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[Review] Picasa v.2
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<blockquote data-quote="drgrudge" data-source="post: 3332" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>After reviewing nokia 6260, 9500, thought that i could do some software reviews. Here comes the <a href="http://www.picasa.com" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: DarkGreen">Picasa (version 2</span>)</strong></a> review.</p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Google's picasa v. 2</span> </strong></p><p>Picasa is a digital photo organizer, on the same lines as the <em>adobe's photo album or Jasc's Paint Shop Photo Album</em>. This is a free program available for download. </p><p>I can say that it has the best interface and looks nice too. It does not look too profesional as adobe softwares. </p><p>Just the right application that u will need to organize all ur photos/GIF's in your hard disk. </p><p>And some good news for dial up users! This is a just a 3 mb file and required a 13mb free space in your HDD, and i downloaded the software in just 5 mins (or even lesser time).</p><p></p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Getting started</span></strong></p><p>After installing picasa, u will prompted to scan all ur picture files on ur HDD or any other folder alone in particular. This is done in just a few minutes time and you are done! I found some new Gif's which i myself wasn't aware of it's existence!</p><p></p><p>Now u can use it for organizing, editing, and sharing your digital photos. We all must be having digital photos from various sources:</p><p><strong>~</strong> camera mobile</p><p><strong>~</strong> Digital camera</p><p><strong>~</strong> Camcorder's stills</p><p><strong>~</strong> Scanned pictures (from a SLR camera)</p><p><strong>~</strong> Some wallpapers/saved Gif's, etc...</p><p></p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Features: </span></strong> </p><p>Picasa 2 had a lots of new features when compared to the earlier version.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img172.exs.cx/img172/116/screenshot13lz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Image sourced...from google's picaa website.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>##</strong> Zoom, upto 450% more than the original picture.</p><p><strong>##</strong> Red eye removal: remove the red thing from the eyes of the target</p><p><strong>##</strong> AUTO color/AUTO contrast</p><p><strong>##</strong> I am felling lucky! (just the best combination, that u may just want, if ur lucky!)</p><p><strong>##</strong> Fill color</p><p><strong>##</strong> Import pictures from other external device to ur HDD, using picasa</p><p><strong>##</strong> You can also save photos to an external drive, burn them to a disc, or upload them to popular photo-sharing Web sites.</p><p><strong>##</strong>Add keywords to files and search by keywords or album information.</p><p><strong>##</strong> Slide show</p><p>and lots more... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite219" alt=":wink:" title="Wink :wink:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wink:" /> </p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Sharing options </span></strong></p><p>What is the use of a digital photos, if u can share it with others?</p><p>I agree unlike Adobe Photoshop Album, Picasa doesn't offer tools for transferring photos to handheld devices, cell phones, and digital video recorders directly, u will have to do all this manually and indirectly.</p><p>Some sharing options:</p><p>-<em>printing</em> the photos</p><p>-<em>Emailing</em> them</p><p>- <em>upload pics</em> to Google's popular blogging tool, Blogger.</p><p>-an other tool called <em>"hello"</em> (available as a aditional plugin).Hello is a free service that works together with Picasa to send dozens of pictures directly to friends who are online. Hello can also be used for to publish pictures to a Blogger Blog.</p><p>- Export the picture to a external device, like CD's, DVD's , zip drives, etc...</p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Pros</span></strong></p><p>~ Good looking interface</p><p> ~Light on system resource</p><p> ~Scans computer for all picture files, and monitors selected folders for new pictures and it's automatic too, so u need not have to scan every time.</p><p> ~Even novices can work on picasa, unlike adobe or Jasc softwares</p><p> ~Not cluttered and is well organised.</p><p> ~Comes with a good price tag, <u>"FREE"</u> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>* <strong><span style="color: brown">Cons</span></strong></p><p> ~just some basic image editing tools</p><p> ~Picasa doesn't offer dedicated tools for transferring photos to handheld devices, cell phones, and digital video recorders.</p><p>~ Limited photo sharing features.</p><p> ~I dint find any tool to caption or for archiving</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"><u>MY OPINION: </u> </span> </strong></p><p>Hmm, Google has done it again! Picasa's elegant user interface creates a great first impression, and i am a follower of "First impression is the best one"</p><p></p><p>Ofcource it has not many features when compared to photo album , but i guess u wont need these, if u are a novice or just use for home and personal use. </p><p></p><p>Moreover it is a freeware and is just 3mb download, go ahead and download it dudes <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite219" alt=":wink:" title="Wink :wink:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wink:" /> </p><p></p><p>------</p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">Doctor Grudge</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drgrudge, post: 3332, member: 250"] After reviewing nokia 6260, 9500, thought that i could do some software reviews. Here comes the [url=www.picasa.com][b][COLOR=DarkGreen]Picasa (version 2[/COLOR])[/b][/url] review. * [b][color=brown]Google's picasa v. 2[/color] [/b] Picasa is a digital photo organizer, on the same lines as the [i]adobe's photo album or Jasc's Paint Shop Photo Album[/i]. This is a free program available for download. I can say that it has the best interface and looks nice too. It does not look too profesional as adobe softwares. Just the right application that u will need to organize all ur photos/GIF's in your hard disk. And some good news for dial up users! This is a just a 3 mb file and required a 13mb free space in your HDD, and i downloaded the software in just 5 mins (or even lesser time). * [b][color=brown]Getting started[/color][/b] After installing picasa, u will prompted to scan all ur picture files on ur HDD or any other folder alone in particular. This is done in just a few minutes time and you are done! I found some new Gif's which i myself wasn't aware of it's existence! Now u can use it for organizing, editing, and sharing your digital photos. We all must be having digital photos from various sources: [b]~[/b] camera mobile [b]~[/b] Digital camera [b]~[/b] Camcorder's stills [b]~[/b] Scanned pictures (from a SLR camera) [b]~[/b] Some wallpapers/saved Gif's, etc... * [b][color=brown]Features: [/color][/b] Picasa 2 had a lots of new features when compared to the earlier version. [IMG]http://img172.exs.cx/img172/116/screenshot13lz.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=1]Image sourced...from google's picaa website.[/SIZE] [b]##[/b] Zoom, upto 450% more than the original picture. [b]##[/b] Red eye removal: remove the red thing from the eyes of the target [b]##[/b] AUTO color/AUTO contrast [b]##[/b] I am felling lucky! (just the best combination, that u may just want, if ur lucky!) [b]##[/b] Fill color [b]##[/b] Import pictures from other external device to ur HDD, using picasa [b]##[/b] You can also save photos to an external drive, burn them to a disc, or upload them to popular photo-sharing Web sites. [b]##[/b]Add keywords to files and search by keywords or album information. [b]##[/b] Slide show and lots more... :wink: * [b][color=brown]Sharing options [/color][/b] What is the use of a digital photos, if u can share it with others? I agree unlike Adobe Photoshop Album, Picasa doesn't offer tools for transferring photos to handheld devices, cell phones, and digital video recorders directly, u will have to do all this manually and indirectly. Some sharing options: -[i]printing[/i] the photos -[i]Emailing[/i] them - [i]upload pics[/i] to Google's popular blogging tool, Blogger. -an other tool called [i]"hello"[/i] (available as a aditional plugin).Hello is a free service that works together with Picasa to send dozens of pictures directly to friends who are online. Hello can also be used for to publish pictures to a Blogger Blog. - Export the picture to a external device, like CD's, DVD's , zip drives, etc... * [b][color=brown]Pros[/color][/b] ~ Good looking interface ~Light on system resource ~Scans computer for all picture files, and monitors selected folders for new pictures and it's automatic too, so u need not have to scan every time. ~Even novices can work on picasa, unlike adobe or Jasc softwares ~Not cluttered and is well organised. ~Comes with a good price tag, [u]"FREE"[/u] :P * [b][color=brown]Cons[/color][/b] ~just some basic image editing tools ~Picasa doesn't offer dedicated tools for transferring photos to handheld devices, cell phones, and digital video recorders. ~ Limited photo sharing features. ~I dint find any tool to caption or for archiving [b][COLOR=Blue][U]MY OPINION: [/U] [/COLOR] [/b] Hmm, Google has done it again! Picasa's elegant user interface creates a great first impression, and i am a follower of "First impression is the best one" Ofcource it has not many features when compared to photo album , but i guess u wont need these, if u are a novice or just use for home and personal use. Moreover it is a freeware and is just 3mb download, go ahead and download it dudes :wink: ------ [i][COLOR=Blue]Doctor Grudge[/COLOR][/i] [/QUOTE]
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