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Users with large numbers of digital photographs will need a program to manage them. For those who do not need a program with too many features, JAlbum for Mac could prove to be a suitable solution, since it performs minor photo editing and management well.
JAlbum is available as a free program with some limitations; additional licenses begin at $34 and unlock more features like Web uploading and storage. During the installation of JAlbum for Mac the user is prompted to buy a product license. Support is available for updates, and the program prompted the installation of one update after the first loading. The program did not have instructions, but its menus were well designed and could be used by anyone familiar with other photo management programs. Selecting files and individual photos for loading was easy and completed quickly. Users can create new albums for any number of photos or events. The program also allows these to be laid out for presentations using a number of formats and presets. In addition, users can do minor photo editing, including rotating, tinting, and red eye removal, among other fixes. Once work with the photos is completed, users also have the ability to play their images as a slideshow. All of the features, while basic, perform as intended.
With its expected features and basic operation, JAlbum for Mac functions well. This program is suitable for Mac users who do not have heavy file management or editing needs.
Publisher's Description
From JAlbum:
JAlbum allows you to create nice-looking photo galleries for the Web. You simply select or drag and drop folders containing images or movie files onto JAlbum, and it creates thumbnails and HTML pages to publish your images as a gallery or as a picture slide show. The galleries are based on various templates, and their appearance can be further customized by advanced users. The application's additional features include support for IPTC/EXIF data, style sheets, lossless image manipulation, pluggable image filters, and a built-in FTP/SFTP client.
What's new in this version:
- Performance improvements to UI painting and album building with Turtle skin
- Even more tolerant to faulty camera metadata structures (for instance images written by Adobe Lightroom)
- Bundled updated Turtle, Mr.Burns and Lumen skins
- Media RSS files will now have absolute links (per the media RSS specification) if the new "Address" field under album settings points out the destination album URL.
- Minor code improvements
- Developers: New CompiledBase... See all new features
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 24 votes
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"Make webpages from photograhs"
Version: JAlbum 10.2
Pros
Makes nice looking web pages from photographs
Cons
Getting too complicated. Too many options, extras and addons.
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"Easy to Use, but got buggy in new versions"
Version: JAlbum 10.1
Pros
Easy to use and looks great
Cons
Since going to shareware the program is buggy and has annoying licensing popups when you gallery is live and only live. I went back to 9.6 after I found 10.1 was slow to load large galleries and would sometimes hang up. Was fine going back to 9.6
Summary
Would still suggest to friends, but on the lookout for another freeware option again like it used to be.
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"Simple and easy to use."
Version: JAlbum 9.5
Pros
Resizes photos as you desire. Many different skins for websites. Looks very professional when published.
Cons
No easy way (that I know of) to insert your own links.
Summary
This is a solid, useable website builder that I wish I had years ago.
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"easy to use and nice lay out"
Version: JAlbum 9.4.1
Pros
lay out, easy
Cons
no slide show
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"A wonderful engine for easily generating website"
Version: JAlbum 9.4.1
Pros
JAlbum offers exceptionally easy ways to create a website with a large variety of skins and variations.
Cons
I haven't found an easy way to insert HTML links.
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"Great program"
Version: JAlbum 9.1.3
Pros
Does what I want it to do.
Cons
None that I can think of.
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"easy to use photo gallery"
Version: JAlbum 9.1.3
Pros
does every thing it say it does, very easy to use
Cons
none that can think of
Summary
one of the most simple photo app. to use
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"great program"
Version: JAlbum 9.1.3
Pros
user friendly
Cons
none that I can think of
Summary
a must have program
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"Clean and lean-gets the job done with minimum of fuss"
Version: JAlbum 9.1.3
Pros
Easy to use on a basic level - numerous skins available to match your site's "look" - also, using your unique URL (from JAlbum), having a "show and tell" with friends, family and ... clients is dead simple.
Cons
No manual - online or off -- help is more of a "fill in the blanks" exercise, but this is a very small price to pay for an excellent -- and free -- program.
Summary
Would recommend JAlbum without exception as a basic pix gallery program.
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"Great for building Photo based web pages"
Version: JAlbum 8.13
Pros
easy to use.
automates the processCons
need to convert my NEF files to JPEG before I can use
Summary
Great Photo App
