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Meural Canvas II: Best way to find a specific file in a Meural playlist
Hello, I have a Meural Canvas II. We have created playlists with 50 to 60 files. The files in the playlists are organized in the order that makes sense visually. The files are not in alphab...
We got our Canvas II in mid -December and quickly put together a number of "Playlists" that now number 16. We have a recent vacation, our puppies first 10 months from birth until now, family photos etc. Some of these playlists are from artwork from the membership as well. We love the canvas. It certainly requires a labor a love to find and assemble the playists, and tweak them the way you want the flow to go. But throughout the holidays, people have enjoyed the art shows.
We have, through trial and error, figured out how to download our cell phone photos onto my computer, where they are tweaked on Photoshop, if needed, before sending them to the canvas. These photos are in addition to the many Nikon photos that are on my computer. There will be a slow process to go through the many photos and organize them into Playlists for the canvas.
One helpful hint: Give your playlist a name in advance of moving your photos into the playlist rather than moving them from the "Upload" file. We have added information where possible on the photos for future information through the "Edit" tab that we feel will help us moving forward and remind us, if our memory fails us. For instance the date the photo was done and, in the case of our new puppy, how old he was when the photo was taken.
There is no question that it takes time to work on the photos, upload them, add the information and get the flow of the Playlist right. But once you are there, it is wonderful and worth the effort.
I have not used the SD card. But do wonder if short videos could be added to the canvas. Any ideas on that?
Hi Pacific,
Thanks for sharing your Canvas experiences, for your observations and for your tips!
Your experience with the Canvas II is similar to ours. The main difference at the moment is that we do not have a membership to access the Meural art. But so far we've gotten plenty of enjoyment from our own photos.
Also we've tried out the SD card interface though our "working interface" is the web user interface.
We are amateur photographers so take more shots than we need to get that "one special photo". Regardless of how we decide to display the photo - normal frame, Canvas, stuck on the fridge - weeding through our photos to find the good one and Photoshopping it just takes time. So now that I think about it, moving that special photo to the Canvas is certainly easier and faster than sending the photo file to a print shop.
Regarding showing videos on the Canvas, I believe it is possible though we have not tried it yet. Per this link:
https://kb.netgear.com/000060767/What-image-and-video-formats-does-the-Meural-Canvas-support
there are more than one video format that one could try.
Vic