Picasa is software developed by
Picasa is software developed by Google to manage digital images. A real
benchmark in its field,
it includes all the tools you need to manage your photo collections:
the ability to import photos to your PC, as well as to organize,
edit and share them with loved ones on Google platforms like
Picasa Web or
Google+.
Everything you need to manage your photos
Picasa is an indispensable piece of software for photography fans, and functions in a number of different ways – as a
cataloguer and
viewer, as an
editor and as a
sharing software.
With Picasa, you can import any photos and pictures that are stored
on your PC. Picasa lets you select the drive and folders to scan and
gives you the option of synchronizing automatically each time you open
up the software. You will no longer have to manually import new
pictures.
Once your photos have been added to Picasa, they are organized into
albums
that will appear in folders with the same names from which they were
taken. Then, you can reorganize and move photos from one location to
another by simply dragging and dropping. Picasa also lets you add
tags
to your pictures so that you can sort them easily, including adding the
location in which the photos were taken, or the people in the photo, so
that you can easily find them.
Picasa isn't specialist editing software, but it does provide an interesting array of features that you can use to perform
basic edits, either
image
by image, side by side or in batches, including cropping,
straightening, adjusting color and contrast, enhancing sharpness, red
eye correction, and applying filters.
Other features are built in to Picasa so that you can use your photos to
create posters, montages, screensavers and even movies.
It can all be viewed through the external Picasa viewer and can be
shared with others in multiple ways, including in the Picasa web
platform, your Google+ account, Blogger, and email.
Finally, Picasa also includes some very useful options to
detect duplicate and empty albums, geo-tag photos, save, and compress your photos.
Accessible software
Picasa is software that is both
comprehensive and accessible.
It doesn't offer many advanced settings, but the editing tool is
perhaps the best example of its ease of use. Its graphical interface is
intuitive and gives immediate access to all the options in the program.
Less experienced users will benefit from the
comprehensive help that's built into the software so that they can better understand its features and how to use them.
The all-in-one that has it all
Being able to
handle the processing of your photos from the point of import to sharing with others,
Picasa is ideal for organizing your photo albums, doing the first
retouches of your photos, and sharing them with your loved ones. Picasa
is easy to access, and amateur photographers will really appreciate what
it can offer, especially if they already use other Google services.
New features
Share with your Google+ circles
Upload Picasa tags on Google+
New photo editing effects
Side-by-side editing of photos