How to Create a Photo Collage with Picasa
I've been using Picassa for a while now and find that every time I use Picassa I run into a feature I didn't know it had. With Picassa you have the capability of creating picture collages from the pictures you have stored in your computer. There are several types of collages that you can create;
Picture Pile - Places all of the pictures you selected in a pile one on top another, really neat effect.
Picture Grid - Creates a grid of your pictures on one sheet.
Contact Sheet - Similar to the grid, but pictures have spaces between each other. This one is great if you would like to print your pictures for presentation.
Multi Exposure - This one is really neat, all pictures are blended with each other, creates really nice effects if you chose the right pictures.
Below you will find the steps necessary to create your own picture collage. As always comments/suggestions are welcome.
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1. Download and install Picassa.
2. Select the pictures that wish to make a collage out of.
3. With the pictures selected click on Create > Picture Collage...
4. A dialog box will open with several options;
*Type: Select the collage type you wish to create
*Options: Allows you to select which color background you would like to use, you can also set a picture as the background
*Location: Where you would like the output stored.
5. After you have made your selections, click Create
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I checked it...
That's strange, sounds like a bug. I just attempted to create a collage of 12 photos and I'm not having that problem. What version of Picasa are you using? I'm using version 2.7 (build 37.32,0). To check if you have the latest click on the 'Help' menu and select 'Check for updates online'
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About the 12 that become 16...
I choose 12 pics & clicked on collage & Picasa turned it into a collage of 16 pics instead of 12 & it made doubles of 4 pics to make it a collage of 16 pics. I once made a collage of 12 but now it wont do 12.
thanks
BTW how do I sign up?
About the 12 that become 16...
Can you please elaborate on what is occurring to you...
where r the answers to the questions on this forum?
where r the answers to the questions on this forum?
collage-with 12 pics
What can I do . i want to make a collage of 12 pics & picasa takes 1 row and doubles it to 16. help
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Picasa
Hope you can help a bit further. I've played with the picture pile collage on
Google, but can't seem to figure out a way to include the corners - it cuts off
part of the photo. I've tried 2 photos, 3 photos, 4 photos, 5 photos, etc. The only
way that seems to give the view (no cut offs) I'm looking for is with something
like 20 photos which are too small for what I need. TIA
It's Picasa, not Picassa
It's Picasa, not Picassa
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