Picasa 3.8 new features (Face Movie)

Google Picasa is one of the simplest yet wonderful photo editor. The latest version Picasa 3.8 has some new features like: Face Movie, Batch Upload, Edit in Picnik and Properties Panel.

In Face Movie, you can create slide show of your own photos from childhood till the recent photo with transition. The photos are stacked together slowly, so that it shows you the changes in your appearance from the photos. You'll see memorable moments from this slide show.

Batch Upload enables you manage and organize your photos better. You also make changes to your Picasa Web Album like removing the albums.

Edit in Picnik is another new feature that enriches Picasa. This means you can edit your photo like other Photo Editor. It provides all basic photo editing tools.

And the last one, Properties Panel lets you know the information of your photos, like the photo size with a thumbnail and information like Color Space.

If you have been using Google Picasa, you should download this version. Remember to create your own Face Movie!

Making high quality slide show

Since many years ago, I've already known how to create slide show VCD from pictures or photos. But that time, I just couldn't create very clear VCD for shown on TV. When I compiled the VCD, I choose "VCD compilation". I also tried Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 (from many video editing programs). I also tried compiling using different computer from Pentium II to Pentium IV. I tried using pictures/photos in JPEG format and couldn't get the desired quality. Then I changed to BMP to make the slide show VCD. I still get the same undesired quality.

Then a few years after that I tried using better programs in 2007. This time I thought it could be better. But almost the same (just a bit better). Later, I realized that I hadn't tried using AVI (because I knew that the file size would be very big - that the reason why I didn't use it - also thought that Mpeg would be the same).

After using AVI file for the Photo Slide Show, I found that it shown really clear on TV, just like what we can see on professional VCD. And that's the answer. Compile the photo slide show in AVI first (you can also convert to Mpeg after that to make the archive), and then burn to blank disc with a program like Nero Burning ROM.

N.B. To use AVI files, you need a lot of disk space, so make sure you have enough free space.

SLIDE - make slide shows, screen savers, stickers and more

Bored with your current screen saver? Nothing special? Want to make your own screen saver? Just follow the instructions on this post.

Click the link below to go to slide installation
http://www.slide.com/installation for screen saver.

or http://www.slide.com for the homepage of SLIDE.

When you have finished, run the setup. After that click the "Launch slide" shortcut on your desktop.
Then, just follow the screen instructions.
It's a very fun site.

You can also make your photo stickers and slide show from this site.