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@gregscowen
8 years ago
9 posts
Just a quick question:

The media import process is very slow when importing files for a thousand or more family members, would it possible to use FTP or similar to circumnavigate this?

Does the media import feature do something other than just upload the files to a particular folder? Is it registering and renaming them in the database? Could the same be achieved by running a script over the media folder if FTP was used?

Do I make sense?

My main problem is that I am uploading so many files that Windows limits me to a set number of files each upload and so I have to sit about for hours selecting the right files in multiple lots.
updated by @gregscowen: 06/05/16 10:38:09AM
douglas
@douglas
8 years ago
2,793 posts
You can upload more files at a time if you upload them as ablums, click the "*" button on your profiles audio page, that will allow you to upload more than one audio track at a time.

You won't be able to FTP the files because Jamroom converts the files uploaded into files that can be played on both PC and mobile platforms.

Hope this helps!


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@gregscowen
8 years ago
9 posts
Ah, this post is supposed to be under Genosis and the goal is simply to upload hundreds of images at once, not audio files.
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@gregscowen
8 years ago
9 posts
In fact, a few hours ago, the post was under Genosis. Why was it moved?
douglas
@douglas
8 years ago
2,793 posts
Sorry, by media I assumed you meant audio, therefor the post was moved to using Jamroom.

What images are you uploading exactly?

Thanks!


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@gregscowen
8 years ago
9 posts
When importing a Tamil tree to Genosis following these instructions ( https://www.jamroom.net/genosis/documentation/guides/1920/creating-your-site-using-family-tree-maker), part of the process is uploading media files.

In my case, this was several thousand files and unfortunately, windows limits how many can be selected at once using their file browser.
It makes the while media upload into a fairly painful iterative process.
michael
@michael
8 years ago
7,746 posts
the system function that that process does follows these actions:
* first it checks that the /data/import folder exists.
* then on submission it looks like that folder is searched.

So try FTP the files you want directly into that folder and it should be picked up when you do the GEDCOM import.
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@gregscowen
8 years ago
9 posts
Cool. I will give it a try by uploading a few new images in the next days and will then update the GEDCOM to test it.

Thanks.

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