How to use Flickr to create a new backup photo archive
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
New Flickr, which has now become Biggr, impressive. We have shared this feeling with you this review. A huge amount of data, plus all branded chips oldest and most popular photo hosting and are tempted to make a new Flickr its staff redundant storage for photographic archive. Here are just a regular online downloader not well suited to load hundreds or thousands of photos. Therefore, you want to recommend some free desktop client that will fill of images on Flickr convenient and easy task.
This is the official tool for uploading photos that last updated in 2009, but it works pretty well so far. There is a version for Windows and Mac. You can simply drag a folder from the desktop to Flickr Uploadr window, it will automatically extract all the image files from folders and subfolders, and then upload them to the service. In addition, you can change the default privacy settings so that your pictures turn out the status of private and does not appear to show outsiders.
Judging by the title, the main feature of the program - is to download images for your set schedule. However, it really is not all that it can. Flickr Schedulr allows you to create a queue of files to be loaded, in accordance with their title, description, tags, photosets and groups, in which they should appear in the result, as well as many other details. The functionality of the program can be expanded by adding plugins: like automatic import metadata selection photoset and groups monitor folders for new files, changing the photos before they are loaded (for example, changing their size, watermarking and borders).
If you use the service Dropbox and his client, then you will easily understand the principle of operation of this program. This is a program that automatically synchronizes photos between your computer and your Flickr account. It keeps track of updates in a special folder on your computer and any changes you make in this directory will be automatically reflected on Flickr. Likewise, any changes you make to the Flickr web version will be synchronized with your local computer. And all this happens without having to press any buttons.
This program has similar functionality, that is, automatically synchronize the images between computer and your account Flickr account, but allows the use of more than one folder, and all of your choice. That is, you can in the embedded directory tree select the desired folder and all its contents will be sent online to the individual photosets. Synchronization Flickr Sync only unilateral, but it can be for the better - you never lose your photos, accidentally deleting them online.