Usage
The Imagevue Gallery and Slideshow may be utilized in a number of ways. Below we have listed a few links to some of our users galleries and slideshows:
www.mileswillis.co.uk
Photography portfolio.
www.christophergrant.net
Another photography portfolio utilizing the sitemenu.
www.remembrancephotography.comThis site uses the Imagevue slideshow pagecomponent on the startpage, and has the Imagevue gallery as a subsection.
www.radvision.com/Corporate/ManagementTeam/This page uses the Slideshow as a pagecomponent to display company profiles along with descriptions.
www.westausgang.deThis website shows an example of integrating the Imagevue gallery into a custom HTML site.
www.tank.no/?go=jobberThis page uses the Slideshow as a pagecomponent to display company profiles along with descriptions.
www.gleikh.comArt director portfolio
www.lancios.comThis Flash site shows the integration of the Imagevue slideshow into a custom Flash page.
www.lewisanne.net/nwh/alpha/This website uses the Imagevue slideshow to showcase their flower arrangements along with brief descriptions.
www.photogallerylinks.comOur own gallery listings site uses the slideshow module as a dynamic graphical header at the top of the page.
www.fab-factory.net/start/Photography Portfolio
Sitemenu module
The sitemenu module allows the addition of an optional custom menu, or basic contact information for both the
Imagevue gallery and the
slideshow.
Sitemenu OverviewGallery Sitemenu ExampleSlideshow Sitemenu Examplewww.neologisme.com sitemenu example www.genesiz.nl sitemenu example www.carlosesteban.net sitemenu example
Language
Imagevue may easily be translated into any language and we already provide configuration files for several languages. Below are a few examples:
Norwegian
Dutch
Spanish
Finnish
Style and Templates
The visual style of the Imagevue gallery and slideshow may easily be customized. The examples below are taken from our
templates section:
carbonsoftwhiteunderwaterlazybluegardenergoldenbrownhotheat
Send picture to friend
Imagevue has a send e-mail feature, which allows the user to send a photo directly from the gallery to a friend. Read more here:
Send E-mail module.
URL parameters
Imagevue may be accessed in a variety of fashions using the dynamic URL parameters. All settings from the
config.ini or
slideshowconfig.ini file may be applied to the URL. A few examples of possible usage:
Access any folder by referring path in the URL [slideshow] Access any folder by referring path in the URL [gallery]
Access an image directly by referring path in the URL
Descriptions
You can easily add descriptions for any images from the admin interface and display them in the gallery or slideshow. Below are two different ways of displaying descriptions:
Slideshow Descriptions Imagevue Gallery descriptions
Interactivity
Imagevue has a range of controls for customizing the way a user views and interacts with the interface. Below are a few examples:
Start directly on first image in a specific folder Single level menu Set a slideshow as your startimage/startpage Thumbnail click opens image in popup windowThumbnail click opens image in slideshowThumbnail click opens image in galleryMinimal Interactivity and open Image in Gallery Open and download large format image
Mouse Right-Click and Keycontrols
Imagevue has additional right-click and keycontrol interactivity to improve the user experience.
Right-click context menu changes according to the current viewing status of the gallery, and what item the user is hovering over.
Keycontrols list:
[arrow right] - Next image/Next page
[arrow left] - Previous image/Previous page
[arrow up] -
Slideshow Play
[arrow down] - Slideshow Stop
[spacebar] - Slideshow Next
[+] - Slideshow increase interval
[-] - Slideshow decrease interval
Click the link below and try yourself to right-click various items around the gallery, or use the keycontrols:
Imagevue Gallery Example
Music Player
Imagevue includes an audio player that can play mp3 tracks to accompany your gallery or slideshow. The audioplayer may be configured to play audiotracks from a specific folder, or to play differents tracks per category/imagefolder. It is also optimized to run only if the viewers bandwidth is sufficient, and it uses flash-native cookies to store the users play state and volume when revisiting your gallery. View the audioplayer in the examples below:
Imagevue Gallery AudioplayerSlideshow Audioplayer Audioplayer playing changing tracks per active imagefolder
Slideshow
The slideshow is a module which is used in the Imagevue gallery, but may also be used as a standalone slideshow, or as a pagecomponent.
Default Slideshow Display Images at maximum browser sizeScale image to fit browser, no aspectSetting width and height restriction to 300pxAll transition styles and random image sortingMinimal Interface ControlsMax Interface Controls
