What's new in ACDSee 9 Photo Manager

Vista certification

ACDSee 9 is now Vista certified, which means it meets Microsoft's standards for functioning well over Vista. So you can use ACDSee with Vista and be completely confident. The ACDSee team has worked closely with Microsoft to provide features and functions at the highest level of compatibility with Windows Vista.

Even faster viewing. The Quick View mode.

See your photos instantly on screen with the Quick View mode. Whether opening an image attachment to an e-mail, or double-clicking on a JPEG from Windows Explorer, the Quick View mode is a fast, sleek, and efficient addition to ACDSee’ powerful viewing tools. Pared down to include the viewing and browsing essentials, it displays your photos with greater speed than ever before.

ACDSee’s new Quick View lets you flip through your photos at a rapid rate, zoom in & zoom out, and display your pictures in full screen for a full dramatic effect.

Bring your photos to life. The Shadow/Highlight tool.

Save photos that you would’ve previously deleted.  The Shadow/Highlight tool provides stunningly easy, instantaneous, and effective automatic photo correction for poorly exposed pictures.  

With just one-click you can correct photos that are too dark or too light, without affecting areas of the image that don’t require adjustments. The Shadow/Highlight tool appears conveniently in ACDSee’s Edit Mode for easy access.

Lock up your special photos. Private folders.

Private Folders protects your personal photos in a secure area so only you can view them.  If you have photos or files that you want to remain confidential, just move them to a Private Folder, set a password, and ACDSee Photo Manager will keep them under lock and key.  

Organize your life. The Calendar Events View.

The Calendar Events View automatically organizes your photos based on the date they were taken.  That means your photos get displayed in an organized event list, which you can personalize with a unique description for each event, like “AutoShow” or “My Summer Fishing Trip”.

You can even add thumbnails to dates in your Events View for convenient viewing and browsing of future and past events.  The Events View appears as a new display option in the Calendar Pane.

Categories that sort photos all by themselves. Auto Categories.

Auto Categories takes the pain out of organizing your photos by doing it for you.  When Getting Photos from any device, ACDSee Photo Manager now automatically puts your photos into convenient categories based on EXIF camera information, IPTC data, ACD database information and file properties.

This gives you a range of options to search your photos from later on – all without having to rename or sort a single photo on your own. That’s because your shots are automatically sorted from the get-go, which also means less work for you, and more time to share your pics.

A photo show right on your desktop. Showroom.

ACDSee Showroom brings your photo memories right onto the desktop.  Set a folder path to your favorite shots, then sit back and watch.  A sleek movable widget appears that displays your photos in sequence.

With Showroom, your photos no longer have to stay buried away in the recesses of your hard drive. Showroom lets you showcase your collection and enjoy it whenever you’re working off the desktop.

Make printing a breeze. Print Layout.

Print Layout reduces the complexity and confusion suffered over printing multiple photos. It gives you a variety of print layout options with helpful wizards that make it easier than ever to print your photos from home.  Print multiple 4x6 prints on a single page, or fill an entire page for an 8x10.

Organize on the fly. Group By.

Group By displays your photos arranged in a logical structure by providing you with a powerful new way to organize your photos.  Group By makes it easier for you to view your photos faster and more efficiently because they are arranged into subsets – allowing you to sort and view your photos in more detailed groupings.

You can Group By keywords, size, when the photos where taken, and other commonly used information.

Sort you photos like a pro. Filter By.

Filter By gives you improved sorting and display capabilities, making it easier to show photos that are assigned to particular ratings or categories. Filter By is quick and easy to use – for example just Select Filter By Rating 1 and only the photos in the selected folder(s) assigned to Rating 1 will be displayed.  

Navigate and display. Table of Contents.

Table of Contents is a new display that provides you with an easy-to-navigate summary list of groups of photos in a folder. It is available when using the new Group By and Events View features, and makes it even easier and seamless to find, select, and view your desired group of photos.