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what_is_that

Joined: 2006-01-03
Posts: 3

Posted: Tue, 2006-01-03 09:49

A new, database ready Fotonotes is released. If only I knew how to hook it into a database and gallery.

I know this has been brought up in the past but... I also know there are a lot of people who are still interested in a solution. I have searched far and wide for a good image annotation/note tool that could be integrated into g2 and come up with squat.

Anyway, flickr notes hopefuls there may be light at the end of the tunnel yet. There are two image annotation type programs out there. One is fotonoter.net the other is http://2entwine.com/fotobuzz/. Fotobuzz and the original Flickr notes is loosly based on fotonotes. Fotonotes and fotobuzz write the annotations into the jpeg's header sometimes corrupting the file. A previous thread for gallery discussed modifying fotobuzz to store them in the db instead. With the new version of fotonotes, it should be possible if anyone has the time to do it.

Sometimes I wish the name for this awesome software was more unique. You don't get very specific results with gallery xx or even g2 xxx. I keep telling myself that someone, somewhere must have already done this. If only I could find the right search string.

Cheers,

what_is_that

Joined: 2006-01-03
Posts: 3

Posted: Wed, 2006-01-04 01:44

** Update **
I just emailed the folks over at fotobuzz about a possible collaboration. I think they like the idea.. email follows:

Quote:

> Hello,
> I am a menalto gallery 2 user and there have been quite a few
> discussions about this kewl project. See links below.
> http://gallery.menalto.com/node/39352
> http://gallery.menalto.com/node/24263?highlight=fotobuzz
> http://gallery.menalto.com/node/30556?highlight=fotobuzz
> http://gallery.menalto.com/node/42317?highlight=fotobuzz

Thanks for pointing this out to us, this is useful.

> One of the biggest drawbacks of people using your software today is
> that the annotations are stored in the image. The images can be
> corrupted and are not searchable just to name a few. If fotobuzz used
> a database instead it would make it more attractive to more people.

After the 0.2 release, I thought it would be a good idea to move to a
database back-end instead of the image based store. It should be
straight forward enough give how the code is organized.

I'd be willing to help with modifying the PHP code to get it to work
with MySQL. Or, I can do it myself, but that'll take longer since I'm a
tad busy at the moment.

> I am also interested in integrating this software into my gallery
> website. I think that if you and the gallery people were able to
> colaborate you might be able to benifit from it. Flickr is very
> popular and if someone were able to develop something that did what it
> does, some good pr/ buzz would get going. Gallery is a very popular
> app and porting your software over to it would drive people over to
> your other stuff. People might even pay a modest amount for some type
> of module that gave them the ability to have a flickr gallery on their
> own server.

Agreed.

Regards,
Dudley

This is also promising. I like the ui of fotobuzz but the new version of fotonotes viewer is dhtml instead of flash. Flash does have its advantages though. It would be a good way to make a image wrapper/protector for you important photos.

It's too bad I don't know the first thing about making this stuff work, or I would do it myself.

Thanks,

what_is_that

Joined: 2006-01-03
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-06 18:44

I guess this might fit better here? I had it in customization but I think its more of a module thing. If anyone has any tips or good tutorials for hooking something like this into a database, I guess I could take a stab at it. I thought more people were interested in this.

Thanks,

iRob

Joined: 2006-02-12
Posts: 48

Posted: Thu, 2006-05-25 22:53

Any update on this? Great, great idea!

matosale

Joined: 2006-11-05
Posts: 15

Posted: Mon, 2006-11-27 18:42

this is just an amazing idea, I love it!

Bright

Joined: 2007-02-15
Posts: 1

Posted: Thu, 2007-02-15 11:39

The time for this capability has arrived.
Let us rally the community for votes!
This capability deserves priority number ONE!!!

Roi Danton

Joined: 2006-06-15
Posts: 46

Posted: Tue, 2007-02-20 11:49

Can you provide a link to your vote?

what_is_that Joined: 2006-01-03 Posts: 3	Posted: Tue, 2006-01-03 09:49
	A new, database ready Fotonotes is released. If only I knew how to hook it into a database and gallery. I know this has been brought up in the past but... I also know there are a lot of people who are still interested in a solution. I have searched far and wide for a good image annotation/note tool that could be integrated into g2 and come up with squat. Anyway, flickr notes hopefuls there may be light at the end of the tunnel yet. There are two image annotation type programs out there. One is fotonoter.net the other is http://2entwine.com/fotobuzz/. Fotobuzz and the original Flickr notes is loosly based on fotonotes. Fotonotes and fotobuzz write the annotations into the jpeg's header sometimes corrupting the file. A previous thread for gallery discussed modifying fotobuzz to store them in the db instead. With the new version of fotonotes, it should be possible if anyone has the time to do it. Sometimes I wish the name for this awesome software was more unique. You don't get very specific results with gallery xx or even g2 xxx. I keep telling myself that someone, somewhere must have already done this. If only I could find the right search string. Cheers,
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what_is_that Joined: 2006-01-03 Posts: 3	Posted: Wed, 2006-01-04 01:44
	Update I just emailed the folks over at fotobuzz about a possible collaboration. I think they like the idea.. email follows: Quote: > Hello, > I am a menalto gallery 2 user and there have been quite a few > discussions about this kewl project. See links below. > http://gallery.menalto.com/node/39352 > http://gallery.menalto.com/node/24263?highlight=fotobuzz > http://gallery.menalto.com/node/30556?highlight=fotobuzz > http://gallery.menalto.com/node/42317?highlight=fotobuzz Thanks for pointing this out to us, this is useful. > One of the biggest drawbacks of people using your software today is > that the annotations are stored in the image. The images can be > corrupted and are not searchable just to name a few. If fotobuzz used > a database instead it would make it more attractive to more people. After the 0.2 release, I thought it would be a good idea to move to a database back-end instead of the image based store. It should be straight forward enough give how the code is organized. I'd be willing to help with modifying the PHP code to get it to work with MySQL. Or, I can do it myself, but that'll take longer since I'm a tad busy at the moment. > I am also interested in integrating this software into my gallery > website. I think that if you and the gallery people were able to > colaborate you might be able to benifit from it. Flickr is very > popular and if someone were able to develop something that did what it > does, some good pr/ buzz would get going. Gallery is a very popular > app and porting your software over to it would drive people over to > your other stuff. People might even pay a modest amount for some type > of module that gave them the ability to have a flickr gallery on their > own server. Agreed. Regards, Dudley This is also promising. I like the ui of fotobuzz but the new version of fotonotes viewer is dhtml instead of flash. Flash does have its advantages though. It would be a good way to make a image wrapper/protector for you important photos. It's too bad I don't know the first thing about making this stuff work, or I would do it myself. Thanks,

what_is_that Joined: 2006-01-03 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-06 18:44
	I guess this might fit better here? I had it in customization but I think its more of a module thing. If anyone has any tips or good tutorials for hooking something like this into a database, I guess I could take a stab at it. I thought more people were interested in this. Thanks,

iRob Joined: 2006-02-12 Posts: 48	Posted: Thu, 2006-05-25 22:53
	Any update on this? Great, great idea!

matosale Joined: 2006-11-05 Posts: 15	Posted: Mon, 2006-11-27 18:42
	this is just an amazing idea, I love it!

Bright Joined: 2007-02-15 Posts: 1	Posted: Thu, 2007-02-15 11:39
	The time for this capability has arrived. Let us rally the community for votes! This capability deserves priority number ONE!!!

Roi Danton Joined: 2006-06-15 Posts: 46	Posted: Tue, 2007-02-20 11:49
	Can you provide a link to your vote?

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