![]() ![]() Ultimate 2022 is version 15, which means it’s had a lot of time to mature. There are a lot of applications that can do one or even all of those so what sets Ultimate 2022 apart from the rest? One thing is ACDSee’s history – they’ve been creating creative software since 1994. ACDSee refers to it as Ultimate 2022 on their site so I’ll refer to it that way for brevity. What is it?ĪCDSee calls Photo Studio Ultimate “The Photographer’s Secret Weapon.” At its most basic level, it is an image organizer, photo editing software, and creation application. Can it do all Photos can on a Mac and can it be a substitute for Photoshop? Read on to find out. Today I’m reviewing ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022. I needed a Windows app for this task and knew ACDSee was a viable option. That’s great but our family computer is a Windows PC so I need a different solution for all our family photos. Over the past 6 months or so I’ve been gathering all my photos and organizing them in Photos on my Mac. Also if you’re like me you’re not very good at organizing or editing them. REVIEW – If you’re like me you have a lot of photos. ![]() If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. If you wish to import a custom database you created in a previous version instead, please close the Import Databases dialog and then use the Restore Database tool (in the Tools menu) and select the database you wish to restore.We use affiliate links. On first run, the Import Databases tool offers to import the default database of previous versions.ACDSee writes metadata to a sidecar file in a hidden subfolder relative to the original file if filetype is HEIC.Please allow ACDSee to access files when prompted, or as follows: go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders, find ACDSee, and check the applicable boxes. Apps require permission before directly accessing files in certain folders and external volumes.Importing a previous version’s database may cause the Date Modified timestamp to update but does not modify the actual contents of the database.When importing a previous version’s database, please ensure the previous version of the application is closed.It’s highly recommended to embed ACDSee Metadata prior to importing or restoring a database from a previous version of ACDSee.Color LUTs fail to apply if LUT size is greater than 128.Workaround: drag the keyword from the keyword list.Dragging keyword tokens from the Properties pane Keywords input field to the Search bar fails to return matching items if the keyword is hierarchical.If the exposure of a clone/heal source point has been adjusted via brush or gradient, the exposure of the target point will also be adjusted.Clone/heal effect is temporarily removed from view if you adjust Exposure or White Balance and image is RAW.Writing a Spotlight Comment fails with error “Source file not found”.Keyboard shortcuts assigned to commands that can be renamed (such as Categories, Batch Presets, External Editors) need to be re-assigned if command is renamed.Startup time may be impacted if Image Basket contains many items.Watermark tool Center button doesn’t center watermark for all images in the batch if images are different sizes.ACDSee will become unresponsive if trying to connect to a database that is already open in another instance of ACDSee. ACDSee does not support multiple clients connecting to the same database.Import ignores video portion of Live Photos.Workaround: In System Preferences > Language & Region > Advanced… > Dates, remove “/” from the desired format.Batch Copy operation hangs when “Place in subfolder” option is enabled, “Date” token added to the Name, and date format includes slash character (“/”).Cannot read any ACDSee Metadata embedded in BMP, CUR, DDS, EXR, GIF, HDR, ICO, JP2, MEF, PBM, PSD, or TGA.PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) not supported.Batch Copy and Batch Move will not work for images stored on cameras.Move to Trash will not work on images stored on cameras.Find Duplicates tool doesn’t work with iCloud Drive.File List items are sorted by name if items are uncataloged and sort method is based on EXIF or IPTC metadata.Image doesn’t fit display when app moved to another monitor and Full Screen enabled.Assigning metadata via the Batch tool fails if preceded by a Move or Copy action.Fixed a performance issue when browsing cataloged items on shared volumes via the Organize pane. ![]()
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