Manage Photography

Photography

On this page, you can bulk upload photos to the FWS image database in 2 ways:

  • By Item ID
  • By Auction Lot Number

 

 save image

 

1) Item Image Import  

Import photos by Item ID (not related to specific auction)

save image

 Photos should be named to match Item ID as follows:

  • 143446-1.jpg Main Image
  • 143446-2.jpg 2nd Image
  • 143446-3.jpg 3rd Image
  • 143446-4.jpg 4th Image

You may also name them as follows:

  • 143446a.jpg
  • 143446b.jpg
  • 143446c.jpg

When photography occurs, make sure your photographer saves the images according to the Item ID # with the proper extension. Images are placed in order based on the extension: -1 (first image), -2 (second image), -3 (third image), etc. or a, b, c, etc.

No Limit on number of images per/item

Choose method of import (select files or drag-and-drop)

Results will display along with errors 

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2)  Auction Image Import

Upload photos by Auction

 

Select Auction to upload images to:

save image

 

 

Photos can be named in 2 ways: Item ID # or Auction Lot #. Choose Naming format:


save image

 

Photos must be renamed to match Auction Lot # as follows:

  • 1-1.jpg Main Image
  • 1-2.jpg 2nd Image
  • 1-3.jpg 3rd Image
  • 1-4.jpg 4th Image

OR, named by item ID #:

  • 143446.jpg Main Image
  • 143446-2.jpg 2nd Image
  • 143446-3.jpg 3rd Image
  • 143446-4.jpg 4th Image

Choose method of import (select files or drag-and-drop)

Images are placed in order based on the extension: -1 (first image), -2 (second image), -3 (third image), etc.

Results will display along with errors 

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Important Note: Photos uploaded on this page will automatically be marked in the item record file as "Photographed" and "Locked". They will replace any temporary images that were uploaded on the Item of Create Receipt pages. Later, when the "Missing Auction Images" report is run, the results will display any item images that are not "Locked".

 save image

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3)  Auction Image Export

By selecting the export icon, you can download all of the images for a particular auction to a Zip file for use with 3rd party aggregators such as Bidsquare, Liveauctioneers, etc.

 save image

 

4)  Image Reports

“Missing Auction Images” : search on a particular auction, return all results for images that are not “Locked”.