Sometimes you just want to blow up your Flickr images. There's nothing better than a fullscreen display of your latest photographed memories. While Flickr's slideshow is great, you won't be able to stretch your images to fullscreen while viewing them. Well now that's about to change with Blow Up a Flickr web app.
Blow Up is aiming to offer "presentation quality for users and portability for developers." Using the Flickr API, Senior Interface Developer Jonathan Greacen has created a new viewing experience for Flickr users that may leave you wondering why it was never an option on Flickr to begin with. Blow Up allows your images to be seen in fullscreen mode while still maintaining your image quality.
The service is free and doesn't require anything put your Flickr username to get started. Other options include being able to download the Blow Up to display your Flickr images on your website. Blow Up all your images including the ones in your albums. However, for images that are set to private, Blow Up will not be able to grab them.
Blow Up is a nifty new slideshow in the market of Flickr apps that serves up your images fast and easy. No password required, no downloads necessary. Just get in and get what you came for in fullscreen.
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Very cool. I'm going to have to play with this and possibly integrate into my website.
Posted by: Justin Korn
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July 24, 2008 3:46 PM
Now this is something I`ve been waiting for. Not only that I offers a nice slideshow, especially the fullscreen option is useful since many screenshots posted on flickr are barely readable if not displayed in a high resolution.
Posted by: Egbert
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July 24, 2008 7:06 PM
I've been using PicLens.com + it is Awesome!! Full Screen Flickr in 3D!!
I'll have to take a looksee @ BlowUP*
;)) Peace*
Posted by: BillyWarhol | July 25, 2008 2:05 AM
What a brilliant UI! I can imagine this kind of flow/expand working well for lots of apps, not just photo-viewing. Imagine finding docs, pdfs, or colour palettes this way. I could even see it on a mobile for finding contacts, albums, or whatever. It just needs to be that slight bit faster (which I'd have though it could be for low-res imaging?) and I'd prefer it over cover-flow.
Posted by: Zach Beauvais
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July 25, 2008 2:08 AM
This is nice! Thanks! "Blow Up is a nifty new slideshow in the market of Flickr apps that serves up your images fast and easy. No password required, no downloads necessary. Just get in and get what you came for in fullscreen."
Posted by: Anthony K Valley
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July 25, 2008 5:29 AM
Lovin' it ... great piece!
Posted by: Charlie Anzman
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July 25, 2008 6:45 AM
Agree with 3, PicLens already does an amazing job at enhancing the experience of surfing photo albums online
Posted by: xavier vespa
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July 25, 2008 9:13 PM
yeah but you have to download and install piclens.
with blow up, i can email a link to any of my friends, directly to an image, and they don't need to download anything just to view it. (i don't even think you can get a link from piclens).
word to the maxx, blow up! you rule!
Posted by: lawerence | August 1, 2008 4:48 PM
It is Very chill. We are going to have to play with this and perhaps incorporate into my website.
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