My upload method is to upload the image first with necessary comments etc., and then after the image is placed to hit the 'edit' button and upload the thumb. The reason for this lengthy procedure is when I first started my gallery earlier this year my uploads were highly pixelated and distorted. After querying several forums it was suggested that I try the separate upload method. I don't know if the conflict with the software was ever resolved but I continue to use the lengthy procedure which results in spending twice as much time online for each image. Mivan