Goodbye Picasa Hello Shotwell Photo Manager

[badaveil]

A computer operating system (OS) gets better with every upgrade but a problem that may arise is when supporting applications have not caught up with it making that application incompatible and does not function. This is what happened to me when I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to Ubuntu 11.04. Picasa which was worked well with previous Ubuntu versions did not function directly. What is means is that it still could function indirectly! I found this out when I decided to investigate the Shotwell Photo Manager that comes along with Ubuntu. I had always been using it merely to import my photos from camera to pc but upon inspection, I found it had upgraded itself too and could function also as a photo editor where on clicking the various sub-menus, I found that it already linked itself and optimized Picasa features at the backend. I didn't like to tinker with the colour resolution but found that it's brightness and contrast adjustment bar a child's play and my most frequent favourite tool. Cropping features was also similar to and I suspect borrowed form Picasa. Well "goodbye" Picasa and Hello Shotwell. We'll have a long life together!

[william_nbg]

I had the same problem, and decided to do the same thing.

Shotwell has gotten better. And Google has gotten worse regarding Linux support, although, they entire company runs on Linux.

Maybe, if Picasa released a real Linux port, I'd give it a go, ... maybe

[badaveil]

I had the same problem, and decided to do the same thing.

Shotwell has gotten better. And Google has gotten worse regarding Linux support, although, they entire company runs on Linux.

Maybe, if Picasa released a real Linux port, I'd give it a go, ... maybe

Hi Elvis

I also found out that Shotwell integrates well with Gimp, the external editor because I regularly downgrade the resolution for uploading purposes on the internet which Shotwell doesn't have so as a package, it solves my needs.

[Dustin2128]

IIRC, picasa's just bundled with a stripped version of wine. If google's coders can't be bothered to release a real linux port, good riddance to it! Glad to hear you like shotwell though.

[badaveil]

IIRC, picasa's just bundled with a stripped version of wine. If google's coders can't be bothered to release a real linux port, good riddance to it! Glad to hear you like shotwell though.

Yes, now that I've explored it further, I'm very happy with it.

[Lucradia]

<< Would rather have GIMP over shotwell.

[badaveil]

<< Would rather have GIMP over shotwell.

I won't argue that GIMP is more powerful but I prefer starting off with Shotwell coz I'm lazy

[gcshum]

Curiously, can Shotwell upload photos to picasaweb?

[william_nbg]

Gimp is my all time favorite application and part of the reason I switched to Linux. But that's work stuff. I want something quick a can sort out the million holiday pictures my girlfriend takes and send off 12, via email, to the folks back home, without a lot of messing around.

[badaveil]

Curiously, can Shotwell upload photos to picasaweb?

All I do know is that under Shotwell preference, there is a plugin to select for Picasa web album