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Overall this is an excellent gallery which I am anxious to use. However, I am experiencing an unusual problem.
PROBLEM: When a large pixel size image has been loaded, it displays incorrectly in a slideshow. Only a small portion of the fully enlarged photo is what shows (when I am expecting to see a properly reduced image, shown in its entirety)..
Discussion: Large pixel photos display properly reduced when just viewed individually. Only when the slideshow is run do they show in the incorrect display. Smaller pixel dimensioned photos display just fine in the slide show (as well as with individual display).
Example: You may review the gallery at this location: http://benredman.com . Note: In order to test the installation features prior to loading in the photos for actual display I have merely been putting in some sample pictures, so the photos won't make sense in relation to the topic or the categories.
David, please let me know if you need to have access to the admin panel.
Sam
Sam Redman
Last edited by samredman (26-06-2012 14:46:22)
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Hi Sam,
Link returns a 404. Its not really a bug as such, you would need to play around with the templates and stylesheets to get it how you want. I have started the new gallery system and this slideshow has been removed.
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Sorry that the site wasn't accessible. It is running now. I had taken the server down to do some work on it and didn't realize that you would attempt to look at it so quickly. I should have waited to post until I knew it would be available to view.
About the problem. I am not a good enough hacker with templates and style sheets to be able to construct or repair a slideshow. I just depend on what's in there functionally and only work in the code to change appearances. This problem can be stated rather simply. It is related to large images, 1.5 to 2.0 mb. One particular photo which exhibits the problem is 3264px x 1952px in size. When viewed normally as a single picture in Gallery, it displays as a small photo, but in the slide show all you see is a tiny corner or maybe a tiny middle segment of the full sized picture.
However, from what you said, solving this "bug" maybe a moot point anyway. You mentioned that you are working on a new gallery which won't use this slideshow. That seems to indicate that fixing the present problem is not a reasonable hope (which I can understand if you are in the throes of the new program). That brings up two questions. Will the new gallery have a slideshow feature? And is there any chance I could beta test the new one for you?
Last edited by samredman (27-06-2012 04:38:18)
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This problem can be stated rather simply. It is related to large images, 1.5 to 2.0 mb. One particular photo which exhibits the problem is 3264px x 1952px in size. When viewed normally as a single picture in Gallery, it displays as a small photo, but in the slide show all you see is a tiny corner or maybe a tiny middle segment of the full sized picture.
Ideally, you shouldn`t have pictures that size on a website, even on a fast connection thats too big. It will use more bandwidth to load. I tried looking at the slideshow and it seemed ok. Do I need to look at something specific?
You mentioned that you are working on a new gallery which won't use this slideshow. That seems to indicate that fixing the present problem is not a reasonable hope (which I can understand if you are in the throes of the new program). That brings up two questions. Will the new gallery have a slideshow feature? And is there any chance I could beta test the new one for you?
Yes, there will be a slideshow, but not the one currently used. The new system should be much nicer actually. Possibly not available until late this year or early next though, but if you want to beta test, that would be most welcome, thank you.
Might be best to wait until the beta is officially ready?
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Yes, David, I would very much like to be a beta tester for your new Gallery program. I have had a bit of experience in beta testing software over the years and I think that you will find that I will be diligent and quite good at reporting in clear language any bugs or quirks in performance which I might observe.
I am hoping that the new version will rely on some sort of image resizing facility such as GD or ImageMajick. Photos coming from the cameras today are outlandishly large and while there is no problem storing those raw photos on the server (with the massive low cost hd capacity the way it is today), a reduced sized image is necessary for appropriate gallery display.
Please, let me know about the beta testing prospects. You know what a big fan I am of your software and I am anxious to become a customer of yet another (I actually really liked the present gallery program except for its inability to resize the huge raw photos generated by cameras and cellphones).
-- Sam
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Yes, David, I would very much like to be a beta tester for your new Gallery program. I have had a bit of experience in beta testing software over the years and I think that you will find that I will be diligent and quite good at reporting in clear language any bugs or quirks in performance which I might observe.
I am hoping that the new version will rely on some sort of image resizing facility such as GD or ImageMajick. Photos coming from the cameras today are outlandishly large and while there is no problem storing those raw photos on the server (with the massive low cost hd capacity the way it is today), a reduced sized image is necessary for appropriate gallery display.
Please, let me know about the beta testing prospects. You know what a big fan I am of your software and I am anxious to become a customer of yet another (I actually really liked the present gallery program except for its inability to resize the huge raw photos generated by cameras and cellphones).
-- Sam
Thanks for your kind words Sam. The new gallery system has a few new features. I`m not sure about having the server auto resize, there are many freeware utilities about for resizing images, so I always think it makes sense to resize before they hit the server?
The new system does support downloads now and has options to specify different sizes/buy options for images. Its a download only system now though, so it won`t support purchasing physical prints and frames etc. I`m trying not to make it too complicated.
I`ve added you to the beta list, so thank you for offering some of your time, appreciate it. Not quite sure as yet of the release date.
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samredman wrote:I am hoping that the new version will rely on some sort of image resizing facility such as GD or ImageMajick. Photos coming from the cameras today are outlandishly large and while there is no problem storing those raw photos on the server (with the massive low cost hd capacity the way it is today), a reduced sized image is necessary for appropriate gallery display.
The new gallery system has a few new features. I`m not sure about having the server auto resize, there are many freeware utilities about for resizing images, so I always think it makes sense to resize before they hit the server?
I`m trying not to make it too complicated.
I understand you want an uncomplicated gallery, but that's exactly why it should contain an auto-resizing feature on your end. That would not only be a great feature, but it would uncomplicate using the new gallery for users. From what I've seen, many users won't know how to manually resize or crop photos, let alone take the time to do it for each photo. If users and posters had a choice to display clicked images (say 200x200 or whatever) as small, medium, large or original size, it would be a great!
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Ok, I understand. No problem at all, I`ll build an auto resize feature into the new system, thank you.
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Thanks David.
I'm glad that you will be adding what I believe is an essential feature. I have been lumbering along with another gallery program, inferior to yours in so many ways, but which employs ImageMajick to auto-resize uploaded raw photos (with the latest smartphones, that's a "must have" feature for use with an online gallery), but have all the time longed to be using your excellent gallery program with its excellent interface and ease of use. Kudos on your decision.
Sam
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Thanks Sam.
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