New experimental version 1.0.0.227 uploaded
While 1.0.0.226 remains official public version for now, there is also experimental version 1.0.0.227. It uses 7 upload threads instead of 2, thus pretty much eliminating the dead wait time even on fastest lines.
While peak transfer rate remains unchanged, the overall average should be improved *considerably*, especially on large batches and large files. :ivar
Let me know how it goes.
"Seven Dwarves" Edition
While still in beta, it gets' "better" :-)
Here's the a typical network utilization screenshot of the 1.0.0.228.
Look ma, no wait periods!
While still in beta, it gets' "better" :-)
Here's the a typical network utilization screenshot of the 1.0.0.228.
Look ma, no wait periods!
Kudos! Thanks for all the hard work!
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Is there a way to get Star Explorer to use a particular watermark for new albums? It defaults to "SmugMug" and it's a pain having to go to each gallery and set it properly.
Is there a way to get Star Explorer to use a particular watermark for new albums? It defaults to "SmugMug" and it's a pain having to go to each gallery and set it properly.
Not at the moment. At some point in the future - yes.
In the mean time - create albums via S*E; go to SM, change the Watermark; go back to S*E and proceed with Upload;
Not at the moment. At some point in the future - yes.
In the mean time - create albums via S*E; go to SM, change the Watermark; go back to S*E and proceed with Upload;
Thanks, I did that... it was a bit of a pain though, since SM wouldn't show me all of the empty galleries -- I added over 20 galleries in one shot. I have posted another thread asking if the default can be set on the SmugMug side. Even if there is no solution today, maybe it will end up on a list of feature requests.
Thanks, I did that... it was a bit of a pain though, since SM wouldn't show me all of the empty galleries -- I added over 20 galleries in one shot. I have posted another thread asking if the default can be set on the SmugMug side. Even if there is no solution today, maybe it will end up on a list of feature requests.
This is weird... I could always see all my empty galleries just fine. Never had a problem with those, since 2004... Browser issue?
Thanks, I did that... it was a bit of a pain though, since SM wouldn't show me all of the empty galleries -- I added over 20 galleries in one shot. I have posted another thread asking if the default can be set on the SmugMug side. Even if there is no solution today, maybe it will end up on a list of feature requests.
Empty categories won't show until they have a gallery in them. Empty galleries do show. The only reason I know of that a gallery wouldn't show is if you didn't make it public and you aren't logged in when trying to view it.
Empty categories won't show until they have a gallery in them. Empty galleries do show. The only reason I know of that a gallery wouldn't show is if you didn't make it public and you aren't logged in when trying to view it.
That was my experience as well.
Another thing you may wanna take advantage of is "quick settings", i.e. an ability of Sm Web UI to apply settings from one gallery to many others.
Yes, I received a pointer to the "Quick Settings" in the other thread I opened, thanks.
I'm at work and don't have S*E on this machine... can I set the theme via S*E when creating a long list of new galleries?
BTW, the conditions where I saw the incomplete list of galleries was as follows:
Category with one gallery
That one gallery was unlisted
I used S*E to make 28 new albums
I could not see all of those galleries until they had pictures in them -- I could see SOME, just not all.
I was logged in, and the browser started showing all of the galleries without having to be restarted... I was logged in the whole time.
All is well at the moment, but so far SmugMug seems very light on basic functionality. It should be trivial to say, "I always want this watermark, and I always want this theme". The quick settings are a kludge IMHO that only partially helps, since I still have to go to every single gallery to change the theme unless I want SmugMug default.
]BTW, the conditions where I saw the incomplete list of galleries was as follows:
Category with one gallery
That one gallery was unlisted
I used S*E to make 28 new albums
I could not see all of those galleries until they had pictures in them -- I could see SOME, just not all.
I was logged in, and the browser started showing all of the galleries without having to be restarted... I was logged in the whole time.
I will check it out, but again, this is not a designed behaviour...
I will check it out, but again, this is not a designed behaviour...
Thanks Nikolai -- I know you can't fix strange behavior on the SmugMug end, and there is little you can do about features that are not supported in the APIs(or hackable through the APIs). I was just being complete -- I do software QA for a living and since this seems unusual I thought it worthwhile to give a detailed account while it's fresh in my mind. Also I can copy it elsewhere if there is a better place for it.
Thanks Nikolai -- I know you can't fix strange behavior on the SmugMug end, and there is little you can do about features that are not supported in the APIs(or hackable through the APIs). I was just being complete -- I do software QA for a living and since this seems unusual I thought it worthwhile to give a detailed account while it's fresh in my mind. Also I can copy it elsewhere if there is a better place for it.
I'm actually actively moving S*E codebase to the latest API (at least 1.2.0), so at some point those things you're asking for will be supported on S*E level... Just can't provide ETA...
I haven't had time to read this entire thread(I'm at work), but is there an easy way to replace an image? I need to make some minor changes and re-upload; I have already posted links to some of the images, and I don't want to have to go back and fix all of the links.
I haven't had time to read this entire thread(I'm at work), but is there an easy way to replace an image? I need to make some minor changes and re-upload; I have already posted links to some of the images, and I don't want to have to go back and fix all of the links.
Thx,
D
Yes;-)
Set S*E to "Detect-and-replace" mode (red check on green globe) and simply upload the new copy. You can do it en masse
Hi! I'm really new to SmugMug, and am trying to get Star Explorer to work with Bridge in a Windows 64 bit system using PS CS4 64 bit. The application is installed in Program Files (x86). The unzipped script files were placed in Program Files (x86)\common files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CS4\Adobe Bridge. That was the only location that seemed similar to the instruction, which were based on a 32 bit CS3 installation. But I can't seem to get anything to happen in Bridge.
I was able to upload files using Send to Smugmug. Except for one file that originated as a scan and will not upload at all. All the other files, including some other scanned filea, uploaded fine. All the parameters on the failed upload file looked correct. So I have 2 problems. I would like to get SE working since it would be much more convenient and fast I'm sure. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Hi! I'm really new to SmugMug, and am trying to get Star Explorer to work with Bridge in a Windows 64 bit system using PS CS4 64 bit. The application is installed in Program Files (x86). The unzipped script files were placed in Program Files (x86)\common files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CS4\Adobe Bridge. That was the only location that seemed similar to the instruction, which were based on a 32 bit CS3 installation. But I can't seem to get anything to happen in Bridge.
I was able to upload files using Send to Smugmug. Except for one file that originated as a scan and will not upload at all. All the other files, including some other scanned filea, uploaded fine. All the parameters on the failed upload file looked correct. So I have 2 problems. I would like to get SE working since it would be much more convenient and fast I'm sure. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
Thank you for trying Star*Explorer!
Adobe Script manager was changed recently, and unfortunately the old mechanism doesn't seem to work any more.
However, drag-and-drop from Bridge to S*E works just fine, and this is by far the most convenient way to use it. "Integration" was more like a "bell and whistle", it's been limited to say the least. Drag-and-drop is the way to go (it also supports Auto Album Creation mode, which "integration" never could)
New BETA version 1.0.0.231 uploaded
More improvements and internal cleanups.
One nice benefit of the new API: full control over Larges :-)
Reminder: it's beta, things may be rough over the edges (although I ran the full set of tests). So please keep 1.0.0.226 (release) handy just in case:-)
New BETA version 1.0.0.233 uploaded
A few customers reported issues with their Pro versions, namely Sales and Image Download. Apparently side-effect of the Friday Night update.
Should be fixed now. :ivar
Warning: image level stats still do not work (API bug, image usage data reported as zeros). SM R&D has been notified. Album level data seems to be OK though
Nikolai, it just occurred to me that the bulk gallery creation in Star Explorer would really benefit from the ability to specify the nicename for the gallery, along with the typical gallery name?
Nikolai, it just occurred to me that the bulk gallery creation in Star Explorer would really benefit from the ability to specify the nicename for the gallery, along with the typical gallery name?
John, I'm not really sure what you mean...
The only difference in bulk creation vs single creation is the lack of description (and even that is somehow is taken care of in Auto Creation)...
So... what exactly is a "nicename"?
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100% utilization of the waiting for response time during the upload.
While 1.0.0.226 remains official public version for now, there is also experimental version 1.0.0.227. It uses 7 upload threads instead of 2, thus pretty much eliminating the dead wait time even on fastest lines.
While peak transfer rate remains unchanged, the overall average should be improved *considerably*, especially on large batches and large files. :ivar
Let me know how it goes.
While still in beta, it gets' "better" :-)
Here's the a typical network utilization screenshot of the 1.0.0.228.
Look ma, no wait periods!
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Blog: Journey to the Light
"Serendipity...the faculty of making happy, unexpected discoveries by accident." .... Horace Walpole, 1754 (perhaps that 'lucky shot' wasn't really luck at all!)
In the mean time - create albums via S*E; go to SM, change the Watermark; go back to S*E and proceed with Upload;
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Another thing you may wanna take advantage of is "quick settings", i.e. an ability of Sm Web UI to apply settings from one gallery to many others.
I'm at work and don't have S*E on this machine... can I set the theme via S*E when creating a long list of new galleries?
BTW, the conditions where I saw the incomplete list of galleries was as follows:
Category with one gallery
That one gallery was unlisted
I used S*E to make 28 new albums
I could not see all of those galleries until they had pictures in them -- I could see SOME, just not all.
I was logged in, and the browser started showing all of the galleries without having to be restarted... I was logged in the whole time.
All is well at the moment, but so far SmugMug seems very light on basic functionality. It should be trivial to say, "I always want this watermark, and I always want this theme". The quick settings are a kludge IMHO that only partially helps, since I still have to go to every single gallery to change the theme unless I want SmugMug default.
I will check it out, but again, this is not a designed behaviour...
Thx,
D
Set S*E to "Detect-and-replace" mode (red check on green globe) and simply upload the new copy. You can do it en masse
Now if only Smugmug wouldn't give new names to photos that are "replaced". I'll go off and post about that in the appropriate forum.
I'm getting my head around S*E but IMHO it could benefit from something more to direct my
I was able to upload files using Send to Smugmug. Except for one file that originated as a scan and will not upload at all. All the other files, including some other scanned filea, uploaded fine. All the parameters on the failed upload file looked correct. So I have 2 problems. I would like to get SE working since it would be much more convenient and fast I'm sure. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
Adobe Script manager was changed recently, and unfortunately the old mechanism doesn't seem to work any more.
However, drag-and-drop from Bridge to S*E works just fine, and this is by far the most convenient way to use it. "Integration" was more like a "bell and whistle", it's been limited to say the least. Drag-and-drop is the way to go (it also supports Auto Album Creation mode, which "integration" never could)
- 7 upload threads (zero wait on upload), aka "Seven Dwarves" edition
- API 1.2.2 (faster)
- JSON instead of RPC-XML (much faster housekeeping calls - like GetAlbums - due to significantly smaller payloads)
Mind you: release version is still 1.0.0.226.Only use the beta if you're comfortable around computers.
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Important bugfix: 229 created al albums in OTHER category (duh)
Also: more methods moved into API 122
More improvements and internal cleanups.
One nice benefit of the new API: full control over Larges :-)
Reminder: it's beta, things may be rough over the edges (although I ran the full set of tests). So please keep 1.0.0.226 (release) handy just in case:-)
A few customers reported issues with their Pro versions, namely Sales and Image Download. Apparently side-effect of the Friday Night update.
Should be fixed now. :ivar
Warning: image level stats still do not work (API bug, image usage data reported as zeros). SM R&D has been notified. Album level data seems to be OK though
Stats fixed! :ivar
Thanks David!
Info and Image download didn't always work. Fixed.
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The only difference in bulk creation vs single creation is the lack of description (and even that is somehow is taken care of in Auto Creation)...
So... what exactly is a "nicename"?