This plug-in allows Adobe Lightroom users to export photos directly to the Costco Photo Centre online service, also known as Costco Canada (costco.pnimedia.com)

Requirements

  • Windows XP, Vista or 7: Lightroom 2.4 – 2.7, 3.0 – 3.6
  • Mac OS X: Lightroom 2.4 – 2.7, 3.2 – 3.6

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Developing and supporting this plug-in takes a lot of time and effort.
There are many ways you can support further development of this plug-in:

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Version History

1.5.1

Jan 22, 2012

(Latest Version)

  • Fixed an itermittent issue with authenticating the user.

2.5.0

Jan 8, 2012

  • The plug-in now requires a small registration fee to cover the costs of continued development and support.
  • Now authentication errors are displayed correctly.
  • Improved error reporting for Internet connectivity related issues.
  • Added the ability to retry uploading photos in case of a server communication failure.
  • Fixed a couple of cosmetic issues with the Export dialog.

2.4.1

May 18, 2011

  • Fixes several issues caused by a recent internal change in Costco CA service.
  • Photos that failed to upload are now displayed in a list box with the ability to save the list to a text file.
  • The plug-in now can automatically update itself.
  • The debug log is now submitted in a compressed form to improve performance.
  • Now you can use the Enter key to start a new line in the Submit Debug Log window.

2.4.0

Mar 27, 2011

  • The plug-in is now compatible with Lightroom 3.4RC for Windows and Mac OS.
  • Added validation of Image Sizing settings. The plug-in will issue a warning if the dimensions of rendered photos are outside of the 500 - 10000 pixels range.
  • Re-designed layout of the Export dialog to provide a better placement of album actions.
  • Fixed the "Unexpected Server Response" error in some additional situations.

2.3.2

Mar 14, 2011

  • Fixed the "Unexpected server response" error

2.3.1

Sep 25, 2010

This is a quick fix for the "Unexpected Server Response" error caused by a recent change in Costco CA web service.

2.3

Aug 30, 2010

  • Fixed an issue with uploading to a new album after performing an export to an existing album.

2.2

Jul 25, 2010

  • Added the ability to submit the debug log to alloyphoto directly from the plug-in.
  • The plug-in is now compatible with Lightroom 3.
  • Several minor fixes and improvements.

2.1

May 9, 2010

  • Fixed the issue with uploading photos caused by a recent change to the Costco Photo Centre service.
  • Improved the export dialog’s layout to make status messages more visible and consistent.

20100209.4

Feb 9, 2010

  • Fixed a Mac specific issue with album drop-downs extending beyond the right side of the export dialog.
  • In Lightroom 3 Beta, the photo lab logo is back on top of the Export dialog.

20100124.3

Jan 24, 2010

  • Implemented compatibility with Lightroom 3 Beta.
  • Fixed the issue with some photos taking up to 5-10 minutes to appear in the target album after the export.

20091104.2

Nov 4, 2009

  • Fixed the issue with Costco server rejecting certain requests from the Mac version of Lightroom.
  • Fixed the issue with creating new albums.

20091028.1

Oct 28, 2009

The initial release of the plug-in.