WinDownload - "The Windows download utility for SmugMug users." is now available. Same solid functionality as CLDownload, but now with an easy to use GUI. New feature - select individual images!

It hope that people find it as useful and as easy to use as I have.

Added the ability to specify the image size and video size to download. Improved validation of Resize dimensions. Improved the documentation.

WinDownload has been well tested. I could not find any bugs and I have downloaded thousands of files for many different users. This is not an alpha or beta. WinDownload is solid!

Added functionality allowing users to select individual images for download.

There were 146 downloads of the software in August, bringing the total to over 250. Two thank you messages and no bugs reported.

DG

May I ask you, I am using Windows Download but notice that my slideshow gallery is not listed on it. Is there a way to get ahold of that becuse I have some images on that that are not in my galleries?


Thanks
Kris H

Originally Posted by Sfariqueen DG May I ask you, I am using Windows Download but notice that my slideshow gallery is not listed on it. Is there a way to get ahold of that becuse I have some images on that that are not in my galleries? Thanks Kris H

How does one put images in the slideshow that are not in a gallery?

Originally Posted by Dsweet How does one put images in the slideshow that are not in a gallery?

All images are in galleries, perhaps you're referring to if they are in different
galleries. Add the same keyword to all the photos you want in a slideshow no
matter what gallery. Then use the "keyword" to run the slideshow.

Originally Posted by Allen All images are in galleries, perhaps you're referring to if they are in different galleries. Add the same keyword to all the photos you want in a slideshow no matter what gallery. Then use the "keyword" to run the slideshow.

Hi Al thanks for your response.


I will take a look at this setting but im not sure Im phrasing things well.

I am trying to retrieve my photos from Smugmug. I first tried RapidFetcher but it didnt work
Now Im trying Window Uploader and it works great But my Slideshow gallery is not listed with the others so so far I have not been able to get them back.

I will take a look at the setting you posted but will this make it now come up listed in
Windows downloader?

Originally Posted by Sfariqueen Hi Al thanks for your response. I will take a look at this setting but im not sure Im phrasing things well. I am trying to retrieve my photos from Smugmug. I first tried RapidFetcher but it didnt work Now Im trying Window Uploader and it works great But my Slideshow gallery is not listed with the others so so far I have not been able to get them back. I will take a look at the setting you posted but will this make it now come up listed in Windows downloader?

If you are logged in as the owner then all your galleries should be in the WinDownload list.

I am still not sure that I understand the problem. You have a gallery with a title of "Slideshow"? Or are we talking about the slideshow settings source ( as indicated in the screenshot from my last reply)?

only six galleries show up in the downloader. where are the others?

Originally Posted by cuibel only six galleries show up in the downloader. where are the others?

Are those galleries right-click protected? If so then they will not show up in the list.

Hi David,
Thanks for the utility. I installed at home, and followed the directions on the install page. I get the "MySmugMugPictures" folder. Everything appears to have worked fine, but I do get a line of text in the error log:"The system cannot find the path specified.".

I opened the program anyway, logged in and I only get the option to download from (4) of my (42) albums. Do you know why all of my albums wouldn't be available for downloading? (after reading above, is it a "right click" thing?)
Thanks in advance,
Paul Stewart

Originally Posted by FotosByStu Hi David, Thanks for the utility. I installed at home, and followed the directions on the install page. I get the "MySmugMugPictures" folder. Everything appears to have worked fine, but I do get a line of text in the error log:"The system cannot find the path specified.". I opened the program anyway, logged in and I only get the option to download from (4) of my (42) albums. Do you know why all of my albums wouldn't be available for downloading? (after reading above, is it a "right click" thing?) Thanks in advance, Paul Stewart

Sorry, I just saw this and smugmug appears to be down at the moment.
I will try to download your album from here and see if I get the same message.

If you log in as an owner, do you see all 42 albums?

Originally Posted by Dsweet Sorry, I just saw this and smugmug appears to be down at the moment. I will try to download your album from here and see if I get the same message. If you log in as an owner, do you see all 42 albums?

I only get 4 galleries in the FotosByStu list and 2 require a password, spot checking the albums they appear to be right-click protected.

As far as the specified path error: Sometimes there is a server hiccup when retrieving images. When this happens, I let the processing complete, close the processing dialog, make sure the "Overwrite Existing Files with the same name" is not checked and click the "start download" button again. Any files that did not download the first time, generally are retrieved on a second pass. If not, please copy the error message and send it to me and I will be glad to look at it.

243 downloads in September, up almost 100 from August, bringing the total to over 500.

Yes, I see all 42. I did take off the right click protection from the album I wanted to D/L from, but I still had trouble when I went to download. I got errors about not being able to connect to the server. When I went back to the Wiki page for help, I saw the D/L gallery option (which I never noticed before), so I took advantage of that option. I was emailed 2 giant ZIP files, which worked fine for me. It would have been nice if the original filenames were preserved, but at this point, I will take what I can get! So, to summarize, I got the files I needed and don't know if I will need the Windownload in the future. Thank you for responding. If you want to work out the bug, I will try it again for you and send you the error code.
Paul Stewart

Originally Posted by FotosByStu Yes, I see all 42. I did take off the right click protection from the album I wanted to D/L from, but I still had trouble when I went to download. I got errors about not being able to connect to the server. When I went back to the Wiki page for help, I saw the D/L gallery option (which I never noticed before), so I took advantage of that option. I was emailed 2 giant ZIP files, which worked fine for me. It would have been nice if the original filenames were preserved, but at this point, I will take what I can get! So, to summarize, I got the files I needed and don't know if I will need the Windownload in the future. Thank you for responding. If you want to work out the bug, I will try it again for you and send you the error code. Paul Stewart

There were smugmug server issues this morning. I am glad that you got your files.

Originally Posted by Dsweet There were server issues this morning. I am glad that you got your files.

To answer the question about windownload vs. the new Gallery Download;

The Zip solution works great if you want all your original files from one or two galleries. Windowload may prove more useful than the zip solution if:
1. You want to retrieve a number of pictures, but not all of the pictures, from more than one gallery.
2. You want to easily retain the category/subcategory folder structure instead of having to create a folder for each zip extraction.
3. You are using Vista or Windows 7 and want to retain the metadata: Title, subject and Tags for easy file searching on your PC.
4. You want to use keywords to identify the pictures to download
5. You need a size other than the original size.
6. You want to maximize the size for viewing on an ipad.
7. You want to convert pngs to jpgs.
8. You have a number of galleries to download and want to select the galleries and then go do something else (like go to bed), come back and it is done.
9. You want others to be able to retrieve your pictures without you getting involved in the process.
10. You want instant response with no delays waiting for emails.
11. You want to download only the new files since the last time you downloaded.
12. You want to maintain a backup of all galleries on your PC.

Another 133 in October, now over 640 downloads...

Originally Posted by Dsweet 243 downloads in September, up almost 100 from August, bringing the total to over 500.

Hi, getting an error when using WinDownload:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseDecimal(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
at System.Decimal.Parse(String s)
at h.a(Object A_0, ProgressChangedEventArgs A_1)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4952 (win7RTMGDR.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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WinDownload
Assembly Version: 1.1.0.1
Win32 Version: 1.1.0.1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/WinDownload/WinDownload.exe
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System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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SM_1p22
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.1
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/WinDownload/SM_1p22.DLL
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Accessibility
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
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System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
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SM_Batch
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.1
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/WinDownload/SM_Batch.DLL
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System.Core
Assembly Version: 3.5.0.0
Win32 Version: 3.5.30729.4926 built by: NetFXw7
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/3.5.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
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ExifUtils
Assembly Version: 1.1.1002.617
Win32 Version: 1.1.1002.617
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/WinDownload/ExifUtils.DLL
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.