This release of Sniper (previously known as Mugshot) is simply a rename of the application and an update to all the text and graphics that used the previous name. There are no other bug fixes or changes to the application.
If you find any references to “Mugshot” in the application, please let me know: feedback@blakeseely.com
Click here to download.
Update: I also updated the downloads page with the name change and a brief description of Sniper - so if you’re new here, be sure to go check it out.
Hello,
Can I upload photos to flikr with Sniper?
Thanks.
No, you can’t right now. For the time being, Sniper handles viewing and some organization. That’s it
Something I wouldn’t mind seeing is some way to modify/add tags and some group organization in Sniper. I did the (not too clever) action of uploading over 1000 photos in one go and now editing the tags in them is not easy (flickr only lets you select multiples in the little row of pictures below, whereas I was convinced I could select them in the much more manageable photo view). I’d love to be able to select pictures from my whole photostream, add tags to them, then select others and keep doing this until I’ve completed. I find it much easier to do in a phot view layout than in a photo strip in the page.
Eduo - thanks for the feedback. That was definitely in the original plan. Updates are going to be few and far between in the future - but I’m definitely adding small bits and pieces every now and then.
Having a bit of trouble here…
This sounds like a really intriguing application and I really want to give it a go, but the whole thing just gets hung up at the startup screen when it says “finishing startup”. I’m running 10.4.8 on a Powerbook G4.
Keith - any interesting output in the console? (You should see a bunch of URLs fly by - that’s Sniper fetching your groups, contacts, etc. But is there anything there that looks like an error, warning, etc.?
this is the last line in the console before the program gets stuck:
[NSPlaceholderMutableString initWithString:]: nil argument’ that raised during delayed perform of target 0×38d670 and selector ’startupFinishLoadMugshot’
No idea what that means. Any ideas?
Hmmm. I understand what that means, although there’s nothing there that should cause it.
First, are you sure you’re using the latest release of Sniper?
Second, do you have any groups or photosets that don’t have any names/titles? (This shouldn’t be possible - Flickr won’t let you create a photoset without a name, but I just want to double-check)
Yup, I’ve got the latest version. And no, I havn’t got any photosets/groups without names. I guess it just doesn’t like me!
I’m having similar problems to blake’s. I have only one photoset, only one friend, and no groups (I think).
Thanks for your work.
2006-11-05 15:37:52.066 Sniper[2098] *** NSThread: ignoring exception ‘[ setValue:forUndefinedKey:]: this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key iconfarm.’ that raised during delayed perform of target 0×365290 and selector ‘finishContactsGetList:’
2006-11-05 15:37:52.281 Sniper[2098] *** NSThread: ignoring exception ‘*** -[NSPlaceholderMutableString initWithString:]: nil argument’ that raised during delayed perform of target 0×365290 and selector ‘finishPhotosetsGetList:’
2006-11-05 15:37:52.430 Sniper[2098] *** NSThread: ignoring exception ‘*** -[NSPlaceholderMutableString initWithString:]: nil argument’ that raised during delayed perform of target 0×365290 and selector ‘finishGroupsPoolsGetGroups:’
2006-11-05 15:37:52.431 Sniper[2098] *** NSThread: ignoring exception ‘*** -[NSPlaceholderMutableString initWithString:]: nil argument’ that raised during delayed perform of target 0×365290 and selector ’startupFinishLoadMugshot’
zotero(3): binding sandbox to http://www.blakeseely.com/blakeseely.com%20-%20Downloads.html
Hmmm. I’m starting to think maybe there’s some new fields in Flickr’s response - or they’ve removed a field. Sniper should handle the first one fine, and the second one is unlikely. It’ll take me a bit to research them and fix it - a little low on time right now.
Alternatively, if there were any URLs in the console output, can you copy/paste them into an email and send it to me? The address is feedback at this domain dot com.
Hi, I cam here trying to find information on AppleScripts to pull title, comment, tag etc. infor from Flick into iPhoto. It appears you have had a go at this and have brickwalled.
Have you got anywhere with this functionality? I am keen to persue this as a simple backup/archiving program for flickr.
Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Cheers
If you have already pulled the info from Flickr, then setting it via AppleScript isn’t that tough - check out some of the posts on this site to see how. You can also download Sniper, and dig through the application package to find the scripts - they’re all in there even though they’re not enabled in the application right now.
If you’re looking to get the comments via AppleScript usting web services, then set them in iPhoto, then you’re on your own
Got the same problem as Keith on two PowerMac G4s here. Same message in the console too (nil argument).
I’m experiencing the same problems as stated above with the “hanging” at the startup. I had Sniper running on my MacBook Pro for a while, and when I installed mugshot on a Powerbook G4, it stopped working. Both systems have 10.4.8. And as of now, both have stopped working.
I really appreciate your work with this program, and I love it! Hope you’re enjoying working on the Aperture team! I love the new changes!