All Questions
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When Uploading from Lightroom, is there an advantage to Jeffrey Friedl's plugin vs. the built-in exporter?
Starting with Lightroom 3, it's possible to upload directly to SmugMug using the Lightroom publishing feature that's part of the software. I see that Jeffrey Friedl (author of many Lightroom plugins) ...
15
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2answers
497 views
Is there any good reason *not* to upload files at high resolution?
Given that SmugMug will resize images for various display sizes and that it's possible to limit the largest size shown to vistors (via the gallery settings), is there any reason why a photographer ...
12
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2answers
172 views
How can I make clear my photos are open source? (Creative Commons licensed)
SmugMug has lots of functionality to protect and brand photos. Watermarks, for instance.
I want to go the other way: most of my photos are Creative Commons licensed. I like them showing up on ...
11
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1answer
152 views
I want more information back from an API call but the heavy argument is too much data, options?
There are several API requests that have loads of data available in the response (smugmug.albums.get for instance) but by default the info returned is minimal and the heavy=true option returns too ...
11
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2answers
307 views
Is any development going on with respect to non-pro features? [closed]
I have been a SmugMug member for many years. In the beginning things were exciting, with new features rolled out on a regular basis. However, over the last few years, I have not seen much work done ...
10
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5answers
848 views
As a non-professional user, why would one pay for smugmug instead of use a free site?
As a non-professional user why would one sign up for a SmugMug account? I can share my photos and videos to friends and family a lot of places for free and we can purchase prints there as well. This ...
10
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5answers
383 views
How does SmugMug scale to serious professional use?
The SmugMug feature page lists one of the features available across all accounts as "Unlimited photo uploads" and "Unlimited traffic".
I hear terms used like this today and am weary of what that ...
9
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10answers
3k views
How do I integrate my blog with my SmugMug site?
I have a blog from Blogger, Wordpress, etc. and I want to integrate it with my SmugMug site. How can I do that?
9
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1answer
728 views
How can I keep SmugMug in sync with photos on my computer?
I have all my photos organized into folders on my computer (Macintosh) and I'd like to sync all these folders to SmugMug and as I add or delete more folders and photographs to my computer SmugMug ...
9
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4answers
213 views
Can I make a customized download button on my page?
Most of my visitors are just friends and family and for some reason they have the absolute most trouble finding the 'Download' button - despite my several attempt to show them where it is.
I've not ...
8
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2answers
293 views
I have an image's ID and KEY, how do I use them to actually get the image?
Say the image's ID is "imageid" and the Key is "imagekey". What's the magical formula to produce a url to view the image? What other options do I have at the time?
8
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1answer
360 views
What image sizes are available from SmugMug natively and can I request specific sizes?
In my application I want to display thumbnail sized images, preview sized images and 'full sized' images, what sizes are available natively from SmugMug and is it possible to request specific image ...
7
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1answer
155 views
Can I track user purchases as a power user?
All Smugmug accounts have the ability to sell prints, but as a power user I have not figured out a way to be notified to keep track of sales in any way. I know that I need to be a pro to set print ...
7
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2answers
483 views
How can I stop Pinterest use on my site?
Are my galleries protected from Pinterest use, or can I customize my SmugMug site to block out Pinterest use and abuse?
7
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2answers
465 views
How can I allow a visitor to download non-photo type files like a PDF?
I want to put a pricing PDF on my SmugMug site for customers to download and print. The Standard SmugMug account only allows for photo and video type files. Can I upload it to a SmugVault to do that? ...
7
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3answers
95 views
get nonoriginal image sizes through API?
There are approximate image sizes, it's possible to request a custom size, but.. no way to get the exact size.
I'd like to call something like images.getEXIF or images.get or images.getURLs. Give an ...
7
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3answers
355 views
How do I see the photos that have been thumbed as favorites?
Visitors to my site have thumbed up photos that they like. I need to see those photos to build a book for them. Where do I see the photos with votes?
7
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1answer
151 views
Can I sell handmade prints through SmugMug?
If I have printing set up at home, with exotic papers or packaging, is there a way to sell those prints through SmugMug?
7
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1answer
250 views
How can I figure out what the errors mean that are returned from uploading?
When I upload files and an error is returned they're often enigmatic results like "wrong bytes received", is there any way to get more information on why an upload failed or what these error results ...
6
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1answer
192 views
What domain should we use for anonymous external direct image linking?
I often need to get a direct link URL to an image in one of my public galleries in a circumstance where I do not want the URL to lead back to my web site - so I want the image URL to be anonymous and ...
6
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1answer
524 views
How do I post to Google Plus?
It seems there are two ways to post to Google Plus. First, by embedding a jpeg link directly. There's no way to expose multiple photos in this way.
The second way is linking to the gallery. In that ...
6
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2answers
228 views
Why limit to sRGB?
Most inkjet output for photos, especially on photo papers are capable of much more color than sRGB, so is the limitation within SmugMug for sRGB for status quo or based on limitations of the output ...
6
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4answers
169 views
Category Security
It would be nice to be able to secure your site by category. Gallery security makes it tough to manage when you have a lot.
I have a lot of family pictures I want secured, but they are in multiple ...
6
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3answers
453 views
Building a SmugMug pro site for both personal use and commercial sales
I'm in the process of moving my photos from flickr to SmugMug pro. My photos are largely personal, but I have a small handful which have ranked well in searches, and I'd like to sell those on SmugMug.
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6
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1answer
95 views
Is there an easy way to get the link to EXIF info?
I am doing a 366 project - it is a 365 project but 2012 is a leap year. One of the things I have been doing is posting the info about the image in my blog. You can see what I mean by following this ...
6
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2answers
178 views
Can I set up a gallery to allow someone to upload photos?
A friend took photos at my daughter's birthday party and wants to be able to upload them to a gallery so that I will have them. Can I set up a gallery to allow him to do that?
6
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1answer
120 views
Which domain should I load users' content (photos/videos) from?
When making API requests depending on what the user has setup or how you make the request you can get different results back for the URL to fetch photos from:
http://username.smugmug.com/...
...
6
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1answer
94 views
Is there a way to track which virtual gallery an image sale came from?
I have all the images in my fine art site loaded in a small number of galleries, largely defined by what types/sizes I want to sell the images in. Every image is strategically keyworded and I have a ...
5
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3answers
1k views
Do SmugMug galleries & slideshows work on iOS devices that don't support Flash?
As I look at the SmugMug feature comparison chart I see there's an item for "Full screen, silky smooth Flash slideshows". Does SmugMug offer HTML5 support or some other means by which photos can be ...
5
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6answers
479 views
How can I add my email address to my SmugMug site in a way that spammers won't find it?
I'd like to be able to add my email address in various places on my site, but I don't want to be subject to spam-bots and such. What's the best way to put my email address on my SmugMug site to ...
5
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2answers
145 views
What is the right way to segregate galleries from viewers?
I'd like my viewers to only see galleries they are invited too and have no notion or knowledge of the existence of any other galleries. For example, I'd like to share wedding photos with a set of ...
5
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2answers
538 views
What DNS settings do I need to setup my custom domain?
As a pro member, what are the particular DNS settings that I need to set up my SmugMug account properly?
5
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1answer
186 views
Did the “Download All” feature change?
Today I went to get a link to all high-res files from a gallery, so I clicked "Download All". What I wanted was a link to a ZIP file that I can share with people. Instead, it started downloading ...
5
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13answers
281 views
What services are available to hire to customize my smugmug site?
I really don't have the time to customize my SmugMug site, what all services/people are out there to customize my site for me? Ideally the service would have a list of sample sites
Please don't ...
5
votes
1answer
79 views
Has Smugmug been certified with all browsers?
If I view one of my user created pages using Chrome, all formatting is lost. If I view the same page using Safari or Firefox, I am able to see bold text and paragraph separations. Has SmugMug been ...
5
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2answers
463 views
Best Practices for posting Smugmug images to Google+
I've been experimenting with posting images I put on Smugmug to my Google+ stream, and frankly, I'm not happy with the results in general. I figure I'd ask the general group: what do you consider as ...
5
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2answers
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Images destined for Bayphoto via SmugMug: JPEG or JPEG 2000?
Are their any quality differences on the output end between JPEG and JPEG 2000 ? Color Gamuts, Pattern / Moire, apparent resolution, etc. Does this change if the output device is a laser based output ...
5
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1answer
115 views
Will downgrading pro membership cause loss of photos?
If I decide to downgrade my pro membership, will I lose any photos data or my money I've generated from SmugMug photo sales?
I'm trying to cut costs for a year to pay off business debts; and then ...
5
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1answer
150 views
Does SmugMug require the uploaded pictures to be photographs?
I know that SmugMug is primarily oriented at photographers. I have an account there, with some hobby pictures of mine, and I like the experience. I don't have other accounts to upload pictures to, for ...
5
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1answer
74 views
Which domains can flash make requests to on SmugMug - contain crossdomain.xml file?
I'm building a Flash application that accesses SmugMug and while api.smugmug.com contains a crossdomain.xml file that lets Flash make requests there, other domains don't, namely www.smugmug.com. ...
5
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2answers
157 views
Is there any social aspect to SmugMug?
Is there any built in social aspect to SmugMug like 'friending' people or 'groups' on Flickr? I have friends who use SmugMug but I'd like an easy way to know when they post new photographs and I'd ...
5
votes
1answer
80 views
How do I link to a specific location in a video?
How do I link to a specific location in a video hosted on SmugMug? For example, I'd like for users to be able to click on a link that would immediately jump to 30 seconds into a video.
Also, is it ...
5
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1answer
161 views
How can users +1 my photos on SmugMug?
It seems that SmugMug includes social integration with Twitter and Facebook. How can I add a +1 button to my SmugMug site so that users can +1 my photos for Google Plus?
5
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1answer
321 views
How can I automatically tag my smugmug pictures with facial recognition?
There are increasingly more tools to identify people automatically in photos. There are even free APIs (http://face.com/). I would like to be able to use such a system to add tags to my growing photo ...
5
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1answer
117 views
Will Smugmug continue supporting YUI2, even though they now have YUI3?
We can see in the Smugmug pages that they now have YUI3 with backwards compatibility for YUI2. For existing customizations written to YUI2 (like the JFriend HTML5 slideshow), will those continue to ...
4
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2answers
308 views
How many images should be in a gallery?
What is a good number of images to put in a gallery before overwhelming ones users?
4
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2answers
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API way to determine when a new upload is still Processing?
I'm trying to use API methods and noticed that some return Ok, but if an image is still processing from a prior upload, it will just ignore the request.
For exmaple, upload an image and do a crop ...
4
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3answers
65 views
Is there anyway to access a client shopping cart before they actually place their order?
I use proof delay for all my galleries and I love it!! But recently I have had a few customers that have built out a shopping cart order on their own and now want me to place the order on my end. ...
4
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4answers
534 views
Program to automate the process of uploading photos?
I am looking for a program that I can set up and point to where I store my photos to automatically upload new photos I put there. I have poked around the Hacks and Apps and have tried a few out, but I ...
4
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2answers
280 views
How is SmugMug using DynamoDB?
When Amazon's DynamoDB was announced, Don MacAskill mentioned that SmugMug was using DynamoDB. I would like to know what exactly DynamoDB is being used for, and any details that can be given about the ...
