FMG - Flash Media Gallery

A customizable multimedia Flash gallery in the work. For now, just an image gallery / slideshow with some parameters.

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  • Cross platform ( Windows/Macintosh/Linux )
    Cross browser ( Firefox / Internet Explorer / Safari / .. )
  • 100% FREE

  • Loads JPG, PNG, GIF or SWF
  • Fullscreen option
  • Lightweight / Small footprint (<25KB!!)
  • Browse with buttons and keyboard (space, enter, arrows)
  • Autostretches images to full width or heigth
  • Customizable via individual parameters and individual or global config file.
    • Current custom parameters (and defaults):
      • startAlbum (0)
        Album to display at start
      • slidePause (false)
        Pause the slideshow at start
      • thmbSize (50) //Possibly bugged
        Specify the sizes of your thumbnails (you should take the longest size for best quality!)
      • thSp (10)
        Space between thumbs
      • thSlideSpeed (1)
        Speed of the thumbnails scrolling
      • sSInterval (5000)
        Time between slideshow intervals.
      • XMLConfigFile (http://www.e-builds.com/projects/fmg/gallery.php)
        The config file with albums and descriptions.
      • hideAlbums (true)
        If set to false, albums will be shown to select on startup.
    • The XML config file:
      Just checkout this example for now and be smart!
      (Be sure to check the source of this file. Since it is XML, it could display differently on your browser!)
  • Albums (or "sets") display
    • with custom covers
    • Albums resize relativily to display! (and smaller)
    • Cover of default album shown as big image on start (if slideshow paused)
  • 100% use of flash frame / view / display pane
  • Autohides buttons and thumbs (now also on idle)
  • Click image = Go to URL or Save dialog (without pop-up) ( = Save locally)
    Only images from same domain can directly be saved, others will open in new browser window.
    (Can be overrided with a flash security file, cross domain file, like inFlickr, etc.!)
  • Can be run standalone on your PC (with local (hard disk, usb, ..) or remote images)
  • Displays bugs & errors in a fading screen
  • Uses the SWFObject static publishing method (asa nested object or Flash Satay method) to ensure the most optimal cross-browser support by means of markup only, while being standards compliant and supporting alternative content.
  • Doesn't extract images, only makes them smaller if they don't fit.
  • Doesn't stop slideshow or thumbs when some image(s) are not available
  • Mini loadbar
  • One loader for all thumbs -> Less CPU memory?

For al further features check out the Changelog

Donations will only speed this up!
(I am a pro bono developer, so unfortunatly I don't have the time to develop without income. So sad, this world, alas)

  • Thumbnails are looked for in the image folder. So: make this folder also a parameter.
  • RSS feeds such as Picasa, Flickr, etc.
  • Rezisable albums display
  • XML file per album (to lower load time and unnecessary loading)
  • Preloading!
  • Download bar on thumbs
  • Optionally show thumbs all over the stage! (in rows and columns)
  • Take information out of image file meta (which one is the best?)
  • Ttitle and description per image
  • Clean Memory after each album (or make sure memory doesn't go above a certain amount, bc. it tends too with big photos!)
  • Add effect behind current shown thumb
  • Catch IOErrorEvent errors
  • Dates! If no date, take filedate!
  • language (l8n)

Since 2009-01-27:

- Repositioned control buttons
- Clicking when controls are hidden, now also shows next image (as a real slideshow should :-))
- Hide menu & mouse after mouse idle for 3 seconds
- Smaller, unobtrusive loadbar
- Hoovertips on buttons
- Start slideshow after first thumb loaded!
- Now hides the controls when leaving stage
- Browse with keyboard (space, enter, arrows)
- default config file is now fmg.xml in default folder (local and remote player should work now without changes )
- Autohiding of buttons and thumbs (now also on idle)
- Shows cover of default album on start (if slideshow paused)
- one loader for all thumbs -> Less CPU memory? (Especially for Sabine's old Desktop, hehe)
- Background transparent (in html)! Makes it possible to show it as a pic wihtout user's knowledge and surprise him with the slideshow or when he hoovers the mouse over it (depending on your settings)
- Album scroller (when more albums than can be shown)
- Start on album view
- FIXED: save image bug.
- FIXED: bad last thumb position
- FIXED: bug with resizing when there are so few thumbs that they don't fill the width of the stage
- Loads all thumbnails with extensions jpg now (also for swf and png)
- Various minor things ...

Please consider donating! Any amount is welcome!

Version 002

Stand Alone

Flash + xml + example
Just extract (locally or remote) and start the swf.

FMG - Flash Media Gallery v002 Stand Alone

With thumb creator

Flash + automatic thumb creator (php->xml) with example

FMG - Flash Media Gallery v002 (later..maybe)

As Joomla (v 1.5) Plugin

( Extension page )

Flash + php generated albums (incl. automatic thumb creator) + plugin

plg_FMGallery_J15_v002 (without thumb creator for now; you have to create your own thumbs)

Version 002 Monitor version

Flash

Just overwrite / upload the swf in this package on the oneyou installed and this will allow tracing memory and timing of your gallery for debugging, monitoring or performance issues.

FMG - Flash Media Gallery v002

Version 001

Stand Alone

Flash + xml + example

FMG - Flash Media Gallery v001

As Joomla (v 1.5) Plugin

( Extension page )

Flash + xml + php generated albums + plugin

plg_FMGallery_J15_v001

For now ->0RUBn0 at gmail.com

If you like FMG and want to boost the development, any amount is welcome via donations.


Specify what for or what you like in the comments of the donation form!

Other options: Buying it, hiring me for further development or customizing to your needs ..