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About Develop Mode

Develop mode is where you can fine tune, adjust details and fix the geometry of your images with the professional processing tools.

When adjusting your images in Develop mode, the original file is never changed. The changes are saved in a separate file, and are applied each time the image is opened. The non-destructive processing power of ACDSee means you can freely make changes to your images while knowing they can be restored to their original state at any time. 

When you open a processed image in Develop mode, it displays the settings as you previously left them. You can revisit your processed images at any time to adjust the previous settings or restore to its original state.

Processing an Image

To Develop an Image:

  1. Select one or more images and click Develop.
  2. Tune your image in the Tune tab, using controls grouped by General, White Balance, Lighting, Advanced Color, Split Toning, Soft Focus, Cross Process, Post-Crop Vignette, Tone Curves, and Output Color Space.
  3. Adjust details in the Details tab, using the Sharpening, Noise Reduction, Chromatic aberration, or Defringe tools.
  4. Fix geometry in the Geometry tab, using the Lens Distortion, Rotate & Straighten, Perspective, Crop or Vignette Removal tools.
  5. Fix red eye in the Repair tab, using the Red Eye Correction tool.

Saving and Canceling

When you have finished processing an image, you can choose from one of the many options for saving your image, depending on what you want to do next.

To Save the Image and Return to the Mode You Were in Previously:

  1. Click Done.
  2. Select one of the following:

If you want your changes saved automatically (without the prompt to save), select the Auto Save check box. Then next time your switch to a new image your changes will be saved automatically without the prompt. You can change this setting back in ACDSee | Preferences. 

To Save the Image and Continue Processing Other Images:

Click Save as to save a copy of your processed image with a new name or format.

 

To Discard Changes to the Image and Return to the Mode You Were in Previously:

Click Cancel.

 

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