Version 1.1 is available for download.

This update fixes some intermittent issues with uploading photos and adds the ability to submit the debug log for troubleshooting directly from the plug-in. For a detailed list of changes in this version, see the Photobox plug-in home page.

June 8th 2010 – Adobe has finally released Lightroom 3. Hallelujah! Lots of new functionality is packed under the hood of the seemingly familiar  user interface. You can find a very detailed overview of the new features in Victoria Bampton’s blog. One of the new features is the new Publish Services, a very important addition to Lightroom, which offers a completely new approach to the way we get our photos to online photo labs and photo galleries. You can learn about Publish Services from Jeffrey Friedl’s Article. Even though the article is focused primarily on his Export-to-Flickr Plug-in, it provides a very good general coverage of Publish Services and explains how you configure and use them. For the last few months I’ve been learning the new concept and the new API that goes with it. In the next few days I am planning to release an update for my MobileMe Gallery Plug-in that will enable support for Publish Services. Also, other plug-ins will be updated to provide better support for Lightroom 3, and most of them will also support Publish Services! However, there is a fine print! Considering the amount of time and sweat that went into the development and integration with the new API, I am planning to open support for Publish Services only to registered users.

Version 1.12 is available for download. This update adds the ability to automatically check for plug-in updates. To enable the option for automatic checking for plug-in updates, go to the Plug-in Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+,) and select Costco Photo Center in the list of installed plug-ins on the left-hand side. The Plug-in Info panel will display the Costco Export Plug-in status information. Select the Check for updates automatically check box. Another handy addition is the option to open selected album in the web browser. To use this feature click the Preview Album button located below the album thumbnail. And finally, I had to change the version number back to the classic format. Older versions of the plug-in may not report the availability of the update, however, starting with this version everything should go smoothly. Besides, now you have the automatic version checker built into the plug-in.