Picture Platform (fla) library
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Requirements
• AS2 version : compatible with Adobe
8 / CS3 / CS4 / CS5
• AS3 version : compatible with CS3 / CS4
/ CS5
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Picture
Platform ("PP")
is a stylish image gallery which
has been developed with the idea
of users having complete control
over all visual aspects by simply
changing XML values. Thus making
the need to edit .fla file not
necessary. PP is also structured
to be loaded into other flash
movies, with routines checking
where it's placed and if high
resolution images will fit in
the visual area or not (and reposition
or rescale if needed).
Basically, PP's goal is to
make itself useful and usable
by anyone, anytime and in any
situation.
PP mimics a 3Dimensional platform
of thumbnails, completely created
by calculations so no external
complex 3D plugins or solutions
are required. It offers different
styles of buttons, movements,
scaling and other visual aspects
such as glossy, blurring, borders
and so on. Everything is fully
automated and the default visual
is generated from a large number
of xml configuration parameters,
importantly the visual can be
configured separately for each
gallery category by overriding
the default xml 'parameter' values
within the category xml node.
PP supports both PICTURE/MAGE
formats as well as SWF ANIMATIONS,
demonstrated in the preview.
Summing up some of the main customizable
features: |
| 3D
platform |
| Number
of rows and columns can
be individually set for
each category, as well as
the distances horizontally
and vertically between thumbnails
and their 'offset' combined
with the 'incline' factor
(which together create the
3D platform effect). Also
can be configured the up
and down hovering speed
and distance (by default
turned off / set to 0) which
makes thumbnails float up
and down slowly giving a
water-wave effect, and the
thumbnail shadow-on-the-floor
visual effects. |
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Visual, size and
depth |
| Configurable
top row and bottom row "scale",
"masking" and
"blur". From top
to bottom row the values
will be calculated accordingly.
You can also set a general
thumbnail scale parameter
which defines the over-all
size of thumbnails, or use
the 'thumbwidth' parameter
which will rescale all thumbnails
to and equal width |
| Background
and border |
| Configurable
background color and transparency
for the thumbnails, as well
as a mouse-over and mouse-out
border width and alpha transparency |
| Different
High resolution options |
Smart high-resolution
zoomed image (after clicking
a thumbnail) routines. If
it does not fit in place,
it will move to within canvas
stage. If it will also not
fit within canvas stage
size, it will either (individually
configurable per category
in XML settings) do A, B
or C;
A) turn high resolution
image scrollable by mouse
movement
B) rescale high resolution
image to fit to exact stage
size (checking if stage
width or height is largest)
C) rescale high resolution
image to fit within the
exact stage size (checking
if stage width or height
is smallest) |
| Different
layouts |
| You can
set the size of the high
resolution black border,
distances or fixed-positions
of the next/previous/close
buttons and transparency
of the dark stage cover |
| Intelligent
AUTO PLAY |
| You can
set PP to add an intelligent
"Auto Play" option.
The auto play feature can
be customized to X number
of seconds, set to either
automatically start on click
or wait until a thumbnail
is chosen/clicked, and optionally
set to keep its on/off status
into memory ... this in
case a viewer decides to
click buttons (watch next/previous
images or jumps forward
or backwards a few category
columns) while auto-play
has been turned on. |
| Different
Categories |
| The category-menu
can be configured to appear
in a fixed stage position
or relative to the PP position
(which can move if the browser
is resized). It can be set
to show categories stacked
horizontally or vertically
and aligned middle (and
optionally match button
widths to the largest) or
right. You can also set
its spacing and button height
and choose if the number
of items in the category
goes before or after the
category name. |
| Different
jump styles |
| Different
'jump' styles when generating
or removing the rows/columns
of thumbnails. By default
they appear/disappear on
their final positions, but
you can make them come in
horizontally or vertically
or from the center. You
can also make the depth
of the thumbnails adjust
themselves when you go with
your mouse from left to
right, so that the front
thumbnails move forward
over the backward thumbnails. |
| Smart
container routines |
| And finally,
there are a number of different
parameters which solve automation
when loaded into certain
positions or into container
swf files and either loaded
in html on left top or in
middle. Most important are
the "xoffset/yoffset",
"setXtomiddle/setYtomiddle",
"settoX/settoY",
"flashhtmliscenteredX/flashhtmliscenteredY"
and "canvaswidth/canvasheight"
which have been precreated
to resolve uncommon usage
or loading PP into uncommon
positions. |
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