Major Additions - vB iGallery (XML Based) + vB iGallery v2.02 (Dynamic) The Ultimate Xperience

vB iGallery (XML Based) + vB iGallery V2.02



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13th August 2008 - vBulletin 3.7 Bridge Released: Download is now available
vB iGallery V2.02 now available.
More features and very easy installation, optimized and brand new User Guides - also added the fully layered PSD to design your own background images. Demo V2.02: http://www.digitalport.co.uk/digital/vb_igallery.php

Revision: 1.01(XML based Only)


vB iGallery 1.01 (XML based only) requires no database to function
(see V2.02 below for full vBulletin bridge to User Albums)

about:
vB iGallery is an XML based gallery, therefore uses no database queries. It uses Papervision3D flash technology, giving you a unique 3D gallery Xperience. Fully tested on default and custom styles, and cross-browser compatible. Coded to work with vBulletin's DHTML menu system, to stop menu's dropping behind the flash object.

This XML version uses it's own album directories - it is not integrated with vBulletin 3.7.x user albums yet. However, this will be done in a future update.

Features

• 3D Gallery in a virtual world
• Controlled by mouse and keyboard
• Various Zoom features
• Spinning Gallery - mouse controlled
• Zoom in/out of gallery globe - mouse or keyboard
• Tooltips available on all images
• Descriptions show on full image display
• Override attributes - we list more soon

Installation
Full installation instructions are provided in Word and PDF formats, within the download package. Easy install requiring uploading of files/folders and one template edit.

User Guides
English and French User Guides available. French translation by Sofia - Many thanks!

Copyright
All images used in the example album have been used with the contributors permission. Please do not remove the copyright in the footer of the gallery page, instructions on removal are in the documentation.

LATEST RELEASE Updated to v2.02 - Package updated.
Main vB iGallery file was a development version. Alignment issues fixed. Multi-line Caption/Description field moved and fixed. Domain issue fixed.

vB iGallery v2.02 (Dynamic bridge to vBulletin 3.7 User Albums)
Download it now, it's bridged to use vBulletin 3.7 User Albums - allowing easy population of iGallery. No XML to edit or to configure. Completely recoded and optimized. FULL documention within download package, in Word and PDF formats.

IMPORTANT (Affects version 2.0 only)
Some users have mentioned images missing from Profiles and Albums after installing this modification, the images have not been deleted they simply require a rebuild. Please do the following after installing this modification.

Go to your AdminCP -> User Albums -> Rebuild Thumbnails then click the 'Rebuild Album Picture Thumbnails' button.
This will fix the thumbnails not showing after installation. User Guides will updated to reflect this issue.


Additional Bonus Background Package (v2.0 & v2.02 ONLY)
5 New backgrounds have been added for you to download - these have been designed using the supplied PSD template within the Tools folder of the vB iGallery v2.02.

AUTOMATIC UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS
If you receive another notification about an update within the past 12 hours, this is auto-generated by vbulletin.org if the main release post is changed. I have made a few changes to this post due to some confusion between the 2 versions available. Please make sure you download the correct version for your forum.

[Fanny Annie]

Originally Posted by Spank

Hi Syrus, I've just installed this but the actual igallery is blank. The bg loads up but I'm getting no images. Any idea what I've done wrong?

sorry about being less specific but its pretty much as spank has said...........although ive put the older version back on i would like the newer to pull from the photoplog pro images etc

[rapidphim]

Got it to work, Syrus. But I don't think I see the tool tips on this version, right?

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by rapidphim

Got it to work, Syrus. But I don't think I see the tool tips on this version, right?

Yes, tooltips were removed from v2.0 due to excessive sql queries being made. Another reason was each tooltip would require a field from vBulletin, but the User Albums have no titles for images, therefore it was all removed.

This may change when other bridges are released.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Fanny Annie

sorry about being less specific but its pretty much as spank has said...........although ive put the older version back on i would like the newer to pull from the photoplog pro images etc

The photoplog bridge will be released soon, hopefully by then this will become a product installation.

[rapidphim]

No... don't bother if it sucks query.....

btw, can you see if you can make it read UTF-8 font type????

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by rapidphim

No... don't bother if it sucks query.....

btw, can you see if you can make it read UTF-8 font type????

A UTF-8 font can be used, but I will need to do a few changes to the compiled source of the igallery. I look into this later.

[syrus.xl]

IMPORTANT (Affects version 2.0 only)

Some album images missing after installation
ISSUE: Some users have mentioned images missing from Profiles and Albums after installing this modification, the images have not been deleted they simply require a rebuild. Please do the following after installing this modification.

Go to your AdminCP -> User Albums -> Rebuild Thumbnails then click the 'Rebuild Album Picture Thumbnails' button.
This will fix the thumbnails not showing after installation. User Guides will updated to reflect this issue.

[Megatr0n]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

IMPORTANT (Affects version 2.0 only)

Some album images missing after installation
ISSUE: Some users have mentioned images missing from Profiles and Albums after installing this modification, the images have not been deleted they simply require a rebuild. Please do the following after installing this modification.

Go to your AdminCP -> User Albums -> Rebuild Thumbnails then click the 'Rebuild Album Picture Thumbnails' button.
This will fix the thumbnails not showing after installation. User Guides will updated to reflect this issue.

I tried that but nothing.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Megatr0n

I tried that but nothing.

I did try this on your forum, but there seems to be a conflict with another modification which is preventing the Album Rebuild from working correctly.

Any mod that is resizing images should be disabled while you do the above thumbnail rebuild. You can always re-enable any image related modification after the aforementioned is completed.

[vbboarder]

Thanks for this amazing mod! Your mod is probably the most gorgeous in presentation!

I have a bug to report: this mod does not work unless both the album and thumbnail directories are located within VB forum directory. If these directories are located outside the VB forum directory, this mod does not work even if they are within the public htdocs folder.
A similar problem is if the thumbnails directory is located within VB forum directory but the albums directory is located outside the VB forum directory, then the image sphere will show but when an image is clicked, the flash script hangs because it can't find the album pics.