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I'm working on PhotoStructure. After 20 years of taking photos and videos, and suffering through numerous cloud-based photo startups that end up folding in a ye
by mceachen 7y ago
I'm working on PhotoStructure. After 20 years of taking photos and videos, and suffering through numerous cloud-based photo startups that end up folding in a year or two, multiple crashed servers, and having my smartphone camera feed the adtech beast, I decided I needed something that:
* ran on hardware that I owned (or rented in the cloud)
* had robust de-duplication [1]
* didn't require expensive or proprietary hardware
* ran cross-platform, so libraries can be created, updated, and used on different computers [2]
* uses a web-based UI, so I can see and share my library from any mobile or desktop browser
I'm giving access to the beta in exchange for feedback. I will release another batch of invites when the next release goes live. I've been releasing about every month, but this last version got a case of featuritis[3] and has taken a while to stabilize. If you signed up recently, expect an email next week; sorry for the delay!
If you want to read more: https://photostructure.com/about/introducing-photostructure/ https://photostructure.com/about/introducing-photostructure/
[1] https://photostructure.com/faq/what-do-you-mean-by-dedupe/ https://photostructure.com/faq/what-do-you-mean-by-dedupe/
[2] https://photostructure.com/faq/library/ https://photostructure.com/faq/library/
[3] https://photostructure.com/about/release-notes/ https://photostructure.com/about/release-notes/
- tekknolagi 7y agoThis is everything I have ever wanted in a photo manager and I am so excited to see this.
- arendtio 7y agoIs it open source or will it be at some point?
- mceachen 7y agoSee the last item in https://photostructure.com/about/introducing-photostructure/#how-else-is-photostructure-different https://photostructure.com/about/introducing-photostructure/... Tldr: I've open-sourced several components of PhotoStructure already, and will open-source everything else if the company ceases doing business.
- arendtio 7y agoActually, I am not quite getting the structure of your software/business. - Where can I pay you for creating this wonderful software or what else are you charging for? - I saw that you offer docker and node installation manuals, but how does this fit together with your business? - You said you open-sourced several components, so which are the components that you would like to keep secret for the time you are in business? - How does your software compare to Media Goblin [1] or Photoprism [2]? - Is there any federation like network feature planned (e.g. Activity Pub support)? Don't get me wrong. I totally like what you are doing, but I don't fully understand it yet and would like to know if it is what I am looking for ;-) [1] https://mediagoblin.org/ https://mediagoblin.org/ [2] https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism