meanwhile i love how picasa manages the photo library over iphoto (which is horrid imo)
i hate iphoto like i hate the gators lol
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Picasa for Mac and FileMaker Pro 10 Released
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meanwhile i love how picasa manages the photo library over iphoto (which is horrid imo)
i hate iphoto like i hate the gators lol
Personally I prefer picasa; but now all mac users can make up their own mind
I think iPhoto is much slower, and I don't like how it takes control over my photo library.
Picasa for Mac and FileMaker Pro 10 Released
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Google today released Picasa for Mac. As detailed in the Official Google Mac Blog entry on the release, the beta version of Google's free photo management application provides users with a number of tools for photo manipulation while also providing smooth integration with Picasa's free photo-sharing site.
Google notes that several features, including geotagging and webcam capture, are not yet functional, but will be added at a later date. Picasa for Mac requires OS X 10.4 or later and an Intel-based Mac.
Today also saw the release of FileMaker Pro 10. FileMaker's press release covers a number of improvements in the database application's interface and new scripting and reporting features. FileMaker Pro 10 is priced at $299 for new users and $179 for users upgrading from FileMaker 8 or later. FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced, which brings additional development and customization tools, is priced at $499 for new users and $299 for upgrade users. Server versions of both packages are also available.
Both of these releases had been expected and were highlighted in our Macworld Rumor Roundup.
Article Link: Picasa for Mac and FileMaker Pro 10 Released
Google today released Picasa for Mac. As detailed in the Official Google Mac Blog entry on the release, the beta version of Google's free photo management application provides users with a number of tools for photo manipulation while also providing smooth integration with Picasa's free photo-sharing site.
Google notes that several features, including geotagging and webcam capture, are not yet functional, but will be added at a later date. Picasa for Mac requires OS X 10.4 or later and an Intel-based Mac.
Today also saw the release of FileMaker Pro 10. FileMaker's press release covers a number of improvements in the database application's interface and new scripting and reporting features. FileMaker Pro 10 is priced at $299 for new users and $179 for users upgrading from FileMaker 8 or later. FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced, which brings additional development and customization tools, is priced at $499 for new users and $299 for upgrade users. Server versions of both packages are also available.
Both of these releases had been expected and were highlighted in our Macworld Rumor Roundup.
Article Link: Picasa for Mac and FileMaker Pro 10 Released
To be honest I wish picasa had an option (personal preference, just like iphoto needs the option not to) to move all pictures to a central location because it removes the possibilty of moving/deletng pictures etc. If it had that and the ability to create books then it would almost be a complete replacement.
the picasa page only lets you download the updater which has been avilable for some time. could anyone actually download picasa?
It depends on your taste of course but here are some reasons
-it doesn't take control over your picture library the way iPhoto does
-it has a great integration with picasa web albums, if you use that
-performance, I think it works much smoother, especially with large picture libraries
-It's free
Google today released Picasa for Mac. As detailed in the Official Google Mac Blog entry on the release, the beta version of Google's free photo management application provides users with a number of tools for photo manipulation while also providing smooth integration with Picasa's free photo-sharing site.
Article Link: Picasa for Mac and FileMaker Pro 10 Released
I just discovered the Picasaweb plug-in for iPhoto a couple of months ago. I cannot see how this stand alone is better. It is integrated right into iPhoto. You use iPhoto to build your album and edit the photos. Then click export and choose Picasaweb. Give your album a name if you desire and It does the rest. I really like it and it's super easy.
I just discovered the Picasaweb plug-in for iPhoto a couple of months ago. I cannot see how this stand alone is better. It is integrated right into iPhoto. You use iPhoto to build your album and edit the photos. Then click export and choose Picasaweb. Give your album a name if you desire and It does the rest. I really like it and it's super easy.
I just looked at the system requirements for the Picasa for Mac photo app. I would need an Intel Mac to use it. That lets me out since I have PPC iMac. That's OK since the iPhoto plug in works just as well or better IMO. I don't have to import the pictures from my iPhoto library into the Picasa app.
I can't wait for Google Chrome.
Although I find Safari quite ok (I hate firefox on mac), Google Chrome is my preferred browser.
silly Apple lock-in
All the iApps are great i really liked how they worked out-of-the box to make a new computer USEFUL to an average person. That said all the iApps (iLife and iWork) have silly little Apple lock-in applied to them.
iPhoto locks up your photo library in a format no other non-apple program can get to. If you use images from say your camera in other places, you have to "export" them first for any other program to see them... how silly. iTunes/iPods don't search for music folders each start up like Winamp does, want every item placed in it's library file. iWeb only exports to Apple's Mobile Me sites even though it is a nice editor, again with good tying to iPhoto and iMovie. iLife apps work between each other but using imports from other formats requires conversion that "kills" the file so it can't go back EASILY (or you have two versions). The iApps are great apps, but when it's time to start growing, Apple's lock-in attempts are comical and childish.
Anyway, In this case Picassa reads all your images and leaves them exactly where you put them. It just indexes and allows you to tag and arrange while the original images are unchanged/unmoved unless you explicitly tell Picassa to. I use it on Windows along side other stuff... that's the point. If I STOPPED using picassa tomorrow, all my stuff would be right there, just how I left it. That's a good, well-behaved application.
I just discovered the Picasaweb plug-in for iPhoto a couple of months ago. I cannot see how this stand alone is better. It is integrated right into iPhoto. You use iPhoto to build your album and edit the photos. Then click export and choose Picasaweb. Give your album a name if you desire and It does the rest. I really like it and it's super easy.
All the iApps are great i really liked how they worked out-of-the box to make a new computer USEFUL to an average person. That said all the iApps (iLife and iWork) have silly little Apple lock-in applied to them.
iPhoto locks up your photo library in a format no other non-apple program can get to. If you use images from say your camera in other places, you have to "export" them first for any other program to see them... how silly. iTunes/iPods don't search for music folders each start up like Winamp does, want every item placed in it's library file. iWeb only exports to Apple's Mobile Me sites even though it is a nice editor, again with good tying to iPhoto and iMovie. iLife apps work between each other but using imports from other formats requires conversion that "kills" the file so it can't go back EASILY (or you have two versions). The iApps are great apps, but when it's time to start growing, Apple's lock-in attempts are comical and childish.
Anyway, In this case Picassa reads all your images and leaves them exactly where you put them. It just indexes and allows you to tag and arrange while the original images are unchanged/unmoved unless you explicitly tell Picassa to. I use it on Windows along side other stuff... that's the point. If I STOPPED using picassa tomorrow, all my stuff would be right there, just how I left it. That's a good, well-behaved application.
Great news, Picasa is the best free photo app out there by far. From what I've seen so far, they also seem to do a great job integrated into the Mac platform. Filemaker 10 looks like a pretty good as well.
Picasa is a high quality app. I used it from 02-06 on a pc and thought it was apple quality in usability, and was better with lots of pictures than any but the most recent iphoto. iphoto could use the competition.
Picasa is a wonderful program! I would like to use it, but in all honesty, iPhoto does everything I need it to do.
iPhoto can also work on your photos in-place, it's in the preferences. So can iTunes.
IMHO there is no lock-in with either of these apps. Your audio and image files are not stored in a custom database, but as simple files on the filesystem. In both programs you can right-click and select "show in Finder" and the file is just there, without exporting.
This.
While I think I would still prefer iPhoto, Picasa is very fast - much like the Windows version. Why isn't iPhoto this smooth?
Choice is good.
Picasa seems nice and fast but it doesn't look or feel like a Mac app... I think I'll stick with iPhoto for the time being.