Hello, i love your flash. I am using the flash8 version but i would like to use bitmaps from the Library instead of loading them from an xml. Could you please help me where to change the code?
Chris
· 3 weeks ago
For those of you having problems with the reflections fading away, it does work but it takes a minute to understand it. The script does not make your reflection itself fade away, instead it overlays a semi-transparent box over the image, to give the illusion of the fading away.
With this in mind, change
var relectionColours:Array var reflectionAlphas:Array
to
var reflectionColours:Array = [0xff0000, 0x0000ff]; var reflectionAlphas:Array = [100, 100];
This makes the overlaid box blue and red, and should make it a lot easier to see what you're doing.
Next, play with
var reflectionRatios:Array
change the two values until you get a nice gradient. It takes a bit of playing with, but [105, 195] worked well for me.
Finally, change the colours back to 0x000000, 0x000000 and then change the alphas to [100, 0]. This way the image will start bright, and then fade to black. You can set the alpha to [100, 20] if you prefer the reflection darker, but this doesn't work too well with transparent PNGs as the reflection will include a black box.
Hope this helps you understand! The script is awesome and working perfect for me now. Thanks!
Rob
· 3 weeks ago
I have add a ID tag for each of my albums and was wondering how I can go about creating a sort drop down function built in with the code so that I could sort it by say ID tags 1-12 or 12-24? any ideas? I thought about changing the Xmldata.onload function but wasn't exactly sure how to intergate my idea???
thanks for the help
J
· 3 weeks ago
Hello, I'm trying to use this coverflow on my website. I have a few pictures, and I want to link each picture to certain page: if I click a picture, I want the page associated with the picture to appear on an iframe instead of a new page.
I'm not quite sure how to assign the target of the link in flash. I haven't used flash before, but I figured out by googling it has something to do with getURL. So I opened iTunesAlbumArt.fla file on flash, clicked on action and opened the code. I found three lines of getURL and changed the second parameter of each into the name(id) of my iframe or to _self, all of them with or without " ", ' '. Nothing worked as I intended.
Another question is, would it be any different or easier if I insert swf file on the page through dreamweaver instead of using iTunesAlbumArt.html and modifying?
Please give me some advice. Thank you.
Alki
· 4 weeks ago
can i cycling all item? if yes, how? thanks.
Skullo
· 2 months ago
GREAT WORK !!!
And I have the same problem than some people here : The first image doesn't show up. Can someone help me?
TX
abskomol
· 2 months ago
Cab anybody help me? i want double click option for full screen of a image. Please help me.
easynow
· 1 month ago
Frequently Asked Questions:
Fantastic Coverflow. Ok, so one thing i noticed about this blog is that there are lots of people asking questions and not alot of answers. To make thuings easier and save stephen time i thought people could add to this FAQ if they discover how to overcome a problem they have and then repost the full FAq, this way it will save people having to search all 1000 posts.
These are a couple of problems i have over come:
1. How to load another movie (allows to use coverflow as navigation)
Replace >> getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_blank"); With >> var address = "javascript:Mediabox.open(\'" + infostruc[current-1].authLink + "\', \'<img src=Title" + infostruc[current-1].authLink + "\', \'mediabox[600 200]\');void(0)" getURL (address); Combine with javascipt/css includes from example. Example >> http://www.getelastic.co.uk/Case7/gallery.htm
3. How to remove reflection
This is not the correct approach, but it works, change this setting Set to >> var reflectionSpace:Number = 1000;
dixell
· 1 month ago
How do to step through the links even if you click on the picture?
Nutech
· 1 month ago
Hi, Could some one be kind to explain how to load your own album covers and link them. I open the .swf file and the flash file but didnt get to the point to understand where I can change the album files and like them?
rtom
· 1 month ago
just have a look to the xml file in the same folder
rtom
· 1 month ago
hi stephen, thanks for this great coverflow!
@the people out there, i have two questions:
1) the transparent png works for the cover, but not for the reflection. the reflected picture has no transparent parts. is there an option to fix this?
2) is there a possibility to add something to the .xml file so that the coverflow automatically jumps to a specific cover?
explanation: i want to make an xmas calendar with the coverflow and offer a special gift every day. so on the 10. of december for example, i want that the coverflow shows the image for day 10.
would be great if someone can help. i'm not that good in action script, more a designer :-)
greets!
flasheye
· 1 month ago
Hi! @rtom: you can change this to jump to any node:
xmlData.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void { if (success) { _root.current = new Date().getDate(); // jumps to the date /* or you can jump to the middle: _root.current = Math.round(xmlData.firstChild.childNodes.length / 2); */
THE TRANSPHARENT BUG isnt fixed... i hope it will be fixed soon :)
Yorch
· 1 month ago
Great Job! Do you have an AS3 version ??
Only works in AS2
Regards
Melissa Snyder
· 1 month ago
I have autoNextP:Number set to "1" but the slideshow does not seem to auto play. Any tips?
kamil
· 1 month ago
on the line where you got something like this var autoNextTime:Number = 5 delete the ";" and it will be work. my works.
Thomassonic
· 3 months ago
Transparency fix! Plus smoothing. 4 lines to edit:
line 84: this.texture = new BitmapData(ptexture._width, ptexture._height, false, 0x00ffffff); line 174: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true); line 531: root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00ffffff); line 532: root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00ffffff);
Yanzer Lee
· 2 months ago
muchas gracias. i love you. thanks for you transperancy fix!!!! ( after an hour of debugging! )
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Awesome! I have added the fix to the project and updated the source code. The lines with your fixes have your "Transparency Fix by Thomassonic" to your credit. This kind of improvement is exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks Thomassonic.
easynow
· 1 month ago
Hi there.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success combining a lightbox type feature with stephens code? Any examples would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Dean
easynow
· 1 month ago
Amazing code, cheers for sharing.
Been trying all afternoon to try and get a lightbox feature to work but to no avail. I can find examples of calling the lightbox (im using milbox) from flash, but cant work out how to combine with stephens code.
Any suggestions or examples would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Dean
daibodhisattva
· 1 month ago
Several people have posted asking about the first image not showing up.. it seems to only happen when there are less than 6 albums in the xml file. I'm looking through the code now looking for the solution...
Rob
· 1 month ago
Hi. Great little app. I just have one URGENT question. Is it possible to load external swf's instead of jpgs??
Stephen Weber
· 1 month ago
Not with the current code, which is why its open source to let you change it for your needs.
pat_91
· 3 months ago
is there a limit how many albums you put on this?
Matina
· 3 months ago
Did anyone find a fix when loading 3 images (the first one doesn't appear)?
littlejonkel
· 2 months ago
Hi Stephen, great job on that script and thanks to your ethusiasm sharing this precious piece of code with us. Been playin around now for several hours. Pretty hard code you wrote. Variables are mostly self explaining ;-)
So I could adopt almost everything to my needs, but one thing is really driving me nuts. Is there any chance of setting a max size of the "coverflow movie" itself, when you embed it to another movie clip? The coverflow movie of course has limit in _width and _height. But the covers seem to ignore them.
Where are the screws if have tweak? At the moment the album covers spread over my whole clip.... da****!?
toddinho
· 2 months ago
Is there any Cover Flow that will wok with mobileme? If so, I'd like to use it for a photo slideshow on my website
Name
· 2 months ago
Is this modification possible?
I want a user to click on an image, and then text specific to that image would dynamically load into a div below the swf.
Also, when a user clicks on an image, a name is highlighted in a html list selector.
Any suggestions on how to modify??
nino ross rodriguez
· 2 months ago
hi everyone! thumbs up to the person who created this app! a job well done. there are some minor problems that maybe anyone can solve. if you have less than or equal to 3 albums displaying, the first album will not show. is there a way to fix this problem?
Carmen
· 2 months ago
Hi, I am having a problem with the first image to show up. But only sometimes... Can anybody help me, what this could be?
Thanx
cretins
· 4 weeks ago
Did you find a fix for this? I have the same issue
Name
· 2 months ago
Does anyone know of a way to preload the images that are being pulled in from the XML, before the coverflow starts? Once you start using a large number of images it runs very slowly.
chris
· 3 months ago
Is there a way to have the reflection fade to a transparency?
Alex
· 3 months ago
Hiya,
How do I increase the overall size of the cover flow? It works great and looks really cool I would just like it a bit bigger.
Thanks
Alex
jbible
· 3 months ago
Is it possible to set a default opening position. Say I wanted it to display a particular album initially by default without it having to be the first one on the left (first in the xml)?
lasi
· 3 months ago
I think you have to change the number here : var current:Number = 1; If you change the 1 to 3 for example, the third picture will be shown first. Or did I understand you wrong?
jbible: how were you able to get the image to link to another page on your site? I have read quite a bit of the posts and am not finding anything concrete.
If anyone can help guide me that would be great.
I know I have to call for it in the Flash script but am having a hard time finding where. I see posts about the "getURL" but this line is not in my script. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance,
Stephen Weber
· 2 weeks ago
Hey Michael, I would look for the onRelease handler. Then use getURL to open the page you want to. If you want the link to be dynamic for each coverflow item I would suggest putting it into the xml.
mark
· 2 months ago
That was what I was looking for too. Thanks.
sranson
· 3 months ago
Hi, a quick question also, is it possible to use an XML file from a URL? instead of a relative file. I was thinking to generate the xml on the fly via a URL. Then the content could be dynamic and maybe support paging in the url...
thanks in advance
Jonorr1
· 3 months ago
I also am wishing to do this?????
dean
· 2 months ago
Same here
nodrugads
· 3 months ago
This is really great and works well. I want to modify it so the external links open in a ThickBox window. Using ExternalInterface I am able to access the Jquery and launch static urls from flash into the ThickBox but I cannot figure out how to get the links from the XML to work. Swapping out infostruc[current-1].albumLink for the static url doesn't work. I am not an expert in actionscript or java for that matter. I would really appreciate any advice.
Thanks you!
Niels
· 4 months ago
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LOAD A SWF INTO THEIR MOVIE BY CLICKING ON ALBUM/ARTIST:
1. Make a new MovieClip (instancename: loader_mc) with the same dimensions as your SWF you want to load. 2. Go to Actions and change: getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
Seems to fix the problem without making any other problems
MacHappens
· 2 years ago
Thanks for taking this project on.
I am one of many who love the idea of using a slick version of this navigation style.
I really appreciate your effort.
c.
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Thanks for digging it! I will continue making cool stuff and you continue digging it. :-)
banshee
· 2 years ago
Thx for this great stuff ! I had problems with the elevator to. Now i downloaded this version 2, but flash 8 says it cannot open it. Is this a CS3 version ?
I tried the solution provided : "replace : for (var i:Number = count=0 … by for (var i :Number; i"
but this gives a error.
As i can't read the fla, could u publish the whole line of code ?
rgrds, B
Alex
· 2 years ago
^ yeah i have the same problem. the fla file cant be opened by my mx either..
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hey Alex and Banshee,
I have made a version for CS3 people and for Flash 8 people.
You can download the source code appropriate for your Flash version.
I do recommend getting Flash CS3. If you are a designer or a coder then it is to your advantage.
Also its more stable for PC and Mac (unless your PowerPC Mac).
Warren
· 2 years ago
Excellent user interface!
Any plan to optimize this? Its CPU usage is huge even during idle period
Alex
· 2 years ago
^ Thanks Stephen! you're the best. now just one thing left is the elevator error and itll be PERFECT! : )
banshee
· 2 years ago
Thx Stephen, now i can read it !
I notice that in line 198 nothing has changed ?
Does the advice : " # Alhadef | September 27th, 2007 at 2:57 am
I’ve locate the “elevator door” bug in line 198 to fix, replace : for (var i:Number = count=0 … by for (var i :Number; i " not work ?
cheers,
b
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hehe, Thanks for pointing that out Banshee.
Well I don't think thats the answer. Maybe I am just not seeing what he is seeing, but thats not the bug to me. If anyone can spot it that would be great.
Alex
· 2 years ago
Two suggesstions. It would be great if you could make a 3rd line of text which can be used for other purposes so that we can have 3 hyperlinks.
I also hope that this can be optimized a bit. Some people seem to have 100% cpu usage with this ^O^;
loving this cover flow effect so much : )
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hey Alex,
Yikes! Three lines of hyperlinks. I think thats too much. No offence, but thats well...not going to be built. However the performance of the code is always important. There is a much better way of doing it. Right now it uses Prototypes (old and ugly way of programming) and it uses an interval. In AS3 this thing would kill. I think that might be the next step, but I got some other projects I am working on.
Alex
· 2 years ago
^ I wanted a third link cause i want to have like a purchase now link so people can purchase the album at amazon
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hmmm...that could be arranged. Maybe there is a way I could make this dynamic...let me think Alex.
Warren
· 2 years ago
I added a fscommand to your updateInfo function. By doing this, it allows the UI to interact with javascript. I think this will open a door to many creative things to happen.
Dean
· 2 years ago
Excellent piece of coding I love it, Just wondering how hard it would be to code so that the images are active buttons once in the central position...Not for external getURL links, but so that when clicked it will pick up the XML image name and then move onto a marker in Flash? (gotoAnd...)
Does anyone have any ideas?
MacHappens
· 2 years ago
@banshee
"The elevator door"
increasing these values worked for me
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; (to 800) var doubleClickRegister:Number = 500; (to 800)
There has to be a bug somewhere causing CPU to spend 30%-50% (dual core - so that means 60%-100% on single core) to render this script. I've tested many cover-flow scripts and usually they run at numbers between 0%-5%.
Please look into it and keep up the good work!
banshee
· 2 years ago
Yo MacHappens !
nice man ! It seems that the elevator in his case happens outside off the stage, so normally no problem.
But... ;) in my case i want to use the swf in a flex application. And it works fine. Unless the screen resolution is bigger than the numbers set in the vars (800). Flex shows the content of a flash swf even if it's outside of the flash canvas. So the elevator is shown again. Settings the values bigger, like 1600 or so, gives stranges things, like slides disapearing. So now i'm looking if i can mask the outside of the flash stage.
But thx MacHappens, one step further :)
grzt,
b
Dean
· 2 years ago
Thanks for that MacHappens, great stuff, I was hoping to use the image link as a goto or even a loadMovie event, but a bit unsure how to code that as it needs to pull back the XML data which is fine for a getURL...
So ideally I want to be able to click on the image once in the center position (as is) but then that will load an external image or movie into Flash rather than have to set up a HTML frameset..
Any thoughts? Much apreciated. :)
Matth
· 2 years ago
Yep, thanks for this code Stephen. I will have to study a little more to understand how it works but, nevermind. I think Alhadef was right about the bug. In fact, i've replaced the for () loop line 198 by this for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length; i++) and have no more problem of "elevator door" bug.
(Do you have any reference or ressource to help to understand your way of programing this?)
Thanks
Alhadef
· 2 years ago
hello again in the line 198 for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) {
if there are lot of images or if the shelveCDSpacing is big there is an exit before to create all the clip. If you simply describe all your objects like that, it's works !
for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length;i++){
jun
· 2 years ago
Hello, I don't really understand why we couldn't load a movieclip or an swf file. It work for the reflection, but not for the main picture. Could you explain why, maybe it will be a clue for me to modofy it to accept mc or swf file.
Thank you.
Ragnarok
· 2 years ago
Hi i was just curious how you would go about, getting rid of the reflection, and if its possible to make it so it moves by just rolling over and not clicking.
Thanks
matthew
· 2 years ago
how do you put it on a website i put it on mine and it doesnt show the data.
M.
· 2 years ago
Great work. I'm hoping to use images hosted elsewhere (with permission) but instead of seeing the image I just saw the word 'LOADING'. Do you know if it's possible? If so, any tips how to make it work? Thanks.
banshee
· 2 years ago
Thx Alhadef !
Todd
· 2 years ago
Does anyone know how to implement this is joomla. No matter if I use adobe, swf object or other embedding codes I can't get past loading xml data.
I am curious if anyone has been able to use this with a CMS system or not.
Any help would be appreciated.
Todd
· 2 years ago
For those looking to implement this who are not web designers here are a few tips.
First open the .fla in flash Hit F9 Search using CTRL+F for xml, find XML load parameters Type in desired URL path for where you uploaded .xml files Save file. Export file as SWF Upload your new SWF and viola everything will load.
Hope this helps all.
As far as the CMS/Joomla issues I recommend downloading mod_php and other php modules which allow straight script into a content box.
Thanks! :)
Alex
· 2 years ago
^ I'm having the same problem with Xoops. It Just doesnt seem to work when embedded in the site..
omgklz
· 2 years ago
Anyone knows how to make the cover images - not the artist name/album name - linkable? Like lead to a link when pressed?
I am sooo lost with this and can't figure how to do it :(
nev
· 2 years ago
This is a nice effect. The only snag I see, as earlier post mentioned, is that it hogs cpu like crazy. Otherwise very nice.
Darren Scott
· 2 years ago
Hi Stephen,
This is my first time here and I just want to throw you a big kudos for making this available! I've used it for displaying templates and I'm now trying to create a plugin for e107 so that the XML can be updated within the admin panel- Your work here has saved me a lot of time so I can just dig right into the plugin. I have made a note to add credits to you in the plugin for the flash
samir
· 2 years ago
Does any one knows about how to create the same effect as above with javascript??????
michael
· 2 years ago
Great Sample! It helps me lots~ Thanks! It will be even more better if this coverFlow support different image size for each album cover, any idea on how to make that?
Frank
· 2 years ago
Hi,
very great work. wonderfull. But i've coding problem for german chars like ö,ä,ü
Which encoding is used there?
best regards Frank
Keith
· 2 years ago
Hello,
This is a great bit of code and it looks and works great. However, can anyone tell me why I can not open the .fla files that I've downloaded. Neither the iTunesAlbumArt.fla nor the MacHappens fla can be opened using Flash MX 2004 (7.0.1) on my MacBook Pro OS 10.4. Thanks for any help or tips! -Keith
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hey Keith,
Sorry dude. This is saved for CS3, or Flash 8. I don't even have a copy of MX anymore to save it for you in that format. Also I don't think it will work for Flash MX. I think its time to get Flash CS3 dude, its worth the upgrade. Happy torrenting! :-)
Keith
· 2 years ago
Wow, my bad!
Don't know what I was thinking... purchasing the latest and greatest now. Cheers! -Keith
Wayne
· 2 years ago
Hey guys you are amazing for this. I want to work on this but I want the links to play music without a redirct page! Basically I want to use this as a music player on a webpage. Has anyone done this yet or have the code to do this?
eurclem
· 2 years ago
Hello, I love your code and I try to customize it..but my level isn't good enough.. I made a site with a background inside which your code is called. Now I would like that by clicking on each cover, a description appears in a new movieclip. This container will be not in the scene of your code but on the scene of the 'website file'. The value of 'description' should be found in the albuminfo.xml file under a new tag called .
Could you explain how to reach this ?
toucher5
· 2 years ago
How about a search by artist or title option that is just a click away to open so that it isn't an annoying option. (for those with an enormous listing)
Jasen Burkett
· 2 years ago
This is the most amazing compoent to hit the flash designers world as far as Im concerned. Once quick addition and or help would be great.
Im trying to make it so that you can click directly on the 'cover' image that is in the front and that then takes you to a web site or another image or what ever it maybe.
any help with this would be great!!!!
Thanks Stephen for the great component!!!
Jasen Burkett Shape and Light Web Development
Zach Gildersleeve
· 2 years ago
Great component, and thanks for sharing. Jasen et al, the easy way to click on the cover image in front and be pointed somewhere would be to add the following code to function controlTheObject(mc):Void {} (lines 341-ish):
this points the front cover image towards the associated album link in the XML file. If you need this link for something else, you can add the XML nodes and change xmlData.onLoad as needed. I'm no expert, but that should be enough to get you started.
Christophe Krebser
· 2 years ago
Thanks for this great cover flow!
However we noticed a small bug, as animation is endlessly calculating, processors are running very high even if nothing has changed.
In function mc.onEnterFrame, if you surround the setTransform call with an 'if' checking if something has changed, then computer ventilators will stay quiet!
Is this legal open source? Where can I find the license file?
I would need permission to redistribute this with a windows application I'm developing.
Show owns this source code? I love it :)
Hendrik
· 2 years ago
Awesome! It really is!
But maybe can help us out, by answering two of the questions above? I tried my best, but I am hopelessly lost.
First one by michael: "It will be even more better if this coverFlow support different image size for each album cover, any idea on how to make that?"
Second one would, which was asked by Jun: How can we implement MCs or even better swfs? Is this possible?
@Christophe Krebser: Can you give us little more precise explanation, please? The CPU issue is a major one, so maybe can you point out once more, which lines of code have to be replaced? Would be very nice, if you or someone could explain in greater detail.
Thanks to everyone helping out and a special thanks to Stephen
TomD
· 2 years ago
Great work, one of the best examples I have seen on coverflow in flash. Works great in test and preview mode in Flash 8, however when I try to publish as .swf, images do not load, titles and text work.
Jpg's and albuminfo.xml are in the same directory.
New to flash, please help.
dd
· 2 years ago
Ditto Stephen,
Great Job. I too am having a similar problem, works fine in preview, test and as an export in html mode with the swf however will not work if exported as a swf standalone or try to open the swf without html. Error: unable to load xml. My attempts have been limited to changing the load url ("./albuminfo.xml") and are unsuccessful. I too am new to flash.
Thanks in advance.
samir
· 2 years ago
can i use it on my site or do i have to get copyright issue from you
or do i have to buy this stuff from you ??
Stephen
· 2 years ago
This is Free to use anywhere you want. You do not have to reference me, link to me or even say thank you (but it is nice to do). Have fun with it, make it better and hopefully post your version of the code! I don't even like this code anymore, I used displayshelf for Flex. Its much less taxing on the computer, it does it a good enough way. However the most realistic way is using papervision and so forth. Good luck and have fun with it.
Btw if you are having problems with it ask around. The code has worked for 1,000 other people so I doubt its the code in some cases.
Boris
· 2 years ago
hi stephen
this is great! i just put a slightly modified version it on our page www.radiopilatus.ch (under "pilatus") to show our team members - and they're all very pleased with it! thank you very much!
Michael
· 2 years ago
HellO! I have read all posts now but Im no coder of this kind so im a bit confused on how to fix the CPU issue.
Read that someone manage to fix it, but is there any codefile i can downlaod and copy-paste into my file?
Kieran
· 2 years ago
Hi there! this is great cant thank you enough for putting this together ive been looking for this for some time.
I have a cd rom project im putting together and want to use this as a starting point for a gallery section. im developing on a mac and my projector file launches this as an swf, works fine off the cd on mac.. but as an exe on a pc, the xml loads but the images dont, as if the path to the album art is wrong i guess? Ive changed the look and sizing etc and loaded it into a _level10 from the launch file. Aside from that the code in the flash is the same?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
helene
· 2 years ago
hey, ace script.
Im trying to get ventilators to stay quiet - tried the script Christophe suggested but no luck - still whirring away.
any ideas??
"However we noticed a small bug, as animation is endlessly calculating, processors are running very high even if nothing has changed.
In function mc.onEnterFrame, if you surround the setTransform call with an ‘if’ checking if something has changed, then computer ventilators will stay quiet!
i am a beginner at action script and learning it now. much props to stephen who created this.
i've had a look at the whole project and it's great. but if anyone has the time, could you please provide a link explaining each line of the action script, that would be great!
thanks!
donalyza
· 2 years ago
Hi I'm not really good in Flash, but I really like this flow cover album. It really suits for my new project. Can someone help me implement this in wordpress, wherein everytime I will click on the picture it will open the post were the picture is inserted? Please I need your assistance here. Thanks.
Great Job ! I've developed similar AS2 project in France, using sandy 3D engine to distort image and Fuse FMP engine to smooth ease the flow. CPU Usage is better with POO :) Now for my Wordpress Blog, I have linked the coverflow with AJAX based LightBox2 that can overlay picture over the page (but it can be an URL too -> donalyza). You can see demo and english tutorial here
Create a movie clip container on stage to hold the swf. Give it an instance name of "myClip" Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example "myMovie.swf". Do the same for .
To control CoverFlow using a button on the stage use:
on (release) {
_root.current = 1; _root.updateInfo();
}
Explanation: Whereas _root.current = 1 directs CoverFlow to goto "Image 1" according to the variable number specified. For example if _root.current = 2, then CoverFlow will goto or slide to "Image 2", and _root.current = 3 will goto "Image 3".
_root.updateInfo() simply updates img_info.author and img_info.album.
Martijn
· 2 years ago
Hi
Great Man Only the CPU usage is huge , any plans to solve it?
Martijn NL
Martijn
· 2 years ago
Sorry I used Aries comment CPU usage will drop down to 2 -6 %
Great Job Aries Thanks
Martijn Holland
Farid
· 2 years ago
Hi! loving this cover flow effect so much : ) Great work!!
im still having some problems when exporting as .swf it keeps saying "unable to load xml" and i stood there like three days now trying to make it work think you guys can give me a help!? or what can i do to export it as a movie clip because, when i download the file and unzip it and try to play the .swf that you guys made it still tells me "unable to load xml"
im running on flash cs3
ps: already tried what Todd, 19. October 2007, 18:51 put, but still no good :(
Maurizio de Matteis
· 2 years ago
Greets from Germany. I love it so much. With Aries´ cpu-usage fix, Alhadef´s elevator bug fix and Zach Gildersleeve`s clickable covers it is nearly perfect. I am looking forward to further modification and extensions. Thanks
K
· 2 years ago
Really good job ! Thanks Stephen, it helped me a lot !
Just one little problem, I can't figure out how change the scrollbar dimension and position without "broke" it's behaviour...
can anybody help ? ;)
thanks again
Jeff
· 2 years ago
Is there a way to build in href's into the XML file? I've added a third dynamic text box that has several lines of content and I want to add links in this content.
andika
· 2 years ago
cool..... thanks forn all friend.. its nice
Toon
· 2 years ago
Excellent user interface! Is there a way to change the reflection so that fades to white?
Toon
Igor
· 2 years ago
Hello stephen,
me too, thanks. Question: how could I use gifs so I can use transparancy. I used this for fotos that were not square, so I would like to add transparent side bars to deliver a square picture.
Or can I do this some other way...
Igor
JD
· 2 years ago
Stephen, This is great. I was hoping you or someone else out there code help me out.
I figure out how to add additional columns of text to each of the cover changes. What I can’t figure out is how to add an additional image that changes with the new content.
I found an example of what I would like to do. See how this company shows off their customer’s logo when the content changes. http://www.demandware.com/clients/
I know to create a movieclip and give it an instance name and I know to update the XML file. I can’t figure out the actionspript to tie it all together.
If anyone is out there that can please help....
Chris
· 2 years ago
Can anyone give me a hand. I need to add lightbox into this version. Im just not a flash Guru. my aim is varsisstudio.
Hendrik
· 2 years ago
Aries, thanks for explaining how to load movieclips.
It tried this: ------- Create a movie clip container on stage to hold the swf. Give it an instance name of “myClip” Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example “myMovie.swf”. ------- by using this code: this.createEmptyMovieClip("myClip",this.getNextHighestDepth());
Loading the movieclip works fine, the only problem is, that the MC is always covered by the cover flow images and I can't figure out why?
Can anyone help me out, how I can get the MC to be on top? Seems like "this.getNextHighestDepth()" doesn't work.
Thank you very much! Hendrik
Wen Fu Kai
· 2 years ago
will someone help me. I'm completely new to this editing. I have downloaded the CS3 flash file, but does not know how to make the edits---
i know must edit in Flash CS3...but where do I go to bring up the codes section--so I can make the changes? Many thanks!
Aries
· 2 years ago
use:
_root.myClip.swapDepths(4000);
You can use a higher number, but I use 4000. I looked through the code and the main components have are on 1000-2000, I think.
Idetrorce
· 2 years ago
very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce
Wen Fu Kai
· 2 years ago
Yay! I know how to use Flash CS3 a little better now. Can any one show me how to define the starting position of the slider? By default coverflow starts at 0. But I would like the default to start somewhere in the middle.
Line 32: var scrollBarStart:Number = 0;
I tried changing this to 3,4, and etc. but the starting position does not change. Will you help on this. Thank you.
Brandon
· 2 years ago
This file works locally but when I try to put it on my Web site, it says unable to load xml data. Any suggestions?
Elizabeth
· 2 years ago
How do you make the album covers to look bigger?
Indyaner
· 2 years ago
Yeah, I want a bigger Version too =/
I want to use it as a personal Image-Database Browser... it would be kickass if the code can read the imagesize from the file... not every image in my DB is my default in eone size...
Please keep up the good work.
TNT
· 2 years ago
the links no longer work on my mac... both in Safari and Firefox... what is up. Before I just did the update... it worked.. but now.. it doesn't
Stephen
· 2 years ago
Hmm...sorry to hear that TNT. I did check on 3 computers and make sure they links are solid. The files are on the server and I can download them just fine. Try going directly to the link maybe, honestly I am not sure. Keep us updated.
Art Vendaley
· 2 years ago
Is there a intern limitation?
When i display more than 22 Images, each next picture (23. 24. etc) is hiding. I can brwose throu them, but cant the them. Furthermore: A falhing bug appears on the left side and blinks the often i scroll to the right.
ciao
TNT
· 2 years ago
Hi Stephen,
Yes. Apple released a Security Update 2007-009 for Leopard OS X. Before I downloaded this update I was able to click the album (even in your example above) and it would direct to the appropriate link.
This flash application was working properly before the Security Update. A friend of mine did the update aswell and we tested this application on his computer.. same results.
However, other flash applications still work after the update. Which leads me to believe it's the actionscript in this code.
Perhaps you may know what would trigger this to not work in regards to external links.
Perhaps this application is also not compatible with Adobe Flash 9.0 Player? I believe that was included in the update.
Here is some information on the update which has affected the script:
It's strange.... now that the link doesnt work... :(
rio
· 2 years ago
Hi
i have been modifying the script to my specs. and its great thanks :D
1 problem. im now makin it graphicly ok for my site and all the graphics look diffrent to the ones i made on fireworks8 ! e.g the scroolbar i turned it purple and the three lines in the middle dissapear every second slide. and the colours turn very low quality etc.
please help
btw great componet!!! :D
varmac
· 2 years ago
this is awesome, now how would you transform the link to trigger a gotoAndStop action in the Flash Movie?
TNT
· 2 years ago
Hi Stephen,
Do you know how to modify the code to launch a new browser window?
I see the modification above but it is not working. I've had luck with specifying opening in "_self" (and maybe "_top") would work aswell.
Just wonder if there is a part of the flash script to modify to specify opening up in a new browser window or in the xml..
Thanks..
Joe
· 2 years ago
Ich wish you can fix this ugly effekt, that the Image make the little "poping" after go to the foreground. The reflection on the ground scales correctly from small to big but the Actual Picture itself goes from small to bigger and the last ~3% of scaling it pops up to geht in size.
But! Great Script. The best of all I've seen ((blitz, doug mccune, antti kupila, Yet Another Coverflow, Adobe Coverflow class)
bye
Mike
· 2 years ago
I put this script in frame one of a scene in a website. When i navigate away from this scene, the cover view stays on top of the rest of the site. What do I need to remove this when going to another scene? I want it to load fresh when returning to the scene it is in. Do i script the buttons to remove it on scene change?
P.S. I'm not a heavy script guy. thanks
Nagaraj
· 2 years ago
Nice work,Thanks alot
David
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen,
Great stuff! I really appreciate the work you have put into this. I would also like to thank those who have suggested modifications and improvements in this thread. The open source community is truly something to behold.
David
chromaix
· 1 year ago
Dude ... great job - Only issue is "fadepoint" ..only works on the "right" side meaning that it still fades down from x=0 ..
Writing this: var fadePoint:Number = Stage.width-49; (hides the right side)
Boris seems to have worked out the flicker issue. www.radiopilatus.ch (under “pilatus”)
daniel
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen. Great script. But i have a problem. As soon as i put in the changes for less CPU changes, the covers come up in a weired way the first time i load them on a fresh browser (with deleted cache) -> see the picture www.lwowski.com/problempic.jpg . As soon as u click one of the covers everything is back in perfect order. also the next time u load it. has anybody an idea how to solve this problem.
thankx daniel
TMac
· 1 year ago
I have a similar question as JD, I would like to load a swf file to be associated with each album. I followed the instruction by Aries and this worked fine, but the user has to click on the Album title to see the movie, then it stays up when you go to another album. I'd like the swf file to come up with the album title and leave with it.
I've tried my best to decipher this stuff but I'm not coding pro.
JasonKessel
· 1 year ago
I solved the flickering issue by changing:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
to:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 600;
Ben
· 1 year ago
Hi folks,
I put a png file as album cover and I get a white background behind the pics. Is there a solution to get only the pic from png file ?
Thx,
Ben
BaskaranS
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen, great work ..best wishes from India.
I need to customize in such a way that the rotation of the clicked object. Could you post full commented and optimized version.
Thanks. BaskaranS
TheBigRedButton
· 1 year ago
This is a great tool, thanks to the creators and to those that have posted here, you have solved many many problems that I thank god I don't have to fix myself! I wanted to share some of what I did with you all as I have seen some comments about image sizes and databases.
Images sizes: I wrote a program that accepts a request and returns an image (I did it in a servlet but it can be done in PHP as well) Look for tutorials for generating thumbnails on the fly. It works great!
Databases: Similar fix, develop a PHP or some other script that queries your database and creates the XML file, instead of sending it to the browser it will be read by the flash and it never knows the difference!
I did encounter 1 problem not mentioned here. Sometimes (not all) the images will load in the bottom right hand side rather than the middle. As soon as you select an image they adjust back to normal.
Anyone else encounter this?
Thanks,
TheBigRedButton
theHammer
· 1 year ago
Flickering issue:
Play around with the var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; variable
Haven't really dug into the code too much just been playing with the variables so far...
But I have 17 pics and changed the-- var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; to: var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 1000;
That seemed to get rid of the "flickering"
Thx for the code, one of the best "Coverflows" I've seen
Chantal
· 1 year ago
Hi, First,wonderful coverflow!!
As mentioned by others, once the coverflow is online, it isn't unable to load the xml file. Please explain how to solve this.
And I would like the coverflow go round, meaning if I am at the last item, I want it to start over automaticly with the first one. Just like http://www.trick7.com/blog/swf/coverSlow.html Does anyone how to do this? I'm a beginner in Flash.
thanx, Chantal
PS, I have Flash 8
daniel
· 1 year ago
"I did encounter 1 problem not mentioned here. Sometimes (not all) the images will load in the bottom right hand side rather than the middle. As soon as you select an image they adjust back to normal."
That´s the same problem i have. anybody an idea to solve it ?
to bigredbutton your tools sound very interesting. where can i find them ?
thx daniel
Dave
· 2 months ago
I have the same issue. Don't know what to do. I know that the swf loads the tiles before it sees the dimmensions of the jpg and the positioning is calculated based on the size of the tiles. So i think the question is how to preload these images.
PS I haven't worked on this in a year.
LP
· 1 year ago
Can someone tell me how to change the image size dimensions to something larger...would like to display my artwork but want to make the graphic much bigger. Tried to make the actual image size of the originals bigger but this did not work. Thanks in advance.
aaron
· 1 year ago
Is it possible to make it so that the pictures can be clicked to bring up the artistlink?
Fabian
· 1 year ago
How do I change the fade so that it fades to white instead of black? Great thing btw!
TheBigRedButton
· 1 year ago
Aaron,
There is a fix for your question in a post above, it should work for any link.
TheBigRedButton
· 1 year ago
Sometimes some of the images will load in the bottom right hand side of the flash movie rather than the middle (usually the 3rd image and on). As soon as you click any image they adjust back to normal. This only seems to happen on my server (GoDaddy/Linux) implementation.
I generate the XML file dynamically and feed the images via an image resizing servlet as well.
To change the size of the images: line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 150(take any size you want); line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 150(take any size you want);
To change fade color into white: line 35 - var reflectionBackgroundColour:Number = 0xffffff; line 49 - var reflectionColors:Array = [0xffffff, 0xffffff];
But, does anyone know how to make the flow go round. See my comment on January 8.
thanx, Chantal
Matt
· 1 year ago
Hello,
I've been look at this Cover Flow and it GREAT! I'm sure this has already been asked, so I'm sorry. Can someone give me a finished file or some code example where the images are links as well. Thanks a lot.
Matt
tha1nonly
· 1 year ago
hello great app for sure ;)
but i need to know how i can change the background, because i just made it white for fun and the mirror-pictures were covered over with this kind of black .....
could somebody please help me out with this one?
thanks
Wilma Mae
· 1 year ago
Where and how do you change the size of the images? What file do I have to edit? Im very new in flash, would appreciate it if anyone could answer me =)
Chantal
· 1 year ago
@ tha1nonly and @ wilma mae, please take a look at my message on January 10th. It is right above your comments.
Does anyone know how to increase the fade?
Thanx, Chantal
tha1nonly
· 1 year ago
hello folks,
i would like to know two things:
1. how can i change the size of the pictures
2. HOW CAN I EDIT THE COLOR OF THE SCROLLBAR????
it would be nice to get an answer for these question, so i can show my own made customization of this wonderful script
and thanks to aries who solved the cpu speed problem, nice work too
steeeeeeuuuvvv
· 1 year ago
same problem as "TheBigRedButton";
This is a serious issue makes it completelly unusable! I was wondering if maybe it would be possible if for example the initially selected cover was the 5th to load the first then flick 1 every second until one reaches the 5th this would fix my problem I just can't figure out how to do this.
Many thanks!
molly
· 1 year ago
This AS is great!!! As everyone else has already pointed out.
I have a question: I added a brown line to the bottom of the page and I want that line to show above the image reflections. I am new to flash and not very good with actionscripting, so I was wondering if someone could tell me what I would have to do to get the line above everything.
Thanks in advance!!
tha1nonly
· 1 year ago
something i want to know:
how can i make the right entry for the albuminfo.xml for these signs >>>
ä >> ?? ö >> ?? ü >> ?? & >> ??
please help me out
steeeeeeuuuvvv
· 1 year ago
I found the solution to my error, and several other people. The error come from the the dynamically generated xml file. I was using php and the code was as such:
echo "\n"; or print "\n"; this causes error because it does not generate fast enough
changing this to $echo = "\n"; $echo .= "\n"; etc and then right at the end use print $echo; does the job!
Hope this will be usefull.
Wilma Mae
· 1 year ago
Chantal: But what file do you edit? And what program do you use to do it? I have tried several things, but I havent found it out. Thanx for all help =)
tha1nonly
· 1 year ago
another problem
i build this menu in the startsite of our xtcommerce shop and said
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].authLink, "_self");
but it wont open the links in the same site, it always opens a new window .....
how can i fix this?
Creativethien
· 1 year ago
I love this script, but I would like to use this on a graphically heavy site. The code posted above to optimize creates a bad side effect (when the albums 1st load, a few of them dont appear correctly. This fixes when you move the scroller)
Does anyone out there have another way to optimize the code without any side effects?
molly
· 1 year ago
Chantel: if you are talking about increasing the fade of the reflection go to Line 502 - target._alpha = 50; (change to any amount you want)
Does anyone know how to make an object be in the front of all the CD reflections?
Creativethien
· 1 year ago
Hey guys I figured out a fix for when you use the optimizing script, the problem is the swf can't place the images correctly because they don't load up fast enough. That is why the script works fine locally but when you put it on your site it screws up the 1st few items.
Since im not good at actionscripting i figured another way to fix this issue. All you got to do is load a few of the 1st images into the browser cache 1st.
if (document.images) { pic1= new Image(117,150); pic1.src="images/coverFlow/game_masterPlan.jpg"; pic2= new Image(117,150); pic2.src="images/coverFlow/game_operaSlinger.jpg"; pic3= new Image(117,150); pic3.src="images/coverFlow/game_dangerZone.jpg"; pic4= new Image(117,150); pic4.src="images/coverFlow/game_theBlob.jpg"; }
billski
· 1 year ago
Wilma Mae,
With the program "Adobe Flash CS3", open the iTunesAlbumArt.fla file. Open the "Actions" window (F9 key)
To change the size of the images:go to the following 2 lines in the script. line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 150; line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 150;
Change the 150 to any size you want (example: 100), Now make new image thumbs 100x100 to match the size you choose, and replace the old 150x150 thumbs that came with the script.
Save and "Export" your movie.
billski
· 1 year ago
Thanks to Stephen for writing this great script, and to Aries, Zach Gildersleeve, JasonKessel, and others for the patches/tweaks to make this even better.
Chantal, back on 8. January 2008, 4:29 You asked if anyone know how to force the script to loop back around rather then end at either the left or right. Like this example http://www.trick7.com/blog/swf/coverSlow.html
Did you or anyone ever figure out how to add a continuous loop around to this script?
Thanks,
demon
· 1 year ago
Hello
awesome script and thx for sharing with the cround
i have a question though how to provide an absolute path for images in xml ?
Thx
matt
· 1 year ago
Hello, probably a simple question but i want the link to open in the same window, it currently launches a new window, any ideas?
Thanks for this grat script! Is it possible to smooth the loaded images so there is no pixelation when transformed? Thx!
Kempo
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the script. Like Matt
" i want the link to open in the same window, it currently launches a new window, any ideas?"
Where would you change the "_blank" to "_self" in order to do that? Thanks
Kempo
· 1 year ago
A million thanks to Stephen for sharing this great script with us.
A million thanks to Aries who's fixes and explantions are awesome. CPU is now running great and linking explanations, as well as how to load mc, really helped a lot.
and also a million thanks to Matth and Alhadef for the elevator door bug fix.
the end result is real sweet! Thx!!!!!!!
Moe
· 1 year ago
Hy! Your CoverFlow-Effect is great! Exactly what I was searching for. I'm not very good in Flash, but is there a possibility to feed the CoverFlow with MySQL-Data?
Thanks a lot, Moe
menno
· 1 year ago
i think if figured out how to solve the inital load with arie's script
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); needs to be run at least once after laoding the first images
Chantal
· 1 year ago
@Wilma Mae I use flash 8 to edit the file. Just like Billski mentioned: Go to the timeline above, click on the 2nd frame of actions. Then make sure your actions-window (F9) is open. There you can alter the things you want.
@Molly Thanx.
@Billski Unfortunately I still don't have an answer on that question. Please let me know if you do...
Here the URL of the site where I used this coverflow. The site is still under contruction. http://www.blackk.nl/fragent/index.html Please give your comments on the site if you want ;o)
Regards!!
Ivanko
· 1 year ago
Hi everyone, it seems that allot of people have problem with last image to the right flickering if you insert more than 10 images. To fix this: Currently if you look into the flash script (In Adobe Flash CS3 click Windows ->Actions, than under Scene 1 chose Actions: Frame 2.) var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0; and var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; BUT size of this flash is 590 with. So it why its flickering, just change var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500 to var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 590. If you make this flash wider just change var deleteMaxDistance:Number to your with size. I also have a question maybe someone can help me. When I write in albuminfo.xml in artist or albumName field in different language for example Russian, it not showing up in flash. I know there is encoding problem but I don't know how and where to make changes.
Seaniepie
· 1 year ago
Hi All
Here's another way to do the cyclic effect with the albums. replace the original Previous and Next functions with: -- function next():Void { if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); } -- Simple but effective.
Mr Pi
Seaniepie
· 1 year ago
Sorry, Here's the rest of it:
function previous():Void { if (current>1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
Pi
joms
· 1 year ago
wow this is amazin! love it!
i hope more updates in the future, esp regarding CPU usage optimization.
integer
· 1 year ago
I tried to load a swf and it worked. but it is becoming static. I want to keep the movie clip running. Is it possible?
Igor
· 1 year ago
Thx Alhadef !
Lion22
· 1 year ago
Thank you for this great work!
But how can i reduce the reflection size? I want to display only ca. 20% of the image upside down.
Thanks
joms
· 1 year ago
found this as a temp solution to the image dropping down or not aligned problem when using many images.
On line 24, increase the value and see what works best for you. var albumEase:Number = 4; (i have 16 images and a value of 7 works for me)
jamesfrew6
· 1 year ago
Hey
I love this bit of flash. I am totally new to flash and am using flash 8. I would like to know how to change the number of albums in the flow. I know how to get to the script bit but dont know what to look for.
Thanks
James
St.Jimmy
· 1 year ago
hey can i put this on my iweb page?
Tim
· 1 year ago
HEY
Is there a way to get rid of the reflections completely. I can change all the paramaters but im still left with a big box underneith the images.
Thanks Tim
chase
· 1 year ago
HI - i happene don your post searching how to in creating a coverflow.
Just curios about your thoughts on how to simply go about adding a reverse album side (which would show on initial click of the album cover rather than going to a full size image or url) and and on click of the back side it played a sample video with-in the same album cover frame.
though i've only seen one example of the type cover flow style i'm refering to - it seemed a little complicated to arrive at; perhaps since i'm not familiar with the three additional products they used to achieve it.
any thought on how to go about doing something like this with out three additional products?
thanks chase
Sandramouse
· 1 year ago
Hi guys, i don't wanna make advertisement, but i really need help. The code is soo brilliant that i want to use it on my website. But changing the code (flash8) it seems i don't know enough about flash. It only works local, but when uploading... the preloader stucks ....
I'm aware it's adult content .. but please close your eyes for the pics and look only at the code ( i know that's hard ;-) )
many thanks in advance, or excuse me if i shouldn't ask for help for such projects here ...
cheers from germany Sandra
Carmella Bing
· 1 year ago
I read your blog in a regular manner and just love it hope there will be more postings from you, keep on going greetz, carmella
Mat Collins
· 1 year ago
Great job. I wish iTunes ran it that smooth!
Seo Valencia
· 1 year ago
Great resource. I like use xml with flash
d16a
· 1 year ago
Has anybody had problems with the images not being loaded from the xml file when being viewed on a server. The images are not loading for me yet the text has been loaded from the xml which is very weird. It works perfect when viewing the file locally. Does anybody have any ideas?
Julien
· 1 year ago
Nice idea, would love to use it to provide my users with a nice and easy way to browse their collection. However, I also have the "flicker" problem and cannot link to file cover in the http://... form.
Ideally passing the XML file as a parameter would be perfect (down to a PHP file generation cover list on the fly).
Could it be possible to have a "white" design instead of black-only?
If all it takes is a modification of the Flash resources, are there any free Flash editor/compilator out there? I'm rather new to flash!
Julien
Julien
· 1 year ago
OK, got myself Flash CS3 installed (trial-version). I could use all the fixes listed here (flicker, different cover size, CPU usage, white color instead of black,etc.) with success.
Now I only need to find out how I can use http:// addresses for the covers without a popup from Flash and how to pass the XML file generated in PHP in the URL as a parameter :-)
But it looks good already!
Julien
Julien
· 1 year ago
Almost as a conclusion: I fixed everything that I could to reach my objectives and now it's almost flawlessly integrated in a model window and displaying the underlying lists. I love it (there's something really fun about browsing one's collection)!
For your reference (not that I put a link to this URL on the viewer):
I think I found somewhat of a solution to that initial loading problem where there are large versions of the cover placed in the bottom right corner/right side. If you simple add the two lines of code at the end of the Actionscript on frame 2 (I put it right after the line where it loads the XML):
next(); previous();
As noted by others, once the user interacts with the Flash this bug fixes itself, so why not have it "interact" with itself? As far as I can tell, this thing loads so fast that you never actually see it move forward or backward, and I haven't had a problem with that bug since.
tony parrish
· 1 year ago
I tried the code for the clickable covers from post 45 but I keep getting errors. Could anyone who got this to work tell how they did it more specifically?
thanks
Rowan Miller
· 1 year ago
Hello! Loving this script and having fun customizing it! I was just wondering does anyone know a way so as the front album cover comes in at 100% of the jpeg size instead of a specified pixel dimension???
Thanks
Jeremy
· 1 year ago
Has anyone figured out how to load an image through http:// instead of calling it locally? I always get the Loading image no matter what I try.
Thanks.
Julien
· 1 year ago
Jeremy,
In the Flash code, there is an added "./" in front of the cover art path. If you remove it, any http:// address with work directly.
Julien
· 1 year ago
Also, it took me a while to know how to pass parameters to CS3. The URL calling the SWF is generated and puts a parameter in the HTML PARAM and EMBED. Then this parameter is passed to an URL inside the code that fetches a PHP script that generates the XML automatically.
The thing was that PARAM and EMBED were not enough: the JavaScript generated before by the publishing ALSO has to have this parameter, see:
Ah this is perfect thanks. I actually got everything working locally and then when I loaded it up on the server, my images (which I am pulling from another server) all went white including the reflection? Any idea why this would happen? Everything is literally perfect locally and I am wondering if this is a security thing or something?
Jeremy
· 1 year ago
More on this, it actually seems to works unless there is an & in the URL. Any ideas why that would be okay locally and then fail once on the server?? It is definitely getting something from the server image, just apparently not the right images...
Bob
· 1 year ago
I tried the suggested solution to get a cover click to work (see below), and this does work, but the problem is that sometimes it fires when the user's intention was just to drag, or bring the cover to the front. Anyone know how I can make it work for a double click, instead of a single click?:
add the following code to function controlTheObject(mc):Void {} (lines 341-ish):
Great stuff! One BIG problem...do we have a real fix yet for the loading issue whereby there is a large image of the ablum at the bottom right corner? Yes the bug "fixes" itself upon interaction with the user, however, I would imagine someone out there has a real fix for this bug? THANKS! Joe
Jeremy
· 1 year ago
I found another issue on this that no one has addressed. Firefox always blocks the link click thinking it is blocking a popup window (even the example). There are lots of fixes out there related to button clicking in Flash, but obviously we are calling getURL very differently (not onpress or onrelease). Has anyone come up with a fix for this?
Thanks.
Lars
· 1 year ago
Really an awesome tool, thanks for sharing the code!
Thanks to all these comments in this blog I was able to fix some problems and to customise the application (colours and xml location are set via parameters in html).
Although I am a coder, I am not quite good at actionscript, so I really appreciate any help: I want this tool to act really like iTunes, so my idea was to put an input field below the flash movie and interact with it on an onkeyup event. That works so far. But I want to make the flash load a different xml on these interactions (something AJAX like) and I don't see how I can 'reinitialise' it in terms of removing all existing covers, empty any data, load xml again and show the new ones.
Any hint? Thanks in advance!
Lars
menno laan
· 1 year ago
I've used this icm with a mp3 player.I have two problems now
When loading starts, sometimes the images are put in the right corner instead of the coverflow. this changes when the user clocks a button. How can we prevent this?
Also the same issue as Lars states, how can we clear the current albums? I've played around with the unload movie, but coudn't get it the work fully.
Axion
· 1 year ago
Gracias por el flash.. se agradecen estas cosas...
Saludos desde españa
Roni
· 1 year ago
how du I change text color to black?
Thanks
Roni
· 1 year ago
By the way - GREAT work ;)
Sarah
· 1 year ago
Hey. I love this! I was looking at it to work with my albums and to make it better but for some reason my images aren't the colors they were when I saved them. Would you have any idea why they would be different/
Thanks!
Sarah
DanT
· 1 year ago
Is there a version of this on a white background, and can the link be active on the photo? Please help.
dan
· 1 year ago
when will you be coming out with a version 3? I would pay to get a copy of this that let me set the image size and background color in the .xml file, would let me click on the photo to link to another page. Great work.
Healthygale
· 1 year ago
Hey!
Thanks so much for your source and your work!
I was wondering if there is any way to make the elements move automatically from left to right and vice-virsa when you move your mouse. I'm trying to figure it out myself but the coding is pretty complicated for my level! I need your help!!
Thank you!!!
JChristian
· 1 year ago
Hey, great work, I'm in love ... I've tried making one myself with paper-vision 3d and it didn't turn out so well ... I'm trying to mod this, so that I can put it in my page with background-transparency, but the reflection is drawn on, can somebody give me any tips for setting this as a mask instead ? the code I'm looking to change is around link 516.
thanks in advance
Hugo A
· 1 year ago
Thank you for this great source code. Really god job on it.
wIz
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen, all. First, I used your code so thanks! And I can read through it well (not a newbie AS developer) Next, I began my project by creating a noscale site. Then I stumbled accross your code and thought it would fit perfectly with my client's music artist website. I used your cover flow as a load-in movie to my main stage and the only problem I cannot fix (thanks to everyone's post above to fix everything else) is that when I resize my browser to my full screen width of 1920 (which is 920 wider than my main stage of 1000) the covers that should hide behind the main cover are pulling to the front. Any suggestions? I tried playing with swapDepths and can't get it.
I'm a bit rookie, however - how do I change the text color from white to black?
Thanks in advance, Cyrus
David DelMonte
· 1 year ago
Great effort and many thanks.
I would like to use a modified version as a front-end to a new website. Instead of album covers, there would be menu elements. While I would have advertising from Amazon to raise funds on the site, the site is largely non-profit to support solar system education in US schools. The program website (not mine, but my affiliation), is http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/ They provide me access to scientists but no resources.
Would you agree to this change?
Thanks for considering.
David
konrad
· 1 year ago
code is awesome...
I am trying to use more that 11 images, i enter more into the xml doc but it only will show 11... do i need to change something in the action script? any ideas?
thanks
Nik
· 1 year ago
Hi, I love your Coverflow and tried to modify it in order to use external images by removing the "./" which is set before the xml link. I can see Flash requests the pictures but only white spaces are shown :(
Do i have to change any other stuff in order to get external imegs workin?
thanks for your great work Nik
David
· 1 year ago
Hey, I wanted to find out if there's someone out there who could modify this script for me. I'd be willing to pay for the mod.
What I'd like is: 1) the front picture pop up a little bigger 2) the front picture clickable to go to the page 3) the front picture to show a moderately large tool-tip like bubble with text from the XML file
I could do this myself if I had Cs3 and a few dozen hours to spend.
If anyone could pull off this hack I'd be willing to spring for your time if I could use it in my site.
Tony
· 1 year ago
Well done matey, some truly brilliant work there. Thankyou very much!!!
Quicky
· 1 year ago
Hi All,
Once loaded into a flash move is there any way to remove the CoverFlow if I go to another section of my movie. At the moment the Cover flow appears everywhere after it is loaded and I cannot seem to get rid of it off my screen when the movie is built.
Can anyone offer any assistance as to how to do this.
Quicky
Jasper
· 1 year ago
Hello all,
Thanks Stephen for the awesome script. I really appreciate it as I'm sure others do! I wanted to edit/update the coverflow with new images and URL's without having to open .xml file, make changes and upload to site. I have managed to get around this by creating a php script the actionscript calls for instead of the .xml file so now I can visit from a browser, complete a form to add image, title, URL etc. and have information updated on site. Really cool check out what I mean here at http://iWebFAQ.com/CoverFlow
rG
· 1 year ago
Major Question... So I am trying to put this into iweb and it the flash file works however it cannot load the XML data.. Why can that be?
This is the whole snippet:
Quicky
· 1 year ago
Hi Fix my previous question cheers.
Another suggestion would be a commented version as I have noticed there is a lot of interesting stuff in there if you play around but it does take a little playing.
wIz
· 1 year ago
QUICKY....responding to your previous post about going to another part of your movie...
I assume you are loading the cover flow into some main timeline, correct? If not, then I suggest doing that as it will free up some options for you. The problem for you (it seems) is that you want to move around in the cover flow movie but that's unrealistic without some really good actionscripting in that cover flow movie. The fuctions and instructions in that movie are assuming you will just be placing the cover flow on a site, not navigating in it. So, here is what I have done for my site....Take a look:
I started by working with a blank movie with navigation buttons and calls to load other swf movies into that main timeline. All the other "items" you see fade-in are seperate swf's. In the main movie, I am free to move the playhead to where I want as long as I use the loadMovie() and unloadMovie() functions. I don't know your level of actionscript writing, but this is my suggestion. I've been able to add some really nice actionscript transition tweening with very little amounts of work.
Steve
· 1 year ago
This is insanely cool! thanks so much, its amazing, love the way you can link to the album and artist info also...
Amazing work!!! Thanks again
AMTC_DAX
· 1 year ago
Hello Aries, I have followed your directions to replace code for the Movie Clip (or swf) option instead of the jpg's. I got as far as this line and discovered there is no "URL" to look for so I have found nothing to replace with collection of swf's I want to be showing.
Can you be more specific on what im to do next? Currently your direction say:
"Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example “myMovie.swf”."
Once I understand what do do here, I would expect I'm done customizing code and just need to have my swf's ready, am I correct?
ilap
· 1 year ago
HELLO!
CAN ANYBODY HELP ME???!! The coverflow works perfectly when i have less than 16 covers loaded....i'm loading 26 covers from my xml and it work ok apart from the fact that the more I aproach the last cover then more the final images start flickering (in the background)
I've looked at the code over and over again but i can't see where the bug is...
PLEASE HELP!!!
THANKS!!!
AMTC_DAX
· 1 year ago
Of course if anyone knows why im stuck at this point please.......help.
wIz
· 1 year ago
ilap, see Ivanko's comment above, on Jan 24, 2008.
Sean
· 1 year ago
Any way to bring LightBOX 2 type popup functionality to each cover? This would make my life much easier :) Thanks a million for this though!
Jim
· 1 year ago
I was just wondering how I can make the center image also clickable AND Make the text (album title and artist) change its color and font if possible. Thanks alot and i really appreciate your help. More power to you site!
AMTC_DAX
· 1 year ago
Obviously if we could load swf's instead of jpgs this would mean sky's the limit on what we can to in each panel. (links, other xml, VIDEO)
Still stuck from aries directions above..... if anyone can help....
smbehm
· 1 year ago
Is there a reason why the albums on the "shelf" will be all distorted when I have this movie loaded into another? It been driving me crazy because I have to finish this school project by tomorrow. Please email me at sean.behm@gmail.com if you can help me out at all. Thanks
Doc
· 1 year ago
Sometimes some of the images will load in the bottom right hand side of the flash movie rather than the middle (usually the 3rd image and on). As soon as you click any image they adjust back to normal.
Doc
· 1 year ago
"Sometimes some of the images will load in the bottom right hand side of the flash movie rather than the middle (usually the 3rd image and on). As soon as you click any image they adjust back to normal". I got the same bug as TheBigRedButton, and "a bad side effect (when the albums 1st load, a few of them don't appear correctly. This fixes when you move the scroller)Has anyone got a fix for this bug" Creativethienand Does any one have a fix?
wIz
· 1 year ago
Everyone....
To find ALL of the problems you have, simply go to the top of this blog, and read EVERY single blog....you WILL find the answers to all your problems!
Mike
· 1 year ago
Hi,
Great stuff,
Has anyone already made it to make the reflection e.g. only 20% of the original or the fading to 0 much faster? I want to save space and the reflection is simply too high.
Thanks for your help, Mike
Mike
· 1 year ago
I found it:
var reflectionRatios:Array = [192, 255];
does the trick ;). For a different background change the background collor + the color reflection array too.
Mike
Doc
· 1 year ago
I'm new to flash I tried the solutions above and none work for images dropping off the shelve to the right. This fixes when you move the scroller but has anyone got a fix for this bug?
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi, I am working on a project where special users are supposed to be viewed by this fantastic module. I encountered quite some of the mentioned problems and managed to get around them with the help of the comments above. Still there is an issue some apparently still encounter:
If they put the script online, it won't show up any images. This was true for myself. I am using the script in a swf-Folder ( i.e. www.domain.com/swf/ ). The XML-file is generated every day by a CronJob and located in a cache folder ( i.e. www.domain.com/cache/ ). So you have to change the sixth last line in AS to match this path (either absolute www.domain.com/cache/showinfo.xml or relative to base path /cache/showinfo.xml worked for me). Within the XML file the user image paths are stored as relative to base ( i.e. /cache/image/user1.jpg ) so I had to change the line where the image is loaded too (in my script around line 488):
With this set too everything just worked fine and I was also able to access files on remote servers.
The second thing I was thinking about is the endless loop mentioned a few times. The solution offered by Seaniepie works, you can actually scroll mouse wheel beyond start or end of image list and it will start over. But it does so by scrolling through all the images in between and it does not show the first image after the last one in shelf view. So I came up with the idea to load the XML file twice, concatenate the lists and if you ar in the middle of one part of the combined list the script should take you to the middler of the other part (but without doing the scroll animation stuff). I didn't have a chance yet to give it try myself but it might be a start for someone with some time. (Maybe you'll even load the XML five or seven times and let the script start off in the middle of the third/fourth list so the user can scroll back and fourth two or three times through the original single list without coming to an end, after that he or she should be annoyed by seeing the same pictures over and over and quits playing around).
Thanks for all your contribution to this amazing module, most of all I thank Stephen of course, Paul
Paul
· 1 year ago
One more thing... While testing my variation of the script on different servers as well as local machines I encountered this previously mentioned bug of dropping pictures or displaying them on the bottom right corner respectively.
An additional solution to the two offered in posts above is to make this whole script some kind of slide show by just adding a line to the AS:
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
That's all for today from me, Paul
Michael
· 1 year ago
Hello,
I am trying to put this in one of my websites, but the images overlap, and even when i move the file around, the images stay in the same place, is there anyway to fix this?
ilap
· 1 year ago
wIz and Ivanko.....Thank you so much!
Sorry, I thought I had gone through pretty all of them but aparently not. Thanks again!
Ciao!
wIz
· 1 year ago
has anyone run into my previous problem? I am viewing my completed site on a 36" widescreen. Now, my main movie is set to 1000px wide and I am using the noscale feature in CS3. But, when I max out the browser window, beyond my movie width, even just 1 px more, some of the shelf images disappear until I size it back under 1000. I have tried every combination of code but cannot figure it out. Any suggestions much appreciated. To see what I mean on screen resolutions more than 1000, go to: http://www.patrickdroney.com and maximize your window.
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi wIz,
I have run into not really similar but close problem. I extended the stage to 1000px width but when embedding it in a box 1020px wide but with 10px padding all around I have weird effects right in the padding area. I could solve the problem by making the flash 1020px wide an giving it a css margin-left of -10. Since your cover flow is included within another flash it's probably not that easy to debug. Furthermore, if my window was wider than 1000px not only your debut album cover is gone but also the cover in front is overlapped by the next one to the right.
I do have another feature I would like to get done. Currently the covers move to the middle of the flash movie and once there the 'rotation' starts. Is it possible to start the rotation already with the start of moving to middle position?
Greetings, Paul
AMTC_DAX
· 1 year ago
ok so i got the swf to load instead of a jpg using 'url' figured out what was wrong there, but they are stagnate swf's
Does anyone know how to make it so the swf's are interactive? I want my swf's to load flv's or have link on them any ideas?
Michael
· 1 year ago
The movie still shows up when i move to a different frame, anyone know how to fix this?
Michael
· 1 year ago
coverflow, not movie
wIz
· 1 year ago
Michael, see my post above, April 15th.
wIz
· 1 year ago
Paul, to get the middle (or whatever cover you want displayed first) simply edit the actionscript at the very very end to read current = [put desired number here];
I tried this and it worked partially, I think thanks to another post many moons ago (limited only by my annoying screen width issue).
Michael
· 1 year ago
so i would put "unloadMovie()" where like "on next frame unloadMovie()"? IDK
wIz
· 1 year ago
Michael, I am not quite sure what you are trying to accomplish or your level of programming but there are a few problems with jumping the playhead in the cover flow fla file. Since the actionscript uses "this" and other conventions that make the movie a self-contained being, there is really no easy way to easily create a usable timeline in that file. So, in short answer, I suggest exporting the cover flow the way you downloaded it (with ALL of the many bug fixes/corrections from all the posts above) , get your xml file in order and then leave it alone. Then, start a new empty fla, and yes, use loadMovie() and unloadMovie(). You can use those as frame actions or button actions or whatever you wish.
wIz
· 1 year ago
David, have you been helped?
wIz
· 1 year ago
Paul, yes, I got the same results as you and I forgot to mention that in my last post about the screen width.
If STEPHEN or anyone else is out there listening that could help, my cover flow (which is loaded into the timeline of another movie) ends up showing the next immediate "waiting" cover (the one behind the current one) over top of the current one ONLY when my screen width goes beyond the width of my host movie, sized at 1000px wide. Any suggestions? To give a more detailed description of my host movie, I am using the noscale option and telling the hosting movie where to render the cover flow when it is loaded, AND I used a resizeListener function to move it to its correct location on the screen if the window gets resized. It works perfectly until my browser gets resized beyond the host movie screen width of 1000px, even just one pixel causes the problem.
Dom
· 1 year ago
Hi, Is there a way to turn smoothing on for the Bitmap data that is loaded into each Slide? The images i'm loading in have both text and pictures , and the text gets quite distorted when its in the 'shelved' state. I have tried to impliment the code from http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/12/dynamically-l... but i'm not that good with actionscript and my head now hurts ;). Thanks in advance Dom
Michael
· 1 year ago
all im trying to do is when i go on to a different frame, is there like a "when move to a different frame, unload"? like on your page Wiz, when you click on music, or about, the cover flow disappears. In my situation, i have a members page with the cover flow, but when i click on about, the coverflow is still there, how do i get rid of it? hope this makes more sense.
Michael
· 1 year ago
I am trying to accomplish what this person was wanting to do:
"# Mike Says: December 24th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I put this script in frame one of a scene in a website. When i navigate away from this scene, the cover view stays on top of the rest of the site. What do I need to remove this when going to another scene? I want it to load fresh when returning to the scene it is in. Do i script the buttons to remove it on scene change?
P.S. I’m not a heavy script guy. thanks"
Lukasz
· 1 year ago
Hi! This is great, but i have one question... How do i post it on a website.... do i use code? is it possible to use it with Serif Web Plus (10)??? Please answer, i will be very grateful piooreczko@wp.pl
Karin
· 1 year ago
Thanks Stephen for this Excelent tool ! But I cannot make it stop using the CPU that much. It is working at a 100% when I run this. I read Aries tip, but I don t have a 436 line. My last line is 292 I cannot find it in the Java Script file. Are you talking about the xml ? Where is the 436 line suposed to be ? Thanks for the help and for kindly sharing
Karin Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Lukasz,
you just publish your SWF file and embed it in a webpage (use the publish HTML option to see the proper HTML code examples). For other font types just alter the dynamic text boxes used for Artist and Album name.
Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an 'ö').
fix on slow lines! I do set 'current' dynamically and if the images are loaded too slow and the current position is already reached then the images don't get rendered properly anymore (I have additionally extended the loading that only the visible part -+ 5 images are loaded - other images are always loaded on demand).
To fix this problem you have to create a function that checks if the visible images are loaded and include this in the fix above. Than it works excellent ;).
There is a nice java applet called sloppy where you can test your site with slower bandwidth connections. Because on my 6 MB DSL this was never a problem - but on a 1 MB DSL it was!
Thanks for this great component.
/Mike
Matt
· 1 year ago
This is incredible. Thank you much for the hard work.
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Karin,
when you download the source file from the articles link just open the .fla file. Press F9 to open the Action window and navigate to the ActionScript of the code-Layer (second frame). There should be the whole AS that makes all this work. And ther should be way more than 300 lines.
Greetings, Paul
Axidblack
· 1 year ago
Hi
This is TOTALLY AWSOME
I would like know if its possible that i can use this on my website.
Mike
· 1 year ago
A small update about my fix before (and actual a real fix ) - checking if the image is loaded is sometimes not enough. I added a small counter that does now transforms the image 5 frames after is it loaded. I tested this on a 128 k connection with a current of 20,50,120 and a total of 160 images.
After the counter is higher than 5 the transform is not done anymore and the cpu load is very low than:
Therefore, to make the albums fade out 200 pixels sooner either side, I would have:
var fadePoint:Number = Stage.width-200; var fadePointLeft:Number = 200;
Dave
DaveA
· 1 year ago
Another tweak.... This will switch off clicking for the shelved albums. I wanted to put my own left and right buttons ontop of the main strip, but the click detection for the shelved albums was overiding it. I added this:
var canclickshelved = false;
..to the vars at the top, then put an if statement round the press function like this:
Has anyone already a solution where the covers automatically move by moving the mouse to the left and the right?
Thanks, Michael
Stephen
· 1 year ago
Hey Mike,
Simply if you replace the Scroll Dragger with the_xmouse with an onEnterFrame you probably will create what you want.
Sorry everyone for not posting enough. Just working a lot and once again this is just some free code that I wanted to share. Its not a place to ask me how to accomplish what you want with the code. Learn and ask others questions. Hope this helps lower the large amount of emails of random people trying to get me to do stuff for them. I love to help, but there is a limit where people who don't know how to change the font color should go out and read a book and not ask others how to do it. Good luck to all of you and I am soo glad that this code helps you all.
-Stephen
Michael
· 1 year ago
Anyone figure out that load/unload when you go to a different page?
DrEggman
· 1 year ago
Hey, great piece! I am trying to see if you have a version that automatically advances, like a slideshow.
Matt
· 1 year ago
Could anyone help with some code so that the pictures move when the mouse goes over them / moves from side to side? Many thanks.
Christian
· 1 year ago
Dave, i used your fix to set left side fade start point, but now, i cant set the right side ! i need to limit the left and right start fade point because i have a background with borders and sometimes, covers get over the border.
thanks in advance
Mike
· 1 year ago
The easiest solution for the scrolling when the mouse moves:
add
mc.onRollOver = function():Void { current = this.cid+1; updateInfo(); }
before mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
I'm using a little more enhanced solution because I only scroll when the mouse is over the images on the side. If you are interested in this solution too let me know.
/Mike
Janet
· 1 year ago
Thanks Steve... this is awesome! I am still trying to find the fix to have the 4th or 5th image show up on top in the middle when the .swf file opens I went to line 32 in the AS and changed to 4 but still didn't work var scrollBarStart:Number = 4; Does anyone have a fix.... did I miss it Please let me know Thanks Janet
Argi
· 1 year ago
Hi there!
Does anybody of you know how to implement a function which goes every eg. 20 sec to the next pic.
Thanks
Argi
· 1 year ago
Hi there!
Does anybody of you know how to implement a function which goes every eg. 20 sec to the next pic.
By the way, this is a fantastic script. >Thanks
Doc
· 1 year ago
Paul saw your post for the fix, April 22 Paul says, I have 65 images, where do I add the line in the AS?
Doc
· 1 year ago
Tried to set current image using ,WIz Says:April 24th, but didn't know where to add the line then read line 28 and just changed the number to the image I wanted to start with and it works. Thanks Wiz, and Aries you give great detail in your solutions, nice.
Doc
· 1 year ago
Janet saw your post just go to line 28 and set the current number to the image number you want Cover Flow to start with. I got it now I understand Paul I guess this will do until a real fix comes along. Thanks Zach the links solution works great. Stephen thanks for a great Cover Flow love working with it.
NewCoder
· 1 year ago
This is awesome!
I am not a good coder and would like some help. I would like to keep all the images in the cover flow with the rest of the "images" folder of my website, and not in the same folder as the swf file or xml file. How will I get these photos to load properly? Do I change the file path on the fla or the xml? Help, please?! Thanks!
rudolf
· 1 year ago
hi, first and foremost, thanks for this marvelous piece of code!
@NewCoder: your xml gotta supply your swf with paths relatives to the Swf
I couldn't get rid of the elevator problem, what I did was a QueueLoad of all the images (http://www.betriebsraum.de/blog/downloads/) before calling the init() function. I am loading them all in the same MC, invisible and placed outside the stage. This way, they are already in browser cache when Cover Flow starts.
I am having problems with the scroller in mac browsers. In Windows it behaves properly, but in mac it is acting as there were no "onReleaseOutside". I mean, you start draging and it doesn't catch the stopDrag(). I think the vars clickDelay and scrollDelay controls this, but no solution yet. Any thoughts?
Sun
· 1 year ago
To Re-iterate what everyone has been saying so far. YOU ARE AWSOME! YOU ROCK! I've been looking for this for quite awhile, can't wait to play with this.
My Mac browser is behaving just fine and what is this elevator problem everyone is talking about... did I miss something?
Jeremy
· 1 year ago
I have everything working great, but as soon as I implement that CPU fix I start getting that one image loading in the bottom right corner. I have tried the previous/next thing and nothing seems to fix it. Anyone ever find a solid work around for this? A lot of people seem to have the same issue.
Thanks in advance!
ShareTV
· 1 year ago
this is exactly what I was looking for! only 2 questions:
1) how do I make it so it does not resize the images? they get blurry and will probably look a lot better at original size
2) if I put more than 10 results in the XML file it starts flickering on the right when I start going through the images. any ideas how to fix this?
if you can email me when you get a chance.
court earp
· 1 year ago
I love it! Looks super sexy and my client thinks it is great.
Please can you tell me how to turn off the reflection?
I have manipulated the reflection in the Flash File, but have not been successful removing the reflection completely.
Any advice?
Thank You.
-court
mediaspinner
· 1 year ago
Nice work on this Stephen. I had lots of fun reading the comments and making tweaks on my version.
Thanks everybody,
- HG
Eric Doggett
· 1 year ago
Hey everyone -
This works very well, except for one problem - is there a way to get it to preload images before starting? I always have several 'loading' images that never get loaded before things get started!
regarding the requests of DrEggman and Argi I already posted a solution on April, 22nd:
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
Also for Doc's question, just add the first line at the end of the AS (second line is just a reminder and not necessary). For having the slideshow change the cover every 20sec just increase the interval value to 20000. This is actually independent of the number of files you have, may it be 3, 65 or hundreds of them.
To make the slideshow start over at the end of images just apply Seanipie's patch from January, 27th:
function next():Void { if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
function previous():Void { if (current>1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
Greetings, Paul
umesh kharade
· 1 year ago
Its so kool man, keep it up ................ Have a great time
I will use it to ..............
Lwandle
· 1 year ago
Thank you so much man, you are a life saver , great code..
Doc
· 1 year ago
Paul thanks, after reading your fix to use a slide show I started reading about AS and put your fix at the end but I wanted it to stop when a customer saw an item and wanted to control the cover flow so I added this: root.onMouseMove = function():Void { clearInterval(Next) }
Then I used preload images in dreamweaver so the images load in to the browser cache that helped a lot.
Gab
· 1 year ago
Help!!!
I'm not a coder, and i've spent the afternoon trying to get this to work. For some reason i can't get the images to show:
I've already tryed giving absolute links in the albuminfo.xml files, it just won't work. Any thoughts?
Doc
· 1 year ago
Paul says May 14, 2008, just using Stephen's original iTunesAlbumArtTest.fla, with flash 8 pro 8, I added your slide show fix at the end line 541: autoNext = setInterval(next,3000); it works all the way to the last image then stops. Next I wanted the slide show to start from the beginning again i used the Seanipie’s patch from January, 27 which Paul's says will make Cover Flow loop so I replaced the Next and Previous functions at line 439 with: function next():Void { if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
function previous():Void { if (current>1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
It didn't work the cover flow just speeds to the end and stops. Paul how to I use the fix for the loop around with the slide show.
Doc
· 1 year ago
Just checked it today and the only way it worked to cycle around, but it goes from last to first, was to change Paul's fix: autoNext = setInterval(next,3000); to: autoPrevious = setInterval(previous,3000);
Seanipie’s patch from January, 27 cycles left to the previous image.
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Doc,
well, it worked for me (using Flash CS3), only flaw is that at the end of the album covers it speeds lightning fast to the first cover and starts sliding again at the pace speed set (i.e. 3000ms). Currently I'm not having access to it, but I'm working on it and made some more tweaks. As soon as I'm kind of done, I will publish it and give you the source files here.
Greetings, Paul
Mike
· 1 year ago
Hey,
this is a very nice Script. Is it allowed to use on commercial websites? What are the terms and conditions?
Would please send me an email and let me know?
Thank you in advance!
Gabriele
· 1 year ago
Hi, I put the script on our website and i love it. a great thanks to the author. I might have noticed one bug: using internet explorer, if i hit refresh the browser seems to freak out. This doesn't happen using firefox. check it out:
just to complete the previous: i couldn't get the script to work embedding it directly in a wordpress post (images didn't load no matter what), so i embedded the html file.. maybe this workaround is causing problems.
Scooter Schalk
· 1 year ago
I would like to use coverflow for a my Wordpress Blog. Is there any chance somebody can give me more detailed instructions to impliment it into wordpress. I know very little of coding. Please!
marilynn fowler
· 1 year ago
Is there a way to set a maximum width/height instead of absolute pixel dimensions? I would like the images to resize proportionately.
BTW, thanks for having a big brain!
Smart Phreak
· 1 year ago
Hey guys...
I am looking to use a image slider in this fashion with just two amendments:
1. A clickable link on the image to open a bigger image file in a new window. 2. A mouse over scroll function.
I want to label my artwork and have a clickable enlargement with details on how to purchase it!
Any help would be great! A Developer quoted me like $5000 to do it and I told him to shove it! So I am trying to learn myself!
Ciao
JT
· 1 year ago
Nice script, and mods.
I would love to be able to change the images while the swf file is running. I have tried calling the init(); function after importing new xml data, but it seems to create more images over the old ones and doesn't clear the data already loaded.
Any ideas how to clear the screen and old data and import an new set of images?
Jason
· 1 year ago
Hey everyone!
This works great but I would like it so when you click on the album name it would carry on the fla timeline but have a animation over the "Flash iTunes Cover Flow - Version 2" and show details on my work.
But instead everything goes under the cover flow, how can I make everything go on top??
Thanks for reading and extra thanks for anybody who can help!
Jason
Will Wilson
· 1 year ago
It would be great if you could include flash remoting with this, so it can interact with db's. I'm working on it now, so I'll let you know how it goes
JT
· 1 year ago
Great idea Will, I am trying something similar but am having trouble clearing the old photos when I try and bring in some new ones from a new list.
jimbo
· 1 year ago
Did anyone have any luck getting it to show transparent pngs without making the transparent area white?
Many thanks.
sweep
· 1 year ago
Wen Fu Kai, if you want the slider to start in a different position you need to change this value on line 28 : var current:Number = 1; change it to 2,3,4 etc
Anna
· 1 year ago
Well, first of all Thanks! it is awesome, but I have problems loading it into my webpage, first it just previewed the "can't load xml file" (or something like that) text, so I changed the action: xmlData.load("/albuminfo.xml"); with my file web page and it worked but I'm still having problems with the images, it just say loading and stays like that. Do anybody know what can I do?, I already tried making the same as the xml action, changing the "album1" for the web direction but it doesn't worked
Ohh and sorry for my bad english! haha, I originally speak spanish haha
yeahyeah
· 1 year ago
i'm having quite the same problem with the as2 version. the xml file is loading but no pictures are shown.
what can i do?
Andrew
· 1 year ago
I'd like to use this with horizontal and vertical images, but I guess there is no working solution. TheBigRedButton said he "wrote a program that accepts a request and returns an image", but I don't know what that means. I have my images in a database and can create a dynamic xml that pulls the image width and height, but I can't see anyway to get this to work with the flash file.
Any advice for using different sized images would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
JWe
· 1 year ago
Amazing stuff, though. I've just one appearance. When I start it works well until the first image reaches the left border. Then the rightmost incoming image is shown in the shape of outgoing image and flickering. The opposite backward direction is ok. Any idea where it's hidden in the code?
Thanx
Andrew
· 1 year ago
Doc said: "..the only way it worked to cycle around, but it goes from last to first, was to change Paul’s fix: autoNext = setInterval(next,3000); to: autoPrevious = setInterval(previous,3000);"
I'm having the same problem and I'm using CS3. When I applied Seaniepie's fix it would immediately speed to the last image and then stop. I tried changing autoNext to autoPrevious as Doc did above, and I had the same problem he did.
Paul said: "As soon as I’m kind of done, I will publish it and give you the source files here."
If you've made any progress please let us know.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Jamison
· 1 year ago
Anyone figure out how to use .png's with transparency, so that they don't have a white background? PLEASE HELP. I have tried everything I know and it doesn't work. Thank you.
This is awesome!!
stephunk
· 1 year ago
Hi everobody, Amazing work, many thanx, I've got a little trouble, the onMouseWhell function doesn't work, Is anyone has an idea (or perhaps i've missed something)
Stephunk france
Carlo Veltri
· 1 year ago
Correction to Seanipie’s patch: function previous():Void { if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
function next():Void { if (current>1) { current -= 1; } else { current = infostruc.length; } updateInfo(); }
Carlo Veltri
· 1 year ago
i want to implement it in my wordpress sidebar, but it can't read the xml... why?
Kanaka
· 1 year ago
Thanks so much for this fantastic script. Is it part of the script that sometimes when you press next it jumps forward several images. It seems quite random?
Thanks again!!!
patrick
· 1 year ago
i really like this one,and i want use it in my website.but i have some suggestions,one is that i want the photo or cover showed is the thumbs,so when you click the text below,you can see the big photo.second is that you just click the thumbs,then you can see the big one,no need to click the text below,'cause someone just dont know the text has a link.
patrick
· 1 year ago
i have another suggestions,the photo or cover showed is the same size,why it can't be the same height with different width? and just like i mentioned before , i hope the photo or cover showed is the thumbs(all is the same height with different width),when you click the thumbs,you can see the big photo in another window.isnt it pefect?
many thanks!
wIz
· 1 year ago
stephunk.....
I've noticed that the nousewheel only works in IE7 (haven't checked previous versions) and it does NOT work in any version of Firefox. Hope that helps.
-wiz
rusty
· 1 year ago
Did anyone figure out the looping/cycle around thing yet?
Michael Urrutia
· 1 year ago
Exelente post... muchas gracias por compartir esto con los usuarios de la web...
Saldos desde chile!!..
celcel
· 1 year ago
Thanks for this!!! I'm just wondering, instead of scrolling or pressing left / right to browse the albums, is there a way where the albums will automatically move? Kinda like a timed slideshow effect?
BobU
· 1 year ago
Celcel: It's already done. Paul post this in April.
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000);
I put it on line 11 of the code and it worked like a charm!
Nini
· 1 year ago
Hi there,
Thanks for the great job. I love this! But can someone tell me what I need to change that the coverflow is vertical, not horizontal? I want to use it as a navigation, and I'm not so good in AS...hehe! I read the whole blog, but I didn't find any anwers....maybe I missed it. But it would be nice, if someone could help me!
Thank youu, and greeting germany ;)
Kev
· 1 year ago
This is great work! Do any of you guys know how to change the background color through the code? (I don't have flash 8 or CS3)
Tiago
· 1 year ago
Does anyone know how the "active" cover can be controlled? I would like to have a small pop up box when the user mouses over the "active cover" Any ideas?
Thanks
Frizbyman
· 1 year ago
Greetings!
This is a great script, my only question is :What are the conditions of usage of this script, do you guys have to give legal rights to someone to use it on a website or such. Please let me know as soon as you can.
Fabrizti
· 1 year ago
Hello, scuse me for my English. I would know if anyone could help me ??? I want to change the image of cover by image in .png transparent but when I show the html page, the images are present but with a background white and I would without background Could you help me ?
Tiago
· 1 year ago
Frizbyman: You can use it however you would like: "Remember this code is Open Source so please use, improve and share."
ambasador
· 1 year ago
How to for example replace getURL by gotoAndPlay or loadMovie. any ideas. i try but i have got an error "Scene name must be quoted string
Fabrizti
· 1 year ago
ANyone can help me? When i use my images png transparent they become no transparent?
Nini
· 1 year ago
Hi again,
I know I posted this before, but I relly need HELP! It's so important...so:
**Can someone tell me what I need to change that the coverflow is vertical, not horizontal?**
I want to use it as a navigation, and I’m not so good in AS…hehe! I read the whole blog, but I didn’t find any anwers….maybe I missed it. But it would be nice, if someone could help me!
Thank you, and greetings from germany
Woody
· 1 year ago
Hi everyone
I have a solution for the smoothing issue - after line 486 "mc.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip) ", insert this line of code: target.forceSmoothing = true; All the images will now be smoothed.
In return, I am eager to resolve this preloading/offset images issue - I hope to deploy on a large retail company and if I can't solve it, I can't use this Cover Flow at all :o(
Tartag
· 1 year ago
Okay Ya'll -
I am pretty sure I read all through and did not find an answer, ne1 figure out how to load a new XML file while still in the movie? i.e. genre based XML's?
Many thanks!
Tartag
· 1 year ago
Better yet ne1 have any unique ideas on how to filter based on say a genre tag in the XML i.e. only displaying "Animation", or "Black & White" etc... from a single XML file?
Lee
· 1 year ago
I'm going crazy, I can't be that stupid can I? I've been trying to make this work again and again with the correct XML links and I keep getting the LOADING on the album covers.
I've uploaded all my files to "mywebsite.com/"... for for example "albuminfo.xml" and "album1.jpg" can all be viewed instantly if you put "mywebsite.com/" before it but when I have it in the XML file it won't work. I've tried puttin the FULL URL as well as just the plain file and it doesn't work. My swf, xml, and jpgs are all in the same exact folder.
Can someone help me out? I'd appreciate it very much.
Woody
· 1 year ago
Lee, try adjusting the Flash Global Settings file located here:
Just add C:\ (or whichever drive the SWF is running from) to the “Always allow” locations. It only becomes a problem if you are running the SWF file on your local machine, and accessing network data.
Tartag
· 1 year ago
So close yet so far away... So nothin' on the abillity to filter within and XML or how to load a new XML? I fear the only option to this point is to create a movie per catagory... :<
Thanks all-
saneman
· 1 year ago
is there any quick way to make a loop of the albums? so I can keep going left or right ... if you get my drift
thx
thwonk
· 1 year ago
There have been several unanswered posts asking about getting rid of the reflection entirely...any joy on that front. I am looking to use this with an image in the background (not a solid color) and I can't get rid of the MovieClip where the reflection appears. I can change the color of it, but I would like to have it gone completely or totally tranparent. Thanks in advance for any suggestions/solutions...
AavilD
· 1 year ago
Somebody knows how make that the slideshow start in automatic mode ???
ellivel
· 1 year ago
Great Flash, Great Postings!
You guys know how to get a little soundfile played, if the coursor is on a frontcover? Or a frontcover is choosen?
Im not a coder at all. I really need help on that. Thanks all.
Janetp8
· 1 year ago
I have read and printed the blog... I am trying to make my center album cover clickable-to the same url as in the xml file- I have used Zach Gildersleeve's 11/14/2007 fix and insert code into the AS-- about line 342 ish
function controlTheObject(mc):Void { if (mc._name.indexOf("reflection") == -1) { mc.onPress = function():Void {
INSERTING ZACH's CODE- HERE RIGHT ABOVE THE FOLLOWING LINE
current = this.cid +1:
I come up with a and error log of 8 or nine things..... Please someone help - I am using Flash CS3 - I am pulling out all my hair right now!!! Thank You.
rusty
· 1 year ago
When I try to make the scrollbar wider, it seems to break. The scroller continues on past the right arrow. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've been playing around with it for a while, but nothing seems to help and I'd like for my scroller to be almost the width of the stage.
Barrett
· 1 year ago
GOT THE CLICKABLE ALBUM ART TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The quotes around "_blank" are throwing flash for a tailspin. Simply copy and paste another reference of "_blank" or use the Script Assist to properly insert a target for the URL. It should light up green if you are using Flash as your actionscript editor.
Thank you ALL for your help!
Janetp8
· 1 year ago
Thank you so much Barrett.... that works-- I just copied line 326 and put that in and now I am Green and Click!!
Mik2000
· 1 year ago
Hi
Very nice script you have made there.
I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me with: 1: Instead of making the images 150x150, can I then make them 150 in width and proportional in height for example. Because my images are different sizes.
2: Can I make the hole video/the area smaller instead og 590x300 px
It is especially question 1 that is interresting for me.
Looking forwar to youe answers. Thanks a log
Kind regards
kzhm
· 1 year ago
great job,
i have been hunting for a movie like this for ages. i have read all the edits and have solved the bugs.
i would like to insert another text field under the scroller, that pulls some info (a new field) from the xml file. does anyone know a way of doing this.
thanks
Drew
· 1 year ago
Thanks a huge bunch for this.
Mokstar
· 1 year ago
this web site is a soo kwwwl....thank you helped me a lot with my c/w:D thnko one again:D
Mik2000
· 1 year ago
Anybody who can help me with my questons?
Jimmy Machon
· 1 year ago
Hey...I love your flash iTunesAlbumArt, very usefull.
But now i have a small problem, once i have more pictures than the default amount, the last images stats to flicker....blinking on and of very quickly. Is there a number in the code i need to change to the exact amount of images loaded??
Regards Jimmy
westy
· 1 year ago
Hey guys,
I love this, it works a treat. Only thing is, and sorry if this has been brought up b4.. but i added an 11th entry to the XML and an 11th image and the 11th image started flickering in the flash file when i exported it. It was also the wrong way round horizontally till it started to move. Can anyone tell me if i need to change some of the Flash code to accommodate the 11th entry??
Cheers.
Pofcorn
· 1 year ago
To turn off the shadow
line 502 target._alpha = 0;
Emmanuel
· 1 year ago
Hi. First of all thanx a lot for this nice code. But i have a problem : i can't use this on my myspacemusic page. I see the .swf but it always say that he is : " unable to load data ". Can you help me please ??? Thanx a lot. Peace. Emmanuel
Devon
· 1 year ago
I tried to do the force smoothing...but I'm still getting a jagged edge on my images when they are in the skewed view.
Is there any other thing i can do for this?
thanks.
James Rowley
· 1 year ago
To fix the flickering issue just set :
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
Devon
· 1 year ago
it's not the flickering issue I don't think, it's the smoothing issue. There is a jagged line on all the images except the one facing front.
Is there another way to force smoothing? I used the one code the guy listed above, but it isn't working
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi there, well I'm not still quite done with alle the features I wanted to include, but I am now and then working on it. Currently I'm thinking about the 'Go Around' feature. With the tweaks above I ws able to make the flash speed to the first image when clicking next or pressing right on the last one and vice versa. But I wanted to display the first image right behind the last one so the whole thing just might really be considered a circle of images.
I came up with the following change (must be around line 400, can't tell for sure anymore because of all my changes):
It works somehow, just test it with a set of more than 6 images. But there are still some huge flaws like missing images and fast speed moving images in the background. Well, maybe somebody can take a look at it and might improve on this base.
Greetings, sin
bolognium
· 1 year ago
@Woody
I'm in the same boat as you - I need to fix the loading images problem... it has to do with the runaway-CPU fix.. we need to enhance that and I think we'll have a solid component.
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
Thanks for this wonderfull Code, I love it. So I send you a other circle Code - slide goes to the end of the picture and than back to beginn with step by step.
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){ if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { zaehler = 1; } } updateInfo(); }
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
Sorry only the half....
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){ if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { zaehler = 1; } } updateInfo(); }
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
is ther an copy and paste problem? var zaehler:Number = 1; autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); function interNext():Void { if (zaehler eq 1){ if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { zaehler = 1; } } updateInfo(); }
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
sorry, I think I have a problem with copy and paste
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){ if (current1) { current -= 1; } else { zaehler = 1; } } updateInfo(); }
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
I've found a better way to implement the slideshow! Check it out:
Replace the previous() and next() functions with these:
function next():Void { if (current 1) { current -= 1; } if (current == 1) { // Set our autodirect switch to go forward now autoDirect = 1; } updateInfo(); }
Then I placed the following function below the XML init [[var xmlData:XML = new XML();]]
// Should make the script autoplay // autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 1; // Initialize the autoDirect switch to move right var autoDirect:Number = 1; autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */ function interNext():Void { // Move back or forth depending on autoDirect if (autoDirect == 1) { next(); } else if (autoDirect == 0) { previous(); } }
Couldn't have done it without previous suggestions on the implementation.
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
Whoops. Serious pasting problems in these comments. I'll set up a message board at The Kitty Anarchy to discuss this further. Nothing could be more useful than a forum with [code][/code] ;)
Here's the previous() function.
function previous():Void { if (current > 1) { current -= 1; } if (current == 1) { // Set our autodirect switch to go forward now autoDirect = 1; } updateInfo(); }
For further discussion and latest community-edited source of this app.
freeze
· 1 year ago
First off - thanks for this superb code - very helpful.
I have the same issue with the jagged edge on images that aren't in the centre. You could try adding a slight blur filter to them instead to give the illusion of depth / smoothness?
phydeaux
· 1 year ago
Thanks for all the hints/tricks.
I have modded a project with the "anti-flicker" bit, and then tried to add a flashvar to set the cover to be the one selected. The work-in-progress is here
So the page crawls a database, builds and xml file, puts everything in its place, and then this page views the coverflow, and if you click on the name, I want it to go back to the page, show that cover, and selected sermons. So far, it works. But.... When you select a cover this way, ie, change var current:Number = 1 to var current:Number=1 if (startingPoint) { // startingPoint is a flashvar set by the php page.... current = startingPoint; } seems to work but the page loads up flat covers partially transparent covers on the right side of the screen. Any ideas what's going on?
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
@phydeaux
There are several code revisions that have been added to prevent problems just like yours. I've posted the main ones together on my forum at vanilla.kittyanarchy.net as well as the original fla file posted by Stephen with the main revisions already implemented. I believe the errors you're looking at are the Elevator Door errors. The two codes in question are:
if (current eq this.cid + 1) { getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank") } // Put the above code before the following line current = this.cid + 1;
and...
// Replace... for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) { // ...with for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length;i++){
I'm attempting to move this discussion over to my forums, since using blog comments makes keeping everything together hard.
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
Oops, that first bit of code is the wrong one. Use the second snippet from my last post and the following:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
In it's current state, this script will cache the XML file. In this case, that is BAD (since we want things to be dynamic).
I noticed on your forum you have the CPU fix has additions to Aries original post- are those additions to handle the loading images problem? I tried the code on your forum but the CPU still hovered around 8-10 for me.. but my fix above (loadedAll check) gives zero CPU during idle.
thx for compiling the fixes on your forum..
Tobi24
· 1 year ago
Hello together, how can I cange the font-color - could anyone help me please? It was asked several times here, but I did not see any answer yet. I was able to change the background and the reflections, but I can't figure out how to change the font-color :(
Stephen
· 1 year ago
Hello Tobi24,
Open the Flash file and go into the movieclip with the instance name of "img_info" (its above the scrollbar). Inside is where both of the text fields are. The top one is for the authors and the bottom is for the albums. Click on the one you want to change and then open the properties window and goto the "Text (Fill) Color" tool and select the color you wish to make it. If you need more help I would suggest hiring a flash freelancer. Hope that helps.
You're right, your fix is easier on the CPU. I've updated my page and credited you.
bolognium
· 1 year ago
Awesome, thanks Lunis... and thanks Stephen for creating this - it's now perfect for my project.. I tried the Flex cover flow but it didn't perform as well as this does (and I'm very new to Flex and don't have the time to work on customizing it).
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi bolognium, thanks for sharing that fix. I was working on that problem myself and tried various workarounds but in the end nothing worked quite that good. So just a couple of days ago I had to decide wether to reduce the CPU load to around 6% but having the dropped images bug or vice versa.
Thanks to you, we now can have both! Great job!
Greetings, sin
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi fans of this wonderful flash,
I'm coming close to my personal goal version of the coverflow and I'd like to share the current state. First of all you can take a look at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm where you can see some art work being displayed. First of all I am using the SWFObject method to implement the flash file: (I hope copy&paste works for that.)
Note the three addParameter lines where you can set the filename of the xml file to be loaded, the basepath of the server where the script is going to run and the target frame/window where the links should go to (here it's main to display the large images below the coverflow, with _self or _blank you can make it load in same or new frame/window. So with this addition, the coverflow flash can be used on various places without the need of altering the .fla file since all parameters are set outside. (Given of course the fact, that you are using same width and height and stuff.) This can of course be extended to add parameters for cover height/width, shelve distance and on and on.
As you'll notice, I replaced the slidebar with two buttons on either side for navigation, I just didn't like the original slidebar. Further the .fla file contains the newest CPU load fix from bolognium which also gets rid of the dropped images bug, the go around feature (try to click right [either button or key] on last cover) combined with Lunis' bouncing slideshow feature (which is turned off now but can be reactivated by parameter 'slideshow') and the cachebuster xml call as well as covers linking to artist/albumLink (can be easily switched in .fla) and support for German special chars in Album/Artist names.
My current .fla file can be found at http://www.sinistar.de/dev/coverflow.fla, Lunis will probably also add it to his new forum (thanks for that by the way, it's a great overview of the patches applied).
Stephen
· 1 year ago
Hey Paul,
I love your changes. I think I will now take all the changes and patches from all the various people that helped and compile a new version that uses FlashVars (like you did) to send in the required info.
Awesome job everyone! The power of the community always amazes me.
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
Paul,
Slick call there! Do you mind if I merge your changes in to the Community Revision as well as post a link to your fla?
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
Stephen,
Can you confirm that you have, in fact, released this code in it's current state in to the public domain? Your licensing terms seem to say so, but affirming it would be very helpful :)
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Lunis,
of course I do NOT mind. I couldn't get my version to its current state w/o the hints and patches given here, so it's just natural to give back something. So go on and freely use the .fla file, or only some of the code. It's up to everyone (maybe not everyone needs a slideshow feature...).
Greetings Paul
Matt
· 1 year ago
Hi - thanks for the great code, was wondering if there's a way to make it display vertical images vertically and horizontal images horizontally - like apple does? Rather than squashing all to a square - would be v cool
Thanks again
Josh Craddock
· 1 year ago
Hey, Question coming from a noob with Flash/Javascript, but i'v got the basics down. How do i make the reflection with a less opacity and smaller in height?
Take a look, http://www.joshcraddock.com/coverflow/ I've changed the size of the Album Artwork because i'm going to be adding a example of web-templates along with Lightbox.
Thanks a lot, Josh
Paul
· 1 year ago
hi, how do i let the xml load a picture located into the web? if i put the entire address (http://...) it doesn't load the pic...
Thanks Paul
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hey Paul,
there may be several barriers while loading remote images. For instance make sure the image can be called via HTTP request (some image hoster and also quite a few other website restrict access to url within their domain), there is no .htaccess validation required and last but not least try to url encode the file paths in you xml.
I ran in a couple of these problems and in the end I find it is the best to have the images on your server and use the infobase variable (see above, post #367):
You may alter the flash to be able to add _two_ base domains, one used for the xml call and the other one for images.
Greeting from the other Paul
Devon
· 1 year ago
For me, the image that is facing out isn't 100 % straight. It seems to be one pixel off,... in other words, it's not a perfect straight line.
What numbers should I adjust to ensure that it is facing straight forward exactly?
Thanks.
darkjedi
· 1 year ago
Helllo sorry for my english. I tried so many to import a pnf files but i have a big probleme i don't want the white aera behind my object and i don't want the black aera behind my reflect. Many people have these problems but i haven't find the solution. Thank you.
Matt
· 1 year ago
Regarding picking-up the ratio of the imported jpg, I wonder if there's a simple code tweak?
I notice that...
var frontCDWidth:Number = 150; var frontCDHeight:Number = 150;
...changes the size of the image when it is at the front - if I could read the current j-peg's Actual dimensions i could do a scale that way
Any thoughts would be appreciated
Thanks again
Tomd
· 1 year ago
I have another noob to flash/actionscripting question. I have implemented the cover flow source into a website I have designed. Everything is working great. My movie is stopping on a frame and the cover flow graphics appear. When I navigate off that frame I would like them to disappear.
Am I just missing something simple? How can I hide/turn off those items on a frame change?
Wiktor
· 1 year ago
"Unable to Load XML Data"
I have tried everything but can not figure out why this is the case. Please help
Josh Craddock
· 1 year ago
Hey, Question coming from a noob with Flash/Javascript, but i’v got the basics down. How do i make the reflection with a less opacity and smaller in height?
Take a look, http://www.joshcraddock.com/coverflow/ I’ve changed the size of the Album Artwork because i’m going to be adding a example of web-templates along with Lightbox.
Thanks a lot, Josh
Maqsood
· 1 year ago
Its a great source. Thank you very much.
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
@ Lunis Neko
your code ist better! i have a supplement for it: mc.onPress = function():Void {.............
change slideing direction on push one of the left or right cover
tieftaucha
· 1 year ago
the onMouseWhell function doesn’t work on Mac with a PC w2k or xp it work. is there a way it works for Mac too?
Woody
· 1 year ago
Not sure if anyone else has had this problem - when using mouse delta (and keyboard input also), sometimes the coverflow will skip two items at once. It happens when the listener is triggered twice in the same cycle.
To fix this, replace the first four lines in the "init" function:
if (myKO == undefined) { myKO = new Object(); Key.addListener(myKO); } if (myMO == undefined) { myMO = new Object(); Mouse.addListener(myMO); }
NB: onMouseWheel events DO NOT FIRE if parameter "wmode" is set to "opaque", and has different effects in browsers (e.g. Safari).
newbie08
· 1 year ago
This is a great tool for my site. I want to be able to pop up a flash window when I click on the art. Any ideas? I've tried some stuff but nothing has worked. sucks being a newbie. Thanks in advance
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
@Woody, tieftaucha
Your changes have been added, and they work beautifully
@Stephen
Are you purposefully ignoring the question of license or have you just missed the posts?
gnupi
· 1 year ago
hi there! is there a solution to the smoothing problem allready? has anyone an idea _why_ forceSmoothing isn´t working? it does normally, just not in this case, it seems. is it about the redrawing?
wannebeme
· 1 year ago
hi,
how can i change the distance between the covers in the background??
I want more distance between the covers.
greetz from Berlin
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hey wannebeme,
just take a look a the parameter 'shelveCDSpacing' and adjust it to fit your needs.
Greetings (from Leipzig btw ;) ) Paul
wannebeme
· 1 year ago
Heeeey Paul, very cool thanks.
very easy to change!
but I have a last question:-)
i have changed the angle to 0 and now the zoom effekt of the frontcd is too fast. the reflection of of the frontcd is good but the zoom effekt is to fast / wrong.
what must I change to get a smooth zoom ??:-)
for exapmle: change the parameter of angle from 8 to 0 and look.
greeeetz:-)
Daedalumn
· 1 year ago
Hi there, really great work here.
But I Have a question........
I've changed this:
var reflectionSpace:Number = 5;
And the image gets a little bt separated from the reflection......but I want to add a small shadow in that space.........like if the image would be creating it over the reflection........
Hope I could explain my doubt.......
Thx any Help about it.
Daedalumn
· 1 year ago
Hi there again.....
Ihave another question.........
Has anybody tried to publish it in Executable???
I've tried but it doesn't work for me.....help me plzz.......
thx for everything
Robert
· 1 year ago
Just a thought... to make sure all edges (on the images) are straight (sometimes there is like a 1px offset), you could wrap Math.round(xxx) around the x and y values where these are being set.
Robert
· 1 year ago
Have anyone tried to make the loadingprocess dynamic instead of loading all albums on start? Ie you load only a couple of albums from the start, and as you hit next (or prev ) a new album is loaded, and in the other end an album is unloaded. I think this would be more cpu friendly as you only have a limited number of albums loaded at any time. And of course, best of all, it would allow you to add unlimited number of albums.
Aljan
· 1 year ago
Here is a simple solution to the dinamic size question (a.k.a showing covers proportional to their real sizes):
//the "proportions" of the shelves (and even for the current front CD) can be set as variables instead of ad-hoc. All the above 4 variables are declared AND initialized to set values at the beginning ( var frontCDWidth:Number = 120; etc... ) but can be left just declared as the value is overridden (var frontCDWidth:Number; etc...)
Hope it helps!
Bruno Patrício
· 1 year ago
Good example!
But, what I need to use the images included in Library?
T-Shirt
· 1 year ago
How can i link the images?
jbeals
· 1 year ago
Is there anyway to make the album art reflection transparent as opposed to having a colored gradient sitting on top? I would like to take the gradient_mc and apply it as a mask to the album art but I do not see what the album artwork is called?
I assume I could set the mask in the loop that creates the album art MC.
Anyone have an suggestions?
Nc1Bad
· 1 year ago
Hi, was breaking my head to meet my requirements for a different menu flow,,your code solved my problem,,thanks a ton bro
matthias
· 1 year ago
hello, this thing is very cool, but I have some troubles to implement it into an existing flash website. Everything is working except the centralization. The "top" album cover does not appear in the center of my website instead it is placed an the right edge. I tried to play with the variables, but when I change the "centerX:Number" the fade out of the covers does not work. Please help. matthias
Jt Hollister
· 1 year ago
VERY COOL!
Thank you so much for open sourcing this, it is very nice work!
I have a question for people who have modified this, has anyone made it so when you click an album, the flash goes to a different frame?
The objective is to have still shots of video, and when you click it it plays the video (and has a go back button to go back to the folio).
If this would be complex to do (though I don't really think it would) then can I at least do a popup box to start playing the video?
This is very advanced code, I'm definitely in over my head with it...but I do basically know my way around Actionscript (more so 2 than 3, but still). Any help would be very much appreciated.
Jt Hollister
· 1 year ago
Okay, scratch my last comment. I read through the comments here and figured out how to do this. But I have another question.
When you click it, I have it set to gotoAndStop(3); -- that 3 is gathered from the XML and is different for each album cover.
At frame 3 I have deleted everything from the stage and put "FRAME 3" in big bold letters for testing purposes. When I click it though, the CoverFlow still stays there even though there's nothing left on stage... (you can see the "FRAME 3" behind it).
So I guess the question is, is there a command or variable change I can put on frame 3 actions that would hide the CoverFlow? And also, when I make a button to send them back to the CoverFlow, can I just send them back to frame 1 and the code that's already there will re-create the CoverFlow and all that?
Thanks so much for any help you can provide.
Nc1Bad
· 1 year ago
Hi, does any one have the script that mimics windows vista's aero window switcher??
anurag
· 1 year ago
Do you have this for video? i.e. video starts playing when its in the main area..
MZ
· 1 year ago
Possible bug: Holding down the arrow keys to skip through the albums does not work in Firefox 2 (2.0.0.16) on OS X. It works in Safari however.
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hello guys. So sorry, my inglish really so bad. This cover flow is really so cool, its the first one where everything work. I don't know nothing about actionscript but i wanna try do something and create my own version. Looking in google and here in weberdesignlabs i found something about actionscript. Anyone try use this coverflow calling a JavaScript from your XML to create a popup ou iframe? I'll try.
Janetp8
· 1 year ago
I need help please!
Problem --I downloaded iTunesAlbumArt4.fla from Lunis Neko site (vanilla.kittyanarchy.net)and am modifying the image size—Problem is when it gets to the cd center my entire image is a bit squashed– only a portion of it shows…. What am I doing wrong my images are 235px by 350px. When it gets to the center the top is being cut off. See example a t http://www.wetzeldesigns.com/tweak/index.html Also where do you insert Creativethien’s javascript precashe code? Thanks so much for the community and your help! Janet
Janetp8
· 1 year ago
I have one more question.... has anyone got a fix as to the IE7 browser issue. It seems the black background turns white and the reflections appear at 100% of the image size? Even though they are set to about 25%. Any help with this would be appreciated. Thank You Janet
Tony
· 1 year ago
Hi all, I uploaded all the files to my server, and its all working great!
However now I have tried to call images from a different image server, and although the preview works fine I just get white squares when I try the the live version. What have i missed? Do the images HAVE to be on the same server as the xml for it work when live?
I am using absolute paths, and it IS working OK inside Flash CS3 preview...just not when live. thanks Tony
MZ
· 1 year ago
Tony: The images must be in the same folder (or below) as your .swf. The easiest way around this is to use .htaccess.
I've got a version working as a video interface to a streaming video service. The coverflow was moved to it's own movieClip. The XML is loaded before hand in the _root timeline. I have a Mask over it to contain it to the same dimensions of the FLV files being streamed so that I can show/hide either the coverFlow interface OR the linked FLV file interface. Everything seems to work fine except on the initial load. The far right image drops down to the lower right of the screen in IE. Once a coverFlow item is clicked on all works fine. This was happening in ALL browsers, but mainly IE now. I thought the fix was suppose to be preloading the images via a JavaScript before the Flash file loads. I'm preloading them via a call in the body tag using the onload method. It's still doing it. Does anyone know if there any variable settings that may be causing this? Here's a link to a test version. Thanks for all the community input!
Hey.. Thank you so much for this! - its a life save and so easy to configure!!! just one question.... is there a way of making it scroll vertically? any help would be appreciated. thanks again.
Donna
Marcos
· 1 year ago
Like Matt line#129, and Kempo line#131, Does anyone have a fix for opening url in the same window?
Sabrina.N
· 1 year ago
I have a question,
Is there a way that if you click on the picture that it beccomes bigger? (with help of shadowbox...????) I don't know anything about XML :( ......
And i can't find a good tutorial that shows me how to make a pictureflow....I really whant to make it myself but i dont know how.....
Please help me.............. its quit urgent........
thnx!!! Sabrina.N
Boudewijn
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the Coverflow, love it!
However, I want to change the first middle image (the current var), preferably via the embed tag, flashvars. Anyone knows how to do this?
@Marcos: Go to the actionscript code on the second frame and remove the three: , "_blank" parameters from the code.
Cheers, Boudewijn
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hello guys, sorry my bad english. I'm trying change somethings in this wonderfull cover flow and i need know how can i call one javascript function. Look about it in google and found many things but doesn't work in cover flow. I try:
import flash.external.*; var callJSFunction:String = "Name-Of-Function"; ExternalInterface.call(callJSFunction);
And put my funcion in head or body html.
Ps: I'm using two frame and put the function in every files.
Try fscommand but doesn't work too.
Please help, how can i call one javascript function from flash???? THKS
Brad
· 1 year ago
call it FlashTunes. it's a lot better than "Flash Itunes Cover flow"
David
· 1 year ago
Good resource, but how i put in my wordpress site.
Mike
· 1 year ago
I'm New to this and was wondering how I can tell it to goto a page when I click on the photo in the coverflow i saw the coding in the.js file that said onclick it was something like case "onclick" or something like that I am a Noob with this stuff im trying to learn though
thanks in advance for any help
Marcos LaFarga
· 1 year ago
Thanks Boudewijn!
To reiterate, I also got the answer to new window opening from stephen himself.
As to your problem basically search for this string: "_blank". It should be a getURL command, which basically opens a link, "_blank" opens a new window, so to open in the current window use "_self" instead of "_blank".
Thanks everyone and Thanks Stephen!
Alex
· 1 year ago
Hi, sorry for my English. I have read each topics since the begining. There is still two issues not solved for me. First, I haven't found how to add a link on the front picture. There is a lot of people who asked that. There is sometimes codes, but they don't work (I have tried). Then, I have another problem : sometimes when you clic on the scrollbar to move to the next picture too close from where it is, you are automatically sent to the first picture on the left. Then, if you try to clic on another picture, the same thing happen.
I really would like to have an answer to fix it.
Thank you very much.
Alex
wilk
· 1 year ago
hello all,
anyone knows how to amend the code to not have the distortion when the image is not in view.
great little swf, but I have a major issue, if I publish this to a HTML page through flash it works great, but as soon as I add it to a asp.net page (C#) using FlashControl it fails to load the xml, any ideas?
Many Thanks
DV
FlexDev
· 1 year ago
I’ve seen a number of people asking about linking the images. Most of the functionality is already in the AS code.
Notice there is a var named doubleClickRegister, do a search and you’ll probably find it at or near line 314. In that if block put getURL(infostruc[this.cid].info, “_self”);
Infostruc is the array holding the data for the coverflow. I used the info field to place the link data parsed from the XML file. You can see where the info field being added near the bottom of the script and the line looks like infostruc.push({art:this.childNodes[0].childNodes[i].attributes.url, info:val1, auth:val2, album:val3, loaded:false});
Get data from the XML file by placing the below at or near line 500 var val1:String = cNode[3].childNodes[0].nodeValue ? unescape(cNode[3].childNodes[0].nodeValue) : _; so when val1 is added to the infostruc array it actually has something. You will of course need to add the link to the XML file after each albumName node http://server.com
Compile and double click the cover and bingo
Hope this helps.
DarkViper
· 1 year ago
I have also seen the Second issue that Alex is talking about, I havent managed to find a fix yet. But I hope to when I get some time to spend on it, and ill post how to change it, if I get it done before anyone else posts :)
DarkViper
· 1 year ago
I have also seen the Second issue that Alex is talking about, I havent managed to find a fix yet. But I hope to when I get some time to spend on it, and ill post how to change it, if I get it done before anyone else posts :)
Ive also fixed the problem with the .net pages and I'm trying to make this a lot friendlier by providing the XML and Image URL using flashVars.
diego
· 1 year ago
Hello!
Could the reflection of the image be eliminated? How could I do that? and....
Could I change the view of the pictures? How could I see one main picture in the middle of the screen and only one picture behind that at each side?
thank you! :)
Simon
· 1 year ago
Has anyone got a fix for loading this into a parent movie? Because it takes positions from the stage and _x, it's centred on the root movie, whereas it just needs to take its dimensions and positions from the child swf.
Any ideas?
HipHopMakers
· 1 year ago
Thanks man
DarkViper
· 1 year ago
we couldnt find a true fix for the movie flipping back to the firat image, so we removed the scroll bar, this did the trick :D
samz
· 1 year ago
Could the reflection of the image be eliminated?
I also need help on this :(
olegpeti
· 1 year ago
First of all - much thanks to Stephen for posting his awesome works, big up! :)
I made a few modifications in the original code in order to use the file on white background and to put the grafix in perpective..
The reflection is turned into drop shadow (with setting the blur, the colours and opacity)
If anyone does need my version just drop a line here - I switced on email notification to followup new comments..
BUT - There is only one thing I could not solve and I need help with >> is there any way to loop the image flow? So there is no beggining nor ending - the graphics would be rotating around and around... I keep on trying this for days with no result..
Thank you in advance!
olegpeti
· 1 year ago
Answer to Wilk (426) on how to amend the code to not have the distortion:
Change > var angle:Number = 0; then adjust shelveCDSpacing...
Answer to Diego (431): play around with changing the following values:
var shelveCDSpacing var centerDistance
Hope that helped ;)
Alex
· 1 year ago
Ok, I found a solution to link the pictures !! Just add this line : getURL(infostruc[this.cid].authLink, "_blank");
on line 340 just after
if (getTimer() - this.pressTime <= doubleClickRegister && this.pressTime) {
This is for the artistlink in your XML file, if you want to add the album link change "authLink" by "albumLink".
Bye
Alex
· 1 year ago
hum I forgot to precise...you will have to doubleclick on the picture
Jt Hollister
· 1 year ago
Does anyone know what would cause the first image to not load? That same image loads fine if it's the second or third item, but the first item's picture simply won't load.
DarkViper
· 1 year ago
Hi olegpeti I'd be interested in having a peek at your code, if possible. You can get me on Admin ampersat studzworld dot com.
btw I love what youve done with the menu system
Cheers
Paul
· 1 year ago
This is awesome. I urgently needed this kind of slideshow and it helped a lot. I just removed the scroll bar below the photos and replaced a left and right button navigation buttons. Now, I appreciate the use of declaring variables on top of script, your script rocks! Thanks!
Paul
· 1 year ago
Anyway, I noticed one. Should I consider this as error? Whenever I'm adding items on the xml file, and exceeded the count to 15, something's happening when I turn the coverflow to the right, the last item flips and blinking. Does this application has a limit in photo count?
Mike
· 1 year ago
does anyone know how I can make it so when you click on the photos it makes a bigger version or a link to another page
for game
· 1 year ago
thanxs
Janetp8
· 1 year ago
Hi Olegpeti, I would also love your code for the drop shadows on white background, it looks awesome! email to janetp8@gmail.com Thanks to Steven and thanks to you!
hbp
· 1 year ago
How can I take away the reflection under the Photos?
hbp
· 1 year ago
Hi olegpeti,
Can I have your version please.
olegpeti
· 1 year ago
hi everyone, I was away away on a big family weekend :) I am glad that many people liked my version, today I finish the last bits and send you the modified code.
I couldn't make the pictures loop around but the Client accepted this version..
Big thanks to Steven again and all the people sharing the knowledge..
It works great, except for the load. Most of the time, when the pictures load they don't end up loading in the correct area...some of them end up loading at the bottom of the flash area. Check it out and you'll see what I mean. Any thoughts?
OK. I'm officially an idiot...like it's my first time on a forum or something. I went through and read through the posts and bolognium's fix works great!
Would be nice to get a document going with FAQ's and/or current fixes for common problems.
Anyway...feel free to check out my implementation. Been using it since January, and I get lots of great comments from visitors.
-Dan
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hello guys, sorry my bad english. There're many comum question here, i'm newbie in flash but always find a way to do what i want. Olegpeti, hbp, Toon, Tim, court earp, thwonk ask how get rid, remove, turn off reflection? So easy, just coment this line:
var rArt:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("reflection" + (this.getNextHighestDepth() - 1), this.getNextHighestDepth());
Scott Gregory
· 1 year ago
Hi, thanks for posting this great flash source. I was wondering if anyone knows how to increase the distance of the two corners of the reflection that do not touch the front album. I want it to have a 3D effect so that the reflection looks as if it's popping out towards the user. Any ideas?
Mirko Olsiewicz
· 1 year ago
Hi,
i use the Flash for Navigation. It isn't a problem to Navigate to a external URL but i would like to use it like this
var FirstWindow = Ext.get('Window3Content'); -> Window3Content is a Div FirstWindow.load({ url: "FirstWindowServlet", scripts: true, text: "Loading First Window..." });
Can someone help?
Thank you
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hi guys, sorry my bad english. How can i load images from another domain? Doesn't work: - Full path in albuminfo.xml - Use info base field - allowScriptAccess = always
i use pictures with index transparency. But in the coverflow the background is white. I learn Flash so if it is a basic feature. Sorry ;-)
Thanx
Mirko
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen, sorry my bad english. 23 minutes to give some support, unbelievable, very nice job, so fast! I'm really don't think about security question when try load images from another domain. Now after reading that paper about cross domain policy i know what must to do, but it's doesn't work.
on ( release ) { getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://10.1.75.251/flash/demowindow.cfm?demo=ticker&width=425&height=110',' demoWin','width=450,height=150,toolbar=no,location =no')", "_blank");
so i have no scrollbars and toolbars and my own width and height.
Thanks in advance!
Fran
· 1 year ago
Hi, first of all: awesome script!
Is there any solution for the calculation of the number of images, because if I have less than 10 images (and delete the lines in the xml-file) the scrolling won't work. Does anyone have an idea where I could change the code to get it to work with less than 10 images? (say 3 images?)
Your help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
Rodrigo Miguel
· 1 year ago
Hi Stephen, sorry my bad english. Did many tests with System.security.allowInsecureDomain, System.security.allowDomain and many configs about security but doesn't work.
Found this line in your code: artLoader.loadClip("./" + infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
This ("./") force loadClip to look in current path, change it to my domain2.com and now i can see flash calling the correct path, but image just be blank (size and format ok, its the same in domain1).
Any idea???
Enyel
· 1 year ago
Hi!
Fisrt of all, Thank You Very Much Stephen! Two words: Awesome Work! Ok, so far I've read every single comment in this page to fix the bugs, but still getting some. For example, it can't load the first cover-image when I've less than ten (10) entries. You can check it at:
B) I'm developing a web app using tomcat. When I test it from http://localhost:8080/swf/test1 the images aren't being displayed :S The images are located in the same folder as the swf file. What's wrong with it? Btw Once the swf file is on the internet there is no problem.
Onmouse scroll was easy - I simply changed the 'onPress' function to 'onRollOver'...
narkang
· 1 year ago
I know it's been asked 100x, but I'm hoping SOMEONE knows the answer--is there a way to reduce the height of the reflection or to make an object display on top of it? You can't mask or change the order of the coverflow. I already figured out how to reduce the appeared fade, however it fades from 50% to a solid white which is great if i have nothing else on the page. PLEASE someone help!
davide
· 1 year ago
While working on this I noticed a black flicker that happens only once each time slide show moves. What could the cause of this be? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. You can view it at: http://www.davidelmore.org/coverflow/iTunesAlbu...
Enyel
· 1 year ago
I'm experiencing some problems... it doesn't display/load the first cover-image when I’ve less than ten (10) albums in the xml. You can check it at:
Question: I want to add one more field under the albuminfo to load from the xml. I think it goes in the xmlData.onLoad function near line 560, but I'm not sure exactly how to tie it all together. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Also, how about a pause button?
narkang
· 1 year ago
I have solved the problem of objects not appearing above the images (like the scrollbar does)
At the very end you can add this: "menubar_mc.swapDepths(1500);"
Where 'menubar_mc' is the object you want to appear on top's instance name. '1500' is almost arbitrary but I saw that scrollbar.swapDepth was set at 1101. This may also help to mask out the reflection being so large since no one knows how to actually decrease the size.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any clarification.
edy
· 1 year ago
Hello everyone. I`m using this coverflow for a website gallery. The problem is that i want to insert this coverflow into another movieclip. I suppose that involves some changes into the script.
Can someone give me some advices?
Thanks ;)
Tomd
· 1 year ago
Has anyone found a was to use coverflow with lightbox? I am still new to flash programming and would like to start lightbox once someone clicks on the image in coverflow.
I would appreciate some assistance if you are willing to share.
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Tomd, I was thinking about the exact same combination of coverflow and lightbox, but in the end I guess it won't be possible since the lightbox script parses the document body for links with a rel attribute. And since Flash movies can't be parsed that way it's not going to work.
I'd be happy though if someone proves me wrong. Paul
fulvio
· 1 year ago
hello everybody first thanks for sharing :) i'm trying to modify coverflaw but have a stange effect, please look here, http://www.bibienne.com/images/splash.jpg pictures are distorced in a strange way, is it normal? thanks, fulvio
fulvio
· 1 year ago
@Paul and Tomd i'm sure it's possible, i can give a try if you need it regards
Tomd
· 1 year ago
Paul,
I ran across this code called flashlightbox injector that's supposed to let you use lightbox with flash. With my limited flash experience I have not been successful in getting it to work.
//getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank") getURL("javascript:tb_show('', '"+infostruc[current - 1].art+"')", ""); } is quite a simple sample, sure need more mods, something like a different path for bigger images
look at the html sorce for js and css files
helpmepleeeease
· 1 year ago
Hey everyone - this is simply awesome.
PLEASE could someone post the .fla (Flash 8) or complete code for a version that includes a click to get Url or call mc or something when the centered album is clicked?
MANY huge thanks Stephen and all here!
Ivan
· 1 year ago
hi all!
Could someone please tell me how to make the images' shadows to work with a white background? i managed to changed the background but the shadows are still in black.
thank you very much.
Abhi
· 1 year ago
Hi!
First of all, Thank You Very Much for a nice flash. I have done almost all the fix necessary, but then am encountering one problem. If I refresh the page containing the swf continuously then instead of album pics a number is displayed. Looks like it the loading percentage. This also happens if I leave the web page for some time and then try to refresh the same. Any help would be appreciated.
tom
· 1 year ago
bolognium rocks!
thanx people for helping us...
sarah_LA
· 1 year ago
Hey everyone,
Great scripting - my problem is trying to load a .flv clip on click. So far everything is cutomised in AS2 and working brilliantly to load an external URL - can I switch out the getURL function to onClick gotoandPlay ('frame_label') ??? or onClick load .flv into 'my_mc' ??
Would really appreciate some help as everything else is loading great!!!
Thanks, Sx.
Luke
· 1 year ago
Hi peeps!
I've been using this to create a gallery of images but the images are a mix of horizontal and vertical images. Is there any way of dynamically resizing the image holder to cater for this?
Thanks alot and continue the good work!
LTM
· 1 year ago
Does anyone have a solution to Enyel's or Hollister's problem with displaying fewer than 8 albums of the first album artwork not displaying?
Essam
· 1 year ago
the loop please i need to know how to make it loop????
Sascha
· 1 year ago
Hi, this is realy the best flash based coverflow but I have found a bug. If you load many of covers, the animation doesnt work correctly. I have tested it with 350.
It would be great if someone could fix this because my knowledge is not enough.
Flash Guru
· 1 year ago
Sascha,
Are you serious? Obviously Flash is not something you know of. 350 is WAYYY to much for Flash AS2. It is not the fault of the code, its obviously the fault of the developer. If you really need to put 350 pictures in this then use AS3 because of the E4X parsing and the robust language it will be able to handle it.
But you are going to have to learn Flex or get a flex dev (like our mutual friend Stephen here) to do it.
Thanks Stephen for making some very useful code and making it free for all of us.
Remember folks its not always the code, many times its the user.
Andrew
· 1 year ago
First, I am loving this. It is the answer to my programming prayers. Thank you.
I am having an issue. I have a non-profit site which has several CDs to download. Each CD has its own page. So I am using the Cover Flow as navigation amongst these pages. So on each page, I want the corresponding album cover to be front and center in the flow. I am accomplishing this like this:
In the FLA, I changed the var declaration to read as such:
var current:Number = _root.startalbum;
On my HTML page, I am using FlashVars to pass in the variable "startalbum" to be equal to whatever number album I want front and center:
param name="FlashVars" VALUE="startalbum=4"
and
embed FlashVars="startalbum=4"
This actually works! With this example, the 4th album is front and center when I load the page. Nice.
Here's the problem. If the first thing I do once the page loads is click the "right arrow" on the scroll-bar, the albums vanish and I get "undefined" in Song and Album name.
If I do anything else first on the page (like click the left arrow once or use the scroll-bar or click thru the albums, then the right arrow works just fine.
What am I doing wrong? Or is this a bug which I unwittingly created?
Thanks!
vic
· 1 year ago
Is there any way to change text align of the name and description. I'm using it in Arabian text which is from right to left rendering. thank you.
Sl1mchanse
· 1 year ago
I have been able to fix all the bugs except for one, but it's a big one. Whether I am on a Windows machine or a Mac.....be it using Safari, Firefox or Explorer..........when the browser's cache is cleared, sometimes...not always, but it happens nonetheless, the cover flow will not even load at all. I am loading the cover flow .swf into a host .swf, which is within asp pages.....Once again, it doesn't happen all time, but it does often enough to raise concern in my bosses.....I scanned all the threads in this blog to no avail.....any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards.
Andrew
· 1 year ago
Regarding my post above, I notice that the same thing happens (the albums vanish and I get “undefined” in Song and Album name) if the first thing I do is mouse-wheel up as well (which effectively is the same as clicking the "right arrow".
Any thoughts?
Sl1mchanse
· 1 year ago
Thanks for replying Andrew......I am not sure we have the same issue....w/out interacting at all the cover flow doesn't even load.....nothing loads, but maybe we do have a similar issue. Let me know if there is a common here.....as far as the undefined error, you are getting that because you are missing a link in the xml...there are two.....not sure if that will help......So, are you saying the cover flow shows up, but when you try to interact it, or all of them (the entire cover flow) disappears...let me know....thanks and good luck....we'll find our solution(s).
Sl1mchanse
· 1 year ago
Wanted to clear up what I said........so, are you saying the cover flow initially loads/shows up, but when you click on an album, it disappears or the entire cover flow disappears? Let me know.
asinomasimple
· 1 year ago
Has anybody gotten it to loop yet? For example when image 1 (out of 10) is the center then images 10, 9 ,8.. would be to the left
Andrew
· 1 year ago
Sl1mchanse, we have differenet issue. I just think we cross-posted and thus created some confusion. My problem occured after I modified the FLA file in order to be able to choose which number album cover is first (front and center) when the SWF loads. In other words, I am passing a numeric variable from the embed code to set the value of the var "current" upon initial load. My code works except it creates the issue which I describe above (if the first thing you do is click the "right arrow" or mouse-wheel up, then the albums slide off to the left completely and you are left with "undefined" for the album and artist text).
I am wondering if anyone can offer any solutions for this problem.
Sl1mchanse, I'd love to help you with your issue, but I admit that it is a tad above my head. Sorry.
sl1mchanse
· 1 year ago
Andrew..thanks for the post and clarification...I see now....yeah hopefully someone has encountered our problems, but off the top of my head.....I'm not sure if it's the maxSlide variable or one around there.....you can adjust the # of albums that slide by on each click of the scroll bar left or right and maybe that might tie into the arrow key or mouse scroll interaction as well..not 100%, but I know in the above threads, that specific variable/function is discussed.
Andrew
· 1 year ago
I really need some love here on my bug. I need to launch this site right away and I am reluctant to do so with this bug.
I have noticed that the bug occurs also if the first thing you do is click the scrollbar track bar on the right side of the scrollbar handle. Basically, if the first thing you do when you load the page is click the right arrow, mouse wheel up, or click to the right of the scrollbar track on the right side of the scrollbar handle, the albums fly off to the left and all that is left is "undefined" in the album and song fields.
Again, in the FLA, I changed the var declaration to read as such:
var current:Number = _root.startalbum;
On my HTML page, I am using FlashVars to pass in the variable “startalbum” to be equal to whatever number album I want front and center:
param name=”FlashVars” VALUE=”startalbum=4″
and
embed FlashVars=”startalbum=4″
This works because it presents the corresponding album (fourth album in this case) front and center on load. However, it leaves me with the bug I describe above.
Stephen or anyone else... Please help me. Lot's of love to you all and much appreciate for those who even just take the time read this. :-)
goyo
· 1 year ago
muchas gracias, estupendo trabajo y loable humildad y desinteres, felicidades y mucho exito
Andrew
· 1 year ago
Holy moly! I figured it out.
I set the var declaration back to:
var current:Number = 1;
But then in the init function, I just performed a little unnecessary math (which for some reason does the trick):
function init(Void):Void { current = this.startalbum - 1; current = current + 1;
Don't ask me why, but for some reason when I deal with my FlashVars variable in a pointless math routine (subtract 1 from it and then add one to it), all works fine.
Groovy. So now we have a method for loading up a specific album cover front and center based on the number it falls into in your XML file.
There is probably a better way to do this. Admittedly I am not a Flash dude. So, if someone knows an improvement, feel free. Anyhow, I'm stoked that this method works, even if I don't fully understand why. :-P
Andrew
· 1 year ago
A little unnecessary math and my trick to load up a specific cover front-and-center works. Don't ask me why or how I figured this out...
First, I set the variable declaration back to:
var current:Number = 1;
Then in the "init" function, I do a little seemingly unnecessary math:
function init(Void):Void { current = this.startalbum - 1; current = current + 1;
So here I am subtracting 1 and then in the next line I add 1 back. No idea why, but it works!
neoworxspace
· 1 year ago
Hi! Thanks for this nice stuff! A hover text of each shelved cover would also be nice! Just a suggestion. Thanks!
hai2lp
· 1 year ago
Does anyone know how to get the itunes coverflow Flash ActionScript 3.0 Action Script 3.0 run faster and better performance so can the community change it for AS2 to AS3 i really need this version run on AS3.0 please if anyone know send me email on hai2lp@yahoo.com
yamadie
· 1 year ago
how to use 1 xml for many playlist,i can't do with new xml files Please help me..
this my structure
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
userfiles/gallery/pic02.png Lorem ipsum adipiscing elit. userfiles/gallery/info/img_01.jpg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Acqua Panna 0,5 L 0000001
Tim
· 1 year ago
First off: Thank you; this app is awesome!
And second: I can't seem to get more than 14 albums to show up.
I copied the appropriate code in the xml file so i could have about 16 albums & I added new art.
Is there another place that I need to edit code that I have missed?
john
· 1 year ago
Hi there...
what a wonderfull fla. I love everything that's apple. including itunes and leopard coverflow. What I can't manage is to turn the autoplay off. I set the AutoNextP to 0 and than it doesn't start.. but after a while it does start... how to fix this?.. no auto play just when the scrollbar is moved or the arrows are clicked..
_john
hai2lp
· 1 year ago
Hey if you have any problem just download the latest version http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/wp-content/... that is the best one that i've ever try you shouldn't get any problem you can even handle more than 15 albums to show up
Tim
· 1 year ago
Thank you hai2lp, that fixed the problem! You're an awesome person!
ranchhand
· 1 year ago
Hi, I like this interface very much. I'm just learning the ropes with flash. Is it possible to get the PSD or ai file used to make the scroll bar elements. I wanted to play with all the components, color etc..
thank you
.s
rob
· 1 year ago
how do you get this up onto the internet? i really want to embed this onto my myspace, it runs fine locally, and ive seen some pages posted here who have done it for a website.. i really want it embedded in my myspace, any ideas?
Holger
· 1 year ago
Flash player is cool, but where can i change the height and width of my Picture?
Rachel
· 1 year ago
Trying to insert a title image over the cover flow , however, every time I export the swf file, it is no longer connected to the xml file. I am not sure what am i doing wrong?
trixi
· 1 year ago
hello, i love this coverflow, but i have a big problem. what have i to do, wenn i get a title with ß, ü,ä, or ö? i hope, someone can help me! thanks trixi
john
· 1 year ago
Found a bug and fixed it:
in the AS there was this part:
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko // autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers // autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 0; // How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move var autoNextTime:Number = 3 var autoDirect:Number = 1; autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
function interNext():Void { if (autoDirect == 1) { next(); } else if (autoDirect == 0) { previous(); } }
It should make you able to turn of the cycle... but when you set it to 0 as told by Paul, tieftauch, Lunis Neko it still cycles.
change the part to:
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko // autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers // autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 0; // How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move var autoNextTime:Number = 3 var autoDirect:Number = 1;
if (autoNextP == 1) { autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); } function interNext():Void { if (autoDirect == 1) { next(); } else if (autoDirect == 0) { previous(); } }
If you set it to 0 now it won't cycle..
_j
Nathan Sudds
· 1 year ago
Would anyone have a modified swf file for this with a target specified for the links? I have an older version of Flash and can't edit the FLA but just need a unique target for all the links to target a Lightbox/Facebox window with the URL. If anyone could help out I would appreciate it -- great script!
lporiginalg
· 1 year ago
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hey trixi, as I posted back in April already:
Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an ‘ö’).
Greetings, Paul
Sl1mchanse
· 1 year ago
I posted a comment a few weeks back and wanted to see if anyone has experienced the similar situation: The cover flow will load completely, but then sometimes (when cache is cleared) it will not show up at all, or the albums will show up, or the albums and scroll bar will show up w/ no title/info and sometimes it loads all the flash and xml......I am loading the cover flow swf into a host swf. Upon refresh everything loads perfectly...any input on this bug?....thanx.
lporiginalg
· 1 year ago
Ok 2 hours later I'm done reading all the comments :) Thanks to all the pros who have posted some nice tips and shame on all the noobs who are asking questions already answered.
I have one thing left I need to do. Apparently Mike worked this out but he didn't post the patch. I want to only load the required images like for example the next 5 images and previous 5 images to the one being shown, rather then automatically loading them all. I'm gonna try to work it out for myself now but if anybody has the script to post that would be lovely.
Cheers, lp
berto
· 1 year ago
Hi all!very nice script.
but I have a problem. how could I can set the opacity of the SHELVECDs during the transition?
i mean, the covers are alpha0 while in background and alpha 100 while in foreground
thank you
lporiginalg
· 1 year ago
Does anybody know how the default 'loading' image can be replaced with an external image? I'm having a hell of a time with that.
trixi
· 1 year ago
hello paul,
i tested it, but i failed :-)
as example i wrote: ö - %C3%B6 but i can`t see one ö. i saved the file as utf8.
what is wrong? can someone help me, please? trixi
Ross
· 1 year ago
Using this script with 40 images (300px x 300px, appx 50k each) has the slide run very slowly online and skip between 3 and 10 images using the horz scroll bar or the arrows but fine when clicking on the image itself.
Does anyone have any suggestions to make the slide run smoother without jumping?
Hi and thnx for a great piece of work. Xtremly useful. How can i add more triangles/slices to each cover?? So that they dont get so jagged when they are in an angle. Or is there any other solution to remove/smooth the covers jagging when they are angled?
/collard
openjam
· 1 year ago
Stephen and others, are you still there? If so I never saw answers to the following previous questions.
1.preventing larger that 150 px covers from being cut off at the top. How can you see larger images?
2. changing the width of the size properties which is currently 590x300. How do you increase or decrease the width and height of the file. Is it in a MC?
Thanks to all. I'm so glad I discovered this! tq
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi tq/openjam,
changing the width of the flash movie is pretty easy, you have to extend the stage within the flash and alter the StageWidth variable as well as the fade variables. For an example just take look at my version I linked to in one of my previous comments, the width there is set to 900+ pixels.
Greetings Paul
openjam
· 1 year ago
With a little patience I realized the the size properties are truly editable as any normal flash stage is. I wasn't giving it enough refreshes to see it work in my site.
I assume this will correct the image chop off problem as well.
tq
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Hi,
Can someone help me get the mask to so that it starts 100 px in?
I want them to fade out before the Stage.width
Thanks in advance
trixi
· 1 year ago
hello, i have a problem with the characters ß,ä,ö and ü. paul wrote i have to embed these in the textboxes. what do you mean? i don`t understand it ;-(
######################## Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an ‘ö’). ########################
Brandon Bmcc81
· 1 year ago
This was part of Stephens fix, although I had some trouble with it. So I thought I would post the whole fix
Im very very very impressed, my god that code is out of this world, good work:)
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Does anyone know how to have this thing autoStart inj the middle.
So that you have half the icons on the left and half on the right?
I'll be working on this one as well. I'll post it if I figure it out. Cheers,
Brandon
· 1 year ago
What am saying... There already is a variable called
var current:Number = 6;
That's where you can start your icons from.
Ryan Terrell
· 1 year ago
You presentation here is quite brilliant, and I applaud your effort.
I have one quick question: how exactly do I actually use this script? I am familiar with HTMl and I own a copy of Flash 8 but have no idea how to work it. I can use HTML alright, but I'm totally lost here.
This is a serious question. If anyone could so much as provide me with a link... I am an adept learner. I want to use this for my photography and art gallery. I'm sorry if this isn't an appropriate question. Any help would be most excellent. Thanks.
Albert
· 1 year ago
Sorry for my bad english.
In the cover flow only the front images are good, the left and right images are distorted, does exists something like "antialiasing" or similar?
Adam
· 1 year ago
Amazing code fellers, I'm wondering whether it is possible to blur out the main images as well as the reflection? I have text in my jpegs and the motion creates a crap effect on the text (and also straight lines), so if the jpegs were blurred and then came into focus this would solve my problem.(I hope!)
Adam
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Another Fix for stop scrolling. This works with this fix first.
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 1;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move var autoNextTime:Number = 3; var autoDirect:Number = 1;
if (autoNextP == 1) { autoNext = setInterval(interNext, autoNextTime*1000); }
function interNext():Void { if (autoDirect == 1) { next(); } else if (autoDirect == 0) { previous(); } } ////////////////////////////////// Then you can add this.
Hi, I want click the front cover image and load other swf, for example...
owen
· 1 year ago
Apologies if this has been covered, but I've read all of the comments and the forum and couldn't see a solution. Everything is working great from the outset (after switching off the slideshow) except that if I only have a few images (<4) the first one doesn't show up. Any ideas?
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Hey Owen,
I just tried using a fix that I think might be your problem as well.
This post by Cristophe Krebser, I think screws up the loading images. well I know it did it to my script.
So just put the old code back.
// Replace ( USE THIS ONE, THE ORIGINAL) this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); // with (THIS ONE I THINK IS NOT GOOD) if(loadedAll eq undefined || this.x eq undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1) { this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); }
Anyways try it out. It worked for me
vagabond007
· 1 year ago
This is quite a great, evolving, creation here. Curious however how it could be turned into a carousel-style element. I would love to integrate this into a piece I am working on but would love to make it animate as is (without the scrollbar elements-- I would have those hidden and non-functional).
Images flip with current animation style but go around like a carousel. Any thoughts on what should occur to allow this additional functionality or has someone experimented with something like this already?
Thanks for any help, advice, pointers to sections of code I should look at, etc would be immensely appreciated.
Gethen
· 1 year ago
Hi, is it possible to change the FLA to point to a file other than the xml ? I'm thinking of writing a PHP script that will autoload images and url's. (I'm new to flash).
Cheers.
hai2lp
· 1 year ago
@gethen Yes you can use php. i did try this go to http://muslimplus.com/coverflow/ i'm using php and mysql database instead of xml.
Gethen
· 1 year ago
Thanks hai2lp,
Where do you change the link to the new php file ?
Cheers.
hai2lp
· 1 year ago
@gethen Please send your email address to hai2lp@yahoo.com if you wanna know how i make coverflow working with full php and mysql code
Gethen
· 1 year ago
Hi Folks,
I‘ve written a little script that converts Coverflow into a nifty Photo/Image Gallery viewer. It‘s auto-updating - No XML re-writing required, simply place new photos and thumbnails in the respective folders.
Hi all, great work, My question seems unasked or unanswered to date.
I can't seem to create a layer that will show on top of the coverflow.
When I adjust the layer order in flash CS3, ALL layers seem to stuck below the coverflow once the exported SWF is played.
Does anyone know why this is? or a fix?
I must say though....I am really impressed with this. Thank you all for sharing.
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Here's you fix.
make whatever you want on top and put it into another .fla
then render it and use this code
loadMovie("YourNewMovie.swf", "_level20");
It'll load on top whatever level you want.
nn4an
· 1 year ago
Hi all,
first: really great stuff, I really love this cool cover flow!
@trixi: You have to embedd the chars to the dynamic text fields in InhaltMC01, then it will show öäüß and other chars too!
Now, to my question:
I would like to use this as a picture gallery with 4 chapters, so I tried to add 4 buttons, and every button should load another xml file, but it doesn't work, because the covers won't disapear...
I really can't get it... I try this for a whole week now and I think my head will explode.... can someone help me please?
If you want to contact me try:
smove1024(at)gmx(dot)de
olegpeti
· 1 year ago
to nn4an:
try this, only this worked for me:
on (release) { _root.unloadMovie() _root.loadMovie("new.swf"); }
And make 4 separate movie with 4 different XML address...
-----------------------
to Tony:
I could use the "AlbumInfo_Mc" (img_info) to create a layer on top without loading another swf:
img_info.swapDepths(2000);
Put this code at the end of all action. Make a semi-transparent layer mc inside the covering movie (in our case inside 'img_info', the second frame) and put another code on it:
Hi, I would like to know what's the best way to reset all the application. The problem is that I need to reload a new XML file depending of the user interaction with the webpage. I have been reading your code and is very interesting and a little complicated to understand, specially because I'm not an expert with ActionScript. I tried deleting all the instances created with the images, but I see that I also have to erase the reflections and reset some parameters, there's another way?
nn4an
· 1 year ago
olegpeti told me:
try this, only this worked for me:
on (release) { _root.unloadMovie() _root.loadMovie(”new.swf”); }
And make 4 separate movie with 4 different XML address…
I guess you have the same problem like me... So create one movie (main) and 4 submovies (4 times the coverflow flash with their own link to their xml files...
I will try out and will TRY to put a version for download...
@olegpeti: Thanks for that hint!
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone ever figured out the continuous scroll like Chantal & billski had asked.
As Chantal put it, circular script. I'm going to start working on it. But it would help to get some insight.
Thanks
olegpeti
· 1 year ago
to nn4an:
I only duplicated the main movie itself.. In my case it was ok for the whole Coverflow to load in again. The button starts a chain reaction: the whole swf unloads then the new one starts.
It's weird that it works, very unsophisticated method :)
Before this I tried many ways for deleting all instances created by the script and clear the variables (and there MUST be a way) but could not succeed. It was the only way it worked for me.
I am happy if it helped for you. And again: thanks everyone for making this script!
Jeepers
· 1 year ago
hi,
i create a mainmovie with 3 button that loads 3 diffrent swf. (Coverflow, News, About me)
if u click on a cover it opens a part of the mainmovie with a imgage(cover) and text. so no external url
i know its not perfect coded but i'm no haxxor1337 but it works.
to: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
Great thanks to the Makers. It was a great weight off my mind. Guys you rox!
Bartek Drzewiecki
· 1 year ago
to the above:
I guess it could be a cool new feature for the next release, to switch anti-aliasing on and off
var antialiased:Boolean = true; . . . this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,antialiased);
FatD
· 1 year ago
Anyone figured out how to make the reflection background transparent?
I've tried about everything I can think of, and there is always a solid color background for the reflection, which sucks if you don't have a solid color background.
JAM
· 1 year ago
FatD - you have to open the FLA source file and edit the gradiant colors within the actionscript code. Not as difficult as it sounds.. the original file is set for #000000 black.
JAM
· 1 year ago
I am still having difficulties enabling the actual album image to be clickable... anyone?
FatD
· 1 year ago
@JAM: Sorry I din't explain myself correctly. I know how to change the gradient colors, but that's not what I need. I need to get rid of the solid color in the reflection background.
Try placing an image in the background on the .fla and you will see what I mean. The reflection is not transparent, It has a solid backgound which obviously I can't seem to get rid of.
JAM
· 1 year ago
FatD: You're right, that solution will not hold up over a background with an image or artwork. Since I only needed to change the background solid color. I haven't had the need to make the refrlection transparent yet, and it might be a little time consuming.. but you can try to look for all the code in the fla document pertaining to the reflection and try to set an alpha value to it... good luck.
JAM
· 1 year ago
CLICKABLE IMAGE PROBLEM SOLVED:
To all... I've figured out how to make the image clickable. in the "Box" movie clip, there is a solid red bar that denotes the clickable area. Simply draw a solid box on that same movie clip about the size and placement of the center image and that will hold the link on the final out put (don't worry, that movie clip is set for 0% transparency, so it's not seen). (for those of you not advanced, this is the "HIT" area of the button that is set up in the FLA file.) I hope this helps.. the least I can do for an awesome product, free of charge. Thank you!
Rollna01
· 1 year ago
Has anyone figured out how to make the album area transparent so the use of .pngs doesn't have that white background. I feel like I have tried everything.
design:forge
· 1 year ago
Hi Guys, a few questions on this great bit of coding...
I'm creating a slideshow at a conference to be displayed on a 40" screen cycling through a series of posters how do I:
1. Move the cover elements further down the screen once they have been resized (at the moment they float off the top)
2. Remove the reflections or adjust the overall opacity (the covers have to sit on a textured background so mapping to a specific colour doesn't help.
3. Add a blur effect to the covers not highlighted
4. get it to loop round continuously rather than get to the end and reverse
5. Is there any way I can embed the images in the flash file (slightly backward I know but it would be easier if I could compile it as a single fullscreen .exe
Thanks in advance Neil
Brian
· 1 year ago
Beautiful job on this coverflow. We are using it to help drive traffic back to our website, however, when we place the object tag on a webpage everything works except the artwork does not appear.
Any ideas?
Victor
· 1 year ago
The script does not support words with ´~ç.
I tried to change the html charset to UTF-8, but it did not fix the problem.
Is there anything I can change into .fla file ?
Thank you.
Eric
· 1 year ago
Wonderful job on this...absolutely wonderful.
I am the lead ActionScript guru in our studio but even I am stumped on this one. I saw some other colleagues were having this problem before but couldn't see where it's resolved. Here's the deal:
I am loading an external SWF instead of images. Within some of these SWFs are Quicktime movies. First frame is stopped with a PLAY VIDEO button. When clicked it goes to the next frame where the Quicktime is loaded. However, when I click on the movie slide, it doesn't play. Has anyone figured out how to load external SWFs and allow those SWF's to be interactive?
Any help would be great!
Paul
· 1 year ago
Victor,
in the standard version you find here the text boxes within the Flash only support standard latin characters. In order to display special chars you have to embed these in the text boxes. Just click on the album/artist name fields and check the all characters (sets) you need. I wouldn't rercommend to include all characters for every additional char takes up some bytes and makes tha fla greater in size.
Greetings Paul
greengeek
· 1 year ago
Is it possible to define where and what the albuminfo.xml will be called? I noticed within the iTunesAlbumArt.html there were quite a few flash vars one could define but did not see one for the location or name of the xml file.
It would be really useful if this could be defined as one could then set the location to a dynamic url within their page so that it may be used on multiple playlists.
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Eric,
In the swf that you load did you try and add an:
this._lockroot;
So that flash doesn't get mixed up with levels and junk
Gethen
· 1 year ago
@greengeek, to change the address of the xml ie to a .PHP
1. Open the .FLA in flash 2. On on the timeline, click the 2nd frame on the 'Actions' layer. 3. Display the ActionScript window (press F9). 4. Search for albuminfo.xml and amend as necessary.
Ps. I've written a nifty php script that runs coverflow as a dynamic photo gallery. The link is
(at the time of this post, the website was down. Feel free to email me with any queries re the script, ghetto@letsgo.com.au)
Lunis Neko
· 1 year ago
NOTE:
The KAnet Vanilla forums are back up. Sorry for the downtime. There was a bit of a DNS fubar, but it should be resolved worldwide within the next couple of hours (some DNS servers take quite a while to refresh). For me using OpenDNS, it has just refreshed and the site is running.
Paul
· 1 year ago
greengeek,
so my post above (http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=11#comme...) where I added some vars to the flash. In just the same manner you may add an addVariable line in the SWFObject call and change the FLA the line near the end where the XML is called to use this variable (_root.yourfilenamevar).
Greetings Paul
Henzo
· 1 year ago
Hi!
I have set the size to 190 on this to lines: (original 150)
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 190(take any size you want); line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 190(take any size you want);
Where do I set so the "LOADING" on the album art that has not load to match this, so it don't get a big white border on right and bottom?
Thx in advance Henzo
Victor
· 1 year ago
Hi Paul,
I have set no embed in the .fla file and now everything is working fine.
Thank you for your help.
Eric
· 1 year ago
Hi Brandon,
I tried _lockroot and it didn't work. I am really stuck on this one if anybody else has a clue please let me know here is my previous post:
Wonderful job on this…absolutely wonderful.
I am the lead ActionScript guru in our studio but even I am stumped on this one. I saw some other colleagues were having this problem before but couldn’t see where it’s resolved. Here’s the deal:
I am loading an external SWF instead of images. Within some of these SWFs are Quicktime movies. First frame is stopped with a PLAY VIDEO button. When clicked it goes to the next frame where the Quicktime is loaded. However, when I click on the movie slide, it doesn’t play. Has anyone figured out how to load external SWFs and allow those SWF’s to be interactive?
Any help would be great!
Pablo
· 1 year ago
Hello Guys,
Why after the tenth image the image on the right starts to blink.
Can anyone help me on this problem ?
Thank you.
lporiginalg
· 1 year ago
Eric if you're an actionscript guru you should be able to look at the code and understand what is happening here. The images being displayed aren't really the assets that are loaded but rather being converted to bitmaps with AS and then drawn. That is so they can be skewed.
greengeek
· 1 year ago
@Gethen & @Paul
Thank you both for your replies. I think I am going to try out Paul's version as I am already somewhat familiar with using SWFObject to call different flash media players. If it works like those other projects I have been playing around with, I should just be able to echo in the php variable of the xml file into the xmlFile flash var.
greengeek
· 1 year ago
@paul
I like how your version lets one define all the variables within the js using swfoject.js I went to the link you listed on your post and your flash looks quite a bit different than the original one posted on this site. Do you by chance have a version that still allows the flash vars to be called from the external file but retains the original look? Does your flash look for the same name in the xml files or are they named differently?
If i can find a version that keeps the default look as well as allows for the location and name of the xml file to be defined in an external file it would be extremely helpful and appreciated.
Thanks again for everyones time and this wonderful project.
Henzo
· 1 year ago
Hi,
See my post above ^^
solved the LOADING image. Didn't see the image on the stage first... But you can find it in the library. So by changing that size so it matches this to lines:
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 190(take any size you want); line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 190(take any size you want);
You want get the white border. Great!
Now I just have to figure out a way so the PNG files gets transparent. for some reason it gets white.. (saw post above about this) anyone how has a solution for this?
Thx Henzo
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hey greengeek,
you could just download my version as well as the original one and merge them. It's quite simple to make the flash vars configurable by adding lines like
flashvar = _root.phpvar
That's by the way the exact reason why I was giving it a try, I wanted to use the fla in various positions with different contents and now I just can set the xml list name by setting a php var to the template.
Greetings Paul
Victor
· 1 year ago
Hi,
I would like to publish a version using a white background and an example using a PHP file instead of XML for images and datas be selected from a mysql database dynamicly.
Thank you.
Molly
· 1 year ago
I am new to coding and flash. Does anyone know of a way to embed the xml file into the actionscripting or is that not possible? I need to send the swf file to someone and they are having trouble when I send that plus all the additional files along (xml, jpgs and swf). I was wondering if there is a way so that I would only have to send the flash file and everything would work. Thanks in advance.
Brandon
· 1 year ago
Would some like to help work on getting a continuous cover flow going.
zip everything to one file, like the file you downloaded. Then send it. Then the client just unzip and the folder and file structure is intact.
surender
· 1 year ago
thanks a lot my i need it a lot
thank you
Patrick
· 1 year ago
I love the code you've made, I however need to resize it down to 382x194 which when done causes the scroll bar to no longer be accurate in its positioning and causes it to not move over the full length. Is there a best way to do this withing the fla file other than a free transform which is what caused this issue?
Thanks!
Adam
· 1 year ago
Hi people,
I have added some code that sorts out the little glitch with the autoNext function.
The problem I was getting was that if you clicked the buttons or scrollbar at the wrong time the function would skip that image.
So basically I've added the clearInterval and setInterval functions again in the next() and previous() functions so that the interval resets itself on a click of the button or any other process!
function next():Void { if (current 1) { current -= 1; } if (current == 1) { // Set our autodirect switch to go forward now autoDirect = 1; } clearInterval(autoNext); autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); updateInfo(); }
Molly
· 1 year ago
Thanks Henzo, that wasn't what I meant. I did zip everything to them, it is something on their end though. Thanks again for the response.
JD : Stephen, This is great. I was hoping you or someone else out there code help me out. I figure out how to add additional columns of text to each of the cover changes. What I can’t figure out is how to add an additional image that changes with the new content.
Did anyone get an answer for this??
see "http://www.demandware.com/clients/" for the thingy I need!!!!
@DeeBoo Yeah. I know how to achieve it. Get Papervision and make it your damn self! I can't believe there are soo many of these people asking for free stuff and free work for absolutely nothing. Here is a guy that gave something wonderful for free and then these people come along and want more for free. Source files would be appreciated? Gahh, just horrible. LEARN TO DO IT OR HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR YOU!
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi DeeBoo,
I must admit Kevin has a point. This fine art of Stephens work is given freely to the community and you asking for a complete addition without any greetings or even words of tribute.
I see these source files as a base for further development and I did share my changes and try to answer questions if I can.
So coming back to your question: If you figured out how to add an additional text line you can probably start from that to add an additional image. The required XML changes should be as simple as for the text, displaying the image is of course more complicated. Since I wasn't in need of that yet, I didn't try it so far, but loading the image should be very similar to loading the main images (covers). If you are just a bit into ActionScript you could try copy&pasting the right things. If you achieve something (may not even be fully functional) share it, so others can take a look and might improve it. That's how a community works.
Greetings Paul
DeeBoo
· 1 year ago
Sorry Kev, please don't get angry.
asking was the last thing I wanted to do.
I've tried and tried including Papervision and every resource I could manage.
I'm new to this and as I'm only 12 I think you were a bit harsh.
I asked politely and didn't mean to upset anyone.
If anyone can give me clue, a pointer, then i will script it myself, but, so far i can find nothing.
I tried XML, no good, extra nodes etc, and have exhausted my options.
My dad suggested posting on here, because I've been up till 1 am for the whole weekend and thats not good.
Can anyone help?? but please don't get angry.
DeeBoo
· 1 year ago
@Paul Thanks Paul, I sure i wont give up and as soon as I crack it I'll share.
thanks for the tips
Jason
· 1 year ago
Am I missing something here? You say that if you leave the link blank in the XML, it deactivates the button. This is not true with the latest community edition. I don't want any links.
Lars Berggren
· 1 year ago
Hi everyone! This piece of flash rocks. Good work! /Lars
MickeyD
· 1 year ago
@Kevin I get your point Kevin but chill out, he was only asking.
let not get political kids!! :)
remember we are a community and "need to live together"
Umer
· 1 year ago
Hi:
I am trying to customize the component in such a way that it loads album images from the internet (complete URLs are specified in albuminfo.xml), I have completed it and it works fine if i debug the movie in flash. But when i upload my file to a web server, the images are not loaded, only a white box appears in place of image.
Can anyone help me? Really appreciate any help.
Thanks.
Umer
dann
· 1 year ago
Hi, Im getting a 403 Permission Denied - You do not have permission for this request... even if I just straight upload the source files. this works perfect if played local but for some reason, Im getting the 403 on upload... any ideas?
thnx
Sigal
· 1 year ago
Hello,
This looks like an awesome component, well done to everyone !!!
I do need help though...
1. I downloaded the source files and the file: iTunesAlbumArt4.fla
I put all the files in the same folder, opened the fla file with flash cs3 but when I try to run it I get this error:
2. I want to use this gallery in Drupal, and make each thumbnail to open in a lightbox. Is that possible? Can someone help me with that please?
Thank you, and again, what a great work !!!
Sigal
munir
· 1 year ago
Hello Stephen,
It's a good project. I liked it and will use it immediately thanks to you.
Feature request: 1. Play & pause button for autoscrolling 2. Interactive sorting capability fot the specified xml tags.
Keep up the good work.
Munir
Nick H
· 1 year ago
I've fixed some of the open problems, but my code doesn't really look like the original code since I made so many modifications I won't be able to give a straight up line by line code replacement guide (sorry >.<). So here is a high level explanation of my fixes (I'm a coder, so if this doesn't make sense you'll have to wait for someone to give you a line by line code fix):
First off I should mention that I am loading my xml through the FlashVars, and all images are coming from a different server.
Jt Hollister: I had the same problem with the first image (1rst image) not showing up. I think this is caused by the crossdomain policy file not being read in time to grant permission to load the image data for the first file (it takes about 2 seconds to load the policy file). To fix this I simply wrote a new function called waitForPolicy. In this function I initialized a counter and put an onEnterFrame event to increment it up to 50. When it reaches 50 an if statement fires off and calls the init function and loads the pictures. This causes only a short delay in loading the images, but fixes the problem with the first one loading.
(in the function that loads the xml) replace: init(); with: waitForPolicy();
at the top add the variable: var stall:Number = 0;
then add the new function:
function waitForPolicy(){ onEnterFrame = function(){ if (stall 1) { if (stall > 100){ this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); } } if (stall < 165){ this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); }
One final note if you are loading images from a different server: With the release of Flash Player 10 Adobe has implemented new stricter guide lines for cross domain security, so if your not seeing any images load up and you are using flash player 10, check to see if it works in flash player 9, if it does your cross domain policy file needs to be updated. If it still doesn't work in flash player 9, your cross domain policy file is just broke period.
Ann
· 1 year ago
I notice that the .xml coding for attaching urls to the album images isn't working on your provided example .swf, or on my adapted .swf based on your files.
I'm not a coder—have just enough coding knowledge to get myself into trouble—but have been able to adapt your files to my uses...just missing a working link function for the "album" images. Links for artistLink are fine.
Can you advise how to make work properly?
Thanks.
Brad Holland
· 1 year ago
Hey Guys,
Stephen, your a legend cheers for this its great.
Im having problems loading the images on the swf...
and here is my xml (dynamically generated from a php script querying a mysqldb) http://www.gfab-records.com/ianmyspace/index.ph... a browser wont like displaying that but if you view source you can see that the xml is fine, and if you view the swf it reads the xml fine, but doesn't display the images, yet checking the image paths given in the xml they all exists fine.
SO.... Any ideas what i might be doing wrong here? P.s. I have created a mysql/php front end to add images etc and to feed the swf if anyone is interested!
Cheers Brad
Stephen
· 1 year ago
@Brad Holland It could be that there is an error in your XML. If you use Firefox to display your XML it says its not well formed. That would explain why it loads the first Image and not the rest. I think its the "&" in your XML. At least remove all "&" signs from the XML and test it to see if thats your problem, if so you have to replace the "&" with the safe alternative, which I have forgotten right now. Does anyone remember what the alternative for "&" sign is?
Brad Holland
· 1 year ago
hi stephen,
thanks for the response, im (fairly) certain that the &'s are not causing the problem. as they only occur in the actual text part of the xml, which is getting displayed just fine in the swf, i dont think flash needs xml to be perfectly formed.
the reason the 1st image is displayed if you take a look at the xml (view source) is that its image path is different.
i need the full link to the image as the swf will be displayed on myspace.
could it be somethig to do with cross domain policy or something???
Cheers again, Brad
Telekommander
· 1 year ago
Hey guys! Here's a challenge I am facing: I need this coverflow to be static. Meaning that you always see all available Covers in a row (up to 15) and they stay in that position (more or less due to scaling). Yeah like a dock but with this exact 3D-flip... Help would be highly appreciated!
I tried Zach's suggestion for making the image a link when it was in the center and it didn't work straight away - the reason being it didn't like the quotation marks around _blank but if you retype these in then it works a treat - thanks Zach!
can someone explain scrollbarstop to me? I don't understand where the numeral 49 comes from here:
var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
i started making a project, using this one for inspiration, since i use different artwork, the quantity 49 does not work for me.
i can not find a value that works with a dynamic number of items. so how in the original is the number 49 arrived at?
i just want to understand! thanks :)
Bob
· 1 year ago
Hi there! This is awesome! But I have one question. It starts with the image on the left, is it possible to begin with the image in the middle?
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi Bob,
please spend at least a couple of seconds searching through the comments, this was answered at least 4 times already. (currentNumber)
Developing my own 'branch' has had some delays because of more important projects but at least I am coming closer to a fully configurable service of this. The attentive reader of this blog entry might have noticed my version at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm . There is also a white version (http://www.broon.de/coverflow_white.htm) as well as a flat one (http://www.broon.de/coverflow_flat.htm). These are right now handled by three different swf files but in my next major release this can set by SWFObject-variables.
Greetings, Paul
Bob
· 1 year ago
I've changed line 28 to: var current:Number = 3;
but somehow it stays the same..
Paul
· 1 year ago
Well, then your fla file might be corrupt. You do have the right line which I am altering to, if I need to. I am actually setting this value by setting a variable named firstcover in the SWFObject call.
Well folks, I just happened to have some time releasing my first dynamic coverflow generator which can be found at: http://www.broon.de/dynamicCoverflow.htm there you can set a couple of things and just push the button to have a coverflow displayed with your values (including starting cover). It's nothing fancy, it's not looking award-winning and it's not doing all I want yet... ...but you'll get the idea. ;)
So there's way to go, any help will of course be appreciated. For example I can't figure out a way of dynamically resizing stage width and height _without_ using Flex, if anyone got an idea, let me know. Next things to add will probably be shelveDistance and measures. I'll give you an update as soon as I have some time again to work on it.
Greetings, Paul
Matt
· 1 year ago
Cloud, (on Dec 10)
The statement:
var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
is setting the scrollbar button so it will knows where to stop on the final picture. I am trying to increase the size of the scrollbar 416px to 600 px. However when I do that the button runs off the screen. There is a calculation going on on where to set it versus the number of pictures but I am a little lost. If I figure it out I will post it.
Matt
cloud
· 1 year ago
Hi Matt, that's what i dont understand either. I set scrollBarStop to a value that worked for my graphics, when i increased the number of items loaded, it no longer worked correctly.
I am puzzled by the fact that that value is hardcoded, and just wonder what it is derived from.
cheers.
paola
· 1 year ago
hello everybody, i have a problem... i need put the pictures in the left no in the right, how do I it?... please is urgent!!!! thanx Write me: paodianmey@gmail.com
Gareth Jones
· 1 year ago
Hi. I thought you might like to know that your file is being sold by some arsehole at http://www.bigstockflash.com/Band-music-menu/fl.... I've notified the owners of the site and posted comments on the page itself, but the guy keeps deleting them.
Sajo
· 1 year ago
I searched through the comments and I found and early inquiry by one user who was wondering how to implement a search feature. Does anyone know how to do this? I would very much appreciate it. Thanks,
Resilient
· 1 year ago
This looks great and I'm trying to complete it by Monday (hope that's realistic/because it's my deadline)
I downloaded the info above for Dreamweaver 8 that was listed under where it says "source files": Flash Coverflow Community Edition - Flash8 (4060)
I took a look at it in flash, along with the other files that were inside, but I'm not sure where to start. Can anyone get me started? It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Stéphane
· 1 year ago
Hello, what a great production! However, would it be possible to have the .fla in Fash MX version? Many thanks in advance Steph
KP
· 1 year ago
Hi, this looks really awesome!
Any chance to make it work with other languages like Russian (Cyrillic)? In other flash projects it was enough just to save the .xml file in UTF-8, but it didn't help here.
Thanks a lot! KP
Paul
· 1 year ago
Hi KP,
in fact it is surely possible. All you have to do is (besides using UTF-8) embed the cyrillic character set within the two textboxes used for artists and albums name.
Greetings Paul
Matt
· 12 months ago
Hi guys,
First I'd like to thank you for this beautiful script, I use it for the website http://www.muzikinside.com But I still have a problem :
I feed the coverflow with a xml generated on the fly with php (codeigniter). If the visitor come with www.muzikinside.com, the coverflow is able to load xml but if the url is muzikinside.com (without www), the coverflow failed to load xml.
If someone get an idea, please make me know Thanks a lot See you Matt
Matt
· 12 months ago
Ok I find a crapy but working solution so I post it for information :
Firstly, what a great piece of work! I am using the coverflow to show image selection, then on clicking the image I'm wanting a Value to be sent to a JavaScript function I've created. Previously I've used static images and added:
onClick="function(this.value);"
or
ahref="javascript:function(value);"
Anyone got an idea how to send values to my function?
Cheers.
Greg.
Gregbobs
· 12 months ago
Worked it out. Using javascript:function(value); works
Pumpkin
· 11 months ago
Thanks for the script.
P
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
Hello! my name is Gaston, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina, sorry for my English so bad, I'm using Google's help XD. Well, I tell them I am using this fantastic flash to create a gallery of my products, I am having trouble putting large resolution (or so I think the problem is) the problem is that loading more than 10 images are generated an effect not darling, flashing images and loading strangely the images. If someone had this problem or if someone knows that this may be happening to me and they can help me thank a lot! THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL RESORT! Greetings from Argentina! Here is my SWF: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.swf Here is my FLA: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.fla Here are all my files: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.rar
THANKS A LOT!
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
@NewDanger Well, I answer myself XD tried replacing all my script with the version CS3_Community_Edition. The problem disappeared, but implementation was again very slow, now I will see this as a settlement. THANK YOU ALSO!
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
Are there instance names for the cover art once they are imported?
I am trying to make them disappear on a button click.
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
One more question. The angled images on either side of the main cover image look distorted but the reflections look perfect. Why would this be?
As a tip for everyone, I'm not very experienced with action script but, I think that most of the changes that people are looking for, as far as aesthetics etc go, are pretty easy to change at the top of the code. It just requires a bit of playing around and experimenting. I've changed the background colors, the reflection color, the font style and color, the fade point, angles of the images everything and it was all due to just experimenting. Give it a shot guys! Best way to learn is to just play around!
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey matt,
nail on the head, man! That's exactly what I was doing in the beginning and after playing around with some more stuff within the actionscript and the sprites I got my dynamic version where you can just exactly do this: playing around. ;)
Greetings Paul
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
hey matt or paul,
do either of you know how to make the whole coverflow fade out simultaneously. I have been staring at this all day and am having trouble finding what objects in the code I can tween.
Please, Let me know if you have run into a similar situation.
Thank you!
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hi jonny,
what do you mean with fading out simultaneously? I'm not quite sure I understand what you want to do.
Greetings Paul
Matt
· 11 months ago
Hi can anyone tell me how i stop the main picture being resized as i just want it to use the size that the pictures are saved as, how can i do this?
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
Thanks for writing back Paul.
I am using the coverflow to display the majority of the content in a website I have started. I added a navigation to control the animation of the images but I need to add a new section to the website. So what I am trying to do is when you click a certain button in the navigation the whole coverflow fades out and then a new movieclip fades in. I have already added several movie clips ontop of the coverflow to display the text for all of the different sections but I can't figure out if its possible to fade out the coverflow. I tried just moving to a new keyframe but all the images are still there.
I know that you can change the alpha of the reflection in a variable at the top of the code, but I am trying to figure out if there is a way to change the alpha of the main images as well... to make them invisible.
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hi Jon,
that's a nice idea of using the coverflow. I personally find it a bit annoying when jumping to different content, but still it's a variation. And I would get rid of the text lines below the main images (just a proposal).
Right now I don't have access to the fla file, but giving the main image an alpha value shouldn't be too hard while it's not as easy as changing it for the reflection. I'll check on that in the evening.
Regarding the fade out it's hard to give you an advice here since I don't know how you are handling the system altogether. Did you alter the coverflow fla file or are you using a new wrapper swf which loads the coverflow? wIz is using it in the second way I assume, take a look at his webpage at (comment #177) http://www.patrickdroney.com and click i.e. the Photos part. I know it's not fading out but just a new layer above, but maybe it gives you some hints.
Greetings Paul
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey Matt,
do the images you want to display alle share the same dimensions (i.e. 480x320)? In that case you could alter the fla file and change the front cover dimensions to meet your requirements. A dynamic size within the coverflow though is not possible (yet) to my knowledge.
Greetings Paul
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
Hey Paul,
I agree with your comment that switching between sections that are far apart is annoying. But the client seems to like it, so I ain't changing a thing! The lines of text are definately going, they are just remenants of when the images had no text and I needed placemarkers.
I actually just altered the .fla file. It is not being nested inside another SWF.
I posted the .fla here for you if you want to take a look. I unfortunately cannot just throw something ontop so I'll keep playing around with it. Thanks for looking into the alpha situation.
HI, anyway of making this so that when a image is pressed, the timeline in flash will move to a frame with a bigger version of the image, and then when clicked again it goes back to the coverflow?
if u know what i mean!....trying to use this as a photo viewer
thanks
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey Jon,
I don't if this is quite what you want to achieve, but try to put
if ( this.cid == current-1 ) { this._alpha = 20; // change to your value, 0 for invisibility ;) }
inside the controlTheObject function at the very end right after the fading alpha calculation. To see a demonstration, visit my dynamic flash generator and alter the alpha value for the center cover. (http://www.broon.de/dynamicCoverflow.htm, note: alpha for reflection is not quite working yet)
Greetings Paul
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hi Ben,
why not using a lightbox instead? That way you don't have to mess with frames in flash. Just implement the lightbox clone of your choice and alter the album link to get the flash working with it.
Greetings Paul
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hi Jon,
the above modification (comment #633) affects always the current cover regardless of its position. I made it smoother now by affecting all covers depending on their position near the center so you get a tween. Demo at my generator page. Over here it's now past 3am so I'm going to bed now ;)
Greetings Paul
Matt
· 11 months ago
hi paul,
most will be 200(W) x 300(H) but i want some landscape pictures aswell 300(W) x 200 (H) but dont know how to do it :( think i may have to split them into to 2 different gallerys or choose a different one all together unless it is possible to get dynamic sizes.
Nigel
· 11 months ago
Hello,
Has anyone managed to get a continuous loop going, like a carousel?
I had a look at some of the previous suggestions but they have the effect of winding the images back to the start which looks a bit odd.
I suppose that approach could work if there was a way of temporarily disabling the animation until the correct location was reached. Would anyone know a way to do that?
Very grateful for any help.
Thanks Nigel
Chris
· 11 months ago
I have a directory with photo images of different aspect ratios. I would like the Coverflow application to automatically read the jpeg image's size and display it at the proper aspect ratio rather than making everything square as the example shows. I'm not a Flash expert, so I'm hoping someone with the skills has done this already. Maybe in version 3?
Andy
· 11 months ago
Hi i have a question....Just wondering how can I unload this xml file i want it to go back to another page on my website but the coverflow still stays and does not go away and i cant find any script or tutorials anywhere on how to unload xml. Any help would be great :)
Ty
· 11 months ago
Hi Everybody. Thanks Stephen for hooking us all up with a great flash file. I am having the same problem as alot of people on this blog with 2 or 3 slides skipping when I click the left or right buttons. It dosent do this everytime but most of the time.
I am on a mac using safari and firefox and i cant seem to get rid of this problem. I tried Woody's code from july 21st but that didnt solve the problem.
Any help ywould be so appericiated.
Nathan
· 11 months ago
Hey, Awesome Gallery
I am trying to warp the gallery so that instead of targeting a URL when the album button is pushed, I want it to target a frame inside of the flash file I have added it to.
I added ID's to the XML doc, and wrote some script that detects the album ID. I am having trouble making it so flash can use these ID's to detect which album you are currently viewing.
Any suggestions?
jonnycodes
· 11 months ago
@Paul or someone else...
Is there a way to have the skewing of a cover happen as the slide is moving to the center. As it is now the cover moves to the center and then becomes a square shape after it has stopped moving. This would make the animation a lot smoother.
Thanks!
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey Jon,
I know exactly what you mean. Take a close look at my first branch version at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm where you will notice that the turning of the cover starts _before_ being centered. I achieved this by adding an additional variable in the fla called centerDistance2. While centerDistance is set to 20px in my example, centerDistance2 is set to 200px. I don't know right from my head now where to change centerDistance to centerDistance2 within the code but I'm sure you can figure that out. It's the part where the sides of the cover are calculated, there must be a couple of if-structures, something like
if ( this._x > centerDistance ) ...
There you have to change it to centerDistance2 (and of course within the if-structure, too) and voilà! :)
Greetings Paul
daniel newns
· 11 months ago
Hi there im having a little bit of trouble trying to get this to work, when i view the file after i have published/exported it in flash it works great and all the images appear, thing is i then go to incoroparte it into my website, which im using mod_rewrite with and the images just dont appear at all,
but if you go to the file directly on the server it works fine and you can see it no worries, im kinda stuck here, is there any where i can force the url to be http://www.runnersilife.co.uk/somefolder/images/
and then it just appends the filename in the xml onto it in the flash?
or is this how it alreay happens? it just doesnt seem to want to work
thanks
Dan
daniel newns
· 11 months ago
its ok now ive figured it out thanks all
dan
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
jonnycodes : One more question. The angled images on either side of the main cover image look distorted but the reflections look perfect. Why would this be? http://www.modworldwide.com/mascieri. Thanks!
Hello! Here I am again, I have the same problem as Jon, I was trying to fix the line that shows the following:
but I was not successful in this, my pictures are square (350 * 350) ... as could fix my problem?
Otto Van Rajin
· 11 months ago
This is brilliant! I have had luck adjusting it to my needs and customizing the AS. But right now I'm wanting to create a side-oriented cover flow where the largest image is always on the right and if you select one of the smaller ones to the left of that, the one you select "slides" up and replaces the main one (so just like a normal coverflow but with "center" cover actually being right aligned). Then the images that was previously the largest, is moved to the end of the line/stack of images on the left.
Adjusting the the CenterX value, I got the coverflow to start with the first image in the xml as the right most image. However, I'm stuck on how to make the images go to the back of the stack.
Hopefully that makes sense. It's somewhat difficult to explain. Thanks for any help!
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
Hi, me again, now with another problem: I need to press a button to go to another frame where there are other things. But as this beautiful gallery was created in a dynamic, is still there, the question is, How can I delete all those dynamically created MC? THANKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS!
Tanner
· 11 months ago
Hi there,
first of all a big thank you for this. Great piece of flash. But I recognized a bug in (my) coverflow. If I got more than 16 covers there appears a bug: If I switch to the 10th cover or higher the last cover is suddenly flickering in the background. But that just happens if I got more than 16 covers?! Anyone who knows that bug or how to help? Thanx
Ben Williams
· 11 months ago
When i use a stage size of 1024 x 768, coverflow sill apears either at very top of page when previewed or at left....how do i adjust this please!!
thanks
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
NewDanger : Hi, me again, now with another problem: I need to press a button to go to another frame where there are other things. But as this beautiful gallery was created in a dynamic, is still there, the question is, How can I delete all those dynamically created MC? THANKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS!
Again i answer myself XD. I solve my problem as follows:
on (release) { for (var tonga in _root) { _root[tonga].removeMovieClip(); } for (var nano in _root) { unloadMovie(_root.nano); break } gotoAndStop (1); }
do not ask me why, but it works!
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
@Tanner @Ben Williams I had the same problem was solved using the comunity script, just copy the script and replace in which you have now.
NewDanger : Hi, me again, now with another problem: I need to press a button to go to another frame where there are other things. But as this beautiful gallery was created in a dynamic, is still there, the question is, How can I delete all those dynamically created MC? THANKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS!
Again i answer myself XD. I solve my problem as follows: on (release) { for (var tonga in _root) { _root[tonga].removeMovieClip(); } for (var nano in _root) { unloadMovie(_root.nano); break } gotoAndStop (1); } do not ask me why, but it works!
ok, this does not work at all, rarely, if I let you finish uploading all the photos and then run the script to return to the gallery is not lifted photos ... how can I fix it and see you ... any ideas?
droblow
· 11 months ago
how do i change out the albums and information..i have adobe photoshop and flash cs3...please help if u can
Mac
· 11 months ago
Hi Paul / Guys
Great app guys!
I'm try to make a coverflow version where instead of the title at the bottom of the screen, it appears in the cover, as the flow card (as I call it) is larger than the image, with info above and below, like a Top Trumps card. So the "default" movie clip loaded from the library into loader is seen as a border around the jpeg image
// loader.attachMovie("default","art",1); //
I've got the data going in, which is visible when I remove the images source from the folder, where should I be altering / adding code?
First off GREAT JOB! Thanks for saving me a lot of time and head scratching! I am having a strange issue where the "albums" sit on the bottom of the flash stage. If you click the left or right button everything straightens out but on the initial load it is odd. I have seen it in IE, Safari, and Firefox but not consistently for all browsers only select few.
it does make sense. How do you insert the text, is it taken from the XML or 'hard coded' into the flash? Nice idea by the way, it's cool to see quite some variations of the original coverflow.
@Wesley: Please refer to some older comments, this issue has been adressed pretty often and could be solved in more than one way as I recall. If you use the community version this should be fixed, too.
Greetings Paul
Sigal
· 11 months ago
Hello,
Thank you very much for such a lovely work.
I've downloaded it and change the xml file for my needs, and added the option to open a bigger image of the thumbnail with a Thickbox. Now I have a problem when I have less then 4 images, the first image does not display. I see only the shelve images and the main thumb that should be displayed in the middle is gone. Can someone please help me solve this problem?
Another change I did is that the flash file gets the xml file as a FlashVar but when I run it on the browser, although the swf get the right xml file, it still shows the images from the previous file, any ideas why?
Thank you very much,
Sigal
Mac
· 11 months ago
Hi Paul "is it taken from the XML or ‘hard coded’"
XML add more titles in the XML eg:
album1.jpg Catergory : Web page1 About Something : Intro.
I'm struggling a bit... how do I make the Image itself a link? Is it even possible?
Cheers
Paul
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey Paul, my namesake ;) please refer to the community edition. The main cover is automatically linked. Reading through the comments you will find some other solutions whereas you can define an additional url to be linked via the main cover.
Hi Mac, since your version seems to be altered in quite some ways I wouldn't how to do it in that special way. How are you applying the text i.e. to the shelf covers? If you don't mind you could post a link to your altered fla file. In any case I like the idea of adding some kind of a border to the covers, might come in handy, so I will try to solve this as soon as I have some time again to work on it.
Greetings Paul
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
Hi Guys!
I have two problems to me are going crazy. Easier to explain it is better to show it: http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/nd_flow.swf Come to one of the few categories with pictures (like the last, which says "Rosarios") is all right, now back to the main menu (the button with the arrow back) from entering any other category, then back to menu Home again and again come under the category "Rosarios." Here is the FLA file that I am using: http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/nd_flow.fla Greetings and urge all Greek gods who can help me XD Sorry for my bad English
Can you please show a link to the code that fixes the flickering if you have more than 16 images?
Thanks, Forbidden
Forbidden
· 11 months ago
Nevermind, I found it, thanks anyways.
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
Forbidden: Excuse me if I did not answer you previously, I am in Argentina and the hour is different. Anyhow in my post this URL of the FLA in order that you could see it. Will you be able to help me with my problem? I am driven to despair by it. Regards
Javier
· 11 months ago
Vamos che! ayuden a NewDanger! XD
Chris P
· 11 months ago
How can I use an image with a transparency and not have it fill in with white?
For example, instead of square album art, what if I wanted to scroll through circular shapes? Or through a list of team logos (all scaled to 150x150) but I have them as .png files with transparencies - but the Flash displays them always at 150x150 with a white background.
How can I change that?
Thanks! Chris
sander
· 11 months ago
Hellow i'm working on a music site for school and this is my question if you click on the albumcover is it possible to go to another frame in my site?
sander
· 11 months ago
Andy says: January 8, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Hi i have a question….Just wondering how can I unload this xml file i want it to go back to another page on my website but the coverflow still stays and does not go away and i cant find any script or tutorials anywhere on how to unload xml. Any help would be great :)
i got the same problem mate if i am on the page of gallery with the coverflow and then i want to go back to another page the coverflow stays on it:s
Guessticles
· 11 months ago
Great Job! I'm having the same problem with the "more than 16 images loaded" causing the last image to "flicker"... any ideas? Didn't see any solutions to the previous posts. Keep up the good work and thanks!
The fix for your flicker is addressed in the previous threads......you just have to dig through them a bit.......although I was against the usage of 40+ albums on a project I was part of.....the flicker is nonexistent, but the loading time is ridiculous.....nonetheless, you can find the solution here...good luck.
NewDanger
· 11 months ago
My friends: I am driven to despair trying to solve the mistake that happens to me. I tell them since they can see my mistake to know if it can guide me: 1)-Enter to http: // www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/iTunesAlbumArt4.swf 2)-Do click in the button "2" 3)-Check that the quantity of images is equal to 8 4)-Do click in the arrow button to return to the principal menu. (This eliminates all the movieclips that were in execution) 5)-Do click in the button "1", it is not necessary to allow that load all the images. 6)-Do click in the button of the arrow again to return to the principal menu. 7)-Do click again in the button "2" 8)-There it will see the mistake, in you see of credit 8 images they appear more ... they are of the first section, which was not cleaned.
Great job, i was searching on about this kind of work and here is ended my search for that. i am very happy to download this with source file and Thanks to your team.
Kidloco
· 11 months ago
Does anybody know how to change in xml file so it loads for ex. http://blabla.com/pic.jpg instead of default album1.jpg ? when i put url in it doesnt work..please help :(
Felix
· 11 months ago
Hello, tanx for this great Script.
I use it in a german webiste and as we have some special characters over here "ä,ö,ü..." I can't figure out, how to modify the fla or the xml to get this displayed correctly. Now this special Chars are just left away.
So, maybe anybody can help me.
Felix
Paul
· 11 months ago
Hey Felix and others,
most of the problems addressed recently have already been solved. Please just take a look at http://vanilla.kittyanarchy.net/comments.php?Di... where all main modifications have been summarized by Lunis Neko. There you'll also find my addition for unicode support (for ž, ç or ö i.e.).
Greetings Paul
microwise
· 11 months ago
This is a great piece of work! loved it. i'm usin this on an intranet website in my company to share music.
Can i give you a suggestion: - Have a look at the coverflow in the apple iphone. when you click an album, the cover flips and shows a list of songs in that album. can this be done?
Stephen
· 11 months ago
@Microwise Yes, this can be done. All you have to do is replace the getURL for that album with a gotoAndStop to a movieclip with the songs or even better reading an XML from a DB and filtering the results based on a album ID. At least that is how I would do it.
Wippy
· 11 months ago
I've got a bug where sometimes the images don't load properly in the coverflow and appear front on at the bottom of the flash, it seams to happen when they take longer to load, maybe when the cpu is struggling. I don't know if it's because I've got 19 images in the coverflow. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks Nicky
works digital
· 11 months ago
Excellent job, well done.
Also found a solution to the flicker problem by increasing the deleteMaxDistance value in line 16 to greater than to movie stage width so if your stage is 700 pixels wide make this value 800
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 800;
retisonic
· 11 months ago
can you give us more detail on the answer for Microwise? I would love to be able to have the image link to a movie that can flip but still stay in the rotation? what i mean is if all the albums were swfs that simply could rotate on click?
retisonic
· 11 months ago
to further define what i've done so far, i changed the getURLs to gotoandstop on scene 2 frame 1 and added my movieclip. the xml is still on top of it even at a different scene so not sure how to fix that...any suggestions?
Stephen
· 11 months ago
@retisonic The XML is still on the top? Hmm...I am not sure what that even means since the XML is just the data structure that the coverflow reads from. If you are trying to get rid of the coverflow you can make it in a movieclip and than hide the movieclip that contains the coverflow. Its easy to do and simply requires some copy and pasting.
retisonic
· 11 months ago
actually, i just want those albums to be movies that when i rollover them they rotate and then rollout rotates them back but on click they could go to a url...any suggestions?
Stephen
· 11 months ago
Ahhh...yeah you can't do that with this code. Basically I am getting the image from the image from the xml and turning it into a bitmap so I can manipulate it. What you need is something with papervision 3D so you can get at the material used for the plane. There is an excellent example at www.gotoandlearn.com. Check it out.
spender
· 10 months ago
You're the man!
beE
· 10 months ago
Hey, (a bit embarassed to ask this) but I would like to know HOW to apply it on the site using Dreamweaver? Im kinda stuck and sometimes it end up with "Unable to Load XML"
or I've put all the code but i can't see anything...
help please? thx!
//beE
Donna
· 10 months ago
Hi, this is so sleek and sexy, I love it!!
At the moment the links are within the text below each album. I'd like to be able to click on the current album and be re-directed to a different page. Is there anyway of being able to make the albums themselves clickable??
Hope that made sense?!?!
Thanks for the files and thanks for the tips!
Nico
· 10 months ago
Hi, @NewDanger: Ive got a little problem with your solution: On loading the flash-animation there are these ugly two numbers. I dont need them- could u tell me how 2 delete that stuff?
Wizard!
· 10 months ago
Excellent work!
If I could have a larger pic popping up when clicking on the small, it would be perfect!
Thanx!
Sigal
· 10 months ago
Hi Wizard!
I made the small image open a larger image in a thickbox.
If you like it, let me know, I'll try to help you out.
Cheers,
Sigal
Mr Freeze
· 10 months ago
Hi Sigal, I like what you have done with the FLA. Did you have to add a lot of additional AS?
Would it be difficult to make it so when the the central image is clicked it would open up that image to fill the dimensions of the swf? Then another click to toggle it back? Anyone? :)
Thanks and thanks to Stephen for the FLA in the first place :)
Mr F
Mikul Gohil
· 10 months ago
Hi,
Thanks for your example , but can any one give me this example in AS3 please
Sjaak
· 10 months ago
Hello,
can anybody help me get it to NOT overload the CPU?
There is a mistake in the community edition. If your xml has 2 or less discs, the picture of the first one doesn't load.
Good work anyway.
tnx
bolfab
· 10 months ago
Hye, thanx for this great code. Is there a way to use PNG images within the XML and get the transparancy active ? I only manage get a white background ...
Tim Kjær Lange
· 10 months ago
Really cool work!
I have some questions: 1) Where do I edit the AS to move the CoverFlow to a different position on the stage? 2) Is there a way to use transparent pngs?
Rod
· 10 months ago
Hi ! How can load a pic from picasa. Change this line: artLoader.loadClip("./" + infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
To this: artLoader.loadClip(infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
Found out how to get alpha-transparency on pngs, I changed the following lines:
root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height); root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height);
to
root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00FFFFFF); root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00FFFFFF);
Rob Ruiz
· 10 months ago
Very nice code! Very Nice Work.
This is exactly what I was looking for, but I am having a very stupid problem. I just downloaded it and I haven't changed anything. The XML is loading in because I can read the titles and what not. But the images are not showing up. It just says loading on all of them. I'm just testing locally on my computer, is this the reason? Please help. I must be a moron because I don't see anyone else talking about this problem.
Tom
· 10 months ago
Hi,
I'm not a Flash programmer and don't know how to make gallery invisible after button clik for example. I want exactly remove all gallery objects after button action.
How to do that ? Is it complicated ?
best regards Tom
SDC
· 10 months ago
Hi Guys,
I have spent a few hours playing with the code and i have to say its awesome. I am having a problem now I am trying to upload to our web site, it keeps saying "Unable to load XML data" I know its obviously something I have missed and I am sorry for not being able to find the related info in previous comments.
Cheers guys
dziner
· 10 months ago
Is there a way to make it so that when you click an album with a link it doesn't pop open a new window (target="_blank")?
thanks!
Gav
· 10 months ago
this is a great resource!
I was just wondering if there was a way of adapting it so that the covers scroll through on their own, ie no need to control them with the keys or mouse..
anybody have any suggestions, it would really help me if you do!
ampDesign
· 10 months ago
I have the same question as Gav... i'm looking for a way to have the covers rotate through on their own every "x" number of seconds. I'd prefer that if this could happen, that they continually scroll through (ie, instead of stopping the rotation after all 5 (or whatever number) of covers have shown) it would automatically start back over. Any thoughts on how to accomplish this? Thanks a TON!!!!
JeffS
· 10 months ago
Hi, I love this, but I am having a problem when trying to modify the image sizes and make the stage size 800px x 600px The problem is that the " shelf " images distort when I move the covers down to a lower position on the stage, I cannot understand why this is happening or how to fix it. Can you offer any help on which parameters I need to modify when changing position and size of the cover images? Jeff
anders
· 10 months ago
Hi, Thanks for the great piece of coding, I'm trying to smooth the distorted cover images. I'm aware there is a bug in as2 with smooting dynamic bitmaps, so I've been trying to implement the bitmap smoothing fix here:
But how to integrate it? Somewhere in the mc.onLoadinit function maybe? Any help appreciated, I'm out of ideas...
open_door
· 10 months ago
Hi guys, I have uploaded the cover flow files to my host service. It runs perfectly fine from there. However whenever I use it on myspace i get XML failure errors and it won't load.
Does anyone know what code I should be using to be able to view the cover flow on myspace?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for my noob question!
Thanks
bluebug
· 10 months ago
Is there a way to have an audio file play when I select an album on the itunes cover flow for flash? What do I need to do to get this to work?
Miss Mac
· 10 months ago
I've pulled all the changes between here and the blog that pertain to the target frame. I need it to open in an iFrame called media. I've tried adding it to the action script in a couple of places, but since I'm new to action scripts I haven't found the exact code pieces that I need to replace. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.
Miss Mac
· 10 months ago
Ok. I've figured it out. Just needed a little direction. Thanks for everyone that worked on this piece of code. It's amazing.
For those that still need the information: The target frames are buried inside the actions. Go to windows, come down to actions and get url. Here is where you'll see the current code "_blank". Change this to your frame or get rid of it as needed.
dziner
· 10 months ago
Thanks Miss Mac! That was exactly what I needed. I didn't think to look for _blank in the action script. I tried putting a target in the xml file which didn't work. :)
j
· 10 months ago
I’d like to be able to click on the current album and be re-directed to a different page. Is there anyway of being able to make the albums themselves clickable??
Gav
· 10 months ago
Hi,
I have found a way of looping the images on their own.. To summarise ive declared a couple of global variables: var currentImage, delay, displayTimer and direction. I then used the displayTimer functionality in AS2 to create a countdown timer in an if statement using the length of images etc
bluebug
· 10 months ago
I am interested in clicking on the album and being redirected to an audio link but I know nothing of actionscript coding or any other for that manner. Can somebody walk me through what I would need to do to get this to work? I have read the post by Miss Mac and it doesn't make sense. I am using the second version of the .fla. Do I need to repeat the command for each album I wish to redirect? Any help would be appreciated...
E11
· 10 months ago
Is there a way you can bypass a blank slide if the album artwork is missing.
echopathy
· 10 months ago
Anders,
For bitmap smoothing -
goto frame 2's AS and find this function: MovieClip.prototype.render = function(Void):Void {}
Within that function, change this line: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,false);
To this: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
Seems like changing that last smoothing param from false to true did the trick.
Shawn
· 10 months ago
I'm using this and it's great. I'm having a small problem. I'm loading the swf into a container from an external location, and the albums are lining up too far to the right - is there any way I can get this to load the albums in the center (over the album title and album name)? Any help?
Adam
· 10 months ago
Hi,
What type of value is artLocation expecting? A path or a URL? I want to include URLs but none are loading up. I could save them to the server but unsure if it's expecting an absolute path or a relative one.
Thanks,
Tom
· 10 months ago
Hey, This is a great little script. I was wondering what do I need to do if I want to get this script to work with a certain wordpress category. I am not sure where to locate an xml feed or how to format it so this flash app will accept it?
Keith
· 10 months ago
Hey,
I am using this script to display a couple of screenshots that contain many straight lines. Because of the straight lines, I need to add more triangles to the image matrix but I can't seem to figure it out just right. Do you know how to do this? Basically I just want to double the resolution of the matrix.
Thanks!
Ron
· 10 months ago
Great job... how can transparent png's be used?
Ron
· 10 months ago
Shawn: Set the Variable here...
var current:Number = 1;
Change the number, that's all.
Keith
· 10 months ago
No worries, figured it out. Really kills the performance though.
anders
· 10 months ago
Keith, Any chance of seeing how you did it anyway? I'm Intrigued...
@echopathy - thanks for the bitmapSmooth; works perfectly!
Joey
· 10 months ago
I am using this in a site I am creating - but I can't seem to get the images to load. It just stays on the Loading image.
It works offline perfectly... but once brought to my site, nothing.
Any suggestions?
Joey
· 10 months ago
^ And yes, all the images are in the same folder.
Nettie
· 10 months ago
I'm having the same problem as Joey, but I'm using the direct path name for the image (i.e. http://www.thepicture.com/ishere.jpg) and it doesn't seem to be loading. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Stephen
· 10 months ago
I keep on seeing people post about this so I thought I would address this. If you are having problems with loading pictures from a remote domain into the coverflow please refer to the note section in this post for your solution. Hope this helps!
Nettie
· 10 months ago
Duh! Would have helped if I could read, thanks Stephen!
bluebug
· 10 months ago
Still looking for an answer to if there is a way to redirect to an audio file if you click on the picture. Can someone tell me how to do this?
Stephen
· 10 months ago
Hey Bluebug,
I don't quite understand what your asking, but hopefully this will help. If you want it to go to an audio file when they click on an album than just put the URL to the mp3(or whatever format it is) into the XML. If you need it to play an external audio file than you will have to program that functionality in. The functionality could look somewhat like this:
//Sound Controller Functions var mastervol:Sound = new Sound(this);
function playAudio(path:String) { mastervol.loadSound(path,true); mastervol.onSoundComplete = function() { }; }
In short if you want some code to do something that it wasn't programmed to do in the first place you will need to reprogram it, its not going to be a simple built in setting. If you are not familiar with Actionscript than there are many developers to help you with coding it, just be expected to have a budget.
Hope this helps!
bluebug
· 10 months ago
Thank you! I will try this...
Phil
· 10 months ago
With regard to images not showing there is also something else to check if the xml is not loading either and that is to make sure the path is correct that is the images and xml are in the same directory as the host web page.
Stephen
· 10 months ago
Exactly, and if they are not then you will need to use a crossdomain.xml file to allow the flash coverflow to get those images from the remote server.
Howard
· 10 months ago
Hello,
I have implemented this app on a music site however I am having issues with the links. Two questions: 1. Album Link - I cannot get the album links to work? what am I missing?
2. How can I set a target for the links?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Howard
Adam
· 10 months ago
I found out you can just put ../ in front of the image path if your images are stored elsewhere. e.g. ../images/image01.jpg
Nettie
· 10 months ago
Has anyone figured out how to loop the albums? I understand the scrollbar might not serve its purpose under this circumstance, but I was hoping to have the albums loop so that there is never any blank space on the right/left sides. So if there are 8 albums, the 1st album will come after the 8th album and so on.
this will place scrollbar and caption into the middle of the stage and 120px from the bottom of the stage.
Now i need to include this gallery in another swf, but i need to mask it. I tried to give a mask on the layer, but it doesn't works. Anyone can help me?
Keith
· 10 months ago
@anders
basically he took the DistortImage class found here-
and then, at the top with the rest of the vars, add
-----CODE----
var segNum:Number = 2;
-----/CODE----
The default is 1, but I bumped it up to 2 which still seems to run smooth. Another thing is noticed is if you make the angle less extreme with
var angle:Number
then you can bump up the segNum to 3 without much of a performance lag.
Hope this helps. :-)
Oxroll
· 10 months ago
What I must make so that the bar of clod roller is automatic, stopping 3 seconds in each image? Making one I circulate I continue?
Keith
· 10 months ago
Does anyone know how to remove the initial animation of the albums sliding in?
Sev
· 10 months ago
Hello,
I gratulate for this source ! I want to use it, but with put swf into. Is it possible ?
Thanks
Sev
· 10 months ago
Hello !
Forget about the .swf ! If I want to replace the alpha filter with blur filter, how can I do ?
Sorry for my english and thank you very much for the help...
anders
· 10 months ago
@Keith - that's awesome, with the bitmap smooth turned on and the extra rendering segments I can get the covers looking pretty smooth without too much loss of performance. Thanks.
One way I got around the inital animation of the albums sliding in was to put a cover over the entire movie with a preloader, then just fade it out once all the covers were loaded and in position (I put mine in the loadNext function).
Leem
· 10 months ago
I never thought I'd need to remove such great functionality from such an awesome piece of work. However, XML is not suitable for my needs.
I'm looking for a way to place the images into the .FLA directly, without using XML. Let's say, 10 images or so...?
Anyone have any suggestions for the newb?
Thanks for any help!!
Jonathon Harris
· 9 months ago
Don't suppose there is an easy hack that would enable adding a link to an application using this more as a navigation system?
So that clicking on the band name, for instance, it would be able to launch a PowerPoint file instead of a web link as it's set by default?
In my basic and limited knowledge of AS, I would assume that would require a fscommand exec, but I can't get that to work.
Great work, thanks for sharing.
Megan
· 9 months ago
I was wondering how to implement the feature on the original one where you click the picture, and it flips for information??
Dave
· 9 months ago
Has anybody figured how to do it with alpha gradient masks on the reflections, rather than just a gradient? I can't figure it out.
Jeramiah
· 9 months ago
This is driving me crazy, why are the images not showing up? tried just about everything suggested... still no go...cant seem to stop the thing from auto cycle. even setting it to 0 in the fla doesn't stop it...
things i have done...crossdomain.xml in root in server... image links to url adress....xml file pointing to adress in fla.
I am using swobject to load it inside a wordpress page template to show my music releases...shows up fine, finds the XML file, shows all the info, but does not show the images.
could some one please explain a step by step setup for this thing? there doesn't really seem to be a step 1 do this step 2 do that on here...
many thanks
J
Dave
· 9 months ago
@anders: could you explain what you mean by 'turning on bitmapSmoothing?' Thank you much appreciated. My slides look better with Keith's code, but still not good enough....
Matt
· 9 months ago
Does anyone know if there's a way to have it first appear showing a specified cover (aka, I want it to start in the middle, not the left, but if I have to do it by specifying 'cover 3' rather than 'middle cover' then that's fine)
On a more advanced/less likely note, is it possible for this to loop as a carousel. so If I have 5 items, after #5 I'll see #1, 2, etc, and so on as I move through (I'm no longer using the scrollbar, instead I have it scroll as you mouse over one side or the other)
Thanks, Matt
John
· 9 months ago
Matt, you can set the cover for the slide to default to by changing the number here:
var current:Number = 3;
I use 3 because I only have 7 covers. #3 is the center. I haven't had the need for it to work like a carousel, can't help you.
I NEED HELP WITH THE REFLECTION.. I NEED IT TO BE TRANSPARENT TO SHOW THE BACKGROUND PATTERNS... ANY IDEAS? PLEASE HELP.
Matt
· 9 months ago
Thanks, I tried this earlier and it didn't work. Turns out it doesn't work in flash's built in test movie but works in the external flash player. Oh well, works now.
Don't have an answer about the transparency though, sorry. And the carousel I believe to be impossible anyway :\ (With this code)
Thanks again, Matt
PS: Wouldn't 4 be the middle?
Davis
· 9 months ago
I've got two questions:
1. How can I get it to activate a link when the emphasized image is clicked?
2. Is there a way to get the link to open in the same window?
Dave
· 9 months ago
this is great.
What code do I have to change in order to use a differently sized scrollbar?
YOzefff
· 9 months ago
Nice!
I do have a question. Can you make it so you can specify the location of the xml file? I think it's hardcoded now :(
YOzefff
· 9 months ago
Nice
Can you make it so you can specify where the xml is (the location and the filename).
for example in a flashvar?
Keep up the good work!
anders
· 9 months ago
@Dave Sure - I had a problem where my cover images weren't so smooth when they were at an angle. Echopathy (a few comments back) kindly pointed out that you can turn on bitmap smoothing to make them less jagged (basically does what is says and forces the cover images to be smooth at any angle). It probably adds to your CPU useage but I found it really improved the overall look. Here's how:
For bitmap smoothing -
goto frame 2’s AS and find this function: MovieClip.prototype.render = function(Void):Void {}
Within that function, change this line: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,false);
To this: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
John
· 9 months ago
note to all: the second blank frame holds the actionscript for all of the variables in the cover flow, you'll notice the first 60 lines or so that start with VAR is the code that determines the size, color, shape, angle, scroll bar, reflection, etc... Basically, use trial and error changing each one, save and publish to learn what each variable does, and you will be able to make it your own.
the scroll bar width can be modified here: var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
Dave
· 9 months ago
@YOzefff
its at the very bottom of the action script in frame 2: xmlData.load("../albuminfo.xml");
you could add this as a variable in the html, but you would still need to change the asction script
Dave
· 9 months ago
@anders, thanks so much for that! That did make a bit of a difference.
I've found that replaceing code and changing the segNum as suggested above works best. I've also found that straight lines seem to look much better with an odd number, such as 3 or 5.
Dave
· 9 months ago
@John
thanks for the note - it was the intervals that were screwing me up.
Dave
· 9 months ago
@anders: you said: "One way I got around the inital animation of the albums sliding in was to put a cover over the entire movie with a preloader, then just fade it out once all the covers were loaded and in position (I put mine in the loadNext function)."
but in the code the getNextHighestDepth is called often, so how do you keep your cover at thehighest depth level?
thanks for your help!
Dave
· 9 months ago
I've added some code so that the images have more of a faded buffer on the edges so that they fade out smoothly for tighter fading on the edges. This way a line isn't created in the art as it hits the edge of the swf. Super simple but it made me smile (if statements around 510):
and from this time on the last loaded pic is not beeing distorted at start. if i navigate trough the arrows or by click on one item the disort is applied correctly but i could not trigger a single distortion on the last image after it is loaded
it only happens in the Browser, where my pics usually take longer than a few ms to load and if the starting animation has ended before the last picture is loaded.
thanks in advance.
mike
Phill Pafford
· 9 months ago
Has anyone had any luck using this is wordpress?
AJHB
· 9 months ago
Hey peeps,
got an issue I hope you can help with.
I'm trying to use this to load in the images from another server, yes I'm aware of the crossdomain xml and this is setup to allow ALL domains to access the imagery.
However, the images are still not loading... any ideas as to what the issue could be?
Thank you thank you Stephen for the awesome slideshow. Big thanks to those of you who figured out the cpu idle fix, that makes a world of difference!
raeesah.v
· 9 months ago
hi stephan
Thank you for amazing cover flow slideshow. just one question.
Is there a way to specify a link for the actual image of the album? not just the artist and album name.
thanks in advance!
Jesus
· 9 months ago
Eii,
Thank you in advance from Cancun, Mex. I just have one question, Can I make it bigger in the website, because i tried making bigger the pixels in the source, but i could not doit.
Regards
Dave
· 9 months ago
@raeesah.v - check out the 'list of fixes / changes' link under examples...
EU
· 9 months ago
HI, i have a doubt. How can I make the images background transparent? I mean, if my images have not the same width, how can i show them without resizing them?
Thanks in advice.
raeesah.v
· 9 months ago
@Dave - I tried that, it doesn't work, just gets stuck on "Loading XML Data"
@EU - I just made the backgrounds black, it will appear transparent. Try it out.
Dave
· 9 months ago
@raeesah.v I used the same code and it works for me so I can't say what your problem might be. It shouldn't have anything to do with how the xml loads....
EU
· 9 months ago
@raeesah.v Hi again. What happens if I make the main background white? The images with different width (to the "FrontCDwidth" I wrote) appears with a white background added, then they cover/hide part of the next images.
How can I solve this? Maybe you didn't understand me or so did I.
DZ
· 9 months ago
Is there anyway to play a song for each album cover? I assume I'd have to include each individual song url through the xml then call that via flash right? I would GREATLY appreciate help, and would be willing to pay anyone who can efficiently help me on that topic by graciously giving that person $10 via paypal. I only need you to show me how to implement that, and how to customize it. My email is ideologistdz@gmail.com .
Shawn
· 9 months ago
I'm having a great deal of trouble understanding how to make the individual cd covers link to external sites. I'm looking at Zach Gildersleeve's solution, but I am a true novice at flash. Could someone help me understand this code, I have 13 albums that need links, I honestly don't know what to do:
if (current eq this.cid + 1) { getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "[TARGET]") //Replace [TARGET] with an html target, such as _blank for a new window //or even the name of an iframe (Thanks to reverboloip VIA AIM for the tip) } // Put the above code before the following line current = this.cid + 1;
thanks in advance
raeesah.v
· 9 months ago
@ Dave, can you give me your email address, and I can email you screen shots of my code for you to look at, if you don't mind.
@ EU, sorry I didn't understand that you wanted to extend the width, but if you don't change the width, just leave it as the standard size, then the black background should be fine. you can see how it worked for me on: http://www.vawdas.co.za/rvbd/rv%20site/home.html
you can also try saving your images as png's with a transparent background, but I never tried it so I don't know if it will work.
Dave
· 9 months ago
raeesah.v and shawn:
you are both trying to make the main album cover be the same link as the album title yes? Open the flash file, click on the second frame of the first layer that says 'actions' and open the actions pane. Then click on the code, hit control F to find this code: current = this.cid + 1; then paste the code above it: if (current eq this.cid + 1) { getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank“) }
good luck!
EU
· 9 months ago
@raeesah.v
Yes, I used png files with transparent backgrounds and it did not work.
What I want to do is use many images with different width.
Is there any way to change the value of the var: "frontCDWidth" using a 100% width of the original file? I mean, if I colud use such value, it will show the images with any kind of width without resizing them.
Dark
· 9 months ago
Hi all,
Many thanks for your script, very nice!!!
I just have a little problem:
I try to load only 3 pictures but the first isn't display...(but the info about the first cd is display)
Do you know a way to fix it?
Thanks!!!
raeesah.v
· 9 months ago
@ Dave Hi
Thanks for your help, but it really just isn't working for me, I did what you said, but I get a whole bunch of action script errors.
I've tried to fix some of them myself, like the quotation mark errors, but it still isn't working. I don't really know much about flash and action script
Can you tell me where I am going wrong?
thanks for your time...
Stephen
· 9 months ago
@Dave, looks like you are missing some brackets on your code. Check your structure.
raeesah.v
· 9 months ago
@ EU
Hi
I don't know how to change the width of the images. what you want to do makes sense, but I don't know if it can be done.
sorry I couldn't be of more help.
raeesah
Dave
· 9 months ago
@EU you would have to write your own custom code to make the slides of different widths, and I think that would get complicated pretty fast.
Cuno
· 9 months ago
Hi
Thank you for this excellent piece of code!
I try to integrate it in Indexhibit, a small CMS solution, and was able to load the SWF (absolute pathes in the HTML code) but the XML can't be found however it's still in the same folder than the SWF.
Is there a way to define the path by a variable (e.g. ) or do I have to change it in the Flash file?
And: I just used the noscript HTML to integrate the SWF . Do I have an disadvantage if I do it without AC_RunActiveContent.js (for example lower perfomance)?
Thanks for your help!
Kind regards, Cuno
monu
· 9 months ago
Hi All,
very nice code!!!
I have problem like i want to use this vertical dimension.
Is there any way to use Flash iTunes Cover Flow vertically...
Please help me out.
Stephen
· 9 months ago
@monu - Not really, its not as easy as changing a variable or two. Its basically reprogramming the positioning of the albums. I would recommend Doug McCune's coverflow for vertical or getting a programmer to do it for you.
Aleksandar Andreev
· 9 months ago
Hi
it is very nice, however I think it would be very useful if there is actionscript3 version of it
Sjaak
· 9 months ago
Been stressing on this one for a while now!!
I'm using the coverflow to dynamically change some content on my website, but i want it to be changed WHEN the next cover is in position...
EXAMPLE:
when i click on the next cover, i want to perform an ACTION, when that cover is completely on foreground and the coverflow is standing still...
Can ANYONE help me?
Stephen
· 9 months ago
Just put an if statement when the album reaches its final position to send the command. Or just make a delayed call.
Pratik Kumar
· 9 months ago
The zoomed image is always slightly distorted. To fix it, change all (2 instances):
Math.abs(this._x - this.x) > 1
to
Math.abs(this._x - this.x) >= 0
monu
· 9 months ago
@Stephen thank u for ur Information stephen
Sjaak
· 9 months ago
Stephen wrote: [Just put an if statement when the album reaches its final position to send the command. Or just make a delayed call.]
I know that, but where en what if statement do i make? I can't figure it out!!
Now i've made a delayed call, that's working quite alright and lets my coverflow run smoothly...
Dion
· 9 months ago
Thanks for this great script, it's exactly what I was looking for.
I have a problem that has been mentioned several times before, but I couldn't find the solution for my situation.
Images are working perfectly when running the file locally from Flash 8. When running on the website the images are not showing (only see the 'loading..' message).
The images are located on the same server in the same folder as the swf.
Any ideas?
Stephen
· 9 months ago
@Dion - Check permissions on the images. If you are using relative paths, try absolute to see if thats the problem. If it works locally than it is most likely a problem in between the flash piece and the images. Either it can't get the images or something along those lines. One method I use sometimes is downloading Thunderbolt AS2 and adding that to the flash piece, sending Thunderbolt the paths its trying to load and seeing in Firebug if thats correct.
f3phenom
· 9 months ago
Great piece, I like it a lot. Problem I seem to have is it works on IE7 and FF just fine, but not on IE6. Has anyone esle experienced this?
f3phenom
· 9 months ago
Ha, nevermind :) IE6 was rendering my page funky so I set the and all is good.
dwmccullough
· 9 months ago
Please Help!
I am loading the coverflow into another movie clip as I do all my content. Problem is, you now have to click the link that loads the CF into that movieclip twice before anything will show. I also do NOT get any XML messages (XML Loading, etc.).
I am assuming that the images etc. are loading before the XML but I have tried many things and just don't know how to fix this. I'm no code warrior.
A fix would be much appreciated. Please be as precise as possible (or I'll just mess it up...LOL!)
Justin
· 9 months ago
@dwmccullough If you moved stuff from the root of a flash piece and its calling the root you have to point it back at the data. Usually you can get away with locking the root, but most likely you are going to have to look for _root references and switch them out with this or _parent.
I love these people that ask for a "fix" to a problem they made. If it works and then you change it and it doesn't work, then you did something wrong. If you can't fix it then learn or have a programmer do it for you. Don't expect free code (except from Stephen I guess).
dwmccullough
· 9 months ago
Justin
Yes I changed the root reference to include the MC that its loading into _root.contentArea
As far as your other comment: Free code? I guess your new at community info sharing. This is the way we all learn new things.
That or you're just a pretentious asshole.
Thanx again!
Meike
· 9 months ago
I have a huge problem here. How is it possible to make the front picture clickable and create a movieclip or picture of that image in big size which can be found in the xml?... I dont understand a lot from programming so i really have no idea.
meike
Seb2.0
· 9 months ago
I'm having the same problem as Dark. When less than 6 items are displayed, the first picture is not shown, however the text is displayed. Anyone have an idea on a fix.
Also, does anyone know about the encoding on on this? It does pass the euro symbol but doesn't seem to understand French characters even though I have encoded basic latin.
Phill Pafford
· 9 months ago
Looking to do something like this http://www.northpoint.org/messages Click in the images in the Coverflow and you will see some additional info displayed below.
Any help with this would be great since I'm a noob at flash
Rodrigo Miguel
· 9 months ago
Hi Seb2.0, it's happened with too. Try Flash Coverflow Community Edition.
Ricardo Lopes
· 9 months ago
Hello, I hope someone help me, because I have a very simple question. I have all files in the same folder as I download, if I take the html file outside the folder, the Coverflow stop working, I tried everything without succes. Can someone explain step by step, please? Thank you
Christian
· 9 months ago
Hey, this is a great tool!
is it possible to put a border around the images in the coverflow? could you make a suggestion how?
Best regards, Christian
Jamie McInnes
· 9 months ago
When i add items to the xml list the last few flicker... any ideas how to solve this?
Jamie
eliel
· 9 months ago
Anyone played yet with adjusting the brightness of the reflected images? if so, which parameter in the header affects that? We'd like to lighten the reflections on our site and so far I've not been able to figure out how.
Thanks
Mark
· 9 months ago
Is there a way to change the behaviour slightly so that when a user clicks an album cover that isn't the center image it both centers on that album cover and triggers the click action on the album. Right now one needs to click the album twice -- once to bring the album to the center, and a second time to trigger the link in the XML file. Where in the action script would I look for a place to combine those two actions?
Matt
· 9 months ago
Hello First of all like everybody here, I want to say : GREAT JOB I am aexperiencing some strange things though. I have a hundred picture and when I passed the 5th one, there is some kind of clip that flashes on the right end side. Can you tell me how to fix this ?
Thank you very much
Chris
· 9 months ago
I am looking to apply a border to the center image. I assume this must be done through the code, and would be done somewhere within this section of the code:
Has anyone done anything like this before or have ideas how to execute this?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks guys!
Chris
Nizar
· 9 months ago
Hello First of all I want to say THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT FLASH :) I am aexperiencing some strange things though. I have a 30 pictures and when I passed the 7th one, there is some kind of clip that flashes on the right side. Can you tell me how to fix this ? Thank you very much
Gabe
· 9 months ago
I'm also having the same problem. Only I'm using 13 pictures and once you get to the 7th pic the last pictures start to flicker in and out of the frame, it's kind of weird. thank you
Stephen
· 9 months ago
Anyone who is experiencing a flickering problem should use the community edition. I have now taken off the old edition. Enjoy.
Sjaak
· 9 months ago
Stephen,
i now only have 2 pictures loading... but when the internet connection isn't fast enough, and the second image takes too long to load, it won't place correctly...
Can you help me with that? Seems that there should be an IF everything is loaded, place everything once more...
Where can i make that happen?
Luca
· 9 months ago
Hi Gabe Stephen, with the CS3 version, you have to change the line var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; with the line var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width; ...and the problem will be fixed. Bye LM PS: I made a check with the Flash 8 version.. :D
Malcolm
· 9 months ago
Can images be different sizes ie not square, landscape/portrait
steve borgwardt
· 9 months ago
I noticed the autoNextP variable to turn the auto cycle of images on/off doesn't appear to work if you set it to 0 (false) as documented.
I was able to just comment out the entire function for it to stop the auto cycle.
thanks
José
· 9 months ago
Hi, I have 2 questions:
1-After about 20 slides, being passed with a "click" on the arrow, the flow will go passing every other picture. As an example: if I'm in the slide # 20 and click once on the arrow at the right, it will skip # 21 and stop in # 22. How can I solve this issue?
2-The links on the cover, album name and artist name work fine in Firefox (MAC), but they won't work whatsoever in Safari (MAC) How can I solve this?
Thank you for this gorgeous piece of code,
(Using the CS3 Community Edition, on MAC, Leopard 10.last version. Although working with flash, html and xml files is exactly the same as in Windows)
Jay
· 9 months ago
Hello, a solution for dynamic image size has been posted last year by aljan. hope this helps!
Aljan says: July 31, 2008 at 2:30 am
Here is a simple solution to the dinamic size question (a.k.a showing covers proportional to their real sizes):
//the “proportions” of the shelves (and even for the current front CD) can be set as variables instead of ad-hoc. All the above 4 variables are declared AND initialized to set values at the beginning ( var frontCDWidth:Number = 120; etc… ) but can be left just declared as the value is overridden (var frontCDWidth:Number; etc…)
Hope it helps!
ajay
· 9 months ago
I was trying to put a lightbox to enlarge the image when it is clicked and not take to a new browser. I just wasn't able to integrate it properly. Can anyone help me with that?
Mike
· 8 months ago
Hi,
I was wondering when I make the background white how do i make the reflections blend in?
Please help as i'm not a coder :( do i have to edit the flash file?
This is a fabulous piece
Big Dave
· 8 months ago
Hey all!
First, AWESOME code! Second, thanks for making it available and so much fun to play around with. Third, thanks to everyone who has put up suggestions and options.
I'm still playing, and I, too, am trying to do the "lightbox" type thing like ajay and others. Sjaak, you seem to have that part of it working fairly well - can you share your code for linking the big section to Coverflow?
I'm about to start trying to work that out, but if I don't have to reinvent the wheel, so much the better. What I can do is offer my advice for things I've already played with and figured out:
Mike - you do need to edit the Flash file. If you edit the actions in the second frame, you can customize all kinds of variables (in the top 60 lines or so). You'd want to set the three variables that are "0x000000" to "0xFFFFFF" for a white background.
Jay/Aljan - Awesome bit. I gave that a shot and it works like a champ, but some of my images were taller than others. To keep them all the same height but maintain their correct proportions, I replaced your lines of code with these:
This makes them the height that you've set in the variables section, but makes them proportional and dynamically sized. I also eventually replaced the "0.5" with a variable that I declared up in the variables section for more control.
Malcolm - Jay/Aljan's solution (or my variation above) will dynamically solve what you're asking, but otherwise you can just change the "frontCDWidth", "frontCDHeight", "shelveCDHeight", and "shelveCDWidth" variables.
Mark - you want to play around in the section that starts "function controlTheObject(mc):Void {", before "mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {". I haven't played with that a whole lot, but that's where you'd experiment.
eliel - you need to play with the same variables Mike was wondering about: reflectionBackgroundColour and the reflectionColors. You can also play with the reflectionAlphas and reflectionRatios.
Ricardo - you need to have everything in the same folder - the html file, the xml file, the swf file, the js file, and the jpg's.
Also, I felt like it made more sense to scroll to the right when I rolled the mouse wheel down, and left when I rolled up, so I swapped the commands under "myMO.onMouseWheel..." section - just flip-flopped the words "next" and "previous".
I hope that helps some folks.
kumar
· 8 months ago
Hi all,
I came across a strange problem with the itune widget. When I load images from an web service it is loading fine in swf and HTML with the all the images being called but when i take the same swf into an application setup it shows white in instead of loading the images. Don't know why? could any one help me out with the problem.
julien
· 8 months ago
it's was boring for me to fill an xml file, i decided to use php function to list what's in the directory.
I was wondering if anyone had a way of reverse linking this using PHP. For instance, instead of scrolling through and looking for the album cover, one could click on a link in a list beside the flash window, and it would scroll to that specific point. Any ideas?
d3vlabs
· 8 months ago
how can I lower the images in the .fla file? i used the hack for larger images but they are getting cut off on top
d3vlabs
· 8 months ago
did i forget to mention how awesome this community pack is. im having so much nerdy fun with these flash vars...just to find a way to lower the images. I tried resizing the err canvas and lowering the loading xml data text but the images are still on top. the site is here
and here are my lucky vars for changing position of the images:
var centerX:Number = Stage.width / 2; var centerY:Number = 300;
d3vlabs
· 8 months ago
now how i do force links to open in _self?
bjhutch
· 8 months ago
Thanks for the awesome project!
Is there a way to keep the player from moving through all the images by itself? I am hoping to make it only move to the next image when the user scrolls through.
d3vlabs
· 8 months ago
I used the solution by Mike:
"add
mc.onRollOver = function():Void { current = this.cid+1; updateInfo(); }
before mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {"
for mouse navigation. but its a fast. any way i can slow it down?>
PooG
· 8 months ago
Thanks great flash ;) Check what i used it for!!!
Chris
· 8 months ago
Does this coverflow supports PNG transparency???
seb
· 8 months ago
Wao, this is great... just great!
But... may I have 1 question? How can I build a function to delete all the items of the gallerie... I tried several functions using removeMovieClip but none worked fine! Indeed, this would be great to have a parameter (either using a button or a LocalConnection variable) to select a gallery!
Thanks a lot
Seb
Marsen
· 8 months ago
Hi Good work ! 1- Can you convert it to as 3 2- and is there a way to make it continuous looping
Cheers
stef
· 8 months ago
I am having trouble with the app on a page where multiple swfs are running. Wenn the Logo swf, which does have a rotating earth, is running the cover flow gets really slow and is not smooth anymore. I am open to any suggestions. THX Stef
yaary
· 8 months ago
great file and good work. Thank you for posting this, I am learning so much from this file.
I have noticed that their seems to be a bug when only a small number images are in the xml file. For reconstructing purposes, I have left only 3 items in the xml file and changed the variable "current" to 1 and noticed the following.
on the original file, only 2 items will show but if 4 or more items are in the XML file then they all appeared. When I made the stage width wider then again the first image never appeared leading me to beleive that it has to do with stage width parameters.
I am trying to find a fix around this. Has anyone else encountered or found the reason why sometimes the first albu, doesn't appear and some times it appears at a lag?
I have had the same problem, i havent fund a fix. I encountered another problem that the last image flip out of place.
If you find the bug write :-)
Kumar
· 8 months ago
Hi
please anyone could help with the issue.
Thanks for the awesome iTune Cover. I have a problem loading images with www.yourdomain.com/ImageHandler.ashx?PK_Id=1139 some id, where www.yourdomain.com is an external domain not the same server. This is loaded from webservice generated xml file which has the Imageurl's. These images are loading when I run it within flash. but when I put the swf into an application which is asp.net based and mssql database driven I see white instead of the images. I have been trying hard from past one week to resolve this issue. I have also seen crossdomain policy and included the same in my local server but there is no cross domain file in the external domain. Without crossdomain file how could I load the images and run it in my application. Please help me with any related tutorial links or solution. I have gone through the forum but didn't find any solution for this kind of problem.
Thanks in advance... Thank you
Ward
· 8 months ago
the problem with the img not loading when only one img is in the xlm is caused by this line:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
change back to for example 500 and problem solved.
UzEE
· 8 months ago
First of all let me say that you put an excellent piece of work together.
I'd really like it if you had a plugin to search through the comments on this post because I'm sure someone may already have discussed this issue.
I'm having a problem when trying to load a lot of items. The magic number is around 13-14. If I try to display anything above that, things really mess up. The items start flickering and navigation breaks down.
Can you (or the wonderful and helpful commentators here) help me out with this? I need to load somewhere around 60-70 items.
Ward
· 8 months ago
in the latest version the flickering seems to be fixed
Kev
· 8 months ago
Question for the link... can we put a link in a iframe instead of the _blank... !
For me it's doesn't work, i named my iframe and i've remplaced this line:
sorry to sound silly but all these codes you're talking about (example - comment by Ward above) copying and pasting, where do i paste these? In the xml, html or JS file?? sorry!
Also where do I go to edit the link target/source when you click on an image/text so that it takes you through the page itself rather than a new tab or window (_blank)? Also what is the code?
Thanks
eightbysix
· 8 months ago
Is there an easy way to change the reflection of the images to fade to white - using a white background?
v
· 8 months ago
This was a lifesaver, Thanks!. I've added a few things myself:
* specify XML file through the embed/param using FlashVars (so its more flexible) * fullscreen context menu
hello, Thx a ton for this flash! Question: i'd like to use TRANSPARENT png files...is this possible..and how? thx, cheers, tric
Travis
· 8 months ago
Great coverflow but I'm having trouble when the XML has 6 or fewer images in the XML document. The first main image does not display but the links do. Anyone else having this problem?
Travis
· 8 months ago
I found the solution in the comments above to my problem with less than 6 images. I changed
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
to
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
and it worked. Huzzah!
Dion
· 8 months ago
Hi, I would like to know how to make the reflection fade. (i.e. the top is visible, to bottom is invisible)
Is there any parameters which I am able to tune in the actions?
Stefan
· 8 months ago
Thanks for this plugin!
When i integrate this in my wordpress blog, i just get a message "undefined" right above the scrollbar while loading the page.
what am i doing wrong?
thommyleon
· 8 months ago
Would anyone know how to edit the width the coverflow if I converted the file into a movie and imported it into another swf?
Steve Emed
· 8 months ago
I'm trying to load the swf into a another swf with a stage size of 1360x768 and export this out to a projector. The coverflow works on its own but fails to load when pulled into my file. Has anyone any ideas?
Kyle
· 8 months ago
Hey cheers for this ive been looking for ages for it. however I am just wondering if anyone can help me. I have placed the cover flow onto a page but want the images to fade away as they go left at a certain point (so the images don't go all the way across the stage width. I've managed to adjust the right setting but I can't seem to identify what property chnages the left fade out. Can anyone help?
@Boris hi Boris, i have checked your iTunes Album Art in the radio website, I was wondering if you can advise me on how to remove the link from the pictures in order not to go anywhere. many thanks
Erik Nanstiel
· 7 months ago
@Pratik Kumar Pratik, I'd like the modified source you're using, if you don't mind. I really am interested in the white background! thanks a lot!
Glauco
· 7 months ago
someone knows how to change the font and the color of the text? THANX.
swaina
· 7 months ago
hi,
I'm trying to convert it to as3, but can't find what the "goto" is refering to.I already checked all code , can't find a "goto" variable. How can you traduce this to as3
Thanks for this great code !
Glauco
· 7 months ago
and how and if is possible that when i click on the image, the link goes opened in the same page and not in a new windoe/tab? thank you so much and greetings for the great work.
Glauco
· 7 months ago
hi everyone! what incredible community, i love your work and i solved the problems with my two post above. i'm writing again it for who doens't still resolved:
- change font and color text > stephen already explained how to do it in this forum some pages behind. - open the link in the same page instead of a new tab/window, fixed to, simply write "_self" instead of "_blank"
now i have another question: how i can link the image?? for better explain, i have disabled the link on the album and artist name, i want the link for opening another page of my site just on the image in center. i don't know where modifing the code, i've searched between the lines in wich there is "undefined", i try to modifing writing an htttp address but doesn't work. someone can help me? you can see my customed coverflow at http://www.glaucomarino.com/designstudio.html
thanx again to all the community.
Darius
· 7 months ago
Awesome script. I'm doing my best to port this to AS3, but it would be very helpful if someone could give me a general explanation in to how the perspective is created. i.e. each image is split into 9 sections and then a Matrix transformation is applied to them. or something or rather. I'll be happy to share once the port is complete. Thanks in advance!
Glauco
· 7 months ago
someone knows if is possible to disable the link on the image? i tried to delete the field or leave it empty in the XML file, but doesn't work. i suppose that i need to modify the AC code in the FLA.. in some page of my site, i need that the images can't be clicked, no one link, just for seeing its. THANK YOU.
Glauco
· 7 months ago
@Darius
i work with it in Flash CS4 and AC3. let me know if you want my copy.
NewDanger
· 7 months ago
Glauco : @Darius i work with it in Flash CS4 and AC3. let me know if you want my copy.
Yes!, Please share your version with the community!
Jeff
· 7 months ago
Glauco :@Darius i work with it in Flash CS4 and AC3. let me know if you want my copy.
@Glauco I for one would like a copy for CS4 and AC3, if you could post the fla that would be great. Thanks
Margaret Scratcher
· 7 months ago
Anyone come up against a limit of the amount of covers you can have? For me, the 28th cover si shown as usual, but then the 29th just displays the 'loading'pic. After that, nothing is shown.
I also get the message Error opening URL "file:///C|/Users/Unthugged/Desktop/Design%20stuff/Delivery/Website%20stuff/Emporium%20Delivery%20Proper%20site/Emporium%20Delivery/Virtualshop/./null"
Does anyone have any light to shed?
Margaret Scratcher
· 7 months ago
Also, how do I make it so the covers are hidden by other layers? I've Inserted a picture of a frame, and tried bringing it to the front, but the covers are still drawn over the top of it..
Ann
· 7 months ago
Is it easy for someone to tell me how to get the template to use my own images?
THANK YOU!!
Glauco
· 7 months ago
@Darius, @NewDanger, @Jeff
i'll give you soon a link for downloading my customed version for CS4 and AC3.
@all the commnity
no one knows how to disable the link on the image? i still not resolve this. read my post #29 May 3rd, 2009 at 07:32.
THANX.
Glauco
· 7 months ago
here is the link for the Flash CS4 and AC3 version. please note: it is higly customized.
PLEASE! i need to do this: when i click on an image on the coverflow, i'd like to open a new browser window with a specified measure (for example 500pxx300px) and without toolbar, scrollbar, location and directories. i don't know if i must to do something in the XML file or in the AC code in the FLA, or both. i think you know of what i'm speaking, i'd like to show (when clicked) the same pic in the coverflow, but bigger in its original resolution, in a new window of the same measure of the pic.PLEASE, HELP ME.
no one knows how to disable the link on the image?? i still not resolve this.
Tom
· 7 months ago
Hi All! This stuff is exactly what I was looking for... At least 90% of it :) Nertheless, does someone knows how to delete the images of the flow... in order to re built it from an other xml file.
I know this question of deletion has already been asked, but I can't understand the answer and implement it!
Put a comment (// or /* */), the link on image just works when you use getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank”) in function controlTheObject.
To remove de handcursor just put this line in begin on top mc.onEnterFrame function
gentil Rodrigo, creo que tu eres latino, entonces hablamos el tu idioma. no se porque te vas decir asi. el file es un normal .fla de CS4, solo que yo lo uso con el Mac. talvez es para esto que no trabaja. voy tentar de cargar de nuevo en el sito, vas ver si esta vuelta es bueno. gracias por todo.
gentle Rodrigo, the file is a normal standard CS4 .FLA but i work with Mac OS, peraphs is for this reason that doesn't work for you. anyway i retry to upload, so if you want try another download and see if work this time. thanx for the mousewheel code, i'll try it soon.
kris
· 7 months ago
Hi all, any body please help me. scroller not working smoothly for below 10 images.
i am using 5 images, scrollbar not working smoothly, while pressing scroller its jumping to x distance of 153px. for testing i am used >10 images scrollbar working smoothly.how to solve this problem
Glauco
· 7 months ago
in the code there is already this, about at line 228. how i have to edit it for enable the mousewheel function? as it is, not works.
myMO.onMouseWheel = function(delta:Number):Void { if (delta>0) { next(); } else if (delta<=0) { previous(); } };
Pan
· 7 months ago
Awesome. Thank you very much
kris
· 7 months ago
kris : Hi all, any body please help me. scroller not working smoothly for below 10 images. i am using 5 images, scroller(scrollbar) not working smoothly, while pressing scroller it is jumping to x distance of 153px. For testing i am used morethan10 images the scrollbar working smoothly.how to solve this problem
lulu
· 7 months ago
Hye guys..
I'm newbie in this flash. 've downloaded it but i've got an error message:
"Unable to laod XML data."
Can somebody help me on this? Pleasee...
Thanks in advanced!
Steffi
· 7 months ago
I tried but I do not see the images.
I must add a complete link in , how it's work?
Many thanks for help.
Naj
· 7 months ago
Hi
Is the text for the album cover readable by a screen reader? If not, is there any possibility to display alt tags?
Thanks in advance.
Phil
· 7 months ago
Awesome script!
Is there any way of changing the behaviour so that the covers are circeling seamlessly (like a carusell)?
I´m ready to get my hands dirty, just need a pointer where to start in this (pretty hardcore) AS ;-)
Ivan
· 7 months ago
Hello all. I've been using itunes gallery ver 1 for a while now, everything's great, i'd like to upgrade to ver2. what can i do to stop the play on mouse over? thanks alot
Matt VM
· 7 months ago
Is there a way to disable the auto timed scrolling feature on this without having access to the .fla file or actionscripting. I dont have the FLASH program to make the change and would love it if I could disable this. If there is no way to do it, is there someone out there that would be willing to disable that for me and send me the modified version?
@Glauco Yeah, i'm a brazilian guy. Sorry my bad english... Wrong OS, can you create a Window$ version?
Rodrigo Miguel
· 7 months ago
@Glauco Its works here, but you need give a click in any image then try use mouse wheel. I don't know why, you can create a onMouseWheel event to mc object to test.
Softmax
· 7 months ago
como activo para q conecte al xml data ? soy nuevo en esto
Deb
· 7 months ago
this cover flow is cool... but it only loads jpegs into the flash file... can it load animated of SWF files as well??? i tried but its not animating for the individual panel.. can anyone guide me in this??? thanks
Mateo
· 7 months ago
I've read through just about every post in all the 19 pages & so if I've missed this I do apologize, I hate obvious questions myself.
I have swfs loading instead of images... the swfs have buttons inside of them but for some reason they're unclickable in the movie itself. If I just open the swf separate it is clickable.
Is there something getting in the way of that button within the code? Appreciate any help.
Gratz on repeat.
peter
· 7 months ago
Would it be possible to point to the xml-file instead of the assumed (hardcoded?) albuminfo.xml in the same directory? Something like "xml=somefile.xml"?
kvint
· 7 months ago
Hey, guys. A little problem. If the images is less than 10, the first is not shown in the cowerflow (((
Mateo
· 7 months ago
Deb, same boat. It's def. tough one to figure out. I'm a novice, not sure about you.
Emil
· 7 months ago
Hi!
When I try the script I get "Unable to load XML data". How do i get it working?
Phil
· 7 months ago
@peter You can pass the location of a xml file via flashvars. But you have to change the line that says (pretty much at the bottom of the AS):
DOes anyone know how to adapt the xml so that the gallery links act as navigation to various frames in the flash timeline?
Darry Queen
· 7 months ago
can you turn this into a photo gallery?
tom
· 7 months ago
Hello there.First of all thanks a lot for the cover flow. i put it to a website that i am working on, and i add a few lines to the actions in order a thumbnail of the slideshow to be linked on a label to my website on flash. The problem is that when i go to different frames than the viewer is, i can also see this slideshow. what can i do for this? i want when a goToandPlay is pressed, the slideshow not to be placed there.
stuart
· 7 months ago
Can i make the albums point to a jpg? or open up a fresh window but resized or even in a lightbox? I dont want it to open up in a full screen new window from the link
Mark
· 7 months ago
Two great improvements would be:
To allow the importing of transparent .png files. This would allow different sized items to be displayed (imagine having 200x200 transparent.pngs with different sized items within them).
The second upgrade would be to enable bitmap smoothing on the graphics.
If anyone has an idea on how to be able to import transparent png files and have the transparent areas show up as transparent please let me know.
Marcus
· 7 months ago
Hi all, is it possible to slow down the transition from one image to the next image? I have checked the vars and functions within the actionscript but I couldn't find a starting point. Greets Marcus
invader365
· 7 months ago
hi, is there a way that you can play music from it?
invader365
· 7 months ago
is there a way that you can play music from it?
yamadie
· 7 months ago
i want make real reflection it not transparent. i make new work and use image background but reflection effect not working for me. Pls Help _ _"
JLO
· 7 months ago
Great work. Love the easy to edit all in one action in fla file. Is there an AutoStart feature anywhere in that script? Thanks.
David Esquivel
· 7 months ago
Hello.
First of all, Great application , thank you very much.
One question.
Is there a way i can call a javascript function or something like that instead of just pointing to a url from the xml?. This is a very useful app with so many different kind of uses, im exited about it .
Thanks again!!!!
DBS
· 7 months ago
Hey, just wanted to say thanks to all who made this code, nice work. I have scoured the boards both here and on the "vanilla anarchy" site and could not find an answer for the following questions. For the record, I am an interactive designer who knows a lot about AS, but am definitely not a programmer.
1. Can you disable the actual images from being navigable? In other words, I don't want to be able to click on the album images to cycle through them, I just want to use back/next arrows and/or a scrollbar.
2. Can you fade or shorten the reflection length?
3. Is there a way to have it only display a fixed number of images at once, regardless of how many total images there are? In other words, I want it to only display three at a time. One in the middle and one to each side.
Hopefully someone out there sees this....many thanks.
DBS
DBS
· 7 months ago
Hey, is there anybody out there? Ha ha. I posted a few questions a bit ago and actually did find the answer to one of them, so I'm posting it back here for anyone else who's wondered the same thing, if there is anyone else who has.
This will disable the images themselves from being navigable.
In frame 2 of the actions layer, locate the following function:
controlTheObject(mc)
disable this line of code: current = this.cid + 1;
This takes care of that problem, though the hand cursor will still show up as a button. I believe someone may have posted a fix for that previousy.
If anyone can tackle my other questions, I'd be grateful.
Cheers!
DBS
JakobH
· 7 months ago
GREAT script :) is there a way to improve image quality on frontcover ?
Sally
· 6 months ago
Hey, Thanks alot or the script. Can anyone please help me with something? I was wondering if there is a way to have the images without the white background showing. Basically i want some images with a transparency but instead it shows a white background. I am using PNG and GIF formats for this but it doesn't seem to work. Alot of people have asked about this and i went through all the 19 pages of this post but looks like no one was able to come up with a solution. I will be very very grateful if someone can help with this.
Charles
· 6 months ago
Hi..
I am facing the problem in flash coverflow. when i am writing text on the image with the help of photoshop after loading coverflow, text are not displaying properly..
Can anyone tell me the solution.....
T
· 6 months ago
This is so cool
B
· 6 months ago
@Margaret Scratcher I was looking for the same thing. Did anyone figure this out?
Hmm my last post didnt end up here.. But change the following variables to the value shown
var reflectionBackgroundColour:Number = 0xffffff; var reflectionColors:Array = [0xffffff, 0xffffff];
And then also change the background of the project to white..
trustin
· 6 months ago
Hi, i come to you for your help, i would like to reduce the size of the reflect. Does anybody know how to do please ?
Thanks a lot.
loti
· 6 months ago
Cant open the .fla file can someone provide a good one please
Stephen
· 6 months ago
@loti You probably just have a really old version of Flash. I think if the FLA was corrupted then there wouldn't be over 15,000 downloads and all these comments talking about how to change the functionality. Check your Flash version and download the correct file for your version of Flash. If you don't have that version then download a trial of the correct flash and save it down to your version. Any other comments like these will be deleted.
Vitalized
· 6 months ago
Is there a way to put a background image behind the cover art so I can add a border, drop shadow, etc. ?
Felipe Barone
· 6 months ago
Im playing with the script here and was having a hard time to figure the auto scrolling feature, since i didnt disable as documented :-[ when you set var autoNextP:Number = 0; The auto scroll, continues... THE FIX: find the line: autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); REPLACE IT BY: if(autoNextP) autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); Done! Great script! highly customizable! GREAT GREAT JOB!!
Freddy Trejo
· 6 months ago
Hello all,
This is really impressive! one issue I am facing the problem in flash coverflow. when i am writing text on the image with the help of photoshop after loading coverflow, text are not displaying properly.. the text looks really choppy.the reflection actually looks better than the actual slides. Is there a way to set smoothing?
I found this code that might help I'm just not skilled enough to implement it. It is from an external as file import flash.display.BitmapData; //import the BitmapData class
class Smooth {
private var bmd:BitmapData; // the BitmapData instance that will smooth the image
public function Smooth(copy:MovieClip) { // copy is the movieclip that holds the dynamic image that will get smoothed bmd = new BitmapData(copy._width, copy._height, true, 0); // create the instance to the right dimensions bmd.draw(copy); // copy the image into the instance
copy.unloadMovie(); // unload the original movie copy.attachBitmap(bmd, 0, "auto", true); // attach the bmd instance and apply smoothing } }
Then this is from the fla file: var image:String = "http://www.wallpaperbase.com/wallpapers/celebs/hilaryswank/hilary_swank_3.jpg"; var holder:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", this.getNextHighestDepth());
var mcl_L:Object = new Object(); mcl_L.onLoadInit = function() {
new Smooth(holder); holder._rotation = 25; };
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); mcl.addListener(mcl_L); mcl.loadClip(image, holder);
Headtrip
· 6 months ago
This really is a great script!
Have a slight problem, it works a dream in Firefox but after trying it in IE7 I get nothing but a white background. I have looked through the comments and apologise if i've missed an answer but I just wondered if anyone has had the same problem and sorted it out because I can't seem too whatever I try.
Many thanks
Sigal
· 6 months ago
Hi all,
I am using this flash file on a site and I needed to change the images order.
So I changed the images names and there order in the xml file.
When I run the flash file in Flash it is fine, but in the browser, the images do not refresh. The image that was called 01.jpg is now 04.jpg but in the browser it still see it as 01.jpg.
I tried adding ?x=1 to the embedded tags in the html, I tried changing the fla/swf file names nothing helps.
Can someone please help me with this problem?
I managed to make the swf file see the new xml file, but the swf itself, does not refresh.
Please, please help.
Thank you,
Sigal
SOmething
· 6 months ago
When i try to open the swf file it says unable to load xml file, any help?
hi, great script, thanks a lot. i figured out how to change the colour of the reflection from dark to light; however, i don't know how to change the colour of the text (album title, song title). where can i do that? thanks! ingo
Freddy Trejo
· 6 months ago
SOmething, should be xmlData.load("slideInfo.xml"); if the file is in the same directory. so remove the ../
Snooms
· 6 months ago
Hi,
I think I got a little fix for the on/off switch of the coverflow cycling (because it didn't want to go Off :-) I know it can be shorter and stuff, but it was just a quick try. Hope it helped!
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko // autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers // autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 0; //0 = cycling OFF ; 1 = cycling ON // How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move var autoNextTime:Number = 8 var autoDirect:Number = 1; autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); function interNext():Void { if (autoDirect == 1) { if (autoNextP == 1) { //edited by Snooms next(); } //edited by Snooms } else if (autoDirect == 0) { if (autoNextP == 1) { //edited by Snooms previous(); } //edited by Snooms } }
Ocean Design
· 6 months ago
Hey there, I been all around the web for a script like this, anyways I just need to know, where do you change the display for the pic sizes? The pic's I want to use are 375px x 195px ....
Thanks :)
VICTORIA
· 6 months ago
Hey there! Thanks a lot! It is a great script!!!
I wanted to see how the swf worked online and all i get is "unable to load XML data"
I already cleaned my browsers cache. What is wrong that I can`t see the swf running online?
Thanks!
GnrlBzik
· 6 months ago
@VICTORIA you actually have to open up the fla file and edit the on line 577
xmlData.load("./albuminfo.xml");
did you upload xml file in right directory, if not modify code on line 577
i understand that my comment maybe essentially duplicates entries. but please could you help me out with a dropped movie clip instance or dropped image.
i been searching through comments like crazy, for solution. here and there pick up pieces. but nothing successful.
could you guys at least give me a link to a comment that talks about this issue clearly?
in my case when i load xml file to original script for this cover flow, first item of xml file is not loaded, and this happens if my xml file has 3 items in it or less.
same thing happens when i work with modified version of the script, where my images are bigger in size, and any xml file with less then 9 items in it, cover flow doesn't load first item of the xml file, image wise. Content is loaded.
Please if solution exists, please give me a link.
spooky
· 6 months ago
This is terrific . . . but really difficult for the Actionscript newbie!!!! Can anyone help me out? I want to use this to display a number of before and after images. essentially, when you load the page it shows all the before images in cover flow format. What I would like is that if the user rolls the mouse over the front most image, this image changes to the after version of the image. I have a stack of images called before1, before2, after1, after2 etc but I cannot figure out how to code this into the coverflow. can anyone hep?
VICTORIA
· 6 months ago
GnrlBzik thanks for your help.
I took a look at line 577 and I did upload the xml file in the right directory. The real problem is that I get to see the swf from flash (ctrl+enter). But when I want to see it online, when I put the swf in a html and I try to see it in my browser. There is where the message “unable to load XML data” appears.
I am really new at working with xml and flash. I don know if I have to do something else to get to run it in a html.
Thanks for everything!
earl
· 6 months ago
Hi all,
I have the same problem like GnrlBzik and I have searched through all the comments and there is a lot of other people describing the same problem and no working solution!!!
Is there nobody out there who has fixed that one??? I think it's really very important to fix it. I have searched through the code for hours and I can't find any solution. Can anybody please help?
Cheers!
earl
· 6 months ago
@GnrlBzik:
YEAH! Finally found the solution:
Set the values "deleteMinDistance" and "deleteMaxDistance" to 0:
var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0; var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
I have no idea for what these values are used but it works. I have tried it with one to ten images as well as with 40 images and I can not see any negative effect.
Maybe somebody can explain what these values are for and if setting them to 0 can have any negative effects?
earl you are the greatest, cause i just was about to dive into code, and started to recode this entire coverflow.
of course i do not know how and what else will be effected at this point. hopefully this will be fire proof.
So THE BUG FIXES as following:
Thanks to earl - to fix dropped images, the easiest way is to modify settings. - Set the values “deleteMinDistance” and “deleteMaxDistance” to 0: - var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0; - var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
Thanks to gnrlbzik - to fix top and bottom skewed and jugged edges angles toward opposite way from the your scroll direciton - Set the value of “angle:Number” to less then 4: - var angle:Number = 3; // 8 is original value of angle variable
lets say you uploaded .swf file and xml file into sub directory of your root folder that host index file of your website.
flash movie then loaded into your index html file. now although that flash file is taken from the same sub directory as your xml file is. That swf flash file is rendered in index html file that is located in parent folder of child folder that hosts your xml file.
the thing is, your swf movie references to xml file not from where swf file was originally taken but based on location of the html file in which that swf movie is rendered.
so if root/index.html renders .swf movie but your .swf and .xml files are located here root/lib/movie.swf root/lib/images.xml
for this to work properly you will need to set your relative path to following in swf's action script:
root/lib/images.xml and not just images.xml, because images.xml is located in separate sub folder from where the actual html file located at.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
Mr FU
· 6 months ago
First of all, I would like to compliment you on a nice piece of software. It looks great and it's easy to set up.
However, I am looking for a way to use it in different places without copying the movie. The way I mean to use it is: for different artists I want to show their covers in the coverflow. For this, I have to generate a xml-file per artist.
Is there a way to do this? Can we pass the xml to the movie dynamically?
p.s. If you change the value of the xml file from ./albuminfo.xml to albuminfo.xml in the .fla, then it will also run locally.
And also there is a small bug in the auto next functionality. This can be solved quite easily by changing line 62 in:
if (autoNextP == 1) { autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); }
Great job!
Keep up the good work.
Zojer
· 6 months ago
I'm trying to post the .swf as an applet on a homepage, I want to position it in the middle of the page, I'm coding with HTML, how do I go about putting the flash document in my div table.
Thank you
GnrlBzik
· 6 months ago
@Zojer not to be an aHole, but this is general html and embedding question, w3school site will help you out on that.
OC
· 6 months ago
Hello, When I want to open the SWF file, it shows the error message "Unable to Load XML Data". Who can help me? Greeting
Vitalized
· 6 months ago
Can anyone tell me how I can add a background image which is larger than the cover art size so I can add a border around all the images.
george
· 6 months ago
Hi,
I've looked over the 20 pages of comments, but I still couldn't find a solution to my problem: I use 200x265 images for album art and the reflections look ok, but the covers NOT. They brake apart like it were made up from 4 segments each. The effect looks horrible and I can't get my head around it. Also, is there a way to fade the reflections in a gradient?
VICTORIA
· 6 months ago
GnrlBzik:
First of all, I wanted to thank you for all the help you've given me.
I did exactly what you said, and now I get to see the swf in my html. Althought, the images do not appear. I can see the cover flow animation but not the images. All I can see is a square that says loading instead of the images.
What can I do? Thanks again for your help!
eric
· 6 months ago
thx for sharing, it AWESOME !
nikitavn
· 5 months ago
how to change font... please >.<
Snooms
· 5 months ago
Hi,
This is maybe a question that deviates a little from the coverflow code, I don't know. I implemented the coverflow into my site and wanted to load different XML content through PHP. The result is now the same as when I use a .xml, but now I've made a PHP file of the XML with just strings in it. I want change the xml (php) content through a simple link on my site, but the only thing I can come up with is to link to the xml with attributes ($_GET(variable)) but I can't go back to the page with the link then. Do I have to create code in the flash file to make this work??
Thanks!
netmo
· 5 months ago
First of all: Thank's for this great script!! (;
I would like to add a small 1px colored border around the covers. can anyboy help me/give me a hint where/how i can do that?
The Flash internal "Glow" Filter for the Covers would also be great! ...but my Actionscript knowledge isn't really good enough i think..;(
Michael
· 5 months ago
Has anyone gotten this to work in Joomla?
surender malik
· 5 months ago
hi
thank's for great scripts. i can we make it automatic slide also.
Tom
· 5 months ago
Hello,
Firsty thanks for the great code works really well! But..
One problem i think no one has noticed -
If you have 5 or less covers and click outside of the flash, when you click back on the covers or scroll bar it will constantly fight against the mouse and keeps returning to the left of the scroll bar.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Tom.
John
· 5 months ago
Is there any way to have the images displayed be another shape other than a square or rectangle? I want to use it as if the images being displayed are cut out. Maybe support it with a transparent .png?
trakoet
· 5 months ago
@nikitavn directly into the FLA. into the clip nommed : img_info
In the fla file, find the movie clip called something like albuminfo_mc. Edit this and you will have the option to set whatever font you desire.
AnotherAndrew
· 5 months ago
Great script here.
What about this mod...instead of the album artwork linking to another website, what about the ability to change a div below the movie?
For example, a user clicks on the "album artwork" image of Picasso, and a div below changes to reveal bio info about Picasso. Then a user could navigate to an image of Cezanne, and that div then changes to bio info about Cezanne.
Maybe some modification to this statement:
// Edit by Zack Gildersleeve // Make front album clickable // opens albumLink in _blank if (current == this.cid + 1) { getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank") } current = this.cid + 1; updateInfo();
but "_blank" would be ?????
h0n0
· 5 months ago
Thank for this script!
Can i ask how do remove the whole movie clip if i got to go to the next frame when i click on a button?
cpruitt
· 5 months ago
AnotherAndrew To modify the script to alter a div instead of open a URL, all you'll need to do is remove every reference of "_blank". By itself this will just prevent the URL from opening in a new window, but once you've done that you can specify a javascript URL in your XML document, for example, changing:
/picasso.html
to
javascript:myJSFunctionToChangeDiv("picasso")
This will execute the JavaScript rather than opening a URL.
cpruitt
· 5 months ago
I'd really appreciate some advice as I'm kinda pulling my hair out here... Out of necessity I'm trying to load images from a remote domain. We'll say we have:
I have set up fileserver.domain.com/crossdomain.xml with:
allow-access-from domain="*"
which should allow access from any domain. The only thing I see, however is a white background fill in place of the image. In the same XML file I'm specifying images on the remote domain as well as the same domain (the domain hosting the .swf). The images on the same domain load fine, whereas the remote images all fail.
Interesting that it shows the search started but no log indicates that permission was granted or denied.
Loading from a remote domain is a must for this project. Any insightat all anyone can offer would be a tremendous help.
Thanks.
CPruitt
· 5 months ago
OK, seems like I have it fixed. Apparently you can't rely on Flash Player to find the crossdomain.xml file correctly. After a bit of mucking about it looks like the simple fix is to manually tell Flash to look for the default crossdomain.xml file it's supposed to be looking for in the first place by adding the following at the beginning of frame 2:
Also, apologies for a few typos in my previous post (e.g. referencing "files.domain" when I originally said "fileserver.domain") I was in a bit of a rush & hope I didn't confuse anyone.
Kulo
· 5 months ago
Hi,
Please how to make the list is infinite (never last picture)?
Thanks.
Stevens
· 5 months ago
Hi Stephen, this is really excellent. I just want to ask you, will it be possible to rotate through the album covers with the mouse wheel instead of clicking on each.
Thanks Stevens
Frank B
· 5 months ago
Thank you for making this available. I had just seen the first version and i was thinking to myself "i wish it would auto-scroll" and then bam!! i found the v2. This is exactly that what I was searching for. Thanks a million!!!!!!
Vivek
· 5 months ago
Hello I have downloaded the latest version and its working fine. Thanks a lot.
Les
· 5 months ago
I can't for the life of me figure out how to get this to work in myspace. It's showing up but without any of the album art...
It keeps saying "Unable to load XML data".
I've tried every embed code on on the internet.
Does this file just not work on myspace? There's got to be a way!
Please help.
Thank you,
Les
Les
· 5 months ago
Thanks GnrlBzik for answering Victoria's question because this was my question as well.
Victoria go to line 577 like GnrlBzik was saying and type the actual URL to where you uploaded albuminfo.xml - Then republish the .swf file and upload it into the same folder you have albuminfo.xml
The only problem I'm having now is that it's not loading the images properly :( I thought that would be the easy part.
All my images are loaded in the same directory as albuminfo.xml and iTunesAlbumArt.swf
Do I have to edit something again in the .fla file?
Please help.
Thanks again!
Les
Les
· 5 months ago
Also, I edited the in the albuminfo.xml file.
I put the URL to where my pictures are uploaded between and .
I just cannot get the pictures to show up. It just keeps saying loading...
Do I have to do anything else?
Thanks again,
Les
Stephen
· 5 months ago
Hey Les,
If you are hosting the images on a server other than the one the flash file is being displayed on then you need to use a crossdomain.xml to let the flash file read from that remote server. Its a common flash security issue that comes up a lot. I am sure its in the comments. Make sure to check the comments before asking questions. Here is where you can get more info on the xml.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am not hosting my images on a server other then the one the flash file is on so I should not need to use a crossdomain.xml
I did see that note at the top of this page...
My problem is that the images are not displaying when all the files reside on the same server :(
I changed the XML document as I mentioned in my post above to point to the URL where my images are located.
When I try to test it while still in flash it doesn't work and I get this error...
I think I've narrowed it down that it has to be a simple flash problem I have to fix in the .fla and .swf file.
Any other ideas?
Please help.
Thanks!
Les
Jamie Lytle
· 5 months ago
Stephen, (or anyone that can answer my question)
I just have a quick question about this new version... which is great, but I was wondering on how to turn off the "auto-scroll". It wasn't present in the first version and thats how I wanted to keep it. But other then that this version is prefect.
Is there anyway to not have the auto scroll?
Thanks for this awesome .swf file, Jamie
Les
· 5 months ago
Jamie,
I'm sorry, I don't have the answer to your question but I'm wondering if you could answer my question about the images not showing up.
You're the only one that's been on here all day (except for Stephen) and I've been trying to get this to work for just that long.
It seems I have everything working but the images just say "loading".
Sucks. I just can't figure it out.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Les
Hopefuly smarter than you
· 5 months ago
This code is not for beginners. I don't understand why you all ask questions on free code, and ask for free help. If you can't figure it out, don't want to read the comments and dont want to bother with learning then HIRE SOMEONE!
@Jamie - Look at the code, look at the comments. There are more than enough comments on this particular subject. In the code there is an interval, which is basically a timer. It tells to go to the next item every so often. Look for "setInterval" and comment them out until it stops. Its as easy as that.
@Les - Your somewhat hopeless as well. You are complaining about putting free code on a myspace. The drudge of all webdesign. Stephen's suggestion was right on. You should read that again or read the comments like your friend Jamie. I will try one more time so Stephen doesn't have to.
IF YOU ARE LOADING IMAGES FROM A DOMAIN OTHER THAN THE ONE THE SWF FILE IS BEING HOSTED ON (in this case myspace). THEN YOU NEED A CROSSDOMAIN.XML FILE ON THE SERVER HOLDING THE IMAGES.
The crossdomain.xml file tells Flash that its allowed to grab the images and show them. It is to keep people from stealing images from websites with flash.
READ THE COMMENTS!
Les
· 5 months ago
@ Hopefuly smarter than you (obviously not)
You're actually kind of a jerk (I should have known by the screen name, especially since you spelled hopefully wrong, not too smart).
However, I do appreciate you trying to help me and explaining again in all capital letters what Stephan has already said but it still doesn't answer my question.
The way I understand it is, the swf file is not being hosted on myspace, it's being hosted on my server at godaddy. ALL the files are in a folder on my host at godaddy. When someone goes to my page on myspace and the iTunes Cover Flow is displayed, it is accessing the swf on my server at godaddy. The swf is looking for images in the same folder as itself because I specified this in the XML document. For some reason, and I know it's a small thing that I'm doing wrong or overlooking, but for some reason I can't get the images to display.
I have read every single comment and have downloaded the pdf of past comments. I still can't figure out why this is happening.
Regarding coming on here asking for free help on free code, that's not something I try to do or even want to do (because every now and then you run into jerks that think they know everything).
I'm very willing to pay anyone who wants to help me with this.
I can usually figure this kind of thing out very easily myself but for whatever reason I'm really stuck on this. I know it's something extremely simple but I'm just not sure what it is.
I will try the crossdomain.xml file as suggested but I was thinking that because my files are all in the same folder on the same server that I would not need this. But I will try it.
Thanks again Stephen,
I really appreciate you developing this, it's really going to be great on my page and I'm just excited to get it working.
Les
· 5 months ago
After reading Stephen's comment again, I now understand.
I will go try the crossdomain.xml file now. I'm sure that will be the answer.
Thanks again,
Les
KenB
· 5 months ago
When I look at the embedded swf in dreamweaver, it plays fine. When I upload it however, some of the images simply say "loading" and never load, such as this: http://www.beverageindustries.com/iTunesAlbumAr....
Any suggestions?
KenB
· 5 months ago
BTW - the images are not cross-platforming.
KenB
· 5 months ago
UPDATE - I've added the action code to the beginning of the second frame and created a crossplatfrom permission xml just in case. No change. I am still seeing some of the images but not all.
KenB
· 5 months ago
Les - let us know how it goes.
Greco
· 5 months ago
Hey guys.
I posted this on the discussion for the original version of this code but it looks like this thread is getting more action...
Had the idea of having the current cover be in color but have the background covers in black and white. Looks great in Photoshop mockups. Really makes the current cover pop.
Any thoughts on how to accomplish this? Would be great to be able to do it in code with some kind of saturation function vs having two separate versions of each album image, but if I have to go that route I will.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
Les
· 5 months ago
If anyone knows how to get this to work on myspace I will pay them whatever their asking price is.
UPDATE - I have it working now. Thanks for this great piece of code!
Snooms
· 5 months ago
Hi,
I'm a newbie in Flash, but I managed to pass variables to it through PHP. Not quiet amazing you think, but hey it was my first time :-)
I was wondering if there's a way to resize the front (selected) image. Otherwise when an image is e.g. portrait size, it will be stretched to a square and that's not really nice.
So I was thinking to set a fixed width or height, depending on which is largest, but I don't know how I manage this :-(
Anyone has an idea ?? It would help me very much
Thanks
Snooms
· 5 months ago
Hi,
Is there a way to resize the selected image dynamically when displaying? (PHP or in flash or ...) Because when I have a portrait or landscape image now, it's stretched to a square and I accually want the image to appear as is (but with with a fixed height or width (depending on landscape or portrait))
Is there anyone that can help me out here? Thanks!
nhantam
· 5 months ago
Dear all
Could you help me, How do I to delete shadow of image ?
Zalzer
· 5 months ago
Have a little problem when the xml file doesn't contain so many covers it can't display the first one, it doesn't even make a loading picture the first one just isn't there. How can this be?
MojoDaddy
· 4 months ago
Great script! How can one adjust the speed of the cover flow? Can it be done in Flash?
Thanks!
FlashInspired
· 4 months ago
No first image if there are less than 3 albums in xml.
Very good script, I understand the code, and I can even customize the sizes, add nodes to the xml, etc. Everything is working great, except if I have 3 or less images in the XML, then the first album art does not show. I tried it with my modified code as well as with the original, and it does the same thing. Can't figure this one out.
FlashInspired
· 4 months ago
I found the issue with the bug I just posted.
init function second for loop the declaration must be as follows...
Is there any way to clear the coverflow and get it to reload the xml file
J.D. Page
· 4 months ago
Very good indeed. Is there a way to configure the links so that the target opens in the same window (not a blank one) ?
Mido
· 4 months ago
Hi, Thanks for Example.
I have a question:
Can I put this example in a commercial site ?
LexarDS
· 4 months ago
Great work!!! Thanks for sharing
Alex
· 4 months ago
Zalzer, I used PHP to create an XML formatted file with 20-records at a time, drawing from a master XML file of hundreds of items. Basically, this means I enabled pagination. Is this what you are looking for? You could even use MySQL as a backend and populate the "XML" file with that. Let me know if this is what you're looking for and I'll provide some examples...I have it enabled at 26olivestreet.com/coverflow/sold.php to display items that I have sold on my etsy shop.
cornelius
· 4 months ago
the swf and published swf filw from the fla file is dispalying the error 'unable to load xml data' but renders in internet explorer. do u have any clue please?
Andrew
· 4 months ago
hi. i was wondering how to do this cause it looks really cool. However i am having a few problems and i am only new to flash. i have flash cs4 installed and i downloaded the zip file and when i open it up in flash how do i put all my pictures and stuff in there.. please help i am really stuck.
Leroy
· 4 months ago
Great work! my only question is, which value do you need to change in order to change the default cd cover.
for example, I have 15 covers and when I first open the file i'd like the 7th or 8th one to be in the centre so there are equal covers either side.
hope that makes sense!
nhantam
· 4 months ago
I want to show 12 images, Could you tell me, How do I ?
ctk
· 4 months ago
To Leroy: Yes that makes sense! you can do that changing the value of "var:current". By default, it's 1. In your case, please change to 7 or 8. However, you have to fix the bug posted by FlashInspired, before :
FlashInspired says: July 30, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I found the issue with the bug I just posted.
init function second for loop the declaration must be as follows…
New to this.... can someone spell out simply how to customize this. Sorry for the ignorance.
António
· 4 months ago
Hello there.
I think this script is simple and beautiful and would like to know how to implement this in a SMF's TinyPortal block.
Can anyone point me how to this?
Thanks in advance!
Asgaroth
· 4 months ago
Hi, Im looking forward the ciclyc behabior that has been discused before, i do not know how to do that and I need it :S, any progress on that?
DB Conner
· 4 months ago
Small change....
To start in "middle" of album list, I added the following in mc.onInit behind the following lines
infostruc[this.number].loaded = true; target._parent.removeMovieClip(); // edit by DB Conner if (infostruc.length > 1) { current = Math.round(infostruc.length/2); }
Naturally, this would be better as a setting ie: currentStartPosition
Nicer than Hopefully smarter t
· 4 months ago
To Jamie and others Re: auto advance--Mr.Fu's fix from July 16 works brilliantly--
...there is a small bug in the auto next functionality. This can be solved quite easily by changing line 62:
if (autoNextP == 1) { autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000); }
P.S. After this fix the hints/comments in the code work perfectly (e.g. 0=no advance).
Seems there was more to it than "reading" as "Hopefully Smarter Than You" said.
Cheers to all!
Paul
· 4 months ago
Has anybody managed to successfully implement changing a DV tag when you click on the album artwork ?
If anybody can offer any assistance with code / examples / Javascript etc it would be appreciated.
Really loving figuring out what CoverFlow can do, but this is pretty much my last stumbling block as to what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Paul.
Ricky
· 4 months ago
Great job!! :)
I was taking a look at the code, and i would like to know how can i remover the cover reflects. It looks really slick with them, but i would like to test the cover flow effect with a background image.
Can you tell me how to remove the reflects from the album covers?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Are you talking about the reflection?
bax
· 4 months ago
Thank you for this amazing template!
I would like to mod this to a carrousel (if the last new pic from xml was loaded it just begins with the first pic of the xml) and this for an endless loop.
Is there a chance to mod this with a simple code change?
Thanks, bax
FP
· 4 months ago
Hi,
Great work! Is this new version done with AS3 or still with AS2. If the latter, does anyone know where there is an AS3 version? Thanks.
>FP
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
There is a similar AS3 version available on this same site.
Javascript / DIV Tag Insertion
· 4 months ago
HELP!!
I can implement changing a DIV tag via a standard HTML reference:
I have looked through the comments and I can't seem to find the answer to my problem. So here goes...
When I display the script with less than 10 images, I get Loading Placeholder Images.
So If I have 3 of my images, there are 7 Loading images.
For this application, I will never have more than 5 images in the cover flow, and I obviously don't want 5 placeholder images in there.
Any solutions?
manamedia
· 4 months ago
Has anyone been able to link the album image to a URL?
This is a fantastic file.
Hebbex
· 4 months ago
how can i use transparent pictures on this thing ? when i upload a transparent img. flash changes bg to white automaticly ?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Transparent PNG images are now possible with the new code.
Senti
· 4 months ago
Great script, but I'm running into a weird issue. I have 10 images defined in the XML file, but only the first 6 are showing. I checked the script, and the max is set to 100. Does anyone have a clue where I should be looking into?
Thanks in advance.
sam
· 3 months ago
I got the same problem, did get any solution yet?
sam
· 3 months ago
If you are not able to fix the code overwrite the xml file you probably have messed up with something, I tried it and it works
António
· 4 months ago
@DB Conner
Thanks for your code DB Conner, it works great!
FP
· 4 months ago
Does anyone know a way to add text to the top and bottom of each image? The text can come from xml.
thanks-
Tim
· 4 months ago
ok so i stumbled upon this online and i really want to have this application on my computer...but i am extremely illiterate with this kind of stuff. can someone help me in tellin me how to download this? i.e. what program i need to get it? because i click on the link above and it wont work.
sydney
· 4 months ago
I love this gallery ..my question is:
How do I make the photos bigger?
Thanks
Stephen Weber
· 4 months ago
Sorry you are going to have to program it differently if you want it to look differently.
mathias
· 4 months ago
Hey
THe file is just great and can easily be customized, which is just great. But why does the file open to browsers when clicking an albumcover? How can this be changed?
Thanks
Stephen Weber
· 4 months ago
Search for "getURL" and you should find that piece of code. Comment it out and try it until you find it.
Albert
· 4 months ago
Hi Folx, 1st - thank you for that great peace of Software! I do have an Quality issue. I have lines drawn in the images and the get kinked a bit. is there are chance to change the aliasing to the max qualitiy?
@ sidney - Line 20-21 in AS code @ FP - just move the textboxes in flash @ senti - check the XML! maybe there is a "/" missing or something else!
Stephen Weber
· 4 months ago
You can add some smoothing on to the movieclips. which should help your problem. Make sure the SWF is publishing in High quality as well.
jordanw
· 4 months ago
Very good. Is there a way to force the links to open in an iframe instead of in a new tab/windows?
Stephen Weber
· 4 months ago
Hmmm...I haven't seen the use of iframes since the 90s, but check into javascript handling that for you. I don't know of anyway for flash to directly talk to an iframe.
oninross
· 3 months ago
iframes wouldnt look good on your site. and i dont think anyone still uses iframes. a light box effect will suffice.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
I think everyone agrees with that. No iframes! There is always a better way.
mt2580
· 4 months ago
am pretty new to flash , l downloaded the flash cover flow and loaded it to the server. wen l preview the page it gives me the msg "unable to load xml data" cn somwone please explain to me how l resolve this. would really appreciate it. love the work trev
Stephen Weber
· 4 months ago
Hi Trev, This isn't exactly a project to start off in flash with. If you want to make it work then I would suggest making sure all the files are in the same folder on your server. The SWF file cannot reach the xml file, so make sure you check permissions and then to test load the xml file in your browser. Good luck!
andrew
· 3 months ago
it's a very nice tool, but I have a problem, if I take only 3 pictuers, the first picture I can't see? its possibel to use this with only 3 cover?
Chaps
· 3 months ago
I have the same problem, can anyone help?
sam
· 3 months ago
Great job, thanks a lot, i was trying to add more albums, but when i check the preview I get only 13, I made at least 19 including pictures and added to xml file what else can i do?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Look at the code and find out why the rest aren't showing up. Make sure it can find the images, make sure that its bringing them in and so forth.
sam
· 3 months ago
I checked the code but was not able to find the problem, so I have overwritten the xml file and it works, Thanks .
Name
· 3 months ago
Excellent script, merrily outdoing a commercial one i'd been using before.
A bug(?) though: PNGs display perfectly as reflections, but appear with a square white background as actual album covers.
I'll post a fix if I work one out, but til then... huh?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Yes transparent PNGs are not available in the current code. If you want to change that you will have to adjust the BitmapData background on the album and the album's reflection.
Amit
· 3 months ago
How do i get the souce for this .. The action script source code. I am totally new to falsh.
Great coverflow. I have an issue that is driving me crazy. The coverflow works great while I'm testing it inside of flash but when I throw it on a server, the images do not render. I get white panels where the images should be. everything else works fine i can even move thru the different panels, the album info displays and everything, just no images. I'm pulling the images from a different domain but I have added System.security.allowDomain("*"); & System.security.allowInsecureDomain("*"); which allows the images to load at least locally or while testing it in flash but not when pulling it from a server. Any ideas? Is there any known issues with bitmap data and crossdomains that you know of and more importantly HOW CAN I MAKE IT WORK.
much appreciated - FP
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
If you are loading images from another server than the one the flash file is being shown on you will run in to crossdomain issues.
Erik
· 3 months ago
Excellent cover flow! But I have one question: How can I control were the targets of the link is displayed? I would want it in a div and not in a new tab.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
I would call a javascript function to handle that for you.
pat_91
· 3 months ago
I dunno if this has been asked or answered yet but, when i put this onto a webpage in dreamweaver then viewed it on a browser is say "Unable to load XML data". Just would like some help. Thankyou
Name
· 3 months ago
I have the same error message...
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Make sure the xml is accessible by the flash file. If you change the location of the xml, then you need to change that in the actionscript of the flash file and recompile. It is important to know the very basics of flash to do this.
pat_91
· 3 months ago
I mean i have basic javascript knowledge but how to you make sure the xml is accessible by the flash file. Is that making sure all the file paths are correct and link up?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Correct.
pat_91
· 3 months ago
i cant find it, will it be in the javascript file or where?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Make sure the xml is accessible by the flash file. If you change the location of the xml, then you need to change that in the actionscript of the flash file and recompile. It is important to know the very basics of flash to do this.
tomeck
· 3 months ago
Brilliant file - thank you
1 thing - I have autoNext turned on to cycle through my images however when it gets to the last one how can I get it to scroll right back to the start, or better yet - have it start cycling backwards?
A
· 3 months ago
do you know of any way to make the album covers rotate slowly like this site does: http://www.bokcenter.com/index.asp? Their coverflow begins to motion through their covers as soon as it loads.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
The project is open source, so you are welcome to change the speed of the autoNext function and the transition speed. If you are not familiar with flash I wouldn't attempt this.
A
· 3 months ago
I changed the var autoNextP:Number = 1 to 1 to turn on the auto cycle but nothing happens. Am I missing something?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Check to make sure that it is not setting the setInterval command.
Brady
· 3 months ago
This is awesome - thanks! I've gotten it on my server but the photos say "loading." They're in the same folder on my server as the .swf. Can I manually have them link to the image URLs? How would I go about this? Thanks!
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
You can put the image url as the link url or you can change it in the code to reference the link url to be the photo url.
Brady
· 3 months ago
In the .fla or the .xml? I've tried that in the .xml but it still isn't working.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
The code is in the FLA. If you are not familiar with Flash I would suggest getting someone to help you.
brady
· 3 months ago
Hmm... I've got no luck on this. Any reason why it shouldn't be linking the images to the file if they're in the same folder on the server? The reference to the url - would that be a change in the "xmlData.onLoad" section of the actionscript? I'm not extremely adept at flash but is this an easy fix to redirect to the url? Thanks!
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Check the path in the actionscript, check the path of the xml from the SWF file, then check permissions. If it works for all these other people then it must work.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
You can put the image url as the link url or you can change it in the code to reference the link url to be the photo url.
addyosmani
· 3 months ago
Thanks for this awesome component. It gave me the inspiration to create a version of the CoverFlow effect using the Canvas Element and JavaScript. I've just released it as a Free downloadable if anyone is interested:
Seems to have some problems going to the other coverflow items. But definitely something interesting.
mikeow
· 3 months ago
Hi, the script is great but there's one thing i'd like to get working though:
Right now it's only possible to click on the center album to open the link assigned in the xml file. Is it possible to open the corresponding links directly when clicking on a non-center album? It's kind of a drag(in my nav system) first clicking on an album to center it, and then clicking it again to go to the link.
adr894
· 3 months ago
Great Script! How can I get the links to open in the same window (_self)? Thanks
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Look for the getURL command and modify it.
adr894
· 3 months ago
help...I can find any reference to getURL in any of the files?
adr894
· 3 months ago
Stephen, I wanted to have the links open in the same window and you said to modify the getURL command...I can't find it...help!
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
If you are not familiar with Actionscript then this might be hard to find. You are going to go to the second frame of the project and open the Actions panel. Goto Edit > Find and Replace and search for getURL. I am sorry, but these comments and my help is not really ready to handle how to use Flash. I would suggest going through some Lynda.com video tutorials for more help on how to use flash. I have said this before, but this project is not really for the people just starting off with Flash. Please though by all means have fun with it and hopefully you learn a lot.
nodrugads
· 3 months ago
I think I will just use the ImageFlow JS based Cover Flow since it works with ThickBox. Nice app though.
rabby
· 3 months ago
Hi, resizing the image container and using the script with bigger images leads to a bug with the front image view. It looks like it was stretched on the left and right side to a different height although it is the same image. anybody knows about this issue or how to fix this? thanks and regards
mistersnow
· 3 months ago
I've got the same problem and I didn't manage to fix it.. . ^^ Did you find a solution ?
Stephen, maybe you can help us to understand this problem ? Thx !
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Well its not exactly a bug. If you want the code to handle bigger images, smaller images or any big change like that then you need to change the code. The code does not autoresize images or do anything like that because that would be wasteful on the bandwidth if the image was too big and would look bad if the image was too small. In short, if you want different functionality then you have to program that in.
Pete
· 3 months ago
Fantastic script and Cover Flow-effect! Thank you for sharing it!
Where do I have to start to read the information from a directory instead of the XML? I mean something like this: "Read every *.jpg in c:\temp and show it" (In this first step without the additional information like <albumName> or the Links)
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
You can write a PHP script that writes an XML based off of the contents in a directory on a server.
Pete
· 3 months ago
Of course I could do that. But your demo 'albuminfo.xml' is about 4 KB for 16 albums. If I would write an XML for my (entire) collection, the size would be huge .-) Is there no limit in the size of such an XML? Or by your used Flash functions?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Well first off I wouldn't use this script for handling a lot of images. This script is processor intensive because it is rendering all the images. So if you are planning on showing a lot of images, then don't use this script. Second, yes PHP would take a while to write it and then also downloading it would take longer than normal. I would suggest a paging approach to the script. Maybe just load 10 at a time and send a number coordinating with the set as part of the query string to the PHP script.
Vivek
· 3 months ago
Hello
I have define the size of CD width CD height in 300px*300px Ad when I am using 300*200 px image in png format. Its showing good but when I am using the Image in 150*300 px png Image. Its stretch the image size in 300*300px.
I want to use the image without exact proportion of defined size. I want to use my default size of my image. What should I do ???
Thanks in Advance.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
If you want different functionality than the code currently provides then you need to program that into the flash file. This is not something I would recommend to a person not experienced with Actionscript, so if you are new I suggest hiring someone.
Mikey
· 3 months ago
how do i change the black background to white?
thanks in advance
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Open the FLA and change the background color.
Mikey
· 3 months ago
Thanks done :) however i cannot see an option to change the white text to black
Mikey
· 3 months ago
Hi,
Ive changed the background from Black to White, but don't see a setting to change the text from White to Black?
What's the issue with not being able to link outside of your domain?
Mike
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Click on the text field and select white for the color. Its not a setting, since its such an easy thing to do. For more information on the basics in Flash I would suggest going to Lynda.com, they have lots of great tutorials.
You can link outside of your domain, but you cannot pull in photos outside of your domain for Flash security concerns. There are many ways around this though.
Mikey
· 3 months ago
Thanks for your help
Brady
· 3 months ago
I got the script to work on a remote server and got a crossdomain policy setup for the xml file but still can't get the photos to pull over. Do you have any quick pointers on how to pull the photos over - or the easiest/quickest way? Thanks!
Stevens
· 3 months ago
Hi,
Thanks so much for this, I just wanted to ask if its possible to add a loading progress bar to each of the album art? Currently it just displays "LOADING", can this be changed to a loading progress bar? I tired it but couldn't do it myself, I was wondering if any one can help out.
Thanks Stevens
Stevens
· 3 months ago
Just to clarify, I want a preload on each of the album images. Is this possible?
Thanks again Stevens
Stevens
· 3 months ago
Any help? Any one?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
It is possible. Basically you have to reprogram some of these current functionality. You need to make a loader queue for the images after they are loaded start the coverflow build. This is a bit complicated so obviously there is no code snippet people on the comments here can give you. If you are familiar with Flash then this probably won't take too long, but if you aren't I would suggest hiring a freelancer for your project.
1berto
· 3 months ago
Thanks so much.
mistersnow
· 3 months ago
Hi, I think I've got the same problem than rabby.
I modified your script to display bigger images and I modified also the properties to show your coverflow in the center of the page. But when I display it in a fit to screen window of my navigator there is a bug. Indeed, the secondary images (in perspective) are on the foreground and come in front of the main album illustration. Does anybody knows how to fix this?
Thx !
A
· 3 months ago
Is there a way to increase the font size of the artist name and album name?
kimi
· 3 months ago
how do you change the pictures? is it just in the XML file? Also i get an error.. "Error opening URL "file:///C|/DOCUME%7E1/KIMBER%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/Temporary%20Directory%202%20for%20itunesAlbumArt%5FFlash8%5FCommunity%5FEdition.zip/itunesAlbumArt%5FCS3%5FCommunity%5FEdition/./albuminfo.xml"
Saru
· 3 months ago
Hey, I changed the value of autoNextP to 1, but I can't see any auto cycling through the covers, what am I doing wrong?
thanx
Nicolas Tarier
· 3 months ago
Same case for me. I'll just erase the line "if....." which made the auto cycling at a condition. So now I've the auto cycling by default. Hope it can help you ;)
Name
· 2 months ago
which line did you erase please?
lasi
· 3 months ago
Nice code! I have 2 questions. How can I play a certain frame or load a swf when clicking on the album cover? Why do the images not load when opening the swf? They only load when I open the html file. thx
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
You will have the change the getURL command that is currently in there. Images only load in HTML due to the path. You can change the path to the xml to change this.
lasi
· 3 months ago
Thank you for the quick answer! Sorry, I'm not quite good at Flash. What exactly do I have to write for the getURL row?
lasi
· 3 months ago
I changed: getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_blank");
to: _root.loadMovie(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink );
I also changed the links in the xml to the swfs I want to load. The swfs are in the same folder as the flash file. Now when I click at the album cover all covers disapear and I only see the black background. The output says: Error opening URL. What am I doing wrong?
lasi
· 3 months ago
ok the code is working now. So I can load SWFs instead of linking to a web-site. But I still don't understand why the album images are not loading when exporting an .exe file or the swf file. Can somebody help me please?
Name
· 2 months ago
I have been able to figure out everything I need so far except for the Auto Play...exactly how do I make this work? I have "turned it on" by putting a 1 instead of a 0...but it still doesn't work...?
Name
· 3 months ago
i am tryin to get the autop to work in order to make the albums scroll automatic every 3 seconds how do i do this?
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Change the setInterval time.
Mathew
· 3 months ago
I love this viewer however I seem to run into a problem when there is only 1 photo to show. For some reason, I can't figure it out, the first image will not load if there is only 1 to be loaded. As soon as there are more than 1 image, they all load exactly as expected.
I have verified the XML is working correctly. Is this a problem anyone is experiencing or did I make a mistake when trying to configure the Flow Cover?
I appreciate the help.
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
Yeah, not really meant to look at 1 photo. You are probably going to have to modify the code.
Mathew
· 3 months ago
I appears that there needs to be at least 3 images to show any of the images. After that, there's no problem.
nino ross rodriguez
· 2 months ago
i have the same problem. im working on an application that MAY display 1 or 3 images only. it doesnt work properly with 3 images. it should be at least 4. does anyone know the solution to this problem? lets say if you have 3 or less images?
Annie
· 3 months ago
Hi! I installed your Coverflow, it is ok on all browser, but Firefox for Mac is not supported. The images can't loading...
can you help me please?
Thank's
sorry for hte bad english, 1 am a french people
Stephen Weber
· 3 months ago
What shows up when you load it? Make sure to check your xml path because it does work on Firefox on Mac for others.
sranson
· 3 months ago
Hi! very nice :-) I really like it. I have a quick question. I changed the background color in flash to white, the html color to white and it worked fine. the only small detail is the reflection. Its still geared towards a black background and I think softer light grey to white gradient would make it seem more natural. Can you point me in the right direction or any tips?
Many thanks in advance :-)
lasi
· 3 months ago
You can change the reflection color here: var reflectionColors:Array = [0x000000, 0x000000];
maybe this variation will work for you: var reflectionColors:Array = [0x000000, 0xffffff];
sranson
· 3 months ago
One final question :-)
Do you think it would be possible to make a coverflow similar to the two front row style views:
1. The circular rotating images on the main menu of front row
2. the inline cover flow in the movie section or photographs, with images flowing in a line towards you
all of the above based on a menu option and click rather than a scroll bar or both..
and if so would you be willing to make it as a payed development?
sranson
· 3 months ago
Hi, how easy would it be to add some more descriptive, longer text HTML text beneath the scroll bar so you could have content relating to each album and more info.
thanks
jbible
· 3 months ago
Can I make this load so that the albums start on the left initially and flow to the right?
alkativo
· 3 months ago
Hihi,
how can I set a new Target for the links. Now it is _blank. Kann I handle it with an iframe name?
Cucu Al
Ju
· 3 months ago
Very nice app. But we need help please, we can not specify a size for the picture's reflection and we are working with big images (500x500) . Thanks in advance. Ju
lasi
· 3 months ago
You can change the reflection size by changing the numbers of var reflectionRatios:Array[0, 255];
cretins
· 4 weeks ago
doesn't work for me - I don't understand what values I should put in place of the standard 0. 255
I want the reflection images to fade out fully about a 1/3 of the way down the image
António
· 3 months ago
I there. I would like to know how can i use special characters like ç, á, í etc. I chose only the latin languages (i even tried the "All" option...) in the "Embed..." part of the script, but to no avail...
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Andy
· 3 months ago
I added a combobox to que up a new XML doc pointing to a new set of images. I'm having trouble correctly disposing of the loaded images and loading in the new ones. Anyone sucessfully tried this?
heldernunes
· 3 months ago
Hi Stephen, First sorry about my english, it's very poor,and my knowing in flash too.... Thanks a lot for your code, great I'm trying to use the image like a button or a menu, you know? And open a window with text and a "sexy" scrollbar I try harder but.....nothing Can you help me? Just another thing: the script don't work with Mac and Firefox, what can i do?
Thanks a lot and congratulation for your work
Ludo Schenkel-Timp
· 3 months ago
Hello Everyone.
First off all, what a smart piece of beautifull software! I'm trying to adjust the smoothing option for the album cover because it is very distorted when turned. in line 198 (this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);) the smoothing is handled. I guess that the first false is for the upper album cover and the second true is for the reflection. But when I set them from false to tru or the other way around, nothing happens. Who can give me some directions?
Greetings, Ludo Schenkel-Timp.
lasi
· 3 months ago
Does somebody know why the album images are not loading when exporting an .exe file or the swf file? Thank you
Carlos Litran
· 3 months ago
Friend, congratulations for the work. How do I change the position and measures of the photos that appear in flash. Grateful!
lasi
· 3 months ago
Everybody having problem when exporting an exe or swf file, just change line 536:
Thanks for this great piece of flash! I am trying to use it for a website. I want the album covers to turn around, when you click them and show some informations on their back. So far I've managed to turn the covers, but I have no idea how to tell the reflections to do the same. I don't know how to adress them. Can anybody help me? Thank you!
B
· 3 months ago
Hi there, great script
I have a problem with the links. If there is no link info in the xml file it still tries to to go an undefined.html page. Does anyone know how to fix that?
felix
· 3 months ago
Hello does anybody know a songlist extension (like in iphone/ipod) to the code?
Dave
· 3 months ago
I took the XML file out, and its still serving up the images?? I took all the images out of the directory, and ITS STILL SERVING UP THE IMAGES??
Weird.
I want to run an index.php file from the main directory and have it use the XML directory where the .swf file is at, I get blanks if I do this, what do I do?
Brennan
· 3 months ago
I have look all over and i cannot figure out why the first image in the xml won't load. Any tips?
Pharkas
· 3 months ago
Hi Stephen is there a way to use transparency in the reflections? I am using book covers that arent square and where the reflections overlap there is a white box inplace of the transparency...
Ludo Schenkel-Timp
· 3 months ago
Hello Everyone.
Last week I posted a mesage that i'm struggling with the smoothing option of the cover. Now, a week later, I still didn't crack it. I cant find where to enable the smoothing for the cover in the code. The beginBitmapFill line is not regulating the smooting for the cover. Could someone be so helpfull and give me some code directions?
Greetings, Ludo Schenkel-Timp
Silas Paul
· 3 months ago
Hi Stephen Thanks, helped me save some $. NICE WORK
Al
· 3 months ago
Hey Everyone, First of all, thanks for this great piece of code!
I'm loading this swf in a movieClip in a separated swf that is on level 0 (main nav). I'm using the "autoNext" interval to have them autoScroll, then if I unload this Movie and then I load it again (using the nav bar on level 0) the autoNext skips 1 pictures instead of going to the next one. If I unload and load again it skips 2 and so on.
I'm trying to clear all the intervals so everytime the movie is re-Loaded the intervals are reseted but it's not working: clearInterval(shifter); clearInterval(scrollerDelay); clearInterval(autoNextTime);
I put this in the xml. <albuminfo> <artLocation>banner/album1.jpg</artLocation> <artist>Reino Unido</artist> <albumName>Clic Aqui</albumName> <shadowbox> <title>Nokia - MTL Leak Live Contest</title> <type>html</type> <content><iframe src="/flip/reinounido/index.html" width="900" height="537" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></content> <height>900</height> <width>537</width> </shadowbox>
I do in the .fla? can you help me?
gerrad
· 2 months ago
Greetings JonBar,
I have your solution of shadowbox and coverflow over at my home site http://grx3.com/portfolio. I just used the advice from JM above for fancy boxes. Do a find and replace on ", _blank" with nothing and there should be 3 occurrences in the .fla. After those are removed add a call back to your html file as see on my site. Then from there add the code like above to the xml so javascript:openShadowbox(content,player,title); I use player = "iframe" for what I doing.
this doesn't seem to be working for me.. would you be so kind as to offer me your fla file and xml file so I can duplicate what you've done?
Nadja
· 3 months ago
Thanks for the great work!
I take my XML-file from a server, because of changing content. Sometimes the first cover will not show, but the XML is correct. There is no dependency of the number of loading images. It happened when there where only 5 or also more than 10 images. I have no idea where I can find the reason for this.
Please can anybody help me?
Name
· 2 months ago
can the link use lightbox or similar?
John
· 2 months ago
I'm in the need of creating a lightbox effect when clicking on the album.. instead of a URL. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Mike
· 2 months ago
Hi Stephen.
Quality site and quality application mate, thanks for making it available here.
I am familiar with the AS 2 version of coverflow and have it working correctly loading as an external swf in my main web site, but theres over 50 pics and it lags badly - was thinking an AS 3 version would flip the images more smoothly but after searching for 3 days I only found one AS 3 coverflow and it can only be loaded standalone and not into another swf. Searched this site for one too, any chance you know of a free AS 3 coverflow?
Thanks for your time - Mike
Thiago O. Vidal
· 2 months ago
hey can i get the as3 class or fla of this project?
Agent Smith
· 2 months ago
There is a fla included in the source files links above
Agent Smith
· 2 months ago
Hi,
Is there any way i can show the images in their actual aspect ratio. I tried modifying the code but having almost no experience on AS2 i couldn't get it done. I tried pasting my images on a transparent background PNG and that worked too, but the coverflow (obviously) won't move when the user clicks on the transparent patch of the image .
Any help greatly appreciated. PS. i do have experience on AS3 a little bit so if i can get an AS3 version that'd be cool.
rick
· 2 months ago
Hello, I would like to be able to insert image which is on other field with URL as his “www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/image.jpg” can you how make? Thank you in advance
JM
· 2 months ago
Hi,
I wanted to know if anyone has gotten the links to work with fancybox. I'm trying to get this done for I am customizing the coverflow to be used with my portfolio items. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
JM
· 2 months ago
I got it to work with fancybox. I took out the _blank everywhere on the flash file to start.
I then had to place the code on the html page that would make it work with flash - view link below (only site that currently has a tutorial to make fancbox work with flash):
Don't forget to set the parameters of the Flash file to (do this wherever you insert the .swf flash file): <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
Then just change the XML file to read like this: <artistLink>javascript:callFancy('ABSOLUTEORRELATIVEURL')</artistLink> <albumLink>javascript:callFancy('ABSOLUTEORRELATIVEURL')</albumLink>
That will do.
Good luck!
william
· 2 months ago
to change colors just go to the .fla file and modify on the actionscript , you can also change image size, and to load into a website just copy paste the html info into a html code box on your website software and then upload your website with the itunesalbumart files to the same folder of your website wich it will be your root folder..
to change links of your images used notepad or wordpad or any xml editor and replace the yahoo and google url adress to yours.....
btw nice work.. note: Sorry for my english
sylwester
· 2 months ago
Hi I want this gallery in AS3? Thank You
athom75
· 2 months ago
Hi everyone, Don't mean to sound lazy but I don't feel like sifting through the 1000+ comments to find the answer which I'm sure is out there. So if you wouldn't mind....
Is there a way to change the color of the scroll bar?
cretins
· 4 weeks ago
Yes - create new graphics and replace in the "scrollBar" symbol
Dave
· 2 months ago
is there a way to keyword search this post?
Dave
· 2 months ago
Great Component. The reason I am asking this is because I have loaded this swf into another swf file. It works great. The only problem is when it loads the covers, the covers are stagered all over. After you click on a cover it is back to normal. If you hit refresh it shows fine sometimes and stagered some other times. I think it maybe a image preloading issue. The swf loads all the covers first and then the the images.
I know the cover location x and y depends on image dimensions. I don't know what this problem is. It drives me crazy.
Can anyone help? Or point me in the direction if this was solved already.
thnx
paulss
· 2 months ago
is there a way to auto scroll this? instead of just clicking
Jeremy
· 2 months ago
Hey, thanks for this awesome code! I am having trouble with the link to the URL. It works find on my computer, but when I test it on some other computers, the links don't work. When clicking on the album image, nothing happens.
I am wondering if there is some security setting in Flash or the Internet browser that is not allowing the links to open. Can someone please help me with this question?
Thanks!
Aaron
· 2 months ago
Thank you Stephen, you are a king amongst men
sadie11
· 2 months ago
Hi, I can't seem to load this into my webpage on dreamweaver, when I open the page in a web browser the background shows and the scroll bar is static, yet the images arent showing? it may aswell be an image not a flash. Any ideas on how to resolve it?
Thanks in advanced,
Sadie
cuebadger
· 2 months ago
Try making sure the image paths in the xml file are relative to the page you're viewing & not relative to the location of the xml file. For example if your xml file is in the same folder as the images 'root/images' and your page lives in 'root/home', the image paths in the xml file should be '../images/file-name.jpg' and not 'file-name.jpg'.
Neil Hodges
· 2 months ago
Hi, been trying for hours to get this to work in my ASP.NET app but its not working. Does this work in aspx pages ?? when i use an iframe in the aspx page it works fine as its loading from a html file. But when i either use SWFObject2 or even just simple Object Embed Tags it wont load in the CD covers, ive changed the XML paths to the images from relative and absolute URL's but nothing seems to work when you embed direct into a aspx page. Works fine in a HTML page ???
Any Ideas? Anyone?
Maurizio
· 2 months ago
Hi i love your project !! amazing !
please let me a question, i have a web site but i wish to put the html code on myspace page, how can i do this ?
note thath i can upload files on a server to be available to the myspace version.
thank you very much
Christophe
· 2 months ago
Hey there! Great application!! Is there a possibility to show the back of the album while clicking on the frontside? Kind of a flip?
thanks a lot Christophe
Christophe
· 2 months ago
just for the correct understanding: if the user clicks on the cover that is highlighted, the cover should flip and load the back of the cover, is this possible? does somebody has advice?
i think the getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink); needs to be replaced by the correct code that loads the cover back picture. I tried some stuff, but it did not work out
achi_is_the_man
· 2 months ago
can i make the photos dynamic, I mean with a php code?
Stephen Weber
· 2 months ago
Yes you can. Just make sure they are coming from the same server that your SWF file is hosted on. If they are on different servers then make sure you look at crossdomain.xml
chris
· 2 months ago
i want to be able to do this. where do i start?
Stephen Weber
· 2 months ago
1. Learn the basics of Flash 2. Download the source 3. Replace images 4. Upload SWF, XML and Images.
Brad
· 2 months ago
Downloaded the Flash 8 version. I don't believe autoNextP is being utilized, as it always auto-plays. The autoNext / setInterval line should be in a condition statement like:
Sorry if this has already been posted, but I didn't want to read through 1226 comments. ;P
Brad
Brian Bubser
· 2 months ago
i've been playing around with Flash iTunes Cover Flow and when clicking on the ablum it opens a window with a 404 error. From what I understand if the link section is left blank it should be disabled, right? Not sure if I downloaded an older version or not.
What can I do to fix this?
cuebadger
· 2 months ago
If it's help to anyone I was getting the 'unable to load xml' message when using an aspx framework using 'Views'.
The xml file was in the same folder as the images in 'root/content/images'. In order to get this to work I had to make sure the xml path in the swf & image paths in the xml were all relative to the page being viewed.
I had to: 1) make the xml path in the actionscript relative to the page '../content/images/file.xml' 2) Re-publish the swf 3) Update the image paths in the xml relative to the page '../content/images/file.jpg'
cuebadger
· 2 months ago
Oh and thanks Stephen by the way. Very Nice!
netstralogy
· 2 months ago
Has anyone been able to get this to work on magento e-commerce? i couldnt get it to work, the images are not showing up, only the scroll bar.
I tried putting all the files in the same directory using relative path (in the images/media directory) and also tried putting all the files in a separate directory and using absolute path but still not working.
Please help!
Thanks
Erol
· 2 months ago
Hi, this is amazing! I just had 2 quick questions:
1) when i click on the images the link in the xml won't launch. However, when i take out the link it does launch a new tab (but obviously goes nowhere). How can i fix this?
2) Is there any way to change the image size in the cover flow?
Thanks!
Erol
vahan
· 2 months ago
sometimes when im clicking to browse the covers, the timer makes me skip one :'(
its so annoying that i decided to spend an entire day trying to figure out how to stop it. heres my code for the flash8 version, all i had to do is add 2 lines of code, but figuring out where was the hard part :S
Is there an out-of-the-box way to specify a xml-document the SWF uses to build the coverflow? By parameter maye? Or is is hard-coded to "albuminfo.xml" within the code? Don't have a flash environment here so I can not doublechek within the sourcecode right now.
I was not able to find a solution on these 31 page of comments ;)
Stephen Weber
· 1 month ago
Currently it is hard coded, but you can download a trial of Flash and edit that really quickly.
abskomol
· 1 month ago
Helo Stephen Need one tips. I want to show info when the image placed center not in click time. Is it possible?
Francis
· 1 month ago
first of all appreciation to the developers
secondly i need some help
i cant get the images to load, its under magento i tried every possible folder path for the images,
the images are stored where the xml is.
any ideas?
Francis
· 1 month ago
has anyone able to use absolute link to link the image? given in the same domain
sh2605
· 1 month ago
excellent job on the script Stephen, it looks amazing..
is it possible to set the height of the reflection and have it smaller and fading to transparent?
any help would be great thanks
regards, sh2605
Rocky
· 1 month ago
Hi Sh2605
Even i am working on it? Did you have any solution?
Thanks,
Tom Varela
· 1 month ago
I have failed to invoke auto cycling by setting var autoNextP:Number = 1;
What else do I need to do?
tomvarela
· 1 month ago
Fixed. Removed what was line 75 in ActionScript: if (autoNextP == 1) {
Maheswar
· 1 month ago
Setting var autoNextP:Number = 1; is not working. What else do I need to set to have the autoplay working ?
Maheswar
· 1 month ago
setting var current:Number = 1; is not working to open a default album cover. It looks like the Flash CS3 edition file has problems. Can anyone please confirm and suggest fixes.
Maheswar
· 1 month ago
My mistake. var current:Number = 1; is working fine to open a default cover. But the setting var autoNextP:Number = 1; is not working to have autoplay working.
sankar_nm
· 1 month ago
Hi,
Thank you very much, nice one ill use in my website
daibodhisattva
· 1 month ago
Okay.. to all those wanting to know why the first image is vanishing in some cases. I found the solution. I am using the CS3 version, but should be the same with Flash 8 Version..
The problem occurs when you begin lowering the number of children in the xml file (albums).. I found the vanishing first image depends on the width of your stage, as well as the number of images being displayed (album art). I was working with a stage 1000px wide.. at the top of frame 2, in the actionscript is the following line..
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
I noticed my width was twice that of the original example file.. so I altered this line with...
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
... presto.. no visual difference in the rendering of the images.. however the missing image is back. Seems the solution is.. the fewer images/albums you would like to show, the lower this number must be.. as I said.. visually doesn't effect your presentation.. but magically brings back the vanishing image. I'm on a tight deadline or I would drill in and see why this is occuring.. but for now. .there is the solution for those looking/waiting...
markad
· 1 month ago
I changed the var to ... var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
Works great. First image called with the XML is loading.
Nadja
· 1 month ago
Thanks a lot for your solution. I'm wondering about this too, but didn't found a solution. It is correct, that the size of the first image is the reason of this effect? It shouldn't have the same size as the stage? Or is some other image in this xml-tree the reason? I didn't find any first image which is bigger or in the same width as my stage, when the first image wasn't showing.
By the way, using your solution in my application all images will show, but I like to understood the solution ;)
Thanks!
Michael Todaro
· 1 month ago
This is great work and I am happy to be able to use this. I would like to have the ability to make the text appear in a box when you hover over the image, and then you are able to click within that box to redirect you to a place on the site. If someone could guide me in the correct direction that would be awesome. Thanks
Vash
· 1 month ago
This is just what I was looking for!
I edited a lot of things but I couldnt find the line where I can change the fontcolor of the album discription! Can anyone give me a hint?
markad
· 1 month ago
select the AlbumInfo_mc within the library. Click on the dynamic text box and select a new color.
Vash
· 1 month ago
Thanks!
tomvarela
· 1 month ago
I need to link to images outside the directory containing the XML. I'd like to use absolute links, but if relative links will work.... How do I set this up, as just entering the entire URL does not work?
tomvarela
· 1 month ago
Fixed: ActionScript originally used this line: artLoader.loadClip("./"+infostruc[num].art, newLoad.art);
I removed the preceding "./" and was able to refer to the images as absolute URLs on another server (w/o needing any crossdomain.xml file).
olliesound
· 1 month ago
Hello world
Does anyone know how to adjust coverflow's size? I use left and right buttons to move the coverflow ( 7 items ), and when the fourth is selected for example, the non-selected items are over my buttons... Maybe it's possible to show only 5 of the seven items ... An idea?
Jaco
· 1 month ago
Can anyone help me? How do make it so if you click on an image, it loads an external SWF?
Ragnar
· 1 month ago
Is there any way you can Disable the reflection? Second question- when making flash movie 100x100% the right side covers jump on top.. how to fix this?
dean
· 1 month ago
Ragnar, Did you ever find a way to disable the reflection? Cheers Dean
cretins
· 4 weeks ago
a hackish fix is posted in the FAQ post:
"This is not the correct approach, but it works, change this setting Set to >> var reflectionSpace:Number = 1000;"
Maheswar
· 1 month ago
Before the first cover comes in, a small image icon is shown for few milliseconds. Instead, I would like to display 'Loading Covers ....' or some sort of text like that. How to do that ?
Maheswar
· 1 month ago
I mean the default loading image from the flash file is not showing up, instead some image place holder is showing up. I am not sure why the default loading graphic is not showing up.
seba
· 1 month ago
thanxs a lot for this wunderfull work. one question. it's possible to use the "forceSmoothing" function with the covers/images. my images have a lot of straight lines and they all displayed like waves.
Hi! Great work in AS2. Its fun until i load 180 images, then its SLOW AS HELL. Is there a solution for this?
Thank you. N.
Stephen Weber
· 1 month ago
As I am sure you have read fromnexus this code has its limitations and if you look at the code, it is constantly rendering. So putting that many images is not a good idea. If you need to do that you should implement a paging type of system into the code.
bigNT
· 1 month ago
Hello there, Very nice coverflow but I've a question. I'm unable to make the reflection fade to transparency. I like the reflection to show only 30% on the image, and this 30% slowly became transparent. I've looked at the previous comments but didn't find the solution.
Thanks in advance.
vev
· 1 month ago
Hello, thank you for this job!! I have a question : i want to use this coverflow with bigger images (480x420px). I changed the values for this new sizes, it works very well, exept that the reflect does not have the same speed now. The reflect is slower than the image. Do you have an idea why? thank you for your answer; Vev
e.davies
· 1 month ago
As opposed to using to XML, any chace og making it data base driven??
Stephen Weber
· 1 month ago
Most people make a PHP file or a webservice that reads the database and provides an XML. You don't want Flash to connect to a database because that presents a lot of security concerns.
Matias
· 1 month ago
Hi, how can i set the reflection to be 50% of the image ? I would like to add alpha to the reflection...
Lucas
· 1 month ago
I have a problem using 5 images. It dont load the first image. Otherwise, if I load 6 or more images, I have no problem. Could you help me??
Tks
CPruitt
· 3 weeks ago
Any solution to this? I'm having the exact same issue and ripping my hair out.
Gerrmann
· 1 month ago
Can i change the artist and album text color?
Lucas
· 1 month ago
Another problem I have is how to use different sizes of images. I dont want to use 150x150 as in the example
tks
Matias
· 1 month ago
Hi everyone, images size can be changed from settings (F9 on the 2nd frame on actions layer). The color of the text can also be changed. Right now we are facing 2 "bugs". If you start scrolling the coverflow before the positions are set it will return undefined and everything gets broken. Can't find a solution to this yet since i'm newbie. The 2nd problem is in some cases the 1st image is not shown till i scroll to it. Thank you very much for this awesome plugin
Paul
· 1 month ago
This is a great tool. One problem I have is the quality of smaller images alongside the main image - the images appear pixelated and text looks really crap. This is because the images at either side are not being shown at the exact size of the main image. They are scaled correctly however. It seems to be a problem Flash has - showing images slightly smaller than their original size.
Help!!!
Cheers
Matias
· 1 month ago
Stephen I want to start the coverflow in the middle, so I set current to 4 (I have 9 images), do I have to set anyother configuration ? like the scroll bar ? Also in some configs the 1st image is not shown until you scroll into it, why ? Seems like a problem with the space that each photo has assigned to.
Matias
· 1 month ago
shelveCDSpacing is definetely rigged... with some configurations it will hide 1st element
Matias
· 1 month ago
why this:
// Edit by Matth, Alhadef // "The Elevator Door 2" for (var i:Number; i<=infostruc.length; i++) {
why <= and not < ?
vivek
· 1 month ago
Hi , Thank very very much. Good job
rod
· 1 month ago
thanks stephen! works great. a lot of math there hum? :)
thanks matias! "shelveCDSpacing is definetely rigged... with some configurations it will hide 1st element"
it would take a while to me figure out that this was the problem. I had to define different spacing for 1,2, 3, and >4 elements and it worked. my images are not the size as the example, maybe this has some influence
marydi
· 1 month ago
Hey Stephen,
I really like this Flash Coverflow. But I have only one problem, it`s like the same problem which littlejonkel have had a month ago:
"... Is there any chance of setting a max size of the "coverflow movie" itself, when you embed it to another movie clip? The coverflow movie of course has limit in _width and _height. But the covers seem to ignore them.
Where are the screws if have tweak? At the moment the album covers spread over my whole clip.... da****!? ..."
I can`t find the answer, thats the reason why I ask again.
Michael
· 1 month ago
Hi, Thanks very much for this, it's absolutely great. But still i have a problem on integrating it in a header of a blog i want to build. Do you know if there are some necesary/or not conditions in order for the animation to be displayed on every page? Nevertheless i have tried to put it on a clean test page and it works but not in the header of my blog.
Thanks, Michael
sueyan
· 3 weeks ago
hi,
Your coverflow is really great, and I've changed some function for my own use: In your version, the pictures are loaded at the very beginning, I've changed it to load a certain amount of pics first, for e.g. 10, then when the users shift to plane 50, pics 40-60 will then be loaded. And here comes the problem...when i use mouse wheel, or press on left/right key for shifting, the photos mapped on the planes are sometimes duplicated or in the wrong order... could u tell me what is wrong in it???
I am using this line to show the loaded pictures: planes[CurrentIndex].material = newplaneMaterial;
Thanks!
Jeremy
· 3 weeks ago
I'm having problems with the slider jerking around after the bar is clicked on a few times.
Hi, what, if the background isn´t color but image? The reflection doesn´t fade to transparancy. Any workaround? Regards michael
petermk
· 3 weeks ago
Well one work-around i found just now is to set
var reflectionAlphas:Array = [1, 1];
var reflectionRatios:Array = [0, 0];
and
target._parent.beginFill();
This fills the Background with nothing. But theres also no fade. But when blurred it looks quite good...
//Peter
petermk
· 3 weeks ago
Great C-flow! So I solved the transparent reflections for PNG's with transparent BG's on my own. And thats quite grand for me with slim to none Flash experience...
But now my friends...
If I want to make the flash window taller, but still keep the Cflow on the bottom. What should i Change? If i just make the whole thing taller it places itself at the top...
Thanks again for this greeeaaat product!
Steve
· 3 weeks ago
Any solution yet for the 1st image not showing up until you scroll to it?
Flink24
· 3 weeks ago
Auto Cycling is not working - i go crazy (read all posts)... this is the code, but nothing moves... have anybody a idea?
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko // autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all Pictures // autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off. var autoNextP:Number = 1;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move var autoNextTime:Number = 1; var autoDirect:Number = 1;
//Auto Cycling Functionality if (autoNextP == 1) { //Set Interval Timer for Auto Cycling autoNext = setInterval(interNext, autoNextTime*3);
function interNext():Void { if (autoDirect == 1) { next(); } else if (autoDirect == 0) { previous(); } } }
I love the code! Can you advise as to why it always seems to render an "extra" node at the end of the xml list?
No matter what I do, it always seems to render an "unknown album" at the end of my list.
Thanks
john rossitter
· 3 weeks ago
I Figured this out for myself... I didn't properly close the <artworkinfo> tag with </artworkinfo>.
Something to keep an eye out for.
Thanks
peter05
· 3 weeks ago
Hi all,
Did anyone find a way to make it loop forever ?
Thx
dubchamber
· 3 weeks ago
I am having a problem where the flash is accessing the xml file (which I can tell because the text and links work), but the images are not coming up in the coverart area of the flash. I even tried putting the absolute http:// link in the xml and still no luck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Here is the link if you want to see what is going on: http://wsieworks.wsiefusion.net
Thanks,
Simon
Rob
· 2 weeks ago
I've set this up to pull data from multiple XML files. The problem I'm having is that when you select a new selection from the drop down which loads in new data from a new XML file all of the created movieclips are still on the stage. So everything just loads overtop of everything and it messes everything up. How can I get rid of all of the created movie clips from the previous load? any ideas thanks!
jbible
· 2 weeks ago
In response to Michael Todaro... I actually did some modifcation to the flash file to extend the <artistLink( area up over the image as well.
Michael Todaro
· 2 weeks ago
thanks for the response jbible. do you mind sending me an email, I would like to talk a little more about this.
hello, does anyone know how to fix itunes cover flow? my grid and list work but when i click on cover flow its black u cant even see the music icons on the itunes black screen and i already tried loading my art work into it , doesnt work. any solutions???? P.S i already updated itunes
Bart Slingerland
· 2 weeks ago
He, does anyone know what to do if: I want that if I click on a picture and that the website that will load (like: www.google.nl) that he opens the link in the same page and not in another tab. where can I solve this problem. in the fla or in the "AC_RunActiveContent" and what do I have to change?
THANKS!
Jeremy
· 2 weeks ago
In the FLA search for _blank and change to _parent
Bart Slingerland
· 2 weeks ago
He, does anyone know what to do if: I want that if I click on a picture and that the website that will load (like: www.google.nl) that he opens the link in the same page and not in another tab. where can I solve this problem. in the fla or in the "AC_RunActiveContent" and what do I have to change?
THANKS!
jamie
· 2 weeks ago
I have just done this, you need to change the _blank to _self on line 390
Also if anyone has a solution to the auto cycling issue as I am having trouble with this as well as Flink24
Thanks
daniel
· 2 weeks ago
Dear Stephen
Lovely work, great! Do you think there is a way to configure it for a different background-color without messing with flash? My flash is not very up to date, so I cannot open and change the file.
Any help would be very appreciated
Stephen Weber
· 2 weeks ago
Sadly, there is no way I know of doing that without doing some Flash modifications. I would suggest downloading a trial of Flash CS4 and updating the file.
Bruce
· 1 week ago
Hi I am trying to load images from a database. My image retrieve code is a getimage.aspx function. When I put the getimage.aspx url in the XML file it doesn't load the image, so I suspect I must change something in the Flash file. does anyone know how to do this?
Bruce
· 1 week ago
My images are not square, but rectangular (portrait orientation) The images load ok, but the "loading" panel is still square. Does anyone know how to change the loading panel to be the same as size as the images?
Bruce
· 1 week ago
I figured this one out already. You have to modfy the def1 and def 2 objects in the library
xizo
· 1 week ago
I'm sorry but links are dead. Is it me or is it normal? Thanks for your answer and your website is amazing!
A young French webdesigner!
Stephen Weber
· 1 week ago
Sorry about that xizo, just fixed it.
Martin
· 1 week ago
I have the same problems with dead links, only in IE, in Firefox everything works great.
Maybe you can fix this too?
Great tool
Stephen Weber
· 1 week ago
Hmmm...I just tested on the latest version of IE. What version of IE are you using?
I also tested on Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
Stephen Weber
· 1 week ago
Just tested on IE 6 as well and it worked.
Martin
· 1 week ago
Im using IE 8.0.6001.18865
Stephen Weber
· 1 week ago
Hmm, just tested with that version and it works. Try clearing your cache or using a browser that hasn't gone to that page yet.
Stephen Weber
· 1 week ago
If anyone else has any problems downloading please let me know and I will be happy to help. Thanks everyone and I hope you all enjoy the code!
Timmey
· 1 week ago
Hey,
first of all, great work and thank you so much for the source. Is it possible to disable autoplay in version two an change backgroundcolor only with xml? I only have the possibility to work with the xml-File. I can't find the settings. If yes it would be great.
Greatings from Munich
Mike Mc
· 1 week ago
hi first thanks for this i love it awesome job. However i have a question. :) how can i add an additional info box after clicking on one of the pictures of the cover flow. like a description to the item. i would like to have a separate info box apear in flash not open a new window. is it possible? if yes how? thanks
Tom
· 1 week ago
hy many thanks for this great coverflow!!!
Is there any posibility to show "Umlaute" like äÄüÜöÖ! I have tried many different ways, but whenever i filled my xml with äÄöÖüÜ no one of these letters appears in the outputfile?
I hope someone can help me :-)
easynow
· 1 week ago
You need to edit the flash file and change the font that is being used to one that has the umlautes etc.
Tom
· 1 week ago
Thanks for you fast reply. The Font has the umlautes. When I create a new dynamic textfield and than I fill this textfield with actionscript with umlautes they will be shown.
cliffpruitt
· 4 days ago
** Won't Display First Thumbnail Bug - Solved(?) ** Some of us that need to use the cover flow in situations where there may be only 1 or 2 thumbnails have seen that anything less than 4 thumbnails results in the first thumbnail being missing. Actually this has nothing to do with the number but rather has to do with the calculated x position of that final (frontmost) thumbnail. It's comparing that thumbnail's position against the variable:
deleteMaxDistance
which as far as I can tell does pretty much nothing. At least not enough to cause problems that I can see. So if you're still on the AS2 version (havent checked for this bug in the new AS3/FL10 version) here's your fix:
Change line 18 from: var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
to: var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 10; // 10 or any small number will work
Should work fine.
cliff
· 3 days ago
I'm having issue displaying PNGs whereby the artwork showed have no transparency? Any help?
All Comments
With this in mind, change
var relectionColours:Array
var reflectionAlphas:Array
to
var reflectionColours:Array = [0xff0000, 0x0000ff];
var reflectionAlphas:Array = [100, 100];
This makes the overlaid box blue and red, and should make it a lot easier to see what you're doing.
Next, play with
var reflectionRatios:Array
change the two values until you get a nice gradient. It takes a bit of playing with, but [105, 195] worked well for me.
Finally, change the colours back to 0x000000, 0x000000 and then change the alphas to [100, 0]. This way the image will start bright, and then fade to black. You can set the alpha to [100, 20] if you prefer the reflection darker, but this doesn't work too well with transparent PNGs as the reflection will include a black box.
Hope this helps you understand! The script is awesome and working perfect for me now. Thanks!
thanks for the help
I'm not quite sure how to assign the target of the link in flash. I haven't used flash before, but I figured out by googling it has something to do with getURL. So I opened iTunesAlbumArt.fla file on flash, clicked on action and opened the code. I found three lines of getURL and changed the second parameter of each into the name(id) of my iframe or to _self, all of them with or without " ", ' '. Nothing worked as I intended.
Another question is, would it be any different or easier if I insert swf file on the page through dreamweaver instead of using iTunesAlbumArt.html and modifying?
Please give me some advice. Thank you.
And I have the same problem than some people here :
The first image doesn't show up. Can someone help me?
TX
Fantastic Coverflow. Ok, so one thing i noticed about this blog is that there are lots of people asking questions and not alot of answers.
To make thuings easier and save stephen time i thought people could add to this FAQ if they discover how to overcome a problem they have and then repost the full FAq, this way it will save people having to search all 1000 posts.
These are a couple of problems i have over come:
1. How to load another movie (allows to use coverflow as navigation)
Replace >> getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_blank");
With >> _root.loadMovie(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink);
Example >> http://nuweb.northumbria.ac.uk/fashion/AcReg/ga...
2. How to combine Coverflow with Lightbox
Replace >> getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_blank");
With >> var address = "javascript:Mediabox.open(\'" + infostruc[current-1].authLink + "\', \'<img src=Title" + infostruc[current-1].authLink + "\', \'mediabox[600 200]\');void(0)"
getURL (address);
Combine with javascipt/css includes from example.
Example >> http://www.getelastic.co.uk/Case7/gallery.htm
3. How to remove reflection
This is not the correct approach, but it works, change this setting
Set to >> var reflectionSpace:Number = 1000;
@the people out there, i have two questions:
1) the transparent png works for the cover, but not for the reflection.
the reflected picture has no transparent parts. is there an option to fix this?
2) is there a possibility to add something to the .xml file so that
the coverflow automatically jumps to a specific cover?
explanation:
i want to make an xmas calendar with the coverflow and offer a special gift
every day. so on the 10. of december for example, i want that the coverflow
shows the image for day 10.
would be great if someone can help.
i'm not that good in action script, more a designer :-)
greets!
@rtom: you can change this to jump to any node:
xmlData.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void {
if (success) {
_root.current = new Date().getDate(); // jumps to the date
/* or you can jump to the middle:
_root.current = Math.round(xmlData.firstChild.childNodes.length / 2); */
THE TRANSPHARENT BUG isnt fixed... i hope it will be fixed soon :)
Do you have an AS3 version ??
Only works in AS2
Regards
var autoNextTime:Number = 5
delete the ";" and it will be work. my works.
4 lines to edit:
line 84: this.texture = new BitmapData(ptexture._width, ptexture._height, false, 0x00ffffff);
line 174: this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
line 531: root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00ffffff);
line 532: root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00ffffff);
I was wondering if anyone has had any success combining a lightbox type feature with stephens code? Any examples would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Dean
Been trying all afternoon to try and get a lightbox feature to work but to no avail. I can find examples of calling the lightbox (im using milbox) from flash, but cant work out how to combine with stephens code.
Any suggestions or examples would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Dean
Pretty hard code you wrote. Variables are mostly self explaining ;-)
So I could adopt almost everything to my needs, but one thing is really driving me nuts. Is there any chance of setting a max size of the "coverflow movie" itself, when you embed it to another movie clip? The coverflow movie of course has limit in _width and _height. But the covers seem to ignore them.
Where are the screws if have tweak? At the moment the album covers spread over my whole clip.... da****!?
I want a user to click on an image, and then text specific to that image would dynamically load into a div below the swf.
Also, when a user clicks on an image, a name is highlighted in a html list selector.
Any suggestions on how to modify??
I am having a problem with the first image to show up. But only sometimes... Can anybody help me, what this could be?
Thanx
How do I increase the overall size of the cover flow? It works great and looks really cool I would just like it a bit bigger.
Thanks
Alex
var current:Number = 1;
If you change the 1 to 3 for example, the third picture will be shown first.
Or did I understand you wrong?
see it on..
http://experimedia.net
If anyone can help guide me that would be great.
I know I have to call for it in the Flash script but am having a hard time finding where. I see posts about the "getURL" but this line is not in my script. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance,
a quick question also, is it possible to use an XML file from a URL? instead of a relative file. I was thinking to generate the xml on the fly via a URL. Then the content could be dynamic and maybe support paging in the url...
thanks in advance
Thanks you!
1. Make a new MovieClip (instancename: loader_mc) with the same dimensions as your SWF you want to load.
2. Go to Actions and change:
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
into
loader_mc.loadMovie(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink );
3. Open up your XML and change the albumLink and artistLink into 'yournameoftheswfyouwanttoload.swf'
That's it :D!
rArt.id = cArt.id = rArt.cid = cArt.cid = Number(i) - 1;
Seems to fix the problem without making any other problems
I am one of many who love the idea of using a slick version of this navigation style.
I really appreciate your effort.
c.
I tried the solution provided :
"replace :
for (var i:Number = count=0 … by for (var i :Number; i"
but this gives a error.
As i can't read the fla, could u publish the whole line of code ?
rgrds,
B
I have made a version for CS3 people and for Flash 8 people.
You can download the source code appropriate for your Flash version.
I do recommend getting Flash CS3. If you are a designer or a coder then it is to your advantage.
Also its more stable for PC and Mac (unless your PowerPC Mac).
Any plan to optimize this? Its CPU usage is huge even during idle period
I notice that in line 198 nothing has changed ?
Does the advice :
"
# Alhadef | September 27th, 2007 at 2:57 am
I’ve locate the “elevator door” bug in line 198
to fix, replace :
for (var i:Number = count=0 … by for (var i :Number; i
"
not work ?
cheers,
b
Well I don't think thats the answer. Maybe I am just not seeing what he is seeing, but thats not the bug to me. If anyone can spot it that would be great.
I also hope that this can be optimized a bit. Some people seem to have 100% cpu usage with this ^O^;
loving this cover flow effect so much : )
Yikes! Three lines of hyperlinks. I think thats too much. No offence, but thats well...not going to be built. However the performance of the code is always important. There is a much better way of doing it. Right now it uses Prototypes (old and ugly way of programming) and it uses an interval. In AS3 this thing would kill. I think that might be the next step, but I got some other projects I am working on.
Does anyone have any ideas?
"The elevator door"
increasing these values worked for me
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; (to 800)
var doubleClickRegister:Number = 500; (to 800)
for a 790px wide stage
MacHappens
My build files http://www.machappens.com/coverflow.zip
Please look into it and keep up the good work!
nice man ! It seems that the elevator in his case happens outside off the stage, so normally no problem.
But... ;)
in my case i want to use the swf in a flex application. And it works fine. Unless the screen resolution is bigger than the numbers set in the vars (800). Flex shows the content of a flash swf even if it's outside of the flash canvas. So the elevator is shown again. Settings the values bigger, like 1600 or so, gives stranges things, like slides disapearing.
So now i'm looking if i can mask the outside of the flash stage.
But thx MacHappens, one step further :)
grzt,
b
So ideally I want to be able to click on the image once in the center position (as is) but then that will load an external image or movie into Flash rather than have to set up a HTML frameset..
Any thoughts? Much apreciated. :)
I think Alhadef was right about the bug. In fact, i've replaced the for () loop line 198 by this
for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length; i++)
and have no more problem of "elevator door" bug.
(Do you have any reference or ressource to help to understand your way of programing this?)
Thanks
in the line 198
for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) {
if there are lot of images or if the shelveCDSpacing is big there is an exit before to create all the clip.
If you simply describe all your objects like that, it's works !
for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length;i++){
I don't really understand why we couldn't load a movieclip or an swf file. It work for the reflection, but not for the main picture. Could you explain why, maybe it will be a clue for me to modofy it to accept mc or swf file.
Thank you.
Thanks
I am curious if anyone has been able to use this with a CMS system or not.
Any help would be appreciated.
First open the .fla in flash
Hit F9
Search using CTRL+F for xml, find XML load parameters
Type in desired URL path for where you uploaded .xml files
Save file.
Export file as SWF
Upload your new SWF and viola everything will load.
Hope this helps all.
As far as the CMS/Joomla issues I recommend downloading mod_php and other php modules which allow straight script into a content box.
Thanks! :)
I am sooo lost with this and can't figure how to do it :(
This is my first time here and I just want to throw you a big kudos for making this available! I've used it for displaying templates and I'm now trying to create a plugin for e107 so that the XML can be updated within the admin panel- Your work here has saved me a lot of time so I can just dig right into the plugin. I have made a note to add credits to you in the plugin for the flash
It will be even more better if this coverFlow support different image size for each album cover, any idea on how to make that?
very great work. wonderfull.
But i've coding problem for german chars like ö,ä,ü
Which encoding is used there?
best regards
Frank
This is a great bit of code and it looks and works great. However, can anyone tell me why I can not open the .fla files that I've downloaded. Neither the iTunesAlbumArt.fla nor the MacHappens fla can be opened using Flash MX 2004 (7.0.1) on my MacBook Pro OS 10.4. Thanks for any help or tips! -Keith
Sorry dude. This is saved for CS3, or Flash 8. I don't even have a copy of MX anymore to save it for you in that format. Also I don't think it will work for Flash MX. I think its time to get Flash CS3 dude, its worth the upgrade. Happy torrenting! :-)
Don't know what I was thinking... purchasing the latest and greatest now. Cheers! -Keith
I love your code and I try to customize it..but my level isn't good enough..
I made a site with a background inside which your code is called. Now I would like that by clicking on each cover, a description appears in a new movieclip. This container will be not in the scene of your code but on the scene of the 'website file'. The value of 'description' should be found in the albuminfo.xml file under a new tag called .
Could you explain how to reach this ?
Im trying to make it so that you can click directly on the 'cover' image that is in the front and that then takes you to a web site or another image or what ever it maybe.
any help with this would be great!!!!
Thanks Stephen for the great component!!!
Jasen Burkett
Shape and Light Web Development
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
}
add this before the line:
current = this.cid + 1;
this points the front cover image towards the associated album link in the XML file. If you need this link for something else, you can add the XML nodes and change xmlData.onLoad as needed. I'm no expert, but that should be enough to get you started.
However we noticed a small bug, as animation is endlessly calculating, processors are running very high even if nothing has changed.
In function mc.onEnterFrame, if you surround the setTransform call with an 'if' checking if something has changed, then computer ventilators will stay quiet!
if (this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x - this.x) > 1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1,this.py1,...);
}
Cheers
Is this legal open source? Where can I find the license file?
I would need permission to redistribute this with a windows application I'm developing.
Show owns this source code?
I love it :)
It really is!
But maybe can help us out, by answering two of the questions above?
I tried my best, but I am hopelessly lost.
First one by michael:
"It will be even more better if this coverFlow support different image size for each album cover, any idea on how to make that?"
Second one would, which was asked by Jun:
How can we implement MCs or even better swfs? Is this possible?
@Christophe Krebser:
Can you give us little more precise explanation, please?
The CPU issue is a major one, so maybe can you point out once more, which lines of code have to be replaced? Would be very nice, if you or someone could explain in greater detail.
Thanks to everyone helping out and a special thanks to Stephen
Jpg's and albuminfo.xml are in the same directory.
New to flash, please help.
Great Job. I too am having a similar problem, works fine in preview, test and as an export in html mode with the swf however will not work if exported as a swf standalone or try to open the swf without html. Error: unable to load xml. My attempts have been limited to changing the load url ("./albuminfo.xml") and are unsuccessful. I too am new to flash.
Thanks in advance.
or do i have to buy this stuff from you ??
I don't even like this code anymore, I used displayshelf for Flex. Its much less taxing on the computer, it does it a good enough way. However the most realistic way is using papervision and so forth.
Good luck and have fun with it.
Btw if you are having problems with it ask around. The code has worked for 1,000 other people so I doubt its the code in some cases.
this is great! i just put a slightly modified version it on our page www.radiopilatus.ch (under "pilatus") to show our team members - and they're all very pleased with it! thank you very much!
I have read all posts now but Im no coder of this kind so im a bit confused on how to fix the CPU issue.
Read that someone manage to fix it, but is there any codefile i can downlaod and copy-paste into my file?
this is great cant thank you enough for putting this together ive been looking for this for some time.
I have a cd rom project im putting together and want to use this as a starting point for a gallery section. im developing on a mac and my projector file launches this as an swf, works fine off the cd on mac.. but as an exe on a pc, the xml loads but the images dont, as if the path to the album art is wrong i guess? Ive changed the look and sizing etc and loaded it into a _level10 from the launch file. Aside from that the code in the flash is the same?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Im trying to get ventilators to stay quiet - tried the script Christophe suggested but no luck - still whirring away.
any ideas??
"However we noticed a small bug, as animation is endlessly calculating, processors are running very high even if nothing has changed.
In function mc.onEnterFrame, if you surround the setTransform call with an ‘if’ checking if something has changed, then computer ventilators will stay quiet!
if (this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x - this.x) > 1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1,this.py1,…);
}
"
i am a beginner at action script and learning it now. much props to stephen who created this.
i've had a look at the whole project and it's great. but if anyone has the time, could you please provide a link explaining each line of the action script, that would be great!
thanks!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k7KNtPQRirE
I've developed similar AS2 project in France, using sandy 3D engine to distort image and Fuse FMP engine to smooth ease the flow. CPU Usage is better with POO :) Now for my Wordpress Blog, I have linked the coverflow with AJAX based LightBox2 that can overlay picture over the page (but it can be an URL too -> donalyza).
You can see demo and english tutorial here
this.setTransform(this.px1,this.py1,this.px2,this.py2,this.px3,this.py3,this.px4,this.py4);
with:
if (this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
To load a movie instead of an URL, look for line 314, and replace:
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].authLink, "_blank");
with:
loadMovie(infostruc[current-1].authLink, _root.myClip);
and on line 326, replace:
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank");
with:
loadMovie(infostruc[current-1].authLink, _root.myClip);
Create a movie clip container on stage to hold the swf. Give it an instance name of "myClip"
Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example "myMovie.swf".
Do the same for .
To control CoverFlow using a button on the stage use:
on (release) {
_root.current = 1;
_root.updateInfo();
}
Explanation:
Whereas _root.current = 1 directs CoverFlow to goto "Image 1" according to the variable number specified. For example if _root.current = 2, then CoverFlow will goto or slide to "Image 2", and _root.current = 3 will goto "Image 3".
_root.updateInfo() simply updates img_info.author and img_info.album.
Great Man
Only the CPU usage is huge , any plans to solve it?
Martijn
NL
CPU usage will drop down to 2 -6 %
Great Job Aries Thanks
Martijn
Holland
loving this cover flow effect so much : )
Great work!!
im still having some problems when exporting as .swf it keeps saying "unable to load xml" and i stood there like three days now trying to make it work think you guys can give me a help!? or what can i do to export it as a movie clip because, when i download the file and unzip it and try to play the .swf that you guys made it still tells me "unable to load xml"
im running on flash cs3
ps: already tried what Todd, 19. October 2007, 18:51 put, but still no good :(
I love it so much.
With Aries´ cpu-usage fix, Alhadef´s elevator bug fix and Zach Gildersleeve`s clickable covers it is nearly perfect. I am looking forward to further modification and extensions.
Thanks
Thanks Stephen, it helped me a lot !
Just one little problem, I can't figure out how change the scrollbar dimension and position without "broke" it's behaviour...
can anybody help ? ;)
thanks again
thanks forn all friend..
its nice
Toon
me too, thanks.
Question: how could I use gifs so I can use transparancy.
I used this for fotos that were not square, so I would like to add transparent side bars to deliver a square picture.
Or can I do this some other way...
Igor
This is great. I was hoping you or someone else out there code help me out.
I figure out how to add additional columns of text to each of the cover changes. What I can’t figure out is how to add an additional image that changes with the new content.
I found an example of what I would like to do. See how this company shows off their customer’s logo when the content changes.
http://www.demandware.com/clients/
I know to create a movieclip and give it an instance name and I know to update the XML file. I can’t figure out the actionspript to tie it all together.
If anyone is out there that can please help....
It tried this:
-------
Create a movie clip container on stage to hold the swf. Give it an instance name of “myClip”
Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example “myMovie.swf”.
-------
by using this code:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("myClip",this.getNextHighestDepth());
Loading the movieclip works fine, the only problem is, that the MC is always covered by the cover flow images and I can't figure out why?
Can anyone help me out, how I can get the MC to be on top?
Seems like "this.getNextHighestDepth()" doesn't work.
Thank you very much!
Hendrik
i know must edit in Flash CS3...but where do I go to bring up the codes section--so I can make the changes? Many thanks!
_root.myClip.swapDepths(4000);
You can use a higher number, but I use 4000. I looked through the code and the main components have are on 1000-2000, I think.
Idetrorce
Line 32:
var scrollBarStart:Number = 0;
I tried changing this to 3,4, and etc. but the starting position does not change. Will you help on this. Thank you.
I want to use it as a personal Image-Database Browser... it would be kickass if the code can read the imagesize from the file... not every image in my DB is my default in eone size...
Please keep up the good work.
I did check on 3 computers and make sure they links are solid.
The files are on the server and I can download them just fine.
Try going directly to the link maybe, honestly I am not sure.
Keep us updated.
When i display more than 22 Images, each next picture (23. 24. etc) is hiding. I can brwose throu them, but cant the them. Furthermore: A falhing bug appears on the left side and blinks the often i scroll to the right.
ciao
Yes. Apple released a Security Update 2007-009 for Leopard OS X. Before I downloaded this update I was able to click the album (even in your example above) and it would direct to the appropriate link.
This flash application was working properly before the Security Update. A friend of mine did the update aswell and we tested this application on his computer.. same results.
However, other flash applications still work after the update. Which leads me to believe it's the actionscript in this code.
Perhaps you may know what would trigger this to not work in regards to external links.
Perhaps this application is also not compatible with Adobe Flash 9.0 Player? I believe that was included in the update.
Here is some information on the update which has affected the script:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=...
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisorie...
It's strange.... now that the link doesnt work... :(
i have been modifying the script to my specs. and its great thanks :D
1 problem. im now makin it graphicly ok for my site and all the graphics look diffrent to the ones i made on fireworks8 ! e.g the scroolbar i turned it purple and the three lines in the middle dissapear every second slide. and the colours turn very low quality etc.
please help
btw great componet!!! :D
Do you know how to modify the code to launch a new browser window?
I see the modification above but it is not working. I've had luck with specifying opening in "_self" (and maybe "_top") would work aswell.
Just wonder if there is a part of the flash script to modify to specify opening up in a new browser window or in the xml..
Thanks..
But! Great Script. The best of all I've seen ((blitz, doug mccune, antti kupila, Yet Another Coverflow, Adobe Coverflow class)
bye
P.S. I'm not a heavy script guy. thanks
Great stuff! I really appreciate the work you have put into this. I would also like to thank those who have suggested modifications and improvements in this thread. The open source community is truly something to behold.
David
Writing this: var fadePoint:Number = Stage.width-49; (hides the right side)
Any suggestions? ;)
/C
http://tomshen.net/flash/jan_08_01/tom_dec_07.html
and here's another example.. middle of page:
http://www.jacobswebdesign.com/
Thanks.
Chuck
As soon as i put in the changes for less CPU changes, the covers come up in a weired way the first time i load them on a fresh browser (with deleted cache) -> see the picture
www.lwowski.com/problempic.jpg . As soon as u click one of the covers everything is back in perfect order. also the next time u load it.
has anybody an idea how to solve this problem.
thankx
daniel
I've tried my best to decipher this stuff but I'm not coding pro.
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
to:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 600;
I put a png file as album cover and I get a white background behind the pics. Is there a solution to get only the pic from png file ?
Thx,
Ben
I need to customize in such a way that the rotation of the clicked object.
Could you post full commented and optimized version.
Thanks.
BaskaranS
Images sizes: I wrote a program that accepts a request and returns an image (I did it in a servlet but it can be done in PHP as well) Look for tutorials for generating thumbnails on the fly. It works great!
Databases: Similar fix, develop a PHP or some other script that queries your database and creates the XML file, instead of sending it to the browser it will be read by the flash and it never knows the difference!
I did encounter 1 problem not mentioned here. Sometimes (not all) the images will load in the bottom right hand side rather than the middle. As soon as you select an image they adjust back to normal.
Anyone else encounter this?
Thanks,
TheBigRedButton
Play around with the var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500; variable
Haven't really dug into the code too much just been playing with the variables so far...
But I have 17 pics and changed the--
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
to:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 1000;
That seemed to get rid of the "flickering"
Thx for the code, one of the best "Coverflows" I've seen
First,wonderful coverflow!!
As mentioned by others, once the coverflow is online, it isn't unable to load the xml file. Please explain how to solve this.
And I would like the coverflow go round, meaning if I am at the last item, I want it to start over automaticly with the first one. Just like http://www.trick7.com/blog/swf/coverSlow.html
Does anyone how to do this? I'm a beginner in Flash.
thanx,
Chantal
PS, I have Flash 8
That´s the same problem i have. anybody an idea to solve it ?
to bigredbutton
your tools sound very interesting. where can i find them ?
thx daniel
PS I haven't worked on this in a year.
There is a fix for your question in a post above, it should work for any link.
I generate the XML file dynamically and feed the images via an image resizing servlet as well.
www.gerewmultimedia.com/gsr/Home
Any theories are welcome. Thanks!
To change the size of the images:
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 150(take any size you want);
line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 150(take any size you want);
To change fade color into white:
line 35 - var reflectionBackgroundColour:Number = 0xffffff;
line 49 - var reflectionColors:Array = [0xffffff, 0xffffff];
But, does anyone know how to make the flow go round. See my comment on January 8.
thanx,
Chantal
I've been look at this Cover Flow and it GREAT! I'm sure this has already been asked, so I'm sorry. Can someone give me a finished file or some code example where the images are links as well. Thanks a lot.
Matt
but i need to know how i can change the background, because i just made it white for fun and the mirror-pictures were covered over with this kind of black .....
could somebody please help me out with this one?
thanks
Does anyone know how to increase the fade?
Thanx,
Chantal
i would like to know two things:
1. how can i change the size of the pictures
2. HOW CAN I EDIT THE COLOR OF THE SCROLLBAR????
it would be nice to get an answer for these question, so i can show my own made customization of this wonderful script
and thanks to aries who solved the cpu speed problem, nice work too
This is a serious issue makes it completelly unusable!
I was wondering if maybe it would be possible if for example the initially selected cover was the 5th to load the first then flick 1 every second until one reaches the 5th this would fix my problem I just can't figure out how to do this.
Many thanks!
I have a question: I added a brown line to the bottom of the page and I want that line to show above the image reflections. I am new to flash and not very good with actionscripting, so I was wondering if someone could tell me what I would have to do to get the line above everything.
Thanks in advance!!
how can i make the right entry for the albuminfo.xml for these signs >>>
ä >> ??
ö >> ??
ü >> ??
& >> ??
please help me out
The error come from the the dynamically generated xml file. I was using php and the code was as such:
echo "\n"; or print "\n"; this causes error because it does not generate fast enough
changing this to $echo = "\n"; $echo .= "\n"; etc and then right at the end use print $echo; does the job!
Hope this will be usefull.
i build this menu in the startsite of our xtcommerce shop and said
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].authLink, "_self");
but it wont open the links in the same site, it always opens a new window .....
how can i fix this?
Does anyone out there have another way to optimize the code without any side effects?
Does anyone know how to make an object be in the front of all the CD reflections?
Since im not good at actionscripting i figured another way to fix this issue. All you got to do is load a few of the 1st images into the browser cache 1st.
if (document.images)
{
pic1= new Image(117,150);
pic1.src="images/coverFlow/game_masterPlan.jpg";
pic2= new Image(117,150);
pic2.src="images/coverFlow/game_operaSlinger.jpg";
pic3= new Image(117,150);
pic3.src="images/coverFlow/game_dangerZone.jpg";
pic4= new Image(117,150);
pic4.src="images/coverFlow/game_theBlob.jpg";
}
With the program "Adobe Flash CS3", open the iTunesAlbumArt.fla file.
Open the "Actions" window (F9 key)
To change the size of the images:go to the following 2 lines in the script.
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 150;
line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 150;
Change the 150 to any size you want (example: 100), Now make new image thumbs 100x100 to match the size you choose, and replace the old 150x150 thumbs that came with the script.
Save and "Export" your movie.
Chantal, back on 8. January 2008, 4:29
You asked if anyone know how to force the script to loop back around rather then end at either the left or right. Like this example
http://www.trick7.com/blog/swf/coverSlow.html
Did you or anyone ever figure out how to add a continuous loop around to this script?
Thanks,
awesome script and thx for sharing with the cround
i have a question though how to provide an absolute path for images in xml ?
Thx
badges/album1.jpg
Alfa
Alfa Romeo
index4.html
index4.html
Is it possible to smooth the loaded images so there is no pixelation when transformed?
Thx!
" i want the link to open in the same window, it currently launches a new window, any ideas?"
Where would you change the "_blank" to "_self" in order to do that? Thanks
A million thanks to Aries who's fixes and explantions are awesome. CPU is now running great and linking explanations, as well as how to load mc, really helped a lot.
and also a million thanks to Matth and Alhadef for the elevator door bug fix.
the end result is real sweet! Thx!!!!!!!
Your CoverFlow-Effect is great! Exactly what I was searching for.
I'm not very good in Flash, but is there a possibility to feed the CoverFlow with MySQL-Data?
Thanks a lot,
Moe
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4); needs to be run at least once after laoding the first images
I use flash 8 to edit the file. Just like Billski mentioned:
Go to the timeline above, click on the 2nd frame of actions. Then make sure your actions-window (F9) is open.
There you can alter the things you want.
@Molly
Thanx.
@Billski
Unfortunately I still don't have an answer on that question. Please let me know if you do...
Here the URL of the site where I used this coverflow. The site is still under contruction.
http://www.blackk.nl/fragent/index.html
Please give your comments on the site if you want ;o)
Regards!!
I also have a question maybe someone can help me. When I write in albuminfo.xml in artist or albumName field in different language for example Russian, it not showing up in flash. I know there is encoding problem but I don't know how and where to make changes.
Here's another way to do the cyclic effect with the albums. replace the original Previous and Next functions with:
--
function next():Void {
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
--
Simple but effective.
Mr Pi
function previous():Void {
if (current>1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
Pi
i hope more updates in the future, esp regarding CPU usage optimization.
But how can i reduce the reflection size?
I want to display only ca. 20% of the image upside down.
Thanks
On line 24, increase the value and see what works best for you.
var albumEase:Number = 4;
(i have 16 images and a value of 7 works for me)
I love this bit of flash. I am totally new to flash and am using flash 8. I would like to know how to change the number of albums in the flow. I know how to get to the script bit but dont know what to look for.
Thanks
James
can i put this on my iweb page?
Is there a way to get rid of the reflections completely. I can change all the paramaters but im still left with a big box underneith the images.
Thanks
Tim
Just curios about your thoughts on how to simply go about adding a reverse album side (which would show on initial click of the album cover rather than going to a full size image or url) and and on click of the back side it played a sample video with-in the same album cover frame.
though i've only seen one example of the type cover flow style i'm refering to - it seemed a little complicated to arrive at; perhaps since i'm not familiar with the three additional products they used to achieve it.
any thought on how to go about doing something like this with out three additional products?
thanks
chase
i don't wanna make advertisement, but i really need help.
The code is soo brilliant that i want to use it on my website. But changing the code (flash8) it seems i don't know enough about flash. It only works local, but when uploading... the preloader stucks ....
I'm aware it's adult content .. but please close your eyes for the pics and look only at the code ( i know that's hard ;-) )
Here's the online link : http://www.sandra.eroticmouse.com/album/iTunesA...
and here the dev-package :
http://www.sandra.eroticmouse.com/album/iTunesA...
can anyone help me to get this online ?
many thanks in advance, or excuse me if i shouldn't ask for help for such projects here ...
cheers from germany
Sandra
hope there will be more postings from you, keep on going
greetz, carmella
Ideally passing the XML file as a parameter would be perfect (down to a PHP file generation cover list on the fly).
Could it be possible to have a "white" design instead of black-only?
If all it takes is a modification of the Flash resources, are there any free Flash editor/compilator out there? I'm rather new to flash!
Julien
Now I only need to find out how I can use http:// addresses for the covers without a popup from Flash and how to pass the XML file generated in PHP in the URL as a parameter :-)
But it looks good already!
Julien
For your reference (not that I put a link to this URL on the viewer):
http://japanld.online.fr/_misc/iCover.png
Julien
next();
previous();
As noted by others, once the user interacts with the Flash this bug fixes itself, so why not have it "interact" with itself? As far as I can tell, this thing loads so fast that you never actually see it move forward or backward, and I haven't had a problem with that bug since.
thanks
Thanks
Thanks.
In the Flash code, there is an added "./" in front of the cover art path. If you remove it, any http:// address with work directly.
The thing was that PARAM and EMBED were not enough: the JavaScript generated before by the publishing ALSO has to have this parameter, see:
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.flash...
I pass the parameter coverList and use it to fetch the URL like this:
xmlData.load("/my_xml_script.php?list="+coverList);
Hope it helps!
add the following code to function controlTheObject(mc):Void {} (lines 341-ish):
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank”)
}
add this before the line:
current = this.cid + 1;
Joe
Thanks.
Thanks to all these comments in this blog I was able to fix some problems and to customise the application (colours and xml location are set via parameters in html).
Although I am a coder, I am not quite good at actionscript, so I really appreciate any help: I want this tool to act really like iTunes, so my idea was to put an input field below the flash movie and interact with it on an onkeyup event. That works so far. But I want to make the flash load a different xml on these interactions (something AJAX like) and I don't see how I can 'reinitialise' it in terms of removing all existing covers, empty any data, load xml again and show the new ones.
Any hint? Thanks in advance!
Lars
When loading starts, sometimes the images are put in the right corner instead of the coverflow. this changes when the user clocks a button. How can we prevent this?
Also the same issue as Lars states, how can we clear the current albums? I've played around with the unload movie, but coudn't get it the work fully.
Saludos desde españa
Thanks
Thanks!
Sarah
Thanks so much for your source and your work!
I was wondering if there is any way to make the elements move automatically from left to right and vice-virsa when you move your mouse. I'm trying to figure it out myself but the coding is pretty complicated for my level! I need your help!!
Thank you!!!
thanks in advance
http://www.patrickdroney.com
I'm a bit rookie, however - how do I change the text color from white to black?
Thanks in advance,
Cyrus
I would like to use a modified version as a front-end to a new website. Instead of album covers, there would be menu elements. While I would have advertising from Amazon to raise funds on the site, the site is largely non-profit to support solar system education in US schools. The program website (not mine, but my affiliation), is http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/ They provide me access to scientists but no resources.
Would you agree to this change?
Thanks for considering.
David
I am trying to use more that 11 images, i enter more into the xml doc but it only will show 11... do i need to change something in the action script? any ideas?
thanks
I love your Coverflow and tried to modify it in order to use external images by removing the "./" which is set before the xml link.
I can see Flash requests the pictures but only white spaces are shown :(
Do i have to change any other stuff in order to get external imegs workin?
thanks for your great work
Nik
What I'd like is:
1) the front picture pop up a little bigger
2) the front picture clickable to go to the page
3) the front picture to show a moderately large tool-tip like bubble with text from the XML file
I could do this myself if I had Cs3 and a few dozen hours to spend.
If anyone could pull off this hack I'd be willing to spring for your time if I could use it in my site.
Once loaded into a flash move is there any way to remove the CoverFlow if I go to another section of my movie. At the moment the Cover flow appears everywhere after it is loaded and I cannot seem to get rid of it off my screen when the movie is built.
Can anyone offer any assistance as to how to do this.
Quicky
Thanks Stephen for the awesome script. I really appreciate it as I'm sure others do! I wanted to edit/update the coverflow with new images and URL's without having to open .xml file, make changes and upload to site. I have managed to get around this by creating a php script the actionscript calls for instead of the .xml file so now I can visit from a browser, complete a form to add image, title, URL etc. and have information updated on site. Really cool check out what I mean here at http://iWebFAQ.com/CoverFlow
This is the whole snippet:
Another suggestion would be a commented version as I have noticed there is a lot of interesting stuff in there if you play around but it does take a little playing.
I assume you are loading the cover flow into some main timeline, correct? If not, then I suggest doing that as it will free up some options for you. The problem for you (it seems) is that you want to move around in the cover flow movie but that's unrealistic without some really good actionscripting in that cover flow movie. The fuctions and instructions in that movie are assuming you will just be placing the cover flow on a site, not navigating in it. So, here is what I have done for my site....Take a look:
http://www.patrickdroney.com
I started by working with a blank movie with navigation buttons and calls to load other swf movies into that main timeline. All the other "items" you see fade-in are seperate swf's. In the main movie, I am free to move the playhead to where I want as long as I use the loadMovie() and unloadMovie() functions. I don't know your level of actionscript writing, but this is my suggestion. I've been able to add some really nice actionscript transition tweening with very little amounts of work.
Amazing work!!!
Thanks again
I have followed your directions to replace code for the Movie Clip (or swf) option instead of the jpg's. I got as far as this line and discovered there is no "URL" to look for so I have found nothing to replace with collection of swf's I want to be showing.
Can you be more specific on what im to do next? Currently your direction say:
"Then in the XML file look for URL, instead of an URL replace with an swf, for example “myMovie.swf”."
Once I understand what do do here, I would expect I'm done customizing code and just need to have my swf's ready, am I correct?
CAN ANYBODY HELP ME???!!
The coverflow works perfectly when i have less than 16 covers loaded....i'm loading 26 covers from my xml and it work ok apart from the fact that the more I aproach the last cover then more the final images start flickering (in the background)
I've looked at the code over and over again but i can't see where the bug is...
PLEASE HELP!!!
THANKS!!!
AND
Make the text (album title and artist) change its color and font if possible.
Thanks alot and i really appreciate your help. More power to you site!
Still stuck from aries directions above..... if anyone can help....
To find ALL of the problems you have, simply go to the top of this blog, and read EVERY single blog....you WILL find the answers to all your problems!
Great stuff,
Has anyone already made it to make the reflection e.g. only 20% of the original or the fading to 0 much faster?
I want to save space and the reflection is simply too high.
Thanks for your help,
Mike
var reflectionRatios:Array = [192, 255];
does the trick ;). For a different background change the background collor + the color reflection array too.
Mike
If they put the script online, it won't show up any images. This was true for myself. I am using the script in a swf-Folder ( i.e. www.domain.com/swf/ ). The XML-file is generated every day by a CronJob and located in a cache folder ( i.e. www.domain.com/cache/ ). So you have to change the sixth last line in AS to match this path (either absolute www.domain.com/cache/showinfo.xml or relative to base path /cache/showinfo.xml worked for me). Within the XML file the user image paths are stored as relative to base ( i.e. /cache/image/user1.jpg ) so I had to change the line where the image is loaded too (in my script around line 488):
artLoader.loadClip("http://www.domain.com" + infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
With this set too everything just worked fine and I was also able to access files on remote servers.
The second thing I was thinking about is the endless loop mentioned a few times. The solution offered by Seaniepie works, you can actually scroll mouse wheel beyond start or end of image list and it will start over. But it does so by scrolling through all the images in between and it does not show the first image after the last one in shelf view. So I came up with the idea to load the XML file twice, concatenate the lists and if you ar in the middle of one part of the combined list the script should take you to the middler of the other part (but without doing the scroll animation stuff). I didn't have a chance yet to give it try myself but it might be a start for someone with some time. (Maybe you'll even load the XML five or seven times and let the script start off in the middle of the third/fourth list so the user can scroll back and fourth two or three times through the original single list without coming to an end, after that he or she should be annoyed by seeing the same pictures over and over and quits playing around).
Thanks for all your contribution to this amazing module, most of all I thank Stephen of course,
Paul
While testing my variation of the script on different servers as well as local machines I encountered this previously mentioned bug of dropping pictures or displaying them on the bottom right corner respectively.
An additional solution to the two offered in posts above is to make this whole script some kind of slide show by just adding a line to the AS:
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000);
/* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
That's all for today from me,
Paul
I am trying to put this in one of my websites, but the images overlap, and even when i move the file around, the images stay in the same place, is there anyway to fix this?
Sorry, I thought I had gone through pretty all of them but aparently not.
Thanks again!
Ciao!
http://www.patrickdroney.com and maximize your window.
I have run into not really similar but close problem. I extended the stage to 1000px width but when embedding it in a box 1020px wide but with 10px padding all around I have weird effects right in the padding area. I could solve the problem by making the flash 1020px wide an giving it a css margin-left of -10. Since your cover flow is included within another flash it's probably not that easy to debug. Furthermore, if my window was wider than 1000px not only your debut album cover is gone but also the cover in front is overlapped by the next one to the right.
I do have another feature I would like to get done. Currently the covers move to the middle of the flash movie and once there the 'rotation' starts. Is it possible to start the rotation already with the start of moving to middle position?
Greetings,
Paul
Does anyone know how to make it so the swf's are interactive? I want my swf's to load flv's or have link on them any ideas?
current = [put desired number here];
I tried this and it worked partially, I think thanks to another post many moons ago (limited only by my annoying screen width issue).
If STEPHEN or anyone else is out there listening that could help, my cover flow (which is loaded into the timeline of another movie) ends up showing the next immediate "waiting" cover (the one behind the current one) over top of the current one ONLY when my screen width goes beyond the width of my host movie, sized at 1000px wide. Any suggestions? To give a more detailed description of my host movie, I am using the noscale option and telling the hosting movie where to render the cover flow when it is loaded, AND I used a resizeListener function to move it to its correct location on the screen if the window gets resized. It works perfectly until my browser gets resized beyond the host movie screen width of 1000px, even just one pixel causes the problem.
Is there a way to turn smoothing on for the Bitmap data that is loaded into each Slide? The images i'm loading in have both text and pictures , and the text gets quite distorted when its in the 'shelved' state. I have tried to impliment the code from http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/12/dynamically-l... but i'm not that good with actionscript and my head now hurts ;).
Thanks in advance
Dom
"# Mike Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I put this script in frame one of a scene in a website. When i navigate away from this scene, the cover view stays on top of the rest of the site. What do I need to remove this when going to another scene? I want it to load fresh when returning to the scene it is in. Do i script the buttons to remove it on scene change?
P.S. I’m not a heavy script guy. thanks"
How do i post it on a website.... do i use code? is it possible to use it with Serif Web Plus (10)???
Please answer, i will be very grateful
piooreczko@wp.pl
But I cannot make it stop using the CPU that much. It is working at a 100% when I run this.
I read Aries tip, but I don t have a 436 line. My last line is 292
I cannot find it in the Java Script file. Are you talking about the xml ?
Where is the 436 line suposed to be ?
Thanks for the help and for kindly sharing
Karin
Buenos Aires, Argentina
you just publish your SWF file and embed it in a webpage (use the publish HTML option to see the proper HTML code examples). For other font types just alter the dynamic text boxes used for Artist and Album name.
Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an 'ö').
Greetings, Paul
I wanted to let you know about problems with the
if (this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x - this.x) > 1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1,this.py1,…);
}
fix on slow lines! I do set 'current' dynamically and if the images are loaded too slow and the current position is already reached then the images don't get rendered properly anymore (I have additionally extended the loading that only the visible part -+ 5 images are loaded - other images are always loaded on demand).
To fix this problem you have to create a function that checks if the visible images are loaded and include this in the fix above. Than it works excellent ;).
There is a nice java applet called sloppy where you can test your site with slower bandwidth connections. Because on my 6 MB DSL this was never a problem - but on a 1 MB DSL it was!
Thanks for this great component.
/Mike
when you download the source file from the articles link just open the .fla file. Press F9 to open the Action window and navigate to the ActionScript of the code-Layer (second frame). There should be the whole AS that makes all this work. And ther should be way more than 300 lines.
Greetings,
Paul
This is TOTALLY AWSOME
I would like know if its possible that i can use this on my website.
After the counter is higher than 5 the transform is not done anymore and the cpu load is very low than:
if (this.counter == undefined) {
this.counter = 0;
}
if (this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1 || !infostruc[this.cid].loaded || (this.counter++ < 5)) {
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
Works perfect on my setup.
/Mike
Currently, you can set the fade point which controls how soon the albums start to fade out.
var fadePoint:Number = Stage.width
Only problem is that this only happens to the right.
I've fixed this so you can specify a fade from left value.
In the vars, I added:
var fadePointLeft:Number = 100;
then replaced the fading routine as follows...
if (this._x fadePoint - fadeDist) {
this._alpha = ((fadePoint - this._x) / fadeDist * 100);
} else {
this._alpha = 100;
}
Therefore, to make the albums fade out 200 pixels sooner either side, I would have:
var fadePoint:Number = Stage.width-200;
var fadePointLeft:Number = 200;
Dave
This will switch off clicking for the shelved albums.
I wanted to put my own left and right buttons ontop of the main strip, but the click detection for the shelved albums was overiding it. I added this:
var canclickshelved = false;
..to the vars at the top, then put an if statement round the press function like this:
if(canclickshelved){
mc.onPress = function():Void {
if (getTimer() - this.pressTime <= doubleClickRegister && this.pressTime) {
}
this.pressTime = getTimer();
current = this.cid + 1;
updateInfo();
};
}
(in the controlTheObject function)
Dave
if (this._x fadePoint - fadeDist) {
this._alpha = ((fadePoint - this._x) / fadeDist * 100);
} else {
this._alpha = 100;
}
if (this._x < fadePointLeft + fadeDist) {
this._alpha = (( this._x - fadePointLeft) / fadeDist * 100);
} else
Thanks,
Michael
Simply if you replace the Scroll Dragger with the_xmouse with an onEnterFrame you probably will create what you want.
Sorry everyone for not posting enough. Just working a lot and once again this is just some free code that I wanted to share. Its not a place to ask me how to accomplish what you want with the code. Learn and ask others questions. Hope this helps lower the large amount of emails of random people trying to get me to do stuff for them. I love to help, but there is a limit where people who don't know how to change the font color should go out and read a book and not ask others how to do it. Good luck to all of you and I am soo glad that this code helps you all.
-Stephen
thanks in advance
add
mc.onRollOver = function():Void {
current = this.cid+1;
updateInfo();
}
before
mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
I'm using a little more enhanced solution because I only scroll when the mouse is over the images on the side. If you are interested in this solution too let me know.
/Mike
I went to line 32 in the AS and changed to 4 but still didn't work
var scrollBarStart:Number = 4;
Does anyone have a fix.... did I miss it Please let me know
Thanks Janet
Does anybody of you know how to implement a function which goes every eg. 20 sec to the next pic.
Thanks
Does anybody of you know how to implement a function which goes every eg. 20 sec to the next pic.
By the way, this is a fantastic script. >Thanks
I am not a good coder and would like some help. I would like to keep all the images in the cover flow with the rest of the "images" folder of my website, and not in the same folder as the swf file or xml file. How will I get these photos to load properly? Do I change the file path on the fla or the xml? Help, please?! Thanks!
@NewCoder: your xml gotta supply your swf with paths relatives to the Swf
I couldn't get rid of the elevator problem, what I did was a QueueLoad of all the images (http://www.betriebsraum.de/blog/downloads/) before calling the init() function. I am loading them all in the same MC, invisible and placed outside the stage. This way, they are already in browser cache when Cover Flow starts.
I am having problems with the scroller in mac browsers. In Windows it behaves properly, but in mac it is acting as there were no "onReleaseOutside". I mean, you start draging and it doesn't catch the stopDrag().
I think the vars clickDelay and scrollDelay controls this, but no solution yet.
Any thoughts?
YOU ARE AWSOME! YOU ROCK!
I've been looking for this for quite awhile, can't wait to play with this.
My Mac browser is behaving just fine and what is this elevator problem everyone is talking about... did I miss something?
Thanks in advance!
1) how do I make it so it does not resize the images? they get blurry and will probably look a lot better at original size
2) if I put more than 10 results in the XML file it starts flickering on the right when I start going through the images. any ideas how to fix this?
if you can email me when you get a chance.
Please can you tell me how to turn off the reflection?
I have manipulated the reflection in the Flash File, but have not been successful removing the reflection completely.
Any advice?
Thank You.
-court
Thanks everybody,
- HG
This works very well, except for one problem - is there a way to get it to preload images before starting? I always have several 'loading' images that never get loaded before things get started!
The site is www.boxofficebaby.com
Does anyone have any advice or tips?
Thanks!
Eric
regarding the requests of DrEggman and Argi I already posted a solution on April, 22nd:
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000);
/* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
Also for Doc's question, just add the first line at the end of the AS (second line is just a reminder and not necessary). For having the slideshow change the cover every 20sec just increase the interval value to 20000. This is actually independent of the number of files you have, may it be 3, 65 or hundreds of them.
To make the slideshow start over at the end of images just apply Seanipie's patch from January, 27th:
function next():Void {
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
function previous():Void {
if (current>1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
Greetings,
Paul
Have a great time
I will use it to ..............
root.onMouseMove = function():Void
{
clearInterval(Next)
}
Then I used preload images in dreamweaver so the images load in to the browser cache that helped a lot.
I'm not a coder, and i've spent the afternoon trying to get this to work. For some reason i can't get the images to show:
http://www.wilder.it/?cat=22
I've already tryed giving absolute links in the albuminfo.xml files, it just won't work. Any thoughts?
all the way to the last image then stops. Next I wanted the slide show to start from the beginning again i used the Seanipie’s patch from January, 27 which Paul's says will make Cover Flow loop so I replaced the Next and Previous functions at line 439 with:
function next():Void {
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
function previous():Void {
if (current>1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
It didn't work the cover flow just speeds to the end and stops. Paul how to I use the fix for the loop around with the slide show.
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000);
to:
autoPrevious = setInterval(previous,3000);
Seanipie’s patch from January, 27 cycles left to the previous image.
well, it worked for me (using Flash CS3), only flaw is that at the end of the album covers it speeds lightning fast to the first cover and starts sliding again at the pace speed set (i.e. 3000ms). Currently I'm not having access to it, but I'm working on it and made some more tweaks. As soon as I'm kind of done, I will publish it and give you the source files here.
Greetings,
Paul
this is a very nice Script. Is it allowed to use on commercial websites? What are the terms and conditions?
Would please send me an email and let me know?
Thank you in advance!
I put the script on our website and i love it. a great thanks to the author. I might have noticed one bug: using internet explorer, if i hit refresh the browser seems to freak out. This doesn't happen using firefox.
check it out:
http://www.wilder.it
BTW, thanks for having a big brain!
I am looking to use a image slider in this fashion with just two amendments:
1. A clickable link on the image to open a bigger image file in a new window.
2. A mouse over scroll function.
I want to label my artwork and have a clickable enlargement with details on how to purchase it!
Any help would be great! A Developer quoted me like $5000 to do it and I told him to shove it! So I am trying to learn myself!
Ciao
I would love to be able to change the images while the swf file is running. I have tried calling the init(); function after importing new xml data, but it seems to create more images over the old ones and doesn't clear the data already loaded.
Any ideas how to clear the screen and old data and import an new set of images?
This works great but I would like it so when you click on the album name it would carry on the fla timeline but have a animation over the "Flash iTunes Cover Flow - Version 2" and show details on my work.
But instead everything goes under the cover flow, how can I make everything go on top??
Thanks for reading and extra thanks for anybody who can help!
Jason
Many thanks.
xmlData.load("/albuminfo.xml");
with my file web page and it worked but I'm still having problems with the images, it just say loading and stays like that. Do anybody know what can I do?, I already tried making the same as the xml action, changing the "album1" for the web direction but it doesn't worked
Ohh and sorry for my bad english! haha, I originally speak spanish haha
what can i do?
Any advice for using different sized images would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Any idea where it's hidden in the code?
Thanx
autoPrevious = setInterval(previous,3000);"
I'm having the same problem and I'm using CS3. When I applied Seaniepie's fix it would immediately speed to the last image and then stop. I tried changing autoNext to autoPrevious as Doc did above, and I had the same problem he did.
Paul said: "As soon as I’m kind of done, I will publish it and give you the source files here."
If you've made any progress please let us know.
Thanks,
Andrew
I
This is awesome!!
Amazing work, many thanx,
I've got a little trouble, the onMouseWhell function doesn't work,
Is anyone has an idea (or perhaps i've missed something)
Stephunk
france
function previous():Void {
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
function next():Void {
if (current>1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
current = infostruc.length;
}
updateInfo();
}
Thanks again!!!
many thanks!
I've noticed that the nousewheel only works in IE7 (haven't checked previous versions) and it does NOT work in any version of Firefox. Hope that helps.
-wiz
Saldos desde chile!!..
It's already done. Paul post this in April.
autoNext = setInterval(next,3000);
I put it on line 11 of the code and it worked like a charm!
Thanks for the great job. I love this!
But can someone tell me what I need to change that the coverflow is vertical, not horizontal? I want to use it as a navigation, and I'm not so good in AS...hehe! I read the whole blog, but I didn't find any anwers....maybe I missed it. But it would be nice, if someone could help me!
Thank youu, and greeting germany ;)
I would like to have a small pop up box when the user mouses over the "active cover" Any ideas?
Thanks
This is a great script, my only question is :What are the conditions of usage of this script, do you guys have to give legal rights to someone to use it on a website or such. Please let me know as soon as you can.
I would know if anyone could help me ???
I want to change the image of cover by image in .png transparent but when I show the html page, the images are present but with a background white and I would without background
Could you help me ?
"Remember this code is Open Source so please use, improve and share."
When i use my images png transparent they become no transparent?
I know I posted this before, but I relly need HELP! It's so important...so:
**Can someone tell me what I need to change that the coverflow is vertical, not horizontal?**
I want to use it as a navigation, and I’m not so good in AS…hehe!
I read the whole blog, but I didn’t find any anwers….maybe I missed it. But it would be nice, if someone could help me!
Thank you, and greetings from germany
I have a solution for the smoothing issue - after line 486 "mc.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip) ", insert this line of code:
target.forceSmoothing = true;
All the images will now be smoothed.
In return, I am eager to resolve this preloading/offset images issue - I hope to deploy on a large retail company and if I can't solve it, I can't use this Cover Flow at all :o(
I am pretty sure I read all through and did not find an answer, ne1 figure out how to load a new XML file while still in the movie? i.e. genre based XML's?
Many thanks!
I've uploaded all my files to "mywebsite.com/"... for for example "albuminfo.xml" and "album1.jpg" can all be viewed instantly if you put "mywebsite.com/" before it but when I have it in the XML file it won't work. I've tried puttin the FULL URL as well as just the plain file and it doesn't work. My swf, xml, and jpgs are all in the same exact folder.
Can someone help me out? I'd appreciate it very much.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation...
Just add C:\ (or whichever drive the SWF is running from) to the “Always allow” locations. It only becomes a problem if you are running the SWF file on your local machine, and accessing network data.
Thanks all-
thx
You guys know how to get a little soundfile played, if the coursor is on a frontcover? Or a frontcover is choosen?
Im not a coder at all. I really need help on that.
Thanks all.
function controlTheObject(mc):Void {
if (mc._name.indexOf("reflection") == -1) {
mc.onPress = function():Void {
if (getTimer() - this.pressTime <= doubleClickRegister && this.pressTime) {
}
this.pressTime = getTimer();
INSERTING ZACH's CODE- HERE RIGHT ABOVE THE FOLLOWING LINE
current = this.cid +1:
I come up with a and error log of 8 or nine things..... Please someone help - I am using Flash CS3 - I am pulling out all my hair right now!!!
Thank You.
The quotes around "_blank" are throwing flash for a tailspin. Simply copy and paste another reference of "_blank" or use the Script Assist to properly insert a target for the URL. It should light up green if you are using Flash as your actionscript editor.
Thank you ALL for your help!
Very nice script you have made there.
I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me with:
1: Instead of making the images 150x150, can I then make them 150 in width and proportional in height for example. Because my images are different sizes.
2: Can I make the hole video/the area smaller instead og 590x300 px
It is especially question 1 that is interresting for me.
Looking forwar to youe answers. Thanks a log
Kind regards
i have been hunting for a movie like this for ages. i have read all the edits and have solved the bugs.
i would like to insert another text field under the scroller, that pulls some info (a new field) from the xml file. does anyone know a way of doing this.
thanks
But now i have a small problem, once i have more pictures than the default amount, the last images stats to flicker....blinking on and of very quickly.
Is there a number in the code i need to change to the exact amount of images loaded??
Regards
Jimmy
I love this, it works a treat. Only thing is, and sorry if this has been brought up b4.. but i added an 11th entry to the XML and an 11th image and the 11th image started flickering in the flash file when i exported it. It was also the wrong way round horizontally till it started to move. Can anyone tell me if i need to change some of the Flash code to accommodate the 11th entry??
Cheers.
line 502 target._alpha = 0;
First of all thanx a lot for this nice code.
But i have a problem : i can't use this on my myspacemusic page.
I see the .swf but it always say that he is : " unable to load data ".
Can you help me please ???
Thanx a lot.
Peace.
Emmanuel
Is there any other thing i can do for this?
thanks.
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
Is there another way to force smoothing? I used the one code the guy listed above, but it isn't working
well I'm not still quite done with alle the features I wanted to include, but I am now and then working on it. Currently I'm thinking about the 'Go Around' feature. With the tweaks above I ws able to make the flash speed to the first image when clicking next or pressing right on the last one and vice versa. But I wanted to display the first image right behind the last one so the whole thing just might really be considered a circle of images.
I came up with the following change (must be around line 400, can't tell for sure anymore because of all my changes):
if (this.cid + 1 > current) {
if (this.cid + 1 > current + 3 && current < 4 && infostruc.length - this.cid + 1 < 4)
{
this.x = (centerX + ((this.cid + 1 - current - infostruc.length) * shelveCDSpacing)) + centerDistance;
}
else
{
this.x = (centerX + ((this.cid + 1 - current) * shelveCDSpacing)) + centerDistance;
}
} else if (this.cid + 1 < current) {
if (this.cid + 1 < current - 3 && infostruc.length - current < 4 && this.cid + 1 < 4)
{
this.x = (centerX + ((this.cid + 1 - current + infostruc.length) * shelveCDSpacing)) - centerDistance;
}
else
{
this.x = (centerX + ((this.cid + 1 - current) * shelveCDSpacing)) - centerDistance;
}
} else {
this.x = centerX + ((this.cid + 1 - current) * shelveCDSpacing);
}
It works somehow, just test it with a set of more than 6 images. But there are still some huge flaws like missing images and fast speed moving images in the background. Well, maybe somebody can take a look at it and might improve on this base.
Greetings,
sin
I'm in the same boat as you - I need to fix the loading images problem... it has to do with the runaway-CPU fix.. we need to enhance that and I think we'll have a solid component.
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
zaehler = 1;
}
}
updateInfo();
}
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
zaehler = 1;
}
}
updateInfo();
}
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000);
function interNext():Void { if (zaehler eq 1){
if (current1) {
current -= 1; } else { zaehler = 1; } } updateInfo(); }
var zaehler:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
if (zaehler eq 1){
if (current1) {
current -= 1;
} else {
zaehler = 1;
}
}
updateInfo();
}
Replace the previous() and next() functions with these:
function next():Void {
if (current 1) {
current -= 1;
}
if (current == 1) {
// Set our autodirect switch to go forward now
autoDirect = 1;
}
updateInfo();
}
Then I placed the following function below the XML init [[var xmlData:XML = new XML();]]
// Should make the script autoplay
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 1;
// Initialize the autoDirect switch to move right
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,3000); /* 3000 = 3 seconds, change to whatever you want to */
function interNext():Void {
// Move back or forth depending on autoDirect
if (autoDirect == 1) {
next();
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
previous();
}
}
Couldn't have done it without previous suggestions on the implementation.
Here's the previous() function.
function previous():Void {
if (current > 1) {
current -= 1;
}
if (current == 1) {
// Set our autodirect switch to go forward now
autoDirect = 1;
}
updateInfo();
}
For further discussion and latest community-edited source of this app.
I have the same issue with the jagged edge on images that aren't in the centre. You could try adding a slight blur filter to them instead to give the illusion of depth / smoothness?
I have modded a project with the "anti-flicker" bit, and then tried to add a flashvar to set the cover to be the one selected. The work-in-progress is here
http://www.grace360.org/sermons/coverflow
So the page crawls a database, builds and xml file, puts everything in its place, and then this page views the coverflow, and if you click on the name, I want it to go back to the page, show that cover, and selected sermons. So far, it works. But....
When you select a cover this way,
ie, change var current:Number = 1
to
var current:Number=1
if (startingPoint) { // startingPoint is a flashvar set by the php page....
current = startingPoint;
}
seems to work but the page loads up flat covers partially transparent covers on the right side of the screen. Any ideas what's going on?
There are several code revisions that have been added to prevent problems just like yours. I've posted the main ones together on my forum at vanilla.kittyanarchy.net as well as the original fla file posted by Stephen with the main revisions already implemented. I believe the errors you're looking at are the Elevator Door errors. The two codes in question are:
if (current eq this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
}
// Put the above code before the following line
current = this.cid + 1;
and...
// Replace...
for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) {
// ...with
for (var i :Number; i <= infostruc.length;i++){
I'm attempting to move this discussion over to my forums, since using blog comments makes keeping everything together hard.
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
//Replace
xmlData.load("./albuminfo.xml");
//with
xmlData.load("./albuminfo.xml?cachebuster="+new Date().getTime());
This will break previewing locally (through Publish Preview) but works from a webserver.
instead of
if(this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1)
use this
if(loadedAll == undefined || this.x == undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1)
I noticed on your forum you have the CPU fix has additions to Aries original post- are those additions to handle the loading images problem? I tried the code on your forum but the CPU still hovered around 8-10 for me.. but my fix above (loadedAll check) gives zero CPU during idle.
thx for compiling the fixes on your forum..
how can I cange the font-color - could anyone help me please?
It was asked several times here, but I did not see any answer yet. I was able to change the background and the reflections, but I can't figure out how to change the font-color :(
Open the Flash file and go into the movieclip with the instance name of "img_info" (its above the scrollbar).
Inside is where both of the text fields are. The top one is for the authors and the bottom is for the albums.
Click on the one you want to change and then open the properties window and goto the "Text (Fill) Color" tool and select the color you wish to make it.
If you need more help I would suggest hiring a flash freelancer.
Hope that helps.
For tutorials on Flash I would look towards:
http://www.kirupa.com/
www.gotoAndLearn.com
www.Lynda.com
You're right, your fix is easier on the CPU. I've updated my page and credited you.
thanks for sharing that fix. I was working on that problem myself and tried various workarounds but in the end nothing worked quite that good. So just a couple of days ago I had to decide wether to reduce the CPU load to around 6% but having the dropped images bug or vice versa.
Thanks to you, we now can have both! Great job!
Greetings,
sin
I'm coming close to my personal goal version of the coverflow and I'd like to share the current state. First of all you can take a look at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm where you can see some art work being displayed. First of all I am using the SWFObject method to implement the flash file: (I hope copy&paste works for that.)
var so = new SWFObject('test.swf', "testswf", "916", "190", "7", "#000000");
so.addVariable("xmlFile", "data.xml");
so.addVariable("infobase", "http://www.broon.de");
so.addVariable("onclickTarget", "main");
so.addVariable("slideshow", "0");
so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "sameDomain")
so.addParam("movie", 'test.swf')
so.addParam("quality", "high");
so.addParam("menu", "false")
so.addParam("align", "middle");
so.addParam("type", "application/x-shockwave-flash");
so.addParam("pluginspage", "http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer");
so.addParam("bgcolor", "#000000");
so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
so.write("digland");
Note the three addParameter lines where you can set the filename of the xml file to be loaded, the basepath of the server where the script is going to run and the target frame/window where the links should go to (here it's main to display the large images below the coverflow, with _self or _blank you can make it load in same or new frame/window.
So with this addition, the coverflow flash can be used on various places without the need of altering the .fla file since all parameters are set outside. (Given of course the fact, that you are using same width and height and stuff.) This can of course be extended to add parameters for cover height/width, shelve distance and on and on.
As you'll notice, I replaced the slidebar with two buttons on either side for navigation, I just didn't like the original slidebar. Further the .fla file contains the newest CPU load fix from bolognium which also gets rid of the dropped images bug, the go around feature (try to click right [either button or key] on last cover) combined with Lunis' bouncing slideshow feature (which is turned off now but can be reactivated by parameter 'slideshow') and the cachebuster xml call as well as covers linking to artist/albumLink (can be easily switched in .fla) and support for German special chars in Album/Artist names.
My current .fla file can be found at http://www.sinistar.de/dev/coverflow.fla, Lunis will probably also add it to his new forum (thanks for that by the way, it's a great overview of the patches applied).
I love your changes.
I think I will now take all the changes and patches from all the various people that helped and compile a new version that uses FlashVars (like you did) to send in the required info.
Awesome job everyone!
The power of the community always amazes me.
Slick call there! Do you mind if I merge your changes in to the Community Revision as well as post a link to your fla?
Can you confirm that you have, in fact, released this code in it's current state in to the public domain? Your licensing terms seem to say so, but affirming it would be very helpful :)
of course I do NOT mind. I couldn't get my version to its current state w/o the hints and patches given here, so it's just natural to give back something. So go on and freely use the .fla file, or only some of the code. It's up to everyone (maybe not everyone needs a slideshow feature...).
Greetings Paul
Thanks again
Question coming from a noob with Flash/Javascript, but i'v got the basics down.
How do i make the reflection with a less opacity and smaller in height?
Take a look, http://www.joshcraddock.com/coverflow/ I've changed the size of the Album Artwork because i'm going to be adding a example of web-templates along with Lightbox.
Thanks a lot,
Josh
Thanks
Paul
there may be several barriers while loading remote images. For instance make sure the image can be called via HTTP request (some image hoster and also quite a few other website restrict access to url within their domain), there is no .htaccess validation required and last but not least try to url encode the file paths in you xml.
I ran in a couple of these problems and in the end I find it is the best to have the images on your server and use the infobase variable (see above, post #367):
so.addVariable(”infobase”, “http://www.broon.de”);
You may alter the flash to be able to add _two_ base domains, one used for the xml call and the other one for images.
Greeting from the other Paul
What numbers should I adjust to ensure that it is facing straight forward exactly?
Thanks.
Thank you.
I notice that...
var frontCDWidth:Number = 150;
var frontCDHeight:Number = 150;
...changes the size of the image when it is at the front - if I could read the current j-peg's Actual dimensions i could do a scale that way
Any thoughts would be appreciated
Thanks again
Am I just missing something simple? How can I hide/turn off those items on a frame change?
I have tried everything but can not figure out why this is the case. Please help
Question coming from a noob with Flash/Javascript, but i’v got the basics down.
How do i make the reflection with a less opacity and smaller in height?
Take a look, http://www.joshcraddock.com/coverflow/ I’ve changed the size of the Album Artwork because i’m going to be adding a example of web-templates along with Lightbox.
Thanks a lot,
Josh
your code ist better!
i have a supplement for it:
mc.onPress = function():Void {.............
if (current > this.cid + 1) {
autoDirect = 0;
} else { autoDirect = 1; }
current = this.cid + 1;
change slideing direction on push one of the left or right cover
with a PC w2k or xp it work. is there a way it works for Mac too?
To fix this, replace the first four lines in the "init" function:
if (myKO == undefined) {
myKO = new Object();
Key.addListener(myKO);
}
if (myMO == undefined) {
myMO = new Object();
Mouse.addListener(myMO);
}
NB: onMouseWheel events DO NOT FIRE if parameter "wmode" is set to "opaque", and has different effects in browsers (e.g. Safari).
Your changes have been added, and they work beautifully
@Stephen
Are you purposefully ignoring the question of license or have you just missed the posts?
is there a solution to the smoothing problem allready?
has anyone an idea _why_ forceSmoothing isn´t working? it does normally, just not in this case, it seems.
is it about the redrawing?
how can i change the distance between the covers in the background??
I want more distance between the covers.
greetz from Berlin
just take a look a the parameter 'shelveCDSpacing' and adjust it to fit your needs.
Greetings (from Leipzig btw ;) )
Paul
very easy to change!
but I have a last question:-)
i have changed the angle to 0 and now the zoom effekt of the frontcd is too fast. the reflection of of the frontcd is good but the zoom effekt is to fast / wrong.
what must I change to get a smooth zoom ??:-)
for exapmle: change the parameter of angle from 8 to 0 and look.
greeeetz:-)
But I Have a question........
I've changed this:
var reflectionSpace:Number = 5;
And the image gets a little bt separated from the reflection......but I want to add a small shadow in that space.........like if the image would be creating it over the reflection........
Hope I could explain my doubt.......
Thx any Help about it.
Ihave another question.........
Has anybody tried to publish it in Executable???
I've tried but it doesn't work for me.....help me plzz.......
thx for everything
//Simply add just after
mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
//this:
frontCDWidth = this.texture.width;
frontCDHeight = this.texture.height;
shelveCDWidth = this.texture.width * 0.5;
shelveCDHeight = this.texture.height * 0.8;
//the "proportions" of the shelves (and even for the current front CD) can be set as variables instead of ad-hoc. All the above 4 variables are declared AND initialized to set values at the beginning ( var frontCDWidth:Number = 120; etc... ) but can be left just declared as the value is overridden (var frontCDWidth:Number; etc...)
Hope it helps!
But, what I need to use the images included in Library?
I assume I could set the mask in the loop that creates the album art MC.
Anyone have an suggestions?
this thing is very cool, but I have some troubles to implement it into an existing flash website. Everything is working except the centralization. The "top" album cover does not appear in the center of my website instead it is placed an the right edge. I tried to play with the variables, but when I change the "centerX:Number" the fade out of the covers does not work. Please help.
matthias
Thank you so much for open sourcing this, it is very nice work!
I have a question for people who have modified this, has anyone made it so when you click an album, the flash goes to a different frame?
The objective is to have still shots of video, and when you click it it plays the video (and has a go back button to go back to the folio).
If this would be complex to do (though I don't really think it would) then can I at least do a popup box to start playing the video?
This is very advanced code, I'm definitely in over my head with it...but I do basically know my way around Actionscript (more so 2 than 3, but still). Any help would be very much appreciated.
When you click it, I have it set to gotoAndStop(3); -- that 3 is gathered from the XML and is different for each album cover.
At frame 3 I have deleted everything from the stage and put "FRAME 3" in big bold letters for testing purposes. When I click it though, the CoverFlow still stays there even though there's nothing left on stage... (you can see the "FRAME 3" behind it).
So I guess the question is, is there a command or variable change I can put on frame 3 actions that would hide the CoverFlow? And also, when I make a button to send them back to the CoverFlow, can I just send them back to frame 1 and the code that's already there will re-create the CoverFlow and all that?
Thanks so much for any help you can provide.
So sorry, my inglish really so bad.
This cover flow is really so cool, its the first one where everything work.
I don't know nothing about actionscript but i wanna try do something and create my own version.
Looking in google and here in weberdesignlabs i found something about actionscript.
Anyone try use this coverflow calling a JavaScript from your XML to create a popup ou iframe?
I'll try.
Problem --I downloaded iTunesAlbumArt4.fla from Lunis Neko site (vanilla.kittyanarchy.net)and am modifying the image size—Problem is when it gets to the cd center my entire image is a bit squashed– only a portion of it shows…. What am I doing wrong my images are 235px by 350px. When it gets to the center the top is being cut off. See example a t http://www.wetzeldesigns.com/tweak/index.html
Also where do you insert Creativethien’s javascript precashe code?
Thanks so much for the community and your help!
Janet
Any help with this would be appreciated. Thank You Janet
I uploaded all the files to my server, and its all working great!
However now I have tried to call images from a different image server, and although the preview works fine I just get white squares when I try the the live version. What have i missed? Do the images HAVE to be on the same server as the xml for it work when live?
I am using absolute paths, and it IS working OK inside Flash CS3 preview...just not when live.
thanks
Tony
You would do something like this..
RewriteRule /images/(.*)?$ http://www.yourOtherServer.com/images/$1 [P]
http://www.skyu.tv/indexIE.html
- John
Donna
Is there a way that if you click on the picture that it beccomes bigger? (with help of shadowbox...????) I don't know anything about XML :( ......
And i can't find a good tutorial that shows me how to make a pictureflow....I really whant to make it myself but i dont know how.....
Please help me.............. its quit urgent........
thnx!!! Sabrina.N
However, I want to change the first middle image (the current var), preferably via the embed tag, flashvars. Anyone knows how to do this?
@Marcos: Go to the actionscript code on the second frame and remove the three:
, "_blank"
parameters from the code.
Cheers,
Boudewijn
I'm trying change somethings in this wonderfull cover flow and i need know how can i call one javascript function.
Look about it in google and found many things but doesn't work in cover flow.
I try:
import flash.external.*;
var callJSFunction:String = "Name-Of-Function";
ExternalInterface.call(callJSFunction);
And put my funcion in head or body html.
Ps: I'm using two frame and put the function in every files.
Try fscommand but doesn't work too.
Please help, how can i call one javascript function from flash????
THKS
I am a Noob with this stuff im trying to learn though
thanks in advance for any help
To reiterate,
I also got the answer to new window opening from stephen himself.
As to your problem basically search for this string: "_blank".
It should be a getURL command, which basically opens a link, "_blank" opens a new window, so to open in the current window use "_self" instead of "_blank".
Thanks everyone and Thanks Stephen!
I have read each topics since the begining. There is still two issues not solved for me.
First, I haven't found how to add a link on the front picture. There is a lot of people who asked that. There is sometimes codes, but they don't work (I have tried).
Then, I have another problem : sometimes when you clic on the scrollbar to move to the next picture too close from where it is, you are automatically sent to the first picture on the left. Then, if you try to clic on another picture, the same thing happen.
I really would like to have an answer to fix it.
Thank you very much.
Alex
anyone knows how to amend the code to not have the distortion when the image is not in view.
An example:
http://www.flashden.net/item/photo-flow-menu-xm...
me a newbie ...
Thanks ya! :P
great little swf, but I have a major issue, if I publish this to a HTML page through flash it works great, but as soon as I add it to a asp.net page (C#) using FlashControl it fails to load the xml, any ideas?
Many Thanks
DV
Notice there is a var named doubleClickRegister, do a search and you’ll probably find it at or near line 314. In that if block put
getURL(infostruc[this.cid].info, “_self”);
Infostruc is the array holding the data for the coverflow. I used the info field to place the link data parsed from the XML file. You can see where the info field being added near the bottom of the script and the line looks like
infostruc.push({art:this.childNodes[0].childNodes[i].attributes.url, info:val1, auth:val2, album:val3, loaded:false});
Get data from the XML file by placing the below at or near line 500
var val1:String = cNode[3].childNodes[0].nodeValue ? unescape(cNode[3].childNodes[0].nodeValue) : _;
so when val1 is added to the infostruc array it actually has something. You will of course need to add the link to the XML file after each albumName node
http://server.com
Compile and double click the cover and bingo
Hope this helps.
Ive also fixed the problem with the .net pages and I'm trying to make this a lot friendlier by providing the XML and Image URL using flashVars.
Could the reflection of the image be eliminated?
How could I do that? and....
Could I change the view of the pictures? How could I see one main picture in the middle of the screen and only one picture behind that at each side?
thank you! :)
Any ideas?
I also need help on this :(
I made a few modifications in the original code in order to use the file on white background and to put the grafix in perpective..
The reflection is turned into drop shadow (with setting the blur, the colours and opacity)
My (half finished) version is currently at http://www.bosecollins.co.uk/t5m/
If anyone does need my version just drop a line here - I switced on email notification to followup new comments..
BUT - There is only one thing I could not solve and I need help with >> is there any way to loop the image flow? So there is no beggining nor ending - the graphics would be rotating around and around... I keep on trying this for days with no result..
Thank you in advance!
Change > var angle:Number = 0; then adjust shelveCDSpacing...
Answer to Diego (431): play around with changing the following values:
var shelveCDSpacing
var centerDistance
Hope that helped ;)
Just add this line :
getURL(infostruc[this.cid].authLink, "_blank");
on line 340 just after
if (getTimer() - this.pressTime <= doubleClickRegister && this.pressTime) {
This is for the artistlink in your XML file, if you want to add the album link change "authLink" by "albumLink".
Bye
You can get me on Admin ampersat studzworld dot com.
btw I love what youve done with the menu system
Cheers
email to janetp8@gmail.com
Thanks to Steven and thanks to you!
Can I have your version please.
I couldn't make the pictures loop around but the Client accepted this version..
Big thanks to Steven again and all the people sharing the knowledge..
It works great, except for the load. Most of the time, when the pictures load they don't end up loading in the correct area...some of them end up loading at the bottom of the flash area. Check it out and you'll see what I mean. Any thoughts?
-Dan
http://lisajfreeman.com
Would be nice to get a document going with FAQ's and/or current fixes for common problems.
Anyway...feel free to check out my implementation. Been using it since January, and I get lots of great comments from visitors.
-Dan
There're many comum question here, i'm newbie in flash but always find a way to do what i want.
Olegpeti, hbp, Toon, Tim, court earp, thwonk ask how get rid, remove, turn off reflection?
So easy, just coment this line:
var rArt:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("reflection" + (this.getNextHighestDepth() - 1), this.getNextHighestDepth());
i use the Flash for Navigation. It isn't a problem to Navigate to a external URL but i would like to use it like this
var FirstWindow = Ext.get('Window3Content'); -> Window3Content is a Div
FirstWindow.load({
url: "FirstWindowServlet",
scripts: true,
text: "Loading First Window..."
});
Can someone help?
Thank you
How can i load images from another domain?
Doesn't work:
- Full path in albuminfo.xml
- Use info base field
- allowScriptAccess = always
Any ideas?
THKS
Check out this article:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/article...
I believe this is what you need.
i use pictures with index transparency. But in the coverflow the background is white. I learn Flash so if it is a basic feature. Sorry ;-)
Thanx
Mirko
23 minutes to give some support, unbelievable, very nice job, so fast!
I'm really don't think about security question when try load images from another domain.
Now after reading that paper about cross domain policy i know what must to do, but it's doesn't work.
In my web server log found it:
http://domain1.com/domain2.com/image.jpg
Its just happend when there're any image from domain2.
Create my own crossdomain file and put * to allow every domain but doesn't work.
Something like this:
or
I'll try something like
Security.allowDomain("domain")
Some other idea?
THKS for wonderful support !
} else {
img_info.artistLink.onPress = function() {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].authLink, "_blank");
};
with something like this:
on ( release ) {
getURL ("javascript:window.open('http://10.1.75.251/flash/demowindow.cfm?demo=ticker&width=425&height=110',' demoWin','width=450,height=150,toolbar=no,location =no')", "_blank");
so i have no scrollbars and toolbars and my own width and height.
Thanks in advance!
first of all: awesome script!
Is there any solution for the calculation of the number of images, because if I have less than 10 images (and delete the lines in the xml-file) the scrolling won't work.
Does anyone have an idea where I could change the code to get it to work with less than 10 images? (say 3 images?)
Your help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
Did many tests with System.security.allowInsecureDomain, System.security.allowDomain and many configs about security but doesn't work.
Found this line in your code:
artLoader.loadClip("./" + infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
This ("./") force loadClip to look in current path, change it to my domain2.com and now i can see flash calling the correct path, but image just be blank (size and format ok, its the same in domain1).
Any idea???
Fisrt of all, Thank You Very Much Stephen! Two words: Awesome Work!
Ok, so far I've read every single comment in this page to fix the bugs, but still getting some. For example, it can't load the first cover-image when I've less than ten (10) entries. You can check it at:
Three entries:
http://www.yadah.com.mx/swf/test1/
Ten entries:
http://www.yadah.com.mx/swf/test2/
A) Does any one knows why this happens?
B) I'm developing a web app using tomcat. When I test it from http://localhost:8080/swf/test1 the images aren't being displayed :S The images are located in the same folder as the swf file. What's wrong with it? Btw Once the swf file is on the internet there is no problem.
C) I've created a compilation of all fixes and post them into a word document. If you want the lastest version you can download it from: http://www.yadah.com.mx/swf/StephenCoverFlow.zip
D) To Olegpeti: could you provide us the implementation of your coverflow? We'd like to have the same onmouse-scroll-effect you have on yours.
Thnks very much to Stephen and the community :D
http://olbros.com/image_flow/image_flow_flaz.zip to download source (both in CS3 and flash8 formats)
Hope I haven't messed up the code too much :)
Onmouse scroll was easy - I simply changed the 'onPress' function to 'onRollOver'...
Three albums in xml:
http://www.yadah.com.mx/swf/test1/
Ten albums in xml:
http://www.yadah.com.mx/swf/test2/
Does any one knows why this happens?
Question: I want to add one more field under the albuminfo to load from the xml. I think it goes in the xmlData.onLoad function near line 560, but I'm not sure exactly how to tie it all together. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Also, how about a pause button?
At the very end you can add this:
"menubar_mc.swapDepths(1500);"
Where 'menubar_mc' is the object you want to appear on top's instance name. '1500' is almost arbitrary but I saw that scrollbar.swapDepth was set at 1101. This may also help to mask out the reflection being so large since no one knows how to actually decrease the size.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any clarification.
I`m using this coverflow for a website gallery.
The problem is that i want to insert this coverflow into another movieclip. I suppose that involves some changes into the script.
Can someone give me some advices?
Thanks ;)
I would appreciate some assistance if you are willing to share.
I was thinking about the exact same combination of coverflow and lightbox, but in the end I guess it won't be possible since the lightbox script parses the document body for links with a rel attribute. And since Flash movies can't be parsed that way it's not going to work.
I'd be happy though if someone proves me wrong.
Paul
first thanks for sharing :)
i'm trying to modify coverflaw but have a stange effect, please look here, http://www.bibienne.com/images/splash.jpg
pictures are distorced in a strange way,
is it normal?
thanks, fulvio
i'm sure it's possible, i can give a try if you need it
regards
I ran across this code called flashlightbox injector that's supposed to let you use lightbox with flash. With my limited flash experience I have not been successful in getting it to work.
http://www.bram.us/projects/flashlightboxinjector/
Tom D
i've done a test, here:
http://www.peopleforfun.com/itunes/
have used thickbox and jquery
and this in the fla
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
//getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
getURL("javascript:tb_show('', '"+infostruc[current - 1].art+"')", "");
}
is quite a simple sample, sure need more mods, something like a different path for bigger images
look at the html sorce for js and css files
PLEASE could someone post the .fla (Flash 8) or complete code for a version that includes a click to get Url or call mc or something when the centered album is clicked?
MANY huge thanks Stephen and all here!
Could someone please tell me how to make the images' shadows to work with a white background? i managed to changed the background but the shadows are still in black.
thank you very much.
First of all, Thank You Very Much for a nice flash. I have done almost all the fix necessary, but then am encountering one problem. If I refresh the page containing the swf continuously then instead of album pics a number is displayed. Looks like it the loading percentage. This also happens if I leave the web page for some time and then try to refresh the same.
Any help would be appreciated.
rocks!
thanx people for helping us...
Great scripting - my problem is trying to load a .flv clip on click. So far everything is cutomised in AS2 and working brilliantly to load an external URL - can I switch out the getURL function to onClick gotoandPlay ('frame_label') ??? or onClick load .flv into 'my_mc' ??
Would really appreciate some help as everything else is loading great!!!
Thanks,
Sx.
I've been using this to create a gallery of images but the images are a mix of horizontal and vertical images. Is there any way of dynamically resizing the image holder to cater for this?
Thanks alot and continue the good work!
this is realy the best flash based coverflow but I have found a bug. If you load many of covers, the animation doesnt work correctly. I have tested it with 350.
It would be great if someone could fix this because my knowledge is not enough.
Are you serious? Obviously Flash is not something you know of. 350 is WAYYY to much for Flash AS2. It is not the fault of the code, its obviously the fault of the developer. If you really need to put 350 pictures in this then use AS3 because of the E4X parsing and the robust language it will be able to handle it.
I would suggest using this one:
http://dougmccune.com/blog/2007/11/19/flex-cove...
But you are going to have to learn Flex or get a flex dev (like our mutual friend Stephen here) to do it.
Thanks Stephen for making some very useful code and making it free for all of us.
Remember folks its not always the code, many times its the user.
I am having an issue. I have a non-profit site which has several CDs to download. Each CD has its own page. So I am using the Cover Flow as navigation amongst these pages. So on each page, I want the corresponding album cover to be front and center in the flow. I am accomplishing this like this:
In the FLA, I changed the var declaration to read as such:
var current:Number = _root.startalbum;
On my HTML page, I am using FlashVars to pass in the variable "startalbum" to be equal to whatever number album I want front and center:
param name="FlashVars" VALUE="startalbum=4"
and
embed FlashVars="startalbum=4"
This actually works! With this example, the 4th album is front and center when I load the page. Nice.
Here's the problem. If the first thing I do once the page loads is click the "right arrow" on the scroll-bar, the albums vanish and I get "undefined" in Song and Album name.
If I do anything else first on the page (like click the left arrow once or use the scroll-bar or click thru the albums, then the right arrow works just fine.
What am I doing wrong? Or is this a bug which I unwittingly created?
Thanks!
thank you.
Regards.
Any thoughts?
I am wondering if anyone can offer any solutions for this problem.
Sl1mchanse, I'd love to help you with your issue, but I admit that it is a tad above my head. Sorry.
I have noticed that the bug occurs also if the first thing you do is click the scrollbar track bar on the right side of the scrollbar handle. Basically, if the first thing you do when you load the page is click the right arrow, mouse wheel up, or click to the right of the scrollbar track on the right side of the scrollbar handle, the albums fly off to the left and all that is left is "undefined" in the album and song fields.
Again, in the FLA, I changed the var declaration to read as such:
var current:Number = _root.startalbum;
On my HTML page, I am using FlashVars to pass in the variable “startalbum” to be equal to whatever number album I want front and center:
param name=”FlashVars” VALUE=”startalbum=4″
and
embed FlashVars=”startalbum=4″
This works because it presents the corresponding album (fourth album in this case) front and center on load. However, it leaves me with the bug I describe above.
Stephen or anyone else... Please help me. Lot's of love to you all and much appreciate for those who even just take the time read this. :-)
I set the var declaration back to:
var current:Number = 1;
But then in the init function, I just performed a little unnecessary math (which for some reason does the trick):
function init(Void):Void {
current = this.startalbum - 1;
current = current + 1;
Don't ask me why, but for some reason when I deal with my FlashVars variable in a pointless math routine (subtract 1 from it and then add one to it), all works fine.
Groovy. So now we have a method for loading up a specific album cover front and center based on the number it falls into in your XML file.
There is probably a better way to do this. Admittedly I am not a Flash dude. So, if someone knows an improvement, feel free. Anyhow, I'm stoked that this method works, even if I don't fully understand why. :-P
First, I set the variable declaration back to:
var current:Number = 1;
Then in the "init" function, I do a little seemingly unnecessary math:
function init(Void):Void {
current = this.startalbum - 1;
current = current + 1;
So here I am subtracting 1 and then in the next line I add 1 back. No idea why, but it works!
A hover text of each shelved cover would also be nice! Just a suggestion. Thanks!
Action Script 3.0 run faster and better performance so can the community change it for AS2 to AS3
i really need this version run on AS3.0
please if anyone know send me email on
hai2lp@yahoo.com
this my structure
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And second: I can't seem to get more than 14 albums to show up.
I copied the appropriate code in the xml file so i could have about 16 albums & I added new art.
Is there another place that I need to edit code that I have missed?
what a wonderfull fla. I love everything that's apple. including itunes and leopard coverflow. What I can't manage is to turn the autoplay off. I set the AutoNextP to 0 and than it doesn't start.. but after a while it does start... how to fix this?.. no auto play just when the scrollbar is moved or the arrows are clicked..
_john
http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/wp-content/...
that is the best one that i've ever try you shouldn't get any problem
you can even handle more than 15 albums to show up
thank you
.s
i love this coverflow, but i have a big problem. what have i to do, wenn i get a title with ß, ü,ä, or ö?
i hope, someone can help me!
thanks
trixi
in the AS there was this part:
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko
// autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 0;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move
var autoNextTime:Number = 3
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
function interNext():Void {
if (autoDirect == 1) {
next();
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
previous();
}
}
It should make you able to turn of the cycle... but when you set it to 0 as told by Paul, tieftauch, Lunis Neko it still cycles.
change the part to:
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko
// autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 0;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move
var autoNextTime:Number = 3
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
if (autoNextP == 1) {
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
}
function interNext():Void {
if (autoDirect == 1) {
next();
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
previous();
}
}
If you set it to 0 now it won't cycle..
_j
as I posted back in April already:
Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an ‘ö’).
Greetings,
Paul
I have one thing left I need to do. Apparently Mike worked this out but he didn't post the patch. I want to only load the required images like for example the next 5 images and previous 5 images to the one being shown, rather then automatically loading them all. I'm gonna try to work it out for myself now but if anybody has the script to post that would be lovely.
Cheers,
lp
but I have a problem.
how could I can set the opacity of the SHELVECDs during the transition?
i mean, the covers are alpha0 while in background and alpha 100 while in foreground
thank you
i tested it, but i failed :-)
as example i wrote:
ö - %C3%B6
but i can`t see one ö.
i saved the file as utf8.
what is wrong?
can someone help me, please?
trixi
Does anyone have any suggestions to make the slide run smoother without jumping?
Thanks.
http://joomlaos.es/index.php/Blog.html
How can i add more triangles/slices to each cover?? So that they dont get so jagged when they are in an angle. Or is there any other solution to remove/smooth the covers jagging when they are angled?
/collard
1.preventing larger that 150 px covers from being cut off at the top. How can you see larger images?
2. changing the width of the size properties which is currently 590x300. How do you increase or decrease the width and height of the file. Is it in a MC?
Thanks to all. I'm so glad I discovered this!
tq
changing the width of the flash movie is pretty easy, you have to extend the stage within the flash and alter the StageWidth variable as well as the fade variables. For an example just take look at my version I linked to in one of my previous comments, the width there is set to 900+ pixels.
Greetings
Paul
I assume this will correct the image chop off problem as well.
tq
Can someone help me get the mask to so that it starts 100 px in?
I want them to fade out before the Stage.width
Thanks in advance
i have a problem with the characters ß,ä,ö and ü.
paul wrote i have to embed these in the textboxes.
what do you mean?
i don`t understand it ;-(
########################
Just as a reminder, if you want to use non-standard characters (for example some Polish, French or German chars like ž, ç or ö) you have to embed these chars or charsets in these text boxes, too (within the XML file I use the special Flash UTF8 short notation: i.e. %C3%B6 for an ‘ö’).
########################
//var fadePointLeft:Number = 50;
if (this._x fadePoint - fadeDist) {
this._alpha = ((fadePoint - this._x) / fadeDist * 100);
} else {
this._alpha = 100;
}
if (this._x < fadePointLeft + fadeDist) {
this._alpha = (( this._x - fadePointLeft) / fadeDist * 100);
}
Hope this help out someone else.
Thanks Stephen
So that you have half the icons on the left and half on the right?
I'll be working on this one as well. I'll post it if I figure it out.
Cheers,
var current:Number = 6;
That's where you can start your icons from.
I have one quick question: how exactly do I actually use this script? I am familiar with HTMl and I own a copy of Flash 8 but have no idea how to work it. I can use HTML alright, but I'm totally lost here.
This is a serious question. If anyone could so much as provide me with a link... I am an adept learner. I want to use this for my photography and art gallery. I'm sorry if this isn't an appropriate question. Any help would be most excellent. Thanks.
In the cover flow only the front images are good, the left and right images are distorted, does exists something like "antialiasing" or similar?
Adam
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 1;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move
var autoNextTime:Number = 3;
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
if (autoNextP == 1) {
autoNext = setInterval(interNext, autoNextTime*1000);
}
function interNext():Void {
if (autoDirect == 1) {
next();
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
previous();
}
}
//////////////////////////////////
Then you can add this.
root.scrollBar.left.onRelease = function():Void {
clearInterval(autoNextP);
};
root.scrollBar.right.onRelease = function():Void {
clearInterval(autoNextP);
};
I want click the front cover image and load other swf, for example...
I just tried using a fix that I think might be your problem as well.
This post by Cristophe Krebser, I think screws up the loading images. well I know it did it to my script.
So just put the old code back.
// Replace ( USE THIS ONE, THE ORIGINAL)
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
// with (THIS ONE I THINK IS NOT GOOD)
if(loadedAll eq undefined || this.x eq undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
Anyways try it out. It worked for me
Images flip with current animation style but go around like a carousel. Any thoughts on what should occur to allow this additional functionality or has someone experimented with something like this already?
Thanks for any help, advice, pointers to sections of code I should look at, etc would be immensely appreciated.
Cheers.
Yes you can use php. i did try this go to http://muslimplus.com/coverflow/ i'm using php and mysql database instead of xml.
Where do you change the link to the new php file ?
Cheers.
Please send your email address to hai2lp@yahoo.com
if you wanna know how i make coverflow working with full php and mysql code
I‘ve written a little script that converts Coverflow into a nifty Photo/Image Gallery viewer.
It‘s auto-updating - No XML re-writing required, simply place new photos and thumbnails in the respective folders.
Here is the script and instructions.
http://vanilla.kittyanarchy.net/comments.php?Di...
I can't seem to create a layer that will show on top of the coverflow.
When I adjust the layer order in flash CS3, ALL layers seem to stuck below the coverflow once the exported SWF is played.
Does anyone know why this is? or a fix?
I must say though....I am really impressed with this. Thank you all for sharing.
make whatever you want on top and put it into another .fla
then render it and use this code
loadMovie("YourNewMovie.swf", "_level20");
It'll load on top whatever level you want.
first: really great stuff, I really love this cool cover flow!
@trixi: You have to embedd the chars to the dynamic text fields in InhaltMC01, then it will show öäüß and other chars too!
Now, to my question:
I would like to use this as a picture gallery with 4 chapters, so I tried to add 4 buttons, and every button should load another xml file, but it doesn't work, because the covers won't disapear...
I really can't get it... I try this for a whole week now and I think my head will explode.... can someone help me please?
If you want to contact me try:
smove1024(at)gmx(dot)de
try this, only this worked for me:
on (release) {
_root.unloadMovie()
_root.loadMovie("new.swf");
}
And make 4 separate movie with 4 different XML address...
-----------------------
to Tony:
I could use the "AlbumInfo_Mc" (img_info) to create a layer on top without loading another swf:
img_info.swapDepths(2000);
Put this code at the end of all action. Make a semi-transparent layer mc inside the covering movie (in our case inside 'img_info', the second frame) and put another code on it:
onClipEvent (load) {
this.onRollOver = function() {
this.useHandCursor = false;
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
this.useHandCursor = false;
};
this.onRelease = function() {
this.useHandCursor = false;
};
}
So anything at the back won't be clickable.
I use the onPress function inside the ControlTheObject function to go to the second frame of img_info:
mc.onPress = function():Void {
//if (getTimer()-this.pressTime<=doubleClickRegister && this.pressTime) {}
clearInterval(autoNext);
if (current == this.cid+1) {
_root.img_info.gotoAndStop(2);//<----HERE!
}
current = this.cid+1;
updateInfo();
};
I hope that helped..
try this, only this worked for me:
on (release) {
_root.unloadMovie()
_root.loadMovie(”new.swf”);
}
And make 4 separate movie with 4 different XML address…
I guess you have the same problem like me... So create one movie (main) and 4 submovies (4 times the coverflow flash with their own link to their xml files...
I will try out and will TRY to put a version for download...
@olegpeti: Thanks for that hint!
Just wondering if anyone ever figured out the continuous scroll like Chantal & billski had asked.
As Chantal put it, circular script. I'm going to start working on it. But it would help to get some insight.
Thanks
I only duplicated the main movie itself..
In my case it was ok for the whole Coverflow to load in again.
The button starts a chain reaction: the whole swf unloads then the new one starts.
It's weird that it works, very unsophisticated method :)
Before this I tried many ways for deleting all instances created by the script and clear the variables (and there MUST be a way) but could not succeed. It was the only way it worked for me.
I am happy if it helped for you.
And again: thanks everyone for making this script!
i create a mainmovie with 3 button that loads 3 diffrent swf. (Coverflow, News, About me)
if u click on a cover it opens a part of the mainmovie with a imgage(cover) and text. so no external url
i know its not perfect coded but i'm no haxxor1337 but it works.
its simple to see how it wokrs....
Only in Flash CS3
http://rapidshare.com/files/158613529/coverlfow...
Fix for 1st image not showing up when there are fewer than 10 covers:
[REPLACE THIS]
// Edit by Matth, Alhadef
// "The Elevator Door 2"
//for (var i:Number; i <= infostruc.length;i++){
[WITH THIS]
// Edit by Matth, Alhadef
// "The Elevator Door 2"
//for (var i in infostruc){
[THIS]
Art.id = cArt.id = rArt.cid = cArt.cid = Number(i) + 1;
[TO THIS]
Art.id = cArt.id = rArt.cid = cArt.cid = Number(i);
You saved my @ss tonight, thanks dude!
I need some help.
I need two changes and I don't know how.
First: add a blur effect like the alpha on the covers (far: more blur; close= no blur)
Second: when the cover is clicked, I want to enlarge this cover (+200 % for example)
Thanks for your help !
I came across the same problem with lack of anti-aliasing for the side items -
here is my solution, which works fine for me:
change from:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,false);
to:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
Great thanks to the Makers. It was a great weight off my mind. Guys you rox!
I guess it could be a cool new feature for the next release, to switch anti-aliasing on and off
var antialiased:Boolean = true;
.
.
.
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,antialiased);
I've tried about everything I can think of, and there is always a solid color background for the reflection, which sucks if you don't have a solid color background.
Sorry I din't explain myself correctly.
I know how to change the gradient colors, but that's not what I need.
I need to get rid of the solid color in the reflection background.
Try placing an image in the background on the .fla and you will see what I mean.
The reflection is not transparent, It has a solid backgound which obviously I can't seem to get rid of.
You're right, that solution will not hold up over a background with an image or artwork. Since I only needed to change the background solid color. I haven't had the need to make the refrlection transparent yet, and it might be a little time consuming.. but you can try to look for all the code in the fla document pertaining to the reflection and try to set an alpha value to it... good luck.
To all... I've figured out how to make the image clickable. in the "Box" movie clip, there is a solid red bar that denotes the clickable area. Simply draw a solid box on that same movie clip about the size and placement of the center image and that will hold the link on the final out put (don't worry, that movie clip is set for 0% transparency, so it's not seen). (for those of you not advanced, this is the "HIT" area of the button that is set up in the FLA file.) I hope this helps.. the least I can do for an awesome product, free of charge. Thank you!
I'm creating a slideshow at a conference to be displayed on a 40" screen cycling through a series of posters how do I:
1. Move the cover elements further down the screen once they have been resized (at the moment they float off the top)
2. Remove the reflections or adjust the overall opacity (the covers have to sit on a textured background so mapping to a specific colour doesn't help.
3. Add a blur effect to the covers not highlighted
4. get it to loop round continuously rather than get to the end and reverse
5. Is there any way I can embed the images in the flash file (slightly backward I know but it would be easier if I could compile it as a single fullscreen .exe
Thanks in advance
Neil
Any ideas?
I tried to change the html charset to UTF-8, but it did not fix the problem.
Is there anything I can change into .fla file ?
Thank you.
I am the lead ActionScript guru in our studio but even I am stumped on this one. I saw some other colleagues were having this problem before but couldn't see where it's resolved. Here's the deal:
I am loading an external SWF instead of images. Within some of these SWFs are Quicktime movies. First frame is stopped with a PLAY VIDEO button. When clicked it goes to the next frame where the Quicktime is loaded. However, when I click on the movie slide, it doesn't play. Has anyone figured out how to load external SWFs and allow those SWF's to be interactive?
Any help would be great!
in the standard version you find here the text boxes within the Flash only support standard latin characters. In order to display special chars you have to embed these in the text boxes. Just click on the album/artist name fields and check the all characters (sets) you need. I wouldn't rercommend to include all characters for every additional char takes up some bytes and makes tha fla greater in size.
Greetings
Paul
It would be really useful if this could be defined as one could then set the location to a dynamic url within their page so that it may be used on multiple playlists.
In the swf that you load did you try and add an:
this._lockroot;
So that flash doesn't get mixed up with levels and junk
1. Open the .FLA in flash
2. On on the timeline, click the 2nd frame on the 'Actions' layer.
3. Display the ActionScript window (press F9).
4. Search for albuminfo.xml and amend as necessary.
Ps. I've written a nifty php script that runs coverflow as a dynamic photo gallery.
The link is
http://vanilla.kittyanarchy.net/comments.php?Di...
(at the time of this post, the website was down. Feel free to email me with any queries re the script, ghetto@letsgo.com.au)
The KAnet Vanilla forums are back up. Sorry for the downtime. There was a bit of a DNS fubar, but it should be resolved worldwide within the next couple of hours (some DNS servers take quite a while to refresh). For me using OpenDNS, it has just refreshed and the site is running.
so my post above (http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=11#comme...) where I added some vars to the flash. In just the same manner you may add an addVariable line in the SWFObject call and change the FLA the line near the end where the XML is called to use this variable (_root.yourfilenamevar).
Greetings
Paul
I have set the size to 190 on this to lines:
(original 150)
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 190(take any size you want);
line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 190(take any size you want);
Where do I set so the "LOADING" on the album art that has not load to match this, so it don't get a big white border on right and bottom?
Thx in advance
Henzo
I have set no embed in the .fla file and now everything is working fine.
Thank you for your help.
I tried _lockroot and it didn't work. I am really stuck on this one if anybody else has a clue please let me know here is my previous post:
Wonderful job on this…absolutely wonderful.
I am the lead ActionScript guru in our studio but even I am stumped on this one. I saw some other colleagues were having this problem before but couldn’t see where it’s resolved. Here’s the deal:
I am loading an external SWF instead of images. Within some of these SWFs are Quicktime movies. First frame is stopped with a PLAY VIDEO button. When clicked it goes to the next frame where the Quicktime is loaded. However, when I click on the movie slide, it doesn’t play. Has anyone figured out how to load external SWFs and allow those SWF’s to be interactive?
Any help would be great!
Why after the tenth image the image on the right starts to blink.
Can anyone help me on this problem ?
Thank you.
Thank you both for your replies. I think I am going to try out Paul's version as I am already somewhat familiar with using SWFObject to call different flash media players. If it works like those other projects I have been playing around with, I should just be able to echo in the php variable of the xml file into the xmlFile flash var.
I like how your version lets one define all the variables within the js using swfoject.js I went to the link you listed on your post and your flash looks quite a bit different than the original one posted on this site. Do you by chance have a version that still allows the flash vars to be called from the external file but retains the original look? Does your flash look for the same name in the xml files or are they named differently?
If i can find a version that keeps the default look as well as allows for the location and name of the xml file to be defined in an external file it would be extremely helpful and appreciated.
Thanks again for everyones time and this wonderful project.
See my post above ^^
solved the LOADING image. Didn't see the image on the stage first... But you can find it in the library. So by changing that size so it matches this to lines:
line 18 - var frontCDWidth:Number = 190(take any size you want);
line 19 - var frontCDHeight:Number = 190(take any size you want);
You want get the white border. Great!
Now I just have to figure out a way so the PNG files gets transparent. for some reason it gets white.. (saw post above about this) anyone how has a solution for this?
Thx
Henzo
you could just download my version as well as the original one and merge them. It's quite simple to make the flash vars configurable by adding lines like
flashvar = _root.phpvar
That's by the way the exact reason why I was giving it a try, I wanted to use the fla in various positions with different contents and now I just can set the xml list name by setting a php var to the template.
Greetings
Paul
I would like to publish a version using a white background and an example using a PHP file instead of XML for images and datas be selected from a mysql database dynamicly.
Thank you.
You can get the files here
http://webinkgraphics.com/coverFlow/flow.zip
zip everything to one file, like the file you downloaded. Then send it. Then the client just unzip and the folder and file structure is intact.
thank you
Thanks!
I have added some code that sorts out the little glitch with the autoNext function.
The problem I was getting was that if you clicked the buttons or scrollbar at the wrong time the function would skip that image.
So basically I've added the clearInterval and setInterval functions again in the next() and previous() functions so that the interval resets itself on a click of the button or any other process!
function next():Void {
if (current 1) {
current -= 1;
}
if (current == 1) {
// Set our autodirect switch to go forward now
autoDirect = 1;
}
clearInterval(autoNext);
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
updateInfo();
}
zip it
See post above (#571)
Anyone know how to achieve this?
source files would be much appreciated
Yeah. I know how to achieve it. Get Papervision and make it your damn self! I can't believe there are soo many of these people asking for free stuff and free work for absolutely nothing. Here is a guy that gave something wonderful for free and then these people come along and want more for free. Source files would be appreciated? Gahh, just horrible. LEARN TO DO IT OR HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR YOU!
I must admit Kevin has a point. This fine art of Stephens work is given freely to the community and you asking for a complete addition without any greetings or even words of tribute.
I see these source files as a base for further development and I did share my changes and try to answer questions if I can.
So coming back to your question:
If you figured out how to add an additional text line you can probably start from that to add an additional image. The required XML changes should be as simple as for the text, displaying the image is of course more complicated. Since I wasn't in need of that yet, I didn't try it so far, but loading the image should be very similar to loading the main images (covers). If you are just a bit into ActionScript you could try copy&pasting the right things. If you achieve something (may not even be fully functional) share it, so others can take a look and might improve it. That's how a community works.
Greetings
Paul
asking was the last thing I wanted to do.
I've tried and tried including Papervision and every resource I could manage.
I'm new to this and as I'm only 12 I think you were a bit harsh.
I asked politely and didn't mean to upset anyone.
If anyone can give me clue, a pointer, then i will script it myself, but, so far i can find nothing.
I'm not asking for http://www.demandware.com/clients/ (complete) but i just want to add an different image to the main coverflow image in a separate MC. just like http://www.demandware.com/clients/ .
I tried XML, no good, extra nodes etc, and have exhausted my options.
My dad suggested posting on here, because I've been up till 1 am for the whole weekend and thats not good.
Can anyone help?? but please don't get angry.
Thanks Paul,
I sure i wont give up and as soon as I crack it I'll share.
thanks for the tips
This piece of flash rocks. Good work!
/Lars
I get your point Kevin but chill out, he was only asking.
let not get political kids!! :)
remember we are a community and "need to live together"
I am trying to customize the component in such a way that it loads album images from the internet (complete URLs are specified in albuminfo.xml), I have completed it and it works fine if i debug the movie in flash. But when i upload my file to a web server, the images are not loaded, only a white box appears in place of image.
Can anyone help me? Really appreciate any help.
Thanks.
Umer
thnx
This looks like an awesome component, well done to everyone !!!
I do need help though...
1. I downloaded the source files and the file: iTunesAlbumArt4.fla
I put all the files in the same folder, opened the fla file with flash cs3 but when I try to run it I get this error:
Error opening URL 'file:///D|/Downloads/New%20Folder/./albuminfo.xml?cachebuster=1227964361885'
Can anyone tell me how to fix that?
2. I want to use this gallery in Drupal, and make each thumbnail to open in a lightbox. Is that possible? Can someone help me with that please?
Thank you, and again, what a great work !!!
Sigal
It's a good project. I liked it and will use it immediately thanks to you.
Feature request:
1. Play & pause button for autoscrolling
2. Interactive sorting capability fot the specified xml tags.
Keep up the good work.
Munir
First off I should mention that I am loading my xml through the FlashVars, and all images are coming from a different server.
Jt Hollister: I had the same problem with the first image (1rst image) not showing up. I think this is caused by the crossdomain policy file not being read in time to grant permission to load the image data for the first file (it takes about 2 seconds to load the policy file). To fix this I simply wrote a new function called waitForPolicy. In this function I initialized a counter and put an onEnterFrame event to increment it up to 50. When it reaches 50 an if statement fires off and calls the init function and loads the pictures. This causes only a short delay in loading the images, but fixes the problem with the first one loading.
(in the function that loads the xml)
replace: init();
with: waitForPolicy();
at the top add the variable:
var stall:Number = 0;
then add the new function:
function waitForPolicy(){
onEnterFrame = function(){
if (stall 1) {
if (stall > 100){
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
}
if (stall < 165){
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
One final note if you are loading images from a different server: With the release of Flash Player 10 Adobe has implemented new stricter guide lines for cross domain security, so if your not seeing any images load up and you are using flash player 10, check to see if it works in flash player 9, if it does your cross domain policy file needs to be updated. If it still doesn't work in flash player 9, your cross domain policy file is just broke period.
I'm not a coder—have just enough coding knowledge to get myself into trouble—but have been able to adapt your files to my uses...just missing a working link function for the "album" images. Links for artistLink are fine.
Can you advise how to make work properly?
Thanks.
Stephen, your a legend cheers for this its great.
Im having problems loading the images on the swf...
here is my swf
http://www.gfab-records.com/ianmyspace/coverflo...
and here is my xml (dynamically generated from a php script querying a mysqldb)
http://www.gfab-records.com/ianmyspace/index.ph...
a browser wont like displaying that but if you view source you can see that the xml is fine, and if you view the swf it reads the xml fine, but doesn't display the images, yet checking the image paths given in the xml they all exists fine.
i need to use a full path to the images becuase the swf is being displayed on myspace, http://www.myspace.com/djiancarey
i know this can work because someone else is using this here www.myspace.com/borntofunk
SO.... Any ideas what i might be doing wrong here?
P.s. I have created a mysql/php front end to add images etc and to feed the swf if anyone is interested!
Cheers
Brad
It could be that there is an error in your XML. If you use Firefox to display your XML it says its not well formed. That would explain why it loads the first Image and not the rest. I think its the "&" in your XML. At least remove all "&" signs from the XML and test it to see if thats your problem, if so you have to replace the "&" with the safe alternative, which I have forgotten right now. Does anyone remember what the alternative for "&" sign is?
thanks for the response, im (fairly) certain that the &'s are not causing the problem.
as they only occur in the actual text part of the xml, which is getting displayed just fine in the swf, i dont think flash needs xml to be perfectly formed.
the reason the 1st image is displayed if you take a look at the xml (view source) is that its image path is different.
i.e ./discog/2.jpg
rather than http://www.gfab-records.com/ianmyspace/discog/2...
i need the full link to the image as the swf will be displayed on myspace.
could it be somethig to do with cross domain policy or something???
Cheers again,
Brad
Here's a challenge I am facing:
I need this coverflow to be static. Meaning that you always see all available Covers in a row (up to 15) and they stay in that position (more or less due to scaling). Yeah like a dock but with this exact 3D-flip...
Help would be highly appreciated!
I tried Zach's suggestion for making the image a link when it was in the center and it didn't work straight away - the reason being it didn't like the quotation marks around _blank but if you retype these in then it works a treat - thanks Zach!
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
}
add this before the line:
current = this.cid + 1;
can someone explain scrollbarstop to me? I don't understand where the numeral 49 comes from here:
var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
i started making a project, using this one for inspiration, since i use different artwork, the quantity 49 does not work for me.
i can not find a value that works with a dynamic number of items.
so how in the original is the number 49 arrived at?
i just want to understand! thanks :)
This is awesome! But I have one question.
It starts with the image on the left, is it possible to begin with the image in the middle?
please spend at least a couple of seconds searching through the comments, this was answered at least 4 times already. (currentNumber)
Developing my own 'branch' has had some delays because of more important projects but at least I am coming closer to a fully configurable service of this. The attentive reader of this blog entry might have noticed my version at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm .
There is also a white version (http://www.broon.de/coverflow_white.htm) as well as a flat one (http://www.broon.de/coverflow_flat.htm). These are right now handled by three different swf files but in my next major release this can set by SWFObject-variables.
Greetings, Paul
but somehow it stays the same..
Well folks,
I just happened to have some time releasing my first dynamic coverflow generator which can be found at:
http://www.broon.de/dynamicCoverflow.htm
there you can set a couple of things and just push the button to have a coverflow displayed with your values (including starting cover).
It's nothing fancy, it's not looking award-winning and it's not doing all I want yet...
...but you'll get the idea. ;)
So there's way to go, any help will of course be appreciated. For example I can't figure out a way of dynamically resizing stage width and height _without_ using Flex, if anyone got an idea, let me know. Next things to add will probably be shelveDistance and measures. I'll give you an update as soon as I have some time again to work on it.
Greetings,
Paul
The statement:
var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
is setting the scrollbar button so it will knows where to stop on the final picture. I am trying to increase the size of the scrollbar 416px to 600 px. However when I do that the button runs off the screen. There is a calculation going on on where to set it versus the number of pictures but I am a little lost. If I figure it out I will post it.
Matt
I set scrollBarStop to a value that worked for my graphics, when i increased the number of items loaded, it no longer worked correctly.
I am puzzled by the fact that that value is hardcoded, and just wonder what it is derived from.
cheers.
Write me: paodianmey@gmail.com
Thanks,
I downloaded the info above for Dreamweaver 8 that was listed under where it says "source files": Flash Coverflow Community Edition - Flash8 (4060)
I took a look at it in flash, along with the other files that were inside, but I'm not sure where to start. Can anyone get me started? It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
However, would it be possible to have the .fla in Fash MX version?
Many thanks in advance
Steph
Any chance to make it work with other languages like Russian (Cyrillic)? In other flash projects it was enough just to save the .xml file in UTF-8, but it didn't help here.
Thanks a lot!
KP
in fact it is surely possible. All you have to do is (besides using UTF-8) embed the cyrillic character set within the two textboxes used for artists and albums name.
Greetings
Paul
First I'd like to thank you for this beautiful script, I use it for the website http://www.muzikinside.com
But I still have a problem :
I feed the coverflow with a xml generated on the fly with php (codeigniter).
If the visitor come with www.muzikinside.com, the coverflow is able to load xml but if the url is muzikinside.com (without www), the coverflow failed to load xml.
If someone get an idea, please make me know
Thanks a lot
See you
Matt
if(substring(0,9,this._url) == 'http://www'){
xmlData.load("http://www.muzikinside.com/index.php/index/makeXml");
}
else{
xmlData.load("http://muzikinside.com/index.php/index/makeXml");
}
See you
Matt
I am using the coverflow to show image selection, then on clicking the image I'm wanting a Value to be sent to a JavaScript function I've created. Previously I've used static images and added:
onClick="function(this.value);"
or
ahref="javascript:function(value);"
Anyone got an idea how to send values to my function?
Cheers.
Greg.
javascript:function(value);worksP
Well, I tell them I am using this fantastic flash to create a gallery of my products, I am having trouble putting large resolution (or so I think the problem is) the problem is that loading more than 10 images are generated an effect not darling, flashing images and loading strangely the images.
If someone had this problem or if someone knows that this may be happening to me and they can help me thank a lot!
THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL RESORT!
Greetings from Argentina!
Here is my SWF: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.swf
Here is my FLA: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.fla
Here are all my files: http://newdanger.com.ar/flow/flownd.rar
THANKS A LOT!
Well, I answer myself XD tried replacing all my script with the version CS3_Community_Edition. The problem disappeared, but implementation was again very slow, now I will see this as a settlement.
THANK YOU ALSO!
I am trying to make them disappear on a button click.
http://www.modworldwide.com/mascieri. Thanks!
nail on the head, man! That's exactly what I was doing in the beginning and after playing around with some more stuff within the actionscript and the sprites I got my dynamic version where you can just exactly do this: playing around. ;)
Greetings
Paul
do either of you know how to make the whole coverflow fade out simultaneously. I have been staring at this all day and am having trouble finding what objects in the code I can tween.
Please, Let me know if you have run into a similar situation.
Thank you!
what do you mean with fading out simultaneously? I'm not quite sure I understand what you want to do.
Greetings
Paul
I am using the coverflow to display the majority of the content in a website I have started. I added a navigation to control the animation of the images but I need to add a new section to the website. So what I am trying to do is when you click a certain button in the navigation the whole coverflow fades out and then a new movieclip fades in. I have already added several movie clips ontop of the coverflow to display the text for all of the different sections but I can't figure out if its possible to fade out the coverflow. I tried just moving to a new keyframe but all the images are still there.
here is a link to the site so far
http://www.modworldwide.com/mascieri
Thanks, - Jon
that's a nice idea of using the coverflow. I personally find it a bit annoying when jumping to different content, but still it's a variation. And I would get rid of the text lines below the main images (just a proposal).
Right now I don't have access to the fla file, but giving the main image an alpha value shouldn't be too hard while it's not as easy as changing it for the reflection. I'll check on that in the evening.
Regarding the fade out it's hard to give you an advice here since I don't know how you are handling the system altogether. Did you alter the coverflow fla file or are you using a new wrapper swf which loads the coverflow? wIz is using it in the second way I assume, take a look at his webpage at (comment #177) http://www.patrickdroney.com and click i.e. the Photos part. I know it's not fading out but just a new layer above, but maybe it gives you some hints.
Greetings
Paul
do the images you want to display alle share the same dimensions (i.e. 480x320)? In that case you could alter the fla file and change the front cover dimensions to meet your requirements. A dynamic size within the coverflow though is not possible (yet) to my knowledge.
Greetings Paul
I agree with your comment that switching between sections that are far apart is annoying. But the client seems to like it, so I ain't changing a thing! The lines of text are definately going, they are just remenants of when the images had no text and I needed placemarkers.
I actually just altered the .fla file. It is not being nested inside another SWF.
I posted the .fla here for you if you want to take a look. I unfortunately cannot just throw something ontop so I'll keep playing around with it. Thanks for looking into the alpha situation.
http://www.modworldwide.com/mascieri/mascieri09...
if u know what i mean!....trying to use this as a photo viewer
thanks
I don't if this is quite what you want to achieve, but try to put
if ( this.cid == current-1 )
{
this._alpha = 20; // change to your value, 0 for invisibility ;)
}
inside the controlTheObject function at the very end right after the fading alpha calculation. To see a demonstration, visit my dynamic flash generator and alter the alpha value for the center cover.
(http://www.broon.de/dynamicCoverflow.htm, note: alpha for reflection is not quite working yet)
Greetings
Paul
why not using a lightbox instead? That way you don't have to mess with frames in flash. Just implement the lightbox clone of your choice and alter the album link to get the flash working with it.
Greetings
Paul
the above modification (comment #633) affects always the current cover regardless of its position. I made it smoother now by affecting all covers depending on their position near the center so you get a tween.
Demo at my generator page. Over here it's now past 3am so I'm going to bed now ;)
Greetings
Paul
most will be 200(W) x 300(H) but i want some landscape pictures aswell 300(W) x 200 (H) but dont know how to do it :( think i may have to split them into to 2 different gallerys or choose a different one all together unless it is possible to get dynamic sizes.
Has anyone managed to get a continuous loop going, like a carousel?
I had a look at some of the previous suggestions but they have the effect of winding the images back to the start which looks a bit odd.
I suppose that approach could work if there was a way of temporarily disabling the animation until the correct location was reached.
Would anyone know a way to do that?
Very grateful for any help.
Thanks Nigel
I am on a mac using safari and firefox and i cant seem to get rid of this problem. I tried Woody's code from july 21st but that didnt solve the problem.
Any help ywould be so appericiated.
I am trying to warp the gallery so that instead of targeting a URL when the album button is pushed, I want it to target a frame inside of the flash file I have added it to.
I added ID's to the XML doc, and wrote some script that detects the album ID. I am having trouble making it so flash can use these ID's to detect which album you are currently viewing.
Any suggestions?
Is there a way to have the skewing of a cover happen as the slide is moving to the center. As it is now the cover moves to the center and then becomes a square shape after it has stopped moving. This would make the animation a lot smoother.
Thanks!
I know exactly what you mean. Take a close look at my first branch version at http://www.broon.de/coverflow.htm where you will notice that the turning of the cover starts _before_ being centered. I achieved this by adding an additional variable in the fla called centerDistance2. While centerDistance is set to 20px in my example, centerDistance2 is set to 200px. I don't know right from my head now where to change centerDistance to centerDistance2 within the code but I'm sure you can figure that out. It's the part where the sides of the cover are calculated, there must be a couple of if-structures, something like
if ( this._x > centerDistance ) ...
There you have to change it to centerDistance2 (and of course within the if-structure, too) and voilà! :)
Greetings
Paul
http://www.runnerslife.co.uk/video.php
but if you go to the file directly on the server it works fine and you can see it no worries, im kinda stuck here, is there any where i can force the url to be http://www.runnersilife.co.uk/somefolder/images/
and then it just appends the filename in the xml onto it in the flash?
or is this how it alreay happens? it just doesnt seem to want to work
thanks
Dan
dan
Hello!
Here I am again, I have the same problem as Jon, I was trying to fix the line that shows the following:
this.setSides(-(shelveCDWidth/2),-(shelveCDHeight/2),shelveCDWidth/2,-(shelveCDHeight/2)+(Math.sin(angle*Math.PI/180)*frontCDWidth),shelveCDWidth/2,(shelveCDHeight/2)-(Math.sin(angle*Math.PI/180)*frontCDWidth),-(shelveCDWidth/2),shelveCDHeight/2);
but I was not successful in this, my pictures are square (350 * 350) ... as could fix my problem?
Adjusting the the CenterX value, I got the coverflow to start with the first image in the xml as the right most image. However, I'm stuck on how to make the images go to the back of the stack.
Hopefully that makes sense. It's somewhat difficult to explain. Thanks for any help!
first of all a big thank you for this. Great piece of flash. But I recognized a bug in (my) coverflow. If I got more than 16 covers there appears a bug: If I switch to the 10th cover or higher the last cover is suddenly flickering in the background. But that just happens if I got more than 16 covers?!
Anyone who knows that bug or how to help?
Thanx
thanks
Again i answer myself XD.
I solve my problem as follows:
on (release) {
for (var tonga in _root) {
_root[tonga].removeMovieClip();
}
for (var nano in _root) {
unloadMovie(_root.nano);
break
}
gotoAndStop (1);
}
do not ask me why, but it works!
@Ben Williams
I had the same problem was solved using the comunity script, just copy the script and replace in which you have now.
Again i answer myself XD.
I solve my problem as follows:
on (release) {
for (var tonga in _root) {
_root[tonga].removeMovieClip();
}
for (var nano in _root) {
unloadMovie(_root.nano);
break
}
gotoAndStop (1);
}
do not ask me why, but it works!
ok, this does not work at all, rarely, if I let you finish uploading all the photos and then run the script to return to the gallery is not lifted photos ... how can I fix it and see you ... any ideas?
Great app guys!
I'm try to make a coverflow version where instead of the title at the bottom of the screen, it appears in the cover, as the flow card (as I call it) is larger than the image, with info above and below, like a Top Trumps card. So the "default" movie clip loaded from the library into loader is seen as a border around the jpeg image
//
loader.attachMovie("default","art",1);
//
I've got the data going in, which is visible when I remove the images source from the folder, where should I be altering / adding code?
heres a link to what I've tried to do
http://www.universemedia.co.uk/coverflow/0layou...
I've only included images 2 and 4.
Make sense?
Regards
Mac
screenshot - http://wayneworks.com/wwscreenshot.jpg
it does make sense. How do you insert the text, is it taken from the XML or 'hard coded' into the flash? Nice idea by the way, it's cool to see quite some variations of the original coverflow.
@Wesley: Please refer to some older comments, this issue has been adressed pretty often and could be solved in more than one way as I recall. If you use the community version this should be fixed, too.
Greetings
Paul
Thank you very much for such a lovely work.
I've downloaded it and change the xml file for my needs, and added the option to open a bigger image of the thumbnail with a Thickbox. Now I have a problem when I have less then 4 images, the first image does not display. I see only the shelve images and the main thumb that should be displayed in the middle is gone. Can someone please help me solve this problem?
Another change I did is that the flash file gets the xml file as a FlashVar but when I run it on the browser, although the swf get the right xml file, it still shows the images from the previous file, any ideas why?
Thank you very much,
Sigal
"is it taken from the XML or ‘hard coded’"
XML add more titles in the XML eg:
album1.jpg
Catergory : Web page1
About Something : Intro.
Listen To Visualize Understand
10 mins
Score: 80%
http://www.google.com
// repeat per cover//
Amazing piece of kit... and a damn fine name too!
I'm struggling a bit... how do I make the Image itself a link? Is it even possible?
Cheers
Paul
please refer to the community edition. The main cover is automatically linked. Reading through the comments you will find some other solutions whereas you can define an additional url to be linked via the main cover.
Hi Mac,
since your version seems to be altered in quite some ways I wouldn't how to do it in that special way. How are you applying the text i.e. to the shelf covers? If you don't mind you could post a link to your altered fla file. In any case I like the idea of adding some kind of a border to the covers, might come in handy, so I will try to solve this as soon as I have some time again to work on it.
Greetings
Paul
I have two problems to me are going crazy.
Easier to explain it is better to show it:
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/nd_flow.swf
Come to one of the few categories with pictures (like the last, which says "Rosarios") is all right, now back to the main menu (the button with the arrow back) from entering any other category, then back to menu Home again and again come under the category "Rosarios."
Here is the FLA file that I am using:
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/nd_flow.fla
Greetings and urge all Greek gods who can help me XD
Sorry for my bad English
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/iTunesAlbumArt...
I only used the FLA of the community and I adapted it to my needs.
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/iTunesAlbumArt...
I hope you could help me!!
PLEASE! HELP ME!
Regards!
PS: Here are all the compressed files:
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/flow.rar
Can you please show a link to the code that fixes the flickering if you have more than 16 images?
Thanks,
Forbidden
Excuse me if I did not answer you previously, I am in Argentina and the hour is different.
Anyhow in my post this URL of the FLA in order that you could see it.
Will you be able to help me with my problem? I am driven to despair by it.
Regards
For example, instead of square album art, what if I wanted to scroll through circular shapes? Or through a list of team logos (all scaled to 150x150) but I have them as .png files with transparencies - but the Flash displays them always at 150x150 with a white background.
How can I change that?
Thanks!
Chris
i'm working on a music site for school
and this is my question
if you click on the albumcover is it possible to go to another frame in my site?
January 8, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Hi i have a question….Just wondering how can I unload this xml file i want it to go back to another page on my website but the coverflow still stays and does not go away and i cant find any script or tutorials anywhere on how to unload xml. Any help would be great :)
i got the same problem mate
if i am on the page of gallery with the coverflow and then i want to go back to another page the coverflow stays on it:s
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/iTunesAlbumArt...
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/flow.rar
Please!
The fix for your flicker is addressed in the previous threads......you just have to dig through them a bit.......although I was against the usage of 40+ albums on a project I was part of.....the flicker is nonexistent, but the loading time is ridiculous.....nonetheless, you can find the solution here...good luck.
I am driven to despair trying to solve the mistake that happens to me.
I tell them since they can see my mistake to know if it can guide me:
1)-Enter to http: // www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/iTunesAlbumArt4.swf
2)-Do click in the button "2"
3)-Check that the quantity of images is equal to 8
4)-Do click in the arrow button to return to the principal menu. (This eliminates all the movieclips that were in execution)
5)-Do click in the button "1", it is not necessary to allow that load all the images.
6)-Do click in the button of the arrow again to return to the principal menu.
7)-Do click again in the button "2"
8)-There it will see the mistake, in you see of credit 8 images they appear more ... they are of the first section, which was not cleaned.
Since(As,Like) podria to arrange it?
Please I need his(her,your) help!
Here you will be able to unload all my files:
http://www.newdanger.com.ar/flow/flow.rar
Sorry for my bad english
i was searching on about this kind of work and here is ended my search for that.
i am very happy to download this with source file and Thanks to your team.
I use it in a german webiste and as we have some special characters over here "ä,ö,ü..." I can't figure out, how to modify the fla or the xml to get this displayed correctly. Now this special Chars are just left away.
So, maybe anybody can help me.
Felix
most of the problems addressed recently have already been solved. Please just take a look at http://vanilla.kittyanarchy.net/comments.php?Di... where all main modifications have been summarized by Lunis Neko. There you'll also find my addition for unicode support (for ž, ç or ö i.e.).
Greetings
Paul
Can i give you a suggestion:
- Have a look at the coverflow in the apple iphone. when you click an album, the cover flips and shows a list of songs in that album. can this be done?
Yes, this can be done.
All you have to do is replace the getURL for that album with a gotoAndStop to a movieclip with the songs or even better reading an XML from a DB and filtering the results based on a album ID.
At least that is how I would do it.
Thanks
Nicky
Also found a solution to the flicker problem by increasing the deleteMaxDistance value in line 16 to greater than to movie stage width so if your stage is 700 pixels wide make this value 800
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 800;
The XML is still on the top? Hmm...I am not sure what that even means since the XML is just the data structure that the coverflow reads from. If you are trying to get rid of the coverflow you can make it in a movieclip and than hide the movieclip that contains the coverflow. Its easy to do and simply requires some copy and pasting.
Basically I am getting the image from the image from the xml and turning it into a bitmap so I can manipulate it. What you need is something with papervision 3D so you can get at the material used for the plane. There is an excellent example at www.gotoandlearn.com. Check it out.
or I've put all the code but i can't see anything...
help please?
thx!
//beE
At the moment the links are within the text below each album. I'd like to be able to click on the current album and be re-directed to a different page. Is there anyway of being able to make the albums themselves clickable??
Hope that made sense?!?!
Thanks for the files and thanks for the tips!
@NewDanger: Ive got a little problem with your solution: On loading the flash-animation there are these ugly two numbers. I dont need them- could u tell me how 2 delete that stuff?
If I could have a larger pic popping up when clicking on the small, it would be perfect!
Thanx!
I made the small image open a larger image in a thickbox.
You can see it on my photo gallery on www.sigalz.co.za.
If you like it, let me know, I'll try to help you out.
Cheers,
Sigal
Would it be difficult to make it so when the the central image is clicked it would open up that image to fill the dimensions of the swf? Then another click to toggle it back? Anyone? :)
Thanks and thanks to Stephen for the FLA in the first place :)
Mr F
Thanks for your example , but can any one give me this example in AS3 please
can anybody help me get it to NOT overload the CPU?
I've tried this change:
// Replace
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
// with
if(loadedAll eq undefined || this.x eq undefined || Math.abs(this._x-this.x)>1) {
this.setTransform(this.px1, this.py1, this.px2, this.py2, this.px3, this.py3, this.px4, this.py4);
}
But that doesn't work for me!
There is a mistake in the community edition. If your xml has 2 or less discs, the picture of the first one doesn't load.
Good work anyway.
tnx
Is there a way to use PNG images within the XML and get the transparancy active ? I only manage get a white background ...
I have some questions:
1) Where do I edit the AS to move the CoverFlow to a different position on the stage?
2) Is there a way to use transparent pngs?
How can load a pic from picasa.
Change this line:
artLoader.loadClip("./" + infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
To this:
artLoader.loadClip(infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
Works fine in my pc, but don't load in pages.google.com.
Please help me !
root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height);
root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height);
to
root["_bmd" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00FFFFFF);
root["_ref" + this.number] = new BitmapData(target._width, target._height, true, 0x00FFFFFF);
This is exactly what I was looking for, but I am having a very stupid problem. I just downloaded it and I haven't changed anything. The XML is loading in because I can read the titles and what not. But the images are not showing up. It just says loading on all of them. I'm just testing locally on my computer, is this the reason? Please help. I must be a moron because I don't see anyone else talking about this problem.
I'm not a Flash programmer and don't know
how to make gallery invisible after button clik for example. I want exactly remove all gallery objects after button action.
How to do that ? Is it complicated ?
best regards
Tom
I have spent a few hours playing with the code and i have to say its awesome. I am having a problem now I am trying to upload to our web site, it keeps saying "Unable to load XML data" I know its obviously something I have missed and I am sorry for not being able to find the related info in previous comments.
Cheers guys
thanks!
I was just wondering if there was a way of adapting it so that the covers scroll through on their own, ie no need to control them with the keys or mouse..
anybody have any suggestions, it would really help me if you do!
Jeff
Thanks for the great piece of coding, I'm trying to smooth the distorted cover images. I'm aware there is a bug in as2 with smooting dynamic bitmaps, so I've been trying to implement the bitmap smoothing fix here:
http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/12/dynamically-l...
But how to integrate it? Somewhere in the mc.onLoadinit function maybe? Any help appreciated, I'm out of ideas...
Does anyone know what code I should be using to be able to view the cover flow on myspace?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for my noob question!
Thanks
For those that still need the information: The target frames are buried inside the actions. Go to windows, come down to actions and get url. Here is where you'll see the current code "_blank". Change this to your frame or get rid of it as needed.
I have found a way of looping the images on their own..
To summarise ive declared a couple of global variables: var currentImage, delay, displayTimer and direction. I then used the displayTimer functionality in AS2 to create a countdown timer in an if statement using the length of images etc
Do I need to repeat the command for each album I wish to redirect?
Any help would be appreciated...
For bitmap smoothing -
goto frame 2's AS and find this function:
MovieClip.prototype.render = function(Void):Void {}
Within that function, change this line:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,false);
To this:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
Seems like changing that last smoothing param from false to true did the trick.
What type of value is artLocation expecting? A path or a URL? I want to include URLs but none are loading up. I could save them to the server but unsure if it's expecting an absolute path or a relative one.
Thanks,
This is a great little script. I was wondering what do I need to do if I want to get this script to work with a certain wordpress category. I am not sure where to locate an xml feed or how to format it so this flash app will accept it?
I am using this script to display a couple of screenshots that contain many straight lines. Because of the straight lines, I need to add more triangles to the image matrix but I can't seem to figure it out just right. Do you know how to do this? Basically I just want to double the resolution of the matrix.
Thanks!
var current:Number = 1;
Change the number, that's all.
Any chance of seeing how you did it anyway? I'm Intrigued...
@echopathy - thanks for the bitmapSmooth; works perfectly!
It works offline perfectly... but once brought to my site, nothing.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
I don't quite understand what your asking, but hopefully this will help. If you want it to go to an audio file when they click on an album than just put the URL to the mp3(or whatever format it is) into the XML. If you need it to play an external audio file than you will have to program that functionality in. The functionality could look somewhat like this:
//Sound Controller Functions
var mastervol:Sound = new Sound(this);
mastervol.onLoad = function() {
mastervol.start();
};
function playAudio(path:String) {
mastervol.loadSound(path,true);
mastervol.onSoundComplete = function() {
};
}
In short if you want some code to do something that it wasn't programmed to do in the first place you will need to reprogram it, its not going to be a simple built in setting. If you are not familiar with Actionscript than there are many developers to help you with coding it, just be expected to have a budget.
Hope this helps!
I have implemented this app on a music site however I am having issues with the links. Two questions:
1. Album Link - I cannot get the album links to work? what am I missing?
2. How can I set a target for the links?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Howard
Any suggestions?
Thanks :)
I have added this line to the code,
this.scrollBar._x = (Stage.width / 2) - (this.scrollBar._width / 2);
this.scrollBar._y = Stage.height - 120;
this.img_info._x = (Stage.width / 2) - (this.img_info._width / 2);
this.img_info._y = this.scrollBar._y - (this.img_info._height);
this will place scrollbar and caption into the middle of the stage and 120px from the bottom of the stage.
Now i need to include this gallery in another swf, but i need to mask it. I tried to give a mask on the layer, but it doesn't works. Anyone can help me?
basically he took the DistortImage class found here-
http://www.flashsandy.org/blog/distortimage-20-...
and hard coded the number of segments that the matrix had into it.
I'm not sure about the line numbers (around line 67 though), cause i've changed up a bunch of stuff, but find and replace the following
------------CODE-------------------
MovieClip.prototype.DistortImage = function(ptexture, vseg:Number, hseg:Number) {
if (ptexture instanceof BitmapData) {
this.texture = ptexture;
} else if (ptexture instanceof MovieClip) {
this.texture = new BitmapData(ptexture._width, ptexture._height, true, 0x00000000);
this.texture.draw(ptexture);
}
_vseg = vseg || segNum;
_hseg = hseg || segNum;
this._w = this.texture.width;
this._h = this.texture.height;
this._aMcs = [];
this._p = [];
this._tri = [];
this.init();
};
MovieClip.prototype.setTransform = function(x0:Number, y0:Number, x1:Number, y1:Number, x2:Number, y2:Number, x3:Number, y3:Number):Void {
this.dx30 = x3-x0;
this.dy30 = y3-y0;
this.dx21 = x2-x1;
this.dy21 = y2-y1;
for (var l in this._p) {
this.point = this._p[l];
var gx = (this.point.x-this._xMin)/this._w;
var gy = (this.point.y-this._yMin)/this._h;
var bx = x0+gy*(this.dx30);
var by = y0+gy*(this.dy30);
this.point.sx = bx+gx*((x1+gy*(this.dx21))-bx);
this.point.sy = by+gx*((y1+gy*(this.dy21))-by);
}
this.render();
};
MovieClip.prototype.init = function(Void):Void {
this._p = [];
this._tri = [];
this.w2 = this._w/2;
this.h2 = this._h/2;
this._xMin = this._yMin=0;
this._xMax = this._w;
this._yMax = this._h;
this._hsLen = this._w/(_hseg+1);
this._vsLen = this._h/(_vseg+1);
for (ix=0; ix<_hseg+2; ix++) {
for (iy=0; iy<_vseg+2; iy++) {
x = ix*this._hsLen;
y = iy*this._vsLen;
this._p.push({x:x, y:y, sx:x, sy:y});
}
}
for (ix=0; ix<_vseg+1; ix++) {
for (iy=0; iy<_hseg+1; iy++) {
this.p0 = this._p[iy+ix*(_hseg+2)];
this.p1 = this._p[iy+ix*(_hseg+2)+1];
this.p2 = this._p[iy+(ix+1)*(_hseg+2)];
this.addTriangle(this.p0, this.p1, this.p2);
this.p0 = this._p[iy+(ix+1)*(_vseg+2)+1];
this.p1 = this._p[iy+(ix+1)*(_vseg+2)];
this.p2 = this._p[iy+ix*(_vseg+2)+1];
this.addTriangle(this.p0, this.p1, this.p2);
}
}
this.render();
};
-----------/CODE----------------
and then, at the top with the rest of the vars, add
-----CODE----
var segNum:Number = 2;
-----/CODE----
The default is 1, but I bumped it up to 2 which still seems to run smooth. Another thing is noticed is if you make the angle less extreme with
var angle:Number
then you can bump up the segNum to 3 without much of a performance lag.
Hope this helps. :-)
I gratulate for this source !
I want to use it, but with put swf into. Is it possible ?
Thanks
Forget about the .swf !
If I want to replace the alpha filter with blur filter, how can I do ?
Sorry for my english and thank you very much for the help...
that's awesome, with the bitmap smooth turned on and the extra rendering segments I can get the covers looking pretty smooth without too much loss of performance. Thanks.
One way I got around the inital animation of the albums sliding in was to put a cover over the entire movie with a preloader, then just fade it out once all the covers were loaded and in position (I put mine in the loadNext function).
I'm looking for a way to place the images into the .FLA directly, without using XML. Let's say, 10 images or so...?
Anyone have any suggestions for the newb?
Thanks for any help!!
So that clicking on the band name, for instance, it would be able to launch a PowerPoint file instead of a web link as it's set by default?
In my basic and limited knowledge of AS, I would assume that would require a fscommand exec, but I can't get that to work.
Great work, thanks for sharing.
things i have done...crossdomain.xml in root in server... image links to url adress....xml file pointing to adress in fla.
I am using swobject to load it inside a wordpress page template to show my music releases...shows up fine, finds the XML file, shows all the info, but does not show the images.
could some one please explain a step by step setup for this thing? there doesn't really seem to be a step 1 do this step 2 do that on here...
many thanks
J
'turning on bitmapSmoothing?' Thank you much appreciated. My slides look better with Keith's code, but still not good enough....
On a more advanced/less likely note, is it possible for this to loop as a carousel. so If I have 5 items, after #5 I'll see #1, 2, etc, and so on as I move through (I'm no longer using the scrollbar, instead I have it scroll as you mouse over one side or the other)
Thanks,
Matt
var current:Number = 3;
I use 3 because I only have 7 covers. #3 is the center. I haven't had the need for it to work like a carousel, can't help you.
I NEED HELP WITH THE REFLECTION.. I NEED IT TO BE TRANSPARENT TO SHOW THE BACKGROUND PATTERNS... ANY IDEAS? PLEASE HELP.
Don't have an answer about the transparency though, sorry. And the carousel I believe to be impossible anyway :\ (With this code)
Thanks again,
Matt
PS: Wouldn't 4 be the middle?
1. How can I get it to activate a link when the emphasized image is clicked?
2. Is there a way to get the link to open in the same window?
What code do I have to change in order to use a differently sized scrollbar?
I do have a question. Can you make it so you can specify the location of the xml file? I think it's hardcoded now :(
Can you make it so you can specify where the xml is (the location and the filename).
for example in a flashvar?
Keep up the good work!
Sure - I had a problem where my cover images weren't so smooth when they were at an angle. Echopathy (a few comments back) kindly pointed out that you can turn on bitmap smoothing to make them less jagged (basically does what is says and forces the cover images to be smooth at any angle). It probably adds to your CPU useage but I found it really improved the overall look. Here's how:
For bitmap smoothing -
goto frame 2’s AS and find this function:
MovieClip.prototype.render = function(Void):Void {}
Within that function, change this line:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,false);
To this:
this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);
the scroll bar width can be modified here:
var scrollBarStop:Number = scrollBar.scroller._width + 49;
its at the very bottom of the action script in frame 2:
xmlData.load("../albuminfo.xml");
you could add this as a variable in the html, but you would still need to change the asction script
I've found that replaceing code and changing the segNum as suggested above works best. I've also found that straight lines seem to look much better with an odd number, such as 3 or 5.
thanks for the note - it was the intervals that were screwing me up.
you said:
"One way I got around the inital animation of the albums sliding in was to put a cover over the entire movie with a preloader, then just fade it out once all the covers were loaded and in position (I put mine in the loadNext function)."
but in the code the getNextHighestDepth is called often, so how do you keep your cover at thehighest depth level?
thanks for your help!
var fadeEdge:Number = 10;
if (this._x fadeEdge && this._x fadePoint - fadeDist) && (this._x = fadePoint - fadeEdge) {
this._alpha = 0;
} else {
this._alpha = 100;
}
var fadeEdge:Number = 10;
if (this._x fadeEdge && this._x fadePoint - fadeDist) && (this._x = fadePoint - fadeEdge) {
this._alpha = 0;
} else {
this._alpha = 100;
}
But I have a new problem. My cpu is going over 50%. Any tips to optimize?
My test:
http://www.partygek.nl/coverflow/iTunesAlbumArt...
i've worked on this coverflow for the last weeks and it worked out pretty well, there is just one issue that i'm not getting rid of.
I implemented the cpu fix:
if (loadedAll eq undefined || this.x eq undefined || Math.abs (this._x - this.x) > 1 )
{
this.setTransform (this.px1,this.py1,this.px2,this.py2,this.px3,this.py3,this.px4,this.py4);
}
and from this time on the last loaded pic is not beeing distorted at start. if i navigate trough the arrows or by click on one item the disort is applied correctly but i could not trigger a single distortion on the last image after it is loaded
here is a pic of what i'm talking about:
http://flashfreaks.de/lab/lala.jpg
i hope you guys can help me.
it only happens in the Browser, where my pics usually take longer than a few ms to load and if the starting animation has ended before the last picture is loaded.
thanks in advance.
mike
got an issue I hope you can help with.
I'm trying to use this to load in the images from another server, yes I'm aware of the crossdomain xml and this is setup to allow ALL domains to access the imagery.
However, the images are still not loading... any ideas as to what the issue could be?
Sample from my XML is :
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PmQJRHdw7JI/3.jpg
Artist1
Greatest Hits
http://www.google.com
http://www.yahoo.com
hope you can help a rather confused man...
Thank you for amazing cover flow slideshow.
just one question.
Is there a way to specify a link for the actual image of the album? not just the artist and album name.
thanks in advance!
Thank you in advance from Cancun, Mex.
I just have one question, Can I make it bigger in the website, because i tried making bigger the pixels in the source, but i could not doit.
Regards
check out the 'list of fixes / changes' link under examples...
Thanks in advice.
I tried that, it doesn't work, just gets stuck on "Loading XML Data"
@EU - I just made the backgrounds black, it will appear transparent. Try it out.
I used the same code and it works for me so I can't say what your problem might be. It shouldn't have anything to do with how the xml loads....
How can I solve this? Maybe you didn't understand me or so did I.
if (current eq this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "[TARGET]")
//Replace [TARGET] with an html target, such as _blank for a new window
//or even the name of an iframe (Thanks to reverboloip VIA AIM for the tip)
}
// Put the above code before the following line
current = this.cid + 1;
thanks in advance
@ EU, sorry I didn't understand that you wanted to extend the width, but if you don't change the width, just leave it as the standard size, then the black background should be fine.
you can see how it worked for me on: http://www.vawdas.co.za/rvbd/rv%20site/home.html
you can also try saving your images as png's with a transparent background, but I never tried it so I don't know if it will work.
you are both trying to make the main album cover be the same link as the album title yes?
Open the flash file, click on the second frame of the first layer that says 'actions' and open the actions pane. Then click on the code, hit control F to find this code:
current = this.cid + 1;
then paste the code above it:
if (current eq this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank“)
}
good luck!
Yes, I used png files with transparent backgrounds and it did not work.
What I want to do is use many images with different width.
Is there any way to change the value of the var: "frontCDWidth" using a 100% width of the original file? I mean, if I colud use such value, it will show the images with any kind of width without resizing them.
Many thanks for your script, very nice!!!
I just have a little problem:
I try to load only 3 pictures but the first isn't display...(but the info about the first cd is display)
Do you know a way to fix it?
Thanks!!!
Hi
Thanks for your help, but it really just isn't working for me, I did what you said, but I get a whole bunch of action script errors.
I've uploaded a screenshot for you to have a look at. http://www.vawdas.co.za/rvbd/picture%201.png
I've tried to fix some of them myself, like the quotation mark errors, but it still isn't working. I don't really know much about flash and action script
Can you tell me where I am going wrong?
thanks for your time...
Hi
I don't know how to change the width of the images.
what you want to do makes sense, but I don't know if it can be done.
sorry I couldn't be of more help.
raeesah
you would have to write your own custom code to make the slides of different widths, and I think that would get complicated pretty fast.
Thank you for this excellent piece of code!
I try to integrate it in Indexhibit, a small CMS solution, and was able to load the SWF (absolute pathes in the HTML code) but the XML can't be found however it's still in the same folder than the SWF.
Is there a way to define the path by a variable (e.g. ) or do I have to change it in the Flash file?
And: I just used the noscript HTML to integrate the SWF . Do I have an disadvantage if I do it without AC_RunActiveContent.js (for example lower perfomance)?
Thanks for your help!
Kind regards,
Cuno
very nice code!!!
I have problem like i want to use this vertical dimension.
Is there any way to use Flash iTunes Cover Flow vertically...
Please help me out.
it is very nice, however I think it would be very useful if there is actionscript3 version of it
I'm using the coverflow to dynamically change some content on my website, but i want it to be changed WHEN the next cover is in position...
EXAMPLE:
when i click on the next cover, i want to perform an ACTION, when that cover is completely on foreground and the coverflow is standing still...
Can ANYONE help me?
To fix it, change all (2 instances):
Math.abs(this._x - this.x) > 1
to
Math.abs(this._x - this.x) >= 0
[Just put an if statement when the album reaches its final position to send the command. Or just make a delayed call.]
I know that, but where en what if statement do i make? I can't figure it out!!
Now i've made a delayed call, that's working quite alright and lets my coverflow run smoothly...
I have a problem that has been mentioned several times before, but I couldn't find the solution for my situation.
Images are working perfectly when running the file locally from Flash 8. When running on the website the images are not showing (only see the 'loading..' message).
The images are located on the same server in the same folder as the swf.
Any ideas?
I am loading the coverflow into another movie clip as I do all my content. Problem is, you now have to click the link that loads the CF into that movieclip twice before anything will show. I also do NOT get any XML messages (XML Loading, etc.).
I am assuming that the images etc. are loading before the XML but I have tried many things and just don't know how to fix this. I'm no code warrior.
Here is the site, click on "portfolio" then "3D Artwork". www.dwmccullough.com/portfolio/
A fix would be much appreciated. Please be as precise as possible (or I'll just mess it up...LOL!)
If you moved stuff from the root of a flash piece and its calling the root you have to point it back at the data. Usually you can get away with locking the root, but most likely you are going to have to look for _root references and switch them out with this or _parent.
I love these people that ask for a "fix" to a problem they made. If it works and then you change it and it doesn't work, then you did something wrong. If you can't fix it then learn or have a programmer do it for you. Don't expect free code (except from Stephen I guess).
Yes I changed the root reference to include the MC that its loading into _root.contentArea
As far as your other comment:
Free code?
I guess your new at community info sharing. This is the way we all learn new things.
That or you're just a pretentious asshole.
Thanx again!
meike
Also, does anyone know about the encoding on on this? It does pass the euro symbol but doesn't seem to understand French characters even though I have encoded basic latin.
http://www.northpoint.org/messages
Click in the images in the Coverflow and you will see some additional info displayed below.
Any help with this would be great since I'm a noob at flash
Try Flash Coverflow Community Edition.
I have all files in the same folder as I download, if I take the html file outside the folder, the Coverflow stop working, I tried everything without succes.
Can someone explain step by step, please?
Thank you
is it possible to put a border around the images in the coverflow? could you make a suggestion how?
Best regards, Christian
Jamie
Thanks
First of all like everybody here, I want to say : GREAT JOB
I am aexperiencing some strange things though.
I have a hundred picture and when I passed the 5th one, there is some kind of clip that flashes on the right end side.
Can you tell me how to fix this ?
Thank you very much
var mc:MovieClip = loader.createEmptyMovieClip("gradient_mc", loader.getNextHighestDepth());
matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.createGradientBox(loader._width,loader._height,reflectionRotation / 180 * Math.PI,0,0);
mc.beginGradientFill(reflectionFillType,reflectionColors,reflectionAlphas,reflectionRatios,matrix,reflectionSpreadMethod,reflectionInterpolationMethod,reflectionFocalPointRatio);
mc.moveTo(0,0);
mc.lineTo(0,loader._height);
mc.lineTo(loader._width,loader._height);
mc.lineTo(loader._width,0);
mc.lineTo(0,0);
mc.endFill();
loader.art._alpha = reflectionAlpha;
loader.beginFill(reflectionBackgroundColour);
loader.moveTo(0,0);
loader.lineTo(0,loader._height);
loader.lineTo(loader._width,loader._height);
loader.lineTo(loader._width,0);
loader.lineTo(0,0);
loader.endFill();
this["_ref" + i].draw(loader);
Has anyone done anything like this before or have ideas how to execute this?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks guys!
Chris
First of all I want to say THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT FLASH :)
I am aexperiencing some strange things though.
I have a 30 pictures and when I passed the 7th one, there is some kind of clip that flashes on the right side.
Can you tell me how to fix this ?
Thank you very much
i now only have 2 pictures loading... but when the internet connection isn't fast enough, and the second image takes too long to load, it won't place correctly...
look at : http://www.melvmedia.com/work.html
Can you help me with that?
Seems that there should be an IF everything is loaded, place everything once more...
Where can i make that happen?
with the CS3 version, you have to change the line
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
with the line
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
...and the problem will be fixed.
Bye
LM
PS: I made a check with the Flash 8 version.. :D
I was able to just comment out the entire function for it to stop the auto cycle.
thanks
I have 2 questions:
1-After about 20 slides, being passed with a "click" on the arrow, the flow will go passing every other picture. As an example: if I'm in the slide # 20 and click once on the arrow at the right, it will skip # 21 and stop in # 22.
How can I solve this issue?
2-The links on the cover, album name and artist name work fine in Firefox (MAC), but they won't work whatsoever in Safari (MAC)
How can I solve this?
Thank you for this gorgeous piece of code,
(Using the CS3 Community Edition, on MAC, Leopard 10.last version. Although working with flash, html and xml files is exactly the same as in Windows)
Aljan says:
July 31, 2008 at 2:30 am
Here is a simple solution to the dinamic size question (a.k.a showing covers proportional to their real sizes):
//Simply add just after
mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
//this:
frontCDWidth = this.texture.width;
frontCDHeight = this.texture.height;
shelveCDWidth = this.texture.width * 0.5;
shelveCDHeight = this.texture.height * 0.8;
//the “proportions” of the shelves (and even for the current front CD) can be set as variables instead of ad-hoc. All the above 4 variables are declared AND initialized to set values at the beginning ( var frontCDWidth:Number = 120; etc… ) but can be left just declared as the value is overridden (var frontCDWidth:Number; etc…)
Hope it helps!
I was wondering when I make the background white how do i make the reflections blend in?
Please help as i'm not a coder :( do i have to edit the flash file?
This is a fabulous piece
First, AWESOME code! Second, thanks for making it available and so much fun to play around with. Third, thanks to everyone who has put up suggestions and options.
I'm still playing, and I, too, am trying to do the "lightbox" type thing like ajay and others. Sjaak, you seem to have that part of it working fairly well - can you share your code for linking the big section to Coverflow?
I'm about to start trying to work that out, but if I don't have to reinvent the wheel, so much the better. What I can do is offer my advice for things I've already played with and figured out:
Mike - you do need to edit the Flash file. If you edit the actions in the second frame, you can customize all kinds of variables (in the top 60 lines or so). You'd want to set the three variables that are "0x000000" to "0xFFFFFF" for a white background.
Jay/Aljan - Awesome bit. I gave that a shot and it works like a champ, but some of my images were taller than others. To keep them all the same height but maintain their correct proportions, I replaced your lines of code with these:
frontCDWidth = frontCDHeight / this.texture.height * this.texture.width;
shelveCDWidth = shelveCDHeight / this.texture.height * this.texture.width * 0.5;
This makes them the height that you've set in the variables section, but makes them proportional and dynamically sized. I also eventually replaced the "0.5" with a variable that I declared up in the variables section for more control.
Malcolm - Jay/Aljan's solution (or my variation above) will dynamically solve what you're asking, but otherwise you can just change the "frontCDWidth", "frontCDHeight", "shelveCDHeight", and "shelveCDWidth" variables.
Mark - you want to play around in the section that starts "function controlTheObject(mc):Void {", before "mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {". I haven't played with that a whole lot, but that's where you'd experiment.
eliel - you need to play with the same variables Mike was wondering about: reflectionBackgroundColour and the reflectionColors. You can also play with the reflectionAlphas and reflectionRatios.
Ricardo - you need to have everything in the same folder - the html file, the xml file, the swf file, the js file, and the jpg's.
Also, I felt like it made more sense to scroll to the right when I rolled the mouse wheel down, and left when I rolled up, so I swapped the commands under "myMO.onMouseWheel..." section - just flip-flopped the words "next" and "previous".
I hope that helps some folks.
I came across a strange problem with the itune widget. When I load images from an web service it is loading fine in swf and HTML with the all the images being called but when i take the same swf into an application setup it shows white in instead of loading the images. Don't know why? could any one help me out with the problem.
<?php
header("Content-Type: text/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1");
echo "";
$files = glob($_GET['dossier']."/*.jpg");
foreach ($files as $filename)
{
echo "";
echo "".$filename."";
echo "cie-ephata.com";
echo "2009";
echo "";
}
echo "";
?>
else i give the xml file in a var :
<embed src="diaporama-coverflow.swf" quality="high" bgcolor=#000000 pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="500" flashvars="fichierXML=glob.php?dossier=">
works nice. =)
Any idea why it doesn't work in Safari?
See my previous request: http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=11#comme...
Thank you very much,
http://d3v.clanhq.net/fifth/artists.html
var centerX:Number = Stage.width / 2;
var centerY:Number = 300;
Is there a way to keep the player from moving through all the images by itself? I am hoping to make it only move to the next image when the user scrolls through.
"add
mc.onRollOver = function():Void {
current = this.cid+1;
updateInfo();
}
before
mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {"
for mouse navigation. but its a fast. any way i can slow it down?>
But... may I have 1 question?
How can I build a function to delete all the items of the gallerie... I tried several functions using removeMovieClip but none worked fine!
Indeed, this would be great to have a parameter (either using a button or a LocalConnection variable) to select a gallery!
Thanks a lot
Seb
Good work !
1- Can you convert it to as 3
2- and is there a way to make it continuous looping
Cheers
Stef
I have noticed that their seems to be a bug when only a small number images are in the xml file. For reconstructing purposes, I have left only 3 items in the xml file and changed the variable "current" to 1 and noticed the following.
on the original file, only 2 items will show but if 4 or more items are in the XML file then they all appeared. When I made the stage width wider then again the first image never appeared leading me to beleive that it has to do with stage width parameters.
I am trying to find a fix around this. Has anyone else encountered or found the reason why sometimes the first albu, doesn't appear and some times it appears at a lag?
thank you
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
with:
getURL("javascript:LightboxDelegate('"+infostruc[this.cid].art+"','"+infostruc[this.cid].albumLink+"')");
If you find the bug write :-)
please anyone could help with the issue.
Thanks for the awesome iTune Cover. I have a problem loading images with www.yourdomain.com/ImageHandler.ashx?PK_Id=1139 some id, where www.yourdomain.com is an external domain not the same server. This is loaded from webservice generated xml file which has the Imageurl's. These images are loading when I run it within flash. but when I put the swf into an application which is asp.net based and mssql database driven I see white instead of the images. I have been trying hard from past one week to resolve this issue. I have also seen crossdomain policy and included the same in my local server but there is no cross domain file in the external domain. Without crossdomain file how could I load the images and run it in my application. Please help me with any related tutorial links or solution. I have gone through the forum but didn't find any solution for this kind of problem.
Thanks in advance...
Thank you
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
change back to for example 500 and problem solved.
I'd really like it if you had a plugin to search through the comments on this post because I'm sure someone may already have discussed this issue.
I'm having a problem when trying to load a lot of items. The magic number is around 13-14. If I try to display anything above that, things really mess up. The items start flickering and navigation breaks down.
Can you (or the wonderful and helpful commentators here) help me out with this? I need to load somewhere around 60-70 items.
For me it's doesn't work, i named my iframe and i've remplaced this line:
getURL(infostruc[current-1].authLink, "_blank");
for
getURL(infostruc[current-1].authLink, "imageLoader");
can someone help me ?
Cheers
sorry to sound silly but all these codes you're talking about (example - comment by Ward above) copying and pasting, where do i paste these? In the xml, html or JS file?? sorry!
Also where do I go to edit the link target/source when you click on an image/text so that it takes you through the page itself rather than a new tab or window (_blank)? Also what is the code?
Thanks
* specify XML file through the embed/param using FlashVars (so its more flexible)
* fullscreen context menu
Hopefully they can make it to the next version.
Cheers,
v
First, I'm sorry for my English is very poor.
I was customization your "Flash iTunes Cover Flow - Version 2" to load Flickr JSON API and released it.
http://firegoby.theta.ne.jp/archives/149
If there is a problem, please point out.
I very appreciate in your work.
thanks!
Thx a ton for this flash! Question: i'd like to use TRANSPARENT png files...is this possible..and how?
thx, cheers, tric
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
to
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
and it worked. Huzzah!
Is there any parameters which I am able to tune in the actions?
When i integrate this in my wordpress blog, i just get a message "undefined" right above the scrollbar while loading the page.
what am i doing wrong?
http://www.remotejr.com/
If anyone is interested in the modified source, let me know.
Did anyone find a code to build something like this?
(click the pics for additional info...)
Thanks!
http://www.northpoint.org/messages
(click the pictures for additional info)
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
Pratik, I'd like the modified source you're using, if you don't mind. I really am interested in the white background! thanks a lot!
I'm trying to convert it to as3, but can't find what the "goto" is refering to.I already checked all code , can't find a "goto" variable.
How can you traduce this to as3
Thanks for this great code !
i'm writing again it for who doens't still resolved:
- change font and color text > stephen already explained how to do it in this forum some pages behind.
- open the link in the same page instead of a new tab/window, fixed to, simply write "_self" instead of "_blank"
now i have another question: how i can link the image?? for better explain, i have disabled the link on the album and artist name, i want the link for opening another page of my site just on the image in center. i don't know where modifing the code, i've searched between the lines in wich there is "undefined", i try to modifing writing an htttp address but doesn't work. someone can help me? you can see my customed coverflow at http://www.glaucomarino.com/designstudio.html
thanx again to all the community.
I'll be happy to share once the port is complete. Thanks in advance!
i work with it in Flash CS4 and AC3. let me know if you want my copy.
Yes!, Please share your version with the community!
@Glauco
I for one would like a copy for CS4 and AC3, if you could post the fla that would be great.
Thanks
I also get the message
Error opening URL "file:///C|/Users/Unthugged/Desktop/Design%20stuff/Delivery/Website%20stuff/Emporium%20Delivery%20Proper%20site/Emporium%20Delivery/Virtualshop/./null"
Does anyone have any light to shed?
THANK YOU!!
i'll give you soon a link for downloading my customed version for CS4 and AC3.
@all the commnity
no one knows how to disable the link on the image? i still not resolve this.
read my post #29 May 3rd, 2009 at 07:32.
THANX.
http://rapidshare.com/files/229063989/iTunesCov...
THANK YOU.
in the fla, go to frame 2 actionscript line 365. Change "_blank" to "_self" and re-export your swf.
then in your xml files use javascript for your links like so:
javascript:window.open('http://asdf.com','','height=500,width=700'); void 0;
thank you very much John. please, can you explain me where i have to put the javascript in the XML? i tried to put it between the
javascript:window.open(’http://www.mysite.com’,”,’height=500,width=700′); void 0;
but doesn't work. for example, the XML is:
001.jpg
myname
http://www.mysite.com
where i have to put the javascript? THANK YOU.
sorry John, code written bad, my guilty. i repeat:
if the code is////// (artworkinfo)
(albuminfo)
(artLocation)001.jpg(/artLocation)
(artist)myname(/artist)
(albumName)(/albumName)
(artistLink>(/artistLink)
(albumLink)http://www.mysite.com(/albumLink)
(/albuminfo)
(/artworkinfo)
where i have to put the javascript? again THANX.
To disable the link on the image just comment it:
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
}
To disable handcursor:
add the line above in mc.onEnterFrame function
this.useHandCursor = false;
Can you put your cs3 version in mediafire? Rapdshare put a limit in your account
sorry, i did'n understand well. what means "comment"? the "if (current)..." line is already so, about at line 359. thank you very much.
p.s. i'll put the version on mediafire, i'll post here the link:
function updateInfo():Void {
goto.text = current;
img_info.author = infostruc[current-1].auth;
img_info.album = infostruc[current-1].album;
img_info.artistLink.enabled = true;
if (infostruc[current-1].authLink == undefined) {
img_info.authLink.enabled = false;
} else {
if (infostruc[current-1].authLink == "undefined") {
img_info.authLink.enabled = false;
} else {
img_info.artistLink.onPress = function() {
getURL(infostruc[current-1].authLink, "_self");
};
}
}
img_info.albumLink.enabled = true;
if (infostruc[current-1].albumLink == undefined) {
img_info.albumLink.enabled = false;
} else {
if (infostruc[current-1].albumLink == "undefined") {
img_info.albumLink.enabled = false;
} else {
img_info.albumLink.onPress = function() {
getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_self");
};
}
}
//
This stuff is exactly what I was looking for... At least 90% of it :)
Nertheless, does someone knows how to delete the images of the flow... in order to re built it from an other xml file.
I know this question of deletion has already been asked, but I can't understand the answer and implement it!
Thanks a lot for your help
Seb
To disable the link on the image just do it:
// if (current == this.cid + 1) {
// getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank”)
// }
or
/*
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank”)
}
*/
Put a comment (// or /* */), the link on image just works when you use getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, “_blank”) in function controlTheObject.
To remove de handcursor just put this line in begin on top mc.onEnterFrame function
mc.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
this.useHandCursor = false;
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
now it works perfectly ;)
Basically what I want to do is have the first and last items acting as 'previous' and 'next' buttons to go to a different frame on the timeline.
I guess what i need to do is get the actionscript to do whatever is within and replacing that with the action I want it to perform?
here is the version on mediafire.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=b105230f9805...
You can use something like this source in scrollbar:
mouseListener = new Object();
mouseListener.onMouseWheel = function(delta) {
clip_mc._xscale += delta;
clip_mc._yscale += delta;
}
Mouse.addListener(mouseListener);
Read:
http://drawlogic.com/2007/05/13/mousewheel-even...
http://aendirect.com/articles/design/flash-how-...
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp...
I can't open .fla file, recive a msg:
Unexpected file format.
I'm using flash cs3 in Window$.
gentil Rodrigo, creo que tu eres latino, entonces hablamos el tu idioma. no se porque te vas decir asi. el file es un normal .fla de CS4, solo que yo lo uso con el Mac. talvez es para esto que no trabaja. voy tentar de cargar de nuevo en el sito, vas ver si esta vuelta es bueno.
gracias por todo.
gentle Rodrigo, the file is a normal standard CS4 .FLA but i work with Mac OS, peraphs is for this reason that doesn't work for you. anyway i retry to upload, so if you want try another download and see if work this time. thanx for the mousewheel code, i'll try it soon.
i am using 5 images, scrollbar not working smoothly, while pressing scroller its jumping to x distance of 153px. for testing i am used >10 images scrollbar working smoothly.how to solve this problem
myMO.onMouseWheel = function(delta:Number):Void {
if (delta>0) {
next();
} else if (delta<=0) {
previous();
}
};
I'm newbie in this flash. 've downloaded it but i've got an error message:
"Unable to laod XML data."
Can somebody help me on this? Pleasee...
Thanks in advanced!
I must add a complete link in , how it's work?
Many thanks for help.
Is the text for the album cover readable by a screen reader?
If not, is there any possibility to display alt tags?
Thanks in advance.
Is there any way of changing the behaviour so that the covers are circeling seamlessly (like a carusell)?
I´m ready to get my hands dirty, just need a pointer where to start in this (pretty hardcore) AS ;-)
I've been using itunes gallery ver 1 for a while now, everything's great, i'd like to upgrade to ver2. what can i do to stop the play on mouse over? thanks alot
Thanks in advance!
you can put it in either artistLink or albumLink. For example:
(albumLink)javascript:window.open('http://test.com','name','height=500,width=700'); void 0;(/albumLink)
Yeah, i'm a brazilian guy. Sorry my bad english...
Wrong OS, can you create a Window$ version?
Its works here, but you need give a click in any image then try use mouse wheel.
I don't know why, you can create a onMouseWheel event to mc object to test.
I have swfs loading instead of images... the swfs have buttons inside of them but for some reason they're unclickable in the movie itself. If I just open the swf separate it is clickable.
Is there something getting in the way of that button within the code? Appreciate any help.
Gratz on repeat.
When I try the script I get "Unable to load XML data". How do i get it working?
You can pass the location of a xml file via flashvars. But you have to change the line that says (pretty much at the bottom of the AS):
xmlData.load("./albuminfo.xml");
to somthing like:
xmlData.load(NAME_OF_YOUR_FALSHVAR);
I have the same problem. Anybody?
I dont want it to open up in a full screen new window from the link
To allow the importing of transparent .png files. This would allow different sized items to be displayed (imagine having 200x200 transparent.pngs with different sized items within them).
The second upgrade would be to enable bitmap smoothing on the graphics.
If anyone has an idea on how to be able to import transparent png files and have the transparent areas show up as transparent please let me know.
is it possible to slow down the transition from one image to the next image? I have checked the vars and functions within the actionscript but I couldn't find a starting point.
Greets Marcus
is there a way that you can play music from it?
First of all, Great application , thank you very much.
One question.
Is there a way i can call a javascript function or something like that instead of just pointing to a url from the xml?. This is a very useful app with so many different kind of uses, im exited about it .
Thanks again!!!!
1. Can you disable the actual images from being navigable? In other words, I don't want to be able to click on the album images to cycle through them, I just want to use back/next arrows and/or a scrollbar.
2. Can you fade or shorten the reflection length?
3. Is there a way to have it only display a fixed number of images at once, regardless of how many total images there are? In other words, I want it to only display three at a time. One in the middle and one to each side.
Hopefully someone out there sees this....many thanks.
DBS
This will disable the images themselves from being navigable.
In frame 2 of the actions layer, locate the following function:
controlTheObject(mc)
disable this line of code: current = this.cid + 1;
This takes care of that problem, though the hand cursor will still show up as a button. I believe someone may have posted a fix for that previousy.
If anyone can tackle my other questions, I'd be grateful.
Cheers!
DBS
Thanks alot or the script.
Can anyone please help me with something?
I was wondering if there is a way to have the images without the white background showing. Basically i want some images with a transparency but instead it shows a white background. I am using PNG and GIF formats for this but it doesn't seem to work.
Alot of people have asked about this and i went through all the 19 pages of this post but looks like no one was able to come up with a solution. I will be very very grateful if someone can help with this.
I am facing the problem in flash coverflow. when i am writing text on the image with the help of photoshop after loading coverflow, text are not displaying properly..
Can anyone tell me the solution.....
I was looking for the same thing. Did anyone figure this out?
Hmm my last post didnt end up here.. But change the following variables to the value shown
var reflectionBackgroundColour:Number = 0xffffff;
var reflectionColors:Array = [0xffffff, 0xffffff];
And then also change the background of the project to white..
Thanks a lot.
You probably just have a really old version of Flash. I think if the FLA was corrupted then there wouldn't be over 15,000 downloads and all these comments talking about how to change the functionality. Check your Flash version and download the correct file for your version of Flash. If you don't have that version then download a trial of the correct flash and save it down to your version. Any other comments like these will be deleted.
var autoNextP:Number = 0;
The auto scroll, continues...
THE FIX:
find the line:
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
REPLACE IT BY:
if(autoNextP) autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
Done!
Great script! highly customizable! GREAT GREAT JOB!!
This is really impressive! one issue
I am facing the problem in flash coverflow. when i am writing text on the image with the help of photoshop after loading coverflow, text are not displaying properly.. the text looks really choppy.the reflection actually looks better than the actual slides. Is there a way to set smoothing?
I found this code that might help I'm just not skilled enough to implement it. It is from an external as file
import flash.display.BitmapData; //import the BitmapData class
class Smooth {
private var bmd:BitmapData; // the BitmapData instance that will smooth the image
public function Smooth(copy:MovieClip) { // copy is the movieclip that holds the dynamic image that will get smoothed
bmd = new BitmapData(copy._width, copy._height, true, 0); // create the instance to the right dimensions
bmd.draw(copy); // copy the image into the instance
copy.unloadMovie(); // unload the original movie
copy.attachBitmap(bmd, 0, "auto", true); // attach the bmd instance and apply smoothing
}
}
Then this is from the fla file:
var image:String = "http://www.wallpaperbase.com/wallpapers/celebs/hilaryswank/hilary_swank_3.jpg";
var holder:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", this.getNextHighestDepth());
var mcl_L:Object = new Object();
mcl_L.onLoadInit = function() {
new Smooth(holder);
holder._rotation = 25;
};
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
mcl.addListener(mcl_L);
mcl.loadClip(image, holder);
Have a slight problem, it works a dream in Firefox but after trying it in IE7 I get nothing but a white background. I have looked through the comments and apologise if i've missed an answer but I just wondered if anyone has had the same problem and sorted it out because I can't seem too whatever I try.
Many thanks
I am using this flash file on a site and I needed to change the images order.
So I changed the images names and there order in the xml file.
When I run the flash file in Flash it is fine, but in the browser, the images do not refresh. The image that was called 01.jpg is now 04.jpg but in the browser it still see it as 01.jpg.
I tried adding ?x=1 to the embedded tags in the html, I tried changing the fla/swf file names nothing helps.
Can someone please help me with this problem?
I managed to make the swf file see the new xml file, but the swf itself, does not refresh.
Please, please help.
Thank you,
Sigal
are you viewing swf locally or online?
@Sigal
clear your browser's cache.
great script, thanks a lot. i figured out how to change the colour of the reflection from dark to light; however, i don't know how to change the colour of the text (album title, song title). where can i do that?
thanks!
ingo
I think I got a little fix for the on/off switch of the coverflow cycling (because it didn't want to go Off :-)
I know it can be shorter and stuff, but it was just a quick try.
Hope it helped!
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko
// autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all CD covers
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 0; //0 = cycling OFF ; 1 = cycling ON
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move
var autoNextTime:Number = 8
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
function interNext():Void {
if (autoDirect == 1) {
if (autoNextP == 1) { //edited by Snooms
next();
} //edited by Snooms
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
if (autoNextP == 1) { //edited by Snooms
previous();
} //edited by Snooms
}
}
Thanks :)
Thanks a lot! It is a great script!!!
I wanted to see how the swf worked online and all i get is "unable to load XML data"
I already cleaned my browsers cache. What is wrong that I can`t see the swf running online?
Thanks!
you actually have to open up the fla file and edit the on line 577
xmlData.load("./albuminfo.xml");
did you upload xml file in right directory, if not modify code on line 577
i understand that my comment maybe essentially duplicates entries. but please could you help me out with a dropped movie clip instance or dropped image.
i been searching through comments like crazy, for solution. here and there pick up pieces. but nothing successful.
could you guys at least give me a link to a comment that talks about this issue clearly?
in my case when i load xml file to original script for this cover flow, first item of xml file is not loaded, and this happens if my xml file has 3 items in it or less.
same thing happens when i work with modified version of the script, where my images are bigger in size, and any xml file with less then 9 items in it, cover flow doesn't load first item of the xml file, image wise. Content is loaded.
Please if solution exists, please give me a link.
I took a look at line 577 and I did upload the xml file in the right directory. The real problem is that I get to see the swf from flash (ctrl+enter). But when I want to see it online, when I put the swf in a html and I try to see it in my browser. There is where the message “unable to load XML data” appears.
I am really new at working with xml and flash. I don know if I have to do something else to get to run it in a html.
Thanks for everything!
I have the same problem like GnrlBzik and I have searched through all the comments and there is a lot of other people describing the same problem and no working solution!!!
Is there nobody out there who has fixed that one??? I think it's really very important to fix it. I have searched through the code for hours and I can't find any solution. Can anybody please help?
Cheers!
YEAH! Finally found the solution:
Set the values "deleteMinDistance" and "deleteMaxDistance" to 0:
var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0;
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
I have no idea for what these values are used but it works. I have tried it with one to ten images as well as with 40 images and I can not see any negative effect.
Maybe somebody can explain what these values are for and if setting them to 0 can have any negative effects?
earl you are the greatest, cause i just was about to dive into code, and started to recode this entire coverflow.
of course i do not know how and what else will be effected at this point. hopefully this will be fire proof.
So THE BUG FIXES as following:
Thanks to earl
- to fix dropped images, the easiest way is to modify settings.
Set the values “deleteMinDistance” and “deleteMaxDistance” to 0:
var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0;
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
Thanks to gnrl
earl you are the greatest, cause i just was about to dive into code, and started to recode this entire coverflow.
of course i do not know how and what else will be effected at this point. hopefully this will be fire proof.
So THE BUG FIXES as following:
Thanks to earl
- to fix dropped images, the easiest way is to modify settings.
- Set the values “deleteMinDistance” and “deleteMaxDistance” to 0:
- var deleteMinDistance:Number = 0;
- var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
Thanks to gnrlbzik
- to fix top and bottom skewed and jugged edges angles toward opposite way from the your scroll direciton
- Set the value of “angle:Number” to less then 4:
- var angle:Number = 3; // 8 is original value of angle variable
so let me put it this way.
lets say you uploaded .swf file and xml file into sub directory of your root folder that host index file of your website.
flash movie then loaded into your index html file. now although that flash file is taken from the same sub directory as your xml file is. That swf flash file is rendered in index html file that is located in parent folder of child folder that hosts your xml file.
the thing is, your swf movie references to xml file not from where swf file was originally taken but based on location of the html file in which that swf movie is rendered.
so if root/index.html renders .swf movie
but your .swf and .xml files are located here
root/lib/movie.swf
root/lib/images.xml
for this to work properly you will need to set your relative path to following in swf's action script:
root/lib/images.xml and not just images.xml, because images.xml is located in separate sub folder from where the actual html file located at.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
However, I am looking for a way to use it in different places without copying the movie. The way I mean to use it is:
for different artists I want to show their covers in the coverflow. For this, I have to generate a xml-file per artist.
Is there a way to do this? Can we pass the xml to the movie dynamically?
p.s.
If you change the value of the xml file from ./albuminfo.xml to albuminfo.xml in the .fla, then it will also run locally.
And also there is a small bug in the auto next functionality. This can be solved quite easily by changing line 62 in:
if (autoNextP == 1)
{
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
}
Great job!
Keep up the good work.
Thank you
not to be an aHole, but this is general html and embedding question, w3school site will help you out on that.
When I want to open the SWF file, it shows the error message "Unable to Load XML Data". Who can help me? Greeting
I've looked over the 20 pages of comments, but I still couldn't find a solution to my problem:
I use 200x265 images for album art and the reflections look ok, but the covers NOT. They brake apart like it were made up from 4 segments each. The effect looks horrible and I can't get my head around it.
Also, is there a way to fade the reflections in a gradient?
First of all, I wanted to thank you for all the help you've given me.
I did exactly what you said, and now I get to see the swf in my html. Althought, the images do not appear. I can see the cover flow animation but not the images. All I can see is a square that says loading instead of the images.
What can I do? Thanks again for your help!
This is maybe a question that deviates a little from the coverflow code, I don't know.
I implemented the coverflow into my site and wanted to load different XML content through PHP.
The result is now the same as when I use a .xml, but now I've made a PHP file of the XML with just strings in it.
I want change the xml (php) content through a simple link on my site, but the only thing I can come up with is to link to the xml with attributes ($_GET(variable)) but I can't go back to the page with the link then.
Do I have to create code in the flash file to make this work??
Thanks!
I would like to add a small 1px colored border around the covers. can anyboy help me/give me a hint where/how i can do that?
The Flash internal "Glow" Filter for the Covers would also be great! ...but my Actionscript knowledge isn't really good enough i think..;(
thank's for great scripts. i can we make it automatic slide also.
Firsty thanks for the great code works really well! But..
One problem i think no one has noticed -
If you have 5 or less covers and click outside of the flash, when you click back on the covers or scroll bar it will constantly fight against the mouse and keeps returning to the left of the scroll bar.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Tom.
directly into the FLA. into the clip nommed : img_info
In the fla file, find the movie clip called something like albuminfo_mc. Edit this and you will have the option to set whatever font you desire.
What about this mod...instead of the album artwork linking to another website, what about the ability to change a div below the movie?
For example, a user clicks on the "album artwork" image of Picasso, and a div below changes to reveal bio info about Picasso. Then a user could navigate to an image of Cezanne, and that div then changes to bio info about Cezanne.
Maybe some modification to this statement:
// Edit by Zack Gildersleeve
// Make front album clickable
// opens albumLink in _blank
if (current == this.cid + 1) {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank")
}
current = this.cid + 1;
updateInfo();
but "_blank" would be ?????
Can i ask how do remove the whole movie clip if i got to go to the next frame when i click on a button?
To modify the script to alter a div instead of open a URL, all you'll need to do is remove every reference of "_blank". By itself this will just prevent the URL from opening in a new window, but once you've done that you can specify a javascript URL in your XML document, for example, changing:
/picasso.html
to
javascript:myJSFunctionToChangeDiv("picasso")
This will execute the JavaScript rather than opening a URL.
www.domain.com/flashPage.html and
fileserver.domain.com/images/... [images kept here]
I have set up fileserver.domain.com/crossdomain.xml with:
allow-access-from domain="*"
which should allow access from any domain. The only thing I see, however is a white background fill in place of the image. In the same XML file I'm specifying images on the remote domain as well as the same domain (the domain hosting the .swf). The images on the same domain load fine, whereas the remote images all fail.
Looking at the 'policyfiles.txt' log I see:
OK: Root-level SWF loaded: http://domain.com/path/to/the_loaded.swf?some_q... I added
OK: Policy file accepted: http://files.domain.com/crossdomain.xml
OK: Searching for in policy files to authorize data loading from resource at http://files.domain.com/images/test_image.png by requestor from http://domain.com/path/to/the_loaded.swf?some_q... I added
Interesting that it shows the search started but no log indicates that permission was granted or denied.
Loading from a remote domain is a must for this project. Any insightat all anyone can offer would be a tremendous help.
Thanks.
System.security.loadPolicyFile("http://fileserver.domain.com/crossdomain.xml");
Also, apologies for a few typos in my previous post (e.g. referencing "files.domain" when I originally said "fileserver.domain") I was in a bit of a rush & hope I didn't confuse anyone.
Please
how to make the list is infinite (never last picture)?
Thanks.
Thanks
Stevens
I have downloaded the latest version and its working fine.
Thanks a lot.
It keeps saying "Unable to load XML data".
I've tried every embed code on on the internet.
Does this file just not work on myspace? There's got to be a way!
Please help.
Thank you,
Les
Victoria go to line 577 like GnrlBzik was saying and type the actual URL to where you uploaded albuminfo.xml - Then republish the .swf file and upload it into the same folder you have albuminfo.xml
The only problem I'm having now is that it's not loading the images properly :( I thought that would be the easy part.
All my images are loaded in the same directory as albuminfo.xml and iTunesAlbumArt.swf
Do I have to edit something again in the .fla file?
Please help.
Thanks again!
Les
I put the URL to where my pictures are uploaded between and .
It looks like this...
http://www.lesfrancoeur.com/thatswildmedia/albu...
Chris Marsol
Butterflies Lipstick & Hand Grenades
http://www.myspace.com/chrismarsol
http://www.myspace.com/chrismarsol
I just cannot get the pictures to show up. It just keeps saying loading...
Do I have to do anything else?
Thanks again,
Les
If you are hosting the images on a server other than the one the flash file is being displayed on then you need to use a crossdomain.xml to let the flash file read from that remote server. Its a common flash security issue that comes up a lot. I am sure its in the comments. Make sure to check the comments before asking questions.
Here is where you can get more info on the xml.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14213.html
Good luck.
Thanks for getting back!
Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am not hosting my images on a server other then the one the flash file is on so I should not need to use a crossdomain.xml
I did see that note at the top of this page...
My problem is that the images are not displaying when all the files reside on the same server :(
I changed the XML document as I mentioned in my post above to point to the URL where my images are located.
When I try to test it while still in flash it doesn't work and I get this error...
Error opening URL 'file:///LES/Users/lesfrancoeur/Downloads/itunesAlbumArt%5FCS3%5FCommunity%5FEdition/./http://www.lesfrancoeur.com/thatswildmedia/album1.jpg'
And that goes for all 10 pictures.
I think I've narrowed it down that it has to be a simple flash problem I have to fix in the .fla and .swf file.
Any other ideas?
Please help.
Thanks!
Les
I just have a quick question about this new version... which is great, but I was wondering on how to turn off the "auto-scroll". It wasn't present in the first version and thats how I wanted to keep it. But other then that this version is prefect.
Is there anyway to not have the auto scroll?
Thanks for this awesome .swf file,
Jamie
I'm sorry, I don't have the answer to your question but I'm wondering if you could answer my question about the images not showing up.
You're the only one that's been on here all day (except for Stephen) and I've been trying to get this to work for just that long.
It seems I have everything working but the images just say "loading".
Sucks. I just can't figure it out.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Les
@Jamie - Look at the code, look at the comments. There are more than enough comments on this particular subject. In the code there is an interval, which is basically a timer. It tells to go to the next item every so often. Look for "setInterval" and comment them out until it stops. Its as easy as that.
@Les - Your somewhat hopeless as well. You are complaining about putting free code on a myspace. The drudge of all webdesign. Stephen's suggestion was right on. You should read that again or read the comments like your friend Jamie. I will try one more time so Stephen doesn't have to.
IF YOU ARE LOADING IMAGES FROM A DOMAIN OTHER THAN THE ONE THE SWF FILE IS BEING HOSTED ON (in this case myspace). THEN YOU NEED A CROSSDOMAIN.XML FILE ON THE SERVER HOLDING THE IMAGES.
The crossdomain.xml file tells Flash that its allowed to grab the images and show them. It is to keep people from stealing images from websites with flash.
READ THE COMMENTS!
You're actually kind of a jerk (I should have known by the screen name, especially since you spelled hopefully wrong, not too smart).
However, I do appreciate you trying to help me and explaining again in all capital letters what Stephan has already said but it still doesn't answer my question.
The way I understand it is, the swf file is not being hosted on myspace, it's being hosted on my server at godaddy. ALL the files are in a folder on my host at godaddy. When someone goes to my page on myspace and the iTunes Cover Flow is displayed, it is accessing the swf on my server at godaddy. The swf is looking for images in the same folder as itself because I specified this in the XML document. For some reason, and I know it's a small thing that I'm doing wrong or overlooking, but for some reason I can't get the images to display.
I have read every single comment and have downloaded the pdf of past comments. I still can't figure out why this is happening.
Regarding coming on here asking for free help on free code, that's not something I try to do or even want to do (because every now and then you run into jerks that think they know everything).
I'm very willing to pay anyone who wants to help me with this.
I can usually figure this kind of thing out very easily myself but for whatever reason I'm really stuck on this. I know it's something extremely simple but I'm just not sure what it is.
I will try the crossdomain.xml file as suggested but I was thinking that because my files are all in the same folder on the same server that I would not need this. But I will try it.
Thanks again Stephen,
I really appreciate you developing this, it's really going to be great on my page and I'm just excited to get it working.
I will go try the crossdomain.xml file now. I'm sure that will be the answer.
Thanks again,
Les
Any suggestions?
I posted this on the discussion for the original version of this code but it looks like this thread is getting more action...
Had the idea of having the current cover be in color but have the background covers in black and white. Looks great in Photoshop mockups. Really makes the current cover pop.
Any thoughts on how to accomplish this? Would be great to be able to do it in code with some kind of saturation function vs having two separate versions of each album image, but if I have to go that route I will.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
Please contact me at lesfrancoeur@gmail.com
Thanks!
Les
I'm a newbie in Flash, but I managed to pass variables to it through PHP. Not quiet amazing you think, but hey it was my first time :-)
I was wondering if there's a way to resize the front (selected) image.
Otherwise when an image is e.g. portrait size, it will be stretched to a square and that's not really nice.
So I was thinking to set a fixed width or height, depending on which is largest, but I don't know how I manage this :-(
Anyone has an idea ??
It would help me very much
Thanks
Is there a way to resize the selected image dynamically when displaying? (PHP or in flash or ...)
Because when I have a portrait or landscape image now, it's stretched to a square and I accually want the image to appear as is (but with with a fixed height or width (depending on landscape or portrait))
Is there anyone that can help me out here?
Thanks!
Could you help me, How do I to delete shadow of image ?
How can this be?
Thanks!
Very good script, I understand the code, and I can even customize the sizes, add nodes to the xml, etc. Everything is working great, except if I have 3 or less images in the XML, then the first album art does not show. I tried it with my modified code as well as with the original, and it does the same thing. Can't figure this one out.
init function second for loop the declaration must be as follows...
for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) {
Thanks for Example.
I have a question:
Can I put this example in a commercial site ?
Thanks for sharing
I used PHP to create an XML formatted file with 20-records at a time, drawing from a master XML file of hundreds of items. Basically, this means I enabled pagination. Is this what you are looking for? You could even use MySQL as a backend and populate the "XML" file with that. Let me know if this is what you're looking for and I'll provide some examples...I have it enabled at 26olivestreet.com/coverflow/sold.php to display items that I have sold on my etsy shop.
for example, I have 15 covers and when I first open the file i'd like the 7th or 8th one to be in the centre so there are equal covers either side.
hope that makes sense!
Yes that makes sense!
you can do that changing the value of "var:current".
By default, it's 1. In your case, please change to 7 or 8.
However, you have to fix the bug posted by FlashInspired, before :
FlashInspired says:
July 30, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I found the issue with the bug I just posted.
init function second for loop the declaration must be as follows…
for (var i:Number = count=0; count<Stage.width-(centerDistance*2); count += shelveCDSpacing, i++) {
I think this script is simple and beautiful and would like to know how to implement this in a SMF's TinyPortal block.
Can anyone point me how to this?
Thanks in advance!
To start in "middle" of album list, I added the following in mc.onInit behind the following lines
infostruc[this.number].loaded = true;
target._parent.removeMovieClip();
// edit by DB Conner
if (infostruc.length > 1) {
current = Math.round(infostruc.length/2);
}
Naturally, this would be better as a setting ie: currentStartPosition
...there is a small bug in the auto next functionality. This can be solved quite easily by changing line 62:
if (autoNextP == 1)
{
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
}
P.S. After this fix the hints/comments in the code work perfectly (e.g. 0=no advance).
Seems there was more to it than "reading" as "Hopefully Smarter Than You" said.
Cheers to all!
If anybody can offer any assistance with code / examples / Javascript etc it would be appreciated.
Really loving figuring out what CoverFlow can do, but this is pretty much my last stumbling block as to what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Paul.
:)
I was taking a look at the code, and i would like to know how can i remover the cover reflects.
It looks really slick with them, but i would like to test the cover flow effect with a background image.
Can you tell me how to remove the reflects from the album covers?
I would like to mod this to a carrousel (if the last new pic from xml was loaded it just begins with the first pic of the xml) and this for an endless loop.
Is there a chance to mod this with a simple code change?
Thanks,
bax
Great work! Is this new version done with AS3 or still with AS2. If the latter, does anyone know where there is an AS3 version? Thanks.
>FP
I can implement changing a DIV tag via a standard HTML reference:
here
This works fine, but can not for the life in me seem to get:
javascript:ajaxpage('http://www.google.co.uk/', 'contentarea')
javascript:ajaxpage('http://www.google.co.uk/', 'contentarea')
to work within the .xml file.
I've removed any reference in the ActionScript to _blank and left it with the speech "" marks.
Can anybody offer any suggestions as to where I'm going wrong ?
Thanks,
Paul.
here
Paul.
you get the idea... the a href=... work fine.
Paul.
When I display the script with less than 10 images, I get Loading Placeholder Images.
So If I have 3 of my images, there are 7 Loading images.
For this application, I will never have more than 5 images in the cover flow, and I obviously don't want 5 placeholder images in there.
Any solutions?
This is a fantastic file.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your code DB Conner, it works great!
thanks-
How do I make the photos bigger?
Thanks
THe file is just great and can easily be customized, which is just great. But why does the file open to browsers when clicking an albumcover? How can this be changed?
Thanks
1st - thank you for that great peace of Software!
I do have an Quality issue. I have lines drawn in the images and the get kinked a bit. is there are chance to change the aliasing to the max qualitiy?
@ sidney - Line 20-21 in AS code
@ FP - just move the textboxes in flash
@ senti - check the XML! maybe there is a "/" missing or something else!
love the work
trev
A bug(?) though: PNGs display perfectly as reflections, but appear with a square white background as actual album covers.
I'll post a fix if I work one out, but til then... huh?
I am totally new to falsh.
Great coverflow. I have an issue that is driving me crazy. The coverflow works great while I'm testing it inside of flash but when I throw it on a server, the images do not render. I get white panels where the images should be. everything else works fine i can even move thru the different panels, the album info displays and everything, just no images. I'm pulling the images from a different domain but I have added System.security.allowDomain("*"); & System.security.allowInsecureDomain("*"); which allows the images to load at least locally or while testing it in flash but not when pulling it from a server. Any ideas? Is there any known issues with bitmap data and crossdomains that you know of and more importantly HOW CAN I MAKE IT WORK.
much appreciated - FP
How can I control were the targets of the link is displayed? I would want it in a div and not in a new tab.
1 thing - I have autoNext turned on to cycle through my images however when it gets to the last one how can I get it to scroll right back to the start, or better yet - have it start cycling backwards?
http://www.bokcenter.com/index.asp? Their coverflow begins to motion through their covers as soon as it loads.
http://bit.ly/Bv4BF
Right now it's only possible to click on the center album to open the link assigned in the xml file.
Is it possible to open the corresponding links directly when clicking on a non-center album?
It's kind of a drag(in my nav system) first clicking on an album to center it, and then clicking it again to go to the link.
How can I get the links to open in the same window (_self)?
Thanks
resizing the image container and using the script with bigger images leads to a bug with the front image view. It looks like it was stretched on the left and right side to a different height although it is the same image.
anybody knows about this issue or how to fix this?
thanks and regards
Did you find a solution ?
Stephen, maybe you can help us to understand this problem ? Thx !
Where do I have to start to read the information from a directory instead of the XML?
I mean something like this: "Read every *.jpg in c:\temp and show it"
(In this first step without the additional information like <albumName> or the Links)
I have define the size of CD width CD height in 300px*300px
Ad when I am using 300*200 px image in png format. Its showing good but when I am using the Image in 150*300 px png Image. Its stretch the image size in 300*300px.
I want to use the image without exact proportion of defined size. I want to use my default size of my image.
What should I do ???
Thanks in Advance.
thanks in advance
Ive changed the background from Black to White, but don't see a setting to change the text from White to Black?
What's the issue with not being able to link outside of your domain?
Mike
You can link outside of your domain, but you cannot pull in photos outside of your domain for Flash security concerns. There are many ways around this though.
Thanks so much for this, I just wanted to ask if its possible to add a loading progress bar to each of the album art? Currently it just displays "LOADING", can this be changed to a loading progress bar? I tired it but couldn't do it myself, I was wondering if any one can help out.
Thanks
Stevens
Thanks again
Stevens
I modified your script to display bigger images and I modified also the properties to show your coverflow in the center of the page.
But when I display it in a fit to screen window of my navigator there is a bug.
Indeed, the secondary images (in perspective) are on the foreground and come in front of the main album illustration.
Does anybody knows how to fix this?
Thx !
"Error opening URL "file:///C|/DOCUME%7E1/KIMBER%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/Temporary%20Directory%202%20for%20itunesAlbumArt%5FFlash8%5FCommunity%5FEdition.zip/itunesAlbumArt%5FCS3%5FCommunity%5FEdition/./albuminfo.xml"
I changed the value of autoNextP to 1, but I can't see any auto cycling through the covers, what am I doing wrong?
thanx
I have 2 questions.
How can I play a certain frame or load a swf when clicking on the album cover?
Why do the images not load when opening the swf? They only load when I open the html file.
thx
Sorry, I'm not quite good at Flash. What exactly do I have to write for the getURL row?
getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink, "_blank");
to:
_root.loadMovie(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink );
I also changed the links in the xml to the swfs I want to load. The swfs are in the same folder as the flash file. Now when I click at the album cover all covers disapear and I only see the black background. The output says: Error opening URL.
What am I doing wrong?
I have verified the XML is working correctly. Is this a problem anyone is experiencing or did I make a mistake when trying to configure the Flow Cover?
I appreciate the help.
I installed your Coverflow, it is ok on all browser, but Firefox for Mac is not supported.
The images can't loading...
can you help me please?
Thank's
sorry for hte bad english, 1 am a french people
very nice :-) I really like it. I have a quick question. I changed the background color in flash to white, the html color to white and it worked fine. the only small detail is the reflection. Its still geared towards a black background and I think softer light grey to white gradient would make it seem more natural. Can you point me in the right direction or any tips?
Many thanks in advance :-)
var reflectionColors:Array = [0x000000, 0x000000];
maybe this variation will work for you:
var reflectionColors:Array = [0x000000, 0xffffff];
Do you think it would be possible to make a coverflow similar to the two front row style views:
1. The circular rotating images on the main menu of front row
2. the inline cover flow in the movie section or photographs, with images flowing in a line towards you
all of the above based on a menu option and click rather than a scroll bar or both..
and if so would you be willing to make it as a payed development?
how easy would it be to add some more descriptive, longer text HTML text beneath the scroll bar so you could have content relating to each album and more info.
thanks
how can I set a new Target for the links. Now it is _blank. Kann I handle it with an iframe name?
Cucu
Al
var reflectionRatios:Array[0, 255];
I want the reflection images to fade out fully about a 1/3 of the way down the image
I would like to know how can i use special characters like ç, á, í etc.
I chose only the latin languages (i even tried the "All" option...) in the "Embed..." part of the script, but to no avail...
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
First sorry about my english, it's very poor,and my knowing in flash too....
Thanks a lot for your code, great
I'm trying to use the image like a button or a menu, you know?
And open a window with text and a "sexy" scrollbar
I try harder but.....nothing
Can you help me?
Just another thing: the script don't work with Mac and Firefox, what can i do?
Thanks a lot and congratulation for your work
First off all, what a smart piece of beautifull software!
I'm trying to adjust the smoothing option for the album cover because it is very distorted when turned.
in line 198 (this.beginBitmapFill(this.texture,this.sM,false,true);) the smoothing is handled. I guess that the first false is for the upper album cover and the second true is for the reflection. But when I set them from false to tru or the other way around, nothing happens.
Who can give me some directions?
Greetings, Ludo Schenkel-Timp.
Thank you
artLoader.loadClip("./"+infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
to
artLoader.loadClip(infostruc[num].art,newLoad.art);
:)
I am trying to use it for a website. I want the album covers to turn around, when you click them and show some informations on their back. So far I've managed to turn the covers, but I have no idea how to tell the reflections to do the same. I don't know how to adress them. Can anybody help me?
Thank you!
I have a problem with the links. If there is no link info in the xml file it still tries to to go an undefined.html page. Does anyone know how to fix that?
does anybody know a songlist extension (like in iphone/ipod) to the code?
Weird.
I want to run an index.php file from the main directory and have it use the XML directory where the .swf file is at, I get blanks if I do this, what do I do?
Last week I posted a mesage that i'm struggling with the smoothing option of the cover.
Now, a week later, I still didn't crack it.
I cant find where to enable the smoothing for the cover in the code.
The beginBitmapFill line is not regulating the smooting for the cover.
Could someone be so helpfull and give me some code directions?
Greetings, Ludo Schenkel-Timp
First of all, thanks for this great piece of code!
I'm loading this swf in a movieClip in a separated swf that is on level 0 (main nav). I'm using the "autoNext" interval to have them autoScroll, then if I unload this Movie and then I load it again (using the nav bar on level 0) the autoNext skips 1 pictures instead of going to the next one. If I unload and load again it skips 2 and so on.
I'm trying to clear all the intervals so everytime the movie is re-Loaded the intervals are reseted but it's not working:
clearInterval(shifter);
clearInterval(scrollerDelay);
clearInterval(autoNextTime);
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot.
AM
I put this in the xml.
<albuminfo>
<artLocation>banner/album1.jpg</artLocation>
<artist>Reino Unido</artist>
<albumName>Clic Aqui</albumName>
<shadowbox>
<title>Nokia - MTL Leak Live Contest</title>
<type>html</type>
<content><iframe src="/flip/reinounido/index.html" width="900" height="537" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></content>
<height>900</height>
<width>537</width>
</shadowbox>
I do in the .fla?
can you help me?
I have your solution of shadowbox and coverflow over at my home site http://grx3.com/portfolio. I just used the advice from JM above for fancy boxes. Do a find and replace on ", _blank" with nothing and there should be 3 occurrences in the .fla. After those are removed add a call back to your html file as see on my site. Then from there add the code like above to the xml so javascript:openShadowbox(content,player,title); I use player = "iframe" for what I doing.
<script type="text/javascript">
function openShadowbox(content, player, title){
Shadowbox.open({
content: content,
player: player,
title: title,
width: 890,
height: 500
});
}
</script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="grx3.com/shadowbox/shadowbox.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="grx3.com/shadowbox/shadowbox.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
Shadowbox.init({players: ["iframe"]});
</script>
I take my XML-file from a server, because of changing content.
Sometimes the first cover will not show, but the XML is correct. There is no dependency of the number of loading images. It happened when there where only 5 or also more than 10 images.
I have no idea where I can find the reason for this.
Please can anybody help me?
Quality site and quality application mate, thanks for making it available here.
I am familiar with the AS 2 version of coverflow and have it working correctly loading as an external swf in my main web site, but theres over 50 pics and it lags badly - was thinking an AS 3 version would flip the images more smoothly but after searching for 3 days I only found one AS 3 coverflow and it can only be loaded standalone and not into another swf. Searched this site for one too, any chance you know of a free AS 3 coverflow?
Thanks for your time
- Mike
Is there any way i can show the images in their actual aspect ratio. I tried modifying the code but having almost no experience on AS2 i couldn't get it done. I tried pasting my images on a transparent background PNG and that worked too, but the coverflow (obviously) won't move when the user clicks on the transparent patch of the image .
Any help greatly appreciated.
PS. i do have experience on AS3 a little bit so if i can get an AS3 version that'd be cool.
I wanted to know if anyone has gotten the links to work with fancybox. I'm trying to get this done for I am customizing the coverflow to be used with my portfolio items. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I then had to place the code on the html page that would make it work with flash - view link below (only site that currently has a tutorial to make fancbox work with flash):
http://outburst.jloop.com/2009/08/06/call-fancy...
Don't forget to set the parameters of the Flash file to (do this wherever you insert the .swf flash file):
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
Then just change the XML file to read like this:
<artistLink>javascript:callFancy('ABSOLUTEORRELATIVEURL')</artistLink>
<albumLink>javascript:callFancy('ABSOLUTEORRELATIVEURL')</albumLink>
That will do.
Good luck!
to change links of your images used notepad or wordpad or any xml editor and replace the yahoo and google url adress to yours.....
btw nice work..
note: Sorry for my english
I want this gallery in AS3?
Thank You
Don't mean to sound lazy but I don't feel like sifting through the 1000+ comments to find the answer which I'm sure is out there. So if you wouldn't mind....
Is there a way to change the color of the scroll bar?
I know the cover location x and y depends on image dimensions. I don't know what this problem is. It drives me crazy.
Can anyone help? Or point me in the direction if this was solved already.
thnx
I am wondering if there is some security setting in Flash or the Internet browser that is not allowing the links to open. Can someone please help me with this question?
Thanks!
Thanks in advanced,
Sadie
Does this work in aspx pages ??
when i use an iframe in the aspx page it works fine as its loading from a html file.
But when i either use SWFObject2 or even just simple Object Embed Tags it wont load in the CD covers, ive changed the XML paths to the images from relative and absolute URL's but nothing seems to work when you embed direct into a aspx page.
Works fine in a HTML page ???
Any Ideas? Anyone?
please let me a question, i have a web site but i wish to put the html code on myspace page, how can i do this ?
note thath i can upload files on a server to be available to the myspace version.
thank you very much
Is there a possibility to show the back of the album while clicking on the frontside? Kind of a flip?
thanks a lot
Christophe
i think the getURL(infostruc[current-1].albumLink); needs to be replaced by the correct code that loads the cover back picture. I tried some stuff, but it did not work out
2. Download the source
3. Replace images
4. Upload SWF, XML and Images.
if(autoNextP == 1) {
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
}
Sorry if this has already been posted, but I didn't want to read through 1226 comments. ;P
Brad
What can I do to fix this?
The xml file was in the same folder as the images in 'root/content/images'. In order to get this to work I had to make sure the xml path in the swf & image paths in the xml were all relative to the page being viewed.
I had to:
1) make the xml path in the actionscript relative to the page '../content/images/file.xml'
2) Re-publish the swf
3) Update the image paths in the xml relative to the page '../content/images/file.jpg'
I tried putting all the files in the same directory using relative path (in the images/media directory) and also tried putting all the files in a separate directory and using absolute path but still not working.
Please help!
Thanks
1) when i click on the images the link in the xml won't launch. However, when i take out the link it does launch a new tab (but obviously goes nowhere). How can i fix this?
2) Is there any way to change the image size in the cover flow?
Thanks!
Erol
its so annoying that i decided to spend an entire day trying to figure out how to stop it. heres my code for the flash8 version, all i had to do is add 2 lines of code, but figuring out where was the hard part :S
function updateInfo():Void {
goto.text = current;
img_info.author = infostruc[current - 1].auth;
img_info.album = infostruc[current - 1].album;
//Version 2 Addition
img_info.artistLink.enabled = true;
if (infostruc[current - 1].authLink == undefined) {
img_info.authLink.enabled = false;
} else {
if (infostruc[current - 1].authLink == "undefined") {
img_info.authLink.enabled = false;
} else {
img_info.artistLink.onPress = function() {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].authLink, "_blank");
};
}
}
img_info.albumLink.enabled = true;
if (infostruc[current - 1].albumLink == undefined) {
img_info.albumLink.enabled = false;
} else {
if (infostruc[current - 1].albumLink == "undefined") {
img_info.albumLink.enabled = false;
} else {
img_info.albumLink.onPress = function() {
getURL(infostruc[current - 1].albumLink, "_blank");
};
}
}
// add these two lines below
clearInterval(autoNext);
autoNext = setInterval(interNext,autoNextTime*1000);
// right here ^
scrollBar.scroller._x = scrollBarStart + ((current - 1) / (infostruc.length - 1) * (scrollBar._width - scrollBarStop));
}
Is there an out-of-the-box way to specify a xml-document the SWF uses to build the coverflow? By parameter maye? Or is is hard-coded to "albuminfo.xml" within the code? Don't have a flash environment here so I can not doublechek within the sourcecode right now.
I was not able to find a solution on these 31 page of comments ;)
Need one tips. I want to show info when the image placed center not in click time. Is it possible?
secondly i need some help
i cant get the images to load, its under magento i tried every possible folder path for the images,
the images are stored where the xml is.
any ideas?
is it possible to set the height of the reflection and have it smaller and fading to transparent?
any help would be great thanks
regards,
sh2605
Even i am working on it? Did you have any solution?
Thanks,
What else do I need to do?
if (autoNextP == 1) {
Thank you very much, nice one ill use in my website
The problem occurs when you begin lowering the number of children in the xml file (albums).. I found the vanishing first image depends on the width of your stage, as well as the number of images being displayed (album art). I was working with a stage 1000px wide.. at the top of frame 2, in the actionscript is the following line..
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
I noticed my width was twice that of the original example file.. so I altered this line with...
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 500;
... presto.. no visual difference in the rendering of the images.. however the missing image is back. Seems the solution is.. the fewer images/albums you would like to show, the lower this number must be.. as I said.. visually doesn't effect your presentation.. but magically brings back the vanishing image. I'm on a tight deadline or I would drill in and see why this is occuring.. but for now. .there is the solution for those looking/waiting...
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 0;
Works great. First image called with the XML is loading.
It is correct, that the size of the first image is the reason of this effect? It shouldn't have the same size as the stage? Or is some other image in this xml-tree the reason?
I didn't find any first image which is bigger or in the same width as my stage, when the first image wasn't showing.
By the way, using your solution in my application all images will show, but I like to understood the solution ;)
Thanks!
I edited a lot of things but I couldnt find the line where I can change the fontcolor of the album discription!
Can anyone give me a hint?
artLoader.loadClip("./"+infostruc[num].art, newLoad.art);
I removed the preceding "./" and was able to refer to the images as absolute URLs on another server (w/o needing any crossdomain.xml file).
Does anyone know how to adjust coverflow's size? I use left and right buttons to move the coverflow ( 7 items ), and when the fourth is selected for example, the non-selected items are over my buttons... Maybe it's possible to show only 5 of the seven items ... An idea?
Did you ever find a way to disable the reflection?
Cheers
Dean
"This is not the correct approach, but it works, change this setting
Set to >> var reflectionSpace:Number = 1000;"
cheers
http://www.sebablog.de/leistungen/leistungen.swf
Is there a solution for this?
Thank you.
N.
Very nice coverflow but I've a question.
I'm unable to make the reflection fade to transparency. I like the reflection to show only 30% on the image, and this 30% slowly became transparent. I've looked at the previous comments but didn't find the solution.
Thanks in advance.
I have a question : i want to use this coverflow with bigger images (480x420px). I changed the values for this new sizes, it works very well, exept that the reflect does not have the same speed now. The reflect is slower than the image.
Do you have an idea why?
thank you for your answer;
Vev
Tks
tks
The color of the text can also be changed.
Right now we are facing 2 "bugs".
If you start scrolling the coverflow before the positions are set it will return undefined and everything gets broken. Can't find a solution to this yet since i'm newbie.
The 2nd problem is in some cases the 1st image is not shown till i scroll to it.
Thank you very much for this awesome plugin
Help!!!
Cheers
Also in some configs the 1st image is not shown until you scroll into it, why ? Seems like a problem with the space that each photo has assigned to.
// Edit by Matth, Alhadef
// "The Elevator Door 2"
for (var i:Number; i<=infostruc.length; i++) {
why <= and not < ?
Thank very very much.
Good job
thanks matias!
"shelveCDSpacing is definetely rigged... with some configurations it will hide 1st element"
it would take a while to me figure out that this was the problem. I had to define different spacing for 1,2, 3, and >4 elements and it worked.
my images are not the size as the example, maybe this has some influence
I really like this Flash Coverflow. But I have only one problem, it`s like the same problem which littlejonkel have had a month ago:
"... Is there any chance of setting a max size of the "coverflow movie" itself, when you embed it to another movie clip? The coverflow movie of course has limit in _width and _height. But the covers seem to ignore them.
Where are the screws if have tweak? At the moment the album covers spread over my whole clip.... da****!? ..."
I can`t find the answer, thats the reason why I ask again.
Thanks very much for this, it's absolutely great.
But still i have a problem on integrating it in a header of a blog i want to build.
Do you know if there are some necesary/or not conditions in order for the animation to be displayed on every page?
Nevertheless i have tried to put it on a clean test page and it works but not in the header of my blog.
Thanks,
Michael
Your coverflow is really great, and I've changed some function for my own use:
In your version, the pictures are loaded at the very beginning, I've changed it to load a certain amount of pics first, for e.g. 10, then when the users shift to plane 50, pics 40-60 will then be loaded.
And here comes the problem...when i use mouse wheel, or press on left/right key for shifting, the photos mapped on the planes are sometimes duplicated or in the wrong order...
could u tell me what is wrong in it???
I am using this line to show the loaded pictures:
planes[CurrentIndex].material = newplaneMaterial;
Thanks!
Could you please look at this?
http://jdrobert.com/files/slider.htm (swf screen cap)
what, if the background isn´t color but image? The reflection doesn´t fade to transparancy. Any workaround?
Regards
michael
var reflectionAlphas:Array = [1, 1];
var reflectionRatios:Array = [0, 0];
and
target._parent.beginFill();
This fills the Background with nothing. But theres also no fade. But when blurred it looks quite good...
//Peter
So I solved the transparent reflections for PNG's with transparent BG's on my own.
And thats quite grand for me with slim to none Flash experience...
But now my friends...
If I want to make the flash window taller, but still keep the Cflow on the bottom. What should i Change?
If i just make the whole thing taller it places itself at the top...
Thanks again for this greeeaaat product!
this is the code, but nothing moves...
have anybody a idea?
// Edit by Paul, tieftaucha, Lunis Neko
// autoNextP defines whether or not the flash movie automatically cycles through all Pictures
// autoNextP = 1 for on, 0 for off.
var autoNextP:Number = 1;
// How long in seconds autoNext will wait to move
var autoNextTime:Number = 1;
var autoDirect:Number = 1;
//Auto Cycling Functionality
if (autoNextP == 1) {
//Set Interval Timer for Auto Cycling
autoNext = setInterval(interNext, autoNextTime*3);
function interNext():Void {
if (autoDirect == 1) {
next();
} else if (autoDirect == 0) {
previous();
}
}
}
MovieClip.prototype.setSides = function(x1:Number, y1:Number, x2:Number, y2:Number, x3:Number, y3:Number, x4:Number, y4:Number):Void {
this.px1 = x1;
this.py1 = y1;
this.px2 = x2;
this.py2 = y2;
this.px3 = x3;
this.py3 = y3;
this.px4 = x4;
this.py4 = y4;
};
Can you advise as to why it always seems to render an "extra" node at the end of the xml list?
No matter what I do, it always seems to render an "unknown album" at the end of my list.
Thanks
I didn't properly close the <artworkinfo> tag with </artworkinfo>.
Something to keep an eye out for.
Thanks
Did anyone find a way to make it loop forever ?
Thx
Thanks,
Simon
I actually did some modifcation to the flash file to extend the <artistLink( area up over the image as well.
miket25@comcast.net
Thanks again,
I want that if I click on a picture and that the website that will load (like: www.google.nl) that he opens the link in the same page and not in another tab.
where can I solve this problem. in the fla or in the "AC_RunActiveContent" and what do I have to change?
THANKS!
I want that if I click on a picture and that the website that will load (like: www.google.nl) that he opens the link in the same page and not in another tab.
where can I solve this problem. in the fla or in the "AC_RunActiveContent" and what do I have to change?
THANKS!
Also if anyone has a solution to the auto cycling issue as I am having trouble with this as well as Flink24
Thanks
Lovely work, great! Do you think there is a way to configure it for a different background-color without messing with flash? My flash is not very up to date, so I cannot open and change the file.
Any help would be very appreciated
When I put the getimage.aspx url in the XML file it doesn't load the image, so I suspect I must change something in the Flash file. does anyone know how to do this?
A young French webdesigner!
Maybe you can fix this too?
Great tool
I also tested on Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
first of all, great work and thank you so much for the source. Is it possible to disable autoplay in version two an change backgroundcolor only with xml? I only have the possibility to work with the xml-File. I can't find the settings. If yes it would be great.
Greatings from Munich
However i have a question. :) how can i add an additional info box after clicking on one of the pictures of the cover flow. like a description to the item.
i would like to have a separate info box apear in flash not open a new window. is it possible? if yes how? thanks
Is there any posibility to show "Umlaute" like äÄüÜöÖ! I have tried many different ways, but whenever i filled my xml with äÄöÖüÜ no one of these letters appears in the outputfile?
I hope someone can help me :-)
Some of us that need to use the cover flow in situations where there may be only 1 or 2 thumbnails have seen that anything less than 4 thumbnails results in the first thumbnail being missing. Actually this has nothing to do with the number but rather has to do with the calculated x position of that final (frontmost) thumbnail. It's comparing that thumbnail's position against the variable:
deleteMaxDistance
which as far as I can tell does pretty much nothing. At least not enough to cause problems that I can see. So if you're still on the AS2 version (havent checked for this bug in the new AS3/FL10 version) here's your fix:
Change line 18 from:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = Stage.width;
to:
var deleteMaxDistance:Number = 10; // 10 or any small number will work
Should work fine.