LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO LIGHTROOM™?
ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate: The Best Alternative to Lightroom™
Adobe® Lightroom™ is one of the more prevalent photo editing software out there. It organizes images while also allowing you to edit with some powerful tools.
However, just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s right for you.
ACDSee is a great alternative to Lightroom™ because it provides a more efficient workflow to Lightroom™’s process of importing, editing and exporting files. Lightroom™ works as an independent catalogue, while ACDSee operates live, direct from disk to disk. Because Lightroom™ imports files from the hard drive and duplicates images to make virtual copies, it consumes a large amount of disk space, making it much slower than ACDSee. Also, if you relocate your images within your hard drive, as most people do, your Lightroom™ catalogue will become corrupted. These issues do not exist with ACDSee, as the software works similar to Windows® File Explorer.
Adobe® Lightroom™ Editing Process
- Open Lightroom™
- Select files from computer to import
- Import photos to Lightroom™
- Select files to edit
- Click Develop
- Edit photo
- Export photo
ACDSee Ultimate Editing Process
- Open ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate
- Select the files you wish to edit on your computer
- Click Develop or Edit
- Develop or Edit photo
- Save (or save as) ACDC image
Adjustment Layers
ACDSee Photo Studio Professional and ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate provide advanced image organizing and post-processing tools much like Lightroom™, however ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate also features layer-based editing with Adjustment Layers. The non-destructive editing and re-editable adjustment layers in ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate perform similarly to those in Adobe® Photoshop™, with the added ability to apply a tool globally, as well as solely on an adjustment layer.
Adjustment Layers Features
- Lighting
- Color
- Photo effects
- Clarity
- Skin tuning
- Vignette
- Sharpening
- Blurring
- Noise removal
- Layer masks
- Blend Modes & Opacity
- Dehaze
Availability
ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate has the ability to manage, view, develop, and edit an image within the same application, making it a great replacement for Lightroom™. If you are looking for an alternative to Lightroom™, a single software program that encompasses your entire workflow, look no further than ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate.
Did you know ACDSee offers free online Workshops?
Learn how to harness the power of ACDSee software and fall in love with the fantastic features ACDSee has to offer in a live and interactive setting every month. All skill levels are welcome!
Watch ACDSee Workshops Online
Past ACDSee Workshops are available to watch on YouTube! Witness ACDSee’s powerful photo editing and digital asset management capabilities in action.