RELEASE NOTES
Gemstone Photo Editor 15
Builds
Added RAW support for the following camera models:
- Canon EOS R1
- Canon EOS R5 II
- Fujifilm GFX 100S II
- Fujifilm X-M5
- Fujifilm X-T50
- Leica D-Lux 8
- Leica SL3
- Nikon Z50II
- Nikon Z6III
- OM System OM-1 Mark II
- Panasonic LUMIX DC-S9
- Sony a1 II
- Sony ZV-E10 II
Added High Efficiency shooting mode support for the following camera models:
- Nikon Z6III
- Nikon Z 8
- Nikon Z 9
- Nikon Z f
ACD Systems is committed to releasing regular updates to support RAW files from new camera models, as they become available. View the complete list of supported RAW formats.
New Features
- Performance Boost: Many AI features in ACDSee RAW and the Editor now leverage your computer’s GPU for smoother and faster processing.
- ACDSee AI Super-Resolution, available in ACDSee RAW, allows you to enhance your images and upscale them to unbelievable sizes.
- Mask Feathering and Shift in ACDSee RAW.
- AI Object Masking tool, easily mask even the most complicated objects in ACDSee RAW.
- Color Range Masks, apply masks that depend on color values in ACDSee RAW.
- Luminance Range Masks, apply masks that depend on luminance/light values in ACDSee RAW.
- New File Format Support: Added support for importing and editing AVIF files.
Improvements
- Added 32 new skies to Sky Replacement, including two new categories: Overcast and Fireworks.
- Added the ability to export multiple files in ACDSee RAW.
- Added the ability for brushes in ACDSee RAW and the Editor to create straight and diagonal lines.
- Added a reset button to the Liquify Filter in the Editor.
- Added Equilateral drawing to shape drawing tools in the Editor.
- Added or updated 150+ cameras and lenses in the Lens Correction feature.
- Improved support for pixel targeting when showing the brush mask preview in ACDSee RAW.
- Improved undo functionality for Tone Curves in ACDSee RAW.
- Improved the appearance of Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II RAW files with ISO lower than 200.
- Improved the mouse cursor’s appearance when using Add/Subtract Selection tools in the Editor.
- Fixed a crash in ACDSee RAW involving undoing and redoing a combination of presets and snapshots.
- Fixed a text issue in ACDSee RAW’s History pane involving the Heal tool.
- Fixed an issue in Sky Replacement where the Reflections and Output as Layers settings would forget the state they were last used in.
- Fixed a crash in the Shape Selection tool in the Editor.
- Fixed a crash in the Editor involving Text layers, masking, and certain filters.
- Fixed a rare crash in ACDSee RAW when switching between images with several Luminance Range masks and interacting with the masks.
- Fixed a rare crash involving corrupted RAW files from the Sony a7R V.
- Fixed a crash in the Editor caused by using the Liquify filter with specific settings.
- Fixed duplicating a mask in ACDSee RAW not duplicating its Feathering and Shift settings.
- Fixed AI Object Selection in ACDSee RAW clearing the mask when subtracting from the mask and no object was detected in a selection.
- Fixed the Liquify filter not saving presets with the correct color in the Editor.
- Fixed noise reduction not displaying in the preview if a mask preview is being displayed.
- Fixed masks appearing in ACDSee RAW after unchecking Show Mask in certain cases.
- Fixed a cosmetic issue when applying Lens Correction to images with long lens names.
- Fixed a cosmetic issue in the Blur filter in the Editor.
Known Issues
- AI Super-Resolution cannot be run on GPU on a computer with less than 4GB VRAM.
- AI Super-Resolution can switch to CPU on a computer with 4+ GB VRAM if the system is under heavy load.
- AI Super-Resolution has a limit of 16,000 pixels.
- AI Super-Resolution only shows the preview for the first image when applied to multiple images at the same time.
- Watermark shows an incorrect preview in certain scenarios.
- Negative values for Mask Shift will remove the mask from the edge of the image.
- .gsd format is not supported in ACDSee RAW
- When using Sky Replacement on two layers of different sizes, the smaller layer’s sky will bleed outside of the selected layer.
- The Layered Editor uses the base layer’s color profile for any additional layers.
- In the Layered Editor, masks cannot be added when using the Move tool.
- Copying a layer does not include copying layer effects.
Not Supported
- ACDSee Photo Editor 11 APD files open as a flat image, not as a project file.
- Animated AVIF files are not supported and will not display.
- HDR AVIF files are not supported.
- ACDSee does not preserve layers when editing PSD and TIFF files.
- Canon C-RAW is not supported.
PRODUCT SUPPORT
System Requirements
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Intel® or AMD® processor with 64-bit support
Intel i5 or better processor recommended
4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended)
512 MB Video RAM (VRAM) (2 GB VRAM or more recommended)
DirectX 10 compatible graphics adapter (DirectX 12 with feature level 12_0 or later recommended)
1280 x 800 display resolution (1920 x 1080 recommended)
4 GB of available hard drive space
Windows® 10 (64-bit editions only) & Windows® 11
Microsoft® Edge®
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 or higher
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