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Double-clicking on any thumbnail or clicking on the Edit button will bring up the rudimentary editing options. You can crop the pictures (even with preset dimensions), remove red eye, and “Enhance” - a one-click automatic adjustment. These are nice to have, but just like all image management programs, it is best to have a separate image editor for more advanced features. In my tests, the red eye removal worked extremely well. Making your photos searchable is what any image management program should do. Otherwise, you might as well use Windows XP’s built in photo viewer. Picasa has a simple, yet effective keyword tagging feature. All you have to do is select the photos you want to attach keywords to, click on Keywords, and enter the word. You can apply any number of keywords to any picture. To find pictures that match words, you click on the Search button, type in the word or words you’re looking for, and pictures that are tagged with those words, or have those words in their filename, magically appear. If you have thousands of digital pictures, this in itself makes Picasa worth your money. Wait, I forgot, it’s free! Picasa also includes print layouts, automatic resizing and emailing, and ordering of your prints through the program (although this is outrageously expensive). The only quibbles I have with Picasa are its limited keyword tagging and search capabilities. They should be sufficient for most people, but if you have tens of thousands of pictures you may want to go with something more powerful. Picasa bills itself as “The software that should have come with your camera.” I would agree. There is no doubt that this is one of the top 10 of the best free pieces of software on the internet. That's why it gets the GeekyJock.com Certification. Download Picasa |
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