Photo Organization Software

[Scott B.]

I'm looking to change/redo/enhance the way I handle my photos, and as such, I am looking at photo organization software.

I have heard a lot of good things about ACD Systems Pro Photo Manager 3.0. But, I have played with Google Picasa 3 (only a little bit) and it appears to be fairly powerful.

My question is, how good/powerful is Picasa, and is it a "real" tool, or just free software for the "average" user? Pro Photo Manager is only $140 or so, so it not a break-the-bank product.

In other words, is Picasa good enough, or should I splurge for PPM?

Thanks.

 

[Lost Canadian]

Mac or PC?

 

[Scott Brady]

If this is a PC platform, consider LightRoom

 

[Scott B.]

mac or pc?

pc

 

[Lost Canadian]

If it's just to manage your files Picasa should be fine. My wife likes using it for her stuff. I use Lightroom myself but it's probably way more then you want for simple organization. Lightroom is a library, image converter, web developer, print program, and PDF/Image Video creator all in one.

 

[Scott B.]

I was just looking at Lightroom - I like it.

It's a lot more than I was initially thinking about, but it will allow me to easily get into post processing.

 

[Scott Brady]

LightRoom is a good solution. I doubt you will regret it.

 

[tdesanto]

I was just looking at Lightroom - I like it.

It's a lot more than I was initially thinking about, but it will allow me to easily get into post processing.

You can download a 30 day trial to try it out first without committing the funds right away.

Then, instead of buying directly from Adobe, being responsible for making your own disk backup disk, and paying tax on the purchase, you can buy it from Amazon for less and get free shipping, no tax, and the disk as your backup.