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Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by emielvl » Wed, Sep 30, 2015, 11:49 PM UTC

Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git
folioformac.com

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by joshmn » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 1:11 AM UTC

Does this actually sync with remotes? That part isn't clear.

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by billconan » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 1:56 AM UTC

does this support all file types? psd? png? avi? mp4?

possible to merge changes?

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by pketh » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 2:45 AM UTC

With binary files and git, am I saving all the previous versions in the tree locally (which could get huge fast), or just the diffs?

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by sickmate » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 3:07 AM UTC

joshmn wrote: post #2

Does this actually sync with remotes? That part isn't clear.

In their blog post on medium[1], they mention that it is built on git. webdesignledger.com[2] claims that it supports full version control.

[1] https://medium.com/@FolioForMac/building-a-better-time-machi...

[2] http://webdesignledger.com/folio-version-control

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by pilif » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 4:32 AM UTC

pketh wrote: post #4

With binary files and git, am I saving all the previous versions in the tree locally (which could get huge fast), or just the diffs?

Binary diffs. But depending on the file, it might not really be of much help (I know for a fact that Adobe premiere projects for example are nearly completely different every time you save).

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by huac » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 11:09 AM UTC

I wonder the benefit of using Git over Dropbox for a designer for this purpose.

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by stephenr » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 12:28 PM UTC

huac wrote: post #7

I wonder the benefit of using Git over Dropbox for a designer for this purpose.

A git repo can be hosted wherever you like. Dropbox, not so much.

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by huac » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 6:20 PM UTC

stephenr wrote: post #8

huac wrote: post #7

I wonder the benefit of using Git over Dropbox for a designer for this purpose.

A git repo can be hosted wherever you like. Dropbox, not so much.

That's not wrong, of course, but I wonder for how many designers that portability is an important value.

Re: Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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Post by stephenr » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 9:09 PM UTC

huac wrote: post #9

stephenr wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A git repo can be hosted wherever you like. Dropbox, not so much.

That's not wrong, of course, but I wonder for how many designers that portability is an important value.

Well I don't know how much they care about it. But fat kids don't care that cake is bad for them either.