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This section explains upload methods, supported formats, limits, and best practices for stable transfers. Choose the upload method based on batch size and file type.
What is uploading Uploading means transferring files from your computer to an ImageEvent album. Files should be in a supported format (for example, JPEG/JPG). You can also send files to your account by email. If you use a digital camera or camcorder, first transfer files to your local drive. If you scan printed photos, save those files locally before uploading. Before you start uploading your images, you must first create an album. No software download is required for standard uploads. Upload directly in your browser using Easy Upload, Mega Upload, or FTP Upload. File formats supported and limits ImageEvent supports file types. More types are always being added. Supported File Types
Images
JPEG/JPE/JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF/TIFF, HEIC/HEIF, WEBP, ART, AVS, BMP, CGM, DCM, DCX, DIB, DPX,
FAX, FIG, GPLT, ICO, JNG, MAT, MONO, MTV, OTB, P7, PALM, PCD, PCDS, PCL, PCX, PGM, PICON,
PICT, PIX, PNM, PSD, PWP, RLA, RLE, SCT, SFW, SGI, TGA, WBMP, WPG, XBM
RAW Formats
Canon (CRW, CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF), Minolta (MRW), Olympus (ORF), FujiFilm (RAF),
Sony (ARW, SRF), Pentax (PEF), Leica (RAW, DNG), Digital Negative (DNG),
other RAW file formats
Video
Microsoft Media (AVI, WMV, WM, ASF), Real Video (RM, RAM), Apple QuickTime (MOV, QT),
MPEGâ1 / MPEGâ2 / MPEGâ4 (MPG, MPEG, MPE, M1V, MP1, MPEG2, M2V, MP2, MPEG4, M4V),
3GP (3GPP, 3GP, 3GPP2, 3G2), DivX (DVX, DIV, DIVX), AVCHD (MTS, M2TS, M2T),
Matroska (MKV), MOD, TOD
Office Documents
Word (DOC, DOCX, DOT), Excel (XLS, XLSX, XLT),
PowerPoint / Slide Shows (PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, POT),
Rich Text Format (RTF), Open Office (ODT, ODS, ODP),
Lotus Spreadsheet (123, WK1, WK2), Novell WordPerfect (WP, WPD)
Other Formats
HTML, Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe Photoshop (PSD)
Use JPEG whenever possible for best compatibility and predictable browser rendering.
Only Premium members may upload Videos, RAW files and Office formats. For video, videos are encoded to streaming files (H.264 MPEG4) in multiple bitrates which include HD. Using bandwidth detection, the highest bitrate file is selected. For Office Formats, the registered application must be installed or may be viewed as PDF using Adobe Acrobat Reader. For Other Formats, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to view PDF. Macromedia Flash Player must be installed to view flash (SWF), and Adobe Photoshop must be installed to view PSD. Each video counts as 1 image You may also upload one zip file compressed of all your images. You can put all your jpegs in a zip file and then upload it. After the zip file is uploaded, all your files will be automatically uncompressed and be put in your album. This saves you time by not having the select each image one by one when using Easy Upload. Upload limits and guidance:
Using Easy Upload Easy Upload is the easy way to upload images. It consists of a Browse button where you can add multiple images. It easy to upload all if your photos at once. A progress bar will show you details of the upload. There is no limit of how many you can transfer at once. To use Easy Upload, create your album and then click on "Easy Upload". 3 easy steps:
Using Mega Upload Mega Upload is powerful & easy. It is a plug-in that runs seamlessly in your browser. Install control by granting permissions. Select multiple files and add by dragging to bottom pane. There is no limit on how much you can transfer at once. Platforms: Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. To use Mega Upload, create your album and then click on "Mega Upload". 3 easy steps:
Using FTP Upload FTP is an powerful way to upload images. Upload with Internet Explorer or use any FTP Client. Drag and drop or use copy and paste command. There are no upload limits and transfer multiple images or directories. To use FTP Upload, create your album and then click on "FTP Upload". Choose FTP Option:
FTP Client Software. Download client software for your operating system if you need it. Send images by email You may choose to send your images by email as attachments.
Due to security reasons, you may only send from the email that appears in your account. If you want to email from a different address than the one you used to create your account, you must go to your Account Settings and update your email address. Once you finish emailing, go back to your Account Settings and change it back. Automatic Image Descriptions Image Descriptions can be automaticaly generated from the EXIF Image Description. If your software program that you use to organize photo on your PC has support for EXIF Image Description, descriptions can be automatically added to ImageEvent. For instance with Adobe Photoshop(R) Album when you edit the caption, the caption will appear in the description at ImageEvent. Which is the best browser to use ImageEvent works best with all browsers. It is supported among all platforms AOL Users: It is best to use an external browser rather than the built-in browser. Please use AOL version 6.0 or higher. Sending in a CD or DVD for us to upload You may send in a CD or DVD of your images for us to upload. We'l upload it to your account for free Please click here for details |