Share Photos on an Iphoto Server

Having your photos housed on Iphoto for personal use is one thing. But what if you have multiple users who want access to the same library? Let’s say you’re a small design firm and you have 20 people on your staff who need access. What do you do?  Just drag your pictures  on a shared folder right?…Easier said than done especially if you have thousands of photos.  Iphoto itself is designed for single use, but there are ways for multiple users to have access. After searching around for this solution, I’ve found a few that might be easy, relatively speaking,  and some that you might have to know some networking basics for.

Share Iphoto on Linux Server

This article is a little dated, but Doug provides some insight into sharing Iphoto on his Linux File Server.

Final Cut Server 1.5 Unlimited Client

This is a robust program that does way more than just share photos. If you’re familiar at all with Final Cut Pro, you’ll know that videos and audio files are involved too. Basically, Final Cut Server allows you to manage thousands of assets (video, audio, image, even spreadsheets and other files) and easily share them with your colleagues. It’s not cheap though, but chances are this will more than enough pay for itself with the time it saves you on your work.

DOT-PHOTOS 1.0b10 for Mac

Server what? You can share photos via any web browser. This one costs $29.00

So there you have it! If I find any more useful pieces of software or information, I’ll be sure to update this post! Stay tuned.