Controlling filenames in web gallery export

I need to export photos of a specific size with the version names the same as the filenames, and since Aperture apparently can't export a batch of images (using the Fiel/Export function) without varying the size a pixel or two (see my thread: "Variable size on export"), I'm trying to use the web gallery function and sizing the pix the exact dimensions I need.
The problem is that Aperture insists on renaming the files "Picture 001, Picture 002, etc., and I need the filename to match the version name.
Anyone found a way to fix this?

Well that's quite a pain. I would have thought that something as simple as exporting to consistent sizes would have been on the top of the 'bug' list. This is a major need for me to output precisely sized low-res photos.
<<btw, this has been discussed previously ... >>
Sorry! I did a search & nothing turned up, but I didn't scroll through all the pages.
Thanks for the tip. I hope someone comes up with a workaround...

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Keep filenames in web gallery export

Currently Bridge will generate random filenames when using the web gallery export tool. Drawback of this is that when we manually upload the new images to a server, they don't overwrite the old ones. Okay, it's a matter of remembering to delete the old ones. But also, because we adapt the XML scripts with some more info, we have to re-adapt the XML files every time.
It would be superb if the 'web gallery output' sidebar could have a checkbox to 'keep original filenames'.

Well that's quite a pain. I would have thought that something as simple as exporting to consistent sizes would have been on the top of the 'bug' list. This is a major need for me to output precisely sized low-res photos.
<<btw, this has been discussed previously ... >>
Sorry! I did a search & nothing turned up, but I didn't scroll through all the pages.
Thanks for the tip. I hope someone comes up with a workaround...

Where is the display filenames option in web gallery export?

adobe bridge CS4, as i'm understanding this feature went away in later versions.
Just trying to export a web gallery that will include the file name beneath of it.
I thought the feature was non-existnant so I have spent a couple hunded bucks and about two years trying third party options, I prefer that the web gallery export look exactly like bridge.
in reading through these forums again, i see mention of to simply check "Show File Names" when I create a Web Gallery.
I cannot find this option anywhere.
just want to have web gallery with the names of the files beneath the images, if it were searchable, and could be organized by alpha-numerical order just like bridge, that would be what I wish.

adobe bridge CS4, as i'm understanding this feature went away in later versions.
In CS6 it is still there, only under the Template 'HTML Gallery'
Don't have experience myself with Web Gallery so no idea if this has changed but believe it has always been this way, maybe they changed the order of the templates?

Web Gallery export troubles w/ LR 2.3 update (Mac)

I regularly export web galleries (WG) using templates I have created. Earlier today I began having trouble, where LR2.2 would freeze
during a WG export, and I had to force quit LR.
At first, because LR was dragging so slowly, I thought it was a near-full startup disk, so I opened up 31 gb of free space, quit LR and restarted. After the problem reoccured, I thought it was because I had large Tiffs in the WG, which I had never done before, so I excluded them, but it did not help.
Finally I upgraded to LR 2.3, and immediately tried to output a small test WG. When I clicked 'save,' nothing would happen, that is,
the export window would disappear and there would be no indication in the progress bar that the WG was being created, and in Finder sure enough
nothing was created.
I tried several times. Then I tried it using my template without altering any text in the gallery, and it worked. I repeated this and it worked about 90% of the time. Then I tried it again with my larger web gallery (59 images) and again, nothing happened. I went
back to the simple gallery and it worked; back to larger gallery with text altered: did not work.
EDIT: I am finding it does not like a string of numbers in the "site info" boxes, such as my file number 090217.
Any ideas?
I am on an iMac Intel, with 4 gb ram, running 10.5.6
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Jerry Mann.

>Bruce Morton:L.R. 2.3 windows and printer seem to be fighting for color control. I can not print in L.R. and get good colors. My monitor is calibrated and I have checked for a color managed by L.R. box. The color seems ok in CS4/Bridge. What am I missing or doing wrong? HELP!
There are quite a few printer related threads in this forum and you don't say what OS/printer you have but you could start here:
Steven Fromewick, "Is there a serious flaw in LRs Print Module?" #1, 13 Jan 2008 1:04 pm
or here
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b763ec
Posting under a Gallery thread might not be the best way to have your question read by those who know about printer problems :)

Web gallery export bug: Crop ratio change doesn't update correctly

I've just submitted this as a bug to the Aperture feedback site, but then realized that maybe I should have asked around to find out if it was just me or if it's an actual bug.
Try this: Export a web gallery to your site. Now change the cropped aspect ratio of one or more images in the gallery. Now export the gallery again and when Aperture asks if you want to Update or Replace the existing gallery, select Update. (This option is supposed to save time by only sending the changed files to the site.) The image that was cropped differently will still show up in the Index and Detail view with the old ratio, but the new dimensions will be stretched to fit the old ratio.
I've done this repeatedly and it's completely reproducible. The only way to get the gallery to display correctly is to select Replace when exporting the gallery. Obviously, if your gallery is larger than a handful of images this will take a while and it defeats the purpose of the Update option.
Does anyone find this same issue or am I the only one?

Yeah, that makes sense.
I'm thinking now that if I create a new version in the web gallery and crop it just for the web export the app will probably re-send that image out to the web site because it treats the new version as a different image. Since the new version really doesn't take up any meaningful hard drive space this wouldn't be a deal-breaker, but I would have to remember to NOT delete that version or change the crop ratio before uploading the gallery again.

Aperture 3 PAINFULLY slow on Web Gallery Export

Well, I've just upgraded to Aperture 3 and I have to say I really love all the UI and adjustment improvements. I've had a few crashes, but nothing terrible or shocking or too inconvenient.
Now, though, I've finished processing and editing a job and am attempting to export my web galleries for my client to see and the whole thing grinds to a screeching halt. I'm looking at the activity window and while it's been exporting for 45 minutes already I only have 110 of 340 WEB images exported. What gives? Aperture 2 would've exported this whole thing in 20-30 minutes at the very most. This thing is C R A W L I N G along.
Am I doing something wrong?
I know there was some talk of ensuring that Ap3 was running in 64 bit mode to get the best performance. Trouble is, I have a 24" 3.06Ghz iMac (4 GB RAM) and I can't even figure out if the **** thing supports 64 bit mode. Can't find any details on Apple's tech specs site. But really. . . can that be it?
I'm really shocked that this web export is going so tediously slowly. It seems like the processing/export engine should've improved in speed from Ap2, not gotten so much worse.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd surely appreciate it.
I'm sure I'll still be here watching the export crawl along by the time someone pipes up.
Other than this issue, though. . . Man it's an amazing UI improvement.
Thanks.
max.

Unfortunately, this is a big problem with the program. I did some experiments and found that the more adjustments you have layered up, the slower the export goes.
For example, I took 15 virgin raws and they exported on average 6.7sec/photo, not too shabby, but the photos were of course, flat.
Then I did 15 raws that I had applied a bunch of adjustments to, including shadows/highlights and some minor dodging. These took 14 minutes (56sec/photo).
I turned off the s/h brick in these photos and they exported in 5 mins flat, basically 1/3 of the time.
The other night I exported a photo that I had used s/h, and extensive brushing on. 1 photo took over 10 mins (I didn't time it exactly). So it appears that the big culprits are brushing and shadows/highlights.
I filed a bug report to Apple, via the feedback option in the Aperture menu. I suggest you carry out your own testing and do the same. Hopefully it's something that can be addressed, as I find shadows/highlights and brushing quite useful for the photos I take.
One more thing: a Mea Culpa of sorts.
In another thread titled "Aperture Frustrations" I had mentioned about switching to another program. Yes, I too was frustrated.
Well I tried that for a day or two, and well, I'm back. I had come from V2 of that program to Aperture and realized why I did it in the first place. Aperture just does such a nice job with my 7D raw files and everything about the workflow is just better. I really missed the level of control I have with curves, levels, shadows/highlights etc. Not to mention the very good DAM aspects of A3.
Even though there are annoying performance problems, I am willing to ride it out and hope for the best (i.e. a performance patch). However, you can bet that Apple will be getting bug reports and enhancement requests from me on a regular basis!
We all deserve this thing to work as advertised, and once it does, I think you'll see lots of people switching over.
Message was edited by: pilotguy74 to add the Mea Culpa

Web Gallery Export Bug

When exporting web galleries the default copyright line has an added character in it. It looks like this:
Photographs: Â© 2006
Is anyone else experiencing this bug as well, or is it just me?
And is there any way to avoid it, without having to go into each page and edit it out manually. I like that line on top of my pages, and dont really feel like regenerating hundreds of galleries that were created before this bug popped up in 1.1
I had hoped 1.1.1 would address it, but it didn't ...

this is for the gallery index pages:

<meta name="keywords" content="digital photos">
<meta name="description" content="A collection of digital photos.">
<meta name="author" content="ElTiDY">
</head>
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All Photographs:
© 2006 - S B Stoddart - TiDY Photography
Previous
PageNumber /
PageNumber /
Next
<table class="pictureblock" rkid="pictureblock">
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<td>
<dl class="imageblock" style="width: CellWidthpx;">
<dt class="imagecell"></dt>
<dd class="imageinfo">PageNumber / metavalue</dd>
</dl>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Your sub title
</body>
-->
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<table id="photo" rkid="pictureblock">
<tr><td>
Previous
PageNumber
Next
metaname: metavalue
Previous
PageNumber
Next
</td></tr>
</table>
INDEXGALLERY INDEXGALLERY HOME
</body>
-->
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Web gallery image setting control

Develop settings persist in slideshow, but web galleries seem to have had the settings changed considerably. Has anyone else seen the not-at-all-subtly increased brightness (gamma change?) on web gallery exported images? Is there a way to configure LR to not do this, or to set export preferences other than size and compression quality? Workarounds, if not? Other gallery software recommended (LR exports work fine for me, just not through the web gallery)?
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I'm not seeing an "Add To Cart" button on your page - just a "View Cart" one.
The reply from PayPal is correct in that there is no code that specifies the image size. The image itself dictates the size as you will discover if you use a custom button hosted on your own site.
Here's the code:
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
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