ACD Systems International Inc.: ACDSee Pro 3 Fulfills Photographers' Need for Speed, Flexibility and Value

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
ACD Systems International Inc. is accelerating photography workflow with
the development of ACDSee(TM) Pro 3, a new version of its three-year-old
software now available for public beta testing. Anticipated for full
release in the fall, ACDSee Pro 3 retains the same fast and flexible
features photographers rely upon for their creative work and incorporates
an enhanced user experience that delivers a professional level of support
at a tremendous value.

ACDSee Pro 3 is now open for beta testing by photographers all over the
world. The company expects several thousand professionals to participate
in the beta period and lend feedback in the development process, much
like the 2,500 testers who helped shape the Pro 2 version. Beta downloads
are available at www.acdseepro.com.

This new release from ACD Systems emphasizes four areas of activity -
manage, view, process and online - that optimize photography workflow
from start to finish in one application.

"Every new feature in ACDSee Pro 3 is geared around saving time and
making a photographer's workflow process customizable," said Cam
Carmichael, product manager for ACD Systems. "Beta test participants will
see a uniquely flexible image processing mode that helps photographers
streamline and speed up the work involved in perfecting and preparing
their photos for publication."

Introduced in early 2006, ACDSee Pro has historically focused on
mode-based workflow, so this new update will be familiar to current
ACDSee Pro users.

"Each mode is a continuation of the functions that ACDSee Pro customers
have always utilized in their workflow," said Carmichael. "The Pro 3
structure simply makes the features easier to find and ties together all
the activities in a seamless fashion from start to finish, all in one
application."

Intuitive workflow

To help accelerate workflow, ACDSee Pro 3's refined interface is built
around the key steps of managing, viewing and processing images. Designed
in consultation with an advisory board of existing users to ensure
continuity, the enhanced interface makes it easier to stay oriented
within the application as the user moves between modes.

Manage: Digital asset management

ACDSee Pro 3 provides photographers with the capability to manage digital
assets to their own specifications using both folders and metadata. The
manage mode speeds the process of browsing, cataloging, retrieving, and
presenting collections with new, flexible time-saving tools. New
additions to the robust sharing capabilities allow users to distribute
their creative work effortlessly through SMTP-enabled e-mail applications
such as Google(TM) Gmail and Yahoo!(R) Mail Plus, and publish images to
their Web sites via a new FTP uploader.

As in previous versions of ACDSee Pro, ACDSee Pro 3 supports the
management of more than 100 file types and will be frequently updated to
support the latest RAW formats when new camera models are released.

View: Unparalleled image viewing

In view mode, images can be seen in full size at unparalleled speeds.
Photographers can quickly scan through selected images with click advance
or auto advance features, or flip between images using the new filmstrip
window and remain oriented within a large group of files.

Process: Dynamic imaging processing

ACDSee Pro 3's unique process mode integrates two highly prized
capabilities - nondestructive image editing and precise pixel-level
editing - into one seamless application. Users can take advantage of the
new mode to dynamically adjust images of any format, from RAW files to
TIFFs and JPEGs, and easily complete both global nondestructive
adjustments and pixel-level editing on any image in one intuitive
workflow. Unlike other programs that make users wait while changes apply,
ACDSee Pro 3 allows users to see the outcome of their adjustments in real
time.

"The new process mode is one of our most significant innovations, in
terms of helping photographers save time, since we introduced our
still-unmatched image viewing technology," said Mark Franklin, executive
vice president of ACD Systems. "ACDSee Pro 3 offers tremendous pro-level
image management and editing capabilities at a great value."

Online: Photo sharing with free storage

Photographers can easily store and share images online without leaving
the application in ACDSee Pro 3's new online mode, which connects users
to a free 2 GB account on the ACDSee Online Web site. The online mode is
a convenient way to create, store, share and manage albums and access
images when away from the desktop computer. ACDSee Pro 3 image folders
can quickly and easily be dragged and dropped, with metadata, directly on
the secure, password-protected online storage space. ACDSee Online, which
is powered by Amazon Web Services(TM), the same secure infrastructure
that backs Amazon.com and its affiliated sites, offers a hierarchical
folder tree structure so images can be easily organized.

Availability

ACDSee Pro 3 is in beta testing at www.acdseepro.com until its release.
The full release of the product is anticipated in Fall 2009. At that
time, ACDSee Pro 3 will be available for a free 30-day trial and for
purchase at $169.99 (USD) by visiting www.acdsee.com. Registered owners
of ACDSee Pro, Pro 2 and Pro 2.5 will be eligible for upgrade at $90
(USD).

About ACD Systems

Headquartered in British Columbia since 1993, ACD Systems International
Inc. is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of digital
imaging software, including the renowned ACDSee image management tool and
Canvas, an advanced technical illustration and graphics program. ACD
Systems has millions of consumer and business users and more than 33,000
corporate customers, including many Fortune 500 companies. For further
details, please visit www.acdsee.com.

ACD and ACDSee are trademarks of ACD Systems International Inc. and may
be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan or
certain other jurisdictions. Canvas is a trademark of ACD Systems of
America, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Trademarks
of ACD Systems of America, Inc. are used under license by ACD Systems
International Inc. or its subsidiaries.

All other marks, products and company names are the property of their
respective owners.

Contacts:
ACD Systems International Inc.
Genevieve Lambert
(250) 419-6700
(250) 419-6745 (FAX)
pr@acdsee.com
www.acdsee.com

CMD Agency for ACD Systems International Inc.
Julie Yamamoto, APR
(503) 223-6794
acdsee@cmdagency.com

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