It is possible to convert edits from Picasa to Lightroom?

[randyr9447089]

I have used Picasa on Windows for many years and would like switch to Lightroom since Picasa is now deprecated (and LR is better!).  I have LR 5 now but can upgrade to 6 or CC.  The layers of edits from Picasa are kept in picasa.ini files.  Is it simply impossible to convert these edits to Lightroom?  I assume it would take a plug-in.  Will such a plug-in ever be developed?  I need only the image edits, not face recognition, star rating or tags/keywords.

Thank you.

[TanujSandal · Accepted solution]

Hi Randyr,

Please have a look at the following link: software - How to migrate from Picasa to Lightroom? - Photography Stack Exchange , let me know if it helps.

Regards

Tanuj Sandal

[randyr9447089]

Thank you for your response.  I had seen that well-written article, but rereading it now I believe I understand something new.  I have never "saved" my edited images in Picasa, but rather only exported them.  Saving appears to overwrite the original file, although Picasa first copies the original to a hidden folder which LR finds.  Having never "saved" them, LR shows me only the original image in the original folder and an identical one in the hidden folder.  I see now that I could "save" all my images in Picasa (thousands of them) and at least I would get the original and the end result.  Since the picasa.ini file is not translated, what I would not have is the pathway from original to end result.  Part of my question is whether a plug-in is being or will ever be developed to do that translation.  I expect not.  Can anyone verify that?

[TanujSandal]

I am not sure of any plugin that can be used.

[randyr9447089]

Thank you for your help, Tanuj.

[TanujSandal]

You are welcome, glad to help.