We know how important it is to our contributors that the upload system to the website is as simple and painless as possible, and that the current system is particularly difficult to use with a large number of high-resolution images. That's why we have put all our energy recently into developing a way of using File-Transfer Protocol, or FTP, to upload photos to Demotix.

FTP is a quick and easy way to upload lots of photos at once to Demotix. Here's how to use it.

First, Demotix needs to know that the photo’s you will be adding to the FTP belong to you. We give you a unique code to use - to get yours, go to the FTP tab in your Settings.

You can now use your FTP client to get your photos to Demotix. It’s really easy.

1. You will need some FTP software. Filezilla is free - download it here.
   
   
2. Find your photos and add them to a folder with the name as your code on your computer.
   
   
   
   
3. Use your software to log into the Demotix server. The host address is uploads.demotix.com and you should log in anonymously. If you are using Filezilla, enter the number in this box and click QuickConnect.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. You can now drag and drop your folder into the Photos directory, or navigate to the folder with the software and select upload.
   
   
5. That’s it! The system will process your images (it will take a maximum of 4 minutes), your photos will appear in your Existing Images folder. To create your story, click Upload Story as normal, click Existing Images, then select the photos. Fill in your description as normal and hit Submit.

As always, we are listening, so if you have any comments or queries, please be in touch. In the meantime, we will continue to look at ways to improve the upload process, such as redesigning the web form (no more pop-up uploader) and allowing FTP upload cutting out the browser altogether.