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20 Dec 2011
This is impressive software, and a doddle to use too.
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Type: Free for personal use only
Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows Vista 64-bit
Manufacturer: Google
Size: 14MB
Number of Downloads: 32087
Price: Free
You don't have to shell out for photo-editing software, or put up with the limited functions offered by the Paint program that comes with Windows. Picasa can transfer pictures from your digital camera, organise them on the hard disk and perform basic editing.
It will scan your hard drive(s), index all your images and group them into folders. Image support includes JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, TIF and RAW, and it will also catalogue your movies (AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV).
Picasa can display images in a folder as a slideshow, and images can be imported directly from your digital camera. Version 2 adds the ability to caption images, and share them via email or P2P networks.
Other new features include options to print your photos via third-party companies (Ofoto, Walmart etc), and the ability to burn photos to CD and DVD.
As part of the growing Google empire it integrates directly with the company's new, oddly-named Hello photo sharing service.
This is the major v3 release. New features include the ability to sync your images with your web album, retouch your images, grab a photo from your webcam and much more.
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Since installing Picasa 3.5, whenever I access the program, the next time I turn my computer on it runs a windows "chk dsk" routine. This never finds anything wrong (which I suppsoe is reassuring) but is a pain. It ONLY happens with this product and only this version. Up to version 3.1 everything was hunkydory
Posted by: Mike J 04 Dec 2009
Lost pictures
As with one of the other commenters, I also lost all of my pictures into thin air while downloading Picasa 3. They are completely gone. They don't exist on my harddrive. The folders are still there but there are no pictures. I would caution anyone to make sure you backup everything before upgrading Picasa 2.7 to Picasa 3. I didn't which is odd because I always preach backup everything to everyone I know. Anyone have any ideas?
Posted by: Steve Dudas 24 Nov 2008
Dilema
All my pictures have suddenly vanished into thin air!! Tried averything to no avail. Any help would be welcome. Thanks.
Posted by: Peter Edmondson 04 Nov 2008
A joy to use
I have used Picasa for a long time and is easy to use. Why pay for anything else.
Posted by: Raymondo 28 Dec 2006
Its Fantastic !!
Why bother with other photo programmes when you have picasa. The more than average digital camera does not want Photoshop/Paintshop Pro. I got them, the latest versions and never use them! Why! they are too complex. Picasa is great.
Posted by: Bob Marriott 11 Dec 2006