Saving Images in Edit Mode

Saving Images

When you have finished editing 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 developed image with a new name or format.

Depending on your file type, any of the following checkboxes appear in the bottom left corner of the Save as dialog box:

  • Preserve Metadata: retains metadata with the new image.
  • Preserve database information: maintains your catalog information, such as ratings.
  • Preserve develop settings for original image: spplies changes to the original image, as well as the copy being saved.
  • Embed Color Profile in Image: retains color profile selected in Color Management with your new image.

Discard

Discard your changes.

Cancel

Remain on the same image, with your changes intact, without saving the image.

AutoSave

You can enable AutoSave in order to avoid selecting a saving option each time you finish with an image. When AutoSave is enabled, pressing Done, or selecting another image from the Filmstrip will prompt ACDSee to automatically save your changes in Edit mode. You will no longer see the Save Changes dialog. To disable AutoSave, choose Tools | Options... In the Options dialog, click Edit Mode. Then uncheck the AutoSave all changes checkbox.

AutoSave is not available for RAW images.

To Save the Image and Continue Processing Other Images:

  1. Click Save.
  2. Select one of the following:
    • Save: save your changes.
    • Save As: save a version of your edited image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image.
    • Save a Copy: save a copy of your edited image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file.

Save a Copy is useful for making multiple versions of an image while continuing to work from the original file instead of a new processed copy. For example, if you take a RAW image and save a copy of it as a JPG, instead of switching to this lossy JPG image, you remain on the RAW file with the settings still intact.

Save is not available for RAW file formats because you cannot directly save changes to a RAW file.

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

Click Cancel or use the keyboard shortcut Esc.

For more information on how different file formats are saved depending on their processed state, see How ACDSee Saves Changes to Images. To learn how images are saved in Develop, see Saving Images in Develop.