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But with Picasa, the database is stored on the local drive, not the network. Or is there some store-the-database-on-the-network setting that I don't know about?
– Jon Watte
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 2:52
You're most two important criterias are: "doesn't try to copy the photos to the local machine it's running on" and "doesn't move the photos around". Picasa does both. Picasa perform a mixture of metadata on the network drive via the .picasa folder. If you want the database on the network drive too, tool under Tools > Experimental > Move Database Location. I am uncertain if changes in one workstations will appear next time on another workstation pointing to the same network database location. Maybe you can research/experiment yourself on that. Or maybe someone else can suggest better.
– Sun
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 3:17
You may also want to try some picasa add ones to augment network capabilities.
– Sun
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 13:34
@sink818: In the original text, I called out twice that the metadata should live on the network. Apparently, that was not enough -- I edited the question to make it clear this is a requirement. Thanks for your contribution!
– Jon Watte
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 21:10
@JonWatte I realize all your line items are requirements, but I mistakenly thought your last requirement was actually "most important" and your other considerations were optional or less important. I think you can experiment with the PicasaStarter software, or if you have a sync service like DropBox, consider putting the Picasa database (Tools, Experimental) to a syncable location. Unfortunately, Picasa is not true multi-user software so only one person can be in Picasa and use the Picasa database.
– Sun
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 22:50

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