ACDSee Photo Studio Home for Windows

User Reviews

• Good program for photo management and editing

  millenys3/21/2016

  Pros

  Useful options of photo editing and organizing. Easy to use and nice interface.

  Cons

  Frequently crashes.

  Summary

  Good program, but it would be better if it doesn't crash so frequently.

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• It can't read RAF/raw files from Fujifilm X cameras

  walkerbarren10/1/2014

  Pros

  I love its UI, easy to work with

  Cons

  I am waiting from 2013 that ACDSEE can cope with RAF files from my Fujifilm x100s. No way. It is a paid program,and free software like Faststone can read easily this type of raw files, but year after year ... Acdsee fails to manage with x-trans sensor images. Unbelievable.

  Summary

  Useless for X Fujifilm cameras files

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• Thanks for the virus.

  JoeCool326/2/2014

  Pros

  I don't know. I uninstalled it as soon as my anti-virus software detected a virus or malware being installed, along with your software.

  Cons

  It came with it's own virus.

  Summary

  I had also tried to download a different photo editing software package that night, only to have it try to install a virus/malware, too. I won't be using cnet.downloads ever again.

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• Good. Could be better.

  GreyClaw5/26/2014

  Pros

  This (paid) version has been much more stable and noticeably more responsive than recent versions especially when parsing RAW images.

  Cons

  Still too... desperate to be the "Jack of All trades", and still slow and prone to freezing/hanging.

  Summary

  The amount of formats that are supported and the overall polish still the selling point and the reason I keep coming back. Been a customer since ver 2 and this (paid) version has been much more stable and responsive than the previous version that I had bought (ver. 12 and 15). I find that the feature creep/bloat is the main annoyance for me and many other users. I have never wanted my image-organizer to play media files, or display font files, as I have other programs that perform those functions well. Boot up is now about 16 sec--slow, but still much better than v.15 . That is while parsing My Pictures Library (which spans 2 external drives). I would be exceeding happy with a stripped-down, we-just-organize-images "portable" version.

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• Too many crashes and conflicts

  chiappy11/8/2013

  Pros

  Easy to use very user friendly

  Cons

  Unfortunately crashes and locks up the machine cannot work well ADOBE PRODUCTS like Photoshop or lightroom

  Summary

  Best for file management but lacking. NO TECH SUPPORT to sort out the conflicts freezing and crashing problems. Constantly optimizing does not help

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• Very nice and easy to use

  BronnyBear5/17/2013

  Pros

  - Batch processing of the images!

  Cons

  - Sometimes hangs the computer and needs restarting (win xp)

  Summary

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• Bad Upgrade Policy

  sblakeok9/26/2012

  Pros

  None. There are free products that do much of what this program does.

  Cons

  I purchased Version 14 and 15 days after I installed it, Version 15 came out. I requested a free upgrade since it had only been 15 days and they asked $19.99 for an upgrade. Customer service is via email and their automated response indicates it takes 2 to 3 days for a response.

  Summary

  I feel it was unethical to sell a product when a new version was less than 30 days away. Most software companies gladly provide a free upgrade in cases like this.

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• Seriously TICKED. Must Register Even to TRY!

  B00kWyrm7/26/2012

  Pros

  I was unable to find any.

  Cons

  Unable to even try the product without registering. Not willing to register on a product that I am only trying.

  Summary

  This practice is very outdated. Most publishers do not do this. ACDSystems should wake up and join the 20th Century, Better yet join the 21st! If your product is good, people WILL come back and register ... WHEN the trial runs out... after all, by then they will have seen that they want it enough to buy it. Until then, you don't need any of our personal information, and we don't need your emails. I'll be looking elsewhere!

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• Just love it

  dwoodland6/19/2012

  Pros

  Have liked it for many year. It is getting a little bit better for every new version.

  Cons

  None that I can think of.

  Summary

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• Still the best and most convenient!

  sellyourmom3/26/2012

  Pros

  ease of basic editing of photos, ease of viewing and organizing images, batch tasks (resizing, renaming, and so on), handles large files

  Cons

  sometimes crashes with big tasks or within folders that contain huge files

  Summary

  Convenient and easy to use, go get it now!

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