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first time FTP help
Shawn Lynch, Photographer, Assistant
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Walpole | MA | USA | Posted: 1:46 PM on 07.27.05 |
| ->> a client of mine wants me to FTP stuff to them. They have the FTP site. Do I need any software myself to be able to FTP images? How does FTP work? is it as simple as logging in and uploading/downlaoding what you need? |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 1:51 PM on 07.27.05 |
->> It helps to have software such as Fetch or Transmit. There are many others. Some are freeware, some you have to pay.
Yes, you just log in and then simply drag-and-drop to the appropriate folder.
You can ftp through a browser, but I can't remember the address coding you have to put in. |
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David Hudson, Photographer
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Redondo Beach | CA | USA | Posted: 2:09 PM on 07.27.05 |
->> If you want to try FTP through the browser, you can try:
ftp://[hostname]
YMMV.
Also, the major OS's (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) have FTP clients built in.
Windows:
- Look in your "Start" menu for the "Run" option. Type "cmd" and hit enter to get the Windows (DOS) Command prompt. From there, you can type "ftp [hostname]" to connect. Typing "?" once you're in FTP will get you a list of commands.
Mac OS X:
- Launch the Terminal app (usually under Applications/Utilities). From the prompt, type "ftp [hostname]" to connect. Typing "?" once you're in FTP will get you a list of commands.
These aren't as friendly as Fetch or WS FTP, but they will do just about everything you'll need. |
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Shawn Lynch, Photographer, Assistant
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Walpole | MA | USA | Posted: 2:35 PM on 07.27.05 |
| ->> Sportsshooter account: 25 dollars on debit card. Two pizza doughs, some shredded cheese, a jar of pizza sauce, some seasonings, and a red pepper to make something for dinner: $14.82 on debit card. Being able to ask a question, go eat last nights dinner as lunch, come back, get your answer: Priceless. God, this site rocks. Thanks George and David. |
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Gary Lake, Photographer
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Morgantown | WV | USA | Posted: 6:36 PM on 07.27.05 |
->> I use FTP Explorer. Easy to use, simple windows explorer style interface.
http://www.ftpx.com/
The version I have was free - I see the site lists it as a 30-day shareware now. |
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Juliann Tallino, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | usa | Posted: 6:40 PM on 07.27.05 |
->> Shawn,
If you want to try out some FTP software, you can download a free trial version of WS ftp, it will work for 30 days. http://www.ipswitch.com/ I've been using it and it works really well, it's very easy to use. |
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Harvey Levine, Photographer
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Harrisburg | PA | | Posted: 10:01 PM on 07.27.05 |
| ->> My understanding is that I can FTP right from photo mechanic. In that case, do I need other software. Also, the people at my magazine have no clue how to set up an FTP site. Neither do I. Can someone walk me through this. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer, Photo Editor
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New England | | USA | Posted: 10:11 PM on 07.27.05 |
->> You can FTP from the latest versions of Photo Mechanic, and it is a fantastic feature!
In addition to Photo Mechanic I use Transmit , www.panic.com/transmit . I find Transmit the most reliable FTP program and it's cheap too! |
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Mike Stone, Photographer
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Royse City | TX | USA | Posted: 12:15 AM on 07.28.05 |
->> FileZilla as a good shareware (i.e. free) ftp package. It is straight forward and solid. You can download it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/
Good luck! |
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Harvey Levine, Photographer
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Harrisburg | PA | | Posted: 9:29 AM on 07.28.05 |
| ->> Thanks-can you walk me through how to set up the ftp site. I am totally illiterate when it come to this stuff. |
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Nihal Mahawaduge, Photographer
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Newburgh | NY | USA | Posted: 9:37 AM on 07.28.05 |
->> When uploading images using Fetch, the recipient has to give you
their IP address in order to complete the file transfer.By doing so, is the host (receiver)running the risk of eventually letting someone get into your computer system to perform any illegal activity?
Fetch is the only software I have used so far. Thanks |
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Shawn Lynch, Photographer, Assistant
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Walpole | MA | USA | Posted: 10:46 PM on 08.09.05 |
->> OK new problems for using FTP...I've been trying to move my files that I edited and enhanced for the client back over to them. I am using Fetch. It worked once before, but they had a few more things that they needed me to do to the files for them. Anyway, Fetch is giving me an error message saying that "Fetch could not put [filename.jpg] because the FTP server encountered a an error accessing a file or folder." Below that it says "If you entered a filename, folder name, or URL check that it is correct. Server responded: 'Error writing file: Disk quota exceeded.'"
This last part leads me to believe that the files are somehow too big, which I thought FTP was made to handle large files and also, these are really small files (3" x 3" @ 100 ppi), so I'm confused.
I would really appreciate some help here. Does it have anything to do with them maybe working on their website while I'm trying to upload these things, because the couple of times I've tried up loading successfully was around 2 am, but this time and one other time when i got this message was during store hours so I'm guessing they might be using the site. I really have no idea about FTP. HELP PLEASE!!! :) AND THANK YOU! |
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Melissa Wade, Photographer, Student/Intern
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 11:21 PM on 08.09.05 |
| ->> When I've gotten that message in the past using WS_FTP it was a problem on the recipient side, not the sender, and had nothing to do with the size of the files. I think it has to do with some providers limiting the amount that can be moved within a time period and they may have passed that limit. It used to happen to me occasionally with my ISP with their old servers and they basically just apologized and fixed each time without an explanation. If you haven't contacted the client yet because you are worried that it might be your mistake - it's not so give them a call. If you have contacted them and they have no clue, they need to contact their ISP. |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 6:22 AM on 08.10.05 |
->> Disk quotas are a way of keeping one user from consuming all available space on a shared drive.
There's probably not enough space allocated to the FTP account you're using if you're getting that message. If it was too many files moved through their connection (exceeding their bandwidth) the message would say their bandwidth had been exceeded.
When moving photo images, a couple hundred megabytes is reasonable space if you're only moving a partial CF chip's worth. If you're moving all the images from a job then you'll probably be in the gigabyte range easily, especially if you shoot RAW or are moving Photoshop files. Either way, the administrator of the machine you're connecting to will have to change the quota to whatever it'll take to get the files moved.
It's also important that the people you're sending files to keep their incoming folder clean. Most FTP file spaces are not for archiving, but users get sloppy and start leaving files whereever they can, so they'll eventually consume the needed free space.
FTP is simple. There are all sorts of tutorials and manuals on what it is ("File Transport Protocol") and how it works and what are good practices when using it. You can open a terminal window on any modern Mac or Windows machine and do a "man ftp" or "help ftp" and learn about it, or just do a search on the web. |
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