Sonic Wallpaper
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 1:30 AM
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The long awaited photos area/section of ArtistServer is now open for beta testing.
http://www.artistserver.com/photos
If you find any bugs, please send me a message or email with info about the error. Like what browser you were using, kind of image file, file size, etc.
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I don't have any directions written up yet, so here's an intro to get you started:
To upload a photo - sign in, enter the MyAccount area, then from the menu, click on My Music/Media, then select Photos. You should see 2 columns - the one on the right is the upload form. You'll find some basic dirctions on the form. The photos section and tools currently ONLY supports JPG files. So if you have BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG, etc., you will need to convert your image before uploading.
Photos can be organized into 'photo sets,' where each photo set has it's own settings.
People can post comments on photos if they are signed in.
The site takes your uploaded photo and generates popular sizes to you to use.
Photos support both copyright and Creative Commons licensing - just like songs.
Artists and Members can turn the Photos link on or off in the MyAccount area, under My Site > Settings, which is where you control all settings for your account.
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I decided to launch the photos area before I completed all the items on my 'wish list.' The following is what to expect in coming updates to the new Photos area and tools:
- add photos and photo sets to favorites
- ratings filter - to hide content based on a rating
- RSS feeds for photos
- photo carosel - shows icons of photos, allowing you to preview what is 'next'
- additional photo access level: hidden, except for friends
- directions and tips
- Flash slideshows
I hope you all have fun with this new addition, and as usual, this update is brought to you at no additional cost.
Help support ArtistServer, and please consider upgrading your account. For artists, it's only $40/yr, and for music fans, it's only $12/yr.
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 1:44 AM
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After your photo is uploaded, the site will generate the following sizes for you. If your original image is smaller than any of the listed sizes, they will not be generated.
* Icon ( 60 x 60 )
* Thumbnail ( 100 x 75 )
* Small ( 240 x 180 )
* Medium ( 500 x 375 )
* Large ( 640 x 480 )
* Desktop ( 1024 x 768 )
* (orig size) Orig
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Brainbelly
Joined: 05/03/02
Location: Mellow Mendocino California
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 4:41 AM
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No showy stuff at
http://www.artistserver.com/photos
shows up in artist page though.
I may have missed it in your list, will there be a tab, like there is for music, to add image in forum post?
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination, but crossing the road with your eyes closed is easy" -John Lennon - “What relates to reality, is not certain; and what is certain, is not real.” --Albert Einstein
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 8:12 AM
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yes - the tab is already there for photos, it's just commented out until it's finished.
looks like I didn't remove an IP check at the top of the photos section before going to sleep last night - I just removed it 
Thank you for pointing that out 
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 12:45 PM
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hey - come on - where are the photos?!
Don't worry about it being in Beta - I've done a lot of testing and so far all seems well. Give it a go!
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Planet Bliss
Joined: 01/15/02
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 2:23 PM
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I would love to try it out but i'm stuck on dial-up 
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Kylo
Joined: 02/16/05
Location: San Francisco
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 12:15 AM
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I feel your pain my brotha. Never again, will I EVER use a modem connection for ANYTHING. 
"Energizer bunny arrested- charged with battery."
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Sonic Wallpaper
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Location: San Diego, CA
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 5:22 PM
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Photo viewing now has a rating filter - by default it is set to "Mature"
We have a 6 level rating system based on the system used to rate video games.
Early Childhood
Everyone
Everyone 10+
Teen
Mature
Adult
The photo upload tool is set to "Everyone" by default.
To better understand the ratings - go to: http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp
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Sonic Wallpaper
Joined: 05/22/01
Location: San Diego, CA
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 9:57 AM
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You can now browse by license - just click on Photos from the menu, and scroll down, then you'll see on the right a listing of Creative Commons licenses in addition to the old method of assigning a license, the copyright.
Attribution No Derivatives
Attribution
Attribution Share Alike
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Attribution Non-Commercial
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
Public Domain
Copyright - All Rights Reserved
Just click on these and you'll filter the content down to the selected license.
I'll add a link to CreativeCommons.org so you can learn more about each license and what they mean.
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Brillman
Joined: 10/08/02
Location: Norway
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 12:09 PM
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Excellent work Gideon, the functionality is so inspiring, just wanna keep on adding more pics  
When will it be non-Beta?
Wouldn´t ever want this option to disappear?
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Sonic Wallpaper
Joined: 05/22/01
Location: San Diego, CA
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RE: Photos Area is Open for Beta
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 1:14 PM
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it will stay in beta for about 2 weeks. It doesn't really mean much other than I don't have a quality assurance team here that checks everything before pushing new tools and functionality out on the public. Which means, all of you are the beta testers.
I'm glad you are enjoying it, and find the photo tools to be easy to use.
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