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.

[Spank]

Cool cool. Basically it gets stuck on "loading images 2/4"

[Spank]

I had to take the slashes out of the thumbs path, this has fixed the problem.

[Leo Brazil]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

A path is now being added, instead of a relative url.

Any progress about this ?

Tks

[SRO]

Fixed it.

[solidlink]

does not work for me? can someone test for me? www.onestash.com

[Baldilocks]

Any reason why the thumbnails stop loading half way thru??

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Baldilocks

Any reason why the thumbnails stop loading half way thru??

Thumbs may get stuck if the preloader detects that a thumbnail or main image is missing.

Also note, it will depend which version you have installed. v2.0 shouldn't lose any images if installed correctly, since it uses the vBulletin User Albums. However, in some cases you may need to do a 'Thumbnail Rebuild' in the User Album Manager if some thumbs are not showing.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Spank

I had to take the slashes out of the thumbs path, this has fixed the problem.

Thanks for reporting this - I haven't had time to check it myself. I've been updating and designing a new modification that will display the whole 'vB iGallery' within another gallery, this may sound a strange thing to do but it pulls in YouTube videos (without using their player, and many other video formats directly, this means it can pull in virtually anything that is flash related, and play it - even flash games, if required!

[Baldilocks]

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

Thumbs may get stuck if the preloader detects that a thumbnail or main image is missing.

Also note, it will depend which version you have installed. v2.0 shouldn't lose any images if installed correctly, since it uses the vBulletin User Albums. However, in some cases you may need to do a 'Thumbnail Rebuild' in the User Album Manager if some thumbs are not showing.

I've done all of that. Even limited it to pulling one album picture at a time and it still gets stuck half way.

[Leo Brazil]

Hi syrius.xl,

I'm glad you came back.

Originally Posted by syrus.xl

A path is now being added, instead of a relative url.

I'm still anxious waiting for this....lol....please don't forget.

By the way, I was doing a lot of tests and customized your background to fit it to my board. It's looking great.

My idea is plave vB Igallery right bellow my forums on Forumhome not only as a separate vB page and just a extra link on Navbar as suggested on your instruction manual.

Any suggestion how to do this ?

Tks.