Whats happening with Photopost

[Chuck S]

Xenforo is very early in coding so its going to be a while. There are threads here on the forum on this integration.

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by Allan

Photopost for Xenforo is will be planned ?

I would suggest search xenforo and subscribe to the 4 threads and you will learn of any progress.

[Chuck S]

all these long threads seem to get jumbled. The zenforo topic should be towards the top of this very forum general.

[Alfa1]

Please watch this preview video of the upcoming IP.Gallery:
IP.Gallery 4 Overview on Vimeo

From the limited preview, this seems to surpass Photopost in modernity and the functionality seems to come close to, or even surpass Photopost. The latter is hard to say. But its clear that IPS is raising the bar now.

[Michael P]

I'm looking forward to seeing what IP does; I have a few ideas already in some testing and will continue working on them. PP has held the bar pretty high over the years in terms of integration and features (as well as running as a stand alone); I see the next update having many of the ideas tossed around with a new layout to it. Of course, like with IPs discussions, changing the product and features (as in taking away members galleries) can cause negative feedback from users, so we'll try to balance what we have and how to add new functionality while offering plenty of flexibility.

[Alfa1]

Flexibility sounds good.

Have you considered expanding into video and music gallery?
I do not mean solely making video and music uploading possible (as that seems possible), but providing a system with all the needed features to accommodate video and music enjoyment.

[Chuck S]

The application does allow music and video uploading and embedding and playing inline for most types. We can look into expanding the types that play inline if we can find suitable embedded players. For instance I know we need to add a flash embedded player.

[Michael P]

As Chuck said, we do support video and music embedded into the gallery; heres an example:

Viper Alley - Million Dollar Shoot Video

[Chuck S]

Michael we do most definately support video thumbnail extration using ffmpeg. I wrote up the code for you and we added it in the Pro 7.0 release. Too many features to remember

[Alfa1]

I know it is possible to play video and audio, but I think it would be an error to mistake the image gallery software for audio or video software, because the images have been replaced by video or audio. That doesnt make it a handy music player or video directory.

Its probably a small leap from current photopost layout & functionality to a youtube like setup. If users can do anything they can do on youtube and if admins can replicate the design, then I think you are there.

From the current image gallery setup to a music system (SoundCloud - Your Sound, At The Heart , Last.fm - Listen to free music with internet radio and the largest music catalogue online , etc) it is a bigger leap in terms of layout and functionality.

[Michael P]

We are an image gallery first and foremost; trying to be everything to everyone is impossible. Hot Or Not, YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Tumblr - we cant be all of those in one app.

[Alfa1]

It was just an idea, which sprang from the fact that you also provide software for reviews. If thats not an interesting idea to you, then thats understandable.

[Michael P]

Ah, I understand. An off-shot. Got it.

I think we're near capacity when it comes to the number of products we can support, but a multimedia social networking app the integrates with forums is a neat concept.

[Alfa1]

No, I was actually meaning that you could increase / expand the appeal of Photopost Pro, if we could use it as a multimedia gallery.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by Michael P

For a more integrated vB gallery, you would need to go with vBGallery; that level of integration from PRO just isnt possible given the architecture and need to support as a stand-alone or within the dozen or more other forums we integrate with.

I agree that a flash based galleries looks nice for simple presentations, but when it comes to the complexity of a community gallery, I dont think they scale well and the user experience is lacking (such as the ability to comment on a photo or read photos or have contest categories).

I have reviewed vb gallery, but I do not see myself using it anytime soon.

Please see if you can think of a way to offer more integration between Photopost Pro and vbulletin.

[Chuck S]

As Michael posted I do not beleive there is anything else we can do to Pro in regards to vb integration for the product it is and what it is meant to do.. vbGallery since it is written specifically for vbulletin only will always be the gallery product that integrates the best style wise.

Couple points.

I wrote up CMS and FORUM plugins for vbulletin 4 which brings alot of the content from Pro into the forum product.

Two things I can see us do in Pro that might help integrate some things better are this

1. I already have hacks posted here that allow profile links to go to vb from Pro. That can easily be integrated into the product in the future but to not lose functionality in Pro users would need to use the plugins I created and posted to bring Pro content into the vb profile since there are alot of stuff like subscription management etc that is in the pro gallery profile.

2. I can see us trying to tweak the vb4 templates more to get better style integration

[Alfa1]

I understand further integration with vbulletin is difficult with Pro. vbG simply is not going to cut it in terms of functionality. So any headway you could make with vbulletin integration of Pro is very very welcome.

[Chuck S]

Yeah there are always lots of thought into what can and can not be done without sacrificing what makes our application stand out.

Like we are gearing up PP8 now and try to handle the best UI changes but making sure we dont hurt what makes our application popular which is the features and extensive integrations.

[Alfa1]

IP.Gallery 4.0 beta is online:
Gallery - Invision Power Services

I think its a very big improvement.

[Ramses]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

IP.Gallery 4.0 beta is online:
Gallery - Invision Power Services

I think its a very big improvement.

To be honest, not really a masterpiece, but that's just my opinion.