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ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 & ACDSee Pro 3

Both ACDSee Pro 3 and ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 offer a full set of features to help you view, organize, edit and share your photos. Which one is the best choice for your needs? The ACDSee photo management product that’s right for you can depend on a number of factors, including what format you shoot in, how you organize your photos and what you ultimately need to do with them. To help in the choice, the ACDSee team offers this quick quiz to determine whether ACDSee Pro 3 or ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 best suits your photo management needs.

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I want to quickly browse my images.

When it comes to viewing your photos, ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3 both offer the ultimate in speed and flexibility. View your images at any size, by date or event, file properties, and category. Instantly preview larger versions of your thumbnail images. And the Quick View function is the fastest way to open an e-mail attachment or a file on your desktop. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I sometimes want to view RAW image files but do not shoot in RAW or process RAW.

View your RAW images as easily as your JPEGs in ACDSee Photo Manager 2009. View the list of supported camera RAW formats. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I like to compare similar images in order to choose the best shot.

ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3's Compare Image feature allows you to view and compare the properties, metadata and pixel intensity levels of up to four images at once. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to quickly review large groups of photos.

Using ACDSee Pro 3’s filmstrip window in View mode, flip quickly between images while remaining oriented within a large group of files. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to quickly sort through hundreds of photos from a shoot.

With ACDSee Pro 3's visual tagging, you can quickly tag the photos you want to cull or perform your workflow on. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want to easily fix common photo flaws.

Eliminate red-eye, heal blemishes, erase unwanted objects, and adjust exposure, all at the click of a button, with ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I like to adjust selected areas of my photos.

Easily apply effects like blur, saturation and color to selected areas of your photos with the Selections Tool. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I use histograms to analyze my photos.

ACDSee Pro 3 displays histograms when previewing and editing your images. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I like to add unique effects to my photos.

ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3 include more than 20 special effect filters, such as Vignette, Oil Paint and Stained Glass. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I use special wide-angle and telephoto lens.

Fix common lens distortions such as barrel, pincushion, and fish-eye in ACDSee Pro 3. You can also fix perspective distortions. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I often need to make multiple edits to multiple photos.

With ACDSee Pro 3's Batch Edit tool, you can perform up to 13 functions on up to hundreds of photos at once. Rotate, crop, resize, adjust color, watermark and more. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need precise controls over shadows and highlights.

ACDSee Pro 3 includes the Light EQ and Advanced tabs for complete control over tone bands and the actual tone-mapping curve. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I share photos with friends and family.

From ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and Pro 3, you can e-mail your photos without worrying about resizing. Create online albums, and easily upload your shots to image sharing websites like Flickr and SmugMug. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

My preferred e-mail client is an SMTP-enabled web service

With ACDSee Pro 3, e-mail photos using web services like Gmail™ and Yahoo! Mail Plus. Flexibly configure your e-mail options. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I use the Zenfolio photo site.

Easily upload photos to your Zenfolio account with ACDSee Pro’s uploader. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I have a personal website or other web space I manage using FTP.

Conveniently upload images to the web spaces you manage through FTP. ACDSee Pro 3’s FTP uploader is optimized for images, unlike standalone FTP utilities. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want to easily transfer my photos online.

Share and store images online through ACDSee Pro 3’s Online mode, which connects you to your account on the ACDSee Online website. Drag and drop folders of images directly from Pro 3 into your account. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I print photos at home.

ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and Pro 3 easily create contact sheets and high-quality prints with optimized print templates. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to protect my photos from copyright infringement.

Use ACDSee Pro 3 to quickly watermark your photos when publishing them, in order to safeguard your work. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want the flexibility to tweak processing settings at any time.

ACDSee Pro 3’s Develop sub-mode is your non-destructive workshop, where you perfect the exposure, color, clarity and geometry of your photos. Go back and adjust settings at any time. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I have a camera that allows me to shoot in RAW.

With ACDSee Pro 3’s non-destructive RAW processing in Develop sub-mode, you can adjust RAW files with complete precision and control. View the list of supported camera RAW formats. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want to see the effects of my adjustment at full resolution in real time.

With ACDSee Pro 3, see the results of your adjustments in real time. Use the Full Resolution preview window to see the results of your adjustments in fine detail without needing to zoom in and out on your image. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to make similar adjustments to multiple sets of photos.

Easily create presets in Develop sub-mode and apply them to multiple photos using the Batch Develop tool or using the simple Copy and Paste functions. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to adjust colors in photos without affecting the skin tones.

Use Pro 3’s Vibrance slider to boost saturation while protecting skin tones. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I’d like to adjust photos on a color by color basis.

Adjust saturation, brightness and hue on a color by color basis with Advanced Color. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I have specific color profiles for each of my devices.

ACDSee Pro 3 supports color management with ICC profiles to help improve color matching between devices. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I need to be able to easily organize my growing photo collection.

With ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and Pro 3 you can organize your Windows® file folders, add keywords and ratings, edit your metadata, and create your own categories. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want photos automatically organized for me.

Both ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3 help you import, rename and categorize your new images whenever your camera or storage device is connected. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I work with XMP and DNG files.

ACDSee Pro 3 supports XMP sidecar files, and reading and writing to XMP metadata for currently supported IPTC fields. You can also edit metadata in DNG files. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I want to find my photos fast.

Quickly retrieve photos using keywords, captions, file or folder names, or IPTC data, or find that one photo out of thousands using the Quick Search bar in ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 and ACDSee Pro 3. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box

I am familiar with ACDSee and want to customize my experience so it works best for me.

In ACDSee Pro 3, save your favorite workspace layout and file sort order, customize shortcut keys, and create a Custom Pane that displays the file information you refer to the most. 		Empty BoxEmpty Box
ACDSee Pro 3 & ACDSee Photo Manager 2009