So far, My testing of this tool is VERY preliminary. The user can adjust the brush size at any point. In effect, it practically turns the Smart brushing off and allows almost everything to be applied to the Develop brush. Essentially, with a slider value of '1' there can be no differences in the comparison values for the mask to be applied to the photo at that location.Ī slider value of '100' seems to mean that the comparison differences to have the mask applied to the new area of the photo is VERY broad. What appears to be happening is, that when the brush lands on a new area of the photo, it compares the value of the new area to the original comparison value. The net result is that long time users might be willing to use ACDSee for the really EASY noise control but then would use a third party noise control tool like Topaz Denoise for the more challenging stuff. It isn't BAD noise control, but up til now, it has been pretty basic, not really capable of any subtlety in its noise control efforts.
I will discuss the last three points in some detail below:ĪCDSee has never been famous for its noise control. This is designed to help you more easily access this information.
The noteworthy changes in my mind are as follows:
I also think that the addition of enhanced noise control via the new Preserve Detail sliders also illustrates ACDSee's commitment to making solid enhancements to the existing infrastructure. I think the addition of the ACDSee Dashboard and the Smart Brush technology, strongly indicates that the level of aggressive creativity that ACDSee Systems has demonstrated over the last 3 or 4 years, has not diminished. V9 was already a very good media manager, and V10 is pretty much the same media manager.
#ACDSEE PRO 10 OR ULTIMATE 10 UPGRADE#
However, for existing ACDSee users, who are primarily interested in the rich media management environment that ACDSee already offers, the need to upgrade is less immediate. I like this version, and I believe that someone who is looking for a tool to manage raw development, and bit mapped editing will find this a worthy new purchase or upgrade.
#ACDSEE PRO 10 OR ULTIMATE 10 TRIAL#
If one of the other two products interest you, please download the trial version for that product and verify it meets your needs before purchasing. While I am reasonably confident that shared features between the 3 products will be roughly similar, if not identical, I can not guarantee that will always be the case. Please note that this is a review of ACDSee Ultimate 10, I have not had time to examine Pro 10 or ACDSee 20.