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.

[Noosphere]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

You're welcome!

I will look into this... there's routines that are non-standard and will require workarounds for it to function correctly. There is one thing I will need to know, have you got vBa CMPS installed the vBulletin root or outside? Because this will need a path change depending on how you have the vBa CMPS installed.

If I may ... I'm running vBa CMPS as well and hope to display my new sphere ( ) in a module on the front page. Tried to set it up last night, but just don't have the know-how for the work-around you note. In my case, the answer to your question above is yes, my CMPS is installed in the root.

Couple thoughts for consideration:

1) Ideally, once its displayed in a front page module, I'd be able to reduce it in size (so it doesn't bust the page), and when users "activated" it by either mousing over or clicking on it, it would expand to full size, then reduce again either after a default time setting or when the user actively ends his session somehow. Sorry, I know that's not well stated; it's early morning here and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

2) Also--and this may be more doable short-term--I would really like to be able to make some of the images (either the thumbnail or full sized) be hotlinks to other parts of the site ... kind of a 3D site index. Hope to have a go at that later today.

At any rate, thanks again for a great mod. Installed and working fine.

[skcyber]

thank you very much for this mod !

keep up the good work !!

[digicom]

Thanks excellent work apprciated :up:

[Shannonx]

This is gorgeous!! I am so getting this once its fully intergrated for my members pics, it will be an amazing addon to my forum.

Great work Syrus and hope you get well soon after the surgery xxx

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Noosphere

If I may ... I'm running vBa CMPS as well and hope to display my new sphere ( ) in a module on the front page. Tried to set it up last night, but just don't have the know-how for the work-around you note. In my case, the answer to your question above is yes, my CMPS is installed in the root.

Couple thoughts for consideration:

1) Ideally, once its displayed in a front page module, I'd be able to reduce it in size (so it doesn't bust the page), and when users "activated" it by either mousing over or clicking on it, it would expand to full size, then reduce again either after a default time setting or when the user actively ends his session somehow. Sorry, I know that's not well stated; it's early morning here and the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

2) Also--and this may be more doable short-term--I would really like to be able to make some of the images (either the thumbnail or full sized) be hotlinks to other parts of the site ... kind of a 3D site index. Hope to have a go at that later today.

At any rate, thanks again for a great mod. Installed and working fine.

1. At the moment the flash file has a fixed size with respect to the dimensions, hence 900 pixels wide, which was intended initially as a standalone on just a single vBulletin page. This is how it was designed, and not really to be used in vBa CMPS. For it to work in this script it requires some recoding of javascript attributes and using a different embed method so it will use the vBulletin templating system as opposed to pure PHP coding. From what I can remember with vBa CMPS it is quite straight forward, but I would need to code a vBa CMPS module for it, along with some additional coding in another template. It could be setup within a collapsible module, if thats what you are referring to? The overall size I will change in the update, and users can set the globe radius as they see fit for their own websites (this attribute is documented in the user guide under Advanced XML Configuration).

2. Making the images hotlink to other urls is quite easy, but not implemented in this version. I will look at this in an update, all it would involve additional url and target attributes in the XML file on the images you want hyperlinked, and the ones you dont want associated with an hyperlink you would just enter no url or target.

Glad you got it all working in the end!

[basilrath]

Great mod syrus............this could potentially be used for anything for example each image a page in a magazine which redirects to a page you make with content etc in other words a revolving magazine for your forum.

Im looking into the module layout design now for vbadvanced

[Noosphere]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

1. At the moment the flash file has a fixed size with respect to the dimensions, hence 900 pixels wide, which was intended initially as a standalone on just a single vBulletin page. This is how it was designed, and not really to be used in vBa CMPS. For it to work in this script it requires some recoding of javascript attributes and using a different embed method so it will use the vBulletin templating system as opposed to pure PHP coding. From what I can remember with vBa CMPS it is quite straight forward, but I would need to code a vBa CMPS module for it, along with some additional coding in another template. It could be setup within a collapsible module, if thats what you are referring to? The overall size I will change in the update, and users can set the globe radius as they see fit for their own websites (this attribute is documented in the user guide under Advanced XML Configuration).

2. Making the images hotlink to other urls is quite easy, but not implemented in this version. I will look at this in an update, all it would involve additional url and target attributes in the XML file on the images you want hyperlinked, and the ones you dont want associated with an hyperlink you would just enter no url or target.

Glad you got it all working in the end!

Thanks as always for the prompt, detailed reply. I know you're a busy man these days, and about to be indisposed for a time, so I'll just enjoy the mod as is for a bit. By your leave, though, I'd like to contact you in a few weeks regarding the specific customizations and perhaps to discuss another related matter. No need to reply again now, you can indicate yay or nay then.

Meanwhile, congratulations on this sure-to-be Mod o' the Month.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by basilrath

Great mod syrus............this could potentially be used for anything for example each image a page in a magazine which redirects to a page you make with content etc in other words a revolving magazine for your forum.

Im looking into the module layout design now for vbadvanced

Thanks.. Yes it could be easily used for that purpose, I'll look into coding the AS for hyperlinking via the current XML file. For obvious reasons all links would need to be absolute - dependng on where users have installed their vBa CMPS.

I don't actually use vBa CMPS myself, but I used to a year or so ago, so I'm familiar with module layout coding. But actually getting this globe to work is another matter since it requires some coding in the headinclude, unless it can be coded another way - it took me awhile to get the current embed code working in PHP. I originally had it running under a simple HTML page, but it failed under PHP, so it had to be coded slightly different.

[Leo Brazil]

Dude this is totally awsome !!!

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

So far requests have been asked for the following:

vBulletin 3.7.x user album system
vB CMPS block module

I'm gonna wait for your upgrade but my vote goes for those two options to be on it.

Keep Rock'n

[trophygrl]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

With this initial release that is correct. This will be changed when I update it to a full vBulletin integration, with many new features available. It will become a product XML import and will display images directly from vBulleti's 3.7 user albums, if selected. There will be other 'bridges' for Photopost pro, photoplog, and a few others that can be used.

Basically, this first release was just a standard non-database use release, and all images defined within the XML file. With future updates this will be totally changed, and everything will become easier to use.

i can't wait!

thanks!

using this for now