How to Organize your Digital Pictures using PicasaWriten by Alex Timaios
The boom of popular and affordable Digital Cameras has generated an increased
Need for Digital Imaging Software. One important requirements is the ability to
Organize and perform basic image enhancements on the Digital Pictures.
The most common requirements on Digital Pictures are:
- The ability to organize the digital material and access to all digital pictures from
One application
- An overview of all taken pictures over the time
- The ability to perform basic editing operations like red-eye removal, improve
Color saturation and sharpening
- The ability to create Slide Shows in a very easy and intuitive way
- To burn Gift CDs with Pictures inside
- To create Photo Web Pages for the publication of digital pictures on the web
- To add Labels for every image
- To create high quality prints
Additional to the mentioned basic functions, the application should be able to
Perform a Ranking within all available images in order to choose the best ones.
Also the ability to order Photo-prints, Photo-Books, create Posters, collages or
Movies (i.e. to create DVDs). The movie should be able to use also high quality
Video compression Codecs like DivX.
While Mac Users have a uilt-in application with iPhoto able to perform all
mentioned features, PC Users had to buy additional software like Adobes Album.
In the meanwhile, Free Software like Picasa is available, offering similar functions as
expensive specialized applications.
Picasa is being promoted by Google, there are several places where the software can
be downloaded for free, i.e. in http://www.101homebiz.com/picasa
The User Interface of Picasa is intuitive and easy to use. All functions are where one
would expect them. The application makes a solid and reliable impression.
It is obvious that Google is intending to put a feed in the fast growing Digital
Imaging business. With the free distribution of this excellent software product the
Search Engine giant has performed a very good choice.
Alex Timaios is a international Stock Photographer. He is specialized in Business,
Nature and Travel photography. He runs the website
http://www.alex-images.de