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Using Edit Mode

After completing all of your image corrections using the non-destructive tools in Develop, take your image into Edit to apply finishing touches to your image. In Edit, use the pixel-based editing tools such as red eye removal, special effects and many other tools and combine it with the Selections tool to fine tune your image.

What Happens from Develop to Edit

When you take an image through Develop or Edit, the original is never altered. Changes you make are saved to a separate file, so that you can revert to the original or the developed version at any time. To understand more on how changes are saved, see How ACDSee Pro saves changes to images.

Editing an Image

To Edit an Image:

Select Edit mode.
In the Selections group, click Selections.
In the Repair group, click Red Eye Reduction or Repair Tool.
In the Add group, click Text, Watermark, Borders, Vignette, Drawing tools, or click Special Effect and select an effect.
In the Geometry group, click Rotate, Flip, Crop, Perspective Correction, Lens Distortion Correction, or Resize.
In the Exposure/Lighting group, click Exposure, Levels, Auto Levels, Tone Curves, Lighting, Dodge and Burn.
In the Color group, click White Balance, Advanced Color, Color Balance, Convert to Black & White, or Split Tone.
In the Detail group, click Sharpen, Blur, Clarity, or click Noise to remove or add noise.
You have several options in saving your images. See Saving images in Edit for more information.

Reverting to Develop Settings or Original Settings

You can discard your Edit settings and revert to the Develop or the original settings for your image. For steps to revert your image, see Restoring originals and develop settings.

Histogram and Image Viewing Controls

While editing an image, you can adjust the magnification with the zoom controls, located in the bottom right corner.

Histogram	Displays the histogram preview for the current image. The histogram provides a graphical representation of the intensity level of pixels within each color channel. Spikes at either end of the graph indicate clipped colors. Keeping the histogram open is particularly useful when adjusting exposure, as the histogram reflects all adjustments as you make them. You can also display the Histogram as a separate window by selecting View, and then Histogram.
Undo/Redo	Undo to discard all changes made on the current tab. Redo to return to the options that you had selected prior to clicking Undo. In Edit, Undo and Redo buttons display the changes you can undo or redo.
Reset	Click on the reset button to reset the image to its default settings.
Display Full Screen	Displays the image on a full screen. Press F to view full screen and to return to Develop.
Actual Size	Returns the current image to its actual size.
Navigator Pane	The Navigator icon only appears when the image is magnified or if the Actual Size icon has been clicked. Click the Navigator icon to display a small duplicate of your image. Then drag your cursor to the section of the image you would like to see magnified. Release the cursor to settle on an area of the image.
Fit Image	Reduces the image to fit within the Edit mode area.
Show Saved	Toggles the changes on or off, to compare the current image to the last saved version.
Zoom slider	Increases the size of the image if you drag it to the right, decreases the size if you drag to the left.
Zoom drop-down list	Displays a list of zoom sizes to select.