Tuesday, March 20, 2007

New Sharpcast Photos 1.0 Image Organizer

Backing up image files can be the most important step in the digital photographic process right behind pressing the shutter button. Original files can be lost if a backup is performed incorrectly or hardware fails. The recenty released Sharpcast Photos 1.0 is a desktop photo organizer that syncs a user’s PC to the Web and their mobile phones.

The interfaces of the Sharpcast Desktop Organizer and Web Album are drop-and-drag friendly, which allows for the easy transfer and arrangement of large photo files. The Desktop Organizer and Web Album mirror each other; new photos and edits made to photos automatically appear in both places. Cell phone shutterbugs can have their photos sent to the software. Photo collections are also viewable from mobile phones. Other features include a photo widget, which can turn an album into a slideshow for a website or blog, import directly from digital cameras, and has the ability to share photos and chat with other Sharpcast Photo users.

Sharpcast offers free and subscription plans. The free plan allows users to store photos for 30 days at full resolution. After 30 days, the photos are resized to a 1600x1200 resolution. The subscription plan includes unlimited storage of full-resolution photos and is $5.99 per month or $64.99 per year.

For more information, visit: the Sharpcast website.

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