UNDERSTANDING PARAMETRIC EDITING
What is Parametric Editing?
Simply put, parametric editing means you can make edits to a photo without permanently altering the original. However, there is so much more to parametric editing than preserving the original image. Parametric editing is a class of non-destructive editing that uses a set of instructions or parameters, rather than adjusting the actual pixels and altering the original image. When you save the photo, you are saving those instructions, meaning you can go back and remove, add, or adjust the previously set instructions at any time.
How Does Parametric Editing Work?
Photo editing software that uses parametric editing, such as ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate and ACDSee Photo Studio Professional, saves a list of instructions when you develop and edit an image. In ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate and ACDSee Photo Studio Professional, this is done in Develop mode. What you see on the screen is a live preview of how the image looks based on the instructions you have created, without actually applying the changes to the image. No changes are ever made to the original image data. You create a set of instructions for ACDSee on how to display the image by using the editing tools. You can change these instructions as many times as you want with no loss of image quality. You can revert back to the original photo at any time simply by clearing the instructions, or you can go back and remove or adjust specific instructions.
Advantages of Parametric Editing
• Preserves original image.
• Ability to remove, add, or adjust existing edits to a file.
• No need for more than one photo editing software program.
• Create variations of an image without having to have multiple files.
There are a number of programs which claim to have non-destructive editing, meaning the original image remains untouched. However, not all have parametric editing, allowing you to re-open a file and edit the previously created instructions. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate and ACDSee Photo Studio Professional’s parametric editing ability gives you the freedom and flexibility you need to make your photos look their very best.
