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Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by bane »

jmathai wrote: post #12

I don't think the consumer space is something Dropbox is really interested in. I don't blame them and they probably have the numbers to back up their decision to drop photo galleries. I thought Carousel was going to be a big success[1] but it didn't hit the mark like I suspected. Even if it did I doubt it would generate any meaningful revenue for them. Google has figured out the consumer photo space with Google Photo…

Woah, this is excellent. It basically is almost exactly how I organize my photos today.

Looking forward to adopting this as part of my workflow.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by skeletonjelly »

Brendinooo wrote: post #24

Plug for SmugMug here: $40/year for, as far as I understand it, unlimited photo and video storage. Great controls over sharing, easy to order prints, and the iOS app is getting better all the time. Plus, you are not the product. They just want to do photo storage well, and that's it. Back when I was deciding on a service, I was down to Carousel and SmugMug. I liked the idea of paying Dropbox for space that would go b…

I use these guys but the lack of raw files is annoying that it's (from memory) the highest tier. Also the iPhone app might be good but the Android is some kind of PhoneGap like second rate. Reminds me of the Android environment 5 years ago being left with crappy clones of the iPhone versions.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by Spooky23 »

jmathai wrote: post #46
Spooky23 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The safer bet is Apple, as the smarts are local software vs service.

I'm a big proponent of local software but the problem with Apple/iPhoto is that everything is stored in a proprietary database. I think a good compromise is smarts in the cloud vs. local copy. I do this with Google Photos / Google Drive / Synology [1]. Apple does do this to an extent with iCloud but I haven't used that to be able to comment on how well it works. [1] https://medium.com/@jmathai/introducing-elodie-your…

I don't know why we're both getting downvoted here!

There were other apps similar to iPhoto/Photos like Picassa that were less properietary. But... Google's interests didnt align with the consumer.

Apple loses points for a wonky proprietary format, but their interest in providing the product are in alignment with my interest as a consumer. And if that changes, the software doesn't go away.

The only cloud services that I'm interested in are pure commodity plays like disk, email, etc. Everything else comes with that high transition cost.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by vaishaksuresh »

traek wrote: post #42
vaishaksuresh wrote: post #35

Maybe I'm too old for this, but I read the title as "Dropbox discontinues photo galleries" I still can't get used to the fact that drop means release.

Dropbox is discontinuing photo galleries. > The Photos page is changing on July 17, 2017, but your pictures will stay safe in your Dropbox account. After July 17, you’ll no longer be able to create or share albums on the web, or browse photos in the current timeline view.

You're right! i just skimmed over the article and missed the important thing in the box on top :)

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by xbmcuser »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #22
skinnymuch wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google is pushing out new features for Google Photos at an impressive rate through now as well. Hope that doesn't. If they didn't shut Carousel down before, they would probably be shutting it down by now with Google Photos, Apple Photos, Amazon, taking so much of the space up.

What happens when Google Photos shuts down?

Has Gmail shut down yet. Google photos is not going to shut down. Why? Because of data photos are data billions of megabytes of data that is being uploaded to Google every week. I don't think Google would want to miss out on it.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by Veratyr »

Brendinooo wrote: post #24

Plug for SmugMug here: $40/year for, as far as I understand it, unlimited photo and video storage. Great controls over sharing, easy to order prints, and the iOS app is getting better all the time. Plus, you are not the product. They just want to do photo storage well, and that's it. Back when I was deciding on a service, I was down to Carousel and SmugMug. I liked the idea of paying Dropbox for space that would go b…

I like the idea of SmugMug but I have a few quibbles with it:

- As far as I can tell, there's no RAW support (http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93278), admittedly this is the biggest problem for me, as all my photos are RAW.

- Video is extremely limited (20 min/3GB) and I expect to be able to store that too, as I treat it basically the same way I treat photos.

- Their privacy policy is that of a content publishing platform, not a place to store personal photos: They will access your information without your consent and without mandatory notification if "we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements or policies". That last one is the killer.

- Their ToS is that of a content publishing platform, not a place to store photos: They prohibit "User Content that, in the sole judgment of SmugMug, is objectionable, harmful or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Services, or which may expose SmugMug or its users to any harm or liability of any nature." i.e. they can object to literally anything I put there. I don't want to have to think about whether my backup provider will deign to approve the photos I take.

I honestly prefer Google Photos to SmugMug. It has decent RAW support and with a $10/month Google Apps account you can get an unenforced 1TB quota (i.e. unlimited). And they don't police the stuff you backup, only what you share.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by jmathai »

Spooky23 wrote: post #63
jmathai wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a big proponent of local software but the problem with Apple/iPhoto is that everything is stored in a proprietary database. I think a good compromise is smarts in the cloud vs. local copy. I do this with Google Photos / Google Drive / Synology [1]. Apple does do this to an extent with iCloud but I haven't used that to be able to comment on how well it works. [1] https://medium.com/@jmathai/introducing-elodie-your…

I don't know why we're both getting downvoted here! There were other apps similar to iPhoto/Photos like Picassa that were less properietary. But... Google's interests didnt align with the consumer. Apple loses points for a wonky proprietary format, but their interest in providing the product are in alignment with my interest as a consumer. And if that changes, the software doesn't go away. The only cloud services tha…

I agree with regard to cloud services. Google Photos + Google Drive is the killer combo.

Re: Dropbox Drops Photo Galleries

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Post by Axsuul »

This title is misleading. Dropbox is "dropping" photo galleries in favor of something more integrated[1]:

"The Photos page will be replaced with a new, streamlined photos experience that looks more like our redesigned Dropbox website. You’ll be able to access it by navigating to dropbox.com/photos or clicking on Photos in the left-hand menu of dropbox.com."

[1] https://www.dropbox.com/help/photos-videos/changes-photos

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