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Ask HN: What features would you like in an "pastebin" for images web app?

5 points by matrixownsyou ↗ HN
What features would you like in an "pastebin" for images web app? I'm working in a new one, limited to 1mb uploads

EDIT:

I'm using this app to (also) test django-nonrel on google app engine but i'd like to build something useful ofc.

The use case for the tool is quick uploading images (screenshots and etc), not permanent storage.

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tomh-
not limited to 1mb uploads would be nice, you take care of the resizing, not me..
pgbovine
also, take care of creating thumbnails and several different resolutions
matrixownsyou
the limit is 1mb due to app engine blobfield limitations and my budget :) 1mb is enough to be useful. I was wondering about resizing images above 1mb to fit the 1mb automatically. Yes thumbs are a must.
zalew
can't you just upload them to amazon s3?
matrixownsyou
i could use the BlobStore but i have almost zero budget for this atm and these kinds of services take a lot of bw.
pavel_lishin
I can't help but think of imgur, so the ability to create galleries would be nice.

Uploading more than one image at a time.

An API would be an excellent thing to have as well.

matrixownsyou
yes i'm thinking on an API. As for galleries, there's Flickr, Picasa and so on, i don't know if it makes sense
pavel_lishin
It might at least make sense to group several images; if I'm trying to show someone a series of screenshots (e.g., "I click login, and then I see this, but then I click on the dancing banana, and suddenly this!") it would be easier to send a single url.
matrixownsyou
"Uploading more than one image at a time." would be nice along with HTML5 support (drag a bunch of pics)
cschep
I usually find the ads on sites like this to be so intolerable, do them well or not at all!
cheald
Provide a browser plugin/native app/something so that I can get screenshots onto a remote serve painlessly. I hate the whole printscreen-photoshop-paste-save-upload cycle.