ACDSee 8 for Organization?

vjack · 1st of January 2006 (Sun)

Are any of you using ACDSee 8 to organize your images? I've been playing with a trial and have mixed feelings so far. I've been using the Organizer part of PSE 3, and I really like it except for the sluggishness. Since I already have it, I'm a bit reluctant to shell out $50 for ACDSee. It certainly is faster, but I'm not finding much difference in features.

Mike K · 1st of January 2006 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by vjack

Are any of you using ACDSee 8 to organize your images? I've been playing with a trial and have mixed feelings so far. I've been using the Organizer part of PSE 3, and I really like it except for the sluggishness. Since I already have it, I'm a bit reluctant to shell out $50 for ACDSee. It certainly is faster, but I'm not finding much difference in features.

I see from your profile that you have a Canon dSLR. Have you considered Breezebrowser? It is an integrated browser/Raw converter with several built in editing functions, especially during conversion, including lens correction. A free trial for download along with several on line reviews of the product.
Mike K
http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/

Todd Jacobsen · 2nd of January 2006 (Mon)

I use PSE4.0. Fell in love with it while using PSE3.0 (used with my IPOD photo). Works great and integrates nicely with PSCS/PSCS2.

vjack · 2nd of January 2006 (Mon)

Yeah, I really like PSE3. Maybe I'll just have to stick with it until I exceed its limitations.

CyberDyneSystems · 2nd of January 2006 (Mon)

I use BB for RAW files,. I have an old soft spot in my heart for ACDsee ... an app I first installed on a Win 3.1 Pentium-100 years ago...

I use version 4... it does not work with any RAW files but my old 10D files,. and even then it's hopeless,. but for all those little jpegs etc.. it's still the fastest organizer around.

Try BB.. it's great fro RAW files and seems to be the fastest RAW viewer out there. I consider it to be the ACDSee of RAW files.

It also has the genuine Canon RAW converter built in,. it does not have all the flexibility of DPP,. but it has some nice features.

One of it's unique features is it will extract the low res jepg embedded in ALL Canon RAW files,. yiu'll never have to shoot RAW plus small jpeg again .

vjack · 22nd of January 2006 (Sun)

I'll look at BB, although the reviews I've seen talk about problems with RAW conversion (e.g., http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/rawco...ezebrowser.htm).

kevin_c · 22nd of January 2006 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by vjack

I'll look at BB, although the reviews I've seen talk about problems with RAW conversion (e.g., http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/rawco...ebrowser.htm).

Bad link vjack - there is a ')' on the end of the URL that needs removing.

This one works: - I hope

http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/rawco...ezebrowser.htm

claudermilk · 23rd of January 2006 (Mon)

BB is an image browser (thus the name), not really an organizer. That said, I use BB Pro as a browser & cull my shoots with it. Never messed with the converter as the UI is so cumbersome as to be unusable to me; I thought he used dcraw as the core not Canon's DLL. For organizing, I use IMatch--IMHO far superior to ACDSee.

hemuni · 24th of January 2006 (Tue)

I like the speed of ACDSee but on my system I occasionaly get a RAW file with very strange colors (maybe there is an update available I havent checked).
In a perfect world I would have the speed of picasa and the intuitive organisation power of Album.

ae1969 · 24th of January 2006 (Tue)

Honestly.............. picasa from google KILLS all of those............ much quicker than CS2 bridge as well.

Organization has never been quicker........especially with large 8-20gig pics...

....and FREE.

hemuni · 24th of January 2006 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by ae1969

Honestly.............. picasa from google KILLS all of those............ much quicker than CS2 bridge as well.

Organization has never been quicker........especially with large 8-20gig pics...

....and FREE.

What kind of structure do you use? I find the right panel of picasa kind of messy - with all the folders in a long long list. I would really love to use it more but i struggle to get it organized.

VBWhiz · 24th of January 2006 (Tue)

I am pleasantly pleased with Picassa's funtionality also. And the price can't be beat.

yendikeno · 25th of January 2006 (Wed)

I started with Picasa and still use it when I want to browse through a bunch of files quickly, but have recently started using FastStone's Image Viewer, which (for me) presents a more organized folder structure and allows me to do more with my image files at one time. Nice part is that, like Picasa, it's free!

1st of January 2006 (Sun)	#1
vjack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 1,602 IMAGE EDITING OK	ACDSee 8 for Organization? Are any of you using ACDSee 8 to organize your images? I've been playing with a trial and have mixed feelings so far. I've been using the Organizer part of PSE 3, and I really like it except for the sluggishness. Since I already have it, I'm a bit reluctant to shell out $50 for ACDSee. It certainly is faster, but I'm not finding much difference in features. __________________ Canon 20D Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Canon Speedlite 430EX Manfrotto 3021BPRO; Kirk BH-1 ballhead Canon Pixma 4200 < see my gallery >

2nd of January 2006 (Mon)	#3
Todd Jacobsen Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 704	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I use PSE4.0. Fell in love with it while using PSE3.0 (used with my IPOD photo). Works great and integrates nicely with PSCS/PSCS2. __________________ Todd Jacobsen ----------------------------- 20D / Rebel T2 EF : 28 f1.8/ 50 f1.4/ 50 f2.5 Macro/ 85 f1.8/ 20-35 f3.5-4.5 USM EF-L: 16-35 f2.8/ 24-70 f2.8/ 70-200 IS f2.8 / 100-400 IS f4.5 / 180 f3.5 Macro EF-S: 10-22 f3.5-4.5 USM

2nd of January 2006 (Mon)	#4
vjack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 1,602 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? Yeah, I really like PSE3. Maybe I'll just have to stick with it until I exceed its limitations. __________________ Canon 20D Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Canon Speedlite 430EX Manfrotto 3021BPRO; Kirk BH-1 ballhead Canon Pixma 4200 < see my gallery >

2nd of January 2006 (Mon)	#5
CyberDyneSystems Wait, all that time and all I get is "Cream of the Damn Crop" ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Providence RI Posts: 37,446 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I use BB for RAW files,. I have an old soft spot in my heart for ACDsee ... an app I first installed on a Win 3.1 Pentium-100 years ago... I use version 4... it does not work with any RAW files but my old 10D files,. and even then it's hopeless,. but for all those little jpegs etc.. it's still the fastest organizer around. Try BB.. it's great fro RAW files and seems to be the fastest RAW viewer out there. I consider it to be the ACDSee of RAW files. It also has the genuine Canon RAW converter built in,. it does not have all the flexibility of DPP,. but it has some nice features. One of it's unique features is it will extract the low res jepg embedded in ALL Canon RAW files,. yiu'll never have to shoot RAW plus small jpeg again . __________________ GEAR LIST CDS' HOT LINKS My POTN Share Threads Jake Hegnauer Photography

22nd of January 2006 (Sun)	#6
vjack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 1,602 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I'll look at BB, although the reviews I've seen talk about problems with RAW conversion (e.g., http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/rawco...ezebrowser.htm). __________________ Canon 20D Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS Canon Speedlite 430EX Manfrotto 3021BPRO; Kirk BH-1 ballhead Canon Pixma 4200 < see my gallery > Last edited by vjack : 22nd of January 2006 (Sun) at 08:43.

23rd of January 2006 (Mon)	#8
claudermilk Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 390	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? BB is an image browser (thus the name), not really an organizer. That said, I use BB Pro as a browser & cull my shoots with it. Never messed with the converter as the UI is so cumbersome as to be unusable to me; I thought he used dcraw as the core not Canon's DLL. For organizing, I use IMatch--IMHO far superior to ACDSee. __________________ 20D/BG-E2/Katz Eye \| Tokina 12-24/4 \| 24-70/2.8L \| 50/1.8 Mk I \| 70-200/2.8L \| PD70X

24th of January 2006 (Tue)	#9
hemuni Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,019 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I like the speed of ACDSee but on my system I occasionaly get a RAW file with very strange colors (maybe there is an update available I havent checked). In a perfect world I would have the speed of picasa and the intuitive organisation power of Album. __________________ ((¯`•.¸hemuni¸.•´¯)) 1000D • 85F1.8 • 50F1.4 • 28F2.8 • 18-55IS • YN565EX - POTN gallery

24th of January 2006 (Tue)	#10
ae1969 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 96	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? Honestly.............. picasa from google KILLS all of those............ much quicker than CS2 bridge as well. Organization has never been quicker........especially with large 8-20gig pics... ....and FREE. __________________ 20D/ 50 1.4 /16-35 2.8 L/24-70 2.8 L /70-200 2.8 L/ 580 ex

24th of January 2006 (Tue)	#12
VBWhiz Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 46 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I am pleasantly pleased with Picassa's funtionality also. And the price can't be beat. __________________ Canon 20D Canon 18-55 Zoom Kit Lens Canon 50mm F1.8 UMC Prime Canon 70-300 UMC Zoom Telephoto Canon Speedlite 430EX Lightsphere PJII Stroboframe Pro-RL Kenko TE Tube Set Canon Pixma iP6600d Printer

25th of January 2006 (Wed)	#13
yendikeno Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 195	Re: ACDSee 8 for Organization? I started with Picasa and still use it when I want to browse through a bunch of files quickly, but have recently started using FastStone's Image Viewer, which (for me) presents a more organized folder structure and allows me to do more with my image files at one time. Nice part is that, like Picasa, it's free!

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