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JAlbum - A flexible tool for creating online photo albums
Authored by: Fofer on Jul 07, '03 01:36:20PM

No review of online photo albums would be complete without mention of the excellent myPhoto:
http://agent0068.dyndns.org/~mike/projects/myPhoto/index.php

It seems to address the finest points of BetterHTMLExport (that is, works directly from your iPhoto library) and Gallery (that is, it's a PHP program that allows visitors to browse, resize, etc.) In a sense it's better than Gallery, in that it integrates direcly with your iPhoto library and albums.

But -- it does require a complex setup, and a stable/fast enough connection to be able to host it locally of your own machine. The author is very responsive and helpful when it comes to setup, and it's fully donation-ware. I am using it share pics with my family, and now that its set up, the best part is I don't have to do anything except import my pictures into iPhoto! I share certain albums and block the "private" ones. It works very, very well.

I'm hoping the author integrates some of the better "Gallery" features into myPhoto - namely the ability for visitors to order prints from an online printing service.

Yes, this is a far different solution than a simple HTML/thumbnail generator. But I maintain that for some people, it's the wiser solution.



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JAlbum - A flexible tool for creating online photo albums
Authored by: TvE on Jul 07, '03 04:17:50PM

I'll definetely have to look very much more at both myPhoto as well as Gallery - both of them looks very(!) interesting.

I wonder if it's easy (w. myPhoto - or I guess iPhoto) to seperate the iPhoto library (that is residing on my TiBook) and my webserver (that is located in my basement).

It would be cool (for me) to export my iPhotos albums from my TiBook and have them hosted on my webserver - and kind of getting the best of both the worlds...



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JAlbum - A flexible tool for creating online photo albums
Authored by: Fofer on Jul 09, '03 11:11:16AM

My circumstances are similar. I use my 12" PowerBook to collect and arrange my photos, so I always have them with me on the go. But I also have them on my G4 PowerMac in the office, viewable in iPhoto, and webhosted by myPhoto. Works great!

In the past all I've done to accomplish this is hook up my PB in (FireWire target mode) to the PowerMac, and copied over the "iPhoto Library" folder, about once a week or so.

Now I am looking for more automated ways to accomplish this, like via Retrospect or Folder Synchronizer.



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JAlbum - A flexible tool for creating online photo albums
Authored by: bignumbers on Jul 07, '03 10:38:15PM

I was going to mention myPhoto as well. It's concept is wonderful - automatically share all (or selected) iPhoto albums directly from your Mac. Make a change in your library, and it's automatically reflected on your site. I think it needs a fair bit of work before it's really ready for the mainstream, but it's a fantastic start.

The biggest problem I'm having with it is speed - my library is 1500+ photos, and it's just dog slow in recreating all the cache files - and it wants to do that after almost every iPhoto launch. It also makes mistakes, such as placing photos in libraries where they don't belong. But it's so simple (once configured) it's worth it for sharing photos with friends/family/etc.



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