GOOGLE PHOTOS Ron Brown [email protected] Who is this Man? Frederick Scott Archer (1813–1 May 1857) invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the modern gelatin emulsion. Who is this Man? George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company Who is this man? Frederick Scott Archer George Eastman Steve Sasson First Digital Camera New Technology Kodak 1889-2012 High School Job McBain Cameras Kodak Early Kodak - Epson Current Technology Film Cameras Smartphone’s Victims Pictures Taken 1B/day uploaded GP Family Album How do you store your pictures? Found that CD’s lasted longer than DVD’s but both started to fail after 20 years Why is it so hard to store photos? ●Changing Technology – Pictures-Slides- Digital ●Labeling- Name- Date- Place Time Consuming ● ( Example Gail and Ron Rv) ●Uploading- requires backup strategy ●Where to put files- Drop Box-Gdrive- One Drive ●How to Synch them- Multiple Family Members ●Who can see you photos? ●Archive- After death What is Google Photos? Www.photos.google.com ●A service to organize and store your photos ●Helps people who take lots of pictures and videos ●Works on all devices- Smartphones, Tablets and Laptops ●Enjoy sharing memories with others ●Don’t enjoy working to manage your photos Photo Sharing Picasa- Photo Editing Software - Web Albums Flicker- Yahoo - Sold to Verison Facebook --------- What's happening to Picasa & Picasa Web Albums? ●After Picasa is retired: ●Picasa should continue to work anywhere it's installed, and you don't need to take any action. ●There won't be any more updates to Picasa. ●Picasa will no longer be available for download. Google Photos ●Create albums ●Share photos ●Edit photos ●Search your photos for people, places, and things Google Photos is a Shoe Box Stored in Chronologic order Who can use it Google Photos? Works across all platforms ●Android Users ●IOS Users ●Windows Users rd ●Kindle Fire - 3 party ●Unix- Web Based Where is it found? FREE ●Two Versions PC(Web Based) vs App ●App works best ●Linked to your Google Account - Gmail ●Pre- installed on all new Android Phones ●IOS users- App @ Itunes Store ●Android users- App @ Play store ●Windows User- Gmail Account https://photos.google.com Free Storage Google User Account Find Your Photos “ Catching the Big Fish “ More Memory on Cell Phone Share Photos Share Albums and Accounts Edit Google Photos Snapseed ●Snapseed ●Nik originally launched Snapseed on the iPad in June 2011, and it was named iPad App of the Year 2011 by Apple. Building on the success of the iPad version, Nik launched Snapseed for the iPhone in August 2011. Later, on February 27, 2012, Snapseed was announced for Microsoft Windows. ●Subsequent to the Google take-over, Snapseed was released for Android in December 2012 and the desktop version of Snapseed was discontinued. ●On April 9, 2015, Nik released Snapseed 2.0 for iOS and Android, bringing new tools, features, and a refreshed user interface. Edit Google Photos Photoshop Express for IOS and Android- Free Upload old Photos- Only PC Backup Strategy- Cell Phone Data ●Icloud ●Drop Box ●Verison ●Google Photos ● WHY IS MY DATA PLAN COSTING SO MUCH ? Where are my Pictures? Folders Photoscan by Google Photoscan will be Will be added To the menu Organizing your Photos ●GP keeps all photos together- Mobile devices and Desktop Uploader - photos.google.com ●Monthly Albums- Label 201701- Best Pictures ●Download each month to USB Key ( Zip File) ●GP - Album- Select All- download-creates a .zip file ●End of year 12 Albums - Best of 2017 Chromecast to your TV Resources for Google Photos Chris and Jim Guld ●Geeks on Tour https://geeksontour.com Geeks on Tour- New Book Google Photos Book (7-inch, 20 pages) will cost you $10, while the more premium hardcover (9-inch, 20 pages) is $20. Unfortunately, you're only able to buy one if you're in the US, and there's no word on whether Google plans to bring the service elsewhere anytime soon. Google Photos Update ●Cloud Based Storage- Google Uploader changed to Backup and Snync ●Archiving your pictures ●Shared Library ●Photo Books ●Sharing Section Google Photos can now identify your pets You’ll now see your pets grouped alongside the other people that the Google Photos app has identified You can give your animals a name in the app so you can quickly search for that picture way back when they were a puppy or a k Google started making funny cat and dog videos from the picturesGoogle saved Photos in your has Google six pet Photos-inspired library. songs to choose from in the movie editor and you can pick specific pictures to be included. WordPress.com integrates with Google Photos for easier image uploads NOW FOR THE DEMO Questions ? Google Photos Silvercom Computer and Technology Club Ron Brown [email protected].