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ACD Systems International Inc. today formally unveiled ACDSee Pro 3, a new version of its leading digital image management software that retains the same fast and flexible features photographers rely upon and incorporates an enhanced user experience that delivers professional level workflow tools at a tremendous value. ACDSee Pro 3 builds on its reputation as a leading viewer, browser and organizer with new advanced speed capabilities in the editing and online stages. For example, the program’s unique process mode integrates two highly prized features - nondestructive image editing and precise pixel-level editing - into one seamless application.

To learn more about Pro 3, click here.

ACDSee is proud to be a sponsor of Head On 2009, opening April 30th at the Australian Centre for Photography. Best of luck to all who’ve entered.

Telkwa Village, BC - Home of the Wet’suwet’en reserve

Native Fisherman netting a salmon 

Our quest to leave the rain behind us had not been as successful as planned, until a few days of driving later where we came upon the bustling activity at the Moricetown Falls, on the Bulkley River Just north of Smitters B.C. Everybody was there it seemed. The local constabulary, kids, grandparents and the inevitable coterie of dogs milling about looking for a freebie salmon head.

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Two years ago, I spent a few weeks in the Yukon territories a bit later in the year then I did this time around. We decided to go back up there a month earlier this time round to make sure that we caught the full expression of the fall colors. Because the seasons are shorter, the further north you go the earlier the fall season starts, much earlier than in the southern climes.

Yukon Territories, Sunset Reflections

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Funny enough, the one thing I had not considered at all, at the time, was that I needed to direct the pilot in the direction that I thought would give the best vantage point. Then get him to rotate the Jet Ranger with the right orientation, all the while, adjusting your F stop, shutter speed, filters and whatever else the situation required.

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So, with the blades whopping overhead and the pilot crackling instructions into our head phones we lofted into the crisp mountainous atmosphere leaving the mist to the valleys below. As we ascended I can see that the photo gods are indeed with us. It looks like it will be a spectacular adventure complete with stunning lighting streaming through the broken overcast.

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Going slow

Several of my friends decided to do one of their biannual paddles down the Red Deer River. The prairie winds were threatening to tear all the fluttering color from the deciduous trees so we made haste and as the temperatures can fluctuate wildly, packed for all eventualities. The river, which wanders deep into the Badlands of Alberta, Canada, eventually joining forces farther south with the much bigger Saskatchewan River. With autumn at our heels and a prediction of weather approaching, we hoped to catch just enough fair skies to paddle the two days down river to where we parked the second car.

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ACDSee 10 and ACDSee Pro 2 now support more camera RAW models than ever before!

ACD Systems is committed to releasing regular updates to our list of supported camera models. ACDSee 10 Photo Manager offers viewing and managing of supported camera RAW formats. ACDSee Pro 2 allows additional camera RAW functionality, including non-destructive RAW processing with complete precision and control.

The free RAW update is for ACDSee 10 Photo Manager and ACDSee Pro 2 in English, French and German and following camera models are included:

Canon EOS 450D/Digital Rebel XSi/EOS Kiss X2
Nikon D60
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10
Pentax K20D
Pentax K200D
Sony A200
Sony A300

Download the RAW Plug-in Update to view, browse, manage and process RAW images from the listed cameras.

View the full list of supported camera RAW formats here. New RAW formats will be added regularly.

This is the start of a new section in the ACDSee Blog, it is a place where the pro community will be able to share their stories, travel journals and photos from around the world.
The first Travel Journal will be from Tim Schumm. Tim and his girlfriend Debbie are on a one month trip to South America including Argentina, Chile and an 11 day excursion to Antarctica Penninsula on board one of the Polar Star Expiditions ships.

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ACDSee Photo Manager 9 is a powerful, flexible photo organizer & has great photo editing capabilities! But the latest version, ACDSee 10, has all of that plus so much more!

In this series, I’ll show you all of these new features. My sister has created videos to showcase some of them in action!

New Features for ACDSee Photo Manager 10

We’ll be taking a look at each of these over the next few days.

Sharing made Simple

• Simplify online photo sharing with integrated uploading to sites like Flickr and Smugmug. Post a photo widget on your website or blog, powered by your free ACDSee SendPix online album.
  • Take a look at the slide show on the right! I will show you how to create them.

Browse by date

• Browse and find photos intuitively on a virtual calendar with the new Photo Calendar option.

Instant Previews

• Preview larger versions of your thumbnails instantly with ACDSee 10’s new Pop-up Previews.

Advanced Image Editing

• Apply corrections, adjustments, and creative effects to a selected area of your image with the new Selections tool, giving you complete technical and artistic control of every aspect of your image. With ACDSee’s advanced red-eye tool, get natural-looking results with custom eye colors to replace red areas.

Photo Presentations

• Create Power Point® presentations right inside ACDSee, including notes, captions and more.

Unzip & Go

• Unzip files and start viewing and organizing archived items right away, without leaving ACDSee.