iCloud Photo Library (beta) - how does it work?

[i-Movies]

8.0.2 has an option to enable iCloud Photo Library (beta), I am trying to understand how it works before I turn it on...

The description says it will auto-upload the entire iPhoto Library to iCloud so other devices that can access these photos by using the same Apple ID. It also has sub-option to keep original photo or keep optimized photo on the device. So questions:

1. This feature seems to do what Photo Stream does, will new taken photos be auto-sent to iCloud and Photo Stream?

2. Does iCloud Photo Library count iCloud storage?

3. Those albums synced with iTunes, will they be uploaded to iCloud Photo Library, and no longer sync with iTunes? Will they be deleted from devices? Will the iTunes Photo Sync selections be disabled?

4. Here "iPhoto Library" refers to the photo library on devices only, or it includes the Photo Library on computer? My Mac iPhoto/Aperture also signs in the same Apple ID, will those photos on my Mac be auto-uploaded to iCloud?

5. Presently I sync selected photos to devices via iTunes, if iTunes Sync is disabled after enabled iCloud Photo Library, how can I send selected photos to devices?

 

[tomasulu]

And I'm not feeling good about removing all my 7000+ photos. They're removing it from iTunes or iphone?

 

[i-Movies]

People here are more interested in showing off devices / cases...

Anyway I have some discussions in apple forum, may help to clarify some doubts.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6562811

 

[szeli]

it should b same function as those photo apps like Flickr which u can upload yr whole photo library n also auto upload new pics taken. that said I dun think I will use it. at e moment I only use shared photo streams function to share photos.

 

[chris888222]

Btw, iCloud Photo Library DOES use your iCloud storage. And it backups videos too. So be minded!

 

[i-Movies]

it should b same function as those photo apps like Flickr which u can upload yr whole photo library n also auto upload new pics taken. that said I dun think I will use it. at e moment I only use shared photo streams function to share photos.

It doesn't seem to have option to choose, once it is enabled, it will upload the entire photo library on phone.

I am actually pretty happy with apple's cloud services, that makes life much easier, just this new cloud service isn't very clear to me, so won't turn it in at this moment until the computer side is ready too, ie, OS X 10.10 is out with new Photos app.

 

[i-Movies]

Btw, iCloud Photo Library DOES use your iCloud storage. And it backups videos too. So be minded!

Does it backup the videos transferred from computer? Or just the videos taken by phone?

 

[chris888222]

Does it backup the videos transferred from computer? Or just the videos taken by phone?

If I'm not wrong, the videos in your photos app.

I haven't tested the computer approach so I can't say for sure. It does backup the videos I take with my phone.

 

[i-Movies]

If I'm not wrong, the videos in your photos app.

I haven't tested the computer approach so I can't say for sure. It does backup the videos I take with my phone.

That should be ok, I don't usually take videos by phone...