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ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #150 on: August 19, 2020, 13:45 »
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I've only just started using Xpiks, and I really like it but haven't figured out how to use it for Alamy? Does it work, and do I need to create separate options for commercial, editorial, vector, etc?

Xpiks can correctly upload vector and photos to Alamy, but currently there's no concept of editorial photos in Xpiks. However, we're working on it and eventually it will be there.


« Reply #151 on: August 19, 2020, 14:01 »
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I've only just started using Xpiks, and I really like it but haven't figured out how to use it for Alamy? Does it work, and do I need to create separate options for commercial, editorial, vector, etc?

Xpiks can correctly upload vector and photos to Alamy, but currently there's no concept of editorial photos in Xpiks. However, we're working on it and eventually it will be there.

Thanks for letting me know and I'll take another look. The upload failed earlier today, but Alamy have had some site problems, so it may be an issue at their end.

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #152 on: October 08, 2020, 12:13 »
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I'm happy to announce a new Xpiks release: Xpiks 1.6!

Here's a blogpost with detailed overview: https://xpiksapp.com/blog/xpiks-16-release/

There's so much new stuff, that it's definitely a record by features:

Features:

- Background upload support
- Fail-safe mode of generation video previews
- Support for custom FTP directories for upload
- New warnings for EPS filesize
- New warnings for vector preview size
- Spelling suggestions in keyword editing dialog
- FTPS support
- Custom CSV export columns
- Metadata import from CSV
- Show latest blogposts and tutorials on start
- Support form within the app
- Upload history for artworks
- SVG files support
- Settings synchronization
- Color tags for artworks
- Support thresholds for local thumbnails cache
- Ability to reupload failed files with one click
- Smart preset groups for recently added and used
- Option to keep presets sorted alphabetically
- Add suggested keywords with Ctrl + click
- New translations: Romanian and Czech

Fixes:

- Fix for Recoverty not starting on macOS
- Fix for settings being removed in portable mode
- Fix few most common crashes on Windows
- Fix for master password cannot be set
- Fix for video thumbnails not shown in Failed uploads

« Reply #153 on: October 10, 2020, 17:50 »
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Is there a way to revert the upgrade? I'm using mac sierra and upgrade makes the app unusable as it requires mac 10.14

« Reply #154 on: October 12, 2020, 18:34 »
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I reinstalled version 1.5.1 and it upgraded to 1.5.5.8
This works for me although I had to get rid of the update dialog box every time the app started.

« Reply #155 on: October 15, 2020, 09:24 »
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I have mistakenly activated the trial version. Since I'm exclusive to istock, I'd love to have it cancelled until I can test the program properly (if I go non exclusive that is).

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #156 on: October 17, 2020, 11:48 »
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I have mistakenly activated the trial version. Since I'm exclusive to istock, I'd love to have it cancelled until I can test the program properly (if I go non exclusive that is).

Hi

No worries, just let it expire and when you need to get a new trial version, please reach out to support.

« Reply #157 on: November 30, 2020, 10:57 »
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Version 1.6 is great! I have purchased a license

But 2 questions
* I would like upgrade to the 1.6.0.11 version. But the upgrade functionality doesn't work. When i click 'Upgrade' XPiks will be closed and when i start the program, the version is still 1.6.0.9. How can i upgrade XPiks??

* When i click on My account in the upper right, i see: Your license, days left: 340. What does this mean? I though the license was on time paymant and no subscription. Can i use XPiks pro  after 1 year?

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #158 on: November 30, 2020, 11:42 »
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ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #159 on: November 30, 2020, 11:43 »
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Version 1.6 is great! I have purchased a license

But 2 questions
* I would like upgrade to the 1.6.0.11 version. But the upgrade functionality doesn't work. When i click 'Upgrade' XPiks will be closed and when i start the program, the version is still 1.6.0.9. How can i upgrade XPiks??

* When i click on My account in the upper right, i see: Your license, days left: 340. What does this mean? I though the license was on time paymant and no subscription. Can i use XPiks pro  after 1 year?

Hi

Thank you for your questions!

1. Xpiks tries to start the installer program that will update Xpiks. Is it possible that you Antivirus blocked the installer?

2. When you buy Xpiks license, you get the Pro features permanently. Support and major updates are for 1 year only as stated on the pricing page. That means that after the license expiration you can still use all the Pro features, but to update to another major version you will need to renew your license. Renewing is optional, but this way you support Xpiks development and you benefit from it by having new cool features.
« Last Edit: November 30, 2020, 11:46 by ribtoks »

« Reply #160 on: December 01, 2020, 12:07 »
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Version 1.6 is great! I have purchased a license

But 2 questions
* I would like upgrade to the 1.6.0.11 version. But the upgrade functionality doesn't work. When i click 'Upgrade' XPiks will be closed and when i start the program, the version is still 1.6.0.9. How can i upgrade XPiks??

* When i click on My account in the upper right, i see: Your license, days left: 340. What does this mean? I though the license was on time paymant and no subscription. Can i use XPiks pro  after 1 year?

Hi

Thank you for your questions!

1. Xpiks tries to start the installer program that will update Xpiks. Is it possible that you Antivirus blocked the installer?

2. When you buy Xpiks license, you get the Pro features permanently. Support and major updates are for 1 year only as stated on the pricing page. That means that after the license expiration you can still use all the Pro features, but to update to another major version you will need to renew your license. Renewing is optional, but this way you support Xpiks development and you benefit from it by having new cool features.
Thank you for your reply
If i start XPiks with admin rights the upgrade works!

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #161 on: December 02, 2020, 03:46 »
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New in Xpiks blog: review of Shutterstock Custom https://xpiksapp.com/blog/shutterstock-custom-review/

We look into pros and cons of the system and discuss if it can be useful for contributors

« Reply #162 on: May 10, 2021, 15:04 »
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New in Xpiks blog: review of Shutterstock Custom https://xpiksapp.com/blog/shutterstock-custom-review/

We look into pros and cons of the system and discuss if it can be useful for contributors

Hi,

After the recent sftp update by Adobe, Xpiks won't allow or blocked by Adobe. Do we have a solution for it? :)

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #163 on: May 10, 2021, 23:41 »
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Hi,

After the recent sftp update by Adobe, Xpiks won't allow or blocked by Adobe. Do we have a solution for it? :)

Hi

Xpiks is not blocked. You can upload via FTP till June 7, 2021. Meanwhile SFTP is being implemented  in Xpiks and an update will be published soon in May.

« Reply #164 on: May 11, 2021, 07:05 »
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Thanks. Looking forward to seeing it

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #165 on: May 15, 2021, 00:47 »
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All existing Xpiks Pro users are getting 1 month free of Stock Photo Ideas: https://stockphotosideas.com/

If you're interested, write to support to get your discount code!

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #166 on: September 30, 2021, 08:21 »
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There's a new Xpiks release available: 1.7

Check out the new features: https://xpiksapp.com/blog/xpiks-17-release/

  • Plugin for automatic keywording
  • Plugin for creating keywording orders
  • Plugin for creating model releases
  • Plugin for trimming keywords
  • Plugin for tracking rankings on microstocks
  • Greek translation
  • Keywords suggestions using reverse image search
  • Functionality to find similar images in keywords suggestions
  • Keywords suggestions support for videos
  • Ability to change the order of upload hosts
  • Ability to save Title to IPTC:Headline (for iStock upload)
  • Ability to add Copyright metadata

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #167 on: October 25, 2021, 15:32 »
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Xpiks just got PNG support in version 1.7.0.4 and further. PNG support can be useful for Creative Market, Canva or Pixta.

The update will be available for everybody in a bit, but if you need PNG support now, you can download latest version from the website.

« Reply #168 on: October 26, 2021, 07:10 »
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There's a new Xpiks release available: 1.7

Check out the new features: https://xpiksapp.com/blog/xpiks-17-release/

  • Plugin for automatic keywording
  • Plugin for creating keywording orders
  • Plugin for creating model releases
  • Plugin for trimming keywords
  • Plugin for tracking rankings on microstocks
  • Greek translation
  • Keywords suggestions using reverse image search
  • Functionality to find similar images in keywords suggestions
  • Keywords suggestions support for videos
  • Ability to change the order of upload hosts
  • Ability to save Title to IPTC:Headline (for iStock upload)
  • Ability to add Copyright metadata

Keep up the good mods.

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #169 on: February 25, 2022, 13:06 »
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Xpiks stops servicing customers from Russian Federation and Belarus until further notice because of the Russian war in Ukraine.

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #170 on: June 30, 2022, 08:22 »
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There's a new Xpiks release available: 1.7.1

Check out new features here: https://xpiksapp.com/blog/xpiks-171-release/

  • Ability to upload via Xpiks Cloud
  • Speedup local upload to a single host
  • Plugin to translate to and from 26 languages
  • Plugin to track user cloud uploads
  • Add functionality to delete the license
  • Add ability to reset host upload settings to defaults
  • Allow to Find-and-Replace to a list of keywords
  • Ask for user email to start a trial
  • Allow limited CSV export plans for free plan users
  • Allow limited presets for free plan users
  • Improve filename matching when using CSV import
  • Improve upload history accounting for changed files
  • Fix upload progress stalled after upload is retried
  • Fix hang on Windows when Delete Keywords is used
  • Fix crash of translation plugin load on Windows
  • Add Thai translation

Enjoy!

« Reply #171 on: July 01, 2022, 02:37 »
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Does it work with editorial content?

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #172 on: July 01, 2022, 09:12 »
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Does it work with editorial content?

Editorial content is just like any other content. So the answer is yes. What makes your content editorial is just the absence of model releases or being "newsworthy". From all other perspectives, it's all the same.

ribtoks

  • Founder of Xpiks
« Reply #173 on: September 07, 2023, 04:49 »
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Xpiks just got "RAW" files support - it enables integrations with Lightroom and other similar software, like DxO. This is available starting from version 1.7.3

« Reply #174 on: December 13, 2023, 11:03 »
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As a software engineer, I'm very impressed with this tool! Love the direct agency upload feature.


 

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