The FTP function should detect an existing uploaded collection and after the preview the "Upload" button should read "Update". What the program does is only update those images that have changed (the covers is where the megabyte weight is) the HTML files are all updated. DVDpedia uses the Mac OS X FTP functions, for frequent updates I would recommend using a program that is really great at FTP, such as
Transmit. You could then export to a folder on your hard drive and use Transmit to keep the folder on your hard drive and web server synchronized. Transmit will provide a lot more control than DVDpedia can over the FTP process. Depending on what template your using and your needs you could also reduce the size of the exported images for the online version before uploading. To change the image size you would press the edit button on the HTML export screen for your template and add the following lines at the top inside the <head> tag:
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<meta name="image-width" content="120" />
<meta name="image-height" content="150" />
Of course update your size to the desired size. The thumbnails in most templates are 120 pixel wide and that would be a good choice, you don't have to add the height, you could limit only the width (DVDpedia will always preserve the aspect ratio, so limiting one is also limiting the other).
Last but not least, try out the
beta version, always faster, leaner, new and improved.
Another problem is, that everytime i add a new movie, i have to upload the whole library once again.