ACDSee Pro 6 manuals

Acdsee Pro 6 User's Guide (403 pages)

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English

Table of contents

User Guide

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Contents

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G L OS S ARY 3 5 0

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I NDEX 3 6 2

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Chapter 1: Getting started

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Online mode

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View mode

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Develop mode

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Edit mode

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Switching Modes in ACDSee Pro

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Using Manage Mode

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Manage mode drop-down menus

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Moving panes

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Docking panes

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Using View Mode

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Using the View mode panes

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Using the Bottom toolbar

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Using Develop and Edit Mode

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Using Online Mode

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Chapter 2: Getting help

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Facebook

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About ACDSee Pro

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Chapter 3: Manage Mode

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About removable devices

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Import From options

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Importing Photos From a Disk

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Creating a Renaming Template

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Using the File List pane

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The Contents Bar

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File List drop-down lists

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File List toolbar

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Overlay icons

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Maximizing the File List pane

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Selecting multiple folders

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Creating and managing folders

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Calendar pane view options

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Browsing Favorite Files

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Using the Catalog Pane

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Browsing RAW Files

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Changing Views

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Filtering Files

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Grouping Files

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Sorting Files

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Selecting Files

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Previewing Images

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Rotating Images

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Comparing Images

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Image toolbars

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Special Items

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Easy-Select bars

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Creating Categories

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Manage Categories

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Quickly Assign Ratings

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Assigning Color Labels

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Using the Properties Pane

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Organize tab

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File tab

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Using the Map Pane

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Pin Legend

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Manage Metadata Views options

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Example:

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Managing Keywords

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To Create Quick Keywords

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Copying and Moving Files

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Pasting Files and Folders

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Renaming a File or Folder

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Tagging Images

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Removing Metadata From Files

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Date to Change

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Searching With ACDSee Pro

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Using the Quick Search Bar

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Using the Search Pane

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Search pane areas

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Properties area

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Using Selective Browsing

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Tips for selective browsing

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Finding Duplicate Files

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Finding Images Quickly

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Sharing Files With ACDSee Pro

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Taking a Screen Capture

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Screen Capture options

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Emailing Images

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ACDSee Screensaver options

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Screensaver text options

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Slideshow options

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Slideshow text options

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Creating a Desktop Slideshow

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Creating a PDF

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Burning a CD or DVD

104

Creating an HTML Album

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Connecting

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Creating a Contact Sheet

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Printing Images

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Creating a SendPix Album

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Setting Printer Options

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Adding Text to Pages

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Contact sheet format options

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About Batch Processing

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Using Batch Export

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Export options

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Rotate / Flip angles

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Rotate and flip options

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Resizing Multiple Images

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Exposure options

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Levels options

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Renaming Multiple Files

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Batch Rename options

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Using Batch Edit

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Editing options

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Output options

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Batch Edit Rotate Options

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Batch Edit Crop Options

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Batch Edit Resize Options

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Resize options

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Batch Edit Color Options

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Channel Mixer options

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Batch Edit Sepia Options

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Batch Edit Exposure Options

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Auto Levels options

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Tone Curves options

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Batch Edit Lighting Options

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Batch Edit Sharpening Options

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Batch Edit Vignette Options

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Text options

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Box Effects options

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Text Effects options

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Batch Edit Watermark Options

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Using Batch Develop

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About the ACDSee Pro Database

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Converting an Older Database

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Importing Photo Discs

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Importing albums

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Generating File Lists

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Backing Up Your Database

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Backup information options

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Backup schedule

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Backup location

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Backup size

158

Maintaining the Database

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Optimizing the Database

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Quarantined Files

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Working With Plug-ins

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Managing Plug-ins

161

Chapter 4: View Mode

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Auto Advance options

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Hiding image text

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Viewing Offline Images

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Using ACDSee Quick View

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Viewing and Using Brush Files

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Playing Video and Audio Files

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The Media toolbar

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Saving Video Frames as Images

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Adding or Editing Image Audio

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Recording audio to an image

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Selecting Part of an Image

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Applying Presets in View Mode

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Printing Images in View Mode

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Showing Originals

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Committing Changes

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Zooming an Image

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Setting the Zoom Level

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Zoom mode and Resize results

178

Panning a Magnified Image

179

Using Pan Lock

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Chapter 5: Develop Mode

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Restoring Original settings

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Viewing Images

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Customizing the view

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Sharing Develop Settings

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Restoring Original Images

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Using Presets in Develop Mode

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Renaming presets

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Deleting presets

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Saving Images in Develop Mode

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About the Tune Tab

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Using the Develop Brush

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Making General Adjustments

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Adjusting White Balance

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Adjusting Lighting

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Basic Lighting

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Light EQ

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Advanced options

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Adjusting Color

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Advanced Color options

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Adjusting Soft Focus

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Adjusting Split Tone

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Adding a Post-Crop Vignette

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Adjusting Tone Curves

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About the Detail Tab

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Sharpening

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Reducing Noise

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Chromatic Aberration options

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About the Geometry Tab

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Fixing Lens Distortion

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Rotating and Straightening

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Correcting Perspective

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Cropping

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Fixing Lens Vignetting

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About the Repair Tab

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Reducing Red Eye

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Using Presets in Edit

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Using the Undo/Redo Button

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Using the Edit Brush

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Edit brush options

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Using Blend Modes and Opacity

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Saving Images in Edit Mode

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Using Selections

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The selection tools

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Combining the tools

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Removing Flaws

237

Adding Text to an Image

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Add Text options

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Adding Drawings to Your Image

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Adding Borders

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Textures

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Adding a Vignette

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About Special Effect Filters

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Applying a Blinds Effect

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Applying a Bulge Effect

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Applying a Collage Effect

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Colored Edges options

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Applying a Contours Effect

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Applying a Crosshatch Effect

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Applying a Dauber Effect

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Applying an Emboss Effect

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Applying a Furry Edges Effect

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Applying a Granite Effect

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Applying a Lomo Effect

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Applying a Mirror Effect

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Applying a Negative Effect

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Applying an Oil Paint Effect

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Applying the Old Effect

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Applying the Orton Effect

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Applying an Outline Effect

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Pixel Explosion options

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Applying a Pixelate Effect

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Applying a Posterize Effect

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Applying a Rain Effect

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Applying a Ripple Effect

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Scattered Tiles options

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Applying a Sepia Effect

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Applying a Sheet Metal Effect

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Applying a Shift Effect

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Applying a Slant Effect

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Applying a Sobel Effect

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Applying a Solarize Effect

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Applying a Sunspot Effect

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Applying a Swirl Effect

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Applying the Threshold Effect

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Applying a Topography Effect

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Applying a Water Effect

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Applying a Water Drops Effect

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Applying a Waves Effect

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Applying a Weave Effect

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Applying a Wind Effect

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About Blend Modes

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Rotating an Image

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Flipping an Image

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Cropping an Image

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Correcting Lens Distortion

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Resizing an Image

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Adjusting Image Exposure

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Adjusting Image Levels

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Using the Basics tab

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Using the Light EQ tab

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Using the Advanced tab

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ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide

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Dodge and Burn

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Standard

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Adjusting Color Balance

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Creating a Grayscale Image

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Using the Histogram

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Changing Image Color Depth

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Using the Color Dialog Box

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Blurring an Image

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Removing Noise

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Adding Noise

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Adjusting Clarity

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Chapter 7: Online Mode

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Sync to Web Folder options

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Changing the Rating System

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Downloading Images

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Using Transfer Manager

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Setting the General Options

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Manage mode options

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Quick Search options

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File List options

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Thumbnail Info options

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Thumbnail Style Options

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Details View options

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Preview options

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Folders pane options

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Catalog options

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Calendar pane options

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CD/DVD Management options

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File Management options

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Color Management options

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Setting the Database Options

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Setting the View Mode Options

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Setting the Display Options

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Develop and Edit mode options

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ACDSee Online options

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ACDSee Showroom options

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Setting JPEG Options

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Creating Custom Workspaces

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Auto-hiding Panes and Panels

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Using the Task Pane

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Customizing Toolbars

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Customizing toolbar contents

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Resetting toolbars

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Customizing the Tools Panes

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Configuring External Editors

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Changing the Display Theme

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Chapter 9: Shortcuts

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Manage Mode Mouse Shortcuts

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View Mode Keyboard Shortcuts

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View Mode Mouse Shortcuts

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Calendar Pane Shortcuts

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Online Mode Mouse Shortcuts

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Chapter 10: File formats

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For Microsoft Windows 8®

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5. Click OK

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Glossary

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