Has anyone here used the Windows Live Photo Gallery beta? | Tech Off

dentaku

How many of you have had a chance to use the Window Live Photo Gallery beta yet?
I especially like this bit of text from http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/archive/2007/06/27/announcing-the-windows-live-photo-gallery-beta-1.aspx

"Import: We heard loud and clear that people want more control over how they import their photos - which photos get imported, what folders they go in, etc. You asked, we listened."

mig
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. - Evelyn Waugh

I'm on it, however I haven't imported any pictures from a camera with it yet. I should give it a try, maybe tomorrow.

I normally use Picasa (for importing large sets), or Windows Explorer to get small number of pictures (usually when I take a shot I need on the PC right away).

dentaku

That would be great.

How did you get this beta anyway?

arunmib
Copy and Paste was a design error?!

where did you get this from? I am searching.........

dentaku

arunmib wrote:
where did you get this from? I am searching.........

I just tested out the beta this morning and the photo importer is SOOOOO much better now. It organizes photos by date and lets you pick and choose which photos you import. It also does batch photo resizing and stitches panoramas.

Go here and pick the software you want to install from the list.
http://get.live.com/WL/config_all
I just wanted Photo Gallery so that's all I checked.

I'm thinking that this Live stuff is a way for Microsoft to release software for free without having to officially integrate it into the OS so that they don't get into trouble for "bundling" useful software.
Hopefully this leads to an even better more professional Movie Maker (not that it's terrible the way it is right now) and more features for the DVD Maker.