Google Picassa

[louisetopp]

<p>I use Picassa and I hear it's being replaced. How do I upgrade, or does it do it itself?</p>

[Former P.N Member]

<p>It's not being replaced. Google will no longer support it after sometime the middle of this month. I don't know if they will still have it available after that. The most current version should be available at https://picasa.google.com/.</p>

[Spearhead]

<p>There's a good explanation of how to deal with the change <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/23/picasa-desktop-users-prompted-to-move-to-google-photos-backup-instead/">here</a>.</p>

[jcuknz]

<p>Louise .. if it does what you want it to why do you need to replace it .... I have a similar problem with Google Chrome not providing up dates for XP and VISTA .... I aim to stick to XP until the death ... mine probably :-) [ at 84yo perhaps quite a reasonable attitude :-) ]</p>

[JosvanEekelen]

If you like Picasa make sure you have the most recent version installed and saved to disk. Use it and enjoy it but start

looking for a replacement.

[louisetopp]

<p>I will look for a replacement. I want Lightroom, but I cant afford the £8 a month yet. is there an older version of Lightroom I could use whre I only paid yearly? I would like a similar programme where i can make gift CD's.</p>

<p>Also I have not had any message's on Picassa yet or an update message.</p>

[tomweis]

<p>Lightroom 6 is still available as a standalone DVD for about $145. No monthly software subscription needed.</p>

[louisetopp]

<p>What things can you do on Lightroom if you don't mind me asking?</p>

[Jochen_S]

<p>Lightroom adavantages - I am not yet using it at home, so surely a lot will be missing in my list:</p>

<ul>

<li>It handles oddball RAWs - Fuji's for example.</li>

<li>Really decent RAW converter compared to Picasa's generic one</li>

<li>Supports color management; you can also assort camera profiles you make with Xrite Passport color checker.</li>

<li>You can sort pictures shot by multiple cameras by real time, all you need is to shoot a reference clock and figure out how far each camera's clock was off (could be a few hours)</li>

<li>You can include stuff in meta data.</li>

<li>You can convert to other file types like Tiff16 if needed. </li>

<li>Supports tethered shooting with a few cameras but check if yours are among them. </li>

</ul>

<p>Drawbacks: the standard license is only for 2 machines but there are free Android / IOS apps. AFAIK it doesn't run on Linux, like Picasa.</p>