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 Photo Studio 8 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.

Press the Spacebar in Develop mode to advance to the next image in your folder.

Using Color Pickers in Develop mode

When you use the color picker in Develop mode, RGB values beside the color marquee relate to the RGB values of the pixel directly under the hovering cursor. The RGB values change to reflect cursor movement.

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, Light EQ™, Color EQ, 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 or blemishes in the Repair tab, using the Red Eye Correction tool, and the Heal and Clone tools.

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:
    • Save: Save your changes.
    • Save as: Save a copy of your processed image with a new name or format.
    • Discard: Discard your changes.
    • Cancel: Remain on the same image in Develop mode with your changes intact, without saving.

If you want your changes saved automatically (without the prompt to save), select the Auto Save checkbox. 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 Photo Studio 8 | 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.

Develop Mode Viewing Controls

Show Original

Toggles the changes on or off, to compare your changes to the original.

Full Screen

Displays the image full screen.

Hide Filmstrip

Collapses the Filmstrip.

Zoom slider

Controls the zoom. Drag the slider to adjust the zoom.

Zoom drop-down list

Displays a list of zoom sizes to select.

Actual Size

Returns the current image to its actual size.

Fit Image

Reduces the image to fit within the Develop mode area.

In order to ensure optimum performance, your GPU is used when displaying and processing images. In the case where your computer has multiple GPUs, the operating system determines which GPU to use.

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