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"Not best used as a editor"
Version: Picasa 3.9.0 Build 136.19
Pros
er... it's free
Cons
Inflexible. Aggressive approach towards deletion. Over zealous photo management. Not at it's best as a stand alone editor
Summary
I was looking for a more streamlined alternative to GIMP and Photoshop but Picasa is not it. Picasa is ultimately photo management software with some editing capabilities. It is not best used as a stand alone editor. It constantly wants to catalogue and organise your photographs regardless of whether you want it to or not. Individually selecting a single file for editing that Picasa has not previously catalogued is not easy. Picasa then leaves me worried it will delete or overwrite my original without clear confirmation. I'm back to the sledge hammer to crack a nut GIMP for now.
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"Aggressive use of technology"
Version: Picasa 3.9.0 Build 136.19
Pros
Good for setting up albums, sorting, and some aspects of editing.
Cons
Very hard to delete selectively, always wants to delete all references to a file.
Summary
Reasonably good product, but being Google based, do not feel I can trust them, too many sneaky hidden applications.
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"Good product overall"
Version: Picasa 3.9.0 Build 136.19
Pros
The software loaded easily and launched immediately. It scanned my photos quickly and fairly accurately.
Cons
At times, I tried to write a name and the program did not recognize the name and tried to create a new file. It also created "unknown person" files and moving those photos to other files is not easy.
Summary
All in all, a good program with just a few quirks.
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"Picasa - One of Googles Best"
Version: Picasa 3.9.0 Build 136.19
Pros
Excellent Organizing and Editing program, Especially for FREE!!
Cons
Can't think of any
Summary
I own PhotoShop Elements 11, and LightRoom 4, as well as having Picasa. - For everyday photo editing, Picasa is 'Spot On' with many excellent features for editing photos. -
If you need to remove background clutter, (power poles or lines, etc.), then you'll need something else, like PSE11. -
"Still happy with Picasa after all these years."
Version: Picasa 3.9.0 Build 136.19
Pros
Picasa is easy and fast to use. Lots of features. The learning curve is steep.
Cons
Not a con, but still missing. It would be very helpful in crop mode to be able to overlay a picture with grids, like the very useful one of "rule of thirds".
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