flickr is limiting free photostream to 1000 images

djozz · 2019-01-06T21:29:20.000Z

Enderman:

djozz:

Second and very important: I never post full resolution pictures on BLF (full res slows down loading the page, everyone suffers from that but it makes it impossible for people with slow internet), and per picture I decide what resolution I need. Flickr has the option build-in for hotlinks for all possible sizes. It is a functionality that by my knowledge is not available at normal file-hosting services, there you need either resize your pics manually (just too much trouble if you plan on a simple BLF post with a few pics), or for your own convenience you decide to stick to full resolution, troubling your fellow BLF members.

You might be aware of this already, but Imgur allows you to upload the full res picture and hotlink a lower resolution (and more compressed) file by just adding a certain letter to the end of the URL

I may just move to imgur. I spent some time finding out about local file hosting, hosting via my internet provider, and other payed image hosting sites (they are usually more expensive than flickr) and there seems no nice solution that is affordable. I think actually that there is a niche for an image hosting site that is not free but asks 20 dollar/yr for storing say up to 100Gb and simple but clever functionality for 3rd-party hosting with 10yr stability promise.

Enderman · 2019-01-06T22:01:04.000Z

A different (much larger) forum I’m on uses Invision and they have built in image hosting, but that requires a powerful infrastructure and also costs money every 6 months.

clemence · 2019-01-17T04:38:13.000Z

I had the same problem too Djozz. Since I already stored more than 1500 pics (most are important collections), I had no choice but to buy the plan. So far, I have to admit I’m very satisfied with Flickr and still haven’t found better replacement. So, I give them credit by contributing. Used the FLICKR15 to get 15% off.

- Clemence

djozz · 2019-01-17T07:05:40.000Z

I understand, it also helps your business I guess.

In the meantime I use Imgur, but Imgur does not provide hotlinks for smaller sizes, you have to do that yourself before uploading.

Btw, it is past jan8th and yesterday I could still upload a pic to flickr. So the enforcement of their new rules is not 100% strict thusfar.

MichielSanders · 2019-01-17T07:16:42.000Z

djozz:

I understand, it also helps your business I guess.

In the meantime I use Imgur, but Imgur does not provide hotlinks for smaller sizes, you have to do that yourself before uploading.

djozz, you can resize them with imgur.

I normally use the option huge thumbnail for BLF

clemence · 2019-01-17T07:50:52.000Z

djozz:

I understand, it also helps your business I guess.

In the meantime I use Imgur, but Imgur does not provide hotlinks for smaller sizes, you have to do that yourself before uploading.

Btw, it is past jan8th and yesterday I could still upload a pic to flickr. So the enforcement of their new rules is not 100% strict thusfar.

Anything set to “Creative Common” don’t count. So, this could means you still can use unlimited Flickr quota as long as you don’t mind publicly share your images. I read this somewhere when they announced the end of free unlimited Flickr use. But now it’s well hid somewhere in the “term of use” content.

- Clemence

G0OSE · 2019-01-17T08:58:11.000Z

Odd, I keep seeing people saying about being charged for photobucket, even for 1 image, yet they have never charged me anything (they try to each time I log in) but I never pay, and still use those photo’s on here? Perhaps there is a limit, I don’t know but what I do know is they gave me an extra free amount of space the other day, I can’t remember how much.

djozz · 2019-01-17T10:04:25.000Z

Thanks Michiel, I had not found that yet. I just checked it on the computer and huge thumbnail makes a picture about 1000 pixels wide which is about what I’m used to for many pics in my posts. I still have to find the option on the Imgur app.

djozz · 2019-01-17T10:03:58.000Z

G0OSE:

Odd, I keep seeing people saying about being charged for photobucket, even for 1 image, yet they have never charged me anything (they try to each time I log in) but I never pay, and still use those photo’s on here? Perhaps there is a limit, I don’t know but what I do know is they gave me an extra free amount of space the other day, I can’t remember how much.

Perhaps photobucket and flickr made a lot of noise to make enough people pay for their services, and then leave the small hobby-users who can not afford it at peace without officially telling that anyone. Let’s hope so.

G0OSE · 2019-01-17T13:02:30.000Z

I did log into Photobucket just to see (that site is so slowwwwww) it says -
‘Free Account: Each free account provides 2 GB of storage or space available for your Content. The free account does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting. If you are interested in image linking and/or 3rd party image hosting, you will need to subscribe to one of our Paid Accounts. Free account Members can upgrade to a Paid Account at any time.’
It says it doesn’t allow linking ( I presume this means putting a photo say on here and linking to it/using it) but obviously it does allow it, because I do it lol! Providing of course I’m understanding that ‘linking’ correctly!
Sadly with the amount you have djozz it wouldn’t be good for storing ALL your pics, but you could use it for a few, around 250 it says.
I do wonder how long it will be until Google follows suit…. for years I have been advising family/friends to keep photo’s in online storage as they’ll be safer than on a hdd or stick/dvd but of course photo hosting companies proved to be a bit sneaky - let you upload all your photo’s for years, then say, well actually you are now going to have to pay or lose them. Fair enough for new users I feel, but not for old ones who already have stuff saved there.

djozz · 2019-01-17T12:34:16.000Z

It was fairly easy to request a complete data-download from flickr, so I have now all my images (I would not know where all the originals were) backed up on my computer at home and on a USB-stick. The problem is how many of the hotlinks from BLF will be working in the future. I still have some hope that flickr will just leave the pics where they are, it is only 2Gb total, it is not that they need the disc space, they need me as a paying client. And it is clear now for them that I will not be one.

Enderman · 2019-01-17T15:03:44.000Z

djozz:

Thanks Michiel, I had not found that yet. I just checked it on the computer and huge thumbnail makes a picture about 1000 pixels wide which is about what I’m used to for many pics in my posts. I still have to find the option on the Imgur app.

What did you mod today? Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts

You take the URL and add a letter at the end. Thumbnail Suffix Thumbnail Name Thumbnail Size Keeps Image Proportions s Small Square 90x90 No b Big Square 160x160 No t Small Thumbnail 160x160 Yes m Medium Thumbnail 320x320 Yes l Large Thumbnail 640x640 Yes h Huge Thumbnail 1024x1024 Yes Also I found ‘r’ makes 1456 x _, also keeping proportion. So even bigger than the “huge thumbnail” And I found another, ‘g’ does 728x_ with proportion. b: [image] t: [image] r: [image]

You just have to add a letter to the end of the URL.

djozz · 2019-01-17T15:17:54.000Z

Enderman:

djozz:

Thanks Michiel, I had not found that yet. I just checked it on the computer and huge thumbnail makes a picture about 1000 pixels wide which is about what I’m used to for many pics in my posts. I still have to find the option on the Imgur app.

What did you mod today? - #6530 by Enderman

You just have to add a letter to the end of the URL.

Thanks, I have the memory of a goldfish :confounded:

Enderman · 2019-01-17T15:25:26.000Z

djozz:

Thanks, I have the memory of a goldfish :confounded:

haha no prob

ChrisGarrett · 2019-01-17T18:38:53.000Z

G0OSE:

Odd, I keep seeing people saying about being charged for photobucket, even for 1 image, yet they have never charged me anything (they try to each time I log in) but I never pay, and still use those photo’s on here? Perhaps there is a limit, I don’t know but what I do know is they gave me an extra free amount of space the other day, I can’t remember how much.

For PhotoBucket, it wasn’t the storage space that you were going to be paying for, it was the ability to link your photos hosted on their site, to 3rd party sites, like BLF. My pictures are still over on PB and I’ve not been asked to pay a dime.

There’s even an add-on in Google Chrome, that ‘has’ allowed pictures to be linked to/posted in 3rd party sites, without subscription, so I don’t know what’s up with that?

Test pic from PB:

Chris

djozz · 2019-01-17T19:07:19.000Z

The photobucket watermark is not exactly subtle but I can see the pic.

ChrisGarrett · 2019-01-17T19:32:10.000Z

djozz:

The photobucket watermark is not exactly subtle but I can see the pic.

I don’t see a watermark on my end and just went a re-logged into PB, having to submit an ‘email confirmation’ and it looks like it did before the subscription terms went into place, so I don’t know?

Anyhow, I’m on Flickr with only 200 pics, so I don’t anticipate problems for me, in the near future.

Good luck, Chris

Enderman · 2019-01-17T20:44:11.000Z

Yeah it’s got a watermark.

ChrisGarrett · 2019-01-17T20:49:55.000Z

Enderman:

Yeah it’s got a watermark.

Thanks.

Why bother then?

Chris

jon_slider · 2019-01-17T21:13:00.000Z

djozz:

I currently have 3627 pictures on flickr

ouch, they have you trapped

I had more than 1000, I deleted the excess

I miss some of the pics in threads I started, but, I dont think anybody really cares
I do from time to find, reclaim a photo that google can still find, because the google image search uses google archived images, that I deleted from flickr

I hope you find a happy solution

I migrated to imgur, previously I was on photobucket, and seeing how they tried to make me pay for images, Im not suprised when flickr did the same…

how important are my images, really? well… maybe less than I would like to believe…

Ive made many, what I thought were, brilliant posts, illustrated with what I thought were very informative images, but, at the end of the day, people dont read, they just ask the same old questions over again…

so for me at least, my posts are just my way of learning about things Im interested in… I dont think other people find me as interesting as I do… LOL