• Quickly View and Browse Images

View, sort, cull and compare your photos in a fully customizable interface with the speed required by professional photographers. You'll get instant full screen viewing, and fast thumbnail browsing for more than 100 different file formats including JPEG, BMP, GIF, PSD, PNG, TIFF, TGA, RAW NEF, CRW, and much more. Even view your RAW files as quickly as your JPEGs.

• Quick Search

Quickly retrieve photos using keywords, captions, file or folder names, or IPTC data, or find that one photo out of thousands using the Quick Search bar.

• Visual Tagging

Sift through thousands of shots and identify the ones you want to keep using one-click Visual Tagging, and select your best shots using Image Compare to view up to four images at once in greater detail.

• Import Effortlessly

Stay ahead of the volume from day one with powerful tools that automatically import, rename and categorize your photos whenever your cameras and storage devices are connected.

• Catalog Your Photos

Manage your digital assets with powerful and flexible cataloguing options. Organize and find your photos by Windows file folder, IPTC/EXIF/XMP metadata, custom virtual categories, keywords, ratings and more. Plus you can read, write and create sidecar files for your RAW files that keep your images and data connected across systems and software.

• Develop Your Images

Take total control of every aspect of your images - from white balance to sharpness - with state of the art RAW processing and advanced pixel-level editing, and, with background processing, continue your workflow while ACDSee Pro completes your non-destructive adjustments.

• Improve Image Quality

Expose hidden details in dark and light areas with ACDSee Pro 2's patent pending Shadow/Highlights feature, and fix common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches, and other imperfections with the Photo Repair tool. You can also fine tune specific areas of your image by using a selection tool to apply adjustments including blur, saturation and color to defined areas of your photos.

• Present & Distribute Photos

Share selected shots effortlessly through e-mail, web galleries, slide shows and prints - ACDSee Pro 2's e-mail tool helps to optimize your images for delivery. Plus you can easily create contact sheets and high-quality prints with optimized print templates, or create stunning slide shows with transition effects and multiple audio tracks. Even add watermarks to your photographs to reflect your copyright.

• Protect and Archive Your Work

Easily archive your collection to .zip folders, CD or DVD, and synchronize with your external hard drive - even synchronize multiple folders and schedule when the synchronizations occur. Furhtermore, you can protect and preserve your metadata by embedding it in industry-standard portable digital negative format (DNGs).