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.

[syrus.xl]

Glad to hear you got it working!

The actual details relating to 'User Albums' regarding paths and urls are documented in the vBulletin Manual, this is why it was not covered in detail within our own UserGuide. I think the AdminCP also has the details under it's help section for Albums.

It is easily overlooked, and I can see why it could be confusing.

Regards,

[Sunray2]

My apologies if this was previously requested or answered......

Is there a way to place user permissions on vB iGallery?

Is it possible for each user to have/create their own vB iGallery?

Nice work!

C.

[syrus.xl]

Permissions are not available yet in this modification, this will change once the modifcation is AdminCP controlled.

To actually specify a vB iGallery per user would require a very tight tie in to the vBulletin album coding, the current coding does not support this feature yet.

[Sunray2]

Okay...

Are you working on a particular timeline for the AdminCP?

Thanks for the mod!!!!

Clicks install!!

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Sunray2

Okay...

Are you working on a particular timeline for the AdminCP?

Thanks for the mod!!!!

Clicks install!!

We are currently updating the iGallery to work with video as well. It now supports YouTube access, but we've incorporated our own player in to the backend of YouTube, therefore it is '*chromeless*'.

ATM, the AdminCP is under heavy development to incorporate bridging with many popular galleries, along with a vBAdvanced CMPS block version - which is much smaller than this original.

*YouTube chromeless - meaning the original FLV player has been replaced by our own player, also no watermarks are present in any video that is streamed from YouTube.

[Sunray2]

I am looking forward to the update.

Keep up the great work!

C.

[Sunray2]

Hi Syrus,

Although, I really like the mod, I am going to have to uninstall it. We were testing the forums and the only way we could actually view the gallery was via the full url. Which is unfortunate because when we checked the image paths it showed information that should not be viewed by the public.

I'm sure it's probably something we did incorrectly during the install. Until we can figure it out we cannot use your beautiful gallery.

Thanks,

C.

[syrus.xl]

Originally Posted by Sunray2

Hi Syrus,

Although, I really like the mod, I am going to have to uninstall it. We were testing the forums and the only way we could actually view the gallery was via the full url. Which is unfortunate because when we checked the image paths it showed information that should not be viewed by the public.

I'm sure it's probably something we did incorrectly during the install. Until we can figure it out we cannot use your beautiful gallery.

Thanks,

C.

This is a problem when images are stored in the webroot, paths can easily be found. The gallery itself pulls images via the vbi.php file, but uses a non-direct call - this was done to prevent the real path from being accessed from a browser. The only way around this is by placing the images in the home directory, but then the current vbi.php will fail to find them due to the dynamic XML read only.

In an update this will be coded differently, and paths will not matter, even if they are left in the database default, which is not recommended for large communities, due to database 'bloating'.

The new version will be totally revamped, and security will be increased, along with dynamic bridge import system.

Sorry about the uninstall... but this was just a quick way to bridge it to work with vBulletin User Albums, not the best way but works. We may update this, before the main release 'bridge import' version.

[Sunray2]

Syrus,

Thanks for clarifying.

I hope you will be able to release the bridge soon. You do very good work.

Thanks,

C.

[Sunray2]

I've been working on this and I think I am getting close.

I've change the path and rebuilt the thumbs; now I get a warning regarding line 333 in the class_image.php of the includes file.

Any idea?

Thanks,