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Subject: software to automatically strip images off of pages
Category: Computers > Software
Asked by: andrewrose-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 31 Jan 2004 23:11 PST
Expires: 01 Mar 2004 23:11 PST
Question ID: 302367
im looking for some commercial or freeware software that can
automatically strip image files individually off a site.

example: I have a gallery of Australian Mountain Ranges, and there are
lets say 4 galleries of 25 thumbnailed images on each. i would want
the program to automatically browse through the 4 pages and download
the large versions of each of the images and save them locally.

or i have a directory listing of the images and would like to have the
program download them to a local folder.

there are programs like HTTrack that can copy/mirror the whole site,
but i am specifically interested in just the images.

specification by image size/dimensions/source etc would also be great.

any suggestions researchers?

Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 01 Feb 2004 05:55 PST
I have located several picture download managers, with most of the
features you mentioned, but they are all shareware (from $20 to $50).
I doubt freeware with all those features you mentioned exist. What is
your budget for the software, if you wish to purchase the full version
of a software?

Clarification of Question by andrewrose-ga on 01 Feb 2004 14:16 PST
my budget is up to $400-500 at most.

the software has to not be an image manager, browser, etc -- but the
one i described. take a look at the description for a software called
"HTTrack", i need something similar but made SPECIFICALLY for image
gallery downloading.

thank you
Answer  
Subject: Re: software to automatically strip images off of pages
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 01 Feb 2004 15:04 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Andrewrose,

Below you will find a number of software programs that fit your
requirements. You may download a trial version or purchase the
software.


PicaLoader 1.41 

?Find and download millions of pictures from the Web automatically and
easily. Just specify a Web address, and Picaloader automatically
follows every link to get the pictures you want, including pictures
linked by JavaScript. Picaloader even lets you set filters to select
the pictures you want based on size, definition, color depth, picture
type - so you can select to download wallpapers, GIF-animations,
high-resolution photos...?

Date added: January 15, 2004 
License: Free to try; $49.95 to buy 
Limitations: 30-day trial, 500 pictures per session
Download.com
http://download.com.com/3000-2071-10256699.html?tag=lst-0-7

PicaLoader is:

?Award-winning Picture Downloader for find, view, download and manage
millions of pictures from the web easily. It is a useful utility that
helps you find, download and organize pictures you find on the web.
Very popular with digital artists, designers, photographers,
webmasters, journalists and other people who need to quickly and
efficiently get pictures form the web in large volumes.?

?Picture Downloader - the best software for you to auto search
picture, quickly download pictures and convenient manage downloaded
pictures.?

?Picture Finder & Picture Searcher - a fully automated, multithreaded,
link-following, picture-retrieving robot that will retrieve all the
pictures you want from any part of the Internet. The program can also
manage the downloaded pictures with a built-in thumbnail browser.?

?Picture Grabber - With the Advanced HTML Analyzing Engine, you can
download any picture from the Internet, even the pictures linked by
JavaScript, VBScript and JScript. Pictures can be filtered by size,
color depth, definition, etc. with the High-powered, Pre-reading
Picture Filter Engine.?

Vowsoft
http://www.vowsoft.com/index.htm

Download PicaLoader Free Trial
http://www.vowsoft.com/download.htm

Purchase here:
http://www.vowsoft.com/purchase.htm


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The Snatcher
http://www.thesnatcher.com/index.htm

With The Snatcher (TS) downloading pictures from Web sites has never been easier. 

?Start from any Web page and 'TS' will follow links to other pages and
Web sites, downloading every image it encounters. Let 'TS' roam the
entire Internet, or choose to focus on one specific Web site. Organize
your 'TS' sessions into projects, and The Snatcher will create
project-specific image viewer Web pages. Set filters to block small
images, by file size, or pixel size. 'TS' even has a special
GIF blocker. Block URLs containing keywords, including specific domain
names and file names. Restart your last 'TS' session right where you
stopped. 'TS' is multi-threaded. Also supports usernames and passwords
for users who have paid memberships to image sites. "

 ?Found a web page with a ton of links to other web pages or web
sites? Just enter that web address and The Snatcher will follow every
link looking for images to other pages and other domains.?

 ?If you don't want to waste time searching other sites, The Snatcher
can just restrict itself to search only the specified domain.?

Image Restrictions (Filters)
	- Limit File Size (Good for Thumbnails)
	- Limit Image Dimension Size
	- Ignore Gif images (Most Banners)
	- Maximum Session Size for hard drive

http://www.thesnatcher.com/features.txt

You may download a 10 day trial version or buy The Snatcher before
Sunday February 8, 2004 and pay only $17.00
Regular price is $37
45 Day Guarantee or your Money Back
http://www.thesnatcher.com/download.htm


The Snatcher 2.0
Date added: February 9, 2003 
File size: 546K; Clock this download  
License: Free to try; $17.00 to buy 
Minimum requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP 
Download.com
http://download.com.com/3000-2071-10185768.html


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Picture Ripper 3.41  

?PictureRipper can download thousands of pictures and movies from your
favorite online gallery sites with one click. Just copy and paste the
Web site address and PictureRipper will download all media for you.
You will get only high-quality pictures with help of image and keyword
filters. PictureRipper can be used as a handy image viewer to enjoy
the pictures and movies already stored on your computer. This media
grabber can access password-protected sites, TGP galleries, and
regular and dynamic picture gallery sites. The program supports all
popular image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, PSD, and so on) and video
formats (MPEG, AVI, QuickTime, WMV, Real Media).?

Date added: January 15, 2004 
License: Free to try; $49.95 to buy 
Limitations: 30-day trial 
Download.com
http://download.com.com/3000-2071-10256572.html?tag=lst-0-8

Picture Ripper is a powerful site crawler, grabber and viewer!

?PictureRipper can find and download thousands of pictures in a single
run. PictureRipper can be used as picture grabber, movie downloader,
mp3 archive crawler. Moreover, users can specify custom media file
type and PictureRipper will download all found files in matter of
minutes.?

?Set your own standard of quality of images you download
PictureRipper has several filtering features which will allow you to
skip junk and get the quality you desire.?
http://pictureripper.com/index.htm

Purchase here:
http://pictureripper.com/register.htm

Download Trial Version
http://pictureripper.com/download.htm


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GetPix 1.5   

?GetPix allows you automatically download pictures from Web sites. You
can specify the number of parallel threads and the sizes of files. You
have control over duplicate file names, and proxy support is included.
Banners, ads, pop-ups and any other content from other sites can be
restricted. GetPix provides a number of tools to manage the download
process.?

Date added: January 10, 2004 
License: Free to try; $29.95 to buy 
Limitations: 30-day trial
http://download.com.com/3000-2071-10254871.html?tag=lst-0-9

GetPix 1.5 - Smart Image Downloader

?Tired to search and then download pictures from Web sites, one after
another?  Looking for smart and powerful tool that can help you to
download all available pictures from Web sites?

?It can download pictures from Web sites onto your disk. GetPix is a
tool that allows you to download TGP galleries, thumbnails,
collections of web pictures. It can quickly grab pictures from web
pages and show them as a slide show. GetPix supports up to 10 parallel
threads to download pictures faster. You can specify number of
parallel threads, size of files, control duplicate filenames and use
proxy. Banners, ads, popups and anything else from other Web sites can
be restricted. It runs with any web sites of any structure. GetPix
provides a number of tools to manage the download process?
http://www.exoticsoft.com/cgi-bin/prod.cgi


Purchase here:
http://www.exoticsoft.com/cgi-bin/buy.cgi


Download Trial Version
http://www.exoticsoft.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi


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Search criteria:
Image downloading software
Image downloader
Picture downloader

I hope you find this helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Request for Answer Clarification by andrewrose-ga on 01 Feb 2004 18:57 PST
thank you for the wonderful choices.
im ready to rate the answer just one final question:

which one you believe is the best choice out of these? not based on
price specifically but your honest opinion of which has the most punch
in a package and not just some bloatware?

thank you

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 01 Feb 2004 20:18 PST
Dear Andrewrose,

This is only my personal opinion but I believe Picture Ripper 3.41.
would be your best choice for the following reasons:

- Fast download 
- Easy to install
- Downloads images to a local folder
- Specification by image size/dimensions
- Fast and easy to use.
- Free trial download


Sincerely,
Bobbie7

Request for Answer Clarification by andrewrose-ga on 01 Feb 2004 21:50 PST
just a comment:

picture Ripper seems to do much better than PicaLoader. the latter
hangs, doesnt get all the images, skips a many and simply does a poor
job.

thank you again

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 01 Feb 2004 21:57 PST
Andrewrose, 
Thank you very much for the five star rating and tip!
--Bobbie7
andrewrose-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Excellent. I was provided with 4 software titles, all of which met the
criteria of my search.

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