RELEASE NOTES

ACDSee Photo Studio Home 2025

Build 28.0.0.2889

Added RAW support for the following camera models:

  • Canon EOS R1
  • Canon EOS R5 II
  • Fujifilm GFX 100S II
  • Fujifilm X-T50
  • Leica D-Lux 8
  • Leica SL3
  • Nikon Z6III
  • OM System OM-1 Mark II
  • Panasonic LUMIX DC-S9
  • Sony ZV-E10 II

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

  • Performance Boost: Many AI features now leverage your computer’s GPU for smoother and faster processing.
  • ACDSee Tabs, simplify your digital asset management by effortlessly navigating files, searches, and more.
  • ACDSee Activity Manager, keep an eye on important background tasks, like importing images and AI Face Detection.
  • ACDSee AI Super-Resolution, available in Manage mode and View mode, allows you to enhance your images and upscale them to unbelievable sizes.
  • New File Format Support: Added support for importing and editing AVIF files.
  • Copy file paths instantly with Copy as Path.
  • Auto Advance has been added to People Mode, streamlining the process of matching faces to names.

Improvements

  • Added an option to Enable/Disable Auto Naming in Manage and View modes.
  • Added the ability to delete multiple categories or keywords at once.
  • Added the ability to delete categories or keywords that have no assets assigned to them.
  • Added a People metadata option to Details View, Sort, the Info Palette, and more.
  • Added the ability for brushes in Edit mode to create straight and diagonal lines.
  • Added Equilateral drawing to shape drawing tools in Edit mode.
  • Improved Auto-migration to include Custom Keyboard Shortcuts, as well as External Editor settings.
  • Improved the mouse cursor’s appearance when using Add/Subtract Selection tools in Edit mode.
  • Improved the ability to draw a manual face by automatically starting to edit its name when finished.
  • Improved Named View in People mode to show a more accurate display of the number of faces assigned to each name, up to 9999+.
  • Fixed an issue where some H.265/HEVC videos with HDR were being quarantined and refusing to play.
  • Fixed an issue where Batch Convert File Format would bypass the Recycle Bin when “Remove original files” is enabled.
  • Fixed an issue where the Map pane was not appearing correctly after auto-hiding it.
  • Fixed an issue where left and right arrows were missing in Media mode in a certain configuration.
  • Fixed the taskbar flashing when going to View mode while it is in Full Screen.
  • Fixed a crash in Edit mode involving pressing a mouse side button in certain cases.
  • Fixed an issue where People mode was unable to add suggestions to similar faces in some circumstances.

Known Issues

  • AI Super-Resolution cannot be run on GPU on a computer with less than 4GB VRAM.
  • AI Super-Resolution 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.
  • Batch AI Super-Resolution only shows the preview for the first image.
  • Some H.265/HEVC videos with HDR enabled cannot seek in View mode. Moving the play head will cause the video player to freeze. The application will not freeze, and you will be able to switch to another file or leave View mode to recover. We have reported this issue to Microsoft as it appears to be outside of ACDSee’s control.
  • GPS metadata cannot be saved to HEIC files on the Map pane. HEIC files cannot be dragged to the Map, and HEIC files with GPS metadata will not save any changes to position.
  • Metadata embedded into a sidecar .xmp file for AVIF files cannot be read.
  • New folders cannot be created in the SmugMug uploader.
  • Drag & drop from mobile devices to Windows® Explorer® does not work but dragging and dropping from mobile devices within ACDSee is supported.
  • Deleting images in a folder does not update the folder’s thumbnail in other tabs.
  • Keyword fields are limited to 64 characters.
  • If a video cannot be decoded, it will not be returned by the Video Special Items search.
  • UTF-16 files missing a byte order mark cannot be imported as a keyword list.
  • GPR thumbnail may not display when importing from or browsing in a camera device.
  • Importing images from a network location with the option of “Preserve subfolder names” may not import images properly.
  • Database conversion and database export/import do not transfer keyword and category keyboard shortcuts.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for External Editors cannot be imported from 2024 to 2025.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for ACDSee Keywords & Categories cannot be imported from a previous version.
  • Watermark shows an incorrect preview in certain scenarios.
  • It is recommended that you restart ACDSee after importing a Lightroom™ database.
  • Reset Layout does not reset multiple image baskets.
  • Pasting files in View mode may produce unexpected results.
  • ACDSee 365 mode does not support multiple image baskets.

Not Supported

  • DNGs with gain table maps developed in 2025 may appear incorrect when viewed in 2024.
  • Animated AVIF files are not supported and will not display.
  • HDR AVIF files are not supported.
  • Canon C-RAW is not supported.
  • IPTC metadata is not supported for HEIC or AVIF files.

 PRODUCT SUPPORT

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.

Intel® or AMD® processor with 64-bit support
Intel i5 or better processor recommended
4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended)
512 MB Video RAM (VRAM) (2 GB VRAM or more recommended)
DirectX 10 compatible graphics adapter (DirectX 12 with feature level 12_0 or later recommended)
1280 x 800 display resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended)
4 GB of available hard drive space

Windows® 10 (64-bit editions only) & Windows® 11
Microsoft® Edge®
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 or higher
Windows Media® Player 9.0

Builds

Changelog

Date: 2024/09/18
File Size: 330 MB
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