ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8

 ACDSee has just released the latest version of its DAM/Editing software for Mac -- ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8.

The new version of ACDSee's software for the Mac

Back when I had a Windows-based computer, I relied on ACDSee for my image database management and much of my image editing. Switching to an iMac, I was disappointed with the ACDSee offering for that platform, because most of the helpful editing features of the ACDSee Windows suites were missing. 

Version 8 for Mac makes up for some of that with the inclusion of two significant tools introduced on the Windows side last year -- Color Wheel and Tone Wheels.

The wheel adjustment concept originated with Capture One developing software several years ago and has been adapted by some competitors, including ACDSee. The ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8 implementation is excellent.

The Color Wheel on the left has identified the original blue hues of the knobs on the right and replaced them with green hues without altering the other colors in the photo. Quick and easy!

The Tone Wheels simplify precise editing of highlights, midtones and shadows. In the image below, a color grading has been applied with the three wheel tools shown.


There's a long list of other improvements that include Skin Tune, Dehaze, Indexer and the addition of contrast and balance to Color EQ. Important long-time tools are still around -- the Map for assignment of GPS information and External Editors. ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8 appears to run much smoother and faster on my 2017 iMac with macOS Monterey.

With continuing conflicts between two photo editing apps I have been having, you can bet I'll spend a lot more time with this ACDSee product to determine if it will take an important place in my workflow.

Images used, free stock from UnSplash.

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