Trouble with picasa 3
ByPicasa 3 is a very smart web album which has many features that will make your photography experience overwhelming. It enables you to automatically re-upload all your pictures through the option 'Sync to Web'. After editing your photos you can transfer them to the online albums in a jiffy. It has a tool named 'Retouch' which enhances the quality of your photos while removing water stains, marks and scratches. The Picasa photo viewer is excellent to view images right from your desktop without opening Picasa 3. Creating and editing movies become fun with this software as you can form a combination of music, videos and pictures with its help. As the program is launched on the computer it immediately captures all your digital picks and envelopes them into organized folders.
However, some people face trouble with Picasa 3 as it locks up when loading. The main reason for this is that the database gets corrupted and freezes Picasa 3. It simply hangs the whole system and does not respond even with 'End task' while shutting down. The application continues to run in the background and does not restart or respond. If such a problem occurs on your PC we can provide you guidance on how to repair the whole system.
* To stream out from the frozen screen press the keys Ctrl, Alt and Delete together. After that click on the
Task manager>processes>Picasa3 (entire)>End task
By this process the loop will stop.
* After this step you need to remove, rebuild and repair the database which further involves three steps:
Firstly, uninstall Picasa 3 using the control panel- Programs, Add-Remove> Picasa 3 > uninstall. After you fill in these instructions a box will appear which questions you regarding the removal of database.
Secondly, as you need to remove the corrupted database so you have to click 'yes'.
Thirdly, Google download for Picasa 3 is required to download and reinstall it into your PC.
* There will be an automatic action now of repairing and rebuilding of the database.
* Don't worry about your pictures, movies, albums and edits as they will place themselves automatically in the Picasa 3 web album as before.
So no need to worry the next time your Picasa three freezes as it is very easy to come out of the corrupted database. However if you want to remove the application completely and entirely from the computer then all you have to do is click 'no' in the step two of the above stated actions and Picasa will be completely removed from the computer.
However think twice before removing it from your computer as no program organizes and edits your photographs as nicely as Picasa 3. It is advised to check your hard disk before taking any action of uninstalling Picasa since the problem could have arisen from your hard drive.
There are a few different controls located in the drop-down menu to the right of the Share button in the folder or album header:
* Adjust the privacy of your online album.
* Change the online image size.
* Delete an online album.
* Sync your edits to your online album. You can also choose to apply 'Sync to Web' to starred photos only.
* Use 'Refresh Online Status' to pull your captions, tags, and geotags that you've added in Picasa Web Albums down to your photos in Picasa.
Troubleshooting
* The button's only available for folders or albums that have been uploaded to Picasa Web Albums.
* You must be signed in to your Google Account for Picasa Web Albums. You can sign in by clicking Sign in to Web Albums in the upper-right corner of Picasa 3.
You will only be able to adjust the online image size if you have enabled 'Sync to Web.' Control the style and color of your printed caption, in addition to the width and color of the printed photo border. After you've selected the photos you'd like to print, click the Print button in the Photo Tray. Click the Border and Text Options button to add borders and adjust the style and placement of your printed text. Click Apply to preview your work, and OK to accept the changes.Creating movies
Use the movie maker to combine your photos, videos, and music into a movie, and create a Windows Media file. Share it with friends by uploading it directly to YouTube.
About the movie maker:
* You have complete creative control – change the music sync, the slide duration, and slide transition style, among other things.
* Supported audio formats include mp3 and .wma.
* Add text slides: Create a title slide or a divider to provide some context. You can choose to include your photo captions as well.
There are two ways to launch the movie creation screen:
* Create a movie for all photos in a folder or album by clicking the Create Movie Presentation button in the folder or album header.
* If you'd like to pick and choose photos from different collections, place them in the Photo Tray and click the larger Movie button in the Photo Tray.
* Use the Movie, Slide, and Clips tabs to alter movie settings, add text to slides, and insert new images, respectively. When you're satisfied, click Create Movie. Once created, use the Upload to YouTube button to share your creation with family and friends.
* Depending on the number of images and size of your audio file, the movie creation process can take a significant amount of time. Can't create the entire movie in one sitting? No problem, just click the Close button, and you'll be prompted to Save Draft. You can pick up your work at any time in the 'Movies' folder in Picasa.
Editing movies
When playing any video in Picasa 3, explore these features:
* Use the In and Out buttons in the lower-right corner to trim a shorter clip. Rotate your video using the Rotate buttons in the Photo Tray. Click Export Clip to output a newly trimmed or rotated video.
* Use the Take Snapshot button to capture a single frame of the video.
* Use the Play full screen button in the lower-right corner to watch the large version. Or use the zoom slider to adjust the size of the video in the Picasa editing window.
Use the . and , keys on your keyboard to step the video frame-by-frame. When editing any photo, just click the Retouch button on the 'Basic Fixes' tab. Adjust the size of your brush, and use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out of the photo for precise edits. Click once to highlight the area you'd like to retouch, and then find another portion of the picture that should take the place of your highlighted area. Hover over this replacement area and click a second time.
