Dropbox, a web-based file hosting
service operated by Dropbox Inc, is trying out a neat new feature that will
give it magical Photo Stream-like abilities. Everybody's favorite cloud-storage
app has added photo and video import.This is an important step considering the
fact that preservation
of our photos has become a top priority for many industry players as of late.
In a new "Experimental Forum Build" of the app for
Windows, Mac and Linux, photos and videos will be slurped up from any memory
card or camera connected to the computer. These will then be sent spinning off
to the DropBox servers, ready for access by all your other Dropbox-connected
devices.There have already been some well reasoned complaints over in the
Dropbox forums. For instance, some people might take so many photos that they
don't want them all clogging up their limited cloud storage.
This feature also
adds complexity to the Dropbox application itself, when it's already pretty
easy to have a third-party app store selected photos inside your Dropbox
folder.However, at the
moment it's an all-or-nothing affair; you can't select individual photos within
your camera roll to import. A mini-preview of the content being added to your
Dropbox is displayed as the progress meter moves along, with both images and
videos supported.Adding such functionality seems like a logical
step for Dropbox, which itself has become nearly synonymous with the very
concept of data sync and most importantly — particularly when it comes to
irreplaceable photos — has established a longstanding reputation for
reliability.
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