Three questions about public website produced by Apple Photos

[Mike Boreham]

1. The public website produced by Apple Photos does not use equal sized thumbnails, but makes some much bigger than other, often quite imappropriately. Is there any way to change this?

2. When a single photo is selected there is a download option. But I can't see any way to download the whole lot in one go. Is there a way?

3. Are photos downloaded in 2. reduced resolution, like the ones in Shared Albums?

If confirmed these are quite severe limitations so what alternatives are there?

Lightroom Cloudy, which I have been using for the last five years, does not have these limitations, but I would like to come back to Apple Photos since the Shared Library was introduced, but these issues may make it difficult.

Thanks for any answers or comments.

 

[vishvajit]

1. Unfortunately, there is no way to change the way the public website produced by Apple Photos displays thumbnails. The algorithm used to generate the thumbnails may prioritize certain images based on factors such as image resolution, orientation, or other metadata.
2. Currently, there is no way to download all the photos from the public website in one go. You will need to download each photo individually.
3. The resolution of the photos downloaded from the public website depends on the size of the original photo that was uploaded. If the original photo was uploaded in full resolution, the downloaded photo should also be in full resolution. However, if the original photo was uploaded in reduced resolution, the downloaded photo will also be in reduced resolution.

If the limitations of the public website produced by Apple Photos are a concern, you may want to consider using a different photo sharing platform or hosting your own website. There are many options available, including cloud storage services such as Google Photos or Dropbox, or self-hosted solutions such as WordPress or Piwigo. It's important to research and compare the features and limitations of each platform to find one that meets your needs.

 

[Mike Boreham]

1. Unfortunately, there is no way to change the way the public website produced by Apple Photos displays thumbnails. The algorithm used to generate the thumbnails may prioritize certain images based on factors such as image resolution, orientation, or other metadata.
2. Currently, there is no way to download all the photos from the public website in one go. You will need to download each photo individually.
3. The resolution of the photos downloaded from the public website depends on the size of the original photo that was uploaded. If the original photo was uploaded in full resolution, the downloaded photo should also be in full resolution. However, if the original photo was uploaded in reduced resolution, the downloaded photo will also be in reduced resolution.

If the limitations of the public website produced by Apple Photos are a concern, you may want to consider using a different photo sharing platform or hosting your own website. There are many options available, including cloud storage services such as Google Photos or Dropbox, or self-hosted solutions such as WordPress or Piwigo. It's important to research and compare the features and limitations of each platform to find one that meets your needs.

Thanks for thorough reply. I was afraid that would be the situation, though good that the full res version downloaded in 3.

 

[Mike Boreham]

The resolution of the photos downloaded from the public website depends on the size of the original photo that was uploaded. If the original photo was uploaded in full resolution, the downloaded photo should also be in full resolution. However, if the original photo was uploaded in reduced resolution, the downloaded photo will also be in reduced resolution.

Unfortunately I am not sure this is correct.

I just examined a photo for which the original in Photos is 3239 x 2264

In the Shared Album, Get Info says it is 2198 x 1536

Downloaded from the Public website, it is 2198 x 1536

 

[Ray2]

An issue with Adobe and shared albums is Adobe's inconsistent position on whether it’s a public album or an album that can be shared only with those with an Adobe account (virtually no one I typically share with). Additionally, their position is subject to change, and has changed, and it’s dependent on which app you’re using, some may require an account, others no. In short, it’s Adobe and, much like Apple, they couldn’t care less.

I share via Adobe Portfolio, free with the basic photography package. No Adobe account needed for those you share with. Takes an initial investment of time to set it up. After that it’s quick if you can remember what to do. Little to no documentation I’ve been able to find. LR Cloudy, the app they expect to compete with Google and Apple, requires an account last time I tried it. Also look at Adobe Spark Page. Free, shares well, really nice results for short and quick albums like holidays.

The big plus with Adobe is you can sort in different ways. I must be odd in my friends seem to think in a time sequenced manner vs Apple and Google's chaos with last-in, first-out.