We’ve just released updates to SlideShowPro Director (1.2.4), the Lightroom to Director plugin (1.0.2) and the DirectorPHP class (1.0.1).
The fixes are fairly minor and mostly address an issue with the Lightroom to Director plugin and Director installs with large amounts of content. Users experiencing an empty album list in the Lightroom exporter should upgrade their Director install as well as update to the latest version of the Lightroom to Director plugin.
To get the latest version of Director, login to the Account Center. To grab the latest versions of the Lightroom to Director plugin and the DirectorPHP class, visit the SlideShowPro Director extras page.
Lightroom to SlideShowPro Director 1.0.1
We’ve just updated the Lightroom to SlideShowPro Director plugin to version 1.0.1 with a few small fixes. This version should trap errors a bit better and also includes a mechanism to check and see if you are using the latest version. To download 1.0.1, visit the SlideShowPro Director extras page.
SSP for Flash 1.8.9 / SSP for Lightroom 1.3.2 released
Small update to the component itself (no Lightroom-specific changes) that addresses a couple of issues related to audio playback, plus a slight re-working of image alignment in navigation thumbnails for more accurate positioning. Click here to read more.
SlideShowPro for Lightroom 1.3.1 released
Previewing content published from Lightroom using Firefox didn’t work quite right in 1.3.0, so a new point update has been released (1.3.1) that fixes the issue. It’s a free update for all SlideShowPro for Lightroom users, and can be obtained through your account center profile page:
SlideShowPro for Lightroom 1.3.0 released
A new point release update for SlideShowPro for Lightroom is available for download. This release tackles two things in the 1.2 build that were less than optimal — hyperlinks, and embed size.
First, hyperlinks. In the current version of SlideShowPro for Lightroom, toggling on “Attach Hyperlinks” adds hyperlinks to each slideshow image so that (when clicked) a new browser window opens with that same image. It worked okay, but was a wasted opportunity to offer users something more (which you’d naturally expect by clicking on something anyway). So…we revamped the hyperlink functionality by incorporating a new “Popup” system. This allows you to export a third, higher-resolution set of slideshow imagery as part of your export. When a slideshow image is clicked, the larger version of that image is loaded in a new browser window along with its title, caption, and also a preloader (that uses the same animation options as the slideshow itself). The popups are fluid, so the windows will scale to fit smaller display resolutions if necessary, and proportionally downscale the popup images if necessary. You also have control over all its parameters within Lightroom. Also, by using Flash instead of HTML to display your popups, photographers have a little more security for their work instead of directly linking to a physical image.
Second, embed size. SlideShowPro for Lightroom is embedded, by default, at 100% width/height for extra features like the Header and Wet Floor effect, and so that your slideshow always “floats” in the center of the browser window. The one downside is people using lower-resolution displays, for SWFs embedded at 100% incorporating content that’s larger than the display size can cause unwanted cropping and display problems. With that, this version implements a workaround that detects when a browser window is too small to display your slideshow and (like HTML) displays horizontal / vertical scroll bars if necessary.
As usual, this update is free for all current users of SlideShowPro for Lightroom, and can be downloaded here (login required).
SSP for Flash 1.8.7 / SSP for Lightroom 1.2.7 released
Adobe released a public beta of Flash Player 10 yesterday, which we tested out to make sure everything was kosher, and found that the full screen button wasn’t appearing (cause our player detection needed updating to detect the higher version). So we patched it up quickly and pushed out updated builds for both SlideShowPro for Flash and SlideShowPro for Lightroom to accommodate.
Updates can be downloaded through the account center.
SSP for Flash 1.8.5 / SSP for Lightroom 1.2.6 released
New updates for both SlideShowPro for Flash and SlideShowPro for Lightroom have been released. Most notable in this release is a new “Smoothing” parameter (that replaces “Video Smoothing”) that helps smooth out some of the jagginess when odd-size images are scaled and displayed in both products. This goes for everything from slideshow content to the thumbnail navigation and album previews. The extra processing required to generate the filter is negligible, but you can turn it off if need be.
These releases also fix a few other little tweaky things that were discovered recently. You can read about those in the updated version history at our new wiki.
Both updates are free for all current users and can be downloaded through your account center member profile.
A couple of months ago we mentioned that a new help wiki for our products was in development, and today we’re launching it. The wiki collects together all the content in our PDF-based user guides, how-to forum topics, forum stickies, API documentation, and more. We’re hoping that the new format makes finding the content you need easier and faster.
Another reason for moving everything to HTML is to provide documentation in more than just English. Every document has an “Other Languages” box at the top right for alternate translations in Spanish, French and Italian. Right now pretty much everything is in English, and that’s where we could use your help. Anyone can help translate a document by clicking a language link and entering their login and password to the account center. You’ll then have full access to the non-English version of that document.
As for our existing documentation, we will continue to include the PDFs with our product downloads for at least another few weeks. That will give us time to fix any wiki issues, and hopefully get everyone accustomed to using the wiki to find the information they need before pulling the plug on everything that’s been moved.
So when you have a chance, give it a look and let us know how it can be improved, or if you spot any mistakes / omissions.
SSP for Flash 1.8.4 / SSP for Lightroom 1.2.5 released
Small update that patches an issue with the Dissolve transition style in both products, plus tweaks to permalink loading and album preview formatting in the Flash version.
Both updates are free, as always, and can be downloaded through your account center profile page.
SSP for Flash 1.8.3 / SSP for Lightroom 1.2.4 released
New versions of SlideShowPro for Flash and SlideShowPro for Lightroom are now available. Version 1.8.3 of SlideShowPro for Flash includes a handful of bug fixes related to transitions and scaling (full version history here), while the 1.2.4 build of SlideShowPro for Lightroom simply brings the gallery up to the same build as the Flash version.
Both updates are free, as always, and can be downloaded through your account center profile page.
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