You've successfully installed Picasa 3, the next generation of Picasa photo management software!
This ReadMe page appears when you update or install new Picasa software on your PC. It tells you what changes and improvements are in each release.
Picasa 3.0 is a major upgrade from Picasa 2. For an in-depth overview of what's new, you can play the video below, read our launch post on the Google Photos blog, or consult the "Picasa 3 New Features" Support Document. Feedback and questions are also welcome in our forums.
A brief summary of changes in this release, versus Picasa 2:
Better integration between desktop and the web
• Automatically sync edits from PC to web, and share online albums directly from Picasa.
More editing tools
• New Retouching tool
• New Text tool
• New Smart Cropping tool
• Improved Photo Collage tool
New Movie Maker
• Create video slideshows with photos, videos, and music
• Direct upload of videos to Picasa Web Albums or YouTube
New Photo Viewer
• Picasa 3 includes a streamlined photo viewer for browsing photos via the Desktop or
Windows Explorer
Changes in this release versus the final 'beta' build (57.24) include:
• Minor bugfixes to the text tool, web sync, and virtual albums