Richard Baker Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I've started one of my big single uploads of the year and six months or so ago, I started doing so using ftp (via the Transmit app) rather than the Alamy web page whose Flash I found unpredictable. So as I watch the progress of each file make its way left to right I wonder if this really sends the file faster than previously? Has anyone with a stop watch tested both methods and can reach a definitive conclusion? Rgds, Richard. *67 gone, hundreds to go* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Filezilla tells me the transfer speed and it's towards the top end of my line speed. Web upload can be as quick but it does occasionally hang which ftp doesn't . So far It took till last month for me to get ftp and I wasn't missing it except on the odd occasion. Now it's there I will probably stick with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisken Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Richard, I've done two ftp uploads and one by the old method. Can't really say I've noticed a difference in speed. Unlike the old method, FTP does not show your uploads as being recieved instantly, as the old method did. Estimates from others are between 10-15 minutes before they show up as, 'awaiting QC'. Same as Mark said continuing to use it, though. Krisken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Richard, I think the key point is that the FTP is recoverable. If the transmission fails (say because you router went down) you should be able to restart the FTP process & it will pick up where it left off. I confess I haven't tested this on the Alamy server though. Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks Spacecadet and Krisken. Interesting point, Russell about an interrupted session which has happened to me before - and isn't very nice. And I have noticed that aeons ago, uploads showed almost immediately in MI which now seems to take much longer - not sure why, but that's a minor worry, all things considered! Rgds, Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I was wondering the same thing. I haven't noticed an increase in speed since switching to FTP. I also find FTP less reliable. My last upload of 68 images had two failures, so I had to manually send them again. The online uploader tries about 3 times before quitting on a file, so I haven't had a problem with online upload for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I never figured out how to connect with FTP. Is that a surprise to anyone? . So I'm still using the old way and they are screaming by fast as you'd want. As long as that happens, I don't have to wrestle FTP for two days trying to figure out where I went wrong. I can't imagine FTP being faster. That said, the increased speed in my uploads strangely seemed to coincide with so many going on FTP. Must have freed something up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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