RELEASE NOTES

ACDSee Photo Studio (Mac App Store Edition)

26.0.3

Improvements

  • Fixed an issue where adding a new keyword or category could crash the application in a certain scenario.
  • Fixed an issue where clicking away from a new keyword/category didn’t stop editing.
  • Fixed an issue where ratings for RAW files weren’t read accurately in certain scenarios.
  • Fixed an issue where collapsing parent keywords/categories while creating a child renamed other keywords/categories.
  • Fixed an issue with iCloud integration.

Improvements

  • Fixed issues where image ratings applied in ACDSee were not readable in other applications, and where image ratings applied in other applications were not readable correctly in ACDSee.
  • Fixed an issue where file scanning and image cataloging could use more memory than expected.
  • Fixed an issue with AI Keywords and orphan files that could result in increased memory usage.
  • Fixed an issue where the Indexer’s memory usage could cause it to terminate prematurely.
  • Fixed an issue where the Indexer did not run AI Keywords and Face Detection on some folders.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI Keywords and Face Detection options related to the Indexer did not behave as expected.
  • Fixed an issue where grouping by name resulted in a blank group if an image name began with a space.
  • Fixed an issue where Batch Rename would apply changes in the wrong order.
  • Fixed an issue with AI Keywords where the loading spinner would not animate on first launch.
  • Fixed an issue where deleting assigned AI Keywords from the Keywords menu would not unassign them.
  • Fixed an issue where “Retrieving AI Keywords” would appear when no images were selected.
  • Fixed an issue where navigating to any two modes and back to Manage paused the AI Keywords and Face Detection queues.
  • Fixed an issue where running AI Denoise or AI Super-Resolution on any RAW image with a Color LUT produced a black output.
  • Fixed an issue where applying a Develop preset multiple times to unsupported images made Develop mode unusable until the application was restarted.
  • Fixed an issue where renamed faces were not updated until the application was restarted.
  • Fixed an issue where a hang would occur when merging people.
  • Fixed an issue where thumbnails were not removed in View mode after deleting a face from the Face Detection pane.
  • Fixed an issue where the mode switch options would not work when the application window size was reduced.

New Features

  • AI Keywords, effortlessly organize and search for your photos using AI detected keywords for your images.
  • 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.
  • Batch AI Denoise, apply AI Denoise to multiple files at once in Manage mode using Batch tools.
  • Group by in Manage mode, quickly group your images by size, date, author, camera, type, rating, label and much more for an intuitive browsing experience.
  • New AI Develop mode 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.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where searching by name crashed the application in a particular scenario.
  • Fixed an issue where the crop aspect ratio setting in Develop mode was not being preserved.
  • Fixed an issue that changed Batch Preset keyboard shortcuts incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue where filter in Manage mode was not being applied to files on some removable devices.
  • Fixed an issue where pasting develop settings on a cropped image reset its crop aspect ratio.

New Features

  • ACDSee AI Super-Resolution, available in Manage and View modes, allows you to enhance your images and upscale them with stunning clarity and detail.
  • Redesigned Masking Group in Develop mode with new AI Sky, AI Subject, AI Background, and AI Objects masking options to create the most complicated masks with ease.
  • New Vibrance, Temperature, Tint, Color Strength, and Hue settings give you more control over your masks.
  • Apply Feathering and Shift to seamlessly blend the edges of your masks in Develop mode.
  • New options to copy and paste masks, as well as to duplicate masks.
  • Convert linear and radial gradient masks into brush masks with a single click.
  • Import keywords, ratings, and labels from Lightroom® Database directly into Photo Studio for Mac 11.

Improvements

  • In People Mode, added an option to display a thumbnail and customizable metadata fields when hovering over a face thumbnail.
  • Added an option to Enable/Disable Auto Naming in Manage and View modes.
  • Improved Named View in People mode to show a more accurate display of the number of faces assigned to each name, up to 9999+.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue in Manage Mode where selecting/deselecting organize filters would cause no folders to be selected.
  • Fixed an issue in macOS 15 with Media Mode pop-ups not working.

New Features

  • People mode: putting a name to a face just got easier with an AI-driven mode for identifying and managing people in your portfolio.
  • Media mode: browse and filter at lightning speed with ACDSee’s new database-driven view for accessing previously browsed folders in Manage mode and cataloged folders.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue in the Import tool where the date format of the day was not zero-padded when importing to a subfolder based on today’s date. 

New Features

  • Added support for macOS 14 Sonoma.

Improvement

  • Users are automatically signed in when opening the acdID User Portal directly from ACDSee.

Improvement

  • Added Japanese language localization.

Known Issues

  • Negative Mask Shift values subtract mask from the edge of the image.
  • Image doesn’t fit display when app is moved to another monitor and Full Screen enabled.
  • File List items are sorted by name if items are uncatalogued and sort method is based on EXIF or IPTC metadata.
  • Find Duplicates tool doesn’t work with iCloud Drive.
  • Move to Trash will not work on images stored on cameras.
  • Batch Copy and Batch Move will not work for images stored on cameras.
  • Cannot read any ACDSee Metadata embedded in BMP, CUR, DDS, EXR, GIF, HDR, ICO, JP2, MEF, PBM, PSD, or TGA.
  • Import ignores video portion of Live Photos. Workaround: use ACDSee Mobile Sync.
  • ACDSee does not support multiple clients connecting to the same database. ACDSee will become unresponsive if trying to connect to a database that is already open in another instance of ACDSee.
  • Heal and Clone tools source circle appears in the wrong location when the image has geometry settings saved.
  • Keyboard shortcuts assigned to commands that can be renamed (such as Categories, Batch Presets, External Editors) need to be re-assigned if command is renamed.
  • The Watermark tool’s Center button doesn’t center watermark for all images in the batch if images are different sizes.
  • Writing a Spotlight Comment fails with error “Source file not found”.
  • Dragging keyword tokens from the Properties pane Keywords input field to the Search bar fails to return matching items if the keyword is hierarchical. Workaround: drag the keyword from the keyword list.

Notes

  • It’s highly recommended to embed ACDSee Metadata prior to importing or restoring a database from a previous version of ACDSee.
  • When importing a previous version’s database, please ensure the previous version of the application is closed.
  • Importing a previous version’s database may cause the Date Modified timestamp to update but does not modify the actual contents of the database.
  • Apps require permission before directly accessing files in certain folders and external volumes. Please allow ACDSee to access files when prompted, or as follows: go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders, find ACDSee, and check the applicable boxes.
  • On the first run, the Import Databases tool offers importing the default database of previous versions. If you wish to import a custom database you created in a previous version instead, please close the Import Databases dialog and then use the Restore Database tool (in the Tools menu) and select the database you wish to restore.