The software that runs on your computer is written in a
language called python and must be run by another program
called an interpreter. There is a version of the python
interpreter for most operating systems. This software is
designed to work with the 2.6 series of the python
interpreter (though other versions may work as well.) You
will also need a python library called PIL that is used by
the MyMedia server to re-size your photos before sending them
to your box.
Linux Users: You probably already have python
installed. It's pretty standard. Type python and if it
starts up press Ctrl+D to quit. You probably will need to
install PIL. Debian and Ubuntu users can do this by typing:
sudo aptitude install python-imaging
Windows Users: Go to
the python 2.6 release page and download and run the
32 bit Windows installer. Accept all of the defaults. You'll
want to pick the 32 bit installer even if you're running 64
bit windows because there isn't an official version of PIL
for 64 bit windows. After python is installed,
download and install PIL.
Mac Users: You already have the right version of
python but you still need to install PIL.
Download and install the base image conversion
libraries. Select the combo installer. Next install
PIL by opening the Terminal and typing:
sudo easy_install --find-links http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Imaging
Use the same password that you normally use for OS X
software installs. It may look like nothing is happening for
a couple of seconds so be patient. When the installation
completes you should see text on the terminal saying that
jpeg support is available. You can now close the terminal
window.