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
• .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)