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John D. · 01-09-2009, 03:04 PM

Isn't that for sure!! OK - here are a few basic differences...

Albums are tightly integrated into the Forum code - so a single login allows anyone to view/post/upload/etc... As well - as simple as the albums appear - here is what happens on my servers... When you upload the photo, my servers/software resizes it for you, processes the picture and then adds it to your "Album".. From there - images are redrawn from my server for a clients browser - and expanded/contracted using either highslide/lightshade.. For that - again - you have "control" of your album contents integrated into your album(s) - including the ability to tag or add comments.. As well - if someone makes a comment - you can option whether to receive an e-mail notification through the Forum software...

That's Albums in a nutshell....

The Gallery is totally different - both in architecture and capabilites - and no - it is not integrated into the Forum software (although I've tried).. Gallery is all the features of Albums, except on steroids.. I use it for example - as I do advanced photography - so one of my "Galleries" is here:
http://reutterwerk.com/gallery2/main.php

The features - for me at a personal level - are far more robust - but are somewhat silly given if I only wanted to "share" pictures amongst a closed forum.. That - coupled with the separate admin aspect..

As well - I also run host an altogether different Album/Gallery technology on one of my other sites - WHICH is integrated into the Forum login/software called Photopost - but again - most folks on that forum use the Albums - as they are simple.. To see Photopost - click here:

http://reutterwerk.com/photos/

But again - I'm the one left coding and supporting these architectures - and for most users - both Gallery and Photopost are difficult to use for an occasional user...?

Hope this helps!

John D.

Ron Wood · 01-09-2009, 03:31 PM

Ed,
I am aware that the album photos can have captions, I put them on mine. I would encourage others to add captions. It gives newbies (and oldtimers) a leg up on knowing what they are looking at.
John D.,
I am a simple kind of guy, so albums are perfectly OK for me

01-09-2009, 03:31 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	Ed, I am aware that the album photos can have captions, I put them on mine. I would encourage others to add captions. It gives newbies (and oldtimers) a leg up on knowing what they are looking at. John D., I am a simple kind of guy, so albums are perfectly OK for me __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-09-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Isn't that for sure!! OK - here are a few basic differences... Albums are tightly integrated into the Forum code - so a single login allows anyone to view/post/upload/etc... As well - as simple as the albums appear - here is what happens on my servers... When you upload the photo, my servers/software resizes it for you, processes the picture and then adds it to your "Album".. From there - images are redrawn from my server for a clients browser - and expanded/contracted using either highslide/lightshade.. For that - again - you have "control" of your album contents integrated into your album(s) - including the ability to tag or add comments.. As well - if someone makes a comment - you can option whether to receive an e-mail notification through the Forum software... That's Albums in a nutshell.... The Gallery is totally different - both in architecture and capabilites - and no - it is not integrated into the Forum software (although I've tried).. Gallery is all the features of Albums, except on steroids.. I use it for example - as I do advanced photography - so one of my "Galleries" is here: http://reutterwerk.com/gallery2/main.php The features - for me at a personal level - are far more robust - but are somewhat silly given if I only wanted to "share" pictures amongst a closed forum.. That - coupled with the separate admin aspect.. As well - I also run host an altogether different Album/Gallery technology on one of my other sites - WHICH is integrated into the Forum login/software called Photopost - but again - most folks on that forum use the Albums - as they are simple.. To see Photopost - click here: http://reutterwerk.com/photos/ But again - I'm the one left coding and supporting these architectures - and for most users - both Gallery and Photopost are difficult to use for an occasional user...? Hope this helps! John D.