Comments on: Picassa Web Albums Launched

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:38:50 +0000

I’ve just switched to Mac, and cannot even bring myself to work with iPhoto for more than a few minutes at a try. It’s just that depressing.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:11:49 +0000

Add me to the list of Mac users pining for Picasa. It kicks iPhoto’s bootie in every aspect except integration with other iLife apps. It’s fast, tools are great, uploads to virtually every photo site known to man, does backups (and keeps track of what you backed up), lets you create gift CDs and DVDs with collections of pictures… and much more. Anyone using any other photo manager needs to try Picasa TODAY. No kidding. I really hope they make it for Mac, but if not I’ll just run it in Parallels on my MacBook Pro. :)

By: Chet

Chet — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:57:02 +0000

Pros: Awesome. Fast, great editing controls, easy.

Cons: Limiting. No cards/book/calendar features like iPhoto. No drag-drop simplicity between apps: You have to use their export feature if you want to keep your edits when you use your photo, and from what I see, the export process dumps your EXIF data from the image. No 1-5 star rating, just “star” or “no star.”

Picasa is really a wonderful app for 80% of consumers out there, but unfortunately I find myself in the 20%. It’s just not quite powerful enough for me, so I’m going to check out Lightroom when it comes out, like Tim mentioned.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:29:26 +0000

I am a recent mac convert, and the one thing I miss like hell is picasa. iPhoto is quite lame by comparison, although adobe lightroom might be a possible competitor (if it’s not too expensive…)

By: static

static — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:24:22 +0000

picasa is somethink like a clone of iPhoto for windozer, for me it’s the best imaging oragnization/viewing tool! i have to try it out :D

By: kent

kent — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:34:10 +0000

Picasa rocks. Non-destructive editing, tweaking, rotation etc. Great organisational tools. Simple enough that my wife and mother both use it…

I’ve seen many Mac people cry out for Picasa on OSX.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:18:59 +0000

I’ve been using Picasa for over a year now I guess, maybe longer. I’ve been greatly pleased with it’s functionality and search features, as well as tagging, image adjustment/repair, slideshow creation and other great features. I do a lot of image editing and graphics manipulation, so I also have Fireworks MX 2004, IrfanView, and SnagIt on my system for various tasks. However, I always recommend Picasa to friends and family looking for a far greater way to manage their image and media files. I have not seen or have any experience with iPhoto