Performance

ACDSee Pro 7 has a batch converter for processing multiple images into a different format. At least, that's the most typical need for batch conversion. In ACDSee Pro 7, you can also rotate, resize, adjust the exposure, rename or convert the ICC profile. We converted 3.5Gb of TIFF files into JPEG and it took around seven minutes. That's not bad for processing 70 images.

Batch Conversions

Loading larger files into the system slows the program down and more certainly if you have anything other than JPEG. Lossless files are huge as a general rule of thumb, but we found ourselves waiting for several minutes to make a conversion, such as adding a filter. Even previewing it can take a while. The good news is that while the program will start to update the image as you make fine adjustments, it doesn't stop you from making further adjustments while it's updating.

ACDSee Pro 7 has been built with the end user in mind. You may think that goes without saying and you'd be right. But ACDSee have thought about the various people that may use the program. The features are powerful enough for the semi-professional to use with a work-flow that a novice can easily get to grips with.

Dual Screen

The effects work very well. Adjustments that you'd most likely use on larger editing suites such as Adobe Photoshop are also available on ACDSee Pro 7. If you're a current Photoshop user and have always been, the controls can Seem sloppy by comparison, but it only takes a week or so of regular use to realise that they just do things a different way round. It's then that you realise it's different because it's an easier way of doing things due to the program being accessible by anyone with a remote interest in photography.

If you are a new comer to photography, your first look at the opening page could leave you aghast with all the buttons and options dotted around the place. You'll soon get to grips with what is what and where it is. Besides, half the fun is finding new ways of making your pictures more interesting.

Applying Tilt Shift

The only issue we had was with adding multiple effects to anything other than JPEG files. Once we'd added a second effect, ACDSee Pro 7 would say that it was added and after clicking done, the save option wasn't highlighted. We had to click onto another tab to force the “Save your work” window to pop open in order to save. This worked, but the second filter wouldn't be added. After changing the files to JPEG, it would add more than one filter and save.

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