Gallery v1.4 -RC3 and Gallery Remote v1.1-RC1 Available!

The third (and, we sincerely hope, last) *release candidate* for Gallery v.1.4, as well as the first release candidate for Gallery Remote v.1.1 are now available. Since RC2, we discovered a small number of critical issues which needed to be resolved before the 1.4 final release, including fixing a conflict with the Config. Wizard and default Red Hat 7.3 installs, as well as an obscure but serious issue relating to a PHP bug in the data serialization in some of the foreign languages. We're putting out one more release candidate in order to be absolutely sure that 1.4 is rock solid in its final release.

Version 1.4 premieres some major new features: Gallery is now multilingual, and can be displayed in over 20 languages! In addition, we've completely overhauled the documentation and made it more accessible and more informative. Other changes include ownership of individual album items, not just of albums, and a slew of minor improvements and bugfixes.

Other changes for Gallery 1.4 include:

• Support for lossless JPEG rotation, and new "flip photo" options
• Image size and JPEG EXIF data can be displayed below photos
• Data loss prevented if disk space is exceeded
• Image dimensions and file size can be restricted
• Support for "*" wildcards in search field
• Add items to front or back of album
• Tons of other feature enhancements and bugfixes

In addition, Gallery Remote v.1.1-RC1 is also now available. This new version now sports a preferences dialogue. Also: Proxy and HTTPS support, ability to rotate pictures before uploading them, a more efficient protocol for getting the list of albums, and support for the "Extra Fields" functionality introduced in Gallery 1.3.4.

Download Gallery v1.4-RC3 and Gallery Remote 1.1-RC1 from the Gallery Download Page now!

Note: These are *pre-release* versions, and you should be sure to BACK UP YOUR GALLERY *before* installing and upgrading your current Gallery. Read on for information on how to back up critical data...

We have provided a small PHP script with this version to assist you in making a backup. When you download and decompress this release, the script will be located in:

gallery/setup/backup_albums.php

To run this script, copy it out of its location in the setup directory and into your existing main Gallery directory. Log in to Gallery as an administrator, then run this script from your browser. It will package the important album data and save a backup to your computer, in one of two formats: .tar.gz (useful on Unix/Linux systems) or .zip (useful on Windows systems).

The script gives you the option of backing up your entire albums ("All files") directory or just the Gallery database files ("Data files only"). While you should have a backup copy of all your photos, for most upgrades, it is sufficient to just back up the data files only. Note that backing up all the files could produce a *huge* file, since all of your photos will be included.

Finally, verify the contents of the downladed backup file to make sure the files were indeed saved. Once you have the data files backed up, you can confidently upgrade to this version.