The problem is the way Photos and similar programmes (iMovie, Garageband etc) are configured are for a single user with an integrated database. As such if you try to have more than one user accessing it you are liable to corruption issues. By putting the photo library on a NAS server you effectively provide multi access to a single user database, and to compound the issue the way that NAS. Photo Station - Online gallery built for professional photographers to brand and broadcast your own porfolios. With the support for popular metadata standards such as IPTC, XMP, and EXIF plus the watermark protection, Photo Station is the perfect tool for you to manage your digital asset management (DAM). A NAS is essentially a headless computer with it's own operating system. Usually a version of Linux. No Synology NAS is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If you reformat it (which you would so with Disk Utility) then it will no longer work as an NAS. Forget putting the Photos library there. Synology Photos Whether you’re a professional photographer or amateur creator, Synology Photos comes with all the tools you need to manage your photos efficiently. Automated tools help you group, filter, organize, and share your content, while keeping your memories safe and secure.
Photo Station lets you efficiently manage photo storage, share and access files on the go, collect client feedback, and do a lot more.
Brand and Broadcast Your Photography Business
Build a personal gallery to showcase your photography online.
Set a shared link
Distribute your photo gallery through one secure shared link with custom permission levels.
Add signature watermarks
Protect and promote your creative photo assets with custom watermarks.
Easy Management
From local drives to your Synology NAS, your photos will be organized in the same structure, and into smart albums with custom criteria.
Minimize Photo Arrangements
Uploaded photo folders are automatically turned into albums that follow the original structure to save you from reorganizing photos.
Embrace Popular Metadata Standards
Popular metadata standards — XMP, Exif, and IPTC — are supported to make it easy viewing, editing, and searching photo tags. 1
Smart albums
Group photos and videos into topical albums by custom criteria and selected tags.
Streamline Photo Sharing
Share photos with shared links, on personal blogs, and on popular social networking websites for strategic branding.
DS photo
Save your mobile photos to Photo Station through manual upload or automatic backup, and stream them to smart TVs and other devices for expanded viewing.
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- View photos with iOS and Android devices.
- Back up your mobile photos manually and automatically2 to free up mobile space.
- Show photos through our native apps for Android TV and Apple TV, and stream them to Chromecast and DLNA devices for display.
Download and experience now
DS photo is available for iOS and Android users, for free. You can download the apps through App Store or Google Play.
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Use Synology Moments to securely store all your personal photos without the hassle of organizing them.
Learn more about MomentsNotes:
- To know supported metadata standards, see this FAQ.
- Photo Backup auto-uploads your mobile photos/videos to Photo Station, a feature supported on iOS and Android devices as well as Windows 10 tablets/laptops.