Gallery vs. Coppermine and other gallery software

kmcgrail

Joined: 2009-01-27
Posts: 2

Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 14:04

Hello!

I'm currently looking into open source photo gallery/digital image management software for a public library and I'm interested in getting some feedback on this software.

I'm looking for software to organize and store images on the intranet. I'm also looking for software that has the ability to attribute a multitude of tags to images to facilitate easy searches. I'm curious as to how Gallery, Coppermine (and similar software like 4images)stack up to each other in terms of network-ability and multiple user functions. I read in a forum that Coppermine is better used as a stand-alone compared to Gallery. Do you agree or disagree? I would really appreciate feedback in this regard.

Sincerely,

K.

alecmyers

Joined: 2006-08-01
Posts: 4342

Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 14:07

I suspect there aren't many people here who use both, unsurprisingly. Maybe even none. There have been other "please compare/contrast" threads, and they don't get a lot of responses, probably for that reason.

mukunku

Joined: 2008-09-10
Posts: 17

Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 17:15

i could easily say that gallery is very good at multiple user interface,and is very practicle for use..but of course,like alecmyers i did not use any other software other than gallery..But I can easily say that the software and the support here are more then enough to help you with your project.
Thanks to the gallery team from Turkey.

floridave

Joined: 2003-12-22
Posts: 27300

Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 21:21

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_photo_gallery_software
http://gallery.menalto.com/node/1184
http://www.gallery-addons.com/Gallery-Addons/Component/Media_Gallery_Feature_Comparison/
http://www.tonyleung.com/gallery.htm

You might get a biased opinion from me and the users but above seem to be unbiased.

Dave

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kmcgrail

Joined: 2009-01-27
Posts: 2

Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 16:47

Hey!

Thanks very much for the feedback and the links. After reviewing many of the OS gallery software options out there, I have to say that Gallery is looking very good in terms of what I'm looking for. However, my main concern now is the tagging feature. I've looked over many of the Gallery 2 demo sites and I haven't seen any with a tagging feature that resembles Flickr or Facebook. However, I read in a forum that Gallery 2.21 has a plugin for dynamic albums based on keywords and I'm wondering how Flickr or Facebook-like it is. Also, I read in Wikipedia that there are security issues with this module. What do those issues entail?

-K.

alecmyers

Joined: 2006-08-01
Posts: 4342

Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 17:08

The best thing is just to install Gallery2 and try it. It will give you a much better idea of whether it does what you want than anyone else can by telling you stuff. It costs nothing.

suprsidr

Joined: 2005-04-17
Posts: 8339

Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 18:06

Gallery does have a tag module as well as keywords.
I have a mod for the tags module which creates a multi tag search from the cloud.
You can also allow direct tagging under each photo/item.

IMHO Gallery has far more features then any of its direct competitors - but I'm also biased.

-s
FlashYourWeb and Your Gallery with The E2 XML Media Player for Gallery2

kmcgrail Joined: 2009-01-27 Posts: 2	Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 14:04
	Hello! I'm currently looking into open source photo gallery/digital image management software for a public library and I'm interested in getting some feedback on this software. I'm looking for software to organize and store images on the intranet. I'm also looking for software that has the ability to attribute a multitude of tags to images to facilitate easy searches. I'm curious as to how Gallery, Coppermine (and similar software like 4images)stack up to each other in terms of network-ability and multiple user functions. I read in a forum that Coppermine is better used as a stand-alone compared to Gallery. Do you agree or disagree? I would really appreciate feedback in this regard. Sincerely, K.
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alecmyers Joined: 2006-08-01 Posts: 4342	Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 14:07
	I suspect there aren't many people here who use both, unsurprisingly. Maybe even none. There have been other "please compare/contrast" threads, and they don't get a lot of responses, probably for that reason.

mukunku Joined: 2008-09-10 Posts: 17	Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 17:15
	i could easily say that gallery is very good at multiple user interface,and is very practicle for use..but of course,like alecmyers i did not use any other software other than gallery..But I can easily say that the software and the support here are more then enough to help you with your project. Thanks to the gallery team from Turkey.

floridave Joined: 2003-12-22 Posts: 27300	Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 21:21
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_photo_gallery_software http://gallery.menalto.com/node/1184 http://www.gallery-addons.com/Gallery-Addons/Component/Media_Gallery_Feature_Comparison/ http://www.tonyleung.com/gallery.htm You might get a biased opinion from me and the users but above seem to be unbiased. Dave _____________________________________________ Blog & G2 \|\| floridave - Gallery Team

kmcgrail Joined: 2009-01-27 Posts: 2	Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 16:47
	Hey! Thanks very much for the feedback and the links. After reviewing many of the OS gallery software options out there, I have to say that Gallery is looking very good in terms of what I'm looking for. However, my main concern now is the tagging feature. I've looked over many of the Gallery 2 demo sites and I haven't seen any with a tagging feature that resembles Flickr or Facebook. However, I read in a forum that Gallery 2.21 has a plugin for dynamic albums based on keywords and I'm wondering how Flickr or Facebook-like it is. Also, I read in Wikipedia that there are security issues with this module. What do those issues entail? -K.

alecmyers Joined: 2006-08-01 Posts: 4342	Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 17:08
	The best thing is just to install Gallery2 and try it. It will give you a much better idea of whether it does what you want than anyone else can by telling you stuff. It costs nothing.

suprsidr Joined: 2005-04-17 Posts: 8339	Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 18:06
	Gallery does have a tag module as well as keywords. I have a mod for the tags module which creates a multi tag search from the cloud. You can also allow direct tagging under each photo/item. IMHO Gallery has far more features then any of its direct competitors - but I'm also biased. -s FlashYourWeb and Your Gallery with The E2 XML Media Player for Gallery2

Gallery vs. Coppermine and other gallery software

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