Web Gallery Software
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From: Mike Warren on 8 Aug 2010 23:33 Mike Warren wrote: >The closest I've found so far is FotoPlayer http://www.fotoplayer.com/ >and have set up a test gallery to play with it: > >http://mike-warren.net/test I just noticed that the link doesn't take you directly to the gallery. Click on "Photography" at the top of the page, which will take you here: http://mike-warren.net/test/album.html -- - Mike
From: Mike Warren on 8 Aug 2010 23:40 tony cooper wrote: >To narrow down your requirements, have you considered replacing your >current wife with one that is more computer savvy? LOL! I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the suggestion. :-) -- - Mike
From: Savageduck on 8 Aug 2010 23:45 On 2010-08-08 20:19:37 -0700, "Mike Warren" <miwa-not-this-bit(a)or-this-csas.net.au> said: > Savageduck wrote: > >> Here is an HTML gallery built with Lightroom. It could also be done >> with Bridge. >> >> Since this was not for serious publication, I kept it simple. It could >> be easily polished with links and other text added and it can be >> imbedded into a web site if needed. >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/Sites/WFT_201005w/index.html > > > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that does not appear to meet any > of my requirements. :-) Unfortunately my computing at home is Mac-centric, so the two pieces of SW I have for web site (gallery development are Apple's iWeb and Rapidweaver from Realmacsoftware. Both of these have great options for web gallery construction within a site. I am afraid I am not familiar with similar Windows SW. Anyway good luck with your search. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: Russell D. on 8 Aug 2010 23:59 On 08/08/2010 08:43 PM, Mike Warren wrote: > I have been on the lookout for some software web gallery software for > several years, but everything I find has things I don't like. > > These are the main things I'm after: > > 1/ Usable on my own web site. > > 2/ Must not be tied to some other site or company remaining in existence. > > 3/ Low cost. > > 4/ A UI that allows easy uploading of photos and organization without > needing any particular computer skills. This is so my wife can control > her own gallery without needing to ask for help from me. > > 5/ Pictures automatically resize to fit in the browser window. This one is > non-negotiable. > > 6/ Fast. > > 7/ High compatibility with different browsers etc. > > 8/ Configurable themes and colours. > > 9/ Photo descriptions must allow for clickable links. > > The closest I've found so far is FotoPlayer http://www.fotoplayer.com/ > and have set up a test gallery to play with it: > > http://mike-warren.net/test > > It doesn't meet condition 2 above as it appears to rely on JAlbum. It's > also slow, like all Flash based galleries, but it seems to me that Flash > is active on more systems than JavaScript now days, and people mostly have > fast enough connections that this is not as important as it once was. > > I have seen some commercial photographer sites that look very nice for > me, but I suspect that they were custom made as there are no links to > the software used. > > Photography is only a hobby for my wife and I, and I do not want to spend > a lot of time creating and configuring our web galleries. > > So much so that I haven't updated our main galleries since 2005. :-) > Here's a big FWIW and maybe you don't care, but I usually don't spend much time on Flash sites. My hope is that HTML 5 will mean the demise of Flash. YMMV, Russell
From: Mike Warren on 9 Aug 2010 03:06
Russell D. wrote: >Here's a big FWIW and maybe you don't care, but I usually don't spend >much time on Flash sites. My hope is that HTML 5 will mean the demise of >Flash. > >YMMV, I agree to a large extent, but find it less of a problem in recent years with fast broadband. Unless I have a particular need to see a site, it has about 7 seconds to show itself or I've moved on. :-) -- - Mike |