Choose which files to see in Picasa

Select which types of files you want to see in Picasa.

• 1. Click Tools > Options (Windows) or Picasa > Preferences (Mac).

  2. Click File Types.

  3. Check the file types for Picasa to detect and display.

  4. Click OK.

File types supported

Photos

• • .jpeg

  • .tif

  • .tiff

  • .bmp

  • .gif (not animated)

  • .psd (Photoshop)

  • .png

  • .tga

Movies and audio

For playback in Picasa

• • .mpg

  • .mod

  • .mmv

  • .tod

  • .wmv

  • .asf

  • .avi

  • .divx

  • .mov (needs Apple's QuickTime; see warning here)

  • .m4v

  • .3gp

  • .3g2

  • .mp4

  • .m2t

  • .m2ts

  • .mts

  • .mkv

For Movie Maker

• • .avi

  • .asf

  • .wmv

  • .mpg

  • .m2t

  • .mmv

  • .m2ts

Audio (for slideshows and Movie Maker)

• • .wma

  • .mp3

If a video file doesn't play in Windows Media Player or QuickTime, it won't play in Picasa.

RAW format images

Picasa supports RAW formats from these manufacturers:

• • Adobe (.DNG)

  • Canon (.CRW, .CR2)

  • Casio (.RAW)

  • Fuji (.RAF)

  • Hasselblad (.3FR)

  • Kodak (.DCR, .KDC)

  • Leica (.DNG, .RAW)

  • Minolta (.MRW)

  • Nikon (.NEF, .NRW)

  • Olympus (.ORF)

  • Panasonic (.RAW, .RW2)

  • Pentax (.PEF)

  • Ricoh (.DNG)

  • Samsung (.DNG)

  • Sigma (.X3F)

  • Sony (.ARW, .SRF, .SR2)

Information from the help page https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/15625?hl=en