# Picassa and Mac

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picassa-and-mac/623616>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 31, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picassa-and-mac/623616 "2012-05-31T02:49:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picassa-and-mac/623616/1 "2012-05-31T02:49:47Z")

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I just made a backup disk through Picassa. The idea is to run the pictures as a slide show. Will this work on an iMac? If not, what is the best way for me to copy and play?

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**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picassa-and-mac/623616/2 "2012-05-31T06:11:12Z")

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What format is the disk? Is it the original .jpg s, or a video DVD? If it’s picture files, just select all, open with Preview and start a slideshow (one of the options in the menu). Not sure about order and timing and transitions though.

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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picassa-and-mac/623616/3 "2012-06-01T00:13:30Z")

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So, I am getting there. I now have picassa on the mac, and I have download the files. Now all I need is to be able to make a slide show with all the files (there are five of them).