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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: leszek on June 07, 2008, 04:57

Title: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: leszek on June 07, 2008, 04:57

Do I need to apply for FTP access ? If not - then how can I do it ? Could someone please explain what do I need to do ?
Currently I use Filezilla for most of my uploads.

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: Susan S. on June 07, 2008, 05:15

You don't (unless you are uploading video). It isn't available.

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: chellyar on June 07, 2008, 05:16

They have FTP for video content I believe, but not for images at this stage.  

There is an offline file upload utility though, the name of which totally escapes me....

I just open multiple upload windows, and click 'submit' on all of them and walk away.   I keyword them etc later on...

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: lbarn on June 07, 2008, 06:14

The utility is called DeepMeta, it seems to streamline the process to me.

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: le_cyclope on June 07, 2008, 18:18

Quote from: lbarn on June 07, 2008, 06:14

The utility is called DeepMeta, it seems to streamline the process to me.

In fact it does and it allows you to choose categories from a list within the software before the upload process.  Much much more visual and easy to use than the iStock way.

Claude

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: digitalfood on June 08, 2008, 10:44

This lack of FTP upload for images is the biggest reason IS is the last place we upload to.

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on June 08, 2008, 13:23

Current image upload system is from the stone ages; Fred from the Flintstones wouldn't use anything so archaic.

Title: Re: How do I use FTP at IStock ?
Post by: mantonino on June 08, 2008, 13:41

Deep Meta is great - it's really a good way to deal with Istock.  I still stink at getting images accepted there but it's not the lack of FTP at this point - it's the lack of approvals. lol