Picasa is a nice application designed to simplify the way you manage photos on your computer. With this tool, you can easily view, edit and organize your pictures however you like.
In order to sophisticate the photo, employ Advanced effects: such fresh functions as Infrared film, 1960's, Posterize, Duo-Tone, etc. Also in this version, you're able to invert colors and cross the process. So you see that it is a feature-rich application. Don't be afraid to undertake an experiment on your photo as Picasa keeps photos in its original form even if you make up your mind to save changes. I find it pretty convenient that you can preview the results of applying effects to choose the most exited ones. The program allows for comparing different edits on the same or distinguished photos. That's the business of side-by-side editing. Sharing photos to Google+ is the most long expected option Picasa offers. It should be noted that this feature is available even for users who haven't joined Google yet. Keep in mind that you're able to upload pictures in a private way, as well. Furthermore, you can tag people who are in the photo and share them nearly with the whole world.
In short, Picasa deserves your attention if there's a need of a rich palette to exert substantial effects on your pictures that later can be shared to Google+.
Pros
- Applying a rich palette of effects
- Sharing photos to Google+
- Tagging people in the picture
- Searching photos by their names
- Editing side-by-side
Cons
- The user interface is not too demonstrative
- It takes time to understand how the app works
The best free photo program ever and i can't believe that Google dumped it for the crappy Microsoft version.
Come on fix it? So I can drag 4 or 5 photos on a sheet of paper and move the larger or smaller to fit on page. And fix the sub folders so they come up.
How do I get the Sub folders to show up in Picasa? Milbrant the main folders only shows up. Not the sub folders. I have been looking for a program like yours, just to drag and drop onto an open page. And move them around. Like Picasa, but cannot drag and drop.