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by jlarocco 5249 days ago
That was the first thing to pop into my mind.

The second thing was dread. I have 7700+ photos on Flickr, and they're all 3648x2736 and 4272x2848. I can't imagine transferring to something else not being a giant hassle.

Anybody know a good replacement service with import from Flickr?

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You can export them with this Python script http://hivelogic.com/articles/backing-up-flickr/ or with Bulkr (paid version)
I'm not into all that panic about leaving Flickr, but for some other reason I've recently made http://zalew.net/2012/01/11/django-flickr/ to sync Flickr into a Django app. It doesn't download the actual files yet so I was going to somehow implement parts of the Python script you mention to let it work as a backup tool too (unless somebody forks me and does it earlier <wink wink>).
I paid the $30 for Bulkr Pro, and am currently grabbing all my photos for migration to OpenPhoto (with my own s3 account).
Just created this no more than 10 minutes ago :)

https://github.com/openphoto/export-flickr

There's only the header of a README there. Where's the utility?
I was serious when I said I just created it. We're working on a set of export utilities and Flickr is the first. Expect something to be functional in 2 or so weeks.
I bought Bulkr Pro but it didn't seem to download my videos.
just tried that script and all the images it downloaded couldnt be viewed. Anyone else tried it? or have an alternative?
I ended up modifying the script where it saves the image, added an issue to the git hub page.