And it's *still* useless for archiving. In case anyone else hasn't noticed, Flickr recompresses images when you upload them. Sure, you can download the original *resolution* image later, but it isn't the same original image and it shows clear compression artifacts. Anyone can see this by taking an image of known size (say 2MB) uploading it, and then clicking on the "Download Original" link. Mysteriously, the downloaded image is a much smaller file size.If you're thinking about using Flickr as your photo archive, think again.
ericnmuYou can set who views your photos on flickrYou have friends,family and public . Make family your own and make friends (friends and family) and have public for everybody else. Also for everyone who is complaining about full screen.If you have an account and sign in you can go to all sizes and see very large photos- bigger then your screen.So sign in and look for all sizes<a class="user" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/126630489/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/126630489/</a>
Bulls**t. Have NASA open an account and upload all of their photos. In a single day. You're telling me they'd allow it?OK How about if it wasn't NASA but someone else with the same amount (and popularity) of photos. Maybe they would allow it.What if it was a random Joe posting the same amount of photos, just lower importance to the general populous, say, family photos. Would they still allow it? I don't think so."Unlimited" is very limited.Infinity cannot be obtained. Ever. Case in point: If I made a project where everyone took a snapshot of every second on their webcam and put it on flickr..it would not stay "unlimited."
I don't know why they are digging you down jonnyblue. Zooomr is great and we all have to start in a small scale.. Also the Zooomr geotagging is far better than flickr's.
cyrrinDec 13, 2006
And it's *still* useless for archiving. In case anyone else hasn't noticed, Flickr recompresses images when you upload them. Sure, you can download the original *resolution* image later, but it isn't the same original image and it shows clear compression artifacts. Anyone can see this by taking an image of known size (say 2MB) uploading it, and then clicking on the "Download Original" link. Mysteriously, the downloaded image is a much smaller file size.If you're thinking about using Flickr as your photo archive, think again.
jonnyblueDec 13, 2006
Everything has a begining... There's a community building there too. Anyway, I don't want to change opinions, I was just encouraging competition.
placainDec 13, 2006
Sorry, bzzt, wrong. It's byte-for-byte identical.
patrickxDec 13, 2006
photos on xanga.com already had these higher limits, plus you can upload video and audio
daveeceeDec 14, 2006
MAYBE I CAN GET THEIR ATTENTION WITH LARGE CAPITAL LETTERS
macbthDec 14, 2006
ericnmuYou can set who views your photos on flickrYou have friends,family and public . Make family your own and make friends (friends and family) and have public for everybody else. Also for everyone who is complaining about full screen.If you have an account and sign in you can go to all sizes and see very large photos- bigger then your screen.So sign in and look for all sizes<a class="user" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/126630489/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/126630489/</a>
Closed AccountDec 14, 2006
Bulls**t. Have NASA open an account and upload all of their photos. In a single day. You're telling me they'd allow it?OK How about if it wasn't NASA but someone else with the same amount (and popularity) of photos. Maybe they would allow it.What if it was a random Joe posting the same amount of photos, just lower importance to the general populous, say, family photos. Would they still allow it? I don't think so."Unlimited" is very limited.Infinity cannot be obtained. Ever. Case in point: If I made a project where everyone took a snapshot of every second on their webcam and put it on flickr..it would not stay "unlimited."
djchesterDec 14, 2006
I don't know why they are digging you down jonnyblue. Zooomr is great and we all have to start in a small scale.. Also the Zooomr geotagging is far better than flickr's.