On Tuesday, December 06, 2005, at 09:42AM, Andrew Rodger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is it just me or is Picasa a shameless rip off of iPhoto? Ive never needed to look any further than iPhoto for photo management so I wouldn't know ;) >I am trying hard to understand (for discussion purposes) how Picasa >manages files, as it is not clear from the support information. They >claim that editing is non destructive and the original is maintained as >was. The assumption is that it creates a clone which is edited and >takes on the original's identity. However, it also says that to 'fix" >the changes you need to export to a new file. Is it possible that >Picasa keeps a database of all editing instructions for a photo and >applies them each time the file is opened? In which case, how does this >compare to iPhoto? Any thoughts chaps? iPhoto duplicates the file both on the disk and in the photo library (at least 5.x does). If Picasa uses a method of re-applying effects every time the photo is loaded a library of 100 photos all edited would take forever and a day to load on anything other than a decent G5, especially if you are taking 6MP or larger photos. I doubt therefore it works like that, unless the programmer was smoking something dodgy at the time he wrote it! -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
