User Guide

Glossary
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Saturation (rendering intent)
Rendering intent that maintains color saturation from one gamut to another. Best suited for
images in which the actual color represented is less important than the color’s vividness.
SendPix
ACD SendPix is a free, electronic photo sharing service offered by ACD Systems.
selection
Portion of an image that you define with a selection tool. A marquee surrounds a selection.
ACDSee and ACD Photo Editor include selection tools.
sepia
Sepia-toned images are composed of shades of brown. Many old photographs have a sepia
tone.
sharpness
The sharpness in an image is determined, primarily, by your digital camera's lens and sensor.
You can also create the illusion of sharpness by increasing the contrast between edges within
an image.
shell
Another term for user interface. In ACD Systems software, shell refers to your operating
system or parent application. You can use shell commands to access other programs or
applications from within ACD Systems software.
shell command
Instruction sent to the operating system or parent application by another program or
application.
shortcut menu
Menu that appears when you right-click within a program. Sometimes referred to as a context
menu.
slide show
Automated sequential display of images. You can use slide show software such as ACDSee and
ACD FotoAngelo to create and display slide shows of your images.
streaming
Playing an audio or video file as it downloads from the Internet (in contrast to downloading the
entire file before playing it).
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tagging
Tagging, like categories and ratings, is a great way to organize and group your photos without
moving the files into different folders. You can tag a photo with one click. Similarly, you can
display all tagged photos with one click.
thumbnails
Small preview of a full-sized image.