Calendar View: Save time when searching for your digital photos by sorting by year, month or day.

Categories: Organize your images really effectively with this picture viewer by creating categories such as "vacations", "pets" and "family" and then assigning multiple images to any category at the same time.

Customizability: Change the program interface of this digital camera software to suit your needs by adding and removing buttons and windows.

Batch Thumbnail Creation: Get ACDSee to search all folders and create thumbnails for them so you don't have to wait when you open them for the first time.

• Faster viewing with Quick View mode.
• See your photos instantly onscreen with the Quick View mode. Whether opening an image attachment to an e-mail, or double-clicking on a JPEG from Windows Explorer, the Quick View mode is a fast and efficient addition to ACDSee’s powerful viewing tools. Pared down to include the viewing and browsing essentials, it displays your photos with greater speed than ever before.
• Easier photo fixes with One-click red-eye reduction.
• With this improved editing tool you don’t even have to click directly on the problem area in order to fix it. Just single-click in the vicinity of the reddened portion of the subject’s eye and ACDSee automatically fixes it. Presto!
• Bring your photos back to life with the Shadow/Highlight tool.
• Save photos that you would’ve previously deleted. The Shadow/Highlight tool provides stunningly easy and instantaneous photo correction for poorly exposed photos (photos that are too dark or too bright), without affecting areas of the image that don’t require adjustments. The Shadow/Highlight tool appears in ACDSee’s Edit Mode for easy access.
• Lock up your special photos with Private folders.
• Private Folders protect your personal photos in a secure area so only you can view them. If you have photos or files that you want to remain confidential, just move them to a Private Folder, set a password, and ACDSee Photo Manager will keep them under lock and key.
• Organize your collection with Calendar Events View.
• The Calendar Events View automatically organizes your photos based on the date they were taken. That means your photos get displayed in an organized event list, which you can personalize with a unique description for each event, like “AutoShow” or “My Summer Fishing Trip”.
• You can even add thumbnails to dates in your Events View for convenient viewing and browsing of future and past events. The Events View appears as a new display option in the Calendar Pane.
• Save time and effort with Auto Categories.
• Auto Categories take the pain out of organizing your photos by doing it for you. When Getting Photos from your camera or storage device, ACDSee Photo Manager now automatically puts your photos into convenient categories based on EXIF camera information, IPTC data, ACD database information, and file properties.
• This gives you a range of options to search your photos from later on – all without having to rename or sort a single photo on your own. Your shots are automatically sorted from the start, which means less work for you.
• Show photos right on your desktop with ACDSee Showroom.
• ACDSee Showroom brings your photo memories right onto the desktop. Set a folder path to your favorite shots, then sit back and watch. A sleek movable widget appears that displays your photos in sequence.
• With Showroom, photos no longer have to stay buried away in the recesses of your hard drive. Showroom lets you showcase your collection and enjoy it whenever you’re working off the desktop.
• Make home printing a breeze with Print Layouts.
• Print Layout reduces the complexity and confusion of printing multiple photos. It gives you a variety of print layout options with helpful wizards that make it easier than ever to print your photos from home. Print multiple 4x6 prints on a single page, or fill an entire page for an 8x10.
• Organize on the fly with Group By.
• Group By provides you with a powerful new way to organize your photos. Group By makes it easier for you to view your photos faster and more efficiently by arranging your photos into subsets – allowing you to sort and view your photos in more detailed groupings. You can Group By keywords, size, when the photos where taken, and other commonly used information.
• Sort photos like a pro with Filter By.
• Filter By gives you improved sorting and display capabilities, making it easier to show photos that are assigned to particular ratings or categories. Filter By is quick and easy to use – for example just Select Filter By Rating 1 and only the photos in the selected folder(s) assigned to Rating 1 will be displayed.
• Quickly navigate and display photos with Table of Contents.
• Table of Contents is a new display that provides you with an easy-to-navigate summary list of groups of photos in a folder. It’s available when using the new Group By feature, and makes it easier and more seamless to find, select, and view the group of photos you’re looking for.

• Find your pictures faster with the new Quick Search bar.

  Finding your photos is fast and easy with the new Quick Search feature. All you have to do is type in a word (not case sensitive), and ACDSee returns matches for that word in image captions, author information, and notes. You can also choose to include any matches found in file names, keywords, categories, and folders.

• More RAW file support

  If you're a real enthusiast, you can analyze even more photos in their original RAW formats. 

• Video slide shows with custom audio.

  Use the new VCD (Video Compact Disc) support to put your creative slide shows to music, and watch them on your television or PC. VCD supports NTSC/PAL, and your saved videos can be played back in any media application. Save and reuse VCD projects, and even watch a live preview of the slide show you’re working on.

  Add several different slide show projects to the same CD, and conveniently burn original images to CD as well. Mix multiple audio tracks with high-resolution photo images and video into your slide shows, without the hassle of learning overly complicated software. ACDSee also lets you set your slide show to fit the length of any audio track using a handy timeline view.

• Create CDs and DVDs quickly and easily.

  The new Burn Basket makes creating CDs and DVDs drag-and-drop easy. Individual photos or entire folders - you name it, the Burn Basket can take it. Make hard copies of your photo collections faster than ever before, then give them as gifts to family and friends.

  Improve organization by creating new folders within the Burn Basket, and update ACDSee Photo Discs on multi-session CDs and DVDs. Easily manage your disc space by checking the updated estimate of the size of the disc, and how much space will be used up by your current project.

  The Burn Basket completely eliminates the need for a third-party burning tool, and can also be used to create archives and backups of your files.

• More powerful editing tools

  The new Photo Repair tool fixes common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches, and other imperfections, so your treasured photo memories always look great, no matter how you choose to show them. Choose from either the Clone or Heal options to repair any area of a photo.

  You can also:

  • Fix red-eye with a single click.

  • Automatically crop your selections after custom angle rotations.

  • Crop a selection from the Edit menu in the Viewer.

  • Access handy exposure warnings in the Viewer.

  • Use the new shortcut toolbar in the Viewer to instantly access photo editing tools.

  • Easily access zooming tools while viewing and editing images.

  • Choose from 27 new filters and effects.

• Access to IPTC metadata.

  Real enthusiasts can take advantage of fully integrated support for IPTC metadata, including Captions, Keywords, Categories, Credit, Origin and others. IPTC is used for standard newswire images and allows you to add keywords to your photos. Plus, keywords stay with your photos when you share them.

  View and edit your IPTC information and overlay it on any photo in the Viewer, or on thumbnails in the browser. Display IPTC info in your slide shows, or sort your file lists and compare images based on IPTC data.

• Improved Properties display

  View more file information simultaneously in the Properties pane, such as image size in inches, number of pixels per inch, and uncompressed file size.

• Add text to photos.

  Write clever, humorous, or descriptive text captions, and add them to your photos just for fun. You can even add styles and special effects to the text you write, truly making your memories worth a thousand prints. Styles include talk and thought bubbles, as well as drop shadows. Add up to 13 special effects such as Blur, Ripple, Shift and Twirl.

• Take advantage of improved HTML albums.

  The improved HTML Album feature makes posting and sharing your photos on the Web easier than ever before. Page layout controls now have mouse-over tips you can really use. Control the look of your Web presentations by setting the delay interval for photos in your Web slide shows.

• Be creative with slide shows and screen savers.

  Improved mouse and keyboard functionality allow for easier pausing and scrolling through your slides. Create slide shows with associated audio files, mix multiple audios, and save time by setting the same audio, transition and caption to multiple selected images.

• Protect your photo folders

  With the Sync feature, synchronize folders on your PC with network folders or an external hard drive to protect you from local hard drive failure. You can even synchronize multiple folders and schedule when the synchronizations occur.

• Control EXIF info for large numbers of photos

  Being able to control your photos in batches saves you valuable time and effort. Batch Set Information allows you to update EXIF (Image Description, Artist, Copyright etc.) and DB (caption, date/time, author, notes etc.) info, and view previews of new values for any number of images all at once.

  Working with large numbers of photos simultaneously is a breeze. Create new keywords and categories, copy values from one file to another (e.g., copy DB notes to EXIF comments), map values from one file to another, and create and apply stored text on a field-by-field basis.

• Improved Help

  The Start up screen provides an introductory overview of features to help new users get started quickly. The Task Pane provides easy access to common features, so you don’t have to waste any time fumbling through the applications.

• Lightning-fast RAW image previews.
• Powerful RAW processing that gives you full control over your images with precision tools for adjusting white balance, exposure, sharpness, and noise.
• Extensive support for RAW formats from Nikon, Canon, Konica-Minolta, Olympus, Fuji, and Pentax cameras.
• Full color management support for ICC and ICM color profiles.
• Visual tagging feature allows you to quickly sort and select preferred photographs.
• Integrated support for the DNG (Digital Negative Specification) RAW format.
• Batch editing of thousands of photographs at once using multiple functions.
• Fully integrated IPTC support for interoperability with PhotoShop Captions.
• Watermark your photographs with graphics or text to reflect copyright and ownership laws, or to overlay business-related information on specific photographs.
• The Shadow/Highlight tool allows you to brighten only the dark areas of a photo, or darken only overexposed areas, or do both simultaneously.
• HTML album templates designed to suit your professional needs. Customize them by adding your contact information, company logo, or a look and feel appropriate for your business.
• Customizable Browser layouts, short-cut keys, and metadata meet your personalized requirements and streamline your workflow.
• Quick editing features that allow you to easily fix common lens distortions such as perspective, barrel, pincushion, and fish-eye.
• A complete User Guide and tutorials that make sure you hit the ground running.

• Acquire, organize, view and manage your images faster  than ever—way faster.
• Save time using more batch image functions than you'll find in any other product.
• Share your photos instantly using SendPix, ACD's free online image sharing, now with mobile phone support.
• Compare similar images. Use ACDSee 7's side-by-side  Image Compare feature to pick out the best shot.
• Use the Curves tool to correct exposure.
• Work effortlessly with multiple high-resolution images at the same time.
• Examine your images in their original RAW formats.
• ACDSee supports Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Kodak, Minolta and other major camera brands.
• Use the Create Disc Wizard to simultaneously burn image files to CD/DVD and create thumbnails of your offline CD.
• Publish your images to TiVo®'s Digital Photo Viewer and bring the digital experience into the living room.
• Expand your organizing and editing capabilities with more tools in the improved Image Basket.
• View all of your photos at once in the Image Well.
• View your folder contents in the Thumbs + Details mode, and specify which information to display.
• Optimize your workflow using the Context Sensitive Toolbar.
• Create PDF and Flash slide shows.
• Manage your images even better in ACDSee 7's improved Organize pane.
• Take advantage of ACDSee's support for MPV and HighMAT.
• View, browse and convert images in the JPEG 2000 format.
• Copy database information to and from your EXIF data.
• Maintain your collection with enhanced database tools.

• The database now requires significantly less memory and is more reliable.
• Improved stability during database maintenance.
• Smoother image resizing and scrolling.
• EXIF metadata in TIFF files can now be edited.
• Embedding thumbnails into EXIF metadata in JPEG files is now supported.
• Support for .crw files created by Canon S30 and S40 cameras.
• E-mail plug-in now sets the last sending account as the default for convenience; accounts in the Cc: field are no longer duplicated in subsequent e-mails; proper subject lines are shown in Outlook™.
• Database information that is entered while using PhotoSee is preserved when transferring files from PhotoSee to ACDSee.
• The decoding of PSD files is now the same as in version 3.1.
• LuraWave® and LuraDocument® file-format plug-in trials are no longer included.

• The database now requires significantly less memory and is more reliable.
• Improved stability during database maintenance.
• Smoother image resizing and scrolling.
• EXIF metadata in TIFF files can now be edited.
• Embedding thumbnails into EXIF metadata in JPEG files is now supported.
• Support for .crw files created by Canon S30 and S40 cameras.
• E-mail plug-in now sets the last sending account as the default for convenience; accounts in the Cc: field are no longer duplicated in subsequent e-mails; proper subject lines are shown in Outlook™.
• Database information that is entered while using PhotoSee is preserved when transferring files from PhotoSee to ACDSee.
• The decoding of PSD files is now the same as in version 3.1.
• LuraWave® and LuraDocument® file-format plug-in trials are no longer included.

• + Photo Enhancer
• + New browse window interface featuring floating/dockable resizable control panes
• + SendPix
• + Thumbnails generator
• + HTML Thumbnails generator
• + Lossless horizontal and vertical flipping of JPEG images
• + Support for image decoding plug-ins
• + Support for image encoding plug-ins
• + Support for archive extraction plug-ins
• + Support for digital camera plug-ins
• + Support for command extension plug-ins
• + Read support for ANI, AVI, CUR, FPX, ICO, MPG, PBM, PGM, PCT, PPM, RAS, XBM, XPM image formats
• + Read support for document thumbnails inside EPS files
• + Plays multimedia files in preview area (AVI, MID, MOV, MP3, MPG, WAV)
• + Write support for GIF and PNG formats
• + Susie image plug-in support
• + Support for Kodak DC40/50/120/220/240/260/265, HP C20 and Olympus D-600L digital cameras
• + "Camera | Take pictures" command allows you to have ACDSee take pictures with your digital camera at regular intervals, optionally transferring the images to your computer.
• + TWAIN Acquire allows images to be transferred from any scanner, digital camera, or other device that supports the TWAIN interface
• + Transparent browsing, viewing, searching, slide show, etc. inside of ZIP and LZH archive files -- supports subfolders and nested archives, too!
• + Change the color of the view window background and/or specify a background image
• + High-quality reduction of images gives superior-quality thumbnails
• + Properties dialog displays image info, database info, and image metadata tags.
• + Displays Exif and other image metadata for the currently selected image in a special Info pane
• + Enhanced find function allows searching on additional criteria and displays results in browser’s file list
• + All-new integrated image information thumbnail cache database with greater speed
• + Forward/back folder history buttons
• + Reduced startup time
• o Thumbnail size can now be specified in pixels
• o Cleaner interface allows independent quantization/dithering settings for view, preview and thumbnail modes
• o Improved setup software provides cleaner installation and removal of the software
• o Removed “Display | Use device-dependent bitmaps” option
• o Removed option to cache image dimensions in descript.ion
• o Images with non-standard extensions are not recognized unless the corresponding plug-in is already loaded.
• o Added option to stretch smaller images/cached thumbnails to fit current thumbnail size
• !! Fixed drop targeting to correctly accept files from external applications
   

• Added toolbar button for JPEG rotate
• Faster browser startup on Windows NT systems
• !! Fixed crash when cropping TIFF images

• + Added support for SoftImage PIC format
• + Shortcuts to images are now handled transparently
• + Added Cut, Copy and Paste commands to Browser for file management
• + Added Copy Image commands to allow images to be copied to the clipboard
• + Added Paste command to Viewer to allow files copied from Explorer to be pasted into the image list
• + Revised Move/Copy Overwrite options, adding auto-rename
• + Added "Slideshow" and "Slideshow Recursive" commands to Viewer
• + Added "Save defaults" button to Options dialog – options are no longer permanently saved when OK is pressed
• + Added shell open/edit commands to Viewer
• + Added option to hide Browser path box ("View > Controls > Path box")
• + Added Remove All command to Move/Copy Files dialog box
• + Added "Tools > Generate File List" command
• + Added "Image List > Highlight Image Files" option
• + Added "/p" command line option for printing images
• + Added FileName edit box to Move/Copy Files Dialog box when a single file is being moved to allow it to be renamed
• + Added "Apply to all" checkbox to Edit File Description dialog to allow a single description to be applied to several files at once
• + In full screen mode, you can press and hold down the b, t and m keys to temporarily show the status bar, the tool bar and the menu, respectively.
• + "Oem convert" option for file descriptions
• + Option to show full image file path in Viewer
• + "Show hidden files" option is now available directly from the Browser window (View menu or Ctrl+H)
• Added selected file name to status bar of Browser
• Changed default renamed file in Move/Copy to use a unique postfix number instead of "Copy of…"
• Added option to disable open/remove commands
• "Exit after delete/move" now causes the Viewer to exit to the Browser when the last image in the image list is deleted or moved (only if ACDSee was started in Browser mode)
• Internal move/copy is used for drag and drop file operations now (except folders)
• Added new Read Image Headers option : "Only on non-floppy and non-CDROM disks"
• Numeric keypad +/- now expand/collapse items in folder tree
• The current parent folder name is shown in the title bar of the Browser
• Added keyboard shortcuts to help menu
• Rearranged Browser File List context menu
• Reversed the meaning of Ctrl and Shift when applied to Delete command to better
• Limited WMF bitmap size to prevent use of too much memory when displaying WMF files of large dimensions
• Added support for IFF-HAM, IFF-HAM8 and IFF-EHB
• Added support for TIFF-CMYK, PSD-CMYK and JPEG Adobe CMYK
• Prevented selection of next item in list if a multiple move operation was just completed and all files were successfully moved. Instead, the next item just receives the focus.
• The setting of the "Hide non-image files" option is no longer automatically saved on exit
• Preview/Next Page commands added to Viewer toolbar when a multi-page image is viewed
• !! several problems displaying animated GIF images
• !! Visible glitch in split bars after adjusting
• !! ACDSee would hang when decoding truncated IFF images
• !! Viewer title bar did not update after a rename or after a Remove All command
• !! Auto-refresh into sorted position was not working correctly
• !! Browser did not always detect file description changes made in the Viewer
• !! Sort mechanism was ignoring ‘-‘ and ‘’’ characters
• !! "Browse with ACDSee" shell command appeared in non-file folders such as Recycle Bin and My Computer
• !! Colour component alignment problem with non-interleaved PCX images
• !! Various auto-refresh bugs
• !! Double-update flicker problem when switching images in Viewer in auto-zoom
• !! Preferred window size was saved incorrectly when flipping out of Full-Screen mode
• !! Preview image did not appear when set to be to the left of the file list and the folder tree was turned off
• !! Crash when converting 24bpp images when running in 256 colours
• !! new OS/2 bitmaps were not read correctly
• !! Glitch in the rightmost 8 pixels of some 2-colour GIF images
• !! Preview in progress was unnecessarily cancelled and restarted during an auto-refresh event
• !! File being decoded in viewer could not be renamed
• !! File list filtering was not working in Browser
• !! Subfolders were not updated when a parent folder was renamed in the folder tree
• !! GIF dimensions were not interpreted correctly for some images
• !! Various glitches with randomized slide shows
• !! Fixed a bug displaying interlaced GIF images with only 2 rows
• !! Fixed bug that made Rename button on MCReplace dialog skip file if user had skipped a previous image in the same move/copy operation
• !! Fixed bug that refreshed the file list unnecessarily when deleting a file with auto-refresh, read image headers and save image info in description options on
• !! Fixed problem with wallpaper not being updated in WinNT 4.0 and Memphis
• !! Fixed problem reading PSD subtypes BITMAP and LAB, and those with extra channels
• !! Fixed problem reading IFF images with masking==mskHasTransparentColor
• !! Fixed problem handling short (8.3) filenames passed via DDE or on command-line when the "View All" option was turned on