I've been working on a bulk image uploader for the .95 build of .Text. You Zip up your pictures and use HTTP upload to get them to the site. You select a gallery provider (at this time Picasa or Generic) and from that it figures out what's in the Zip file. It will create the gallery, add the pictures, and even add captions if the gallery format supports it (like Picasa).

For Picasa it reads the index.xml file created from "Create a Web Page" with the XML option. For Generic, it simply looks at folder names and the pictures contained therein. It is setup with a image management provider model so other photo software could be used. It's great to allow you to manage albums and captions in one place, then upload them easily.

Read about it at the following blog entry:

http://ariankulp.com/archive/2005/01/29/14.aspx

I'd love to hear anyone's experiences with it. Over time I'll try to expand it into an even easier-to-use tool with more features. The source code will be included soon. At this point it's just a little embarassing so I'd like to clean it up a little. I intend it to be fully open though.

-Arian