[Typo3-dev] [Fwd: [Typo3] Any experience with a Photo Gallery inTypo3?]

[Eric Blom]

I was was searching the developer list archive when I found this thread 
and became excited because this is exactly the application of DAM I was 
hoping for.

I looked very briefly at the other gallery extensions that are 
available and didn't find that they were going to meet my needs. I 
don't mind being corrected if my impressions of the existing gallery 
extensions are incorrect, but, I do want to share with you my thoughts 
on what I want to do with my digital photos and Typo3. I would also 
like to help in any way I can, even though I have limited Typo3 
knowledge.

To start out with I would like a system to archive digital photos in. 
Currently I have 4,400 photos I would want to put in the DAM. Each 
photo being a 6.1 MB image that takes 2 MB to 3 MB of disk space. The 
system should provide a way to attach information to the photo as well 
as extract information from the file. It seems the DAM already does all 
of this! The only part I haven't tried is the EXIF extraction.

Building on the great features of the DAM I had planed on creating an 
album extension. I registered an extension key (dam_album) which may 
have been a bit premature as I was brand new to Typo3 and didn't really 
know what I was getting myself into. What I want to do with dam_album 
is the following
	-- select a set of pictures that are in the DAM
	-- use the text in the DAM for the caption
	-- add overview text for the set of photos
	-- each picture can be rated rated by front end users
	-- the rating information can be used to build a dynamic album of 
top-rated pictures
	-- front end users should be able to comment on the album or an 
individual picture
	-- there should be a thumbnail page and a individual picture page
	-- copyright information should be added to picture automatically

Those are just my thoughts. As I mentioned using the DAM for photo 
albums (galleries) is something I'm very interested in and would like 
to find a way to help. I'm currently using the DAM for another web site 
to mange software downloads and application notes in PDF.

Cheers,
Eric



On Nov 17, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Thomas/bohtho wrote:

> I still agree with Kasper, because if the DAM module is about to 
> replace  the file module, the existing gallery plugins who store 
> categories and meta data in another way, are the ones who will be seen 
> as "inventing another wheel" in the future. There isn't much of a 
> plugin required to just use what DAM has already put into typo3 (as 
> Daniel Thomas was on about).
>
>
> //ThomasB (bohtho)
>
>
> Arco wrote:
>> Isn't it possible to use the galleries that are already there?
>> At the moment there are two galleries that can do a lot of the 
>> requested functions. The gallery from Luite and my photoboek 
>> extensions.
>> Isn't it easier to tell those ppl what's wrong or what's needed 
>> before inventing another wheel (4 wheels makes a car? 8-)
>> Arco
>> Kasper =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sk=E5rh=F8j?= wrote ..
>>> Reading thsi request on the english list about the Photo Gallery I
>>> realized that this would be an obvious application of the DAM!
>>>
>>> Imagine:
>>>
>>> - The DAM is used to upload, categorize and attach meta data to 
>>> images.
>>> Using teh 3.7.0 features for localization of records this could even 
>>> be
>>> done with localization!
>>> - Someone writing a frontend pluging to display the gallery!
>>>
>>> I really think this application could "bring the DAM to the people" 
>>> who
>>> is currently mystified by what the DAM is anyway. By this 
>>> application of
>>> the DAM we can ensure that it is not only an extension for the elite.
>>> Don't you think?
>>>
>>> - kasper
>>>
>>> -----Forwarded Message-----
>>>
>>>> From: Olivier Schopfer <ops at wcc-coe.org>
>>>> To: typo3-english at lists.netfielders.de
>>>> Subject: [Typo3] Any experience with a Photo Gallery in Typo3?
>>>> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:21:46 +0100
>>>>
>>>> Dear Typo3ists,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to implement a photo gallery in a Typo3 website.
>>>>
>>>> I see that there are several extensions doing that in different 
>>>> ways.
>>>>
>>>> What I need is:
>>>>
>>>> 1) A thumbnail view WITH the titles of the photos.
>>>> 2) An image view with the web version of the larger image + title + 
>>>> caption
>>>
>>> text.
>>>
>>>> 3) Ideally a link to the full resolution picture.
>>>> 4) All this should work in a multi-lingual context (allowing 
>>>> captions
>>>
>>> and titles to be available in more than one language).
>>>
>>>> The only one which seems to have that kind of ability is Photo Web 
>>>> (experimental).
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, there is almost no documentation.
>>>
>>>> Would anyone have some advice for me?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rev. Olivier Schopfer
>>>> Executive web editor
>>>> Public information team
>>>> World Council of Churches
>>>>
>>>> Direct phone: +41 22 791 67 04
>>>> websites: http://www.wcc-coe.org
>>>> http://www.ecuspace.net
>>>> http://www.photooikoumene.org
>>>> http://www.eappi.org
>>>> http://www.overcomingviolence.org
>>>> http://www.mission2005.org
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> -- 
>>> - kasper
>>>
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