ACDSee has always been an excellent photographic file organiser. RAW file processing, as opposed to previewing, is a new feature, and to be honest one I haven’t paid much attention to since I upgraded to version 8.

The RAW module isn’t that well implemented in some ways - especially in terms of workflow. It doesn’t seem to join on to the rest of the program very well - But the RAW module itself is actually rather good. Unlike the rest of ACDSee it’s not really aimed at a professional workflow - more it’s there if you need it. That’s a shame really as the interface is better than most with some very attractive features and the results are good. Noise reduction is also included and works very well. ACDSee was among the best for Canon EOS 5D files at 1600 ISO.

The basic interface is quite clean and has a nice large and uncluttered preview pane for the image. Three tabs change the contents of the control panel down the right hand side.