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Picasa is a software application that can organize and edit digital images. In order to keep track of each image, picasa.ini files is used. It cannot add anything to other file format, but it attaches IPTC keyword data to JPEG files. Then other image library software like Adobe Photoshop Album, Adobe Bridge, digiKam, and iPhotothese can read keywords attached with the JPEG files.
Features
Picasa 3.5 is compatible with new Windows 7. The new version offers a plethora of enhanced features like organizing photos, facial recognition, tracking and so on that might help users in different ways. Features of slide shows, printing and image timelines are quite captivative. It has also got the features of color enhancement, red eye reduction and cropping. It can prepare images for many purposes like for e-mailing and printing by reducing file size and setting up page layouts. You can easily share photos after uploading them.
It can scan hard drive for photos, and also can organize them in a folder, making the task of finding the pictures and videos as simple as possible. It has many editing tools, these tools has the features like, light adjustment, straightening, effects, and retouchers to cover over blemishes. It has the ability to convert pictures into collages, and pictures and video clips into movies, with the help of annotate and geotag feature present in it. It has sharing buttons, that lets user to keep folders up-to-date. This is done with the online Picasa Web album.
In its latest version, facial recognition technology has been introduced, that can spot faces. The drawback of this software is that it takes a lot of memory, but due to its exciting features it is the best choice for a plenty of people. Its version compatible Windows 7 support , has many features like, photos can be searched by color, screensaver can be created from photos, time-lapse photos can be converted into movies. For sharing photos with friends and family, online albums can be easily created. People can save feature for saving photo edits for use in other programs. They can tag their photos with location information or can place their photos on a Google Earth map, because it is integrated with Google Earth.
With the help of name tags, photos can be easily organized. It can identify the similar faces together in the group photos. It can easily add name tags to dozens of photos. It can do this by clicking Add a name below any photo and typing the person's name. It can drag their photos to the location they are being saved . They can transfer, find, organize, edit, print, and share images. Slide shows of MP3s can be created with its help. It can detect the USB driver and import pictures. It works with JPEG, GIF, BMP, PSD, and movie files and is compatible with most of the digital cameras. It has many editing tools. They can also backups CD of their photo collections, and also organize their photos using labels. It can organize videos as well as picture, and able to write captions for all pictures.
Download
It can be downloaded from the following links:
http://picasa.google.com/
http://download.cnet.com/Picasa/3000-2193_4-10160334.html
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