index photo discs 148 Photo Repair tool 219 photos 233 pincushion distortion 265 Pixel Explosion effect 244 pixel resize options 267 Pixelate effect 245 plug-ins about 142 managing 143 viewing properties 144 polaroid 233 Posterize effect 246 Preview pane customizing using 312 35 printing contact sheet options 96 setting size and positioning 95 text on pages 95 Process mode customizing the Processing Tools pane 329 Develop 163 Processed State group by 32 Properties pane
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide ratings assigning 43 RAW images browsing 30 developing 163 removing develop settings 171 viewing 145 recording image audio red eye reduction removeable devices 155 204, 218 15 renaming file or folder multiple files while getting photos replacing files 59 108 22 58 resizing multiple images 105 one image 266 restoring database information 140 restoring originals 209 retro effect 240 RGB 288 Ripple effect 248 rotating in Develop 199 in Edit 262 in Manage
Index sharing Search pane 82 67 searching file name patterns 70 for duplicate files 73 Image Well 74 Quick Search bar 66 setting Quick Search options 306 wildcards 70 with ACDSee 66 with the Search pane 67 second monitor moving the panes 5, 35 selecting files 34 part of a media file 153 part of an image 156 Selections tool 214 Selective Browsing 70 SendPix albums 92 Sepia effect sharing 250 273, 281 archives 90 contact sheets 89 emailing images 76 HTML albums 87 PD
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide shortcuts Manage mode 332 mouse 340 View mode 336 Slant effect 252 slideshows auto advance 145 configuring 79 sharing 82 Sobel effect 252 soft focus 191 Solarize effect 253 sorting files 33 sound adding to images 154 recording 155 Stained Glass effect 253 start folder default 306 Straightening crooked photos 199 Sunspot effect 254 Swirl effect 255 switching modes 3 sync uploading images sync to web 301 301 synchronizing files between folders
Index adding to pages (printing) 95 blend modes 261 displaying on images in View mode 146 lists of files 138 theme color Threshold effect 306, 331 255 thumbnails rebuilding 142 setting display options 309 setting ratio options 311 views 30 timestamp 63 timestamps 63 toolbars 327 Topography effect 256 truecolor 291 Tune tab 178 TWAIN about 15 importing photos 21 U undo/redo 208 USB mass storage device about user interface 15 1 V Vibrance 181, 282 video files extractin
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide customizing 320 displaying text 146 fullscreen mode 7 histogram 290 keyboard shortcuts 336 magnifying glass 162 mouse shortcuts 340 navigator 161 panning 161 setting display options 321 setting zoom level 159 synchronizing to a folder 148 using zooming an image 6 159 viewing file properties file types in the File List 157 31 fullscreen 7 images 6 images in another application 150 text on images in View mode 146 Vignette effect 193, 229 W wallpap
Index Z zooming automatically 160 setting level 159 384
