Microsoft Showcases The Photos app for Windows 8
Microsoft had described the improvements related to HD video calling , adaptive bitrate streaming and 3D video on its blog . Now they have introduced the new Photos app for Windows 8 .
The photo app will now let users to connect their Microsoft account to Facebook, Flickr, SkyDrive, to share and get the pictures from these services . The photos can be synced with SkyDrive as well .
Because Windows 8 is optimized for a landscape orientation , the Photos app is designed in the same way such that it tells that story best .
The storyline view shows a photo just big enough to enjoy, but small enough to see more than one at a time. If you want to see more of your pictures at once, just pinch to zoom out, and you’ll see a thumbnail view of your collection.
Now, if you install the SkyDrive desktop app, you can choose to have all of your photos automatically sent and saved to SkyDrive.
The ability to import photos from various devices is also there . When connecting camera to PC , users just need to pick the Photos app as importer and then all will be done automatically . The photos will be organized automatically and can be viewed by date .
There is also a new homescreen and picker feature . More can be read at the MSDN blog .
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Microsoft had described the improvements related to HD video calling , adaptive bitrate streaming and 3D video on its blog . Now they have introduced the new Photos app for Windows 8 .
The photo app will now let users to connect their Microsoft account to Facebook, Flickr, SkyDrive, to share and get the pictures from these services . The photos can be synced with SkyDrive as well .
Because Windows 8 is optimized for a landscape orientation , the Photos app is designed in the same way such that it tells that story best .
The storyline view shows a photo just big enough to enjoy, but small enough to see more than one at a time. If you want to see more of your pictures at once, just pinch to zoom out, and you’ll see a thumbnail view of your collection.
Now, if you install the SkyDrive desktop app, you can choose to have all of your photos automatically sent and saved to SkyDrive.
The ability to import photos from various devices is also there . When connecting camera to PC , users just need to pick the Photos app as importer and then all will be done automatically . The photos will be organized automatically and can be viewed by date .
There is also a new homescreen and picker feature . More can be read at the MSDN blog .
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