Best way to save Images in Threads?
 

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to save images that have multiple pages on a thread? any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Depending upon your browser and platform - you can use browser plugins to capture single and multi picture selections. There will be more info in the help section of this forum. Use the main page search facility to find user recommendations.
If you are using firefox - then imageHost Grabber works just fine.

slimol55

i have firefox, but i mainly use chrome

edit: I just installed that addon for firefox and man that thing is so great and it's fast! thanks for the recommendation slim, much appreciated!

Trouble with downloading automatically especially entire threads is hosts thesedays are
becoming more and more unreliable

If any server is too stressed the content on it wont download and you'll be none the wiser
I've checked content that was deemed dead by the automatic downloader many times
manually and found it to be alive

Checking to see what hosts are in a thread and sampling them if your going for the entire thread is just smart

Smarter is downloading in smaller batches of posts
- 5 posts per page (maximum of 150 images in a post on VEF)

The reason I say stay small is large all in one sessions - 40 posts per page
can go very wrong if a hosts server goes offline - its like watching grass grow
- as it checks each image and returns it unavailable
- if you have image grabber set to check them multiple times even slower.

- 5 posts - maximum 750 images versus 40 posts - up to 6000 images


You can reduce or increase posts per page from the default 10
via your User cp - see directions below

Before you use the automatic downloader TURN OFF SIGNATURES
unless you want to end up with images in them

Found user cp / setting & options / options / thread display options (half way down)
- visible post elements - show signatures - untick

Under that is - Number of Posts to Show Per Page

Change to what you want and save at the bottom


I used image grabber 1.6.5.5 for eons until imagehosts started to become unreliable

With add-ons it always pays to check the authors homepage if the program starts acting up...several times there have been newer versions on it compared to the firefox page

Now its 1 post at a time for me - less stress on their servers plus it gives more chance of getting
ALL the content thats alive


others swear by managers like

Down Them All

Complete rewrite as a webextension
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...n/downthemall/

Thanks for the tips buttsie. I did notice what you were talking about, where imageHost Grabber would say some images on a certain host aren't available, but I check it manually and they are there. So I will do that from now on, sample download a few images from a page at a time and check before downloading multiple now. Thanks again for the tips

ImageHost Grabber info.
 

Hey guys.
Just a heads up for those that may have missed it.
IHG has changed their domain from a .com to a .eu and you need to make an edit to keep up to date. ;)

From the IHG Forum:



EDIT: Just changed mine, and got an update for the host file the first time I used it today. I hadn't seen one prior to that in a few weeks.;)

Very helpful Boatguy; Thanks

Updating the Imagehost Grabber host file - how to:
Firefox's menu -> Tools -> IHG -> Host File Editor -> Update from online host file -> OK.

You can find it here too + the manual
http://imagehost-grabber.eu/index.php?topic=3065.0

Here's a quick, down and dirty way to do it.

Right click in an open space on whichever page you are viewing.......go to ImageHost Grabber.....host file editor....click on modify hostf servers in the lower right....double click the host file that shows in the dialog box, and you can edit at will. Then, just save your changes. :thumbsup:

After changing it from .com, to .eu with this method, you should get the updated host file the next time you use it. ;)

I missed your post yesterday when I made mine solidwing. If you're using FF, and Imagehost Grabber, the "suck the current thread" option will grab all the pics from multiple pages. ;) You simply need to input which page to start on, and which page to stop on. Works beautifully. :thumbsup:

I use Bulk Image Downloader which is dynamite. Sometimes a few will be missed on slower sites. The trick is to remove the check nest to 'close when download is complete'. This way you can examine what is left. You can see if these are really existing pics by displaying thumbnails of them. Some may be banners or junk (or below the minimum you stipulated in options). If there's quite a few I usually reopen it a day later () you can save it) and find that many now download, imageview for one.

Recently very large JPG files have been posted and I find that BID cannot download anything over around 4000-5000 MB. Then I get them from the page. But most of the others that do not work don't work from the page either.

I heard about BID from the VEF help pages. It was free but even the $25 price now is worth it. I've downloaded a couple of thousand in a couple of minutes. Constant improvements/updates.

Funnily my Grabber wasn't affected until yesterday. After it died I installed it again from the Mozilla site and made the necessary adjustments. However the 'select images' function has disappeared, which is very annoying.

I also consulted this from the dl-site:

Excellent add-on that has recently hit a couple of speed-bumps... two things have happened.

1) The Host File Server has changed from: http://imagehost-grabber.com/hostf.xml to: http://imagehost-grabber.eu/hostf.xml
2) With the automatic signing of AMO hosted add-ons (the .1-signed thing) the add-on was, in effect, reset to some really old version of hostf.xml

So, defunct Host File Server address and an old hostf.xml file. The solution is to manually change the Host File Server to the newer address. Under the ImageHost Grabber menu pick: 'Host File Editor' and click the: 'Modify hostf servers' button.

Use: 'Add Host File Server' to add: http://imagehost-grabber.eu/hostf.xml
Use: 'Delete Host File Server' to remove: http://imagehost-grabber.com/hostf.xml
Click: 'Update File' to confirm the changes.
Exit the Host File Servers panel.
Finally, click: 'Update from online Host File' to get the latest hostf.xml file.

There is some discussion here: http://imagehost-grabber.eu/index.php?topic=3217.0

Doesn't help. It's either all or nothing in the IHG-Menu.

Any Idea how to bring back the selected-images-only download function?

You can (or should be able to) access the "Selected Images Only" option with the keyboard shortcut Shift-PageUp.

< Good thinking, but didn't help. My IHG just remained stubborn until I found this:

http://imagehost-grabber.eu/index.php?topic=3203.0

The 1.7.0 version downloadable there brought back the 'selected only' feature instantly:)

Image Host Grabber may be disappearing from Firefox on November 3:

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...ke-extensions/

Looking in my add-ons manager I see IHG falling under the category of being allowed...for now.

it's not just Imagehost Grabber being affected, if Firefox will go this way you can scrap any XUL-based add-on like Noscript, Greasemonkey or Downthemall as well when you'll use the upcoming Firefox Version 42 and higher.

to be on the safe side i recommend to keep a copy of the installation file for the actual Firefox version and install it / use it only inside a secure environment like Sandboxie. this way you may have a browser which gets insecure over the time but running it inside Sandboxie saves your OS/system/harddrive from any harm - and you can still use the old addons..

and inside your main OS, go on with newer Firefox versions.

Does anyone know of an image downloader that will work with image hosts and allow you to create a selection rectangle over images you want saved?

latest Firefox and Imagehost Grabber | How to...
 

Right now Imagehost Grabber is still working fine, even in Firefox latest Nightly build 44.0a1 (at least version 1.6.6 does)

I'm using the latest version from http://imagehost-grabber.eu/imagegrabber-1.6.6.20140620.xpi

Important for the plugin to work again is to go to "about:config" first and search for xpinstall.signatures.required and then set it to "false" (simply doubleclick on the value 'true')

You probably also want to change the hosts server to it's new domain.

To get there, open the Host File Editor (rightclick in a thread, choose "Imagehost Grabber" and then "Host File Editor". Towards the bottom right there is a button labelled "Modify hostf servers". Click on that. This opens a box labelled - wait for it - "Host File Servers". Click on Add Host File Server. Paste "http://imagehost-grabber.org/hostf.xml" Click OK and you're done.

Regards,

J4ZZ

An email from our friends at the IHG Forum
 

Just received, and wanted to share with my VEF bros. :thumbsup:

Methinks there might be some confusion with this one, so here's a quick, easy way to get you're shit squared away. I've already received an update using this method. ;)

Recently I had problems to download pics from someimage server using IHG, so looking around I've found this thread at IHG forum which solved the issue.

Here's the thread's URL:


I hope this can help someone else.

Problems with Firefox 45 and ImageHost Grabber, check this post:


http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...5&postcount=13

or use my solution
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=246

Good day guys. Just another heads up about IHG for those that may be experiencing problems. They've moved all of their update, and support forums to
hot-honeys. Initially, I thought this was bullshit, but it is the real deal. You need to download the new version that reflects the new host location from here. Updated mine this morning with no issues on a slightly older version of FF.

Concur with Boatguy. I found this too. Tried downloading with IHG and it gave me a notice instead of the pic file with directions to upgrade FF or change host server. Easy instructions on hot-honeys. I changed host server instead of updating FF. Downloads all working well.

Thanks for the tips in this thread, IHG is still the best ripping tool for my purposes so here's my lo-tech method that seems to keep it running. I have Firefox 42 or 43 and ignore alerts that want me to update it. When I start FF I open the Add-ons and it usually tells me that IHG is incompatible so I remove/uninstall it. Then I simply search for IHG again and DL, once complete I restart FF and voila! IHG is back in action. I leave my FF window open on the taskbar for as long as possible. Whenever I have to close it, usually for a shutdown, if IHG doesn't work after starting FF I just do the process over again. Small inconvenience for keeping such a great tool available.

The other small downside is that the host file reverts to the last updated version they provided and all user changes are lost. Practically all hosts still work with the given protocols except for a couple big ones, Imgbox and SomeImage. Once you re-install the Add-on, use the Host File Editor to add these syntax codes for those sites:

And there you have it. As of this post date, IHG should be good to go for just about anything. :thumbsup:

Sound like something is wrong with your Firefox installation!? :confused:
Reinstalling Addons everytime I start my browser definitely isn't the way to go. ;)
Have you tried my solution a few posts above and/or reinstalling FF 42?

Btw. if you want to get rid of the Update Notifications
open about:config and search for

app.update.auto
app.update.enabled
app.update.silent

and set all to "false".
Then open explorer and enter "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\updates" and clear that folder.

Best

J4ZZ

Or....you could just go to tools...options...advanced, and click "never check for updates". :rolleyes:

Will only work as long as you don't click on Help -> About Firefox ;)

:confused: When doing so, I see a static button asking me to check for updates. I.E., it's at my discretion. ;)

Ah well 'kay then they fixed it :D
You're right... I just checked.

Cheers

Will someone please post the current working URL Pattern & Search Pattern in their Imagehost Grabber host file for Pimp&Host? That's the one site that isn't working for me, the files clear off the board when IHG runs but nothing is ever downloaded from there so I would appreciate it. :cool::thumbsup:

Pimp and host is still blocked in about 6 countries going by the imagehost issue thread

Not sure if thats bypassable as i've tried with an old version 1.6.5.5. in firefox with no result

maybe the latest version does

Fabrizio posted links here 30 1 2017 to the forum the developer moved to after his
rejaction of firefox / mozillas path

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...postcount=1954

otherwise it seems to be either

one at a time via www.anonymouse.org

or tinkering with your isp dns to open dns etc and bypassing the block

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/change-...rnet-security/

This setup is working for me B. :thumbsup:

URL Pattern: ^https?:\/\/(?:image\.|www\.)?pimpandhost\.com\/image\/.+?$


Search Pattern: function(pageData, pageUrl) {
var iUrl = pageData.match(/img class="normal" src="(https?:\/\/.+?\.(jpe?g|png))"/);
return iUrl ? {imgUrl: iUrl[1], status: "OK"} : {imgUrl: null, status: "ABORT"}
}


Keep in mind B, buttsie is correct about the various country bans. I don't know your locale, but I know our Aussie bros are having issues with them. ;)

Thanks for the explanation and the tips, although anonymouse.com seems to have gone belly-up as the domain appears to be for sale when I visited. :confused:

This code did the trick for me!!! USA must be outside the no-fly zone. Rescued from the one-at-a-time process like it's 1995, many thanks for the fix. :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:

I inadvertently put in .com when it was at .org

www.anonymouse.org in german or english

I use the firefox plugin Imagehost Grabber

I Used a modified hostf.xml for Imagehost Grabber<br />

I have uploaded my hostf.xml which was updated to include fixes for the imahgehosts not working here anymore http://pastebin.com/tfGWTsby

If you have a proper install of IHG, you'll receive updated host files directly from them as they become available. If you'd like to keep yer shit running smooth, I don't recommend applying host files from a third party. Methinks you're asking for trouble, but it's obviously up to you. ;)

Good luck getting updates for IHG
IHG official site host has been down for a year ...
you can check if the site is up using your browser
http://www.imagehost-grabber.com/hostf.xml

I did manage to get a merge of only the new hosts from hot-honeys.com which was the support forum that IHG transferred to. plus i added the code above for the new pimp&host...

:confused: I received a new/updated hostfile no more than 2-3 weeks ago. :confused:

Didn't know that hot-honeys was down. Thanks for the info teodz. :thumbsup:

I'll have to look into it when I have time.