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Features | Ultimate 2021 | Ultimate 2022 | Ultimate 2023 | Ultimate 2024 |
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Zero-effort searching with AI Keywords | ✓ | |||
Non-destructive AI Masking Tools: automatically select the subject, background, or sky in your RAW images | ✓ | |||
Duplicate, convert selections to, and copy/paste masks in the Develop Mode Masking Panel | ✓ | |||
AI Sky Replacement: easily define and replace the sky in any photo, resulting in a natural-looking composition thanks to foreground and reflection options for water | ✓ | |||
AI Object Selection Tool: roughly outline multiple objects and watch AI create precise selections around those objects | ✓ | |||
Change eye direction horizontally and vertically, as well as restore skin with smoothing, glow, and more, with improved AI Face Edit | ✓ | |||
Adjust Flow, Opacity, and Jitter while using the Edit Brush | ✓ | |||
Filter Categories and Keywords | ✓ | |||
Two-Way ACDSee and IPTC Metadata Embedding | ✓ | |||
Faster Metadata Embedding | ✓ | |||
Category & Keyword Workflow & Performance improvements | ✓ | |||
Auto-Import Options: if you have ACDSee Ultimate 2022 or 2023 installed, then upon first launch of ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2024 your options will be automatically imported | ✓ | |||
Support for HIF files | ✓ | |||
AI Face Edit: easily retouch and enhance portraits using a combination of AI facial feature detection and manual adjustments | ✓ | ✓ | ||
AI Subject/Background Detection: automatically select the subject or sky in an image; remove, blur, or make the background black & white with a single click | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Panorama Stitching: combine multiple photos of the same scene to create one wide panoramic image | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Shape Selection Tool: Use the Shape Selection Tool to make complicated selections with curves and corners | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Advanced Search provides more robust search fields, including the ability to set AND/OR status between various parameters | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Improved Quick Search: Choose from various search types and fine tune your results; plus view your search results even quicker | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Import your options from the previous year of your version of ACDSee Photo Studio. Note: Importing can only be done between same versions. E.g. Ultimate 2022-Ultimate 2023 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Support for Transparent and Animated WEBP files | ✓ | ✓ | ||
People Mode: Rapidly commit names to faces using the AI assistant and Named/Unnamed views | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Media Mode: Get a decluttered view of only your cataloged photos & videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Improved High-Dynamic Range (HDR) & Focus Stacking: Create HDR and Focus Stacked images with better results | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Channel Selection: Make selections and masks from, or apply filters and effects to RBG, Saturation and Lightness Channels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Further target pixels by luminance and color for smooth, ultra-precise brightness and color selections in Edit and Develop Modes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Apply Radial Gradients in a whole new way using the Squareness Slider | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Huge performance enhancements including: up to 100% faster start up, up to 50% faster mode-switching, up to 100% faster working with keywords & categories, and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Add text layer on a path or within a customizable frame | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Use Color Wheels to adjust hue, saturation, brightness and contrast; and Tone Wheels for split-toning highlights, midtones and shadows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Refine selections by expanding, contracting or feathering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
View the Histogram, Presets, History, and Snapshots Panes in Develop Mode from the right-hand Pane | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for GoPro RAW file format | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Press F1 to instantly access online web help while using ACDSee | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Import Lightroom & Picasa Face Data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Face Detection & Facial Recognition: Automatically identify faces in photos; once you have assigned a name to a face one or more times it will automatically be assigned or suggested to matching faces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Extensive tools for digital asset management – keywords, categories, tags, duplicate finder, batch file renaming & resizing and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Non-destructive precision RAW photo editing – correct color, repair details, adjust lighting, apply stylized presets and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Layered editing – limitless layers, copy/paste layer masks, add layer effects & adjustment layers, align & blend layers and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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