File sharing with Dropbox is quick and simple. By just sharing a link, you can send anything – from photos and videos to zipped folders and large CAD files – with anyone, even if they don’t have a Dropbox account. Share links and files from anywhere, using your phone, tablet or computer. The Dropbox folder works like any other folder on your Mac computer. Anything you add to the Dropbox folder will automatically sync to the web and any other computer or mobile device. There are two ways to upload photos from Mac to Dropbox i.e. Using the PicBackMan desktop app or via the Dropbox app. IOS native photos app doesn't support dropbox sharing although you can open dropbox app in you device and add files manually. Make sure you have given dropbox permission to access photos. Details: Manual Upload. Launch the Dropbox app on your iPad, and sign in to your Dropbox account if prompted. If you share photos and videos with others, then they can view them without downloading the Photos app. Following are the Steps to Share Videos from Photos App to Dropbox on Android: Open Photos app on your Android phone. You will see two tabs i.e 'All' and 'Highlights'. You will see all your photos and videos.
File hosting service Dropbox has a 2GB limit for free users. Create a folder on the website or on your Dropbox app (free, iOS and Android).Upload photos from Great Aunt Barbara’s birthday party.
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Sharing photos, videos, files and folders from Dropbox with others on mac is easy. You can easily share a photo folder with others right from mac computer. To do so, you need to download and install 'Dropbox Desktop Application' on your Mac. It will create a dedicated folder (Dropbox folder) on your Mac computer. Open your 'Dropbox' folder and right-click or Control-click on the photo folder which you want to share to bring up to a menu. Select 'Share This Folder...' option. If you are looking for a step by step process to share Dropbox photo folder with others on Mac, read below.
Following are the steps to Share Dropbox Photo Folder with Others on Mac:
- Go to https://www.dropbox.com/ & sign in to your account.
- Download 'Dropbox Desktop Application' on your Mac from the Apple App store & launch it.
- Open your 'Dropbox' folder.
- Right-click or Control-click on the folder which you want to share and bring up a menu.
- Select 'Share This Folder...' option.
- A 'Sharing' page opens up on the Dropbox website.
- Select the folder which you want to share.
- Hover the cursor over the folder's name and select it. (clicking on the folder name or icon will open the folder instead)
- Click 'Invite people to collaborate' to give others access to the photos in your folder.
- Enter the email addresses of the people which you want to invite.
- You can add personal message and click 'Share folder' button.
- This way your Dropbox photo folder will be shared with others on mac.
Besides storing photos and other files, Dropbox offers a simple and good solution to share photos with family and friends. However, how to share your photos in slideshow with music and transitions and other effects. It sounds a more interesting way to share photos slideshow instead of still shots.
Unlike Picasa, Dropbox itself can not turn photos into a slideshow. It just showcases photos one by one. So you need to rely on a third party app to create a slideshow with your photos, then upload it to Dropbox and share it with friends.
Want to have a try? Before we get started, please make sure that you have a Dropbox account.
Step 1. Use Photo Slideshow Director HD to create a dazzling slideshow
Photo Slideshow Director HD is a simple and fantastic iPad slideshow app which enables you to create a slideshow with iPad photos and Web Album photos, such as Facebook, Picasa , Dropbox. Then upload a finished slideshow to Dropbox directly.
Import photos from iPad Photo Library or web albums, including Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, Instagram, Dropbox and SkyDrive. Then add background music. To keep music and slides play in pace, you can use its music and slides synchronization option.
Regarding transitions, the slideshow software will automatically apply random transitions between photos. Actually the transitions are beautiful. However if you like, you can tap the transition icon(like a dice) between photo thumbnails at the bottom of the screen to change them.Then you can customize pan&zoom effects, choose a slideshow theme, add subtitles and text, set slides and transitions time, and etc. Also you can use its powerful photo editor to optimize photos.
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In a word, this iPad slideshow app has all the features to create a satisfying and attractive slideshow videos.
Step 2. Upload the slideshow to Dropbox from the app
With Photo Slideshow Director HD, you have finished a perfect slideshow. Then you just need upload the slideshow to Dropbox.
Tap the “Export” option , you can see a list of available sharing options supported, including playing slideshow on HDTV, upload slideshow to Facebook, YouTube, Dropbox and SkyDrive. Also you can wireless transfer a slideshow to computer.
Choose Dropbox from sharing options, then enter title and descriptions for slideshow, choose video resolution, and enter your Dropbox information to sign in. After that, the app will encode the slideshow video and publish it to your Dropbox account.
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Step 3. Share the slideshow to friends via Dropbox
Now the slideshow has been published to your Dropbox account as a video. You can share the slideshow to friends via email, Facebook or Twitter. Locate the file and Click the Link icon on its right side and ClickShare Link. A small new window will show up displaying share options available, including email, Facebook and Twitter.
Click Email icon and enter emails you want to send, enter messages, then Click Send. The slideshow will be shared via email to your friends. And your friends will get a link of the slideshow, they can view it when clicking the link.
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Click Facebook and Twitter icon to share the slideshow to Facebook and Twitter easily.