ImageFolio Batch Action Plug-in To Do Batch IPTC Keywording, Batch Move and Batch Delete

BizSecure is finishing up the final touches on the Batch Action Plug-in that has batch iptc, batch move, and batch delete functionality. Adminstrators and users (with permission) will be able to add batch IPTC (keywords, captions, etc.), batch move, or batch delete a group of assets by:

• category (as in an entire category or a subcategory)
• search result (apply batch to a particular search result)
• lightbox (apply batch to a group of assets in any available lightbox)

See screenshot.

Q. Is there a way to change the width/height of thumbnails and preview images in ImageFolio?

Yes, you can edit two files to change the thumbnail and preview image settings for ImageFolio, for both users who have permission to upload and administrators.

1. Log into your server via FTP.
2. Navigate to the cgi-bin/ImageFolio42/config directory.
3. Download two files, admin_config.pl and post_config.pl.
4. Open these files up in a text editor. You’ll notice settings in these files that you can change. The admin_config.pl changes settings for when an administrator uploads a file. The post_config.pl file changes settings for when a user uploads a file.
5. Make and save your changes, then overwrite the existing files on the server.

Note: be sure to use a text editor such as SimpleText, NotePad, EditPlus, BBEdit, or Text Wrangler to edit any configuration file.

ImageFolio Link Upload Plug-In to Support YouTube, iFILM, Google Video

BizSecure has been working on a Link Upload Plug-In for ImageFolio Pro that will enable users to upload and embed files from popular third-party video sharing websites. Administrators and users will only need to have the URL of the page containing the video.

The upload process will be almost the same, except they will see a new link in their upload files window entitled Link Upload. By simply copying and pasting the URL from the video site and clicking submit, ImageFolio will grab the video, the metadata tags, and a thumbnail image for the video, and place it directly into the chosen category. Users and administrators will then be able to add their own tags to further define the video and make it searchable within ImageFolio.

Current supported sites include: ClipShack, Google Video, YouTube, iFILM, JumpCut, and Sharkle. The Link Upload Plug-In will also support embedding of entire websites and URLs of anything that is posted on the Internet. Additional video sites can be added upon request if there is enough interest, and if not, it is always available via custom programming.

Pricing has not yet been determined.

Advanced Search Plug-In for ImageFolio To Be Released

Within the next two weeks, BizSecure will be releasing a MySQL driven advanced search plug-in for ImageFolio Pro and ImageFolio Commerce products. The advanced search will allow for an unlimited number of varying data queries to be performed within the same search. Users who use the advanced search function will be able to simply and quickly build their own queries by using pull down menus and entering keywords or selecting dates. Searches can be performed within an unlimited number of 1 or more fields, using available boolean operators for that field. Fields with pre-determined data will be auto-filled and available via pull-down menus instead of text boxes. Click here for a visual example.

ImageFolio ShareIt! Plug-In Released

ImageFolio’s ShareIt! Plug-In, Powered by Gigya, lets your users post your content (images and video) to their own pages on their social network profile, blog, or personal page without leaving your site.

Visit: http://imagefolio.com/products/shareit/

Current Supported Sites
MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, Friendster, Blogger, Bebo, Hi5, Freewebs, Xanga, LiveJournal, BlackPlanet, MyYearBook, Piczo, WordPress, Typepad, Multiply, iGoogle, Netvibes, PageFlakes and Tagged.

ImageFolio Commerce Testimonial

We first heard about ImageFolio in the October 2007 Buyer’s Guide of Rangefinder Magazine.

In the past, our studio has had to resort to software such as ROES and ProShots, as well as online photo galleries like Pictage and Digital Expressions, to post our weddings. As anyone who has used these services knows, there is a fee involved with all of them and most of them leave you with little control over the final prints. Now, we have ImageFolio Commerce installed on our servers. We can upload 600 (full sized) files in less than 5 minutes. No more slow FTP uploads that bog our computers down. We have all of the photos in galleries that we pick and adjust to our clients needs and best of all, every order that goes into the shopping cart, goes directly to us. We no longer pay someone else for our work and we get to control how the final prints look. We are looking forward to a huge growth in profits and we owe it all to ImageFolio.

Jerry R Kempfer
Northern Light Portrait Studios
www.northernlightstudios.com

ImageFolio Commerce Featured in RangeFinder Magazine Buyers Guide

ImageFolio Commerce has been featured in the October, 2007 Rangefinder Magazine Buyers Guide, “A complete guide to everything you’ll need in photography,” and is mentioned among products by Microsoft, Extensis, and others.

Rangefinder calls ImageFolio Commerce a “highly configurable application.” Click the image to see it.