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Fotolia login, sales stats and stock images uploads fixed
Jan 1st
Recently microstock Fotolia.com has switched their login procedure from HTTP to HTTPS, thus providing some additional security to stock photographers’ credentials at login. This was accompanied with a change in login parameters, so ProStockMaster microstock software could not work with Fotolia stock site anymore.
The new version 1.4.1 released today follows the Fotolia’s change and fixes Fotolia login, sales statistics ans stock photos uploads.
The auto-update should automatically update your microstock application with the latest components, so there is no need to re-download / re-install the program.
Thank you all who alerted me about issues with Fotolia: Jack, Les, Einar and others.
Accessing stock images metadata database
Sep 5th
You can not run multiple instances of ProStockMaster microstock software on the same computer since they access the same stock photography metadata database. Each software instance will try to lock the DB, and the program will fail with “Fatal Error” message. This behavior is by design – no one wants a mess in his stock photos, keywords and IPTC metadata, and microstock sales stats accessing the same stock images metadata database from 2 or more software applications simultaneously.
Uploading stock photos to iStockphoto.com and maximum number of IPTC keywords
Jun 5th
The automated keywords suggestion mechanism implemented in ProStockMaster brings you tens of relevant keywords matching your stock photo or an illustration. You can enter keywords in virtually any language and our microstock software will save them all with the image, in an IPTC section of the file. Thus your stock images will always carry IPTC metadata and can become searchable by IPTC-reading software like ProStockMaster or Adobe CS family.
Probably the fastest and the easiest way to add keywords and metadata to stock photos and raster illustrations, multilingual
Some stock agencies, like iStockphoto.com restrict maximum number of keywords a stock photo can contain. (Anyone can tell me why they do it? I have absolutely no idea. I can not find any logic why they limit maximum amount of keywords. In my understanding, the more keywords an image has, the better it will be found in the searches – what’s wrong with that? However, it seems that iStockPhoto has a different point of view)
Current keywords limit defined by iStockphoto stands for 50 keywords. ProStockMaster does not limit the maximum number of IPTC keywords in a stock image, but it do counts how many keywords the photograph got. And once it is more than 50, the keywords counter become red.
Updated: Java 6 is not supported yet!
Apr 24th
UPDATE:
v1.3 is here and it sports embedded Java, so there are no more issues with variuos Java versions
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v1.2.3 and all the previous version of ProStockMaster were tested with Java 1.4.2 up to Java 5 Update 11.
The application was NOT tested yet with Java 6.
I am already aware of at least one issue with Java 6.
Symptoms:
a) at every run ProStockMaster shows “updated successfully” message and adds 2 more stock sites accounts to the list of existing sites
or
b) if you select a new stock site it is never shown in the sites list under the image in the main window
Important: At the moment ProStockMaster does NOT work properly under Java 6.
This is because of an error in one of the third-party libraries when the application runs within Java 6 virtual machine.
Workaround: until I did not resolve the issue it is recommended to install latest Java 5 update (currently Update 11)
Java 5 Runtime Environment can be downloaded here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
UPDATED on April 1, 2007: FIXED – Problems interacting with 123rf
Mar 28th
I just have released v1.2.3 which fixes 123rf issues related to upload and statistics.
This version also fixes statistics representation for LuckyOliver.
Please follow the instruction http://www.prostockmaster.com/upgrade.htm to upgrade your software.
Sincerely,
David
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123rf guys have completely revamped their web site.
I have to issues an updated version of ProStockMaster to follow their changes. Hopefully, everything will be ready in one week – stay tuned.
(http://forum.123rf.com/viewtopic.php?p=1817#1817)
Meanwhile, please do NOT try uploading to 123rf with the current software version – it is just a time waste, no files will be uploaded to 123rf web.
I will update this record when the upgrade will be available. Those of you who use ProStockMaster v1.2.1 or above will also get an automatic alert that the new version is available on our web – please follow the upgrade instructions.
As I wrote in my previous similar post regarding ShutterStock, I am working with some sites on implementing a stable API (interface) ProStockMaster – The Site. When this work will be completed we will hopefully never face this failures again. However, these things always take [much] more time that it was planned
FIXED – Uploads to ShutterStock fail
Mar 16th
UPDATE: The issue is fixed. The new version 1.2.2 is available for download. You can upgrade your software by following the upgrade notes listed here: http://www.prostockmaster.com/upgrade.htm
I also fixed a minor issue with some gibberish which was sometimes inserted in the generated keywords list and made the version update verification procedure a bit more reliable.
In short, get the new version and enjoy!
-David
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Due to the recent changes at ShutterStock web site there is a new issue with ShutterStock uploads. At the moment the files uploaded with ProStockMaster do not appear on the web site, so please do not upload your work to ShutterStock until the fix is available.
This issue will be fixed during the next few days. Hope the update version will be ready for download before the weekend. Those of you who use version 1.2.1 will be informed automatically on ProStockMaster’ start that the new update is available. If you have an older version please go to “Help->Software Updates…” menu and verify periodically if the update is already available.
I am negotiating with the few sites to establish and use a dedicated stable API that will eliminate such unpleasant situations in the future (some of them already have such API). As usual, these things take time. Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding
Recent problem with iStockPhoto.com uploads fixed in v1.2.1
Feb 2nd
UPDATE: iStockPhoto uploads are fixed, Fotolia staistics is tuned. All these in the latest release 1.2.1
Either upgrade http://www.prostockmaster.com/upgrade.htm or download http://www.prostockmaster.com/download.php to get the all latest fixes and changes.
- David
Recently I was informed about a problem with iStockPhoto uploads. I am going to issues the fix in the next 24h – please stay tuned. If you have any question / suggestion please email me at support(at)prostockmaster(dot)com
And thanks to Martin who pointed me out to that problem!
