You're not the average Joe. You've got more pictures.

Your photo collection is growing daily. Family pictures, travel pictures, pet pictures, pictures of your home and garden Ð with so many photos to look through, how will you find and organize your best ones?

Well, it's easy if you have a good photo management software. But if you don't, your valuable memories will end up getting lost in the clutter. That's why you need photo software that helps you find and organize your photos quickly, reliably, and frustration free.

ACDSee 8 Photo Manager's razor-sharp search tools help you sift through thousands of pictures effortlessly, find the best ones, and sort them into common sense categories that make them easy to find later.

Wouldn't it be nice to organize your photos like an expert, without having to spend tons of time and money learning complicated digital photo software?

That's exactly what ACDSee 8 can do for you.

Find your one photo in a million, and easily manage the rest. Count on powerful organizational tools Ð like customizable folders and categories - that make it easy to keep track of, preserve, and enjoy the memories you hold dear.

Find your pictures in a snap with the Quick Search Bar. Touch up your pictures using photo editor features like the Photo Repair tool. Organize your pictures into a photo album. Create inspiring Flash slide shows set to your favorite music. Burn your images to CD or VCD. Share your photo albums with friends and family online or by e-mail. Plus, with a range of failsafe storage features, you'll never lose a single photograph.

ACDSee 8.0 Photo Manager  New  Feature:

Organize, view, edit and share with time to spare. ACDSee 8's improved usability means you get to manage your prized photos faster, and with greater control and confidence than ever before.

• Find your pictures faster with the new Quick Search bar.
  Finding your photos is fast and easy with the new Quick Search feature. All you have to do is type in a word (not case sensitive), and ACDSee returns matches for that word in image captions, author information, and notes. You can also choose to include any matches found in file names, keywords, categories, and folders.
• Video slide shows with custom audio.
  Use the new VCD (Video Compact Disc) support to put your creative slide shows to music, and watch them on your television or PC. VCD supports NTSC/PAL, and your saved videos can be played back in any media application. Save and reuse VCD projects, and even watch a live preview of the slide show youÕre working on.
  Add several different slide show projects to the same CD, and conveniently burn original images to CD as well. Mix multiple audio tracks with high-resolution photo images and video into your slide shows, without the hassle of learning overly complicated software. ACDSee also lets you set your slide show to fit the length of any audio track using a handy timeline view.
• Create CDs and DVDs quickly and easily.
  The new Burn Basket makes creating CDs and DVDs drag-and-drop easy. Individual photos or entire folders - you name it, the Burn Basket can take it. Make hard copies of your photo collections faster than ever before, then give them as gifts to family and friends.
  Improve organization by creating new folders within the Burn Basket, and update ACDSee Photo Discs on multi-session CDs and DVDs. Easily manage your disc space by checking the updated estimate of the size of the disc, and how much space will be used up by your current project.
  The Burn Basket completely eliminates the need for a third-party burning tool, and can also be used to create archives and backups of your files.
• More powerful editing tools
  The new Photo Repair tool fixes common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches, and other imperfections, so your treasured photo memories always look great, no matter how you choose to show them. Choose from either the Clone or Heal options to repair any area of a photo.
  • You can also:
  • Fix red-eye with a single click.
  • Automatically crop your selections after custom angle rotations.
  • Crop a selection from the Edit menu in the Viewer.
  • Access handy exposure warnings in the Viewer.
  • Use the new shortcut toolbar in the Viewer to instantly access photo editing tools.
  • Easily access zooming tools while viewing and editing images.
  • Choose from 27 new filters and effects.
• Access to IPTC metadata.
  Real enthusiasts can take advantage of fully integrated support for IPTC metadata, including Captions, Keywords, Categories, Credit, Origin and others. IPTC is used for standard newswire images and allows you to add keywords to your photos. Plus, keywords stay with your photos when you share them.
  View and edit your IPTC information and overlay it on any photo in the Viewer, or on thumbnails in the browser. Display IPTC info in your slide shows, or sort your file lists and compare images based on IPTC data.
• Improved Properties display
  View more file information simultaneously in the Properties pane, such as image size in inches, number of pixels per inch, and uncompressed file size.
• Add text to photos.
  Write clever, humorous, or descriptive text captions, and add them to your photos just for fun. You can even add styles and special effects to the text you write, truly making your memories worth a thousand prints. Styles include talk and thought bubbles, as well as drop shadows. Add up to 13 special effects such as Blur, Ripple, Shift and Twirl.
• Take advantage of improved HTML albums.
  The improved HTML Album feature makes posting and sharing your photos on the Web easier than ever before. Page layout controls now have mouse-over tips you can really use. Control the look of your Web presentations by setting the delay interval for photos in your Web slide shows.
• Be creative with slide shows and screen savers.
  Improved mouse and keyboard functionality allow for easier pausing and scrolling through your slides. Create slide shows with associated audio files, mix multiple audios, and save time by setting the same audio, transition and caption to multiple selected images.
• Protect your photo folders
  With the Sync feature, synchronize folders on your PC with network folders or an external hard drive to protect you from local hard drive failure. You can even synchronize multiple folders and schedule when the synchronizations occur.
• Control EXIF info for large numbers of photos
  Being able to control your photos in batches saves you valuable time and effort. Batch Set Information allows you to update EXIF (Image Description, Artist, Copyright etc.) and DB (caption, date/time, author, notes etc.) info, and view previews of new values for any number of images all at once.
  
  Working with large numbers of photos simultaneously is a breeze. Create new keywords and categories, copy values from one file to another (e.g., copy DB notes to EXIF comments), map values from one file to another, and create and apply stored text on a field-by-field basis.
• Improved Help
  The Start up screen provides an introductory overview of features to help new users get started quickly. The Task Pane provides easy access to common features, so you donÕt have to waste any time fumbling through the applications.

ACDSee 8.0 Photo Manager  Feature:

• Find, open, view & connect with your photos instantly
  Your digital photo collection is getting too big to handle. It's becoming harder and harder to find the photos you want, when you want them.
  You need a fast way to find that one photo in a million, while being able to easily organize the rest
  ACDSee finds your photos faster than any other photo software on the market. It's so fast, in fact, it's become the industry standard for a range of features in comparison to its major competitors.
  Just view your photos instantly and manage them using simple, effective, and powerful photo software tools.
  You want to find your best shots from a collection of hundreds. You need a fast, easy and reliable photo software solution.
  Find that one brilliant picture of your daughter's graduation ceremony, or your best friend's wedding, by simply typing a keyword into the Quick Search bar. All you have to do is type in a word (not case sensitive), and ACDSee photo software returns matches for that word in image captions, author information, and notes. You can also choose to include any matches found in file names, keywords, categories, and folders.
  To see any of your photos fast, just select the folder you want and then breeze through the thumbnail previews. Drop them into special favorites folders, find duplicates of your pictures, and generate complete file listings for easy perusal. You can also resize any image according to your exact needs, or instantly view it in full-size.
• Quickly import photos from a variety of sources
  Use the Get Photos feature to easily grab your photos from a wide range of sources, including digital cameras, scanners, USB mass storage devices, and CDs.
  You can even control your camera's memory card storage space for maximum efficiency. ACDSee 8 photo software recognizes when a storage device is connected to your PC, and gives you the option of automatically acquiring and deleting images from the designated source. That means it's easy to trim the fat off of your photo collections as you go.
• Fast, customizable photo browsing
  Sit back. Relax. It's smooth searching from this point on. Basic and advanced browsing options make it easy to refine your searches down to the very last detail, no matter how big your collection.
  The Quick Start screen provides an introductory overview of features to help new users get started quickly. The Task Pane provides easy access to common features, so you don't have to search though the menus.
  Tailor your photo categories and folders to suit the subjects you shoot. Whether it's family gatherings, sports games, landscapes, travel adventures, portraits, artistic photos, special events, or once-in-a-lifetime moments ÐPhoto Manager makes managing your photos simple, elegant, and safe.
  Take advantage of the Selective Browsing feature to search for your photos using several criteria at the same time. Find photos lightning-fast by Folder, Category, Date or all three.
  Look through multiple folders, categories, or calendar dates all at once. If you need to see or compare a selection of photos from different folders, there's no need to create a new folder. Just drag and drop the pictures into a new category, then browse to that category and view them - this way you avoid copying photos unnecessarily.
  ACDSee 8 supports high and low-resolution photos with equal fidelity, in over 50 popular formats including BMP, GIF, IFF, JPG, PCX, PNG, PSD, RAS, RSB, SGI, TGA and TIFF.
  If you're a real enthusiast, you can analyze photos in their original RAW formats, or take advantage of fully integrated support for IPTC metadata. IPTC is used for standard newswire images and allows you to add catchy keywords to your photos. Any keywords you add stay with your photos when you share them.
  View and edit your IPTC information and overlay it on any photo in the Viewer, or on thumbnails in the Browser. Display IPTC info in your slide shows, or sort your file lists and compare images based on IPTC data.
  • Search by any file property for added convenience, including:
  • Name
  • Date or modified date
  • Size
  • Image attributes such as height and width
  • File format
  • Keywords and ratings
  • IPTC metadata (photographer's name, date taken, etc.)
  • EXIF metadata (shutter speed, GPS, etc.)

Write clever, humorous, or descriptive text captions, and add them to your photos just for fun. You can even add styles and special effects to the text you write, truly making your memories worth a thousand prints. Styles include talk and thought bubbles, as well as drop shadows. Add up to 13 special effects such as Blur, Ripple, Shift and Twirl.
Zoom and pan to your heart's content, or use the Magnifying Glass to get up close. The Navigation pane also allows you to do detailed work inside small, zoomed-in areas on large photos. The helpful zoom and pan lock function lets you check the same area in a series of photos Ð like ones with bracketed exposures Ð without having to rezoom and repan each time.
Easily get ahold of information like date, format, dimensions, camera metadata, personal captions, keywords, ratings, author and category in the Browse window. Plus, database search functions can find your photos by filename, camera metadata, and text included in your keywords, captions or author information.
Refine your search within specific folders, categories or date ranges with the Calendar feature, or perform advanced specific searches based on camera metadata. For example, you can search by

• Camera make or model
• Exposure
• Flash
• Focal length (zoom)
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• Date

Your browsing capabilities will also include CDs, DVDs and VCDs. You can update your photo discs on multi-session CDs and DVDs, as well as browse through all your CDs that are detected by the Device Detector.
Easily add your photo CD collection to the image database on your computer, or view thumbnails on your CDs without having to reload them onto your machine.

Keep it simple by managing lots of photos all at once
Rename multiple photos, or the contents of an entire folder, with the stroke of a key. Instantly change confusing digital camera file names into names that you recognize.
Convert batches of image files to JPEG, the world's most widely used and recognized graphic file format. You can also modify specific format settings within file formats like IFF, PNG, PSD, and RAS.
Use ACDSee 8's digital image management tools to rename, resize, rotate, add EXIF information, and adjust the exposure of a single image, a group of images, or the contents of an entire folder all at once.
Being able to control your photos in batches saves you valuable time and effort. Batch Set Information allows you to update EXIF (Image Description, Artist, Copyright etc.) and DB (caption, date/time, author, notes etc.) info, and view previews of new values for any number of images all at once.
Create new keywords and categories, copy values from one file to another (e.g., copy DB notes to EXIF comments), map values from one file to another, and create and apply stored text on a field-by-field basis.

• Edit and fix images quickly
  ACDSee 8 has all the essential features of an industry-leading photo editor software, without the complications of a professional picture editor.
  For example, the new Photo Repair tool fixes common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches, and other imperfections, so your treasured photo memories always look great, no matter how you choose to show them. Choose from either the Clone or Heal options to repair any area of a photo.
  The Heal option is a professional-quality tool that allows you to fix a picture while maintining its color and texture sensitivity. For example, you can use it to remove scars from a subject's face, leaving the area looking natural and in context with the rest of the photo.
  Plus, the handy shortcut toolbar gives you instant access to:
  • One-click red-eye repair
  • Cropping
  • Sharpening
  • Adjusting exposure
  • Removing noise
  • Resizing
  • Rotating/flipping
  • Converting file formats
  • Setting EXIF info
  • Adjusting image time stamp
  • Renaming files and categories

Automatically crop your selections after custom angle rotations, or directly from the shortcut menu. Access handy exposure warnings, easily apply zooming tools while viewing and editing images, and choose from 27 brilliant filters and special effects, including Sepia, Swirl, Bulge and Oil Paint.
Before and after previews ensure you get the best results. Edit pictures in over 50 different formats, and convert photos into over 10 popular formats, including BMP, GIF, PCX, RSB, TGA and TIFF.
Resize any photo by adjusting its dimensions in pixels, percentage, or actual/print size. While resizing, you can also choose an aspect ratio and a resampling filter to manipulate the appearance of the resized image.
Make automatic adjustments to exposure, color, contrast, and brightness, or set brightness, contrast and gamma yourself. You can even choose specific levels for shadows, mid-tones, highlights, and red, green and blue channels. Save your settings and use them to fix exposure on other groups of photos.
Resampling filters dramatically improve the quality of your prints. Use them to stylize the look of resized or printed images. For example, you can add a blurring or smoothing effect to an image, or enhance the hard edges between different image areas.

• Share your photos by e-mail and online directly from ACDSee 8
  Instantly and securely deliver your photos to global destinations by e-mail or mobile phone. You can use the E-mail Image Sharing Wizard to send images directly from ACDSee 8 without having to open an external email application. E-mail your memories to friends and family with supersonic speed through Outlookª, Outlook Expressª, Mozilla Thunderbirdª, or Eudoraª.
  Simply (1) select a group of photos using ACDSee 8, (2) click File | E-mail Images, (3) choose your recipients, and (4) send your photos on their way.
  Add personalized messages directly to any e-mail messages you send. Determine the size of your images and messages, and control e-mail message sizes, reducing them to meet specific size restrictions.
• Share your memories on the Web
  The HTML album generator makes posting and sharing your photos on the Web a reality. With ACDSee 8 you can organize and share a photo album online in no time.
  Page layout controls now have mouse-over tips you can really use. Choose titles, subtitles and home page URLs, as well as your favorite font sizes, styles and background colors. You can also:

• Choose the number of photos per page
• Select thumbnail size
• Designate thumbnail format
• Include captions, notes, dates and other file properties

• Command a wide range of print options
  The Print Wizard lets you customize your print sizes, or print to popular sizes such as 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10. Customize the color and quality of your photos by adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, curves and more. ACDSee 8 also supports EXIF 2.2 printing, meaning you can print high quality, accurate, and professional looking colors.
  Choose from a full set of standard and custom print options. See and set specific print preferences for each picture, then quickly flip between pages when you need to print multiple photos at the same time.
• The best in photo storage, archiving, and photo protection
  Your memories are under lock and key with ACDSee 8's failsafe storage features.
  Use the Sync feature to synchronize folders on your PC with network folders or an external hard drive to protect you from local hard drive failure. You can even synchronize multiple folders and schedule when the synchronizations occur.
  Ensure you never lose a single memory. Instantly save and archive your collections of photos to trusted formats, no matter the size. Archive your files in .ZIP, secure PDF, and many others. Storing files in LZH, TAR, GZIP and TGZ archive formats gives you a wider range of dependable options to share your photos in. Some archive formats can even be protected with passwords for maximum security.
• Create spellbinding photo slide shows
  Create your own stunning slide shows with transition effects and sound, and then share them on CD or by e-mail. What's more, your recipients do not have to have ACDSee to view your creations.
  Create Flash, PDF, and instant slide shows, as well as personalized photo screen savers - all with improved mouse and keyboard functionality for easier pausing and scrolling through your slides. VCD (Video Compact Disc) support lets you put your creative slide shows to music, and then show them off on your television or PC.
  Mix multiple audio tracks into your slide shows without the hassle of learning overly complicated software. A unique function also enables you to synch audio to slides, which makes the slide show last as long as the background soundtrack you've selected.
  ACDSee 8's support of HighMAT and MPV mean that you can burn your image files to CD, DVD, and VCD, and take your PC experience into the living room, or watch your pictures come to life on TiVo® DVR.