feature request - zip upload

GerryDavid

I read another thread here that was asking about ftp and I thought I would suggest somthing that a few picture sites offer.

The ability to upload an unlimited number of pictures at once in a zip file. Then once the file is up, the server unzips it for you.

rainforest1155

I don't see the benefit of zipping the pictures in advance. They're definatly not getting smaller?!
There are already two tools around for that let you upload an unlimited number of pictures:
Send-to-Smugmug (have a look at the hack-forum) and www.smugmugexplorer.com
+ if you like to script your thinks, there's also a python script written by Rutt. You'll find this one in the hack forum, too.

Sebastian

Ben

GerryDavid wrote:

I read another thread here that was asking about ftp and I thought I would suggest somthing that a few picture sites offer.

The ability to upload an unlimited number of pictures at once in a zip file. Then once the file is up, the server unzips it for you.

One of the main problems with the ZIP files (or any other archives) is that as soon as you start uploading, the server committs that much space and memory to it. So if you zip up a 40gb file (just to use an extreme example), we committ that space to it as soon as you start. And then, at a later date... that much memory must be committed to it to open it and unzip it.

On the surface it is a great idea, but from a server perspective it actually doesn't work well.

Nikolai

zip will not help at all

GerryDavid wrote:

I read another thread here that was asking about ftp and I thought I would suggest somthing that a few picture sites offer.

The ability to upload an unlimited number of pictures at once in a zip file. Then once the file is up, the server unzips it for you.

Jpegs are nearly incompressable, so zip with jpegs would take same (and sometimes bigger) space, let alone all the time/resources to zip/unzip

When sending one huge zip file you increase the chance of the upload break and you'll have to resend the whole deal from scratch. If you send a 1000 of separate files and you's break on 1000th, you'd only have to resend that one. In case of zip, you'd have to resend the zip.

Sending a bunch of small files is much more reliable process than sending a single big one.

HTH

CHeers!

GerryDavid

The zip wasnt meant to compress it, just make it easier to select/move the files. The few sites im thinking of that does this *pbase is one, freewebs is another* allowed you to upload one file at a time. They used the zip as a way to get around offering ftp.

But the previous post about having to commit the 40gb of space on the server plus another 40gb temporarily to uncompress it would be a drain on the servers resources. But I doubt many people would be uploading 40gb's. My entire collection so far is only at 15 or 20gb's. But I agree this is prob enough reason not to offer the feature.

Jpegs are nearly incompressable, so zip with jpegs would take same (and sometimes bigger) space, let alone all the time/resources to zip/unzip

The system requirements to zip/unzip isnt that bad. :0) If your working on huge files, then your system should already be pretty powerful. My 700mhz notebook wouldnt be able to handle the zipping of 1gb to well, but it also cant handle 3mp pictures well in PS. My 2.4ghz desktop on the other hand handles them quite well, also zips pretty well. :0)