RELEASE NOTES

ACDSee Gemstone Photo Editor

Builds

16.0.0.1820

Added RAW support for the following camera models:

  • Canon EOS R50 V
  • Canon EOS R6 Mark III
  • Canon PowerShot V1
  • DJI Air 3S
  • DJI Flip
  • DJI Mavic 4 Pro
  • DJI Mini 5 Pro
  • Fujifilm GFX100RF
  • Fujifilm X-E5
  • Fujifilm X-T30 III
  • Hasselblad X2D II 100C
  • Leica Q3 Monochrom
  • Nikon COOLPIX P1100
  • Nikon Z5II
  • Nikon ZR
  • OM System OM-3
  • OM System OM-5 Mark II
  • Panasonic LUMIX G97
  • Panasonic LUMIX GH7
  • Panasonic LUMIX S1II
  • Panasonic LUMIX S1IIE
  • Panasonic LUMIX S1R II
  • Panasonic LUMIX S5D
  • Panasonic LUMIX ZS99 (LUMIX TZ99)
  • Pentax KF
  • Ricoh GR III
  • Ricoh GR IIIx
  • Ricoh GR IV
  • Ricoh GR IV Monochrome
  • Sony a6400A
  • Sony A7 V
  • Sony Cyber-shot RX1R III
  • Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VIIA


ACD Systems is committed to releasing regular updates to support RAW files from new camera models, as they become available. View the complete list of supported RAW formats.

New Features

  • New File Format Support: Added support for importing and editing JPEG XL files.
  • AI Denoise: Use AI Denoise’s advanced machine learning to automatically detect where to reduce pixelated noise in your photos, so the important details stay sharp.
  • Select Hair: Use AI Select Hair to create a selection mask over the subject’s hair with a single click.
  • Hair added to AI Face Edit: Use the Hair group to adjust color, sharpness, tone and more.
  • Splotch Removal added to AI Face Edit: Easily blend out blemishes with the Splotch Removal tool added to the Skin Group.
  • Before and After Slider in ACDSee RAW: Compare edits by dragging the vertical bar to see the original image on the left and your adjustments on the right.
  • New Develop presets: Use new pre-installed AI Background, AI Portrait, AI Sky, and AI Subject presets, and create your own Develop presets that apply the AI features to each new image.

Improvements

  • Added AI Denoise and Select Hair to AI Actions.
  • Added AI Denoise to the Editor’s Noise Reduction Filter.
  • Added the ability to view and save images in the Display P3 colorspace.
  • Added support for High Efficiency shooting mode for Nikon Z50 II.
  • Added support for 12-bit compressed RAW files for the Nikon Z 5.
  • Added support for Canon EOS Hi (variant of Canon EOS 1200D).
  • Added support for Hasselblad H6D (variant of Hasselblad H6D-100c).
  • Added or updated 150+ cameras and lenses in the Lens Correction feature.
  • Improved messaging in ACDSee RAW when adjusting AI masks.
  • Improved messaging when using AI Object Selection in ACDSee RAW or the Editor and clicking on the image.
  • Improved the Clone Tool by displaying a preview of the cloned section before applying to the image.
  • Fixed possible error message or crash in ACDSee RAW when repeatedly pasting AI masks between images and undoing.
  • Fixed a crash when copying a Luminance or Color Range mask in some RAW files in ACDSee RAW.
  • Fixed Sony a1 (Alpha 1) not mapping the correct camera in Lens Correction in ACDSee RAW and the Editor.
  • Fixed brushing on some masks in the Detail tab of ACDSee RAW showing pixelation.
  • Fixed cosmetic issues when loading Snapshots that contain masks in ACDSee RAW.
  • Fixed incorrect text appearing in the bottom toolbar when selecting the Geometry or Repair tabs in ACDSee RAW.

Known Issues

  • AI Super-Resolution and AI Denoise cannot be run on GPU on a computer with less than 4GB VRAM.
  • AI Super-Resolution and AI Denoise can switch to CPU on a computer with 4+ GB VRAM if the system is under heavy load.
  • AI Super-Resolution has a limit of 16,000 pixels.
  • AI Super-Resolution and AI Denoise only shows the preview for the first image when applied to multiple images at the same time.
  • Watermark shows an incorrect preview in certain scenarios.
  • Negative values for Mask Shift will remove the mask from the edge of the image.
  • When using Sky Replacement on two layers of different sizes, the smaller layer’s sky will bleed outside of the selected layer.
  • The Layered Editor uses the base layer’s color profile for any additional layers.
  • In the Layered Editor, masks cannot be added when using the Move tool.
  • Copying a layer does not include copying layer effects.

Not Supported

  • ACDSee Photo Editor 11 APD files open as a flat image, not as a project file.
  • Animated AVIF files are not supported and will not display.
  • HDR AVIF files are not supported.
  • Gemstone does not preserve layers when editing PSD and TIFF files.
  • Canon C-RAW is not supported.
  • .gsd format is not supported in ACDSee RAW.
PRODUCT SUPPORT

System Requirements

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Intel® or AMD® processor with 64-bit support
Intel i5 or better processor recommended
8 GB RAM (16 GB RAM or more recommended)
DirectX 12 compatible graphics adapter (feature level 12_0 or later)
2 GB Video RAM (4 GB VRAM recommended)
1280 x 800 display resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended)
5 GB of available hard drive space

Windows® 10 (64-bit editions only) & Windows® 11
Microsoft® Edge®
Microsoft® DirectX® 12

Builds

Release Notes
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Date: 2026/04/15
File Size: 223 MB
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