Photo Integration with vBulletin & VBAGallery, Photopost or 4images?

[nosaj]

Hi all,
I have spent hours and hours reading about integrating a Photo Gallery with a Forum. I have determined that vBulletin is the best Forum software. But after doing much reading here and at many other Forums, I still don't know which is the best Photo Gallery software to do the integration. Any advice from users who have had positive or negative experiences with the integration of any of these programs?

URL's with successful integration would be worth a thousand words!

Thanks,

Jason :rolleyes:

[mholtum]

well vbagallery is integrated and I love it. Simple install..

[cinq]

Check past threads, identical queries have been raised in the past many times.

[paratek]

Nothing against Vbgallery, i just have been a photopost user from the go. I like the total integration that Vbgallery offers, and the price is great, but i already own photopost. Next site i do , i will give it a try.

[noppid]

vBGarage!

[Tekton]

Nothing against Vbgallery, i just have been a photopost user from the go. I like the total integration that Vbgallery offers, and the price is great, but i already own photopost. Next site i do , i will give it a try.
Same here. I already have access to a photopost, so I haven't spent much time with others.

Though, if I was ever going to get a new one, I'd either code one myself or go for the vBA gallery.

[MR-2ZZ]

vBa Gallery ALL THE WAY! vBa Gallery is TOTAL integration, cheaper than photopost, and the customer service from VBadvanced is much better. After switching from Photopost to vBa Gallery, I was bombarded by emails from Photopost telling me that I made a bad mistake blah blah blah, but my members are much happier with vBa Galley, and so am I.

[Zachery]

I am part of the vBa staff, however I am mostly a volenteer there. So my views and opinions may be baised.


I have personally never used photopost. I cannot attest to its intergration level, or how good of a product it may or may not be.


What I do know is that vBa Gallery is specificly built for vBulletin. It can't run stand alone, and it doesn't work with IPB or any other forum software. as far as intergration goes, it can't be any tigther.

It does require a few file changes, mostly for administrative purpuses.

I've been using it since beta and have no complaints with it :)

[James T Brock]

4Images is free and works great. But it's not 100% integrated, for that I would suggest VbAGallery.

[Rick Sample]

I actually don't like photopost that much, I mean its nice and all, just to cluttered IMO! I just installed coopermine and its integrated with my registration stystem and style of my forums! http://www.muscle-mustangs.com/photos/index.php My first choice, however, woudl be vbgarage :)

[lasto]

photopost wins hands down - vbagallery looks way to basic for my liking.

[T3MEDIA]

I will tell you the truth and not be all pansy about it.
Photopost is the best but the attitude of the people that run that place is horrable. You get this I am so smart attude from them. You can tell from the way they act they are some sloppy guy with thick glasses and pot belly somewere working on a fithy desk. So get it ONLY if you want 0 support. If you need support your under control of thier mood swings.

vbagallery is actually pritty good. No where near the amount of control PhotoPost has however. No where near.

The others are no good. Straight up. And seamless intergration is hard.

So there you have it. Good luck

[paratek]

I have had good luck with support from photopost so far.

[Lizard King]

I will strongly recommend vba Gallery. I have been using nearly 2 months and every problem I faced has been solved within 1-2 hour. Their price is far cheaper then Photopost.

[TwinsForMe]

I'm considering vBA Gallery or Photopost, too. I think I'll end up going with vBA Gallery for all the reasons listed here but one more: Photopost is still running 3.0.3 and I am fully updated. I want support from a company that is current with vBulletin upgrades.

[cinq]

vbagallery is actually pritty good. No where near the amount of control PhotoPost has however. No where near.


I strongly beg to differ, considering I use both products ( in fact, have used all the products together with vbulletin integration for the choices in the poll ).

[MPDev]

You can tell from the way they act they are some sloppy guy with thick glasses and pot belly somewere working on a fithy desk.

How can I possibly respond without sounding like a bully? You couldn't be further from the truth, but I'll let it slide....

PhotoPost was the first photo gallery to integrate with vBulletin (and many other forums) and continues to raise the bar for features and integration. We've been selling PhotoPost for more than three years, have a paid support staff and continue to release new updates in a timely manner. Virtually every new feature you find being placed in most gallery products these days can be traced back to PhotoPost as the innovator; vBGallery is no exception.

My advice would be, do you homework and make an educated decision based on your requirements and expectations.

[MR-2ZZ]

Ive used both Photopost and vBaGallery and I think it has all the same advantages, and the integration was much better and cleaner IMHO.

People have given there educated opinons and there opinions all match, customer service is horrible, people there are stuck up, Brian and the VBA staff have won the hearts of customers everywhere, and all you emails you send to people that convert from Photopost to VBAgallery show just how low the service is.

[MPDev]

People have given there educated opinons and there opinions all match

If you go back and re-read the thread you'll see that not everyone shares that opinion. It's easy to bash a product that has been around a long time and has thousands of customers - some of it may be deserved, much of it isn't. We work hard to make all our customers happy, even the most difficult ones. While it was easier when we were starting out with only a couple hundred, we've worked hard to expand our support along with our growth.

I could post dozens of testimonials showing you the exact opposite of what some might say; but I don't think anyone here is served by any further mud slinging.

[boiboi]

I just purchased a photopost license. Complete and seamless integration with vb. It uses vb's template and css too and it can run on a separate database or server, a must if your site is growing like mine.

The guys over at photopost just needs to be a bit more professional, especially when answering their phone and just more patient on dummies or non-coders like me.

I can't comment on vbagallery because I never even knew it existed until I came across this thread. LOL vbagallery.com is owned by 1 & 1 internet. And I always thought there were only 4images, coppermine, and photopost for VB and I have used all 3, btw.

[MPDev]

PhotoPost offers an 800 number for sales or sales information. It's not uncommon for people to call that number looking for telephone support; problem for some users is that its a sales line, not a support line.

Giving people the ability to talk to someone via an 800 number about the product before they purchase is a benefit we offer our customers; but support is handled via forums, just like everyone else.

[sabret00the]

while when i bought photoshop i loved it, i went to renew my download access only to find i'd be required to buy the product outright again, the price isn't something i want to fork out once more so i'll probably move over to vBA unless one of the other alternatives turn up i.e. Filburts Sunset or there was another one i saw in someones gi that i wouldn't mind.

oh and the support for Photoshop was good last time i needed it and i find it to be aesthetically prettier.

[paratek]

Photoshop or photopost?



while when i bought photoshop i loved it

[Regs]

Giving people the ability to talk to someone via an 800 number about the product before they purchase is a benefit we offer our customers;How exactly is that a 'benefit' for customers?

;)

[MPDev]

Anyone in a store is considered a "customer"; weather they buy something or not.

I thought that point would be obvious; but if it makes you feel better, insert the word "potential" in there.

[SaN-DeeP]

Using photopost since last couple of months, works like a charm.
Our gallery is located here: http://gallery.techarena.in

Photoshop or photopost?
It is called PhotoPost.

[sabret00the]

Photoshop or photopost?
photopost :oops:

and retract my prior post, renewal is only $40 so it seems that it's a toss up for me, between any of the galleries now :)

http://store.yahoo.com/techimo/photlic.html

[MPDev]

Don't forget the 15% discount this month for new orders or renewals. ;)