advice for web-based image annotation

[Max Erickson]

Brian Blais <bblais at bryant.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I want to set up a system where I can have my family members
> write comments about a number of pictures, as part of a family
> tree project.  Essentially, I want them to be able to log into a
> website (I already have the webspace, and the server runs python,
> but not mod_python), see images, and be able to fill in text
> boxes for comments and enter dates for the pictures.  These
> comments and dates will then be viewable by the others logging
> in, so that I can keep track of collect stories, details, dates, 
> etc...and also, who is writing what, when.
> 
> I've written some basic CGI python scripts, and can imagine how
> to do this, but I was wondering if it would better to look into a
> framework like cherrypy, turbogears, zope, etc.  I have never
> done any database programming, but have written CGI scripts to
> modify excel sheets and text files to store state.  I am not
> adverse to learning the database end, but I don't want to climb
> that hill unless I feel there is a significant benefit.  I don't
> have admin rights on the server, if that makes a difference.
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> 
>           thanks,
> 
>                     Brian Blais
> 

You might want to look at gallery:

http://gallery.menalto.com/

It is big and heavy and php, but it has most of what you want, an 
image gallery with user permissions and comments.

max