Comments on: Picasa http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Picasa: Map Your Photos — 214 Studios http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Picasa: Map Your Photos — 214 Studios Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:16:04 +0000 http://214studios.com/?p=298#comment-14 [...] For those who are not familiar with it, Picasa is Google’s free software for viewing and organizing photos. With Picasa (or using your web browser) you can upload your photos to Picasa Web Albums for sharing with family, friends, and the entire Picasa community, if you so choose. I’ve posted on Picasa twice before, here and here. [...] [...] For those who are not familiar with it, Picasa is Google’s free software for viewing and organizing photos. With Picasa (or using your web browser) you can upload your photos to Picasa Web Albums for sharing with family, friends, and the entire Picasa community, if you so choose. I’ve posted on Picasa twice before, here and here. [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jennifer Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:15:55 +0000 http://214studios.com/?p=298#comment-57 hmm… you mean you can’t download without pro, or you can’t post better quality pictures? (which you do by selecting “all sizes” and then “download full size.” I’ll buy you an account as a gift if you want. I was playing with something else today - geotagging my photos. You go under options, then map, then you drag your photos to where they were taken. So when you look at that photo, it will tell you (see here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennkr/329525871/in/set-72157594348503910/ ) But also, you can peruse maps, and it will show clusters of photos, and how many, were taken there. When you look at the link, also notice that it says what kind of camera I used. I like that I can see what cameras people are using, and whether they used photoshop. Gotta run - having lunch with the Riggs women! hmm… you mean you can’t download without pro, or you can’t post better quality pictures? (which you do by selecting “all sizes” and then “download full size.”
I’ll buy you an account as a gift if you want.
I was playing with something else today – geotagging my photos. You go under options, then map, then you drag your photos to where they were taken. So when you look at that photo, it will tell you (see here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennkr/329525871/in/set-72157594348503910/ )
But also, you can peruse maps, and it will show clusters of photos, and how many, were taken there.
When you look at the link, also notice that it says what kind of camera I used. I like that I can see what cameras people are using, and whether they used photoshop.

Gotta run – having lunch with the Riggs women!

]]> By: Brock http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Brock Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:06:08 +0000 http://214studios.com/?p=298#comment-85 Yes, but unless I pay for Flickr Pro, my account will be very limited: -3 photo sets -100 MB per month -only 200 most recent photos are viewable -only smaller, resized images are viewable If I knew I were willing to pay for a service right now, I would start using Flickr, but I’m not there yet. I also like that anybody can download full quality copies of my photos on Picasa (I think this is only possible with Flickr if you get the Pro account). I guess I could still try out Flickr to see how I like it. Yes, but unless I pay for Flickr Pro, my account will be very limited:

-3 photo sets
-100 MB per month
-only 200 most recent photos are viewable
-only smaller, resized images are viewable

If I knew I were willing to pay for a service right now, I would start using Flickr, but I’m not there yet. I also like that anybody can download full quality copies of my photos on Picasa (I think this is only possible with Flickr if you get the Pro account).

I guess I could still try out Flickr to see how I like it.

]]> By: Jennifer http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Jennifer Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:14:49 +0000 http://214studios.com/?p=298#comment-56 You should just start posting to flickr now. Leave the old ones on picasa. You have both! People have come up with all sorts of “flickr toys” that let you do different kinds of cool stuff, too. You should just start posting to flickr now. Leave the old ones on picasa. You have both! People have come up with all sorts of “flickr toys” that let you do different kinds of cool stuff, too.

]]> By: Brock http://214studios.com/2007/02/17/picasa/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Brock Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:03:42 +0000 http://214studios.com/?p=298#comment-84 My sister, Jennifer, uses Flickr and has pointed out that if I used Flickr we could list eachother as contacts. That way we could see when the other uploaded more pictures. She also points out that she can track how many times each picture is viewed. Looking through the Picasa message boards, I see that I am not the only one who is very dissappointed that you cannot track how many views a photo gets. Although you can have favorites in Picasa as well as in Flickr, there doesn’t seem to be a way to browse through other people’s random photos on Picasa. And obviously you cannot link between Picasa and Flickr. There seem to be some really key features missing from Picasa at the moment. They seem like they would be easy fixes for Google to implement, and I keep hoping to hear about a Picasa update, but I have not heard anything yet. As Jennifer has pointed out, now that I have uploaded many of my photos, I don’t plan on changing. I’m still hoping that Google will release a new version soon to fix some of the complaints that many people are having. I still like the look of the interface and how it displays pictures online, as well as the Picasa program and its easy integration with the online Picasa albums and Google Earth. My sister, Jennifer, uses Flickr and has pointed out that if I used Flickr we could list eachother as contacts. That way we could see when the other uploaded more pictures. She also points out that she can track how many times each picture is viewed.
Looking through the Picasa message boards, I see that I am not the only one who is very dissappointed that you cannot track how many views a photo gets.

Although you can have favorites in Picasa as well as in Flickr, there doesn’t seem to be a way to browse through other people’s random photos on Picasa. And obviously you cannot link between Picasa and Flickr.

There seem to be some really key features missing from Picasa at the moment. They seem like they would be easy fixes for Google to implement, and I keep hoping to hear about a Picasa update, but I have not heard anything yet.

As Jennifer has pointed out, now that I have uploaded many of my photos, I don’t plan on changing. I’m still hoping that Google will release a new version soon to fix some of the complaints that many people are having.

I still like the look of the interface and how it displays pictures online, as well as the Picasa program and its easy integration with the online Picasa albums and Google Earth.

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