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[onkala] 
explore. display. share | flickr + photos + videosfollow on twitter | add to faves on flickr

 


take control over how you explore, display and share flickr photos + videos

    

enter a flickr url above and click go to get started or customize to configure how the photos + videos are displayed (e.g., colors, border, background) and to combine them with your choice of youtube or shoutcast music.

 

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 New York City

credits:by tibchris | via flickr.com | music from youtube.com
 India

credits:by .pravin | via flickr.com | music from youtube.com
 Blue Note - Chris Botti

credits:by .pravin | via flickr.com | music from youtube.com
 Headlands Showing 11-21

credits:by .pravin | via flickr.com | music from youtube.com
 create your own [onkala]

use the advanced [onkala] builder to create your own unique work combining flickr photos + videos with youtube + shoutcast music, while personalizing colors and other aspects of how the photos and videos are displayed.


enter a flickr url below and click 'go' or select from one of the other options or modify the settings to change the color scheme (e.g., change the background color), select a background image, add in your own google analytics id, and more.
 

 select photos + videos
auto-detect from flickr urlenter a flickr url

  • enter a flickr url - we'll do our best to auto-detect the ids
  • click go to view with the current settings
  • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience
    • explore flickr's most interesting photos + videosselect a date

    • show the most interesting photos for the date selected
    • the date selected must be 4/19/2024 or earlier
    • click go to view with the current settings
    • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience
    view a set of photos/videosenter a flickr set id

  • enter a flickr set id
  • click go to view with the current settings
  • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience
    • view a galleryenter a flickr gallery URL

    • enter the full URL for the flickr gallery you want to view (e.g., http://www.flickr.com/photos/latitudes/galleries/72157622258833359/)
    • when you're ready, click go to view with the current settings
    • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience
    view a user's photostreamenter a flickr url, username, nsid or email address

    • enter a flickr username (e.g., onkala), email address (e.g., onkala@ymail.com), nsid (e.g., 45385406@N03), or url (e.g., http://www.flickr.com/photos/45385406@N03/) to view that user's photostream.
    • when you're ready, click go to view with the current settings
    • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience
    view a single photo/videoenter a flickr photo id

    • enter a photo id to view the photo.
    • elick go to view with the current settings
    • adjust the settings below to customize the user experience

     

     configure guest pass to share private photos + videos
    no  
    yes enter flickr guest pass
    http://www.flickr.com/ 
    • to use a flickr guest pass, complete the guest pass url above (the guest pass url is provided by flickr)
    • guest passes allow you to share private photos without requiring the viewer to log in
    • for more information, see http://www.flickr.com/help/guestpass/

    use enhanced privacy
    on   off

    • if checked, the guess pass is not saved, improving privacy when sharing your photos + videos (e.g., without enhanced privacy, if the link is shared on Facebook, your private photos could be made public through Facebook's activity widget)
    • when photos are shared with enhanced privacy, users must enter a "password" which is a subset of the guest pass URL to view the photos
    • if you're not concerned about the photos being made available publicly and want to provide one click access to your photos, uncheck the box
    • please note that a best effort is made to ensure the privacy of your photos, but enhanced privacy does not provide a guarantee
    • if you're concerned that a guest pass may have been made public, you can expire it in flickr to prevent further access to your photos

     

     select background music
    no music  
    use audio from youtube video/playlist enter a youtube video or playlist url

    • enter a youtube url to add background music (e.g., a music video) -- the video will not be seen, but the audio will be heard (please note, that if there is an ad for the youtube video, the ad will also be heard)
    • find music videos at http://youtube./com/music
    • background music does not currently play on mobile devices and requires adobe flash

    crossfade duration
    seconds

    initiate crossfade
    seconds left

    shoutcast radio enter a shoutcast stream url

    • enter a shoutcast stream url to add background music (please note, any ads playing on the shoutcast radio station will also be heard)
    • find radio streams at http://shoutcast/com
    • background music does not currently play on mobile devices and requires adobe flash

     

     personalize colors and background
    [color settings] 
    background color photo/video border color title color
    text color link color active link color (on mouse over)
     
     
    [photo/video border width] 
    photo/video border width (in pixels)
     
     
    [background image] 
    no background image 
    use the photo being viewed background image transparency: %

    less transparentmore transparent
    • move the slider to control the opacity of the background image
    • the background color you select will impact the look, as the color will bleed through a background image when opacity is turned down
     background image size
    resize to fill the screen (image may appear cropped)
    stretch/shrink to fill the screen (image may distort)
    tile (without resizing)
    use a specific background imagebackground image url

    • enter the url for the background image
    • e.g., http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4170697258_b3e7f22a10_b.jpg
     background image transparency: %

    less transparentmore transparent
    • move the slider to control the opacity of the background image
    • the background color you select will impact the look, as the color will bleed through a background image when opacity is turned down
     background image size
    resize to fill the screen (image may appear cropped)
    stretch/shrink to fill the screen (image may distort)
    tile (without resizing)
     
     

     

       advanced settings (optional)
    [google analytics] 
    google analytics id
    • enter a google analytics id to track views, unique visitors and more
    • if you don't have a google analytics account, sign up for one at http://google.com/analytics
     
     
    [image display size]
    optimize image size to fit in browsermargin
    % of shorter screen dimension  pixels
    • enter the url for the background image
    • e.g., http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4170697258_b3e7f22a10_b.jpg

    allow image to be enlarged?
    yes   no
    • on larger screens, the image will be enlarged to fill the screen, while respecting the margin you selected above. if you select no, the image will not be scaled larger than its native dimensions.
    display image at original size 
     
     
    [default slideshow interval]
    advance to the next photo after: seconds
     
     
    [image download settings]
    max image width to download
    max image height to download
     

    Pending...

     

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