Picasa is good news, to have some competition against iPhoto. The UI is ugly though
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Originally Posted by JeffDM
There are a few features shown in that video that I don't think are offered in Apple's photo management products.
It's a nice option to have. I have Aperture and aspire to jump to Lightroom if Aperture doesn't get some of Lightroom's better features on the next update, so I really won't benefit so much from Picasa.
On Aperture, they've got darn lazy, it's has some annoying bugs - like the shortcuts stop working or you can't change photos or project until you relaunch the app completely. Lightroom has taken the lead for sometime now in terms of updates and camera RAW support. Don't mention support for Sigma cameras to Apple, they don't care.
1. Before judging an application: USE IT for days and weeks, not for 5 minutes or even not at all.
2. When doing so you'll find out some KILLER FEATURES missing from other current photo tools.
3. Try to use the GUI as a work environment and not as room decoration.
4. Draw your conclusion, be happy to have an additional new tool with useful features or delete it.
I wonder why "the looks" seem to be more important than usefulness in daily work life. Do you only look at, and never talk to your girl-friend because she's brainless and can't talk? Ah, that's enough to be satisfied...
Do you only buy a Ford car if it looks similar to a GM?
Just kidding - try out the app and love it. It's lightning fast, plug in any storage - Picasa auto-searches the volume and shows ANY pic file (which can be embarassing if you run it on your boss' computer ). It's still a beta - so it's on us to try it out and give useful feedback to make the app what we want it to be: A fast photo organizer with low system requirements. Works perfect even on my old Mac Mini.
Don't do anything hasty! Steve might find out you're trying out some software that wasn't made by Apple, and revoke your "worship me from afar" privileges.
Why don't you save your opinion until you've tried it, [ed: snipped, personal attacks aren't necessary here]
Drat! The import from iPhoto seems unable to deal with a set up where the iPhoto library is on an alternative drive as I do.
I worked around this.
Holy Moly Pica is awesome!!!! The speed is amazing and the web based features are also lightening fast. It also outputs high def slide shows and as I work exclusively in HD in FCPro Stdio this is a fabulous new tool for me.
Wow, the people who think this UI is too ugly really need to get out more... you obviously have never suffered through the PoS Sony Clip Browser produced to move files from HDCAM EX-series data cards to your Mac.
And it looks way more logical than anything "the worlds largest Mac application development team" at Microsoft has ever produced. From early reports, it works way better as well... no one ever described an Office for Mac application as "fast" (except maybe in a statement like: "It frustrated me so fast..." or infuriated me faster than their last offering...")
Wow, the people who think this UI is too ugly really need to get out more... you obviously have never suffered through the PoS Sony Clip Browser produced to move files from HDCAM EX-series data cards to your Mac.
No! I think *you* should go back to Windows. If a developer is too lazy to make their ported application more Mac-like in terms of look-and-feel and experience, and if people like you and others in this thread actually *accept* this piece of shit of a port, then the Mac community will be flooded by direct UI ports and we'd all just be running a more expensive Windows PC...because ya know, that's all Picassa is, a PC app all the way down to the experience and look-and-feel.
People accepting this app from such a large company with tons of cash and developers up the yin yang should be ashamed. I feel like the Mac community is going to hell in hand basket because of new Windows convert accepting PC apps on the Mac as if it were a genuine Mac experience.
Anyway, people here that love Picassa, have fun with your non-integrated photo browser with lacking photo album creation features. I guess you truly get what you pay for...free feces.
Anyway, people here that love Picassa, have fun with your non-integrated photo browser with lacking photo album creation features. I guess you truly get what you pay for...free feces.
Not sure why some people are so negative, but I love Picasa! It was the last program that I couldn't get an equivalent for Mac, everything I had on the PC is now on the Mac.
I can finally move all my data to Mac and ... hmm sell PC?
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There are a few features shown in that video that I don't think are offered in Apple's photo management products.
It's a nice option to have. I have Aperture and aspire to jump to Lightroom if Aperture doesn't get some of Lightroom's better features on the next update, so I really won't benefit so much from Picasa.
On Aperture, they've got darn lazy, it's has some annoying bugs - like the shortcuts stop working or you can't change photos or project until you relaunch the app completely. Lightroom has taken the lead for sometime now in terms of updates and camera RAW support. Don't mention support for Sigma cameras to Apple, they don't care.
2. When doing so you'll find out some KILLER FEATURES missing from other current photo tools.
3. Try to use the GUI as a work environment and not as room decoration.
4. Draw your conclusion, be happy to have an additional new tool with useful features or delete it.
I wonder why "the looks" seem to be more important than usefulness in daily work life. Do you only look at, and never talk to your girl-friend because she's brainless and can't talk? Ah, that's enough to be satisfied...
Do you only buy a Ford car if it looks similar to a GM?
Just kidding - try out the app and love it. It's lightning fast, plug in any storage - Picasa auto-searches the volume and shows ANY pic file (which can be embarassing if you run it on your boss' computer
but worthy of a tryout perhaps.
Don't do anything hasty! Steve might find out you're trying out some software that wasn't made by Apple, and revoke your "worship me from afar" privileges.
Why don't you save your opinion until you've tried it, [ed: snipped, personal attacks aren't necessary here]
I worked around this.
Holy Moly Pica is awesome!!!! The speed is amazing and the web based features are also lightening fast. It also outputs high def slide shows and as I work exclusively in HD in FCPro Stdio this is a fabulous new tool for me.
And it looks way more logical than anything "the worlds largest Mac application development team" at Microsoft has ever produced. From early reports, it works way better as well... no one ever described an Office for Mac application as "fast" (except maybe in a statement like: "It frustrated me so fast..." or infuriated me faster than their last offering...")
Wow, the people who think this UI is too ugly really need to get out more... you obviously have never suffered through the PoS Sony Clip Browser produced to move files from HDCAM EX-series data cards to your Mac.
No! I think *you* should go back to Windows. If a developer is too lazy to make their ported application more Mac-like in terms of look-and-feel and experience, and if people like you and others in this thread actually *accept* this piece of shit of a port, then the Mac community will be flooded by direct UI ports and we'd all just be running a more expensive Windows PC...because ya know, that's all Picassa is, a PC app all the way down to the experience and look-and-feel.
People accepting this app from such a large company with tons of cash and developers up the yin yang should be ashamed. I feel like the Mac community is going to hell in hand basket because of new Windows convert accepting PC apps on the Mac as if it were a genuine Mac experience.
Anyway, people here that love Picassa, have fun with your non-integrated photo browser with lacking photo album creation features. I guess you truly get what you pay for...free feces.
because ya know, that's all Picassa is, a PC app all the way down to the experience and look-and-feel.
Since you can't be bothered to try it, you have nothing credible to say about the actual experience. But then, you're already biased anyway.
No! I think *you* should go back to Windows.
Blah blah blah...
Anyway, people here that love Picassa, have fun with your non-integrated photo browser with lacking photo album creation features. I guess you truly get what you pay for...free feces.
Never used Picasa, huh?
Never noticed the ability to create albums?
Duh
http://picasa.google.com/support/bin...n&answer=19543
Never used Picasa, huh?
Never noticed the ability to create albums?
Duh
http://picasa.google.com/support/bin...n&answer=19543
PHYSICAL ALBUMS, [snipped for personal attack & profanity].
Since you can't be bothered to try it, you have nothing credible to say about the actual experience. But then, you're already biased anyway.
I have tried it. Calm down, JeffDM.
The stupidity at AI is staggering.
PHYSICAL ALBUMS, [snipped for personal attack & profanity].
Physical albums? Like printing them out onto paper?
I mean, Picasa has tools for printing, but really how often do you print a physical album? You realize how much that costs, right?
I'm impressed with your self control....
I can finally move all my data to Mac and ... hmm sell PC?
THANK YOU GOOGLE.
Cheers.
1. Intel Only (where I really need a speed increase is on the PPC platform)
2. No option to organize files automatically (for "Mom & Dad" users this is a must)
I *love* the rest of it, though. Yes the interface is a bit clunky, but it's not bad. I love the video editing / slideshow / upload to YT / etc.