PIcasa vs flickr?

[aliengravy]

What ones do you use? rate? whats better and why?

I looked at flickr and started using picasa, as you get 1gb free, and its Google! and personally i like anything done by google, but havent tried flickr, and seeing everyone talk about it on here i thought i might be missing out!!

 

[JJ!]

Never used Picasa, but a lot of people on here are on flickr!!!

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=366064&highlight=flickr

 

[aliengravy]

Yes i noticed that thats what made me say!

 

[Feirny]

Flickr all the way.

 

[aliengravy]

^^ On what basis do you say that?

 

[Feirny]

Layout, ease of use, and Flickr uploader

 

[aliengravy]

i did try the flickr uploader but tbh picasa uploader knocks the socks of that! layout and ease of use i wouldnt know! spose you might be right with ease of use from what ive seen!

How secure are flickr pics are they all public?

 

[Soph]

You own copywrite to them. Unless you say otherwise.

 

[aliengravy]

but you cant make them private? because you can on picasa! dont know about copyright though!!

 

[Feirny]

You can set them to private if you wish. There is an option when uploading.

 

[aliengravy]

ok thats cool!! just looked at the copyright for picasa and there yours unless you state, and you can mark them with the cc licence as well when you share them!

 

[Soph]

ok thats cool!! just looked at the copyright for picasa and there yours unless you state, and you can mark them with the cc licence as well when you share them!

automatically marked like that on flickr

 

[ianeire]

Biggest downside to Flickr (which I've only just started using instead of Photobucket) is that you 'have' to post your pictures using the HTML code they provide. That's fine, but it bloody doesn't work on BBCode forums so it's a pain in the arse having to change all the codes to post on here and every other forum.

 

[Limca]

i use picasa, and I think its really good. i haven't used flickr yet

 

[Feirny]

Biggest downside to Flickr (which I've only just started using instead of Photobucket) is that you 'have' to post your pictures using the HTML code they provide. That's fine, but it bloody doesn't work on BBCode forums so it's a pain in the arse having to change all the codes to post on here and every other forum.

No you don't. I have never had to do that. Don't know what you're doing wrong mate.


Right click and copy image address, paste onto here and take the bit after .jpg off.

 

[ianeire]

Says this under every photo ...

To link to this photo on other websites you can either:

1. Copy and paste this HTML into your webpage:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33678063@N05/3171548948/" title="RS gearknob by plastik fantastik, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/3171548948_054c5fdd00.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="RS gearknob" /></a>

2. Grab the photo's URL:

Remember! Flickr Community Guidelines specify that if you post a Flickr photo on an external website, the photo must link back to its photo page. (So, use Option 1.)

Now if I use option 1, like it tells me I have to as it's something that you have agreed to in the guidelines (apparently), the photo won't appear. You have to translate their HTML code to BBCode for forum use .. .. ..

Or maybe I'm doing it wrong, someone tell me? I've been reading through the FAQ and the forum searching for a solution to the problem and it seems that there's quite a few people complain about having to do it.


That above HTML code when changed to BBCode comes out as

 

[Feirny]

Doesnt say that on mine :S It's odd.

The bit you need is the http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/3171548948_054c5fdd00.jpg bit.

Best way to do it is as I described in my post above.

 

[ianeire]

I used that until I found out where I was going wrong but apparently in the "guidelines", the account can be disabled if I don't use option 1.

Where are you pulling the generated code from? I'm in picking a photo in the photostream, choosing the size and the code is automatically generated underneath ..

 

[Griff]

Says this under every photo ...

Now if I use option 1, like it tells me I have to as it's something that you have agreed to in the guidelines (apparently), the photo won't appear. You have to translate their HTML code to BBCode for forum use .. .. ..

Or maybe I'm doing it wrong, someone tell me? I've been reading through the FAQ and the forum searching for a solution to the problem and it seems that there's quite a few people complain about having to do it.


That above HTML code when changed to BBCode comes out as

What they say is entirely correct.

Note "external WEBSITE". The attached HTML code will display the photo on a website but when clicked link back to flickr.

When hotlinking or embedding on a forum (which they don't mean when they refer to external website) the direct url is all you need.

 

[Feirny]

I used that until I found out where I was going wrong but apparently in the "guidelines", the account can be disabled if I don't use option 1.

Where are you pulling the generated code from? I'm in picking a photo in the photostream, choosing the size and the code is automatically generated underneath ..

Open the photo you want and right click on the image and copy the image address. Thats the bit you need.

 

[ianeire]

Taking the direct .jpeg url was what I had been doing until I figured out what I thought I was supposed to do. But, forums are not considered external websites?

That saves a whole lot of hassle

 

[Hutchie]

i use bebo
no deterioration in pics when uploaded (full size and quality)
and i already had it so no regerstration to go through


(you can click "full size image" when looking at a picture on bebo and it opens it in new window, copy addy of that page and your laughing, at others using other site that fecks with pictures!!!)

 

[aliengravy]

Bloody hell lol, i deleted my Bebo ages ago!! fb ftw lol!! loving Picasa, jus been using it!! its lovely!!

 

[Hutchie]

Bloody hell lol, i deleted my Bebo ages ago!! fb ftw lol!! loving Picasa, jus been using it!! its lovely!!

yeah i use facebook all the time

bebo is my image hoster

 

[sneeks]

Picasa for Mac released today

 

[aliengravy]

Need it for linux now tbh!!

 

[Sam]

flickr ftw all the time!!!!!!!!!

 

[Leeshez]

I will have to try flickr

 

[LaurenF]

I've never used Picasa but I'm very set in my ways with Flickr which I've been using for about 4 months now.

 

[ianeire]

Bebo. Fail.

 

[Reyes]

Will try picasa.
I Like Flickr though.

 

[sneeks]

I tested Picasa on my Mac last night and it was fairly straightforward and impressive. I've never looked at Flickr.

 

[aliengravy]

i picasa it takes 1 click to download from my camera and store them in a dated folder, 1 click to open them in photoshop, and 1 click to upload them to a web album! love the easyness! as well as you can select the size you want to upload, add tags to photos for googlemaps, make them private (3 settings) and tag them, it also displays all the exif data for you, i havent tried picasa's editing suite, I use photoshop!

 

[sneeks]

Need it for linux now tbh!!

Picasa is already on Linux

http://picasa.google.com/linux/

 

[Reyes]

Yep.

 

[aliengravy]

hmmm hadnt found that, might go and put that on my desktop!

 

[BenWall]

I love the community on flickr. There are literally thousands of forums!

 

[Revels]

I think im addicted to flickr

 

[clairemae]

I like flickr, but i just use it to put my fav photos i've taken on it, for random pics like of friends etc i'd use photobucket.

 

[LaurenF]

Picasa gets the thumbs up from me

Following on from this thread http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=385232, I thought I'd give Picasa a try.

I'm impressed. Had a play around with the pictures from my engagement

I think I'll be using both Picasa and Flickr now.