ACDSee raw support expanded, Zenfolio upload updated

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posted Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 2:46 PM EDT

ACD Systems' logo. Click here to visit the ACD Systems website!A month after it issued a major update for its flagship ACDSee Pro photo editing and management app on the Macintosh platform, ACD Systems last week released updates to its Windows variants.

ACDSee Pro v5.3 and ACDSee 14.3 both bring the same changes: support for raw files shot with eleven new camera models from Canon, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Samsung, and Sony. No other changes are noted in the official release notes for either ACDSee Pro or standard editions.

Newly supported cameras include:

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III

  • Canon PowerShot G1 X

  • Leica V-LUX 3

  • Nikon D4

  • Nikon D800

  • Nikon D800E

  • Olympus E-M5

  • Pentax K-01

  • Samsung NX20

  • Samsung NX210

  • Sony Alpha SLT-A57

The downloads and more information can be found at:

Simultaneously, ACD Systems has provided an updated version of its plugin for uploading images to the Zenfolio photo sharing service. The new plugin is required to ensure compatibility with Zenfolio's updated application programming interface. More details here.

Press Release

ACD Systems Announces Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 Support for New RAW File Formats

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACD Systems International Inc. today announced the availability of ACDSee Pro 5.3 and ACDSee 14.3. Both products incorporate the company’s patented technology and user-focused design which have made ACD Systems the photo editing and management products of choice for over 50 million users worldwide. This update adds support for RAW file formats of the following popular cameras:

  • Nikon D4

  • Nikon D800

  • Nikon D800E

  • Olympus E-M5

  • Leica V-LUX 3

  • Canon PowerShot G1 X

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III

  • Samsung NX210

  • Samsung NX20

  • Sony Alpha SLT-A57

  • Pentax K-01

ACDSee Pro 5 is the most complete solution for the enhancement and control of image production for professional photographers. Pro 5 is the only solution that allows photographers to carry out the essential elements of the photography creative process and distribution in one place. The standard version, ACDSee 14, gives sophisticated amateurs the high end tools they need to produce professional quality results and easily manage their library of images. Both products provide professional quality features normally found across multiple traditional products such as Adobe Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom, at a much lower cost. They also offer users the ability to share images via social media networks and on the company’s free online photo sharing service, ACDSeeOnline.com.

Pricing & Availability
ACDSee Pro 5.3 is available online for a suggested retail price of $129.99(US). ACDSee 14.3 is available online for a suggested retail price of $69.99(US).

About ACD Systems
Founded in Texas in 1993 by imaging visionary Doug Vanderkerkhove, ACD Systems is one of the largest and most respected independent digital editing and management companies in the world. Doug foresaw the importance of the convergence of analog and digital (print, photos, scans, video and metadata). The company’s products include ACDSee Pro 5, ACDSee 14, and Canvas 14 + GIS, which helps Fortune 500 companies enhance, manage and disseminate their valuable digital assets. Customers include General Motors, Caterpillar, Boeing, The New York City Fire Department, NASA, CNN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Today ACD holds six patents and millions of ACDSee products are in use throughout the world. In fact, ACDSee products are so popular in Asia that they are second only to Louis Vuitton in product piracy.

ACD Systems can be found online at www.acdsee.com, on Twitter at @acdsee, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/acdsee.