HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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KoalaBear
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HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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Use PicaLoader as Flickr Downloader!

This article is combine of:
help download from flickr.com
and
how to download from a particular album from flickr?

First, save attached .plt file to your computer, run PicaLoader, open your project or create a new project, select main menu->Task->Import Task(s) to import the .plt file.

Then enter the start URL by yourself:
This task template can work for these case:
1. Download pics by Flickr tag, e.g. you want download all pics with tag "baby", the start URL should be:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/baby
2. Download pics by user, just enter the user album URL, e.g.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jay_que/
3. Download pics sets or a user, just enter the sets URL, e.g.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jay_que/sets/72157600059330372/
4. Download search result, e.g, you want download search result of "rose mary", the start URL should be:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=rose+mary

that's all.
if any questions about download pics from flickr, please reply on this article.
Attachments
flickr.plt
the .plt file - task template for download largest pics from flickr.
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systemax
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Post by systemax »

Outstanding Script - this is the definitive Flickr download option! Great Job KoalaBear :D
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pleomax
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Re: HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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I tried but it didn't download anything. I think flickr changed something.
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KoalaBear
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Re: HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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pleomax wrote:I tried but it didn't download anything. I think flickr changed something.
I tried and it work for me.
please check your start URL
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systemax
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Re: HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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Still works for me as well, I use it almost daily. Thanks again KoalaBear, this Flickr script has been outstanding!!!
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Re: HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

Post by tractor »

Great script.

Here is a small improvement to allow it to work with user names with a hyphen.

Change the 5th line to:
if (string.find(url,'/photos/[%w_%-@]+/%d+/$') or
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KoalaBear
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Re: HowTo - Download original size pics from Flickr

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tractor wrote:Great script.

Here is a small improvement to allow it to work with user names with a hyphen.

Change the 5th line to:
if (string.find(url,'/photos/[%w_%-@]+/%d+/$') or
great!
I had migrated this to the .plt file:)
thank you!
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