Major Additions - Concepta Series - vB Flash Header Pro (inc optional Banner Rotator)

NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!

The most advanced vBulletin 4.0 header system ever released so far, with built-in banner rotator (optional). This is a product that we are giving away freely to the vBulletin community, even though it was originally designed as a commercial product. It includes everything to give you a sleek and stylish flash-based header system for the vBulletin 4.0 series. This product was released for vBulletin 3.0 series; however we had many asking for a version for vB4, so here it is with many improvements and we added many more functions to this version. This product comes in two versions, one with an advertising banner rotator built-in and one without, giving you full control of how you want to implement it on your own vBulletin. It does not use any of vBulletin 4.0?s advertising system, nor query your database or require product plugins.

Demonstrations Available
Shedevils Leisure District - The Front Page
Also available is our own demonstration - Go to www.digitalport.co.uk and scroll down to the footer on any page under Style Chooser -> Select "Concepta Series" to view. Remember to switch back to our default style afterwards.

Released: 06/07/10
1280 version Added - see download attachments on this mod (Wide 1280 pixel version) v1.0.1280a

XML Configuration Files
Due to the setup procedure being quite complex we have made most of the configuration details available online only. This is to allow you to jump to the areas you need to configure in detail, this guide will give you the basic installation procedure, to setup vBulletin to use this modification. We have provided links to the relevant sections that cover the XML configuration. For best results always optimize any images, this will ensure the pre-loaders will only show for a short time, if at all.

Preview setup files included
These allow you to setup the header system locally before adding it your vBulletin, however we do not recommend that you upload these files. Use them for testing only.

*Fixed width Forums only ? the only reason why we stipulate this is due to the way flash functions. This product is designed for a 950 pixel width and a 150 pixel height; you will find how to adjust your forum to this fixed width by reading the Additional Stylevars section of this guide.
**Fluid forum setup - Should you wish to use it on a fluid forum then we recommend that you use a fade to alpha on your background images, this will still allow you to use this modification, but not to its full capacity.

Features:

• Import your logo and place it anywhere within the header (requires no coding knowledge to setup)
• Import numerous backgrounds with numerous load and unload transitional effects
• Imports your 468 x 60 pixel banner adverts with support for PNG, JPG and SWF file formats (banner rotator version only)
• Over 80 transitional effects, each banner can use these on a single banner or you can set to randomize all banners
• Pre-loads all images ?on-the-fly? and caches them therefore using very low bandwidth consumption
• Package includes pre-loaded images and banners and pre-configured (change as required). Full documentation in Word, PDF and text formats.

Important ? Before uploading anything:
Please read on how to setup the vB Flash Header System locally, this will help you see what the header will look like before installing it on vBulletin. The previewer files are for setup purposes, they contain documentation as well to allow you to view your header before uploading.

Online Articles
Full Technical Specifications please visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Technical Specifications

Logo/Site Name setup visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Designing the Logo/Site Name Image

How to Design Your vBFlash Header Background Images visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Creating Your Background Images

How to Design/add your own advertising banners visit:
Digital Port UK - Concepta Series 4 - vBFlash Header Pro--Banner Rotator Setup

Basic Installation
During this installation all you are doing is replacing the default vBulletin logo coding with our custom code.
Use the Preview Files first to setup your header as you want it.
Upload all contents of either the "vB Flash Header no Ads" or the "vB Flash Header with Ads" folder to vBulletin forum root.
Please follow our links to configure the various areas of this modification in detail. Instructions vary on which version you are installing and configuring.

2 Template Edits (required)

headinclude
Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>

Before add:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<script src="xeon_hp_js/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

header
Find:

<div><a name="top" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div>

Replace with:

<!-- Concepta Code Start -->
<div><a name="top">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','950','height','150','title','cc_vbhead','src','cc_hp_head','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','cc_hp_head' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="950" height="150" title="cc_vbhead">
  <param name="movie" value="cc_hp_head.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <embed src="cc_hp_head.swf" width="950" height="150" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript></a>
</div>
<!-- Concepta Code End -->

End of Template edits.

Stylevar Changes
These changes are required to fix your vBulletin to 950 pixels wide, the same width as the vB Flash Header.
Common - doc_maxWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_maxWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_minWidth - Units: px
Common - doc_minWidth - Size: 950
Common - doc_margin - Units: px
Common - doc_margin - Top: 0
Common - doc_margin - Right: auto
Common - doc_margin - Bottom: 0
Common - doc_margin - Left: auto

End of Stylevar changes.

Additional Stylevar Edit
If you wish to make the header flush with the navbar you will need to change the following Stylevar.
Stylevar Edit
Header - header_padding - Units: px
Header - header_padding - Bottom: 0

Transitional Effects
Please see the vB Flash Header Pro Transition settings file in this package.[font=Arial]

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Update Log:
5/20/10 - Embed code updated due to 'Back to top' anchor code missing.

REMOVED!!!

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

Hi,
It could be used on your custom style, but it would require that the forum width is changed to fixed instead of fluid. This would allow the main swf to be coded in to the header template, the two areas you currently have would actually become just one image, instead of two.

To actually do this I would need to look over your current style templates, because custom styles vary a lot on the way they are designed.

Regards,

awesome! you have a pm dude.

[patrick91]

Maybe stupid question but if ik choose for header padding to 0 the header and the forum is together... is it possible to get the space there?

[x626xblack]

The 1280 is running on my site if anyone wants to see.

Just need to figure out how to make it clickable so the headder takes you to main CMS or Forum home.

[SnapOff Racing]

Originally Posted by x626xblack

The 1280 is running on my site if anyone wants to see.

Just need to figure out how to make it clickable so the headder takes you to main CMS or Forum home.

your site stretches my screen.

[x626xblack]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

your site stretches my screen.

Because it is 1280

[x626xblack]

Originally Posted by x626xblack

The 1280 is running on my site if anyone wants to see.

Just need to figure out how to make it clickable so the headder takes you to main CMS or Forum home.

syrus.xl I put my url in the cc_1280_head.xml but when clicked it opens in new tab. You may have forgotten to fix this when I brought it up last.

[bergovoy]

thank you for the link, and yea, its the distortion and auto aspect stuff that is killin me...

i would just love a program that uploads/views the picture, and you can type in 950x150 and it pops up a box/window that i can overlay onto the picture and move it around to see what i can crop...

i think that is what you said... in that link of yours, and yes, im old too.

what about the LOGO? how do i create that and or get it to be ttransparent???

everything i do in PAINT comes out opaque... and or covers up the flassh images...

[bergovoy]

ok, thumbs plus is perfect... just like you suggested, and like i wanted...

simply open the img file and enter the (transform) and enter exact size of 950x150

it pops up a cropped windo over the img and you drag it to the area you want, and enter and save...

I love it...

NOW, PLEASE... how do i make the logo so that it does not white out the imgs????

also, i will prolly remove the ads for now, but later on, i would like to know how to find and install adds

thanks

bill

[x626xblack]

Originally Posted by bergovoy

ok, thumbs plus is perfect... just like you suggested, and like i wanted...

simply open the img file and enter the (transform) and enter exact size of 950x150

it pops up a cropped windo over the img and you drag it to the area you want, and enter and save...

I love it...


NOW, PLEASE... how do i make the logo so that it does not white out the imgs????

also, i will prolly remove the ads for now, but later on, i would like to know how to find and install adds

thanks

bill

I have photoshop and am self taught... I am 40 and it was no easy task... if you have a logo you want to use i can make the transparent file with your logo as an image and email it to you. PM me for my email address, and send me yours.. I will need your logo image and what size you plan on using.. 950?1280?

PS. There are millions of photoshop tutorials on line if you ever get the software. I just goggle what i think i want to do and photoshop and find a polethera of tutorials.

[x626xblack]

Originally Posted by bergovoy

ok, thumbs plus is perfect... just like you suggested, and like i wanted...

simply open the img file and enter the (transform) and enter exact size of 950x150

it pops up a cropped windo over the img and you drag it to the area you want, and enter and save...

I love it...


NOW, PLEASE... how do i make the logo so that it does not white out the imgs????

also, i will prolly remove the ads for now, but later on, i would like to know how to find and install adds

thanks

bill

Go to the sint i sent you to. Click new image, set size, check the transparent check box. then ad new layer, the new layer will be your logo. This site is sort of like photoshop, it works on layers, once the get the hang, it is easy.

I will stop hijacking this thread now. pm me.