INITIAL SYNC OF A SILVERSTACK PROJECT TO SHOTHUB
Make sure you are working with the alpha versions of Silverstack or Silverstack Lab with Silverstack Library Sync Feature. Please note: You can use the Library Sync Feature across several computers with Silverstack XT OR Silverstack Lab, that means there is no need to have Silverstack Lab installed on all computers.
Follow the steps below to make your project metadata available online. This is essential to sync your local Silverstack libraries with other instances of Silverstack desktop applications.
1. Click the cloud button in the toolbar to start the setup process:
2. In the first step, you sign in to the ShotHub with your Pomfort Account credentials to connect your project with ShotHub.
3. In the next step, choose the Silverstack cloud project that you want your current local Silverstack project to appear in.
You have two options:
- Create a new project and give it a custom name in the “Project Name:” text field (cloud project names are forced to be unique).
- Add the Silverstack library to an existing Silverstack cloud project, which you can choose from the “Cloud Project:” pop-up button.
4. In the last step, you choose the sync options. Select if you want to upload thumbnails with the metadata library.
5. Click “Start Sync” to start the sync process of your local library to a Silverstack cloud project in ShotHub.
SYNC MULTIPLE SILVERSTACK PROJECTS VIA SHOTHUB
Generally, there are two ways to sync several libraries via ShotHub. You can merge multiple libraries (1) into one library folder or have one library folder for each instance (2) of Silverstack. For both ways, make sure that you have added your Pomfort Account in your preferences to access the Silverstack cloud project.
(1) Merge multiple libraries means that a new Silverstack project is created in your Silverstack desktop application when syncing from a ShotHub project
- Click the “Sync from ShotHub” button in the Project Chooser (next to the button “New Project”)
- Choose your account or sign in to ShotHub with your Pomfort Account credentials (for first usage only)
- Choose the Silverstack cloud project that you want to sync as a new project in your local Silverstack
- Select if you want to upload thumbnails with the metadata library
- Click “Start Sync” to start the sync process of your local library to a Silverstack cloud project in ShotHub.
(2) One folder for each library means that syncing your local Silverstack with a ShotHub project creates a separate library folder in the ShotHub project and the connected Silverstack project. That way, you can merge two local Silverstack projects into one cloud project which makes especially sense when you started your projects independently.
- Click the cloud button in the toolbar
- Choose your account or sign in to ShotHub with your Pomfort Account credentials (for first usage only)
- Choose the Silverstack cloud project that you want your current local Silverstack project to appear in
- Select if you want to upload thumbnails with the metadata library
- Click “Start Sync” to start the sync process of your local library to a Silverstack cloud project in ShotHub.
SHOTHUB PROJECT STATUS AND SYNC OPTIONS
After the setup is completed successfully, you can monitor the ShotHub project status in the popover that shows from the cloud button in the toolbar (see screenshot below).
The cloud button indicates the following sync status or ongoing sync processes:
- … new library data, changes, or thumbnails in the synced libraries are available to be synced
- ↺ sync is in progress, new library data, changes, or thumbnails are synced
- ✓ project is synced completely
- x project is disconnected from cloud project or temporarily taken offline
- ! sync error (for example, if you are not connected to the internet or the cloud project was deleted)
The elements displayed in the popover are the following:
- Sync Button triggers the sync process manually (same function as Sync Changes Now in the gear menu)
- Gear menu button
- available functionalities:
- Take the project offline temporarily. This temporarily prevents new library data from being uploaded to the cloud project.
- Take the project online. Restarts uploading new library data to the cloud project if taken offline before.
- Sync Changes Now. Trigger the sync process manually.
- Automatic Sync. Checkmark indicates if automatic sync for the project is enabled.
- Disconnect the project from ShotHub. This will disconnect the local project and the cloud project permanently. By default you can sync your library again to the existing cloud project by setting up the sync process again.
- available functionalities:
- Pomfort Account: This shows the Pomfort Account that is used to sign into ShotHub for this project.
- Cloud Project: The name of the Silverstack cloud project that the local Silverstack project is connected with. You can click the link to the cloud project to open it directly in your default web browser.
- Include Thumbnails: Shows YES if thumbnails are also synced and NO if they are not synced. You can change this setting by disconnecting the project and setting it up again.
- Last Sync: Time and date of the previous complete sync.
- Progress bars: When changes are made to the library or the cloud project, there are two progress bars. One for the sync of library metadata and one for respective thumbnails.
ACCOUNTS TAB IN THE PREFERENCES
Your Pomfort Account(s) can be managed in the Accounts tab of the application preferences. Configured accounts show up in the connection dialog when starting the upload of a new project. Pomfort Accounts can also be edited in the Keychain Access.
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