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appledog
Aug 10, 2008, 11:38 PM
Any advice on the best utility for uploading to Flickr from iPhoto?

Flickr offers their uploader for Mac, but also mentions that FlickrExporter for iPhoto is available ($25) as an iPhoto plug-in... now the current Macworld says iP2F is a great little app available for $15.

The company that makes FlickrExport for iPhoto also sells FlickrExporter for Aperture, and offers 50% off that app if you bought the iPhoto version.

I'm assuming these plug-ins are a step up from Flickr's own uploader--
anyone have any suggestions?



onomatopoeia
Aug 10, 2008, 11:54 PM
I'm assuming these plug-ins are a step up from Flickr's own uploader--

Not really. They do all the same things (tagging, placing in groups, etc.) but they are just a matter of convenience as you can upload from within your photo organizing app.

I use the Aperture Flickr uploader and it works well. It does crash Aperture on occasion, however.

tonyeck
Aug 10, 2008, 11:56 PM
Any advice on the best utility for uploading to Flickr from iPhoto?

Flickr offers their uploader for Mac, but also mentions that FlickrExporter for iPhoto is available ($25) as an iPhoto plug-in... now the current Macworld says iP2F is a great little app available for $15.

The company that makes FlickrExport for iPhoto also sells FlickrExporter for Aperture, and offers 50% off that app if you bought the iPhoto version.

I'm assuming these plug-ins are a step up from Flickr's own uploader--
anyone have any suggestions?

I use Lightroom, and I set the Flickr Uploader as an additional external editor.

So, when I export my photos, I set my settings, click export and they open in the Flickr Uploadr with all meta data attached.


I have never used iPhoto's plugin, but there is a free trial right?

M@lew
Aug 11, 2008, 09:03 AM
My general "To Flickr" workflow is:

Lightroom -> Export to "uploads folder" -> Drag to flickr uploadr -> Upload -> Drag photo from "uploads folder" to "exported folder".

Works pretty well.