More ReviewSpace Updates
February 23rd, 2010 by Leon
Earlier on today we published another update to ReviewSpace. This time it was for our uploader.
Until now we had a basic HTML uploader and a Java based uploader. Java was needed in order to handle larger file sizes due to the limitations of sending large files over the internet.
It did it’s job and allowed us to upload files upto 2GB in size, however on some machines it was slow, tempremental and sometimes failed. We knew that we had to think of a new way to get large files into ReviewSpace.
We racked our brains and tried to think of a better way of doing it. Simply trying to upload the file in one go just wasn’t feasible so we came to the conclusion that we needed to split the file up into smaller ‘chunks’, and send them one at a time and then join them back together on the server.
Enter our new Flash based uploader. It looks pretty much the same as the Java one and allows a smoother way to upload files.
The uploader is limited to file sizes of up to 2GB.
Progress is given via a progress bar and loading graphic.
Clicking Cancel, prompts the user to confirm their choice before closing the uploader.
You can try the new uploader straight away by changing your upload preference to Flash from within the My Account section of ReviewSpace.
Please note that you will need at least Flash player 10.0.32.18. Don’t worry if that doesn’t mean anything to you, if you don’t have the correct version, you will be prompted to upgrade.
This is just the start of a suite of new features that allow you to upload your files.
Tags: file, flash, flash uploader, update, uploader