Why Picasa?
What We'll Learn
- About different types of photo software
- How Picasa helps us work with our photo collection
Picasa, a free Photo Management program from Google is the core program we will use to manage our digital photo library.
Digital Photo Software
There is a wide variety of photo software available on the market. In general they can be broken down into several catagories:
| Category | Example | | Photo library manager and viewer | Canon Zoombrowser | | Specialized Photo Manipulation | Photo Stitching Software | | Advanced photo and image editing | Adobe Photoshop | | Photo project edit and create | Microsoft Movie Maker |
Your camera will often come with software, some of these you may need to load on your computer: - Camera drivers - special software that lets your computer talk to your camera
- Manufacturer's Photo management software - software that lets you download and organize your pictures
Picasa Core Capabilities
Picasa is a best-in-class photo management program from Google. Picasa is an excellent core resource since it combines the following capabilities into a single program: - Automatically preserves original copies of edited photos.
- Works with photos in their current locations on your computer
- Has advanced photo search and organizational tools, including facial recognition
- Has a broad variety of common editing features and some advanced editing ability
- Manages photo library backup and preservation
- Easily share photos via email, Facebook or other services
- Quickly create and view slideshows of your photos
- Variety of convenient photo project tools
- It's free!
Picasa can be used alongside other photo programs on your computer without any conflict.
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