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Upload with the Bulk Uploader (Images Only)

The Bulk Uploader is a Flash-based uploader that allows you to upload images only. You can add titles to each image and rotate images prior to upload. The bulk uploader is available for both Windows and Macintosh and requires no special software downloads. It uses features that are generally installed and already active on most computers.

Certain functionality is required to run the Bulk uploader. For information on all the requirements, see I'm having problems with the Bulk Uploader.

Notes:

Image file types that are supported are: jpg, gif, png, and bmp (bmp is converted to jpg upon upload).
You cannot upload videos or swf files using the bulk uploader.

Use the Bulk Uploader

Log into your Photobucket account.
Click the Upload now button in the main navigation bar. The Uploader page displays.
Click the bulk uploader link in the text "Use our bulk uploader: upload multiple files fast". The Bulk Uploader displays.

Notes:

You can open the Bulk Uploader from the drop-down beside the Upload from field on the Upload page: Choose Bulk uploader.

You can open the Bulk Uploader on the Tools page: Click the arrow beside My albums, then select and click Tools. Scroll to the Uploading Tools section, and click Try it now below the Bulk Uploader option.

After the Bulk Uploader initializes, a navigation panel displays folders on your local computer.

Navigate to the folder that contains your images.
Select the content you wish to upload:

Click individual images in the picture viewer pane.

Click-and-drag your mouse over multiple images to select multiple files. Or, click multiple images.

Use the select all link to choose all images in the current folder.

An orange checkmark icon displays at the bottom right corner of the thumbnail images that you select.

Check it out

Click add a title above each thumbnail to add individual image titles in the third panel. Image titles can be up to 250 characters long.
Click the rotate icon in the top right corner of each individual image in the third panel if you want to rotate your images before you upload them.
Click the upload button when you are satisfied with the selected content.
Pro users: Click more options and choose Upload images in high resolution (Bulk uploader) to ensure your original size images are uploaded. Important! If you don't select this option, your images are resized to your web-size setting and the original size images are not saved "behind-the-scenes" for you to view and download.

Notes:

When you link to an image, it is the Photobucket web-size image, even if you uploaded that image at its original size (in high resolution).

The option to set your upload preference to high resolution only displays one time. You can change your selection in more options.

After the bulk image upload has successfully completed, a bulk tagging page displays where you can enter titles, descriptions, and tags.