WHAT’S NEW IN MAC 8
Powering Active Imaginations
The new ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8 delivers the power to fuel active imaginations. With behind-the-scenes upgrades to increase speed, ACDSee Mac 8 is a universal app that can run natively on both M1 and Intel-based Mac computers. Power upgrades also come in the form of user-friendly GUI improvements and a customizable Indexer that allows Mac 8 to efficiently organize assets while the computer is idle. To color the full spectrum of your active imagination, Mac 8 offers a bevy of color-related enhancements such as Color LUTs, Color Wheels, Tone Wheels, Dehaze, Skin tune, and the addition of Contrast to the Color EQ. Active imaginations also need new experiences to thrive, so to keep you moving, ACDSee Mobile Sync is a quick portal for uploading images with on-the-fly edits.
NEW COLOR & CONTRAST TOOLS
Life’s Rich Tapestry of Color and Contrast
With a rich tapestry of new additions, Mac 8 gives you complete control over color and contrast manipulation to realize deep purples and tangerine dreams. New color and contrast features include Color LUTs for mapping RGB values, Color Wheels for targeting Saturation, Hue, Brightness, and Contrast, Tone Wheels for targeting Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows, Color EQ Contrast and Contrast Balance, and RGB Color Picker Display.
Color LUTs
Color Wheel
Tone Wheels
Color EQ Contrast & Balance
RGB Color Picker Display
Tone Curves
White Balance
Black & White
ACDSEE MOBILE SYNC
Mobile Sync for Active Imaginations
No need to hit pause. Use the ACDSee Mobile Sync app to send photos and videos directly from your mobile device into ACDSee Photo Studio on your Mac. This free app is available on iOS from the Apple App Store and for Android on the Google Play Store. When you return to home base, simply select and send to transfer your images, complete with any on-the-fly edits.
PERFORMANCE & COMPATIBILITY
Move Faster, Reach Farther
With high-octane upgrades under the hood, ACDSee Mac 8 natively runs as a universal app on both M1 and Intel-based Mac computers, meaning faster start-up times and noticeable processing improvements. While user-friendly GUI improvements help with easier navigation, a customizable Indexer has been added to Mac 8 to efficiently organize assets while the computer is idle. With the Indexer on the job, traffic flows.
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
DAM it All
At the helm of ACDSee’s Digital Asset Management tools you can order your world however you wish. With the Mac 8 tool chest, you can easily sort, rate, add color labels and tags, construct and set categories and keywords.
Filmstrip View
Keyword Management
Ratings & Labels
Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
Batch File Processing
Duplicate Finder
Location Data
Saved Searches
PHOTO EDITING
Fine-tuning Clarity and Quality
To complement a hefty stack of photo editing tools such as the powerhouse Heal and Clone tools, Mac 8 offers two new pillars, Dehaze and Skin Tune. A stellar tool for restoring contrast, detail, and lost color in images, the Dehaze tool is a must for cutting through to clarity. For portrait photographers, the Skin Tune tool is a remarkable advance in smoothing away blemishes and flaws, giving your work a finish that pays in a priceless warmth.
Dehaze
Skin Tune
Heal & Clone Repair Tools
Light EQ™
Smart Brush
Soft Focus
Presets
Crop, Rotate & Straighten
ACDSEE PRO FOR iOS
Photo Editing on the go
The ACDSee Pro for iOS app lets you capture, edit, and organize your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch images. Enjoy features including specialized shooting modes, real-time effects and adjustments, and our powerful and nondestructive photo editor. Along with this, use the collage maker to combine images and then share the memories with your friends and family.
MORE TO LOVE
Navigator Window – Zoom into an image and easily pan around it for up-close viewing and editing using the Navigator Window.
Zoom Lock Button – Lock your zoom level while browsing images in View Mode with the click of a button.
MacOS 12 Monterey “Live Text” Compatibility – ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8 makes it easy to enjoy the benefits of the new macOS 12 Monterey “Live Text” feature and integrate it into your ACDSee workflow.
MORE TO LOVE
Navigator Window – Zoom into an image and easily pan around it for up-close viewing and editing using the Navigator Window.
Zoom Lock Button – Lock your zoom level while browsing images in View Mode with the click of a button.
MacOS 12 Monterey “Live Text” Compatibility – ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8 makes it easy to enjoy the benefits of the new macOS 12 Monterey “Live Text” feature and integrate it into your ACDSee workflow.
RAW SUPPORT
RAW Parametric Power
Take your RAW images from rough sensor data to eye-catching digital art with ACDSee Photo Studio’s powerful non-destructive editor. The macOS provides RAW support, so you have the freedom to parametrically correct exposure, clarity, sharpness, lighting, color, noise, details, and much more with ACDSee.
ACDSEE SENDPIX™
Share your world with friends and family
SendPix™ is a free and easy-to-use media sharing platform by ACDSee. With so many media sharing platforms already available, why choose SendPix™?
- No fees or payment details required – it’s completely free to use!
- Send original quality photos and videos without any compression – but with maximum speed.
- Only share your photos and videos with the ones you love for total privacy control. You can also share your media with the ones you don’t love, the power is in your hands!
- Shared albums are automatically deleted after 14 days, so there’s no maintenance needed.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps available to use wherever you share.
ACDSEE SENDPIX™
Share your world with friends and family
SendPix™ is a free and easy-to-use media sharing platform by ACDSee. With so many media sharing platforms already available, why choose SendPix™?
- No fees or payment details required – it’s completely free to use!
- Send original quality photos and videos without any compression – but with maximum speed.
- Only share your photos and videos with the ones you love for total privacy control. You can also share your media with the ones you don’t love, the power is in your hands!
- Shared albums are automatically deleted after 14 days, so there’s no maintenance needed.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps available to use wherever you share.
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System Requirements
To activate your software, to validate your subscriptions, or to access online services, you will need a valid email address and an internet connection.
Mac computer with an Apple M1 Chip or Intel® processor
4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM recommended)
GPU with Metal support (see Mac computers that support Metal)
macOS Catalina (10.15), macOS Big Sur (11) or macOS Monterey (12)
Builds
Date: 2021/12/13
File Size: 79.9 MB
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