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15 out of 15 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Picasa 2
"Visually pleasing with many editing features"
Pros: It has a visually attractive interface. Good picture tagging. Great picture editing ability. Can generate a slide show on CD. While you can automatically reorder your pictures in several ways, manual reordering can also be done - with beautiful visual effects! Fast lookup when doing picture searches. Keywords can be attached to pictures for fast lookup. You can play a folder of MP3 files in the background.
Cons: No flexible zooming, e.g., no ability to do a point or box zoom using the mouse. The picture caption display is unreliable (sometimes it displays and sometimes it doesn't). The font, size, or positions of captions can't be changed. There are no transition effects, although there is a nice fade between pictures. The picture background can't be changed. Limited EXIF picture camera data. No EXIF picture text data (Image Description, Photographer, User Comment). No choice in assigning pictures to layout boxes when printing them, and only 6 layouts available. An audio file can't be associated with
a specific picture.
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Picasa 2
Pros: The original Picasa was a very good photo management tool with a few shortcomings, but version 2 really puts it ahead of the pack. The interface it so well done that it makes working with all of your photos fun and enjoyable. I especially like the non-destructive editing capabilities, meaning that Picasa doesn't alter your original photos. The new version ads support for RAW format, extending its reach into the ranks of semi-pro photographers. The export options are all well-done--you can create movies, slideshows and even screensavers from your photos. The fact that all of this comes completely free makes Picasa 2 a true standout.
Cons: It's a RAM hog. Don't attempt to use this on older computers. I also wish that the export/create functions allowed for more customization. For example, the create movie function doesn't allow you to modify the the title of the movie, which is simply inherited from the album/folder name. Since the title actually is inserted into the beginning frames of the movie, it's a major oversight.
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Picasa 2
"Excellent Photo Editing Software"
Pros: Easy to use interface. Can do most functions that some other programs can do. Similar to machines at Photo Centers, without some features.
Recommended for Beginner - Expert level. Photo wizards will probably need higher level software.
Cons: Zooming isn't good.
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Picasa 2
"Great for sorting bulky folders filled with photos"
Pros: Great photos & movie clips organizer, plenty of features to fiddle around with, & a good photo CD creator. Pretty easy to learn and use for even the basic user.
Cons: Probably could use a little more customization options for users, such as when creating photo cds.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Picasa 2
Pros: i rate this a 5 cus it does what it needs to and works great. it is like a real free adobe photoshop and adobe is 800 bucks. easey to use and grewat for digital cameras
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