Mass Uploads

...got any tactics?

forum #583:
You could make an uploader script if you're up to it and if it's ok with albert.

There's a Python script floating around somewhere, though I'm not sure if it's been updated recently. I have a Ruby script if you can use that.

never even heard of ruby.. But if i have time a python script could be possible. Or maybe J# :-)

Ruby of Python scripts can are used on Firefox?
I think i need one of them...
So if you can give me the link for install one of them, i really thank you.^^

Was thinking a little. Maybe it would possible to add a uploader that uploads many pictures at a time, then tagging them afterwards. See this image of a quick template i made: http://www.suwayya.net/massul.jpg. By clicking on the thumbnails then adding the tags and stuff, then Update.

I am pretty sure I can't create file fields dynamically. You'd still have to click Browse... each time for each file you wanted to upload. Imagine if a site could just arbitrarily grab any file it wanted from your computer... That's why this method is ultimately unpractical, in my opinion. It's much better to write a script.

At the most basic level, you can write a script to mimic the upload page. Just HTTP POST to /post/create with the necessary fields. If you want to get more fancy, you can use the XML or JSON interfaces. More details here: http://miezaru.donmai.us/help/api

Forget this post. The site i mention uses a ActiveX control/Java applet. :-P

Kinda old but...

There are flash uploaders that can grab multiple files at a time (see Flickr's new uploader).
Or there's always using .zip files to upload multiple images (see rubyzip).

Tagging can be done after uploading.

Powerdrift said:
Kinda old but...

There are flash uploaders that can grab multiple files at a time (see Flickr's new uploader).
Or there's always using .zip files to upload multiple images (see rubyzip).

Tagging can be done after uploading.

Flash uploaders? No thanks.

The zip upload might be a good idea but could potentially multiply crap flood damage. Besides that, I kind of like the pace of uploads here. Gives the images uploaded more exposure and better chances at them being identified and tagged.

Alternatively, there are JS solutions to multiple file uploads. The only downside is multiple files cannot be selected at once. You would have to select each individual file each time before uploading.

I dunno, we really don't need mass uploads anyway. That just lets people dump whole folders onto the site, and then mods wade through the crap. Better to just do the good stuff.

If you have more images to upload at one time than you can do manually, it's probably too much =P