Taking it one step further, what other features would you (as a Lightroom user) want to see on ps.com? New/different gallery sharing options? More privacy controls? Auto Watermarking? Nothing; it's good to go as is for your workflow? We often have internal discussions about how LR customers would like to utilize ps.com, but your direct input would be great to inform the discussion.
Please let me know whether this exists already but a gallery that supported albums with slideshows and the ability for others to leave ratings and comments for photos would be great. The ability to have private URLs for selected albums would be the icing on the cake.
Please let me know whether this exists already but a gallery that supported albums with slideshows and the ability for others to leave ratings and comments for photos would be great. The ability to have private URLs for selected albums would be the icing on the cake.
Hi TK, have you checked out the galleries on photoshop.com. Here is a sample one: http://www.photoshop.com/users/PSdotC.... They have just about everything you asked for above except for ratings. There is even the ability to share a private URL.
Jordan, thanks a lot for the pointer. It was good to be able to browse a sample gallery. A few comments:
1) Not a big fan of the bright background. There doesn't seem to be a way to customise this.
2) It would be great if guests could leave comments as well. Asking someone to register before they can comment is a bit awkward. The need for moderation (spammers, etc.) wouldn't be an issue with private URLs.
3) Would be great if one could stop the slideshow at a particular image, comment on it, and then resume the slideshow again.
Hope the above doesn't sound greedy. Just some suggestions for improvement. Otherwise the functionality looks very good.
I use Photoshop.com pretty much as my exclusive online tool for sharing photos, and here is my wish list for it:
(1) one-click uploading of ~both~ photos and videos from Lightroom. I'm open to using Express Loader as a go-between LR and PS.com, but don't want to have to create the folder structure twice.
(2) A setting in Premiere Pro for optimal video format for ps.com. (I understand that Premiere Elements (which I do not use) has this but Premiere Pro (I am quite sure) does not).
(3) I agree with TK: comments from non-members would be welcome.
(4) I have a hard time switching into slideshow mode when logged in; no issues when not logged in, though.
(5) More flexible and easier to understand security options: I'd like some folders to be password protected for easier and more secure sharing.
(6) For rural recipients who have slow internet, an option for them to cache the photos while they're away from the computer, so they can watch them smoothly. As it works now, they get somewhat frustrated.
(7) Another possibility for the slow internet users is to allow them to view a smaller lower resolution copy of the file.
(8) Upload performance has improved of late; it used to be a major frustration for me. Keep up the good work on that front.
(9) Better performance when uploading videos; right now it takes an hour or more before the video is coded and made ready for viewing.
(10) At some point in the future, being able to upload DNG files could become important.
TK, thanks for the feedback not too greedy at all. I'm going to add each of your points above as a separate idea so that others can select "I like this idea too" and we can track all of them. Again, keep the ideas coming!
Since this is a plugin, any chance it coule be released separately without having to wait for next major release of Lightroom? (Per adobe.com forum, this may have been under development for some time.)
To Install:
- Until Adobe "remedies" the distribution, if they do, first unzip the contents of the downloaded zip to a folder named PhotoshopDotCom.lrplugin.
- File Menu -> Plugin Manager
- Click 'Add' button
- Select lrplugin folder (which should look like "A Plugin" on Mac at this point).
- Click 'OK'.
Right clicking on the button and selecting download linked file resulted in the zipped file as expected.
No hinting to me or others will help them if they get the same folder of files as I did.
I posted my finding so someone could address the flaw with the Download Button.
David - if you follow my instructions above, it will work.
The "problem" you are having *is* understood, and I agree, it would behoove Adobe to take action. In the mean time, it is installable/usable right now, if you know how.
Please forgive if you did not need these instructions, but others might...
Ok David, it worked as expected with the resulting zip file for me and must for Rob as well I assume. What is the folder you are getting named and what is your OS and browser?
Im not having a problem, I am merely pointing out what I got with a single click on the Download Button. (Something that would confuse many people who don't right click and save linked file.)
I believe I stated this in my original post along with the OS and browser.