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
- Lightroom 2.4 – 2.7, 3.0 : Windows XP, Vista or 7
- Lightroom 2.4 – 2.7 : Mac OS X
- 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
Note: due to an internal issue in Lightroom, the plug-in does not support Lightroom 3.0 for Mac OS.
Usage
In order to invoke plug-in inside Lightroom go to “Export” and select Costco Photo Centre from the list of available plug-ins in the top right corner.
To authenticate enter your user name and password.
Support the Development
Please support the development of this free plug-in by reporting bugs, providing feedback, requesting features, making suggestions, and voting for the Costco Photo Center Export Plug-in at Adobe Exchange. Your participation is greatly appreciated!
Version History
| 2.2
Jul 25, 2010
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Changes:
- 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.
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| 2.1
May 9, 2010
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Changes:
- 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.
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| 20100209.4 |
Fixes:
- Fixed a Mac specific issue with album drop-downs extending beyond the right side of the export dialog.
Improvements
- In Lightroom 3 Beta, the photo lab logo is back on top of the Export dialog.
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| 20100124.3 |
Changes:
- Implemented compatibility with Lightroom 3 Beta.
Fixes:
- Fixed the issue with some photos taking up to 5-10 minutes to appear in the target album after the export.
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| 20091104.2 |
Fixes:
- Fixed the issue with Costco server rejecting certain requests from the Mac version of Lightroom.
- Fixed the issue with creating new albums.
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| 20091028.1 |
 Initial public release.Features:
- User authentication at Costco Photo Centre.
- Option to save the password in the preset.
- Selecting an existing gallery or creating a new gallery.
- Uploading of an unlimited number of photos.
- Album thumbnails.
- Sorting and filtering of albums.
- Option to open your album in the web browser after the export.
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January 9th, 2010 on 1:36 pm
This plug-in does not work on costco.ca
Forget it!
January 9th, 2010 on 2:21 pm
If you would like me to fix a particular issue you’re having, I’d be glad to put time and effort into getting this solved. However, I need to have a little bit more information than “forget it!”. If you want my help, please explain what exactly isn’t working.
January 9th, 2010 on 2:43 pm
Sorry , it was my mistake. Costco Canada confused me
because the main costco.ca site and the photocenter need two separate registrations.
Sorry, again for my
And thank ou for your quick reply
April 29th, 2010 on 4:46 pm
Hi
I tried to export a photo to Costco Canada and got this message:
Unexpected Server Response
Please report this error to alloyphoto.
log file C:\users\owner\documents\CostcoCaExport.log
Why isn’t it exporting? Thanks!
April 29th, 2010 on 5:27 pm
Well, I guess one way to find out is submit the log file to me
Seriously though, see the Support section at plug-in’s home page and send me (alloyphoto@alloyphoto.com) the log file so I can see what’s causing the error.
May 8th, 2010 on 7:53 pm
Hi there! wow a plugins for costco.ca, finally !!! Well it seem to works just fine with Lightroom 2.7. But i wasn’t able to select any of my existing album, so i created a new one “test” and now i can see my picture uploaded in it. It’s a little bug?
I didn’t find the Support section on this page, so i don’t know yet where to find the log file on my mac so i can help you fix this…
May 8th, 2010 on 11:28 pm
Costco Canada recently made some changes to their online service, and the existing plug-in may no longer work.
I am going to modify the code in the next couple of day and release an update.
June 21st, 2010 on 3:10 pm
Is there any way to modify the code to accept filenames longer than 15 characters? I ask because I name my files with the date, time and original file name, and that’s about 22 characters before the .jpg
Other than that minor detail, you’ve created a really nice plug-in!
June 21st, 2010 on 3:20 pm
I didn’t know there was a limitation.
If there is one, then it must be imposed by Costco, not the plug-in. How exactly does it manifest itself?
June 21st, 2010 on 4:22 pm
Hi Vlad,
Thanks for the quick response.
I have confirmed that it is a limitation at the pnimedia end. (I’ll be emailing them about this)
Whether or not I use your plug-in, or the java uploader at the Costco website, the filename gets truncated to 15 characters. Of course, I can still modify the title afterwards, but this will be a pain, as I have 500 photos to re-title.
Oh well, your plug-in makes it worth the effort. Thanks again!
June 21st, 2010 on 4:51 pm
Good, and I’ll see if anything can be done from my side to work around that limitation. If you’re saying the title can be changed after the photo has been uploaded, then perhaps the plug-in can be taught to do that behind the scenes… Just thinking out loud