ACDSee produces some terrific photo
management software, and I really like ACDSee
7.0 Photo Manager. They just came out with a new version,
ACDSee 8.0 Photo Manager, and they have made it even
better. Plus, the price is right at $49.99. Among the new
features are:
- New Quick Search Bar to find your
photos faster. Just type in a word and ACDSee returns matches
in image captions, author information and notes, as well
as filenames, keywords, categories and folders.
- New Create Video or VCD (video
compact disc) features. Create slide shows with music and
watch them on your TV or PC.
- Improved CD and DVD burn features.
There is a new Burn Basket that allows you to drag and drop
files or or folders. You can create new folders within the
Burn Basket. It estimates the amount of space you have left
on the disk so you can see if you have enough room to add
your current project. No third party burning tool is required.
- Additional photo editing tools:
A new photo repair tool with clone and healing options fixes
blemishes, flares, scratches, etc. You can now fix redeye
with a single click, automatically crop your selections
after custom angle rotations, access editing tools from
the Viewer via a new toolbar shortcut, and choose from 27
new filters and effects.
- Add text to photos - You can add styles
and special effects to the text and choose from talk and
thought bubbles or straight text.
- The batch processing capability was already
good. You could rename, resize, rotate and flip, and adjust
exposure on a group of photos at once. Now it is even better.
The Batch Set Information feature allows you to update image
description caption, date/time, author, notes etc. info,
and view previews of new values for any number of images
all at once.
- Improved HTML albums with page layout
controls make posting and sharing your photos on the Web
easier.
- ACDSee has a Sync feature that allows
you to synchronize folders on your PC with network folders
or an external hard drive in case of local hard drive failure
(a nice feature!).
ACDSee remains at the top of our list
for photo organizing/managing software.
Rating: 
You can try ACDSee 8.0 Photo Manager for
free for 30 days. Click
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