Using the fullscreen slideshow makes it now a lot more fun and convenient to look at discover pages, your news stream, lightbox and many other pages as you can view a continuous stream of a set of photos. You can still view the entry of a photo by clicking on the new entry icon or the "e" key on your keyboard. To switch back to your selected set of photos you simple click the same icon or keyboard key. With this update you now go directly to the slideshow from your news stream which makes it easier to quickly browse photos.

The new slideshow also features many small improvements such as the new info box in the side column. Navigation buttons now also hide when you stop using the mouse. Likes and the photo info box now stay open when you browse. Performance should also be improved and make the slideshow load faster than before. We also added a new "enlarge" button at the bottom right of all photos so that you can easily hide thumbs and feedback to enjoy fullscreen photos.

For fast easy browsing we recommend using the slideshow keyboard commands:

i : Toggle photo info.
c : Comment on a photo.
l : Like a photo.
e : Toggle the photo entry of a photo.
< : Previous photo.
> : Next photo.
space : Next photo.
z : Toggle fullscreen view.
s : Show the sharing dialog.
Up : Paginate previous set of thumbs.
Down : Paginate next set of thumbs.
esc : Exit.
x : Exit.

You can also navigate to the next photo by clicking on the main photo.

We hope you enjoy this update and as always welcome any kind of feedback!

Today we are proud to announce Zaplife for the iPad. Using an iPad to browse and interact with photos is great fun and with the latest iOS update we offer full iPad support.
iPhone users also get new features such as photo info, lightbox, tag search, infinite browsing of discover feeds in the slideshow plus much more. We have included many performance improvements and bug fixes as well.
The iPad version also offers high resolution images with great detail and animated slideshow feature.

Go to our iPhone/iPad pages to read more. zaplife.com

If you have any feedback or problems don't hesitate to contact us!

Today we make the Zaplife experience even more fun by releasing a full screen slideshow feature for all photos. The new full screen slideshow will also display photos at a higher resolution to properly utilize your screen. With the larger photo size you will be able to enjoy photos in greater detail than before and fully appreciate each photo.
Launching into full screen mode is easy. On the discover and lightbox pages you simply click on the photo thumbs. On an entry you simply click on the main photo.

The slideshow has two modes. One that looks similar to todays entry where you can easily navigate and comment photos. The second mode hides the entry text, comments and thumbs enabling you to enlarge the photo even further. To switch between these modes you click on the "Entry" tab or hit the "e" key on your keyboard.

To navigate through the slideshow you can click on the arrows that appear, click on thumbs or use the arrows on your keyboard. In fact, you can control the entire slideshow using keyboard shortcuts. To see all available shortcuts you launch the slideshow, click on the info button and then click on show.

We hope you will enjoy this new feature! Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any kind of feedback.

Uploading your photos is now super smooth with drag and drop support for modern browsers. Drag and drop support is enabled if you have the latest version of a modern browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
To upload photos you simply select the photos you want in your desktop and then drag them to the browser window and drop them on the big green box that will appear. Uploading photos to Zaplife doesn't require flash to be installed anymore and utilizes the latest html5 technology. If you are however using an old browser you will be able to upload via flash or html4 as usual.
If you are having any issues uploading don't hesitate to contact us by clicking on the feedback tab to the right on every page.

Now you can easily share and promote photos with friends and followers. Click on the new "Share" link under each photo or entry (see second photo below). With the share popup you have the option to Tweet, Like, Google +1, StumbleUpon or e-mail the photo or photos you want to share. The share link works on all photo blogs so you can also share other users content when you discover great photos.

Zaplife now automatically tags lenses when you upload photos. To see what lens was used simply click on the "photo info" link under each photo.
We have also created a new "info" box under each profile displaying additional information for your visitors such as camera equipment, website, location and description. Click on the new info button on a profile to learn more about a photographer.
On the discover page we have added a tag cloud so that you can browse photos taken by specific lenses. This is a great way to see what can be done with a lens you have or thinking of buying.

Sometimes when you re-save your photo with a photo editing application the lens meta data is lost. If you do not see any lens information under your photo try and upload the original photo from your camera.

It is now possible to publish from any device that supports e-mail. This means that you can post to your Zaplife blog from almost any mobile phone. To get started you simply grab the private e-mail address in your settings and send an e-mail with photos. You can even allow friends to post to your blog by giving them your private Zaplife e-mail address.

If you want to use a different address you can always click on the reset link.

With the new lightbox section on your profile you can easily create a portfolio to give your visitors a quick overview of your personal favorites from your collection. The lightbox also features a popular and a favorites view. The popular view shows your most popular photos on Zaplife while the favorites view gives you a fun overview of all the photos you have liked.

With these three new views you and your visitors can quickly discover your best photos and what you like. To add a photo to your portfolio you simply like one of your own photos.

You can now protect your photos by adding text watermarks automatically when you upload photos.
By using our watermark feature you also have the ability to change the watermark even if you have already published your entry. To add/remove a watermark to your current photos you simply edit your entry and use the options available at the bottom of the page.
The "auto color" feature will select the best suited color so that your watermark is always visible.
Try to find a balance that adds your mark yet retains the quality of your photos.
We will soon be adding support for image watermarks as well.

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