Acdsee Pro User Guide
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Credits and acknowledgements Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. This software contains portions of imaging code owned and copyrighted by Pegasus Imaging Corp., Tampa FL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CD/DVD recording software developed under license from Padus, Inc. - www.padus.com MPEG 1 codec provided by MainConcept AG. Copyright © 1999/2000-2005 MainConcept AG. Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies. Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved RealSystem(r) technology is provided under license from RealNetworks, Inc., copyright (c) 1995-2001 RealNetworks, Inc. and/or its suppliers. 2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite 1000, Seattle, Washington 98121, U.S.A. Patents Pending. All rights reserved. RealNetworks and RealSystem are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. TIFF support based on LibTIFF, Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler, Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc. This notice must appear in all copies of the Software and related documentation. The names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. 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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ii Contents Chapter 1 Welcome .............................................................................................................1 Welcome to ACDSee Pro .........................................................................................................................1 Key features in ACDSee Pro ...................................................................................................................2 Manage your photographs ...........................................................................................................2 Streamline your workflow ..............................................................................................................3 Accelerate your productivity ........................................................................................................4 Chapter 2 Getting started ..................................................................................................7 Starting ACDSee Pro .................................................................................................................................8 About the ACDSee user interface ........................................................................................................8 The Browser ........................................................................................................................................8 iii ACDSee™ Pro User Guide The Viewer ...........................................................................................................................................9 Edit Mode ............................................................................................................................................9 Using the Browser .....................................................................................................................................9 About Browser panes ................................................................................................................... 10 Working with Browser panes .................................................................................................... 11 Using the Viewer ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Viewing images in full screen mode ....................................................................................... 14 Using the Viewer panes ............................................................................................................... 14 Returning to the Browser ............................................................................................................ 15 Using Edit Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Editing images ................................................................................................................................ 15 Working in Edit Mode .................................................................................................................. 16 Closing Edit Mode ......................................................................................................................... 18 Getting photos with ACDSee ............................................................................................................. 18 About removable devices ........................................................................................................... 19 Organizing and managing files in ACDSee ................................................................................... 19 Searching with ACDSee ....................................................................................................................... 20 Sharing images with ACDSee ............................................................................................................ 20 Chapter 3 Getting Help .................................................................................................... 21 Using the ACDInTouch Service .......................................................................................................... 22 Using myACD ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Contacting ACD Systems ..................................................................................................................... 23 Chapter 4 Getting photos ................................................................................................ 25 About the Device Detector ................................................................................................................. 26 Using device profiles ............................................................................................................................. 26 Configuring a device .................................................................................................................... 27 Custom settings for destination and naming options ..................................................... 28 Custom settings for device storage options ........................................................................ 28 Getting photos from a profiled device ........................................................................................... 29 Updating or deleting a device profile ............................................................................................. 30 Getting photos from a digital camera ............................................................................................ 30 Getting photos from a scanner (TWAIN) ........................................................................................ 31 Getting photos from a mass storage device ................................................................................ 32 Getting photos from a CD ................................................................................................................... 32 Getting photos from a mobile phone .............................................................................................33 Creating a renaming template .......................................................................................................... 34 Taking a screen capture ....................................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 5 Browsing ......................................................................................................... 37 Browsing files in the File List pane ................................................................................................... 38 Sections of the File List pane ..................................................................................................... 38 Maximizing the File List pane .................................................................................................... 39 iv Contents Browsing files in one or more folders ..............................................................................................39 Selecting multiple folders ...........................................................................................................40 Creating and managing folders ................................................................................................40