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What FTP Software do you use
Michael Cullen, Photographer
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Wexford Town | 0000 | Ireland | Posted: 6:49 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> I use Cute FTP to send pic, or is it better to use FTP via Photo Mechanic? |
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Chris Stanley, Photographer
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Lansdale | PA | USA | Posted: 6:57 PM on 09.24.08 |
->> I have found them to all be about the same. The quality of your connection and the server seem more important to me.
FireFTP and FileZilla are my choices. |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Galveston / Houston | TX | US | Posted: 7:00 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> I mostly use Transmit on Mac and WS_FTP Pro on PC. |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 7:20 PM on 09.24.08 |
->> Different ftp clients will have differing transfer speeds given the same connection and host.
I used to have to test that sort of thing, and so I still check to see what I get from the various file transfer software I use.
On the Mac the fastest is Interarchy, but some people don't like its interface. (It's like the Finder for the most part.) More familiar to people is Transmit, which has more eye-candy and is more visually pleasing. It's not quite as fast, but completely usable. There's also Fetch, which, along with Interarchy, are the two oldest for the Macintosh. Panic's Transmit came along 'bout the time of Mac OS X and jumped into a gap created as the two others transitioned from the old Mac OS. I use Interarchy when I need to move a lot of data, like gigabytes worth. I bought Transmit during that gap I mentioned, and because it was less daunting for my wife.
http://www.interarchy.com/
http://www.panic.com/transmit/
http://fetchsoftworks.com/
Any of these programs will do a lot more than simple FTP, and are very "hep" to what's needed for secure file movement. I regularly use SSH and SFTP connections with 'em to my hosts. |
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Daniel Berman, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Seattle | WA | US | Posted: 7:31 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> I have been a fan of CyberDuck ever since I got a mac. Very easy to use and reliable program. |
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Ed Wolfstein, Photographer, Assistant
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Burlington | VT | USA | Posted: 7:31 PM on 09.24.08 |
->> I've been using FireFTP, which is a donation-ware plug-in FTP Client for Firefox. It's both PC and Mac, so you can get comfortable with it no matter what platform you are using (and I often switch back and forth). It's free to try, free to use as well, but if it makes a reasonable improvement to your workflow (and therefore livelihood) it's great Karma to make a donation.
Of course, if you don't use Firefox, the plug-in won't do you much good.
Here's the link:
http://fireftp.mozdev.org/
Cheers!
- Ed. |
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Daniel Putz, Photographer
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Jefferson | MD | USA | Posted: 7:35 PM on 09.24.08 |
->> FTPExplorer, before it became a real pay-for program. Freeware ftw.
At work I've used Fetch for the mac, which is an excellent program. |
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Francis Specker, Photographer
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Riverside | CA | USA | Posted: 7:47 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> I mainly use the ftp program built in Photo Mechanic. With one keystroke I can upload a photo instead of dragging and dropping files with other programs. |
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Andrew Knapik, Photographer, Assistant
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Lincoln Park | MI | USA | Posted: 7:59 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> I have used the ftp within PM, but I prefer Fetch (I am Mac based). Fetch is very user friendly and easy to use. |
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Max Gersh, Photographer
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St. Louis | MO | USA | Posted: 8:10 PM on 09.24.08 |
->> For Mac, I use Fetch. It seems to be very reliable and hasn't let me down in terms of speed.
For Windows, I use WS_FTP or Filezilla. No problems with those either. The last time I used WS_FTP, the interface had "classic windows" look that sometime threw me off. It felt like I was using outdated software. |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 8:33 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> Filezilla rocks. Really really fast, easy to use, etc. If I only have one or two files I'll use the FTP in Photomechanic. But for anything more than that I'll use Filezilla because it's very fast (uses multiple FTP streams). |
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Todd Spoth, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Baltimore | MD | USA | Posted: 8:37 PM on 09.24.08 |
| ->> Transmit (OSX) |
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Bill Mitchell, Photographer
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Tempe | AZ | USA | Posted: 12:11 AM on 09.25.08 |
->> I have been using FTP Voyager for about 8 years.
http://www.ftpvoyager.com/
It works well for me, because I need an ftp client for more than just uploading photos. |
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Andrew Miller, Photographer
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Bridgewater | NJ | USA | Posted: 12:17 AM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> Transmit is the standard at our paper, but I used to use Cyberduck when I freelanced and it worked great as well. Mac user here, BTW |
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Daniel Celvi, Student/Intern
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Carbondale | IL | | Posted: 12:22 AM on 09.25.08 |
->> Also Mac, and I use Cyberduck. Reliable, and though my internet connection was awful at my last apartment, when I have a good connection speed it's plenty fast.
That, and it's free. Free is good. |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 1:05 AM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> Fetch for macs |
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Robert Benson, Photographer
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 1:54 AM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> filezilla |
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Lindy Dugger, Photographer
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Rome | Ga | | Posted: 1:57 AM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> Third for Fetch. |
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Thomas Boyd, Photographer
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Baron Sekiya, Photographer
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Kailua-Kona | HI | USA | Posted: 4:43 AM on 09.25.08 |
->> For the Mac I own an older copy of Interarchy but haven't updated it in awhile because I've been mostly using CyberDuck. But I finally caved and paid for Transmit (full version is the same price as the upgrade to a newer Interarchy) so I can send via NetShare and my iPhone. They're all about the same except Transmit allows for sending via Proxy set-up on the iPhone.
For the Windows side I use Core FTP LE which is free and easy to set-up and use. |
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Primoz Jeroncic, Photographer
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Kranj | SI | Slovenia | Posted: 4:57 AM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> I use built-in ftp client from Photo Mechanic. For transmitting photos I don't need all those fancy features which other ftp clients have, so PM is enough for me. On top of that, it has nice feature to just "restart" failed transfers without transferring rest of batch. Normally this can be done with almost any other ftp client too (resume), unless application on other side moves photos to different place once upload is completed. In this case, resume doesn't work, since there's no files on server anymore, and it goes upload everything again. With PM's restart, I can avoid this. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 1:34 PM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> I have used several FTP clients on my Mac (PhotoMechanic, Fetch, to name the most recent), and the one which has given me the most reliable and fastest connections has been Filezilla. |
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Brian Jackson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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San Carlos | CA | USA | Posted: 1:39 PM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> gftp for GUI transfers and ftp/sftp from the command line. |
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John Blankfort, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | USA | Posted: 1:50 PM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> Filezilla works great, but most of the time, I just use Photo Mechanic. |
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Hal Smith, Photographer
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Sedalia | MO | USA | Posted: 4:28 PM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> I tend to use Fire FTP, Its part of the Firefox software package and can be downloaded free of charge. |
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Michael Cullen, Photographer
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Wexford Town | 0000 | Ireland | Posted: 7:58 PM on 09.25.08 |
->> with PhotoMechanic, can you add a folder name onto the server?
(save as FTP)
/mypics/ for example |
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John Scarpa, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Bedminster | NJ | United States | Posted: 8:32 PM on 09.25.08 |
| ->> Cyberduck!!! lol... Works great and has a funny little ducky for an icon. |
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Dave Collyer, Photographer
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Haleiwa | HI | USA | Posted: 10:37 PM on 09.25.08 |
->> c'mon we all use fetch because the little doggie icon runs when 'putting' or 'getting' files! weeee
Hey, it is also pretty cool that there are so many addons these days for our workflow programs (I'm a lightroom fan) that let you export/ftp seamlessly. Not sure if it is slower on the speed, but sure is easier. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 10:54 PM on 09.25.08 |
->> I like Transmit
It is simple and reliable. Other than that, I use the FTP in PhotoMechanic |
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Martin McNeil, Photographer
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East Kilbride | Lanarkshire | United Kingdom | Posted: 7:32 AM on 09.26.08 |
->> I've been using SmartFTP for a while now; I get solid 80KB sec uploads on my home ADSL line, which is pretty much the maximum transmit rate (including overheads)
It uses a very simple drag and drop interface but also allows for more complex operations if you need them. |
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Albert Brown, Photographer
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 7:07 PM on 09.26.08 |
| ->> Cyberduck for the Mac. |
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Justin Deeley, Photographer
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Noble Park | VIC | Australia | Posted: 9:34 PM on 09.26.08 |
->> I use WS_FTP Pro as well as their server product and certainly rate it as the best windows based products I've used (in terms of support, feature set etc).
It works well for general FTP but most of the time we use their synchronise utility - compare this directory on the laptop with that directory on the server and make sure the same files are on both. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 10:43 PM on 09.26.08 |
->> "with PhotoMechanic, can you add a folder name onto the server?
(save as FTP)
/mypics/ for example"
Yes. It's been a while since I've used PM for FTP but I'm almost certain this is possible. |
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Michael Cullen, Photographer
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Wexford Town | 0000 | Ireland | Posted: 8:28 PM on 10.08.08 |
| ->> PhotoMechanic, can you run a test server test... to make sure you have entered all the correct setting etc... |
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Jason Frizzelle, Photographer
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Wilmington | NC | USA | Posted: 9:47 PM on 10.08.08 |
->> I also use cyberduck......i've used transmit and fetch as well but had problems with both, cyberduck has never given me a problem. It may not be the fasted transfer but i've never had it time out......of course after writing this i will recognize the irony if it crashes.
Jason
www.jafimages.com |
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Jon L Hendricks, Photographer
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Hobart | IN | USA | Posted: 9:50 PM on 10.08.08 |
| ->> Fire FTP in Firefox. Free and upgrades itself. |
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Mike Doran, Photographer
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Petaluma | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 10:31 PM on 10.08.08 |
| ->> Crush FTP from one of my clients and Cyberduck for my magazine clients. Both work really well for each application. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 12:06 AM on 10.09.08 |
->> I just launched my website using the web module in Adobe Lightroom and it works great for no-bs web work.
I use my local internet folks for the actual ftp site. Figured I don't know much about FTP-ing, so I let them do that. |
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Doug Holleman, Photographer
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Temple | TX | USA | Posted: 12:11 AM on 10.09.08 |
->> Filezilla.
It's free, no nags or ads, and never had a single problem with it. |
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Jody Gomez, Photographer
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Murrieta | CA | USA | Posted: 2:33 AM on 10.09.08 |
| ->> Okay, once again I'm a rebel. I just type in the ftp address in the address bar in My Documents (Windows) and drag/drop the files there. It's super fast and I've never had a problem... |
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T.J. Hamilton, Photographer
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Grand Rapids | MI | USA | Posted: 10:47 PM on 10.10.08 |
| ->> fetch for my mac, I like to watch the little dog run. |
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Ron Hurst, Photographer
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Miami | FL | USA | Posted: 10:27 AM on 10.12.08 |
| ->> I have been using Filezilla and have been very happy with it. |
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Christopher Szagola, Photographer
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Richboro | PA | United States | Posted: 10:34 AM on 10.12.08 |
| ->> PM |
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Paul Morse, Photographer
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Washington | DC | United States | Posted: 3:53 PM on 10.12.08 |
| ->> Transmit and Cyberduck |
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Joel Auerbach, Photographer
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Plantation | FL | USA | Posted: 8:03 PM on 10.15.08 |
| ->> I have been using Ipswitch WS-FTP Pro and have been for years. Never a problem unless you have a bad connection with your air card. It is an excellent program and very reliable. |
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Thomas Boydston, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Conroe | Tx | United States | Posted: 12:31 AM on 10.16.08 |
| ->> Firefox's plugin version of FireFTP for the extreme convenience or portable Cyberduck. Nothing beats using your internet browser or a USB thumb drive! |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 11:54 AM on 10.16.08 |
| ->> The ftp feature in Photo Mechanic. Easy, fast, all in one interface. |
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Myung Chun, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | USA | Posted: 3:11 PM on 10.16.08 |
| ->> Transmit, but I do miss the running doggie in Fetch. |
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