ACD Systems ACDSee Pro 3

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ACDSee Pro 3 is the photography software with the flexibility to adapt to the way you work. Save time and stay organized in every step of your workflow with ACDSee Pro.

"I’ve been a longtime ACDSee Pro user. This latest version is top notch image workflow software. I’ve tried them all and this is my favorite."
- Peter Pereira, Photojournalist & 4SEE Photo Agency Photographer, New Bedford, MA

Effortless organization
As a photographer, you have thousands of photos and generate more every day. With the flexibility offered by ACDSee Pro, you can customize your digital asset management to the way you like to work, making it easier to stay organized.

Instant access
Access your folders and files live, in real time. Unlike catalog-based photo applications, you don’t need to spend valuable time importing files that are already on your system and connected devices.
Metadata management
Adjust and leverage the EXIF, IPTC, XMP and custom metadata in your images with easy to use tools.

Fast and easy searching
Find individual photos or groups of images quickly and easily by image metadata and properties with powerful search capabilities.

Flexible browsing
Assign photos to one or more virtual categories for powerful browsing that is custom-designed for your collection.

Fast viewing
Display and examine full-size photos at unparalleled speeds with ACDSee Pro’s powerful image viewing technology. View over 100 different file types.

"Very nice program, just like the previous versions. If someone who is taking pictures, and serious about it, and wants post processing to correct images that need a little tweaking, ACDSee Pro version 3.0 would be the best tool for that. Thanks ACDSee for creating another edition of your fine product."
- Terrence Gabriel, Landscape Photographer and Computer Network Technician, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

One-stop image processing
Quickly and easily complete global non-destructive adjustments and pixel-level edits in one intuitive workflow. Process camera RAW files, JPEGs and more. See the complete list of supported RAW formats.

Non-destructive editing
Easily perfect the exposure, color, clarity and geometry of your photos in Develop sub-mode, your non-destructive workshop.

Pixel-level editing
Quickly prepare your photos for publishing with ACDSee Pro’s pixel-level editor. Add watermarks, text, captions, vignettes and more.

Professional presentation
Effortlessly present, protect and archive your work with ACDSee Pro’s robust set of publishing tools. Create presentations, print and e-mail your photos, and easily manage your web presence with uploaders to flickr™, SmugMug, Zenfolio and your FTP accounts.

Easy online publishing
Simply drag and drop photos and folders from within ACDSee Pro to share and store images at your free account on the ACDSee Online website.

"The web interface really is one of the most attractive and intuitive that I've seen. Bravo!"
- Chris Wheeler, Avid Amateur Photographer and Artist, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Improved Workflow
Manage, view, process, and publish your images

The new Manage, View, Process, and Online modes simplify and accelerate your photography workflow, allowing you to easily access the features you need and publish your images. In Process mode, use the non-destructive developing capabilities along with the editing tools with which ACDSee Pro users are familiar. Previously, ACDSee Pro users could only access the RAW Processor if they had a RAW image. Now in ACDSee Pro 3, you can take any file format (RAW, JPEG), and perform all of your non-destructive developing in Process mode.

“Yes, the UI changed but just spend a bit of time and you'll quickly find out that an existing user rapidly understands it and that, in reality, the changes are evolutionary and not revolutionary. Well done ACDSee!”
- Vincent, Amateur Landscape Photographer

ACDSee Pro 3’s interface is also customizable to your preferences. You can select either the Charcoal or Silver display theme, and you have the option to display icons in the Organize pane in Manage mode and the Edit pane in Process mode.
Try ACDSee Pro 3 on your netbook – the interface is now compatible with resolutions of 1024x600 or higher.

Manage mode
Browse, sort, and organize in Manage mode. The simplified toolbar with drop-down menus help you to find the most commonly used tasks. You can combine different tools and panes to perform sophisticated search, and view thumbnail previews of images. Usability improvements include radio buttons for ratings, and category check boxes to quickly categorize images. Publish your images easily using the FTP, Email, SmugMug, or Zenfolio uploaders.
View mode
View your images using a variety of image viewing tools. Use the Properties pane to display image information such as EXIF or IPTC data, and add captions to your images as you view them. View mode features a new filmstrip, which lets you easily flip between images without having to return to Manage mode.
Process mode
Perform all image adjustments in Process mode. The Process mode has two panes: Develop and Edit. Use the Develop pane for non-destructive editing on RAW, JPEG and other supported file types. Use tools in Develop to adjust an image's exposure, white balance, color profile, sharpen, and much more. Use Edit to fine tune your image using pixel-based editing tools such as red eye removal.
Online mode
Use Online mode to upload your images to the new online image sharing and storage site: ACDSeeOnline. In Online mode, you can easily drag and drop your photos into an album on ACDSeeOnline without having to go through a Web site.

Revolutionary New Process Mode
In Process mode, you can perform a variety of image corrections (tune color and light, enhance details, crop) in real time without waiting for an adjustment to apply on an image. You can view at any time the final image with and without each adjustment to view the effects of your changes, and return to each adjustment to further fine tune your image.

Develop and Edit
ACDSee Pro 3 Process mode is a combination of non-destructive image correction tools in Develop, with pixel editing tools easily accessible in Edit.

Develop

Start your image processing in Develop. Develop allows non-destructive developing of RAW, JPEG, and other supported file formats. Use Develop to adjust geometry (crop, rotate, lens corrections), improve detail (sharpening and noise reduction), and correct light and color. Take the adjustments made to one image and apply them to many other images that need similar correction with a click of your mouse. ACDSee Pro 3’s Develop tools provide faster RAW processing, and an accelerated non-destructive processing workflow for all other supported file types.

Edit

Use Edit to add final touches to your image. Use pixel-based editing tools to add final touches to your image—fix red eyes, and add borders, text, watermarks and other creative effects. You can easily revert back to a previous change when editing your image. Use Selections in combination with the accessible edit tools to apply corrections to a specific part of an image quickly and easily.

Vibrance slider
Use the Vibrance slider to boost saturation in your images. The Vibrance slider purposely avoids the saturation of skin tones.

Advanced Color
Adjust saturation, hue, and brightness on a color by color basis. In the examples below, only the color yellow has been adjusted. Advanced Color is located in the Develop pane, in the Tune tab. Advanced Color is also available in the Edit pane, where you can use it in combination with Selections to adjust color to a specific part of the image.

Improved Noise Reduction
Add clarity to your images with Noise Reduction. Two new adjustment sliders fix luminance and color noise.

Improved Selections
Easily access Selection while making image adjustments in Edit. Make a selection on an image and quickly access any Edit features such as Special Effect to adjust the selected part of the image.

Enhanced Publishing Capabilities
ACDSee Online
ACDSeeOnline.com is an image sharing and storage service. Using the Online mode, upload and browse through your images on ACDSeeOnline.com without having to launch an Internet browser. Organize your photos into folders, manage your images in your account, and control privacy settings and resolution for individual image or groups of images. You can use ACDSeeOnline.com to simply store your photos, or you can use the service to share your photos in a variety of ways, including sending to Facebook®, printing with fotoflōt®, or e-mailing albums to clients or friends.

SmugMug Uploader
The SmugMug Uploader now has advanced options to let you create new albums, add keywords and resize images.

Zenfolio Uploader
Using the Zenfolio Uploader you can now log into your Zenfolio account and select which gallery you want to upload your images to, or even create new galleries. Before uploading your images to Zenfolio, you can choose to resize your images.

FTP Uploader
Using the new FTP Uploader, you can now upload your images to an FTP site directly from ACDSee Pro 3. Simply create a profile for your FTP site, select the destination folder, then select any image resize options and upload your images.

Send Email Wizard
Using the Send Email Wizard, you can email images directly from ACDSee Pro 3 using your desktop email, web-based email, or an SMTP server.