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Saving Images in Edit Mode

Saving Images

When you have finished editing 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:

Click Done.
Select one of the following:

Save	Save your changes.
Save as	Save a copy of your developed image with a new name or format. Depending on your file type, any of the following checkboxes appear in the bottom left corner of the Save as dialog box: Preserve Metadata: Retains metadata with the new image. Preserve database information: Maintains your catalog information, such as ratings. Preserve develop settings for original image: Applies changes to the original image, as well as the copy being saved. Embed Color Profile in Image: Retains color profile selected in Color Management with your new image.
Discard	Discard your changes.
Cancel	Remain on the same image in with your changes intact, without saving the image.

To Save the Image and Continue Processing Other Images:

Click Save.
Select one of the following:
- Save: Save your changes.
- Save As: Save a version of your edited image with a new name or format and switch to the updated image.
- Save a Copy: Save a copy of your edited image with a new name or format, and continue to work on the original file.

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 RAW file with the settings still intact.

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

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

Click Cancel or use the keyboard shortcut ESC.

For more information on how different file formats are saved depending on their processed state, see How ACDSee Pro saves changes to images. To learn how images are saved in Develop, see Saving images in Develop.