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Picasa Changelog

What's new in Picasa 3.9.141.306

Apr 11, 2016
  • Patches for image handling. We'd like to thank Hossein Lotfi, Secunia Research, for helping to identify issues in RAW handling.
  • Support for the new Apple Photos library
  • Minor performance improvements in file process and upload in Google Photos Backup.
  • Improve UI in display of failed files in Google Photos Backup.
  • Ensure larger files are prioritized lower than smaller in Google Photos Backup.
  • Fix various reported crashes around the handling of attached devices in Google Photos Backup.

New in Picasa 3.9.140.287 (Apr 11, 2016)

  • Re-branding from Google+ Photos to Google Photos
  • Disable, for the time being, uploads of face tags.
  • Improve robustness of network operation in Google Photos Backup.
  • Addresses occasional crashes in network operations.
  • Addresses occasional crashes in file scanning operations.
  • Patches for image handling. We would like to thank Hossein Lotfi, Secunia Research, for helping to identify
  • issues in RAW handling.
  • Improved throughput and error handling in Google Photos Backup.

New in Picasa 3.9.138.202 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • AutoBackup for MacOS would sometimes get into a 100% CPU usage state.
  • Proper display of Drive storage used when user has unlimited quota.
  • Save button in Picasa's OneUp mode not properly enabled for large (>500 photos) folders/albums.
  • Picasa was not properly refining images with pending edits in TwoUp (A|B) mode.
  • [Internal] Enhance AutoBackup upload to anticipate changes to API.
  • [Internal] Fixed a problem obtaining the correct version for crash reports.
  • Restore Picasa's automatic conversion to JPEG format on explicit export operations (including email).
  • Fix broken video uploads in Picasa (incorrect image format for thumbnails).
  • Increase maximum file size from 36MB to 50MB for AutoBackup.
  • Fix the Print Contact Sheet utility in Picasa to display Album date, not current date/time.
  • Fix Picasa's Save and Save As... operations were not preserving file extensions correctly.
  • Fix Picasa's text wrapping in some cases which would break on the decimal point of floating point values.
  • Prevent the ability to create folders with trailing spaces in their name during Picasa's Import utility.
  • [Internal] Add better diagnostics to logfile for AutoBackup.
  • Remove the unused Picasa option to Upload people album thumbnails to Google Contacts.

New in Picasa 3.9.137.180 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in AutoBackup for Mac during file scanning.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problems in AutoBackup with switching between full and standard size uploads and RAW support
  • Bug Fix: Address some minor UI problems in AutoBackup (text over-runs, typos).
  • Bug Fix: AutoBackup for Mac would sometimes duplicate files imported from a media device.
  • Add About dialog box to AutoBackup so that current version is easily visible.
  • AutoBackup network performance improvements for obtaining server-side configuration.
  • Allow Picasa to upload full-size non-JPEG images without converting to JPEG.
  • Prevent Picasa's album sync from overwriting animated GIFs in a synced album.

New in Picasa 3.9.137.166 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in AutoBackup for Mac during application shutdown.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in Picasa for Mac during directory scanning.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in Picasa while writing contact information to disk.
  • Bug Fix: Stop auto-scanning Picasa's temporary and export folders in Auto Backup.
  • Bug Fix: Picasa album sync was failing on spurious error during face tag upload.
  • Modified MacOS installer/updater to avoid problems on Mavericks.
  • Improved Performance when scanning Aperture and iPhoto collections on the Mac.
  • Updated Picasa's Maps API integration to version 3.
  • Modify Picasa's promotion of AutoBackup to wait at least 90 days before re-promoting.
  • Modify both Picasa and AutoBackup installation to present link to Terms of Service.
  • Apply latest security patches to Picasa and AutoBackup's WEBP handling code.
  • Add support for full-size upload of RAW files in AutoBackup

New in Picasa 3.9.137.119 (Dec 14, 2013)

  • Picasa now includes Google+ Auto Backup for the Desktop.
  • Updates to RAW support to include newer cameras.
  • Patches to image handling. We would like to thank Hossein Lotfi, Secunia Research, for helping to identify several issues in RAW, TIFF, and JPEG handling.
  • Updated file size limits for uploads: 50 MB or 100 MP.
  • "Edit in Creative Kit" function has been removed.

New in Picasa 3.9.16.37 (Apr 13, 2013)

  • Fixed broken auto-complete for search and tagging.
  • Fixed bug where filter thumbnails would become corrupted.
  • Fixed bug where saving an image could cause inadvertent cropping to a 1x1 rectangle.
  • Fixed bug where reverting an image was not properly refreshing the edit view.

New in Picasa 3.9.15.36 (Apr 13, 2013)

  • Fixed application crash when saving images after certain types of edits.
  • Fixed image caching problem that caused displayed image to revert to original after saving to disk.
  • Fixed a bug that caused slow and sometimes erroneous handling of search text while typing.
  • Fixed an application crash in applying some types of blur effects.
  • Rolled back code that was intended to fix Import for some devices but broke support on Windows XP/Vista.

New in Picasa 3.9.14.34 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • Closer integration with Online Contact Management:
  • Prevent loss of online contact information.
  • Added Refresh Contacts button for People Manager.
  • GMail contacts no longer created from local contacts.
  • Better merging of duplicate contacts.
  • For the same contact, ensure data from G+ supercedes GMail data.
  • Better Face Tagging support:
  • Stop creating duplicate online contacts for text-tags.
  • Improved auto-completion for tagging contacts.
  • Allow control of tag uploads on per-contact basis.
  • Improved synchronization between local and online tags.
  • Fix some null-pointer crashes in face tagging related code.
  • Better avoidance and removal of duplicate shapes.
  • Added experimental feature to write all face tags to XMP.
  • Preserve size settings for album upload as default for re-uploads.
  • Fixed application hang due to deadlock in directory scanner.
  • Fixed problems with album sync sometimes blocking images from upload.
  • Fixed problems with album sync not recognizing local changes and uploading.
  • Fixed errors handling PNG files with metadata errors.
  • Fixed an application hang during shutdown.
  • Fix crash during audio conversion portion of slideshow creation.
  • Fix crashes that could occur while accessing Picasa database.
  • Fix crashes occuring during memory allocation.
  • Address security issue in parsing bogus BMP data. We would like to thank coolkaveh for reporting this issue to us.
  • Address security issue in parsing bogus TIFF data.
  • Internal changes to accomodate G+ API changes.

New in Picasa 3.9.12.24 (Sep 29, 2012)

  • Signed for Mountain Lion.

New in Picasa 3.9.11.6 (Sep 12, 2012)

  • Fixed Sync/upload to re-upload on image size or metadata changes.
  • Fixed reading jpg files saved by Gimp.
  • Fixed Reading some png files with metadata errors.
  • Fixed some errors storing faces in XMP data.
  • "Save as" and "Save a Copy" are now re-enabled when switching away from two-up AA mode.
  • The size option for uploads is now saved in the album data.

New in Picasa 3.9.10.4 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Fix for photos being unintentionally marked "don't sync".
  • Fix so links to private albums work.
  • Fix for some cases of duplicate photos in sync'd albums.

New in Picasa 3.9.9.637 (Jun 10, 2012)

  • Fixed various crashes.

New in Picasa 3.9.8.632 (Jun 10, 2012)

  • Fixed various crashes.
  • Nametag deletes are now sync'd with online.
  • Sync no longer deletes online photos without asking.
  • Faster uploads.
  • Fixed uploading jpeg files with large color profiles.
  • Allow delete of Google+ contacts that are removed from circles.
  • Added option to turn of email notification when sharing to Google+.
  • Added Raw support for ten more cameras and Lightroom 4 DNGs.
  • Canon Powershot S100
  • Fujifilm X10
  • Nikon 1
  • Panasonic DMC-FZ4
  • Leica V-Lux 3
  • Panasonic DMC-GX1
  • Samsung NX200
  • Samsung NX
  • Sony NEX-7
  • Casio EX-Z500
  • Fixed emailing to a Gmail group.

New in Picasa 3.9.7.585 (Jun 10, 2012)

  • Fix crash while trying to write error log.
  • Fix crash on bad slideshow audio.
  • Fix stale contact data in name tag auto complete.

New in Picasa 3.9.6.580 (Jun 10, 2012)

  • Fix for picasa failing to launch after upgrade.
  • Fix crash when emailing via external email client.
  • Fix for some cases of excessive syncing.

New in Picasa 3.9.5.573 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Fixed various crashes based on crash reports.

New in Picasa 3.9.1.535 (Dec 17, 2011)

  • Fixed various crashes.
  • Fixed name tags and contacts issues.

New in Picasa 3.9.0.522 (Dec 9, 2011)

  • Added ability to upload to Google+: share with circles, post pictures to your stream, and upload images at original size.
  • Social Tagging: name tag people in your Google+ circles and notify them via G+.
  • New photo editing effects, including: Infrared, Lomo-ish, Holga-ish, HDR-ish, Cinemascope, Orton-ish, Sixties, Invert Colors, Heat Map, Nightvision, Cross Process, Posterize, Duo-Tone, Boost, Soften, Vignette/Matte, Pixelate/Focal Pixelate, Focal Zoom, Pencil Sketch, Neon, Comic Book, Border, Rounded Edges, Drop Shadow, Museum Matte, Polaroid
  • Side by side editing: compare two pictures side-by-side, or compare different edits on the same picture.
  • Updated RAW support for pictures from newer cameras.
  • Support for WebP files.
  • On the Tools > Experimental menu, we've added support for migrating your database to another local drive.
  • Improvements to Face Movie maker: number of photos included, chronological ordering.
  • Sync now uploads unshared albums privately.
  • Improved restoring of virtual albums when you uninstall and reinstall, or move to a new computer. Album data is written to the picasa.ini file now, along with all of your other edits.
  • OAuth support: use 2-factor accounts without getting an application-specific password.

New in Picasa 3.8.7.261 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Fixed the 'Picasa is moving My Contacts to Other Contacts' issue.
  • Updated various translations.

New in Picasa 3.8.6.349 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • Fixed various translation issues.
  • Face Movies now correctly display captions.
  • Fixed broken imports via iPhoto ‘11.
  • English detection now working when creating Gift CDs.

New in Picasa 3.8.5.326 (Oct 21, 2010)

  • Now available in 35 languages.

New in Picasa 3.8.2.274 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Fixed "Manage Online Contacts" 403 errors.
  • Fixed a corrupt metadata bug.
  • Fixed various Face Movie crashes.

New in Picasa 3.8.1.267 (Sep 16, 2010)

  • Fixed problems upgrading facetags from 3.6 and several other issues with cropped/rotated files.
  • Fixed screensaver issues with cropped pictures and captions not displaying.
  • Create a Face Movie from a selection of photos in the tray (instead of using the entire Person Album).
  • Original file jpeg quality preserved when saving from Picnik.
  • Color Management is now turned off by default.
  • Increased stability through multiple crash fixes.

New in Picasa 3.8.0.240 (Aug 18, 2010)

  • Face Movie --You might be in charge of making a slideshow for a birthday party or wedding. Maybe you have only have two days and all you have is a bunch of group photos. Don’t panic. With the new Face Movie, you can quickly create a slideshow featuring that special someone, centered around that special someone, complete with transitions, music and captions.
  • Batch Upload -- Manage and organize your photos -- We've improved the the upload feature so that you can upload to Picasa Web Albums, and share with your Google contact groups at the same time. You can also remove albums, change upload size, visibility, or the sync state of photos that are already online on Picasa Web Albums.
  • Edit in Picnik -- Apply Picnik magic to your photo by selecting Edit in Picnik from the Basic Effects tab. Picnik is an easy and powerful photo-editor that allows you to edit photos easily, share them and save them back to Picasa Web Albums, right in your browser.
  • Properties panel -- Picasa now supports XMP along with EXIF data. Image data is now available in the Properties panel along with places and tags. Use the information to see exactly which camera settings you used when you took the photo.

New in Picasa 3.6.7.262 (Jul 23, 2010)

  • Fix to various crashes during initial scan/startup as a result of Quicktime.
  • Translation fixes.

New in Picasa 3.6.6.241 (May 6, 2010)

  • Drag and drop in Collage Maker for Mosaic, Frame Mosaic, and Grid.

New in Picasa 3.6.5.230 (Apr 14, 2010)

  • Increased stability through multiple crash fixes.
  • Fixed translation errors.
  • Several backup fixes including:
  • Disk-to-disk backup
  • Filtering previously backed up folders
  • Selecting the correct backup set in list

New in Picasa 3.6.5.203 (Mar 31, 2010)

  • Now available in 35 languages.

New in Picasa 3.6.1.142 (Dec 16, 2009)

  • Made a stability fix to Timeline.
  • Fixed an issue where Picasa would only show the face thumbnail when a new album is created from a 'People' album.
  • Fixed several issues in the import process.
  • Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping into another folder didn't actually move the photo.

New in Picasa 3.6.0.127 (Dec 8, 2009)

  • Added support for collaborative albums in Picasa:
  • The ability to make your own albums collaborative.
  • The ability to upload to a friend's album.
  • Added better name tag recommendations.
  • Added the ability (in the Folder Manager) to remove folders from being scanned for faces
  • Added the ability to create (and save) custom crop sizes.
  • Added an option in Settings to preserve the original JPG compression value when uploading to Picasa Web Albums.
  • Imports can now be saved automatically by date taken, today's date, or a custom folder name. If date taken is selected, photos will be saved in separate folders by date.

New in Picasa 3.5.2.90 (Nov 4, 2009)

  • Improved stability when downloading photos from Picasa Web Albums.
  • Added RAW support for the following cameras:
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • Olympus E-620
  • Canon EOS 500D
  • Olympus E-P1
  • Canon PowerShot A530
  • Pentax K-7
  • Canon PowerShot G11
  • Panasonic DMC-FZ35
  • Canon PowerShot A470
  • Sony DSLR-A230
  • Kodak EasyShare Z980
  • Sony DSLR-A330
  • Kodak EasyShare Z1015
  • Sony DSLR-A380
  • Nikon D3000
  • Sony DSLR-A8
  • Nikon D5000

New in Picasa 3.5.2.78 (Oct 16, 2009)

  • Stability improvements.

New in Picasa 3.5.1.68 (Oct 1, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue where editing contact information in Picasa altered the formating of contact information at http://contacts.google.com/
  • Added a progress bar when batch editing with 'Auto Red Eye Correction.'
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Tools' < 'Clear Geotag' menu item was disabled for geotagged photos.
  • Fixed a memory leak on Mac that occured while uploading.
  • Increased stability through multiple crash fixes. Thanks for reporting!

New in Picasa 3.5.1.60 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • Note that this is an English release only.
  • Added name tags in the Picasa software.
  • Improved geotagging: You can now geotag in Picasa using Google Maps in the 'Places' tab.
  • Improved keyword tagging:
  • New 'Tags' tab for easier tag management.
  • New Quick Tag buttons to make tagging easier.
  • Import changes
  • Added the ability to upload and share while importing.
  • Added the ability to add stars and upload only starred images during the import process.
  • Added the ability to modify the date and time on pictures. 'Tools > Adjust date and time.'
  • The Sharpen slider is now more responsive.

New in Picasa 3.0.6 (Jul 31, 2009)

  • Fixed an issue where applying the 'Retouch' edit created a 0kb new file.
  • Fixed an issue where Picasa for Mac caused very high CPU usage for some users.
  • Various crash fixes.

New in Picasa 3.0.5 (May 5, 2009)

  • Increased video upload limit from Picasa for Mac to Picasa Web Albums to 1 GB in filesize, but unlimited in length of duration (in minutes/seconds).
  • Updated RAW support for new cameras:
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • Canon PowerShot G10
  • FujiFilm IS Pro
  • Nikon D90
  • Nikon COOLPIX P6000
  • Pentax K2000
  • Panasonic DMC-FZ28
  • Panasonic DMC-LX3
  • Panasonic DMC-FX150
  • Panasonic DMC-G1

New in Picasa 3.0.4 (Mar 3, 2009)

  • Added 'Export as HTML Page' feature.
  • Added 'Shop' button which allows you to order prints from regional print providers.
  • Picasa for Mac color profiles should now align with other viewing applications.
  • Added support for deleting photos on network drives.
  • Files and folders containing '/' will now be scanned and displayed.
  • Introduced stability fixes for video playback and moviemaker.
  • Movies created by Picasa should now play correctly on YouTube.

New in Picasa 3.0.3 (Feb 3, 2009)

  • Fixed a crash on launch when an iPhone is connected.
  • Fixed a bug which was causing some jpegs to be saved incorrectly.
  • Various other minor fixes.

New in Picasa 3.0.2.348 (Jan 24, 2009)

  • Numerous bug fixes based on initial beta feedback.