
Feature Comparison: Photo Studio Ultimate
Feature | ![]() ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2019 | ![]() ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2020 | ![]() ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 |
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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 | |||
Add text layer that updates within a customizable frame | |||
Adjust hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast with the Color Wheel tool | |||
Split-Tone highlights, midtones, and shadows with Tone Wheels | |||
Support relative positioning while adding a watermark to multiple images with Actions | |||
Support relative positioning while cropping multiple images with Actions | |||
Refine selections by expanding, contracting or feathering | |||
View the Histogram, Presets, History, and Snapshots Panes in Develop Mode from the new right-hand Pane | |||
Create presets for batch file renaming and assign them to keyboard shortcuts | |||
Create presets for batch image resizing and assign them to keyboard shortcuts | |||
Toggle Quick Search between the database and current file list selection | |||
Support for GoPro RAW file format | |||
ACDSee Mobile Sync supports manually adding a target by scanning a QR code in ACDSee Photo Studio | |||
Press F1 to instantly access online web help while using ACDSee | |||
Import Lightroom & Picasa Face Data | |||
Automatically identify faces in photos with Face Detection & Facial Recognition and assign names to faces | |||
Face Detection suggests names once you have assigned a name one or more times | |||
Display and clear the queue of images being scanned for faces | |||
Embed face data in images for safe keeping | |||
Display your Cloud Sync Drives, such as Dropbox or OneDrive, as a node in the Folders pane, allowing you to navigate cloud content like any other folder | |||
Create up to 5 image baskets | |||
Duplicate Finder is streamlined | |||
Comes pre-loaded with a variety of sample quick keyword sets | |||
Import and export keyword lists | |||
Copy pixels from a source to a target area, then analyzes the target area and blends them with the Blended Clone tool | |||
Color grade images non-destructively by importing and applying LUTs as Develop mode filters | |||
View, navigate, and print PDFs | |||
View, navigate, and print Office documents—even sheets on multi-tabbed Excel documents | |||
Create color LUTs out of adjustment layers | |||
Select multiple layers at once | |||
Load multiple images into the Layers pane at once | |||
Align layers | |||
Combine multiple images with different exposures to create one image with an optimal dynamic range | |||
Combine multiple images with different focal distances to create one image with a greater depth of field | |||
Add layer effects between image, object, and text layers | |||
Snap objects, text, and images to the top, bottom, sides, or corners of your canvas while moving | |||
Add rulers and guidelines for precise positioning of layers | |||
Expand the canvas around layered content or create solid backgrounds | |||
Brush on or grade color brightening, hue, contrast, saturation, color overlay, tone curves, vibrance, white balance | |||
Smart Erase available in the Repair groups | |||
Copy and paste masks | |||
Automatically advance to the next image when adding or removing metadata | |||
Option to automatically save in Edit and Develop mode | |||
View adjustments made to your images in Develop mode from within Manage or View mode | |||
Create selections based on the brightness in images | |||
Support for HEIF files | |||
Import & export ACDSee Actions | |||
Import & export Edit & Develop mode presets | |||
Control brightness and contrast on a color by color basis in Black & White mode | |||
Print adjustments available to compensate for printer’s exposure, contrast, and sharpness handling | |||
Manage mode keyboard shortcuts are customizable | |||
Color grade your images by importing and applying LUTs as Edit mode filters | |||
Extensive digital asset management tools available | |||
Non-Destructive precision editing tools available | |||
Layered editor available |
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