About the Geometry Tab

In the Geometry tab, you can correct lens distortion and perspective, or rotate and straighten your image. You can also use the crop tool to change the composition of your image.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Use the Geometry Tab:

1. In Develop mode, select the Geometry tab.
2. Select the Lens Distortion, Rotate & Straighten, Perspective, Crop, or Vignette Correction group to develop the image.

Saving and Canceling

When you have finished developing an image, you can choose from one of the many options for saving your image, depending on what you want to do next.

To Save the Image and Return to the Mode You Were in Previously:

1. Click Done.
2. Select one of the following:
   • Save: Save your changes.
   • Save as: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format.
   • Discard: Discard your changes.
   • Cancel: Remain on the same image in Develop with your changes intact, without saving the image.

If you want your changes saved automatically (without the prompt to save), select the Auto Save checkbox. Then next time you switch to a new image your changes will be saved automatically without the prompt. You can change this setting back by clicking Tools | Options and selecting the Automatically save Develop Mode adjustments checkbox on the Develop Mode page.

To Save the Image and Continue Processing Other Images:

1. Click Save.
2. Select one of the following:
   • Save As: Save a version of your developed image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image.
   • Save a Copy: Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file.
   • Export: Export one or more copies of your developed image with the option to specify a format and size for each.
   • Copy to Clipboard: Copy the developed image to the clipboard.

   Save a Copy is useful for making multiple versions of an image while continuing to work from the original file instead of a new processed copy. For example, if you take a RAW image and save a copy of it as a JPG, instead of switching to this lossy JPG image, you remain on the unprocessed RAW file with the settings still intact.

To Discard Changes to the Image and Return to the Mode You Were in Previously:

Click Cancel.

Save is not available for RAW file formats because you cannot directly save changes to a RAW file.

ACDSee will automatically apply geometry corrections to DNG files that include geometric distortion correction tags. DNG files created from the Adobe DNG Converter© will often generate geometric distortion tags for micro 4/3rds cameras.

See Also:

• Using Develop
• Using Presets in Develop Mode