Share On Ovi Offers 2 New Mass-Upload Tools
One of the biggest complaints I heard about Share on Ovi when it was first launched is that, aside from the mobile, there’s a lack of ways to quickly upload mass quantities of photos/videos. Initially, the only way to mass-upload content was through using a plugin for the Windows XP Web Publishing feature - a rather clunky interface that, obviously, only exists on Windows XP machines, leaving Linux, Vista, and Mac OSX users out in the cold.
Today, Share on Ovi has been updated to offer 2 new additional ways, one of which is available for ANYONE to use, regardless of your operating system of choice. The team behind Share on Ovi has added a java-based mass-upload tool that you can use right in your browser. This allows you to upload a whole folder full of images and videos easily and quickly, regardless of your platform. I used this method to upload my recent pictures from the Houston Zoo, and found that while a bit slow, it works great.
The other method is PC-only, but offers a much friendlier option than the Windows XP Web Publishing tool. Nokia Photos has been updated to v1.1 and offers a very familiar looking ‘Post to Web’ icon in the bottom toolbar. Through this you can add the settings to upload to either Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Vox, right from Nokia Photos. The benefit to this is that Nokia Photos interfaces with your Nokia phone and can automatically import any pictures or videos that you have stored on your handset.
Unfortunately, I’m having issues getting Nokia Photos to sync with my Nokia N82, so I’m unable to fully test this. I’m exploring different ways to try to get this fixed, and will report back soon.
In any case, I’m pretty impressed with the way that Share on Ovi has progressed since Nokia took over, adding geotagging support, multiple upload options, now from a number of different platforms.
Hi, what problems are you having with Nokia Photos and the N82. I ask because from the start I am unable to sync videos with it.
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Hallux
If the uploader works on the N800, I eill be happy. I am usually on it doing uploads and it would seem a good idea for it to be able to utilize this method to upload.
ricky i really love that java applet that you can upload photos from the browser with. it works great i just uploaded a 45mb video in about 6 minutes with no problems. it’s not a new feature though its been around since i started using ovi a few months ago. always in that same place. unless i’m missing something.
Yep, I think its been there for some time now, a big help, specially when there is no flickr like desktop uploading tool for Ovi. What I’d like best is a right click ’send to ovi’ option! Something like flickr again.
I’ve had problems with Nokia Photos and my N82 myself since it first was launched.
There are several problems regarding Nokia Photos (Not tested the latest version)
That is syncing with the lifeblog application and then the Nokia Photos, the latter one will “take over” the database generated by lifeblog
Hey guys. I’d not seen this tool before (or read about it anywhere) so I figured it must be new. In any case, it works great, and like I said, it’s finally a way to mass-upload without having to use that silly Windows XP thing.
@Antoine - unfortunately, it won’t work on my N810.
I have used Lifeblog to my archiving needs. Is Nokia Photos better than Lifeblog?
I tried this out. It wont connect to Ovi. Oh well.