It’s been a long time, but I’ve picked FlickSavr up again and am working on a new release. I’ve taken everyones comments and built in some more user control. I’ve also changed the screensaver to be a little more “Leopard” like. I started with some of Apple’s code, hacked it up a bit, and am using the same back end parser. I’d like to re-write the parser in Ruby (currently it’s PHP). Look for more updates soon… - Chris
In the five days since releasing Flickr Savr v.5 we have had over 1500 downloads and some great feedback. Thanks to The Unoffical Apple Weblog and MacMerc for their plugs as well as all the other weblogs who have posted regarding this app. I have some great ideas for adding to the functionality of Flickr Savr and intend to post updates as I progress. If anyone can offer advice on creating a user interface to control a Quartz Compostion in Interface Builder drop me a line.
Future plans include:
A nicer user interface
Ability to download images from a group
Ability to downlad images from a set
Ability to control transition times and/or effects
Ability to control image effects (black and white/sepia etc..)
Ability to disable titles and/or choose font Maybe a stand alone application?
Create a visulazation of the tags users are searching for with Flickr Savr on aloi.org
We’ve reached 500 750 1000 1500 2000++ downloads!!
Well after a few weeks of hard work and learning PHP I am ready to release a full working version of the FlickrSavr for Mac OS X. This version includes many improvements over the previous, and finally allows user interaction.
Below is a detailed write-up of the latest release…. let me know what you think!
FlickrSavr is now also on Version Tracker
I created this screen saver as a proof of concept using the Flickr API, Apple’s Quartz Composer, and PHP. FlickrSavr downloads images based on the criteria specified and creates a slideshow of images and titles.
FlickrSavr searches Flickr for one of the following specified criteria:
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By Username (1) Select this option to display photos taken by a specific flickr user.
Example: To use my personal photographs as a screensaver I select: (1) for the “SavrType”and enter ctaloi in userfield
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By Tags (2) Select this option to display photos tagged with a specific tag (one or more). Example: To display images tagged with “apple” or “dog” I select: (2) for the “Savr Type”and enter apple,dog In the tags field
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By Contacts (3) Select this option to display a users contacts photos. Example: To display my contacts images I select: (3) for the “Savr Type”and enter ctaloiin the contacts photos field
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Random (4) Select this option to display random photos recently added to Flickr.
NOTE: Flickr Saver will ONLY run on Mac 10.4 (Tiger) or higher. To uninstall the screen saver remove the file located:/System/Library/Screen Savers/. As with any beta software package I can not guarantee this screen saver will work as intended. I’ve done a lot of testing and have had no problems – but please, use at your own risk. If you have any problems please contact me through comments. Enjoy…
