Site(s) like Zoom.it?

[david_r._edan]

<p>I hope this is the right forum to post this...<br>

<br />Hi. <br>

A few years back I stumbled across Zoom.it. I kinda liked the gimmick and I bookmarked the site, just in case.<br>

I've had a dedicated site to showcase my work for a long time but now I would like to share a few hi-res images among friends and family, mainly as a gimmick. The platform that was employed at Zoom.it is exactly what I need. Unfortunately, Zoom.it is not longer functional. Maybe it's a matter of time before they're up and running again but I wouldn't put all my eggs in that basket.<br>

So, what else is out there? A not so extensive search on google yielded nothing. If you've ever visited Zoom.it, you know what I'm looking for. Upload a hi-res photo and display it using a cool engine. At this point I would actually pay a reasonable amount of money for a subscription, so the other site doesn't have to be free.<br>

Thanks in advance.</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>Can you mention what it is that you actually need it to do? Are we talking about giga-pixel images?</p>

[david_r._edan]

<p>No, nothing of the sort. The images I want to share range from about 100 to 400 MP. If there's a size limitation of let's say 200MP, then I can downscale. A 200MP limit would not be a deal breaker<br /> What I liked about Zoom.it was a slick and simple interface, a responsive engine and a near full-screen, ad-free window, as far as I remember. Something like that would be great.</p>

[peter_mounier]

<p>Zoomify.com if you can actually access your server to upload a few lines of code. They give you the code to copy and paste, and tell you where to insert it, but access to the server and not just an "upload photos" feature is necessary.</p>

[david_r._edan]

<p>Thank you, Peter. I was aware of Zoomify before creating this thread. However, at the time that I looked at it, I didn't give it much consideration, mainly because of some mumbo-jumbo about coding and also that god-awful picture they showcase on their home page. Now, wanting to see their actual product at work, I ran a quick search and this is what I came up with. Take a look. Just click the "full screen" button:<br>

http://www.panorama-factory.ch/_English/e_Galleries_GigaPano/e_503_Guetsch_2009/Luzern_vom_Guetsch.html<br>

Looks fantastic, especially on my 27", 2560X1440 panel.<br>

Now take a look at this:<br>

http://zoomify.com/compare.htm<br>

This looks horrible. I got a headache after just 3 minutes of trying to make sense of it.<br>

I'm supposed to have a website to host the photos, then I'm supposed to do some coding but before all that I actually have to pay them? Like I said before, I need it just for the gimmick, I'm not gonna make any money off of it. This is over my head. I don't mind shelling out a few bucks as long as I don't have to also put in hours of my time. Plus my website is at Photoshelter. I wouldn't know how to even approach this thing.</p>

[Jeremy Stein]

<p>try weebly.com</p>

[david_r._edan]

<p>Thank you, Jeremy. They do provide some slick-looking themes, however, I wasn't able to see one blog that showcased high-resolution photos. The whole idea behind sites like Zoom.it or Zoomify is to provide a full-screen or near full-screen experience of endless zooming in. Maybe at Weebly they do host pictures of 200 and 300 MP. And maybe they do provide a proper navigation platform for displaying such images.<br /> Does anyone know a blog at Weebly, with huge panoramas? If yes, do post a link. I'd love to see what something like that looks like w/o first signing up and possibly wasting hours of my time.</p>