Photobucket beta gripe

Unicron · December 16 2012, 04:08 AM

I need some advice on something I find vexing. In general I haven't minded the new beta version of PB, but I have noticed an annoying tendency to alter file names for no apparent reason during uploads (specifically it adds a string of extra characters to the name, which causes issues if you don't notice it when you post a link or image tag). There doesn't seem to be any direct way to edit the file name on the new system, unlike the old system, and I thought I'd found a way around that problem (saving a copy with the corrected name in the editor, and then deleting the stringed original), but that turned out not to be the case.

Has anyone figured out how to make this sort of change? It should be simple, but I haven't been able to find the right option.

The PB FAQ doesn't help since it only lists the older version and the description of the new editor doesn't seem to have such an option.

J. Allen · December 16 2012, 04:20 AM

I'm not using PB Beta. I reverted back to the default layout, and I will stay there as long as I can. I love PhotoBucket, but they seem to be intent on increasing the number of steps between uploading and sharing a simple image. When I first started using PhotoBucket, it took 2 clicks total to go from image on PC to image uploaded to shared image. 2 clicks. Now it takes 4 clicks across 3 screens, and while that may not seem like much, it just gets more cumbersome to use, and I told them that when they asked why I reverted back to the default layout.

Unicron · December 16 2012, 04:39 AM

I have to admit, the thought has crossed my mind. It's a pretty minor thing, but it never happened on the original format and it doesn't seem to affect all uploads. Only some of them. I generally like to keep file names short so they're easier to remember.

Owain Taggart · December 16 2012, 11:20 PM

Yeah, I do hate the Beta quite a bit. I find it more difficult to switch to a different folder to upload to, and when creating new folders, it doesn't default to the root. Instead, you need to specifically tell it you want the root which feels counterintuitive. The site also feels much slower and less responsive and less interactive.

Jimi_James · December 23 2012, 04:06 PM

I've had problems with the Beta as well. When posting on another board, I couldn't get the thumbnails to work properly, but once I went back to the old layout, they worked fine again. So hopefully, they don't make the Beta version the only one available, or if they do, they at least work out all the bugs and make it easier to use.

Geckothan · December 24 2012, 12:30 AM

I hate the fact that you can no longer browse anything on there without JavaScript turned on (anyone with common sense would have it disabled by default and only enabled on a per-site basis, and the fewer sites needing it the better).

Bry_Sinclair · December 24 2012, 03:54 AM

One thing I find is that in the old version, you just needed to hover over images to have the image links appear, then select which one you wanted. Now you have to go through a few unnecessary clicks.

I know it's a really petty thing to be annoyed about, but its the little things that really get under my skin!

The old PB worked just fine, whoever says "change is good" is just wrong

Random_Spock · December 25 2012, 08:30 PM

Hate, hate, hate Pb beta. Used to like it... but once it wouldn't let me upload pics, I changed back to the old version... which at least loads better.

Unicron · December 29 2012, 12:05 AM

Does it consistently do that? It's been my experience that Beta is very wonky on the upload feature - Drag & Drop is nice when it works, but it's not completely reliable with bulk uploads.

Random_Spock · December 30 2012, 05:04 PM

Unwrapped wrote:

Does it consistently do that? It's been my experience that Beta is very wonky on the upload feature - Drag & Drop is nice when it works, but it's not completely reliable with bulk uploads.

It used to work. But now it consistantly does that. Couldn't even get the dang thing to upload a single image.

Unicron · December 30 2012, 06:28 PM

I might wind up going back to the older format soon; that always worked reliably for me.

SalvorHardin · December 31 2012, 10:38 AM

I can't seem to find a way to zoom and see the full size images in the beta. Only if I click and download it. Am I somehow missing it?

Unicron · January 1 2013, 04:27 AM

I think the edit function allows zooming, though I could be wrong.

M'Sharak · January 1 2013, 07:10 PM

I'd been getting less and less pleased with Photobucket's performance already and I don't think very highly of the Beta - it's no faster than the other, it adds unnecessary steps and wrinkles, and it tends to hang up a lot more often. Also doesn't seem to get along at all well with the security software. Got switched to it 2 or 3 months ago and was completely unable to switch back without closing Opera and going to Firefox to change the setting.

Just this morning, I discovered another annoyance: if you look at any image in the Photobucket account of someone who's switched to the Beta, it automatically switches your settings to Beta with no prompt or warning. Maybe this "feature" is peculiar to the Beta's behavior in Opera, but it utterly fails to make me happy.

Random_Spock · January 4 2013, 06:47 PM

@ M'sharak: Noticed that as well. Not sure why they'd go and do that, unless they want to go and scare off customers. *scratches head*

December 16 2012, 04:08 AM	#1
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Photobucket beta gripe I need some advice on something I find vexing. In general I haven't minded the new beta version of PB, but I have noticed an annoying tendency to alter file names for no apparent reason during uploads (specifically it adds a string of extra characters to the name, which causes issues if you don't notice it when you post a link or image tag). There doesn't seem to be any direct way to edit the file name on the new system, unlike the old system, and I thought I'd found a way around that problem (saving a copy with the corrected name in the editor, and then deleting the stringed original), but that turned out not to be the case. Has anyone figured out how to make this sort of change? It should be simple, but I haven't been able to find the right option. The PB FAQ doesn't help since it only lists the older version and the description of the new editor doesn't seem to have such an option. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

December 16 2012, 04:20 AM	#2
J. Allen Probably Satan™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I'm not using PB Beta. I reverted back to the default layout, and I will stay there as long as I can. I love PhotoBucket, but they seem to be intent on increasing the number of steps between uploading and sharing a simple image. When I first started using PhotoBucket, it took 2 clicks total to go from image on PC to image uploaded to shared image. 2 clicks. Now it takes 4 clicks across 3 screens, and while that may not seem like much, it just gets more cumbersome to use, and I told them that when they asked why I reverted back to the default layout. __________________ “In all of the time forward, and backward, throughout the universe, we have all been alive and dead, and all at the same time.”

December 16 2012, 04:39 AM	#3
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I have to admit, the thought has crossed my mind. It's a pretty minor thing, but it never happened on the original format and it doesn't seem to affect all uploads. Only some of them. I generally like to keep file names short so they're easier to remember. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

December 16 2012, 11:20 PM	#4
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Photobucket beta gripe Yeah, I do hate the Beta quite a bit. I find it more difficult to switch to a different folder to upload to, and when creating new folders, it doesn't default to the root. Instead, you need to specifically tell it you want the root which feels counterintuitive. The site also feels much slower and less responsive and less interactive.

December 23 2012, 04:06 PM	#5
Jimi_James Lieutenant Commander Location: Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I've had problems with the Beta as well. When posting on another board, I couldn't get the thumbnails to work properly, but once I went back to the old layout, they worked fine again. So hopefully, they don't make the Beta version the only one available, or if they do, they at least work out all the bugs and make it easier to use. __________________ “I was here,” says Man. “Prove it,” says the Universe.” Method of Life, a post apocalyptic sci-fi ebook available on Amazon.

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December 24 2012, 12:30 AM	#6
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I hate the fact that you can no longer browse anything on there without JavaScript turned on (anyone with common sense would have it disabled by default and only enabled on a per-site basis, and the fewer sites needing it the better). __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999

December 24 2012, 03:54 AM	#7
Bry_Sinclair Commodore Location: Along the border of Talarian space	Re: Photobucket beta gripe One thing I find is that in the old version, you just needed to hover over images to have the image links appear, then select which one you wanted. Now you have to go through a few unnecessary clicks. I know it's a really petty thing to be annoyed about, but its the little things that really get under my skin! The old PB worked just fine, whoever says "change is good" is just wrong __________________ Avatar: Captain Hilgrat Ja-Inrosh (deceased), Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Silverfin NCC-4470, Border Service Third Cutter Squadron Manip by: FltCpt. Bossco (STPMA)

December 25 2012, 08:30 PM	#8
Random_Spock Captain Location: Random_Spock	Re: Photobucket beta gripe Hate, hate, hate Pb beta. Used to like it... but once it wouldn't let me upload pics, I changed back to the old version... which at least loads better. __________________ Credit goes to Wikipedia, since that's where I found this pic originally. No copyright infringement intended. RIP Roger Ebert -- you'll be missed .

December 29 2012, 12:05 AM	#9
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Photobucket beta gripe Does it consistently do that? It's been my experience that Beta is very wonky on the upload feature - Drag & Drop is nice when it works, but it's not completely reliable with bulk uploads. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

December 30 2012, 06:28 PM	#11
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I might wind up going back to the older format soon; that always worked reliably for me. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

December 31 2012, 10:38 AM	#12
SalvorHardin Rear Admiral Location: Star's End	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I can't seem to find a way to zoom and see the full size images in the beta. Only if I click and download it. Am I somehow missing it? __________________ www.youtube.com/user/SalvorSeldon

January 1 2013, 04:27 AM	#13
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I think the edit function allows zooming, though I could be wrong. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

January 1 2013, 07:10 PM	#14
M'Sharak Definitely Herbert. Maybe. Location: Terra Inlandia	Re: Photobucket beta gripe I'd been getting less and less pleased with Photobucket's performance already and I don't think very highly of the Beta - it's no faster than the other, it adds unnecessary steps and wrinkles, and it tends to hang up a lot more often. Also doesn't seem to get along at all well with the security software. Got switched to it 2 or 3 months ago and was completely unable to switch back without closing Opera and going to Firefox to change the setting. Just this morning, I discovered another annoyance: if you look at any image in the Photobucket account of someone who's switched to the Beta, it automatically switches your settings to Beta with no prompt or warning. Maybe this "feature" is peculiar to the Beta's behavior in Opera, but it utterly fails to make me happy. __________________ I have long felt that any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel or a play or a poem is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae or a banana split. — Kurt Vonnegut

January 4 2013, 06:47 PM	#15
Random_Spock Captain Location: Random_Spock	Re: Photobucket beta gripe @ M'sharak: Noticed that as well. Not sure why they'd go and do that, unless they want to go and scare off customers. scratches head __________________ Credit goes to Wikipedia, since that's where I found this pic originally. No copyright infringement intended. RIP Roger Ebert -- you'll be missed .