The end of imgDump
Well, the time has finally come. imgDump will become a memory of internet past.
Why you ask? The cost. Since our big server jump a year ago it's cost me around €25, ad revenue only brings in about €7, monthly. At the end of this month that price is slated to nearly double, something I can't keep supporting from my pockets anymore.
Thus, it must come to an end, but we will have a swan song. There are two things I'm planing if I can sort the logistics.
1. Per requests I will archive and upload individual galleries for fans to download mass. If you really like [obscure anime] then soon you will probably be able to shoot me an email and I'll follow up with an archive. I kept imgDump going for so long because I believed everyone should have free access to the images, let's keep that alive a bit longer.
2. Some of my personal favorites, perhaps some popular ones as well, will be moved to a scaled down gallery. Not sure what will get the treatment, but it'll probably series' I'm a particular fan of. Think FMA, Gurren Lagann, Macross, or Soul Eater. Others that could get swung over would be akin to Evangelion or Bleach.
Hopefully these last schemes of mine work out. Time will tell.
It's been fun.
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Since when do you pay for
Since when do you pay for things in Euros?
Since I moved the operation
Since I moved the operation overseas :D
This makes me so sad!
I adore imgdump and cannot believe its going to be gone! Thank you SO MUCH for all the amazing images you uploaded. I hope you can archive most of them since you have a really amazing collection. I was wondering if you could keep the Trinity Blood gallery? The images you have on there are one of a kind, i cannot find them anywhere else. Thats the only gallery i REALLY hope you keep. Anyway, thanks again! LOVE YOU IMGDUMP.<3
I think I can grant that
I think I can grant that request!
Thank you so much!
Is there a way to send me the Trinity Blood gallery? Or maybe a way to download the entire gallery off the website? Im just curious. Thanks again! I wish there was a way for me to help, or a way to save imgdump.
EMAIL: fraxerules@yahoo.com
Dang
PT: Perhaps imgdump uses a European host?
FD: Would you be willing to have images put on imouto en masse? It's the only comparable (no registration required) site I can think of.
Either way, thanks for the service.
Is there a way to batch
Is there a way to batch upload 'em all? It'd take years going a few at a time, especially with the tagging and dupe checking (which I already fail at miserably).
Not sure
I'm not sure (although I'm not a member), but given the number of images you have, it'd be a waste not to reach a compromise. For instance, they'll probably only be interested in images over certain dimensions.
The best way to find out would be to get a hold of dovac/shuugo and see if they're receptive to the idea ... shit. It seems that dovac is busy at the minute having to downgrade servers to save money (same problem as you no less).
I'll raise the issue with them when I get back home on Monday; if you can talk to them before then please do so. It looks like a case of horribly coincidental timing though.
I wanted to say thanks
i really really own you really much falldog your page was my oasis after the hell of the days, it was the only place i could just relax and see good stuff, i dont know where can i find such a extremely good and extense gallery of images of video games and anime, please if theres a way you could save all that images or send them to safekeep them i would be more than avaible to help you please let me know if i can be of any help. My EMAIL godProteo@hotmail.com
Will this affect the Gundam
Will this affect the Gundam gallery which is at a different url? If you can archive some of it, Macross definately, as you said, then a few others, Ghost in the Shell maybe. Anyway, it's a great service you've provided for so long.
Gundam Gallery is hosted
Gundam Gallery is hosted separately and will live on.
It's sad...
Really. I'm just recently (about 2 weeks ago at best) came on imgdump, and now it's already closing...
May I ask you a one thing? What future will await Mushiuta gallery? It's a rather rare stuff outside .jp domain, and some of the pictures there were a top-notch quality (too bad this title ended being not popular and pretty much less-known).
Oh, and many thanks for your great job.
I'll take care of getting
I'll take care of getting that gallery uploaded for ya.
But hey, we had a good run, over three years.
Imgdump was great, it
Imgdump was great, it presented images from many sides of catergories in an organized manner. I really have to commend you on the way imgdump was made. You know there's hardly any website dedicated to representing the art side of videogames. The Trinity Blood Archive is great, but I wish I could've got to see the rest of the images. Good luck with everything, hope you could figure, something out so the website doesn't go to waste.
aahh.. what a pity, with
aahh.. what a pity, with those incredible quality and gigantic sized pictures, imgdump was probably the best website to find reference images for my drawings..
thank you anyway falldog.
take care..
ImgDump is great, I'm an
ImgDump is great, I'm an artist and it's difficult to get tasteful nude reference. Is there any way that you can email me some images. I really don't know how many there were, but if you could, that would be super. thanks falldog. Good luck in the future. Thanks again.
Wish I could have done more
Sorry about dropping off the face of the Earth there, I have a tendency to bite off more than I can chew... Still though, I wish I could have done more for imgDump, it truly was a wonderful site with the purest of motivations driving it.
How big is the whole mass of archives by the way? I may be interested in duplicating them so that maybe some day in the future they can be put to similar use, if not by me then by someone else.
where to go
i moved to a paid account on images.gonzb.com its quite reasonable for positing my own copytight work and controlling perms. i'll be dumping there i guess. thanks for making this site and keeping it as long as you did. salute to a hero. *some parade music pays in the background*
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