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Picasa Changelog

What's new in Picasa 3.9.141 Build 259

Dec 30, 2015
  • Patches for image handling. We'd like to thank Hossein Lotfi, Secunia Research, for helping to identify issues in RAW handling
  • 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 Build 248 (Sep 9, 2015)

  • Re-branding from Google+ Photos to Google Photos
  • Disable, for the time being, uploads of face tags.
  • 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 Build 150 (Aug 12, 2014)

  • 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.
  • Fixed crash in AutoBackup for Windows that could occur while uploading very large files.
  • 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 Build 136 (Aug 12, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed crashes in AutoBackup for Windows during application shutdown.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed problems in AutoBackup with switching between full and standard size uploads and RAW support
  • Bug Fix: Make sure AutoBackup runs automatically after installation.
  • Bug Fix: Address some minor UI problems in AutoBackup (text over-runs, typos).
  • 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 3.9.0 Build 137.118 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Autoplay broken in Picasa for Windows, no files listed in Import tab.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in AutoBackup for Windows while queuing files for processing.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash in Picasa while writing contact information to disk.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crashes in AutoBackup for Windows during device detection and import.
  • Bug Fix: Stop auto-scanning Picasa's temporary and export folders in Auto Backup.
  • Bug Fix: Update Google Login to properly handle cookies with newer versions of IE.
  • Bug Fix: Allow AutoBackup for Windows to be properly closed by the system.
  • Bug Fix: Picasa album sync was failing on spurious error during face tag upload.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed multithreading related crash in AutoBackup during file upload.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed crash during sign-out / sign-in process in AutoBackup for Windows.
  • 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 3.9.0 Build 137.69 (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 3.9.0 Build 136.20 (Dec 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 3.9.0 Build 136.19 (Dec 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 3.9.0 Build 136.18 (Dec 13, 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 3.9.0 Build 136.09 (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 3.9.0 Build 135.80 (Dec 17, 2011)

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

New in Picasa 3.9.0 Build 135.78 (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 3.8.0 Build 117.43 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • Fixed importing from scanners.
  • Fixed Backup and Restore creating duplicate .ini files.

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 117.41 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • Fixed facial recognition crash.

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 117.38 (Mar 16, 2011)

  • Fixed various camera importing issues in Windows 7.
  • Picasa Photo Viewer process now works correctly with files opened on a network drive.
  • Fixed an issue with ‘My Contacts’ groups.
  • Made improvements to decrease overall memory usage.

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 117.29 (Dec 11, 2010)

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

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 117.24 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • Fixed various translation issues.
  • Face Movies now correctly display captions.

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 115.66 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Fixed "Manage Online Contacts" 403 errors.
  • Fixed corrupt metadata bug.
  • Fixed various Face Movie crashes.
  • NEF files appear again for mass storage devices on Windows 7.

New in Picasa 3.8.0 Build 115.53 (Sep 16, 2010)

  • Fixed problems upgrading facetags from 3.6 and several other issues with cropped/rotated files.
  • Fixed importing from scanners issue in Windows 7.
  • Fixed screensaver issues with cropped pictures and captions not displaying.
  • Fixed broken EXIF rotation and zoom in Photo Viewer.
  • 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 Build 115.45 (Aug 18, 2010)

  • Added Face Movie to create face-aligned movies for named contacts.
  • Added Batch Upload (via Tools > Batch Upload) to allow you to take bulk actions on your photos: upload, change options, and remove online photos.
  • Added Picnik online photo-editing to the Basic Fixes tab.
  • Added Color Management to support color profiles.
  • Added the Properties panel to view EXIF data and improve support for XMP metadata.
  • Added support for uploading photo order to Picasa Web for manually re-ordered photos.
  • Added an option to upload people album thumbnails to Google Contacts.

New in Picasa 3.6.0 Build 105.67 (Jul 19, 2010)

  • Fix to various crashes during initial scan/startup as a result of Quicktime.
  • For Windows 7, fix for a question mark icon that displays in the Library list for photo folders with 1,000 or more counts.

New in Picasa 3.6.0 Build 105.65 (May 6, 2010)

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

New in Picasa 3.6.0 Build 105.61 (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 3.6.0 Build 105.56 (Mar 24, 2010)

  • Increased stability through multiple crash fixes.
  • Fixed translation errors.

New in Picasa 3.6.0 Build 105.41 (Feb 25, 2010)

  • Now available in 38 languages.

New in Picasa 3.6.0 Build 95.25 (Feb 25, 2010)

  • 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 Build 95.18 (Feb 25, 2010)

  • Added support for collaborative albums in Picasa:
  • The ability to make your own albums collaborative and invite collaborators.
  • 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.
  • Add 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 3.5.0 Build 79.67.0 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • 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 for easy access to commonly used tags.
  • 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.
  • Improved reliability for CD burning

New in Picasa 2.5.0.32.91.0 Beta (Sep 15, 2006)

  • New RAW features
  • Larger thumbnails
  • Picasa now works with Google Earth
  • Screensaver
  • Improved import