Like its predecessor, ACDSee 5.0 comes bundled with FotoCanvas Lite, a simple editor you can use to make basic tweaks to your photos. Unfortunately, saving your layouts is tedious: you must first exit the customize dialog box so that the new layout is current, then go back to the customize screen to name and save it. If you've created a few different layouts that you swap in and out depending on what you're working on, you can save them with a unique name and recall them at will. Compared to the competition, ACDSee excels at preserving this information for quick reference.Īnd from within the Customize dialog box, you can tweak the layout of the program's windows or switch among several different schemes. To check or edit your EXIF info, use the handy Metadata Property View. The right side of the screen displays your image files as thumbnails or large images and lets you view properties such as EXIF metadata or database keywords. Can't remember when you imported those great August vacation shots? ACDSee 5.0 highlights just the days that have images associated with them. Use the Calendar tab-new to version 5.0-to search for images by date. Just as in version 4.0, you can view and organize your images from the left-hand pane. When you first open the program, you'll see a Windows Explorer-like view on your left and thumbnails of your images on the right. See what we mean? ACDSee piles on the tabs and icons in 5.0, though you can simplify matters by customizing the tabs that appear or by reverting to 3.0's interface. You can also choose to start simply and add features as you go. If you want a simpler interface, ACDSee 5.0 now comes with a UI Selection Wizard, so you can ditch the tabs and revert to 3.0's simple look and feel.
Once you've loaded the software, getting around ACDSee's tab-lined and icon-ridden interface overwhelms initially, but you can easily master it after a few go-arounds.
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Grabbing ACDSee via download and walking through the installation wizard is a cinch whether you're operating on several cups of coffee or have decided to download the program at 2 a.m.
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If you own a large photo collection, ACDSee is a great pick, but if your collection is on the smaller side, keep in mind that there are free photo tamers, such as Picasa, that might satisfy as well.
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However, this package doesn't come with much in the way of editing tools, so you'll have to invest in some additional software if you want to make extensive edits before sharing your photos or sending them off to the printer. ACDSee 5.0, a $49.95 image manager, can tame your unkempt photo libraries and transform them into gleaming galleries fit for easy finding, organizing, sharing, and printing. Truly gifted photographers are a rare breed, but avid digital photographers with tidy photo collections are rarer indeed.