ACD Systems International, best know for its ACDSee photo management software and Canvas technical illustration software, has announced ACDSee 8. Designed for photography enthusiasts, the software claim to set the standard in both speed and usability for enthusiasts who manage rapidly growing collections of digital photos.

According to the Photo Marketing Association, more than 20 billion digital images will be taken this year in the US alone. As cameras and camera phones create opportunities to shoot and store more pictures, it becomes increasingly difficult for enthusiasts to find, organise and share their digital photos. Family photo lovers, nature photo enthusiasts and creative amateurs alike are discovering they require advanced photo management capabilities when their photo collections exceed 500 photos.

With ACDSee 8's new Quick Search bar, for example, you should be able can instantly find any photo, and easily access all the organising, editing and sharing features needed without having to open another window. ACDSee also promises to save time and allows confidential management of an entire photo collection. The search function return matches for that word within file names, keywords, categories and folders.

Using ACD's digital imaging technology, the software lets you organise, enhance and share digital photos. Impressive new features in ACDSee 8 include the Quick Search bar, the Photo Repair Tool, full IPTC metadata support, photo captioning and the ability to create VCD (Video Compact Disc) slideshows.

ACDSee 8 also sports editing enhancements, led by the new Photo Repair Tool. Incorporating cloning technology, this correction tool allows you to remove flares, lens scratches and other unwanted imperfections from your photographs. You can also fix red-eye in one step and experiment with 27 new filters and effects to add artistic flair to your photos.

ACDSee 8 lets you add customised thought or talk bubbles, descriptive captions, or information like photographer credits. Also new is the ability to create VCD slide shows of photos and videos, set in time to music, for playback in any media application or on a TV using a DVD player. Several slideshow projects can be burned to the same CD, and there is also the option to include the original images on the CD.

More advanced photographers can take advantage of ACDSee 8's fully integrated support for IPTC metadata fields, including captions, keywords, categories and credit. Edit or add information to these fields and they will remain with the photos when opened in another application that also supports IPTC metadata, and vice versa.

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