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ACDSee Forums: Recent Posts http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ ACDSee Forums: Recent Posts en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:37:20 +0000 kjwesphotos on "File sort problem" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-sort-problem#post-52788 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:23:47 +0000 kjwesphotos 52788@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ That was it.  Thanks for the quick assistance. i-plus-i on "File sort problem" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-sort-problem#post-52786 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:17:47 +0000 i-plus-i 52786@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Click <a href="instability-in-file-sort">Here</a> Ivan kjwesphotos on "File sort problem" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-sort-problem#post-52785 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:21:43 +0000 kjwesphotos 52785@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ When I click on a file or a folder in pro 3, the file or folder will jump to the top, bottom, or maybe even move to another folder if it's close by.  I cannot keep the files sorted!  Thanks.  Wes ladyofthethorns on "Keyword List Editing Problem - Cany anyone help?" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keyword-list-editing-problem-cany-anyone-help#post-52784 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:14:39 +0000 ladyofthethorns 52784@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Thank you Chippy! Oddly enough, my searches were coming up empty but when I tried to follow your first method, which I don't seem to have, I discovered a way to access and search the keywords (through the Auto Categories in the Organize panel) I had not known before and this one showed me files with the keyword that the other search didn't find. My problem has been fixed - you're the best! chas_m on "ACDSee for Mac is Really Fast" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/acdsee-for-mac-is-really-fast#post-52783 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:36:27 +0000 chas_m 52783@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I'm sure this will make the dev team's day. Thanks so much for writing! Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the <a href="http://www.acdsee.com/offers/proformac/">beta</a>! Join the <a href="../">community</a>! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager!  chas_m on "keywords" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keywords-7#post-52782 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:35:34 +0000 chas_m 52782@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ The Quick Search bar at the top of the program window will instantly find (and I do mean instantly!) any keyworded pictures based on the keywords you imput. You can even drag and drop keywords in to construct a complex search, as seen in this video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/acdseetv#p/c/F198FED20A0725B3/1/ZDnK2PDuIpk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/acdseetv#p/c/F198FED20A0725B3/1/ZDnK2PDuIpk</a> Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the <a href="http://www.acdsee.com/offers/proformac/">beta</a>! Join the <a href="../">community</a>! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager!  acdseeunhappyuser on "File Associations and view files in windows dialogue boxes" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-associations-and-view-files-in-windows-dialogue-boxes#post-52781 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:01:57 +0000 acdseeunhappyuser 52781@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Thanks. mrwul on ""To use this update, you must have ... " error" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/to-use-this-update-you-must-have-error#post-52780 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:34:30 +0000 mrwul 52780@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Downloaded the latest update of ACDSee Pro 3  (update 4.1) Gave it a few tries to install it and got following error: "To use this update, you must have ACDSee Pro 3 installed on your computer". Weird.. it is installed, uptil b.475 Any suggestions ? TIA -   daniela on "keywords" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keywords-7#post-52779 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:11:32 +0000 daniela 52779@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ sorry!!! I've forgotten to specify that this question is for Beta for MAC 1.3 which I'm trying to make as useful as the pro2.5 for windows that I love.    daniela on "keywords" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keywords-7#post-52778 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:05:51 +0000 daniela 52778@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ How can I recall the pictures by keywords? Haust on "ACDSee for Mac is Really Fast" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/acdsee-for-mac-is-really-fast#post-52776 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:22:54 +0000 Haust 52776@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I switched my MBP to be a full time Mac device and I've been using the ACDSee beta for a while now.  I'm really looking forward to the final build.  From my experience tinkering with other photo programs, ADCSee is the fastest in terms of loading thumbnails and even video files.  Thanks for pursuing this product line.  I probably would not have switched to a Mac only machine without it.     Chippy on "Keyword List Editing Problem - Cany anyone help?" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keyword-list-editing-problem-cany-anyone-help#post-52775 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:41:30 +0000 Chippy 52775@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ The mesage you are receiving,is because there are still files using that keyword, somewere on your computer. I do not  have PM 2009 on my computer at the moment, but I think it is the same with other versions. Is this keyword in the ACDSee database,or IPTC field. Either way, this is how to delete it. (Kind of a long way to do it...but it works) Open ACDSee and activate Organize Panel and find the keyword listing in Photo Properties. There are two listings for keywords.One will be the Database keyword, the other for the IPTC keyword. You will find the keyword you are trying to delete.Click on the keyword, ACDSEE will search its database,and see if there are any files listed. . If there are any results, (They will show as thumbnails) you will have to change the keyword to something else. If there are no results, click on another thumbnail, and open the Properties panel. Click on the Database tab, and on the panel you will see Keywords, and to the right a small icon with three dots on it. Click on that, and a Keyword Picker dialog box will open. Click on Edit List, and scroll to your keyword, and then click Remove. Wait until the keyword is removed, and the close all boxes,exit ACDSee,then when you restart, the keyword will be gone. <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-52774">ladyofthethorns said:</a></cite> I have a keyword that I am neither able to delete nor change it's name.  No matter what I do, I continue to get this message: The value border cannot be removed because the database indicates that there are still files on the system that are using it.   </blockquote>   ladyofthethorns on "Keyword List Editing Problem - Cany anyone help?" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/keyword-list-editing-problem-cany-anyone-help#post-52774 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:19:37 +0000 ladyofthethorns 52774@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I have a keyword that I am neither able to delete nor change it's name.  No matter what I do, I continue to get this message: The value border cannot be removed because the database indicates that there are still files on the system that are using it. Anyone know how I can fix this problem? NOTE:  When I search my entire database (using the search feature, choosing to search all keywords and selecting 'entire database') no files are found with this keyword. J. Scott on "Time for Canvas for Mac - AutoCAD Coming Back to Mac" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/time-for-canvvas-for-mac-autocad-coming-back-to-mac#post-52773 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:44:15 +0000 J. Scott 52773@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I am here to submit my plea as well. I have used the various versions of Canvas heavily in my business for the past 17 years in my monument business and am still making it work, though I have had to begin evaluating alternatives. I would go so far as to say I probably would not have a business were it not for this great program. Obviously I would love to see a new and improved version written for Mac OSX! ACDSee still has a very real and viable opportunity here as no other company has moved into this niche on the Mac platform. Every other option I have looked into has some very significant drawbacks for my needs and I would have to endure another long learning curve to master any program that has the power and flexibility that I require.  The folks at ACDSee have got to understand by now that public opinion of Macs has gone through a sea change particularly over the last year. As evidence, when was the last time you saw a notebook computer shown on TV that did not have the Apple logo shining proudly on the back? The reason is that no one in the public eye wants to be perceived as being technologically backward enough to still use Windows!!! The market for Mac applications is getting ready to explode. I read on another post on this forum that ACDSee is recruiting a "Mac specialist". I hope they recruit a whole team! Because I have to believe that is what it will probably take to bring Canvas back to the Mac and do it right. An announcement that they have a return to Mac in the works would certainly be very welcome news and I doubt it would hamper any of their future marketing efforts. It would keep me out of the market for sure.  Dan8 on "Saving the work" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/saving-the-work#post-52772 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:29:55 +0000 Dan8 52772@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ You're right about the editing, I knew that, it comes back with the option of saving the changes or not. I should have only included the organizing.    Many thanks Pigbag on "Database Export" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/database-export#post-52771 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:05:44 +0000 Pigbag 52771@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Fantastic, thanks Mark. chas_m on "Beta 1.3 painfully slow" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/beta-13-painfully-slow#post-52769 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:32:55 +0000 chas_m 52769@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Check my reply to this question in the "bugs" subforum. Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the <a href="http://www.acdsee.com/offers/proformac/">beta</a>! Join the <a href="../">community</a>! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager!  chas_m on "Saving the work" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/saving-the-work#post-52768 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:31:05 +0000 chas_m 52768@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ The current beta does NOT have non-destructive editing, so you must re-save any images you've edited in order for the changes to "take." I'm not sure about organizing, I will check into that and get an answer for you. Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the <a href="http://www.acdsee.com/offers/proformac/">beta</a>! Join the <a href="../">community</a>! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager!  oudheidkamer on "How to ..." http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/how-to-2/page/2#post-52767 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:50:27 +0000 oudheidkamer 52767@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ no, i'm not comparing to any other (expensive) program, but to acdsee v5: ctrl-d, enter, finished. adding/changing info is not a 2-click thing i'm aftraid if you consider that acdsee is likely to crash if you do the multiple thing and then the safe to iptc batch i've asked acdsee support for help: they are thinking about an answer for 5 days now <blockquote>  In my workflow, I'm constantly flitting about from image to image within a batch, adding a keyword here, a caption there, constantly adjusting ratings, etc.  Only once I'm done with all those things do I really want the info written out to the files </blockquote> i'm not aware of that possibility, please tell me what batch you mean Marc Sabatella on "How to ..." http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/how-to-2/page/2#post-52766 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:53:17 +0000 Marc Sabatella 52766@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-52742">oudheidkamer said:</a></cite> <blockquote> use the ACDSee db as a means to quickly enter info (I do this), then use Batch Set Information to write the info to IPTC in the XMP-compliant manner </blockquote> that is really something i do not find "ACCELERATE YOUR WORKFLOW WITH ACDSee Pro 3" at all why do we have to do all those things to get info embedded for multi purpose use? </blockquote> "All those things"?  Batch Set Information is a two-click operation - an exceedingly simply thing.  The alternative, BTW, would be to enter info directly into IPTC fields, which ACDSee doesnt currently allow for multiple files at once.  That's been a requested feature, and I hope to see it to.  But realize that comes with issues too - do you really I?o to your files every time you add a keyword or whatever?  In my workflow, I'm constantly flitting about from image to image within a batch, adding a keyword here, a caption there, constantly adjusting ratings, etc.  Only once I'm done with all those things do I really want the info written out to the files.  It's both safer and faster that way.  So even if ACDSee implements a way to directly write IPTC to multiple images simultaneously, I'd still prefer it to defer the actual file I/O until I hit a "commit changes" button.  That's the way other programs often do it, to, and for the same reason. In any case, it seems that needing to a couple of clicks to write your info to the files at a time of your choosing hardly invalidates the claim that ACDSee accelerates your workflow.  Of course, the question is "compared to what".  If you are already using one of the small handful of more expensive programs that allows for a workflow as fast as ACDSee's, then sure, ACDSee won't accelerate beyond that.  But if you don't already have one of those small handful of more expensive programs installed, then I would say yes, ACDSee speeds things up immensely.  I'm not talking just about keywording, but the whole RAW workflow. Marc Sabatella on "ACDsee categories.... I'm I asking too much ?" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/acdsee-categories-im-i-asking-too-much#post-52764 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:38:17 +0000 Marc Sabatella 52764@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ <blockquote><cite><a href="#post-52754">sittingbull said:</a></cite> I believe that editing and developing is independent from the database? </blockquote> I don't know that this is completely true - develop mode changes may well be stored in the db.  But they are *also* stored in XMP data in the files themselves and/or sidecar files. <blockquote> Your recommendation regarding copying to external hard disc (for purpose of backup or transfer to notebook): Copy of whole picture folder that contains embedded pictures + not yet embedded pictures + database. Must be done by ACDSee or can be done by Windows Explorer? </blockquote> Can be done in Explorer, and in fact, probably should be - you don't really need for ACDSee on one computer to know about the copy of the image on the other. Marc Sabatella on "Database Export" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/database-export#post-52761 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:44:50 +0000 Marc Sabatella 52761@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I believe it includes everything form Details view (F12), and those columns can be customized by right-clicking the column heading. Pigbag on "Database Export" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/database-export#post-52760 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:58:36 +0000 Pigbag 52760@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Hi, first off i am an newbie on ACDSee, have searched the forum but can't find what i am looking for. I need to export properties from the database to a txt file though the Databse Generate File Listing, but it does not provide all the details i need. The missing information is date and time picture taken and the category selected within ACDSee. Is there anywhere toi define the details required for the General File Listing oran alternative way to do get the data' Thanks Damon   Dan8 on "Saving the work" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/saving-the-work#post-52757 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:54:33 +0000 Dan8 52757@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I still can't figure out if ACDsee Mac V 1.3 saves the work I am doing on the images, organizing and correcting. Some time ago I did a lot of organizing and work with images and when ACDSee crashed for whatever reason, I re- installed the app but did not see any of the organization I had done previously. Question: does ACDSee 'save' the work being done or is there a way to do that so work is not lost or am I missing something? Thanks Dan8 on "Beta 1.3 painfully slow" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/beta-13-painfully-slow#post-52756 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:40:03 +0000 Dan8 52756@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ That's a question I have about clean installs: If I had done a bunch of organization and image corrections and ACDsee crashed for whatever reason, do I lose all the organizing and image corrections when I re-install the app? Does ACDSee 'save' the work somehow? seems an important issue as a lot of effort went into working with the image files.   Sergec10 on "Info to be displayed during a slide show" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/info-to-be-displayed-during-a-slide-show#post-52755 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:36:45 +0000 Sergec10 52755@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Hi,   I am interested in entering some info as metadata to be displayable (or not) during a sldieshow.   I have found the menu where one can enter a footer or header text. I also shows that this can be entered as metadata, but, since there ar many possibilities I do not know which field the slides how will use...   Any clues on that? Also, I could use some ideas about what can be displayed besides that...   Thanks   Sergec10 sittingbull on "ACDsee categories.... I'm I asking too much ?" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/acdsee-categories-im-i-asking-too-much#post-52754 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:21:00 +0000 sittingbull 52754@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Thank you, Mark. I think (I hope)  I am understanding database/categories issue much better now.  And of course I started embedding each time after I finish the work. Regarding copying to my notebook - it is just secondary tool. After reading other threads I am too afraid of doing anything wrong and intend to make any changes related to database at my home PC only. I believe that editing and developing is independent from the database? Your recommendation regarding copying to external hard disc (for purpose of backup or transfer to notebook): Copy of whole picture folder that contains embedded pictures + not yet embedded pictures + database. Must be done by ACDSee or can be done by Windows Explorer? Tomas     Chippy on "File Associations and view files in windows dialogue boxes" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-associations-and-view-files-in-windows-dialogue-boxes#post-52751 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:22:30 +0000 Chippy 52751@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ This is not an Acdsee "bug", but a windows setting. If you go to Tools/Folder Options,in Explorer, and uncheck "Always show icons never thumbnails",you will then have your thumbnails back in a windows dialog box. Or in Widows Explorer, on the top toolbar, you can set it to show thumbnails instead of icons/details etc.       mrotman on "crash on using Batch Processor - item Watermark" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/crash-on-using-batch-processor-item-watermark#post-52750 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:27:47 +0000 mrotman 52750@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ the problem is fixed in version 3.X mrotman on "Importing database on a new computer and changing the pictures directory" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/importing-database-on-a-new-computer-and-changing-the-pictures-directory#post-52749 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:45 +0000 mrotman 52749@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Indeed I did not wait hourers. I have found an alternative way too do the job chas_m on "Beta 1.3 painfully slow" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/beta-13-painfully-slow#post-52748 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:32 +0000 chas_m 52748@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ No problem. You might try optimizing the database to see if that helps, otherwise it's easy to do a clean reinstall. Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the <a href="http://www.acdsee.com/offers/proformac/">beta</a>! Join the <a href="../">community</a>! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager!  po xiu1tzy on "zip extract" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/zip-extract#post-52747 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:16 +0000 po xiu1tzy 52747@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ could we have options 1. rename 2.replace 3. picture showing 4.delete   when extracting to folders? this is so useful but lack those items thank u Dan8 on "WINDOWS 7" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/windows-7-10#post-52746 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:49:38 +0000 Dan8 52746@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ Chuckle - that's why we're all waiting for the final release of ACDSee Pro for Mac. After 30 years of PC I finally realize Windows is an immature work in progress; we're just feeding our $$ for MS to keep fixing that leaky bucket. Can't believe how much money I've spent continually upgrading to the next awkward version of Windows. Love the beautiful big iMac. Runs Windows too as an application when I really have to. Sorry. Donald Nicolson on "processing in PRO3" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/processing-in-pro3#post-52745 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:41:55 +0000 Donald Nicolson 52745@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ I managed to sort it - I had to import the pix!!! acdseeunhappyuser on "File Associations and view files in windows dialogue boxes" http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/file-associations-and-view-files-in-windows-dialogue-boxes#post-52744 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:38:40 +0000 acdseeunhappyuser 52744@http://community.acdsee.com/forums/ When I installed Version 11 of photo manager 2009 I told it to associate itself with all image files which works great if you only ever use ACDSee. The problem though it that is now shows the ACDSee Icons for JPEGs, GIFs, etc in the Windows Dialoug boxes, Photoshop, and other programs rather then a thumbnail of the images. It has even done this with things like icons. It makes it very awkward to use anything but ACDSee to see images. Is there a fix for this bug?