ACD Systems ACDCD70860WI Pro Photo Manager 3.0 Camera Software

by ACD

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002SG7K02
• Item model number: ACDPRO3.0BX-EN
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,343 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

ACDSee Pro 3 is the photography software with the flexibility to adapt to the way you work. Save time and stay organized in every step of your workflow with ACDSee Pro. With the flexibility offered by ACDSee Pro, you can customize your digital asset management to the way you like to work, making it easier to stay organized. Access your folders and files live, in real time. Unlike catalog-based photo applications, you don’t need to spend valuable time importing files that are already on your system and connected devices.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Package, November 4, 2009

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Antony Vance Jeyaraj (MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ACD Systems ACDCD70860WI Pro Photo Manager 3.0 Camera Software (Electronics)

I have tested mostly all the RAW workflow softwares(Lightroom, Bibble, Capture One and Silkypix) and this suits best for me.

Why did I choose this SW?
1. I use Olympus camera and ORF files are opened perfectly in ACDsee. Other/All other SW opens with white balance shift and not giving the same quality of Olympus Master.
2. Wonderful light adjustment, the best in market. You have high level adjustment and separate intensity level adjustment.
3. Color adjustment is also like light adjustment, which gives better controls.
4. Good image management(not the best one).

The non destructible processing does not apply to other tools like vignette and borders. I would be very happy if they have provided for the tools too.

Finally, if you are working on RAW files and need a good, easy to work and cost effective software then this one is for you.

Update on 24 July 2010
After using little less than year. I have been very much pleased with this software. It is very much stable and reduced my time working with raw files.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful photo management, great work flow and powerful editing, October 21, 2009

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24bitbob "24bitbob" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ACD Systems ACDCD70860WI Pro Photo Manager 3.0 Camera Software (Electronics)

ACDSee Pro 3 is first and foremost a photo management tool, but to describe it simply thus is to misrepresent the power that lies within the package. I'm no professional photographer, just a keen amateur, but I realise the importance of being able to organise my photos and set about processing them to establish collections of photos I can be proud of. Put simply, ACDSee Pro 3 is the best software you will find on the market for that purpose. The array of management and viewing tools is truly impressive, and best of all its features are very accessible, affording a relatively easy learning curve for those used to other photo editing and management tools. Allied to this ACDSee Pro 3 offers some truly amazing photo editing tools. When I say photo editing, I mean tools which allow one to adjust parameters associated with the quality of the photo. You won't find much in the way of gadgets and gizmos for removing unwanted objects from a photo, or for turning a shot of grumpy Uncle Joe into a beacon of joy - for that you will need another package which offers such trickery. Instead, you will be offered some of the best tools for adjusting lighting, exposure and color you will find anywhere. Best of all, the whole lot comes together seamlessly offering what, in my view, is the best workflow of any photo software on the market.

If you are familiar with ACDSee Pro 2.5, be prepared for an enormous change. This is no incremental upgrade, but a complete overhaul of what was a reasonably accomplished package. In moving to version 3 I would state that ACDSee have rewritten the way photo management/editing gets done, and for that they should be complemented.

The downside? Well, as I have mentioned, the range of editing tools is limited, but if one goes into that knowing that what one is buying is limited (but excellent in execution) then that should be okay. The program does not accept Photishop plug-ins, which is a pity. And that's it. A great 5 star buy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ACD Systems acdsee pro3, August 1, 2010

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Raymond T. Badgett (waco, tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ACD Systems ACDCD70860WI Pro Photo Manager 3.0 Camera Software (Electronics)

ACD Systems has done a very good job for the money. This software of course doesn't have all the features you would find in the ADOBE products, but it has all the good ones most people would generally need to process their digital images.

The software is easy to install and register. More importantly, it is has a very intuite operator interface that makes it very easy to use. It comes with a useful tutorial and the "help" function is great as well. The workflow is smooth because you aren't fighting the software, sorry ADOBE. There are four tabs on the upper right of the screen that allow you to select either manage, view, process or online. Each screen is very well layed out and all the tools are easy to use and their functions are labeled. No guess work or symbol memorization required.

The product supports a very large range of digital cameras. Downloading your photos is quick and easy. It has all the bells and whistles for batch processing and makes sending photos online a snap.