"MY PICTURETOWN" FOR ONLINE STORAGE OF PHOTO FILES

 

Your can use the "My Picturetown" Web site for storing and sharing your digital photo files. This site is operated by Nikon.

 

They are located at

http://mypicturetown.com

 

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Click on "Sign Up" near the upper right hand corner to get a free account.

 

 

The key features for a free account are:

 

Total storage space = 2 Gigabytes

 

Maximum single file size = not stated on "Picturetown" Web site

 

Maximum monthly bandwidth = not stated on "Picturetown" Web site

 

The maximum monthly bandwidth is the total amount of data that you (and others that you designate) upload to, and download from, your free account.

 

 

 

According to the "Picturetown" Website:

 

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my Picturetown supports the following file formats: JPG, NEF(RAW), NRW(RAW),MOV, AVI, and WAV.

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According to their May 28, 2008 press release, they currently have the following photographer-friendly features:

 

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The ability to upload RAW (NEF) files viewable as JPEGs

 

The ability to search for photos by the date they were uploaded or taken using a calendar

 

A full-screen slideshow option for viewing photos customizable with now up to 25 choices for background music

 

A new system allowing users to rate their images on a scale of 0-5.

 

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According to their November 19, 2007 press release, they also have the following features:

 

When you share or download photos, you can now choose size of photos from:

 

1024 x 768 pixels

 

1600 x 1200 pixels

 

Original size

 

 

A shared photo album at "My Picturetown" looks like this:

 

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When you look into your free account to view the same set of photos, it looks like this: