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Flickr will end 1TB of free storage and limit free users to 1,000 photos
- Thread starter MikeHattsu
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finally announced they're getting rid of yahoo login but also do this at the same time to hide it, i was planning on using my flickr storage to back my PS4 screenshots up because i wanted to avoid google purely down to the resizing thing but i guess i'll have to find something else to do now
The point is to make a photographer's community again, as was its original intent. Once they made it free 1TB storage it just became a photo backup service. This will weed out a lot of crap and make it easier to connect with other photo enthusiasts and pros, start up some real groups with conversations, critiques, etc.
As someone into photography I'm excited about the change.
As someone into photography I'm excited about the change.
it's simple, just give those that pay for it the ability to make it public or private, if they don't pay they don't get to go public
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SmugMug indeed.
But seriously. Reading the explanation it seems they're trying to invite people who use Flickr for it's original purpose.
But seriously. Reading the explanation it seems they're trying to invite people who use Flickr for it's original purpose.
The 1 TB was crazy and i expected this move someday so everything i uploaded there, i also shove onto my NAS. So I'm good. 1000 is rather low though.
If you want to look into NAS, try Synology Diskstation's. A 2-bay NAS for Raid 1 (like DS218 or DS216) is easy on the money and easy to handle with a simple UI.
If you want to look into NAS, try Synology Diskstation's. A 2-bay NAS for Raid 1 (like DS218 or DS216) is easy on the money and easy to handle with a simple UI.
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Well, Backblaze seems to be the same price a year, and then you can backup everything on your computer, not just photos. That is if you used Flickr more as a backup for photos at least.
Wow, I have literally thousands of images there, thousands. IMGUR would have been my preferred choice if they did not automatically compress and change pngs to jpgs beyond (IIRC) 5 MB.
Is flickr still relevant for professionals? I know for personal use and archival google photos/drive has completely replaced it for me.
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There's google photos that's free, but they'll compress and resize your stuff on the free tier:
It depends on what your goals and usage are. If you just want to back up photos, Backblaze is a good option. If you want accessibility, Google Photos is a good option but they recompress photos if you want to use the free Tier. Personally, I use a combination of cloud backup to store the originals, but also upload to Google Photos for access and as a fail safe in case anything happens to the cloud back up. The nice thing about Google Photos is I use it's search ability to find stuff and then I can look at what the image file name is and then search for that file name on my NAS. It's much easier to find photos this way.
Unless you're doing professional-level print work (in which case you should be paying for Google Photos or another professional-level storage service), the compressed version of stuff in Google Photos is pretty much indistinguishable from the source version.
I already wanted to move my content from flickr. The app is buggy on IOS, and won't upload everything.
I like their explanations though, and its true. I only joined for the 1TB.
I like their explanations though, and its true. I only joined for the 1TB.
This. I don't even know what to do now... I love Flickr and i've been using it for the past 5 years now.
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I don't honestly.
Why would i pay for something that someone else is probably offering for free?
Always expected that to happen at some point, even before it was sold off. I always wanted to use it more than to back up my travel and family photos, but never did enough to justify another subscription going on for me.
But man, 1000 is like nothing.
I guess google photos it is. :/
But man, 1000 is like nothing.
I guess google photos it is. :/
There is an option to download each set. But it strips off all the exif data tags and titles. I think Flickr should give pro accounts to long term high use members.
I wish google photos had a paid version you could upload and store .raw. right now i have them in drive but it would be great if you could have the jpeg and raw in the same spot.
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The moment they moved to 1TB is just because a dumping ground for photo backups with no real community involvement. Storage and server costs ain't cheap at that scale and if they want to truly remain ad free/low ad this is the best out come.
If you're just going for best shots/community vibe a 1000 photos is quite a lot.
If you're just going for best shots/community vibe a 1000 photos is quite a lot.