ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2024
Release Notes

Build 17.0.0.3568

Added RAW support for the following camera models:

  • DJI Inspire 1
  • DJI Mavic Air 3
  • DJI Mavic Pro
  • DJI Mavic 2 Pro
  • DJI Mavic 3 Pro (Apple ProRes not supported)
  • DJI Mini 2
  • DJI Osmo Action
  • DJI Phantom 4 Pro
  • Fujifilm GFX100 II
  • Fujifilm X-S20
  • GoPro HERO12 Black
  • Leica C (Typ 112)
  • Leica M11 Monochrom
  • Nikon Z 8 (Lossless compressed RAW only)
  • Olympus SP-565UZ
  • Sony a7C II
  • Sony a7CR
  • Sony a6700
  • Sony FX30
  • Sony ZV-1 II
  • Sony ZV-E1

ACD Systems is committed to releasing regular updates to support RAW files from new camera models, as they become available. View the complete list of supported RAW formats.

New Features

  • AI Keywords, effortlessly organize and search for your photos using AI detected keywords for your images. 
  • Embed ACDSee Keywords and Categories into IPTC Keywords and Supplemental Categories. Easily transfer your Keywords and Categories from ACDSee into IPTC and vice versa. 
  • Filter the ACDSee Categories and Keywords lists in the Properties pane to quickly find what you want. 
  • Automatic Import Options, import your options from ACDSee Photo Studio 2022 or newer. 
  • AI Select Sky, Subject, and Background in Develop Mode for non-destructive editing. 
  • New Masking Group in Develop Mode, find all your masking tools in one convenient place. 
  • Copying and pasting masks in Develop Mode, as well as duplicating masks, and converting masks into a Brush mask. 
  • AI Sky Replacement in Edit Mode, replace your skies with a single click, and take your skies from simple to stunning. 
  • AI Object Selection in Edit Mode, use the power of AI to effortlessly select objects in images without the need to make meticulous selections. 
  • AI Select Background in Edit Mode, easily select the background of any image with a single click. 
  • AI Face Edit in Edit Mode, new Eye Directions and a new Skin Group.  
  • Brush Settings for Flow, Opacity, and Jitter in Edit Mode. 

Improvements

  • AI Select Sky has been improved to handle reflections, and enhanced performance.  
  • AI Select Subject has Improved performance and accuracy.  
  • AI Face Edit has improved performance for zooming and panning. 
  • In People Mode, added an option to display a thumbnail and customizable metadata fields when hovering over a face thumbnail. 
  • Overhauled the Embed ACDSee Metadata process. Simplified the options and added the ability to skip the options and summary page. 
  • Added or updated 150+ cameras and lenses in the Lens Correction feature. 
  • Improved Auto Category for ISO by increasing its ISO max range up to 102401+. 
  • Improved performance for Category Browsing: Selecting “include subcategories” no longer makes browsing run considerably slower.  
  • Improved performance when Expanding All on a large ACDSee Category or Keyword list. 
  • Improved HDR to remember the last preset used. 
  • Added support for Display P3 color profile on HEIC/HEIF images. 
  • Improved support for Google Pixel DNGs. 
  • Improved support for HEIC and added support for HIF files. 
  • Fixed an issue where Imported Date was not visibly read-only. 
  • Fixed an issue where the results from Advanced Search were being unnecessarily re-scanned. 
  • Fixed an issue where orientation settings wouldn't be saved after printing. 
  • Fixed an issue in Photomerge - Panorama where clicking Auto-Crop would also select the checkbox for Remove Vignetting. 
  • Fixed an issue when after uploading to Flickr, a Page not Found error would appear. 
  • Fixed an issue that would cause uploading to SmugMug to stop working. 

Known Issues

  • When using Sky Replacement on two layers of different sizes, the smaller layer’s sky will bleed outside of the selected layer.
  • Cannot create a new folder in the SmugMug uploader.
  • Actions Browser can only be invoked in one instance of ACDSee in Manage mode.
  • Drag & drop from mobile devices to Windows® Explorer® does not work but dragging and dropping from mobile devices within ACDSee is supported.
  • ACDSee uses the base layer’s color profile for any additional layers.
  • .acdc format is not supported in Develop mode.
  • In the ACDSee Layered Editor, masks cannot be added when using the Move tool.
  • Watermark shows an incorrect preview in certain scenarios.
  • Color images turn to black and white when added as layers on grayscale images.
  • It is recommended that you restart ACDSee after importing a Lightroom™ database.
  • Reset Layout does not reset multiple image baskets.
  • Keyword fields are limited to 64 characters.
  • If a video cannot be decoded, it will not be returned by the Video Special Items search.
  • UTF-16 files missing a byte order mark cannot be imported as a keyword list.
  • Pasting files in View mode may produce unexpected results.
  • ACDSee 365 mode does not support multiple image baskets.
  • If you close the Recording Actions dialog, it is hidden until the next Action recording.
  • Copying a layer does not include copying layer effects.
  • GPR thumbnail may not display when importing from or browsing in a camera device.
  • Importing images from a network location with the option of “Preserve subfolder names” may not import images properly.
  • Database conversion and database export/import do not transfer keyword and category keyboard shortcuts.

Not Supported

  • ACDSee does not preserve layers when editing GSD, PSD and TIFF files.
  • Canon C-RAW is not supported.
  • IPTC metadata is not supported for HEIC files.
  • .acdc files created in ACDSee Ultimate 2024 are not supported in Ultimate 2021 or older.