Best Free Photo Organizer ??

[campo]

Who can tell me which is the best free computer photo organizer? I want sonmething which will create a slideshow etc., and which can later be transferred to another computer.
Suggestions???

campo.

[campo]

I might add this to the above:
I just had a very bad experience with Adobe Photoshop Album 3.0 Starter Edition! I spent hours organizing my pics into the system on the 2.0 version of the prog but then discovered a better 3.0 version was available. I upgraded but the moment I upgraded it told me I could no longer use it without registering. I gave my e mail but received no registering unlock code by e mail! Okay, it was free but it is so infuriating! The pics are still on my computer of course but the way I carefully organized them into a slideshow is now gone!
This should be a warning to all! One may use a free prog, but the moment one upgrades to a better available free prog, one can be cut off!!

Any advice on any other good photo organizer including slideshow organizer would be appreciated!
campo.

[z1p]

Did you search the software review forum here?
A quick search for photo in it found these results (http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/search.php?searchid=842889)

[campo]

I did some research and have downloaded and already used Google Picassa - it is totally free - no catches, unlike some, and it is a superb organizer of pics and can set up the best free slideshow I have ever seen. I am knocked out with it!!

And please everybody, note my warning about "free starter editions" of software which is "free" - although Adobe claim that their Photo Album 3.0 "Starter" was free, I could not get the unlock code off them when I wanted it.
campo.

[giradman]

I did some research and have downloaded and already used Google Picassa - it is totally free - no catches, unlike some, and it is a superb organizer of pics and can set up the best free slideshow I have ever seen. I am knocked out with it!!


Campo - I was just about to reply to you by suggesting Google's free program Picassa, but then saw your last post. At any rate, I can second your choice for anyone searching for an excellent and 'no cost' photo organizer. :thrilled:

[z1p]

campo, thanks for posting back. I've been using picassa for a while myself and have been pleased. I even started using it to pull the photos off my camera's CF disk. ( I tried adobe photo album, but didn't like it either)

[campo]

Thanks for your additional comments, guys. I appreciate it.
But - guess what? - I have egg on my face this morning because Adobe did finally send me an 'unlock code' and it did work fine. So apologies to Adobe! Its just that - in my experience - if somebody says they are going to send you a software unlock code it either comes within 5 minutes or certainly within about 6 hours - if neither, it never comes! But Adobe just proved me wrong by sending my unlock code circa 24 hours later.
However, I really find Picassa 2 to be better, although the simplicity of applying photo enhancements etc., is probably better on Adobe.
Thanks guys!

campo.

[aald4x4]

not sure if you can get it for free or not, but I use Kodak easyshare and I like it a lot

[MasterEnglisher]

I third the Picasa choice.