Initial rants / wishlist

#28

some good ideas in here folks :slight_smile:

#29

hi folks,

just want to add some wishes here, because i like those features of different sites, and it would be great feature to cgportfolio to have them gathered there…:

-blog header and footer for customization
-avatar beneath title of blog / journal entry

  • a calendar attached to the blog, for events, dated notification, etc…
    -detailed statistics of comments and pageviews, a breakdown of week, month, year,etc…
    -a moderated feature of a daily favorite, chosen by the visitors favs
    -a favorite ranking system instead of a voting score
  • function to display similar keywords, when typing them, and show how many times this keywords where used by visitors at this day

also i haven´t found out if there is a possibility to choose a featured image to a cgportfolio, instead of having the recently uploaded one shown…

just brainstorming, i hope there is maybe something usefull for you guys…
you just did a great job!

regards,
fant

#30

you can change the order that images show up in your gallery, by entering the gallery management, and moving images up and down (there are little arrows to the right of them)

the image in spot #1 will be the default image shown if you go to your homepage, or gallery.

Out of interest, going to your URL sends you to either the first image in your gallery (if you have any images turned on) or your About page.

#31

my wishlist/comments:

  • would be nice to have a word count while typing the description, since it’s a 100 characters minimum, and if you’re under, you got to fill in most stuff anew
  • a warning that a submission should be 600pixels wide/high minimum - could be written there as well
  • when submitted, I get a message “Image saved” - could it be in GREEN instead of RED, like the errors? Just to make it simpler :slight_smile:
  • software used list - could we have the software that is selected in our “personal details” on top of the list? it’s much easier to choose then, instead of having to scroll all the time
  • have the date of birth, or any other detail selectable NOT to show on “about page”
  • on portfolio home - how about “newest” portfolios as well, instead of just most popular ones?
  • “your work is featured in…” - please add the latest book here too (Painter)

errors/bugs:

  • I submitted an image, yet it’s not showing up (the thumbnail) and it’s not clickable. In fact, the image isnt uploaded either, even when I click “edit” - it’s not there.
  • tried submitting second image, and got this error: “The uploaded image file could not be converted.”
    It was a jpg, saved in the same way and prog as the previous one. Tried another program, with the same result.

Thats about it for now. Sorry if some of it has been mentioned/requested before :slight_smile:

#32

Please please get rid of the “100 characters minimum” Artwork should speak for itself - you don’t get essays under pictures in real art galleries :slight_smile:

#33

I totally agree.

#34

i agree with Baronimpossible,
either a shortdescription, or an extended depiction with minimum 100 characters…
but a short description with minimum 100 chars is a little bit controversial …lol

best,
fant

#35

i just uploaded a sample image just to test things out… it submitted it to CG Gallery [or whatever] and got rejected. i can stand the rejection, just a sample image. but that should be an option some where else, or have it unchecked as default.

otherwise, really nice addition.

#36

There is an option to submit to the gallery or not just under the keywords box, if you uncheck that, the image is posted pre-rejected;

#37

i just started to get through the pages, so just a little request for now.
just about every application known to mankind is listed, but not EIAS or Electric Image Animation Studio. would be nice to add, hey, we recently got our forum here, so a few users will be using the portfolio.
thanks

uwe

#38

My only suggestion right now would be for the front page of the CG Portfolio portal to also display a “random” panel of portfolios or images. It’s good to see “featured” and “popular” stuff, but a random panel would increase diversity and traffic to artists that might not otherwise get seen.

I’d rather see some different stuff everytime I visit the site, not the same images all the time.

#39

I’d rather see some different stuff everytime I visit the site, not the same images all the time.

I see different things each time I reload. It is quite random as far as I can tell…

#40

I’d like for the editing stuff to be laid out a little better, so I don’t have to scroll down to get to editing different parts of it. It’d be nice to have a “edit” link off of each display section, if you’re logged in – i.e., if you’re looking at your own gallery, you can click an “edit” button to go to the management section for your own gallery.

#41

Nice thought everyone!
I agree with Baron about the description.
Now as far s organizing ones gallery:
When I want to move an image from top to say four places down, I find it completely cumbersome to have to wait each time the page to reload, (four times) once for each position.
It would be much better to be able to move , organize your gallery, and then hit an “apply changes” button so the page reloades once only!

Also, to be able to create subfolders/galleries with a specific theme ( 2d, 3d, Project X, etc)

It would be nice to be able to upload multiple images at once also.

And be able to add comments under an image you like., not to have to go to a cgtalk thread.

#42

A good example is the way Flickr does it: with the Organizer (using flash), the sets, the comments on the fly, etc.

#43

Once I work out how, you should be able to arrange images like something like happens on the google personal frontpage (just drag and drop).

I like the idea of folders, I’ll keep it in mind for future revisions;

We are working on an upload engine.

Comments will be available for all threads in the future, once we migrate to portfolio for all image hosting;

#44

Hi,

Great work and many thanks to the CGS staff. CGPortfolio is a fantastic addition. I’ve been browsing the beta portfolios and came across one small item that I think would be nice to change.

Would it be possible to implement the option to hide the date of birth just like the CGTalk forum profile? I saw Rebecca Kimmel’s DOB listed as January 1, 2000. I’m pretty sure that she’s not 6 years old. :smiley: I don’t mind people knowing my birth year, just not my birthdate. It may be that I’m overly paranoid about privacy/security issues, but my doctor’s office verifies my record by asking my DOB.

Also, if the portfolios are to be used to showcase one’s work to potential employers, it may be a good thing to avoid potential age discrimination issue/law in some countries. Although the issue may not be applicable in other countries, but where I live (US), one is not allowed to ask the age of the job applicant during an interview, however young or old. Minors are an exception.

Thanks for listening.

#45

Thats what i wanted to talk about . As the amount of images in the gallery grows it seams anoying to push the arrows wait for the page to reload and move to the top go back down and press the arrows again to move the image. Would be nice to just click and drag on the image thumbnail and push it where u want it in the gallery .

#46

Some ideas…Please feel free to look for the holes in them.
[ul]
[li]SLIDESHOW[/li][/ul]A slide show feature would be awesome.

Imagine if I could send a LINK to prospective clients, they click on this an they see
a slideshow of SELECTED pieces form my portfolio.

[ul]
[li]Project based BLOGS[/li][/ul]It would be cool if separate sections could be carved out in the cg porfolio for WIP projects.
Hell we could encourage the participants of a cg challenge to use the blog to post pics/ status and updates on a project.
[ul]
[li]Fill able Online Contract Forms[/li][/ul]Imagine if we could offer the ability to have contracts for services in the site.
Among the forms I have in mind:
[ol]
[li]Request for services[/li][li]User Requirements Forms[/li][li]User Acceptance Forms[/li][li]Billing form…wich leads me to:[/li][/ol]
[ul]
[li]Credit Card Payments.[/li][/ul]Allow people to use our site to solicit business and for prospective clients to PAY THEM using our site. A deal could be made with a company like Paypal to handle this.

And in the future…

We should imitate Atom Films and offer content from our members to other distribution channels:

AtomFilms on Thursday announced AtomFilms To Go[b], a new service aimed at users of video-capable portable media devices like the iPod and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)."

[/b]http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/03…flims/index.php

-R

#47

This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.