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Ask HN: What features would you like in an "pastebin" for images web app?

5 points by matrixownsyou 16y ago

What features would you like in an "pastebin" for images web app? I'm working in a new one, limited to 1mb uploads EDIT: I'm using this app to (also) test django-nonrel on google app engine but i'd like to build something useful ofc. The use case for the tool is quick uploading images (screenshots and etc), not permanent storage.

tomh- 16y ago
not limited to 1mb uploads would be nice, you take care of the resizing, not me..
- pgbovine 16y ago
  also, take care of creating thumbnails and several different resolutions
  - matrixownsyou 16y ago
    the limit is 1mb due to app engine blobfield limitations and my budget :) 1mb is enough to be useful. I was wondering about resizing images above 1mb to fit the 1mb automatically. Yes thumbs are a must.
    - zalew 16y ago
      can't you just upload them to amazon s3?
      - matrixownsyou 16y ago
        i could use the BlobStore but i have almost zero budget for this atm and these kinds of services take a lot of bw.
pavel_lishin 16y ago
I can't help but think of imgur, so the ability to create galleries would be nice. Uploading more than one image at a time. An API would be an excellent thing to have as well.
- matrixownsyou 16y ago
  yes i'm thinking on an API. As for galleries, there's Flickr, Picasa and so on, i don't know if it makes sense
  - pavel_lishin 16y ago
    It might at least make sense to group several images; if I'm trying to show someone a series of screenshots (e.g., "I click login, and then I see this, but then I click on the dancing banana, and suddenly this!") it would be easier to send a single url.
    - matrixownsyou 16y ago
      humm i see, will think about that
- matrixownsyou 16y ago
  "Uploading more than one image at a time." would be nice along with HTML5 support (drag a bunch of pics)
cschep 16y ago
I usually find the ads on sites like this to be so intolerable, do them well or not at all!
- matrixownsyou 16y ago
  will do :)
cheald 16y ago
Provide a browser plugin/native app/something so that I can get screenshots onto a remote serve painlessly. I hate the whole printscreen-photoshop-paste-save-upload cycle.
- matrixownsyou 16y ago
  duly noted
matrixownsyou 16y ago
i have the current version of the app running on http://www.pic1mb.com/ http://www.pic1mb.com/