Importing Files with ACDSee

You can use ACDSee to download images from devices like your digital camera, flash drives, CD/DVDs, mobile phones, or other removable devices. In Manage mode, you can also use the File | Import | From Disk option to import files from a network, and any kind of disk or drive that can be mapped, while preserving the original folders and subfolders.

Importing Files Using the Windows AutoPlay Dialog Box

When you connect your digital camera or other device to your computer, the Windows AutoPlay dialog box prompts you to choose one of the following:

• Import pictures using ACDSee: Select this option to open the Import dialog box. You can then select settings to rename, backup, and place the files. You can save your import settings and give them a name so that you can re-use them later. You can also create advanced settings for import dates and RAW + JPEG options if your camera takes both file formats. You can also create a file renaming template to use with specific kinds of files or projects.
• Manage pictures using ACDSee: Select this option to browse the files in ACDSee. You can then choose to import the files or simply copy and paste the files from the device.
• Import pictures and videos using Windows: Select this option if you prefer to use Windows to import the files.

Depending on the other applications installed on your computer, there may be additional options.

Importing Files from Specific Types of Devices

For more specific instructions, select the type of device you connected:

• Importing Photos From a Device
• Importing Photos From a CD or DVD
• Importing Photos From a Disk
• Importing Photos From a Mobile Phone Folder

About Removable Devices

With ACDSee, there are several ways to obtain images from your digital camera, scanner, or memory card. For more information about how your device communicates with your computer, please consult your device's Help file or manual. Some different types of removable devices are:

• USB Removable device: Removable devices include memory cards that you can attach to your computer using a USB card reader, camera memory cards that insert directly into slots on the computer, or flash drives. USB removable devices are detected by your computer and are shown in the structure as a removable drive.
• Windows Image Acquisition (WIA): Cameras and scanners that use Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers to communicate with the computer. Some cameras, including Canon cameras, use WIA. ACDSee automatically detects the WIA protocol.

You require DirectX 9.0c and QuickTime to copy and view audio or video files.