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If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:
➡️ @vernissage
Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.
@FediTips
Absolutely is this project called
@vernissage is way more stable and ready to use as #SoloPixelfed will ever be. 😉
@FediTips @vernissage It‘s an already stable solution and the development is going on there with reason and accuracy - and when a feature is there, it‘s there: No continuous „coming soon“-announcements or similar stuff - Vernissage simply delivers! 🤘🏻
@FediTips @vernissage the AI generation of alt texts is a big red flag tbh
@zenmaya @FediTips @vernissage if you want to try Vernissage with that function intentionally disabled, you can at https://vernissage.pnpde.social
@zenmaya @FediTips @vernissage
It's a tool, and nobody has to use it. I personally love it. Many of my pictures on Vernissage.photos would otherwise have much worse alt text.
@FediTips @vernissage This ought to be an irrelevant question, but: which language is "Vernissage" meant to be pronounced in?
I'm not sure but guessing the French/English pronunciation.
Question for @vernissage perhaps?
BTW for anyone wondering what it means: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernissage
@FediTips Thanks! OED has /vɛrnisaʒ/, so it seems we've not anglicised it. It's not a word I was aware of. (I'd been mentally trying to say it as an awkward 4-syllable German or Norwegian word.)
I'm not a linguist but would guess this is due to relatively recent influence of French art world.
(Whereas something like "homage" is medieval and has an English pronunciation /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ )
@FediTips The earliest occurrence the OED has is 1912, so I think you're right. It's basically a French word being used in English.
Paris was the place to be for artists at the time! 🇫🇷
p.s. The name "Vernissage" may cause some confusion as it was used for two totally different projects, so here's an explanation to hopefully make things clearer:
- The developer makes two Fediverse things: an independent photography platform called Vernissage, and a third party Pixelfed app called Impressia
- The Pixelfed app used to be called "Vernissage" but is now called "Impressia"
- If you want more info about Impressia, you can follow it at @impressia
@FediTips Still waiting on a Pinterest alternative...
p.p.s. People are going to inevitably ask how this compares to Pixelfed. This is my take:
- Pixelfed is an Instagram-style social network platform based around images and short videos
- Vernissage is a Flickr-style photography platform for exploring still photos as an art form
Please feel free to correct if this is wrong.
@FediTips And to further clarify (obfuscate?), you can use the Impressia app to browse Pixelfed, giving you a more Flickr-like, text-less experience than its interface.
I'm not in a position to talk from experience of usage, but Vernissage seems to be the one to use if EXIF meta data matters to you and Pixelfed if you only want images
@FediTips videos are very rare on pixelfed
@FediTips This has always been how I think about it
While both platforms would probably argue they're both, I think this is where each product shines and this is how I use them personally
@FediTips @impressia as long as it involves white wine and canapes...
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