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Caleb Simpson, Photographer, Assistant
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Dallas | TX | USA | Posted: 10:05 AM on 04.09.05 |
| ->> Hey guys, I have been using a Powrebook for a while now, but need to purchase some CD/DVD burning software as well as a good FTP client. What would you guys recomend? I have tested a couple of FTP clients but have not found one I really like yet. I would appreciate your help. Thanks. |
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Steve Mitchell, Photographer
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West Palm Beach | FL | United States | Posted: 10:37 AM on 04.09.05 |
->> Caleb, the one I use to sent my images in to AP and the Palm Beach Post is Transmit 3 it work... Or use Fetch 4.0.3
Good luck
Steve |
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Stew Milne, Photographer
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Providence | RI | USA | Posted: 10:43 AM on 04.09.05 |
->> Caleb, Fetch 4.0.3 is great, or there is Cyberduck (not bad).
You could go with the new photo mechanic. it has ftp built
in.
As for burning software -- Toast 6 works for me.
-stew |
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Michael Zito, Photographer
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West Hills | CA | USA | Posted: 10:49 AM on 04.09.05 |
| ->> Caleb, Toast 6 Titanium for burning CD/DVD's and Fetech 4.0.3 for ftp transmit. ( and, if you are not yet using it, PhotoMechanic for editing and captioning. Portfolio for cataloging ,creating a database for your files and slideshow presentation.) - Mike |
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G.M. Andrews, Photographer
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Mobile | AL | USA | Posted: 2:19 PM on 04.09.05 |
->> Caleb-
Get Toast Titanium for burning discs, and Transmit (www.panic.com) for FTP'ing.
And I second the call for PhotoMechanic. |
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Marie Hughes, Photographer
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Fremont | CA | USA | Posted: 2:37 PM on 04.09.05 |
->> I use the Finder to burn my CDs. I used to use Toast but dragging the files onto the CD and selecting Burn is easier and cheaper. I do have to use the Disk Utility to erase my CD-RWs though. For some reason the Finder won't let me do it.
I use Fetch for FTP. |
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Richard Johnson, Photographer, Assistant
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Tampa | FL | USA | Posted: 4:34 PM on 04.09.05 |
->> Caleb,
What are you wanting to do with CD/DVD burning software? Toast is a good package, but with the built-in Apple software, a Mac can do quite a bit already. I use the finder to burn data to CD/DVDs (mostly photo back-ups) and iTunes to make audio CDs for the car.
As others have mentioned, I have found Fetch to be a great FTP program. I believe the licensing fee is $25 and has been worth every penny for me.
http://fetchsoftworks.com/
Richard |
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Robin O'Shaughnessy, Photographer
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Lubbock | TX | USA | Posted: 6:06 PM on 04.09.05 |
->> Caleb:
Like others I recommend Fetch for file transfers.
Instead of using the internal Apple file burning sofware, I purchased instead a program called Dragon Burn. I love it. You name it, it will burn it. It's fast, easy to use and has a cool graphic to boot. Another nice feature is that it will burn multiple cd's/dvd's.
I don't have the url right now but it's easy to find off of the Apple Mac OS software listing.
iTunes is great for music but I love my Dragon Burn.
Robin |
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Damon Moritz, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Woodbridge | Va. | USA | Posted: 8:28 PM on 04.09.05 |
->> Fetch fetch fetch...
I really REALLY like Captain FTP. It is so much easier to use and eems to have fewer problems on weird networks.
I second the vote for Dragon Burn - Also check out Burn Folder (freeware).
Damon Moritz
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Caleb Simpson, Photographer, Assistant
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Dallas | TX | USA | Posted: 1:41 PM on 04.10.05 |
| ->> Thanks guys. It seems toast is the consensus. I have been using the finder but it takes way to long. I have tried both FTP programs mentioned but I did not see advanced options on any of these. Am I just missing them? I do use photo-mech to transmit, but also do my own web design and sometimes need advanced options to change folder settings, etc. Will those programs allow that? |
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Marie Hughes, Photographer
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Fremont | CA | USA | Posted: 3:08 PM on 04.10.05 |
| ->> You can change permissions on any file or folder with Fetch and there is a menu command that lets you send direct FTP commands to the server (assuming you know them) so that you can really do whatever you want. |
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Ronnie Montgomery, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 3:24 PM on 04.10.05 |
->> To get to the folder settings in Transmit, highlight the folder or file of interest and then select "Get Info" from the File menu, or right click on the file/folder and select "Get Info". This will bring up a dialog where you can modify the permissions.
To send raw commands from Transmit select "Send Raw Command" from the File menu. |
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john taggart, Photographer
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 12:43 AM on 04.11.05 |
| ->> a nice little free ftp program is r browser lite, go do a search on www.versiontracker.com ;) |
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Bryan Rinnert, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | United States | Posted: 11:02 AM on 04.11.05 |
->> I second Fetch, although Anarchy is good also for FTP.
I also always use Toast for burning CDs and DVDs. I've actually done tests and you can fit more on a disk for some reason using Toast then using Apple's built in burning software. |
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Jack Kurtz, Photographer
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Phoenix | AZ | United States | Posted: 11:45 AM on 04.11.05 |
->> You can burn CDs and DVDs in the finder, it doesn't do multisession burning, but it's free. For ftp I think Transmit is about the best.
jack |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 2:16 PM on 04.11.05 |
->> Interarchy (AKA Anarchie) and Fetch are the oldest - most mature - FTP programs on the Mac. Both come from well-respected programmers. I've used their software for years and years.
Interarchy is based on a Finder metaphor. It looks and acts a lot more like you'd see when navigating the folders of the desktop. It's also the fastest of the clients I've used. Peter Lewis, who wrote it, has been tapped many times by Apple to help them with their IP stack. He knows his stuff. Also, Interarchy is very scriptable so it's easy to integrate it into a custom workflow. If you need to move a lot of data fast, its the one to go with.
http://www.stairways.com
Fetch is a lot like Panic's Transmit. They use a file-open/save dialog type interface. I haven't timed Fetch against Transmit but wouldn't be surprised if it isn't faster. Jim Matthews wrote Fetch as a tool for the students at Dartmouth where it got pounded on for years as their FTP tool of choice before he bought out the license and turned it into a commercial program.
As far as eye-candy goes, Panic does a better job with Transmit's interface. Transmit is what I bought to put on my wife's Mac because it's prettier.
When I'm moving lots of data I always turn to Interarchy. |
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Colin Corneau, Photographer
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Brandon | MB | Canada | Posted: 3:31 PM on 04.11.05 |
->> I use a 12" Powerbook G4 and bought Fetch to use for FTP...works great, is simple and cheap. I highly recommend it.
PhotoMechanic is great, too, but the demo of the latest version I have has some minor annoying bugs (specifically, when I apply a batch caption to a folder of photos, it stops halfway through and I have to re-do it, sometimes up to 6 or 7 times in order to get all the images). |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 10:10 PM on 04.11.05 |
| ->> It's a bug. Let it do the ingest then apply the template or revert to the previous version. |
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