1. Picasa 3
program
Done by: Reem Faisal-
200910562
Amal AlShihi-
200800295

2. Contents
• Introduction
• The target group
• Picasa and viewing photos
• Picasa and editing photos
• Picasa and editing photos - Basic Fixes
• Picasa and editing photos - Tuning
• Editing photos - Effects
• Picasa and sharing photos
• Video
• Helpful resources
• Bibliography

3. Introduction
• Picasa Program:
“ An image organizer and image viewer for organizing and
editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo sharing
website”(Wikipedia, P.1, 2012)

4. Target Audience
• Students
• Workers
• Talented people

5. Picasa And Viewing Photos
• Picasa has an "edit view" with a viewing area. Full screen view is
available in slideshow mode.
• By pressing on the desired file, the stored images will be view
automatically.

6. Picasa And Editing Photos
 Under the editing bar in Picasa there are 3 sections:
a. Basic Fixes tab
b. Tuning tab
c. Effects tab

7. Basic Fixes
Crop: For better frame or to cut out parts of a
photo .
Straighten: Use the slider to align the photo.
Redeye: automatically correct red eyes that detects
in photos.
I’m Feeling Lucky: Adjusting photos color and
contrast for perfect photos.
Auto Contrast: Automatically set the brightness and
contrast to optimal levels, while preserving a
photo's color values.

8. Auto Color: Automatically removes color cast and
restore the color balance, while preserving contrast
and brightness values.
Retouch: For removing blemishes and improve
photo quality. It can also help you to restore old
photos.
Text: Quickly and easily add text to your pictures.
Fill Light: Use the slider to add light to the
foreground of photos, making them more balanced.

9. Tuning
Fill Light: Photos with bright backgrounds can
darken or compromise important details in the
photo.
Highlights: Increase the highlights to amplify
the bright spots of your photograph
Shadows: Darken the shadows in your photo to
provide additional depth or contrast.

10. • Color Temperature: This can make your colors
more brilliant.
• Neutral Color Picker: Balance the colors in the
photo.
• Undo Tuning and Redo: These two
buttons, only active when there are unsaved
edits on the photo, undo and redo your edits
in the order they were applied.

11. Effects
Sharpen: Make the edges of objects in your photos
crisper and
less fuzzy
Sepia: Give your image an 'old-fashioned' effect
B&W: Give your image a historic or nostalgic effect
Warmify: Warm up a cool photo, improving skin tones.
Film Grain: Add a 'grainy' film look to any photo
Tint: Strip the color out of your photo and apply a
colored tint over the top.
Saturation: Use the slider to adjust color saturation.

12. • Soft Focus: Soften the focus around a center point that
you select.
• Glow: Brightens the white areas of a photo, causing a
dreamy effect
• Filtered B&W: Add the effect of shooting black and white
film with a color filter.
• Focal B&W: Turn a photo to black and white, while
keeping one circular area of color intact
• Graduated Tint: This allows you to apply a colored tint to
the top half of a photo

13. Picasa And Sharing Photos
• In Picasa, select the photos you'd like to upload.
• Click the Share button.
• Select an album or click New to create a fresh
one.
• Choose a visibility level.
• Choose an upload size.
• Add email addresses for the people you'd like to
share with. They'll receive an invitation to view
your photos in Picasa Web Albums.
• Click Upload.

14. Video
 Download and view albums
 Photos editing
 Sharing

15. Helpful resources
 To download Picasa:
http://picasa.google.com/
 Learn more about Picasa:
http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93407&topi
c=1689864&ctx=topic#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rskC6c_5L1M
http://www.wilmakarels.nl/picasa3/

16. Bibliography
• Introducing Picasa 3. (n.d.). Retrieved 2012, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rskC6c_5L1M
• Picasa and Picasa Web Albums. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2011, from
http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=93407&topic=16
89864&ctx=topic#
• Picasa 3 downloaden & installeren: nieuws. (n.d.). Retrieved
2012, fromhttp://www.wilmakarels.nl/picasa3/
• Picasa. (n.d.). Retrieved 2012, from http://picasa.google.com/

17. Thank You All
Any questions?