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Dynamic Picture Frames

I would love to see dynamic picture frames added as a feature, to include stuff like:

Shape Options
Users should be able to select from a variety of frame shapes, including:

  • Landscape

  • Portrait

  • Widescreen (wider than landscape, possibly not as tall)

  • Stadium wide (like landscape but the left and right sides curve)

  • Stadium tall (like portrait but the top and bottom curve)

  • Square, circular, oval, and octagonal

  • Tower portrait (extra tall portrait frame)

  • Arch (similar to stadium tall, but with a flat bottom instead of a curved one)

Customization & Styling

  • Multi-Frames: An option to have double (or more) connected frames for certain shapes, like ovals or squares, with each frame displaying a unique image.

  • Materials & Patterns: Options to choose the frame material (e.g., wood, bronze, etc.) and select a decorative pattern from a predefined gallery. Also the option for dark wood, light, wood, etc.

  • Plaques: A toggle to add a plaque, input custom text, and choose a font.

Smart Auto-Sizing:
When an image is uploaded, the frame should automatically resize to match the image's dimensions. This removes the tedious process of trying to get an image to display properly. For example, uploading a landscape image would instantly scale the landscape frame to match. Furthermore, users should be able to upload any shaped image into any shaped frame, with the system intelligently cropping it to center-fill the frame.

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  • Centimar DeVarion

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    Sep 11

    A frame shaped like the symbol for infinity, with two canvases, would also be a neat shape to have. Also, I realized that octagonal frames could have variants…1 with equal sides, 1 with the top and bottom longer (sort of like a stadium wide) or the opposite of that (octagonal stadium tall). The equal sided octagonal could also have a variant where it is rotated so that the top, bottom and left/right most sides form a point. Also, a frame shaped like a ship’s wheel would also be fun :)

  • Centimar DeVarion

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    Sep 9

    This was posted by Centimar, before I realized I was not logged in.