Getting started

This page provides a quick overview of CGPublisher that will help you get started. If you have any trouble, check the FAQ and Common Issues page.

Minimum requirements

If you don’t have Java already installed, you can download the current JRE here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Downloading CGPublisher

Running CGPublisher

Windows

• The .zip file contains an executable. Double click on it.

Mac OS X

• The application is contained in a .dmg file. Mount it and drag it to your Applications folder.

Linux

• Uncompress the .tar.gz file and execute from a terminal: java -jar <file.jar>

CGPublisher basics

Setting up your accounts

Windows

• Windows 2000 / XP - C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\cgpublisher\config
• Windows 7 / Vista - C:\Users\username\cgpublisher\config

Mac OS X

• /Users/username/cgpublisher/config

Linux

• /home/username/cgpublisher/config

CGUpload DOES NOT collects personal information when you use their software. We are 100% transparent about our security procedures and you can read about them in detail on the Privacy page.

CGPublisher Sequential Method

1. Write the product info, add product files and thumbnails to your product or load the whole product information by importing it from an XML file. When finished you can also save it by exporting it to an XML file.
2. Choose the marketplaces in which you want to publish your product.
3. If needed, write the specific product info for every marketplace checked. You can find the marketplaces tabs in the lower part of the application.
4. Click the button 'Publish' and wait until the product gets published in the marketplaces.

CGPublisher Batch Publishing Method

1. Save as many products as you need by writing the info, adding product files and thumbnails and exporting every product into an XML file.
2. Access the 'Batch Publishing' menu item in the 'File' menu.
3. Choose the marketplaces in which you want to publish your product. It's important to check, in this step, only the marketplaces in which you want to publish, because the XML product files will be validated against these marketplaces.
4. Click over the button 'Add XML Files' and select the XML product files you want to publish. The table will be populated while validating every product against an XML schema, the general publishing requirements and the specific publishing requirements of every marketplace. You cannot publish the whole list of products in case of errors. Click over the 'ERROR' cells to show the description and then you can import the specific file in the main dialog, fix the errors and export it again.
5. Click over the button 'Publish' to start publishing every product in every checked marketplace.

Setting the Product Price

Beside this, you have two methods of setting the price: 'Fixed' and 'Revenue'. Both applicable to the price in dollars and euros.

Fixed

• If you select 'Fixed', the price of the product when published, will be exactly the value you write in the price field.

Revenue

• The 'Revenue' method implies how much the user wants to earn with the product by setting that desired amount in the price field. The final price for the published product depends on the royalty rate of the specific marketplace and will be calculated taking into account this value (setted through the 'Accounts Setup' dialog).

The next table shows an example to better understand this functionality:

File Type and Version Recognition

CGPublisher will recognize the file type and version from the text before the extension of the file, if the last part of the file name is like this:

then CGPublisher will guess the file type as the 3D Software associated to the extension name written after the character '_'. For example, if the extension in maya is .mb or .ma and the product file is named test_mb.rar or test_ma.rar then the file will appear as Maya file type. The pattern that recognizes the file type is case-insensitive.

If there is any text after the file type wildcard, CGPublisher will identify it as the version and it will be parsed as a float number or as nothing if missed. For example, if the name of the file is Test_mb6.5.rar, CGPublisher will add a Maya version 6.5 line to the products table.

Beside this, the files whose name begin with 'maps_' or 'tex_' or end with '_maps' or '_tex' will be recognized by CGPublisher as Textures or Maps file types and consequently processed by the marketplaces. Selecting this kind of file type is the best procedure if the textures or maps in a product go in a separate file.

File Type Recognition Table