How do I install my PicDrop Lightroom plugin?
The step-by-step installation guide can be found here.
The step-by-step installation guide can be found here.
In many image editing programs, you can use the file search to display exactly the images of a selection of images from PicDrop. This saves you the trouble of searching for each individual file. Below we will show you how it works.
Please continue on your computer with your favourite tool:
1. Open the corresponding project folder in Photo Mechanic
2. Paste the text from the clipboard into the white search field (via menu Edit > Find… or cmd-F on Mac or Ctrl-F on Windows) and set the following search options
After clicking “Find” in the lower right corner, Photo Mechanic will select all the photos in your selection from PicDrop and you can continue working with them.
Please note that the search in the upper left corner of Photo Mechanic (“Search my Mac”) cannot be used for these steps.
Please note that the filter text in the Explorer is limited to 259 characters. The filter text in the Finder is limited to 2048 characters or 99 files.
We clearly recommend SFTP. The access data remains exactly the same, only the port changes to port 22. The upload via SFTP serves your own security because otherwise you can transfer your access data unencrypted with every login and every upload and someone else can intercept and steal them if necessary.
The following message appears
“Unable to upload because Lightroom cannot ascertain if the target destination exists.”
The reason for this in most cases with incorrectly entered FTP access data and similar. To eliminate the error to 100% we have here a checklist, which you should go through point by point, no matter how funny or nonsense some steps may seem to you.
In this case, it is very likely that your ISP has blocked the FTP Port. This is occasionally the case in public WLANs, in hotels and holiday homes, at airports etc… Or a bad Internet provider. Some providers want to prevent the misuse of “their” Internet connection, but unfortunately also block serious services such as your upload. Please try SFTP and port 22 (see point 6).
Have you already looked for another internet connection or just tested it with friends, colleagues or neighbors? We also recommend that you upload via your browser. This cannot be blocked and thanks to our convenient drag & drop upload this should be very easy for you. If none of this works, just write us at hello@picdrop.com and we’ll see how we can help you.
This can have several causes.
Spaces in the file name
Lightroom, Windows Explorer, Apples Finder, etc. cannot filter out files that contain spaces. Before uploading, you should make sure that your file names consist only of letters, numbers, and underscores or hyphens.
Files renamed to PicDrop when uploading
Basically, the files on your hard disk must have the same file name as the files in your PicDrop Gallery and the selection you want to filter out locally. So you should make sure that e.g. Lightroom does not rename the files when uploading.
Missing fill zeros
If additional images are filtered out instead of your selection, this is often due to missing “fill zeros” in your file names. From the beginning, for example, if you filter to “File-2,” Lightroom and Co will display all files that contain the “File-2” section in their names. Unfortunately, this section is also found in other file names such as “File-24”. The result, both files (or even much, much more…) are displayed.
To solve this problem permanently, we recommend naming files from the memory card to the hard disk so that the trigger number always has at least 4 digits at the end of the file. Shorter digits before should always be filled with zeros. So “File-2” would become “File-0002” and the number is always and everywhere completely unique, even when filtering in Lightroom. For example, using this method, the “File-0002” file can no longer be part of the “File-0024” file name, as it was before.
This procedure helps you in many other programs besides Lightroom, including PicDrop.
Capture One
You may be using the wrong search in Capture One. Please use the search described here.
Exceeding the number of characters in the Explorer or Finder
The filter text in the Explorer can contain a maximum of 259 characters. The filter text in the Finder is limited to 2048 characters or 99 files.
You’ve probably seen how to filter out your clients’ image selections in Lightroom, Capture One, Photo Mechanic, Finder, and Explorer. The whole thing is not only possible with image selections but also with all color-coded images. (Note: The “Image Selection” function must be active in the gallery settings) combination of Apple-A or Ctrl-A to select all currently displayed images. You have now created a selection from the color markers that you can filter out locally on your PC.
Please continue on your computer with your favourite tool:
Open the Shooting folder in Library mode
1. Open the corresponding project folder in Photo Mechanic
2. Paste the text from the clipboard into the white search field (via menu Edit > Find… or cmd-F on Mac or Ctrl-F on Windows) and set the following search options
After clicking “Find” in the lower right corner, Photo Mechanic will select all the photos in your selection from PicDrop and you can continue working with them.
Please note that the search in the upper left corner of Photo Mechanic (“Search my Mac”) cannot be used for these steps.
Please note that the filter text in the Explorer is limited to 259 characters. The filter text in the Finder is limited to 2048 characters or 99 files.
You can find the plugin and the instructions in your PicDrop account settings under the menu item “Lightroom“.