ACDSee 8 Photo Manager 8.0 Online Manual
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Welcome to ACDSee 9- What's new in ACDSee 9
Getting started
- Getting photos
- About the Device Detector
- Using device profiles
- Getting photos from a profiled device
- Updating or deleting a device profile
- Getting photos from a digital camera
- Getting photos from a mass storage device
- Getting photos from a mobile phone
- Getting photos from a CD
- Getting photos from a scanner (TWAIN)
- Creating a renaming template
Taking a screen capture
- Browsing
- Browsing files in the File List pane
- Browsing files in one or more folders
- Browsing files by category, rating, or classification
- Browsing files by date or event
- Browsing favorite files
- Changing view modes
- Filtering files
- Grouping files
- Sorting files
- Selecting files
- Previewing images
- Comparing images
- Gathering images in the Image Basket
- Viewing
- Zooming images
- Viewing and configuring a slide show
- Starting a slide show automatically
- Viewing images with Auto Advance
- Displaying text on images in the Viewer
- Synchronizing the Viewer to a folder
- Viewing offline images
- Using ACDSee Quick View
- Viewing images in another application
- Creating a desktop screen saver
- Setting an image as the desktop wallpaper
- Creating a desktop slide show
- Playing
- Editing
- Using the undo/redo system
- Previewing changes to images
- Resizing an image
- Rotating an image
- Flipping an image
- Cropping an image
- Adding text to an image
- Selecting part of an image
- Saving or discarding changes in Edit Mode
- Saving tool settings
- Repairing images
- Adjusting image light levels
- Adjusting image color
- Sharpening or blurring an image
- Adding and removing image noise
- Changing batches of files
- Applying special effects filters
- About special effect filters
- Applying a Bathroom Window effect
- Applying a Blinds effect
- Applying a Bulge effect
- Applying a Colored Edges effect
- Applying a Contours effect
- Applying a Crosshatch effect
- Applying a Dauber effect
- Applying an Edge Detect effect
- Applying an Emboss effect
- Applying a Furry Edges effect
- Applying a Granite effect
- Applying a Mirror effect
- Applying a Negative effect
- Applying an Oil Paint effect
- Applying the Old effect
- Applying a Pencil Drawing effect
- Applying a Pixelate effect
- Applying a Pixel Explosion effect
- Applying a Posterize effect
- Applying a Rain effect
- Applying a Ripple effect
- Applying a Scattered Tiles effect
- Applying a Sepia effect
- Applying a Sheet Metal effect
- Applying a Shift effect
- Applying a Solarize effect
- Applying a Sunspot effect
- Applying a Swirl effect
- Applying a Topographic Map effect
- Applying a Water effect
- Applying a Water Drops effect
- Applying a Wind effect
- Creating a custom special effect filter
- Organizing
- Copying and moving files
- Copying images
- Pasting files and folders
- Replacing or overwriting files
- Renaming a file or folder
- Storing files in private folders
- Renaming multiple files
- Creating categories
- Assigning categories and ratings
- Creating and assigning keywords
- Adding database and EXIF information to multiple files
- Changing the date and time properties of images
- Viewing file properties in the Viewer
- Using the Properties pane
- Backing up your files to another computer
- Creating archives of your files
- Managing database information
- About the ACDSee database
- Excluding folders from the database
- Cataloging files in the database
- Converting an older database
- Importing database information
- Importing file information from other sources
- Exporting database information
- Generating file lists
- Backing up your database
- Restoring database information from a backup
- Maintaining the database
- Optimizing the database
- Rebuilding thumbnails
- Quarantining files
- Searching
- Sharing
- Printing
- Customizing
- Setting options
- Setting the General options
- Setting Browser options
- Setting the Quick Search options
- Setting File List pane options
- Setting the Thumbnail Info options
- Setting the Thumbnail Style options
- Setting the Details View options
- Setting the Preview pane options
- Setting the Folders pane options
- Setting the Organize pane options
- Setting the Calendar pane options
- Setting the CD/DVD Management options
- Setting File Management options
- Setting the database options
- Setting Viewer options
- Setting the Viewer Display options
- Setting ACDSee Showroom options
- Setting ACDSee Quick View options
- Customizing and configuring
- Shortcuts
- Plug-ins
- File formats
- Credits and acknowledgements
- System requirements
- Using myACD
- About the ACDInTouch service
- Customer service and technical support
- Glossary
Playing audio and video files
You can play audio and video files in many formats with the ACDSee Viewer. You can control playback volume and appearance, select parts of a media file to play or save, and create an image from a video frame.
To play audio or video files:
In the File List pane, do one of the following:
Double-click an audio or video 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.
Automatically playing audio and video files
You can configure your settings to play audio and video files automatically, as soon as you open them in the Viewer, or as you view them in the Browser's Preview pane.
To start playing media files automatically:
In the Browser or Viewer, click Tools | Options, and then click Preview.
Select the Autoplay audio or video clips check box.
Click OK.
The Media toolbar
You can use the Viewer's Media toolbar to quickly access common media viewing and editing tools.
Media toolbar buttons
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Play |
Plays the media file or selection. Changes into the Pause button when a media file or selection is playing. |
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Pause |
Pauses the media file or selection. |
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Stop |
Stops playback of the media file or selection. |
Selection and media controls toolbar buttons
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Show Selection |
Toggles between showing and hiding the selection handles. |
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Play Selection |
Plays only the selected portion of the media file. |
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Save As |
Opens a dialog you can use to save the video with a new file name. |
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Extract Frames |
Opens a menu you can use to copy, save, and extract video frames. |
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Loop |
Continuously plays the media file or selection. |
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Rotate |
Rotates a video clockwise in 90-degree increments. |
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Auto Levels Effect |
Automatically adjusts the color and light levels in a video. |
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Gamma Effect |
Opens the Gamma dialog box, which you can use to adjust the gamma of a video. Higher values brighten the video, while lower values darken it. To reset the gamma level, click Default. |
