Major Additions - Ultimate Media Gallery LITE

What is it ?
It's a gallery - what do you think ?

Why another Gallery ? There is no gallery, it can do all the things you need. Categories and Images, every gallery can do, but ...
... does anotherone have passwords for categories or let a category visible at a certain time ? Which gallery supports
Medias ? JPG, GIF and PNG are standard - but what happend with APE, ASF, ASX, DIVX, AVI, MIDI, MP3, MPG, SWF, FLV ... ? or what happends with Links (Videos) ?
No Problem for the Ultimate Media Gallery ! approx. 20 Medias + approx. 20 URLs are supported. The best to it, all in the forums - no external player.
My thanks goes to @nix (Goldbrick) for his permission to use some parts of his Mod.

Categories, Media, Comments and also the Searchfunction works for permission. Which may not be seen, e.g. with the search one does not found.
The gallery is not integrated in the forum like many different - from performance reasons. The number of Queries per side is on the average with approx. 10-12.




Features:

• Look and Feel like your vBulletin
• Full Navigation in Navbar
• Report Media/Images or Comments
• seperate Galleries (Public and Private) with own Categories
  
  • unlimited Gallery-Size (filesize) for public Gallery
  • limited Gallery-Size (filesize) for private Gallery (Usergroup permission)
  • use your Forums Attachments as a Category (only in PRO Version)
  • use your Forums Albums as a Category (only in PRO Version)
  • copy Images from the Gallery into you Forums Album (only in PRO Version)
• supports a lot of Media-Types to upload
  
  • avi, mp3, wma, ogg, wmv, mov, mid, midi, mpg, mpeg, swf, flv, mp4, divx, wav, asf, ape, asx, wm, kar
  • define the Playersizes (width / height) in the AdminCP of each Media type
  • all Media Types will shown in the Gallery (NO external player)
• supports approx. 20 Media Links
  
  • youtube,myvideo ....
• AJAX
  
  • Media/Image Rating
  • change Category Title on index site
  • change Media Title like your profile
  • Quickreply
  • Advanced Search (Username, Tags and Mediatypes)
• Categories
  • unlimited Categories for the public Gallery (limited to 5 in the LITE version)
  • limited Categories (set in usergroup permissions) for a Members Gallery (limited to 2 in the LITE version)
  • seperate Category structure for EVERY Gallery (User can create there own structure)
  • Usergroup/Buddy/Friends permission for a Category (inherit to all Child-Categories)
  • Timeshift (only in PRO version) - create a Category time and let it appears at the date you want (only Admins and the User itself can see it)
  • Password (only in PRO version) - give your Category a password (inherit to all Child-Categories - only Admins and the User itself doesn't need it)
  • allow Rating, Comments for a Category
  • allow Images and/or Media in the Category
  • moderate the Comments enable/disable
• custom Fields
  • create unlimited custom Fields (all Categories)
  • chosse from 6 models (single text line, textarea, radio buttons, checkboxes, select menu and multi-select menu)
• Uploads
  • use Massupload via FTP or ZIP (Usergroup permission) (only in PRO version)
  • enter a Media Link or do a "single" upload
  • create Tags for an Image/Media
• EXIF or ID3 Tag
  • on JPG it will show EXIF (if avaible and allowed)
  • on MP3 files it will show the ID3 tags instead
• Own UserCP and Mod-/AdminCP
  • create,edit or delete Categories
  • Upload Images/Media in public/private Galleries
  • moderate Comments
  • private Settings for the Gallery itself (global Settings must be set to ON in AdminCP)
• eCard supported
  • WYSIWYG eCard
  • create an eCard from the Images (no Media) but remember a Password or Timeshift *g
• Legal Notice (for german sites only)
  - could be disabled for other countries
  
• Search like vBulletin
  • Quick- or Advanced Search
  • search by Keyword, Username, Tag or Mediatype
  • search for Titles only or include Comments
  • search for Uploads since ...
  • ...
• Watermark
  • choose from 3 different watermarks (gif, jpg, png)
  • place it in one of 8 directions
• Usergroup Permission
  • can use the Gallery
  • can see public Gallery
  • can see private Galleries
  • can create a private Gallery
  • can rate Images/Medias
  • can give Comments
  • can change own Comments
  • can delete own Comments
  • can moderate Comments (in own private Gallery)
  • allowed Media Types in public Gallery
  • allowed Image Types in public Gallery
  • maximum width in public Gallery
  • maximum height in public Gallery
  • maximum filesize in public Gallery
  • allowed Media Types in private Gallery
  • allowed Image Types in private Gallery
  • maximum width in private Gallery
  • maximum height in private Gallery
  • maximum filesize in private Gallery
  • maximum Filesize (overall) of a private Gallery
  • is Moderator in the Gallery
  • is Super-Moderator in the Gallery
  • is Administrator in the Gallery
  • can use FTP-Upload
  • can use ZIP Upload

You will found some EXTRAS into the folder "do_not_upload".
The Documentation and Instructions can found into the folder "documentation" (there're also the images of the AdminCP).
Please, read the Documentation before asking Questions

All Extensions, Changes ... will only be done in the PRO Version (the PRO already uses HOOKs).

Ultimate Media Gallery uses the following third party Products:
Highslide Javascript (http://www.highslide.com)
(Highslide is free for non-comercial Websites. If you don't know, if you have a comercial website, take a look at the licence http://highslide.com/#licence)
The media player and mp3 player are from http://www.jeroenwijering.com/

FAQ:
Question: Will it work under vBulletin 3.8 ?
Answer: Yes, it will.

Question: Is there a Converter for Photopost or Photoblog ?
Answer: Yes, there is.

Question: I have Photopost or/and Photopog runinng. Must I deinstall both or one of them ?
Answer: Definately NO. You can run all three MODs (in UMG you can get a Javascript-Error if Photopost running) - but that's all.

Question: Are there modules for vBadvanced.
Answer: Yes, there are. And also the same modules for vBCMS.

Question: In a Gallery it shows me 0 Hits or no Thumbnail ...
Answer: The Hits, Thumbnails, eg. will shown the Category itself. You have some Child-Categories inside your Category.

Live DEMO (Pro) can be found here: http://www.php-unlimited.com/umg.php (you don't need to register yourself for viewing)

More Questions ? Pls, RTFM first.

[edit: 25.1.2009]
Change the Imagecheck. Example: If you change an PNG into JPG, it will now saved as an JPG.
new PRO-AddOn: Forum Attachments can now a Categorie in a private Gallery.
new PRO-AddOn: Forum Albums can now a Category in a private Gallery. Also this AddOn allows you to copy Images of the Gallery into you Album (based on Users Album Permissions)

[edit: 26.1.2009]
Fix a bug in the Installation. You need to uninstall, then reinstall with this new product, only if you haven't any Mediatypes or UMG Permissions (see in you AdminCP -> UMG)
Added: vBgallery2umg.php (a converter for vBgallery) - it's not 100% testing, so it's in Beta Stage.

[edit: 28.1.2009]
added vBgallery2.0 to UMG converter.
Fixed the complete Editor and changed the Categorydisplay.
Files to upgrade:
All php files, the folder clientscript and overwrite the product.

[edit: 1.2.2009]
Fix the sigpic BBCode.
Add Forum Integration for PRO Version (see this Post).

[edit: 12.2.2009]
fixed somed bugs 'bout the catid. Added a new converter: photoplogLITE_2_umg.php
Pls, change the PHP's.

[edit: 2.3.2009]
changed the converter: photopost_2_umg.php
You can now have 2 different databases

[edit: 4.3.2009]
fixed a lot of minor bugs (upgrade all files !!!)

[inciarco]

Two More Ideas:

- When Viewing a Media it would be nice that the Category Name could have a Link to the Category so that the User can Browse to it thru that Link and not having to user the Top Link Path (which not many use).

- It would be nice for Admins to Choose via Admin Control Panel the number of Tags a User can User and/or the Number of Letters the Tag Text Box an Contain; right now I can see that is Limited to a number of Letter, it would be nice for Admins to set that number of Letters/Words.

My Best Regards.

[Coroner]

Ok, I've tried the flv and can't start it, too. Checked out the HP of the player, but can't find anything about it.
Ok, there's GOOGLE ! All I found, that the server must support RTMP !? - sorry.

MP3: This also is taken from Goldbrick (all the Media displays, are Goldbrick - but with a little bit modifying myself).

Highslide: I use it like description on the HP but ... in the LITE version is NO direct Image/Media Link. All links to images/medias will get over umg_view.php..... I'll changed that in PRO (you can select it) for loads of images/medias in a category.

[Coroner]

Originally Posted by inciarco

Two More Ideas:

- When Viewing a Media it would be nice that the Category Name could have a Link to the Category so that the User can Browse to it thru that Link and not having to user the Top Link Path (which not many use).

- It would be nice for Admins to Choose via Admin Control Panel the number of Tags a User can User and/or the Number of Letters the Tag Text Box an Contain; right now I can see that is Limited to a number of Letter, it would be nice for Admins to set that number of Letters/Words.

My Best Regards.

See the navbar in the Picture. The category is LONDON and it's linked

The other one is a nice idea - but ... when I'll do it - all in PRO.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by Coroner

Ok, I've tried the flv and can't start it, too. Checked out the HP of the player, but can't find anything about it.
Ok, there's GOOGLE ! All I found, that the server must support RTMP !? - sorry.

I've uploaded the Last Version of the JW FLV Player and when I tried to Play the Video it Said that the URL was Wrong, the Relative URL doesn't Work on that Player (so I guess swf Videos have this same Problem), so I tried on the "umg_extensions" File to Add the 'http://mysite.com/forum/' URL to the $url variable like:

$url = 'http://mysite.com/forum/' . $media_url;

for case 'swf': and for case 'flv': and now is Playing the FLV Videos, (and I guess also swf Videos).

That part of the Problem is Solved.

- Coroner, If you can Please Provide me the Code for the Basic Path of the Forum 'http://mysite.com/forum/' to use it instead of 'http://mysite.com/forum/' I'd appreciate it a lot?

- I'd also like to Ask You How can I Use the FullScreen Option of the Player, because it Plays the File but that Button Doesn't Work; is it because of the HighSlide Effect? How can that Option be Enabled?

My Best Regards, FLV Video Player is Important (Many Video Hosting Web Sites Like YouTube Use It).

My Best Regards.

[Coroner]

Will try to update the player 1st and when it's working, I'll do an upgrade.

But ... I don't know, if I can do I before moday. My kiddies will come tomorrow and I will spend with them.

Regard

[inciarco]

Family Time should Always be in First Place. :up::up::up:

I've looked in some of the .xlm files and I found one of the Codes you used to reference the Forum's root Directory, so the Code for $url in "swf" and "flv" cases on "umg_extensions.php" File should be (I've tested it and Works Fine this way):

$url = $vbulletin->options['bburl'] . '/' . $media_url;

- If you can also include on the "Media Information", on the "Category" Information, a Link to the Category, that would be very Nice, because right now the Users can only Browse to that Category on the Top Links (the ones you showed on your image), but if you see in PhotoPlog and my other Mods when the Category Info appears it also has a Link to that Category, (great for easily going back and see other Medias), also Users are not very smart using the Top Path Links; right now only appears the Name of the Category but without a Link to it.

- I've also checked the Link provided for the Medias, and I can see that it uses a URL that includes "umg_view.php" in it; that Link when included on a Post doesn't Work, so it would be better to use the simple "umg.php?m=zzz#media" URL (zzz for the number of the Media), that Works Very Well (the one Displayed on the Address Field of the Browser).

My Best Regards.

[yourradio]

Hello,
Such a powerfull gallery and has no image resize on upload feature ? or I'm just blind and couldn't find it ?
Thank you.

[inciarco]

It has Image View with Highslide (you can set the Size of the Viewer for Images).

It has Upload Feature, you have to set Permissions for Usergroups.

My Best Regards.

[yourradio]

Originally Posted by inciarco

It has Image View with Highslide (you can set the Size of the Viewer for Images).

It has Upload Feature, you have to set Permissions for Usergroups.

My Best Regards.

Lets say I set the permissions for maximum width and height of an image to 1024 Px and file size to 200Kb. When user trying to upload an image that is bigger than these settings, is it possible that the gallery will resize it automatically to these settings I set in the permissions ?

Thank you.

[Dirtchamber]

Hey there,

Great mod - I'm very impressed with it. I just have two questions that I hope you'll be able to help me out with:

1. When uploading a file, what would I need to change to make it so the text editor (for entering a description of the file) spawns with text already inside? So instead of just having an empty box, it would have, say, "Name, Age, Location" etc - like a form.

2. Is there an option to change the default display order on a gallery index? I know you can do it as a user, but I'd like to make a global change, that applies to all users.

Thanks for your help. And again - great work!
Dan