James
The app by amazon 'Windowshop' does an amazing job of presenting images in a very usable and appropriate way for the device. If someone could do that for a museum collection.....
Mark
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Morley
Sent: 04 January 2014 20:10
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Subject: [MCG] Mobile/tablet apps for display and discovery of image collections
Hi
I wondered if anyone has come across any good, simple apps for displaying curated image collections (relatively small numbers - low 1,000s max) on a mobile/tablet?
<http://www.apennypermile.com>
I would like something that does all (or at least most) of the following:
- stores low-res images locally so no internet connection required once installed (other than perhaps for enlarge/zoom type functionality - I appreciate that there will be filesize/number compromises to limit download/storage size)
- allows simple filtering by pre-set tags (albeit an intentionally limited
range)
- preset image metadata downloaded as part of app, rather than created within it (I have visions of a data file, but I guess this could equally be by interpretation of metadata embedded in image files)
- nice intuitive UX (obviously!) with e.g. thumbnail view, carousel and full-screen
- displays images sorted by date (in effect a timeline)
Of course all of that should be feasible with iPhoto or Android's native Gallery app, but ...
- on Android at least there doesn't seem to be support for historic dates, which is essential to me
- I'd like a self-contained app i.e. it shouldn't find and display user's existing images (and ideally I'd also like to have an option to have multiple discrete collections on one device)
- I can't see how a native app could be told to download a complete new collection of images, without some multi-step process for users
Ideally I'd like multiple platforms, but if there's something that's just Apple (or even just iPad) then that would still be useful. It could be an image management app, it could be a timeline app, it could be something in between or something altogether different. I'm just thinking there must be something out there already that I could use!
Thanks,
James
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