Web Gallery Software

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. :-)

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- Mike

Mike Warren wrote:

I have been on the lookout for some software web gallery software for

Brought to you by the department of redundancy department. :-)

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- Mike

On 2010-08-08 19:43:54 -0700, "Mike Warren"
said:

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 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/WF...05w/index.html

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Regards,

Savageduck

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/WF...05w/index.html

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that does not appear to meet any
of my requirements. :-)

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- Mike

On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 02:43:54 +0000 (UTC), "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. :-)

To narrow down your requirements, have you considered replacing your
current wife with one that is more computer savvy?


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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

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
he http://mike-warren.net/test/album.html



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- Mike

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. :-)

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- Mike

On 2010-08-08 20:19:37 -0700, "Mike Warren"
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/WF...05w/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.

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Regards,

Savageduck

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

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. :-)

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- Mike