Picasa 3: Hi all, I have just downloaded Picasa 3 to my computer. Upon uploading a set of pictures, I noticed that they look washed out and the color isn't right. I have tried messing...

Eir

Hi all,
I have just downloaded Picasa 3 to my computer. Upon uploading a set of pictures, I noticed that they look washed out and the color isn't right. I have tried messing with just about everything picasa has to offer, and I can't get them to look anything like they do when viewing them in my camera. They were all shot in RAW, could it be that Picasa 3 doesn't process RAW photos? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Eric.

blackest Loc: Ireland

Eir wrote:

Hi all,
I have just downloaded Picasa 3 to my computer. Upon uploading a set of pictures, I noticed that they look washed out and the color isn't right. I have tried messing with just about everything picasa has to offer, and I can't get them to look anything like they do when viewing them in my camera. They were all shot in RAW, could it be that Picasa 3 doesn't process RAW photos? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Eric.

Hi Eric which camera and which operating system? You might want to look at "raw therapy" or "darktable" as free alternatives. Your in camera jpeg is already processed and adjusted in camera, the raw file naturally looks a bit duller and flat as none of this adjustment has been applied.

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

Eir wrote:

Hi all,
I have just downloaded Picasa 3 to my computer. Upon uploading a set of pictures, I noticed that they look washed out and the color isn't right. I have tried messing with just about everything picasa has to offer, and I can't get them to look anything like they do when viewing them in my camera. They were all shot in RAW, could it be that Picasa 3 doesn't process RAW photos? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Eric.

Have used Picas for a number of years (But I also have P'shop) Dare I ask how much it cost you to Download, and use Picasa?

Nikonnorm Loc: East Gwillimbury Ont.

free

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

Eir wrote:

Hi all,
I have just downloaded Picasa 3 to my computer. Upon uploading a set of pictures, I noticed that they look washed out and the color isn't right. I have tried messing with just about everything picasa has to offer, and I can't get them to look anything like they do when viewing them in my camera. They were all shot in RAW, could it be that Picasa 3 doesn't process RAW photos? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Eric.

Eric

Where did you download it from? I would like to use Picasa 3 again too.

Thanks

rizibat8 Loc: Birmingham, AL

Kiron Kid wrote:

Eric

Where did you download it from? I would like to use Picasa 3 again too.

Thanks

Be careful. I googled it and immediately after downloading, my antivirus reported a problem, ran a scan, and detected and deleted the download.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

To emphasize a statement blackest made: What you see in the camera is a jpg. Raw files are strictly data; they can not be viewed until opened in software designed to edit them.

Newer cameras' raw files are not supported on Picasa. Google stopped doing updates several years ago. Another free editor is Fastone Image Viewer

Picasa has no tools specifically for editing raw, and even on older cameras' raw files, your results would not come close to the quality of a different software.

From a 2013 article:
Picasa's main goal is in making it as easy and fast as possible for anyone to organize, edit and share their pictures.

Specifically for RAW pictures, this is accomplished by doing a fully automatic conversion of the 12 or 16 bit RAW data to 8-bit with no input from you. This way, you don't even see a difference in how you work with them.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Linda From Maine wrote:

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Yep

Eir

I had a feeling Picasa Wasn't able to deal with RAW. My camera is a Sony a6000. I'll try something else. Thanks so much for your help!!!

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Pablo8 wrote:

Have used Picas for a number of years (But I also have P'shop) Dare I ask how much it cost you to Download, and use Picasa?

Picasa 3 stand alone is FREE.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Did you try Boost under fixes?

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/156342?hl=en

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

warrior wrote:

Picasa 3 stand alone is FREE.

Where?

Thanks

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

warrior wrote:

Picasa 3 stand alone is FREE.

Which brings to mind, the saying..."Never look a Gift-Horse in the mouth".

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

Pablo8 wrote:

Which brings to mind, the saying..."Never look a Gift-Horse in the mouth".

Where do we find the stand-alone version?

Thanks