You may have noticed a button missing from the toolbar in FIG. Its the disk upload button that allowed you to upload images directly from your hard disk to the server.
After being exploited by a few people, it had to be removed for security reasons. I still plan to offer this feature in the future after I figure out how to block illicit use from wiping out the site.
You can still upload images from website such as Flickr, Photobucket, etc. as those images can be verified as valid before they reach the FIG servers.
~Jeff
Friday, June 26, 2009
Effects Library Returns
Click the 
button on the toolbar to access the ImageMagick effects library.
In the library you have access to a (growing) variety of user-configurable effects that can be used with your images. Feel free to try out different settings and combinations. I'll be adding additional effects on a regular basis and posting a notice about it here in the blog.
If you've used FIG in the past, you may know that this control once provided a wide-open editor to the ImageMagick installation that runs FIG. Unfortunately a few people abused it and FIG's accounts were all cancelled as a result of the exploit. The new version of the tool still provides access to settings for each effect but no longer allows direct command line enty.
The new servers where FIG resides allow much greater flexibility as to what features can be integrated into the site. You can look forward to some interesting new things in the near future.
~Jeff
button on the toolbar to access the ImageMagick effects library.In the library you have access to a (growing) variety of user-configurable effects that can be used with your images. Feel free to try out different settings and combinations. I'll be adding additional effects on a regular basis and posting a notice about it here in the blog.
If you've used FIG in the past, you may know that this control once provided a wide-open editor to the ImageMagick installation that runs FIG. Unfortunately a few people abused it and FIG's accounts were all cancelled as a result of the exploit. The new version of the tool still provides access to settings for each effect but no longer allows direct command line enty.
The new servers where FIG resides allow much greater flexibility as to what features can be integrated into the site. You can look forward to some interesting new things in the near future.
~Jeff
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Web Images are Back
Uploading of web images has been restored on a trial basis. Web uploads were the source of several hack attacks on FIG that ended with the hosting provider kicking FIG off the server.
Some security enhancements were done and service is restored.
I'll monitor for issues & hopefully none will appear.
Next up: Disk uploads
Some security enhancements were done and service is restored.
I'll monitor for issues & hopefully none will appear.
Next up: Disk uploads
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Follow FIG on Twitter
Beginning today, I'll be posting FIG status and updates on Twitter in addition to the blog
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Hacker Attacks
Update: Thursday evening. FIG has been running pretty well today. I made some modifications to reduce sensitivity to errors and hackers. Still watching closely. Looking for some new fonts for the May font update. Any requests?
Update: Weds. afternoon. No further problems observed since shutting down image upload. Still watching closely.
FIG has been up (mostly) for going on two days but there have been several periods of downtime along the way due to hacker attacks. Recovery from these periods required a server restart to be done manually. We're investigating this now. Meanwhile image upload features have been disabled as it appears that is the avenue being used by hackers to exploit the site.
Update: Weds. afternoon. No further problems observed since shutting down image upload. Still watching closely.
FIG has been up (mostly) for going on two days but there have been several periods of downtime along the way due to hacker attacks. Recovery from these periods required a server restart to be done manually. We're investigating this now. Meanwhile image upload features have been disabled as it appears that is the avenue being used by hackers to exploit the site.
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