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ACDSee 9 released

acdsee9Vancouver-based ACD Systems International this week released version 9 of their popular ACDSee Photo Manager software for both the consumer and Pro lines. The big news is the Quick View feature, which allows for almost instantaneous opening of pictures in your library, both in ACDSee and in Explorer. Neat. I'm not quite sure how they're doing it, but I assume it involves storing a screen res bitmap somewhere. Also included are Showroom, which allows you to view slideshows from the desktop with various effects, and a Shadow/Highlight tool that promises to "save photos you would've probably deleted."

Of interest to Pros are three new features: Calendar Events View organizes shots based on the date and time in the EXIF/IPTC data so you can quickly find pics from certain jobs, Auto Categories tags photos based on embedded data, and Private Folders allows you to password protect photo sets. Great for hiding the porn on your work computer or making sure your girlfriend doesn't accidentally find out what you've been doing with the camera phone while she sleeps. No word, though, on whether the password protection involves encryption, so if you're carrying the prototype pics of your company's next super secret product around on your Thinkpad, you may want to look for something stronger.

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