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The SlideShowPro Player is our core media player for presenting photos and videos. It's the same Flash slideshow published by SlideShowPro Director but available separately as a component for Adobe Flash and plugin for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for more creative control and content loading with or without SlideShowPro Director.
Which SlideShowPro Player option is right for you? It depends on how much web development experience you have, whether you currently own Flash and/or Lightroom, and the level of customization you are interested in. The chart below attempts to reconcile these differences in visual form.
1 Slideshow settings should be edited before assigning Director as the data source (Windows version of Lightroom only).
2 ThumbGrid compatible with the ActionScript 3 version of the SlideShowPro Player for Flash component (which comes with the ActionScript 2 version in the same download). Flash CS3 or newer also required.
3 Loading videos using the Lightroom plugin requires manual editing of slideshow data and content post-publish.
SlideShowPro Player for Flash (Latest version: 1.9.8.8)
SlideShowPro Player for Flash includes a pair of ActionScript 2 and 3 component builts for Flash authoring application. The components are compatible with all versions of Flash (going all the way back to Macromedia Flash MX 2004), and can be easily installed and used with any new or existing FLA document.
Drag and drop
To add the component, open the Components panel and drag/drop the component to the Stage. When released, you'll see a live preview of the component (preview shown at left). And just like any other object in Flash (like a Movie Clip), you can resize the component, move it around, and position it wherever you like. All internal elements are re-drawn with each change, so it conforms to the size you need.
Fully editable
All of the component's parameters (over 100!) are editable through a user interface inside Flash with no ActionScript coding required. You can edit all facets of the player, including color, transparency, behavior, layout, and much more. And if you need to copy, export, import, or share your player settings, the components come with a set of menu commands you can use to do just that.
Load SlideShowPro Director content
By purchasing the Flash component in addition to SlideShowPro Director, you can create your own universal media player that works just the same as Director's built-in player, yet you have full creative control over every aspect of your Flash presentation. Simply assign which album/gallery in Director you want to load, publish, then replace the SWF Director embeds with your own. Content can be independently updated anytime without re-publishing from Flash.
Publish to preview
To see your slideshow, test publish a movie within Flash. Modify it's behavior, size, style, whatever you like. When your SWF is ready to display online, upload the SWF and requisite assets to your server, embed the SWF in a HTML document (we provide all the instructions you need, if necessary) and load in a web browser. When you're done, build another one! You can use the components over and over to create all the slideshows you want. That's what they're designed for.
Give it a try!
Want to give the Flash component a try? Click the button below to download a free trial of SlideShowPro Player for Flash. Note: the trial limits the amount of content you can load to 3 assets in a single album. Otherwise it's fully functional.
SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom (Latest version: 1.9.8.8)
SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom installs as a "web engine" for Adobe Lightroom (1.3 and higher). You simply install the plugin folder to Lightroom's presets director, and the engine is then available in the application's "Web" workspace. Click on "Web" in the top navigation, select the plugin as your gallery template, and you're off.
Static and dynamic slideshows
Out of the box, the Lightroom plugin uses content in your Lightroom Library to create static slideshows you can embed in any web document. If you want dynamic content, you can use the player plugin with SlideShowPro Director. Integrating with SlideShowPro Director allows you to customize your own SlideShowPro Player inside Lightroom and export slideshows that fallback to Director's HTML5 mobile player automatically.
Point and click interface
Need your slideshow to be a particular size? Or color? The plugin has over 100 parameters that control slideshow appearance, layout, and behavior; all of which are editable through color pickers, drop-down boxes, and sliders inside Lightroom. And anytime you make a change, the live preview of the player refreshes to show your changes. This allows you the time to get your slideshow looking and behaving how you want before uploading to your web site.
Nothing to code or edit
If acronyms like HTML, XML, and SWF raise your blood pressure, don't worry. SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom constructs all the requisite files for viewing a slideshow in a web browser. You either export your slideshow to a folder on your hard drive (then manually upload it to your web site or add to Dreamweaver), or enter your web site's FTP information directly into Lightroom for direct uploading. Either way, there's nothing to code, and your content can display from any web server.
Always editable
Save your creation as a template within Lightroom and update it anytime. Create multiple templates for more than one slideshow, and your unique settings for each will be saved. Whether you're publishing one slideshow or a hundred, you can always make changes.
Give it a try!
Download the free, fully functional trial of SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom below.
Unique features
The Flash component includes the core SlideShowPro Player, plus a few features that are unique to the Flash component version.
ActionScript 2 and 3 API
Know a little ActionScript? If so, the Flash component has a full-featured API (both ActionScript 2 and 3) that contains all the properties, methods and events developers crave. Do things like control the SlideShowPro Player from buttons outside the component, display photo captions and titles in external text fields,
Customizable buttons
Want to use your own buttons inside the slideshow? No problem. The component gives you access to the embedded buttons by allowing you to swap them out with your own movie clips.
Sound effects, watermarks, embedded typefaces
Because the component leverages Flash itself, there are all kinds of customizations you can make to your published movies; including embedding sound clips for use as interface sound effects, layering a custom watermark over slideshow content, and embedding typeface outlines for use inside the SlideShowPro Player's interface.
Plays nice with existing Flash content
Already have some Flash content you'd like to add a slideshow to? No problem. The component drops right into your existing Flash. Drag and drop it in, or dynamically load as an external SWF.
Unique features
The plugin includes the core SlideShowPro Player, plus a few features that are unique to the Lightroom version.
Wet-floor effect
If you like the "wet-floor" reflection look, you're in luck. The plugin comes with an optional toggle to add a wet floor reflection underneath your slideshow. The effect updates in real-time as users interact with your slideshow.
Built-in content publishing
Unlike the Flash components and the SWF player options, the Lightroom plugin doesn't require you to build your own slideshow content or use SlideShowPro Director. The Lightroom Library can supply all the player's content needs.
Template header, pop-ups
In addition to the core SlideShowPro Player interface are two editable areas only in the Lightroom version: a "Header" area for displaying the gallery title, description, and a custom logo, and "Pop-ups" which display when slideshow content is clicked and contain larger versions of the photos in your slideshow.
Photo metadata
Photo captions and titles can be dynamically constructed using any EXIF and IPTC metadata embedded in your photos.
Requirements
The SlideShowPro Player for Flash component requires one of the following versions of the Flash authoring application (Macintosh or Windows): Adobe Flash CS3 (and up), Macromedia Flash 8, or Macromedia Flash MX 2004. The product includes both an ActionScript 2 and 3 component. Both component versions feature identical feature sets, but the ActionScript 3 version is more optimized for recent versions of the Flash Player and is compatible with ThumbGrid. Below is a chart showing which versions of Flash are compatible with each.
Compatibility chart
Language
Flash 5
Flash MX
Flash MX 2004
Flash 8
Flash CS3
Flash CS4
Flash CS5
ActionScript 2
ActionScript 3
Check what version you have by selecting "About Flash" from the Application menu in OS X, or the Help menu in Windows.
Requirements
SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom is compatible with Adobe Lightroom version 1.3 and higher (both Macintosh and Windows). The product download contains gallery plugins optimized for each version of Lightroom.
Export scripts / FLAs
In addition to the two Flash components, the Flash component also comes with extra scripts, plugins and demonstration content to help you get the most use out of the product. They are all included free with your component purchase and are available for download in the Account Center.
Export for Photoshop (Latest version: 1.0.6)
Compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4, this download includes two scripts for batch processing one or more original images as slideshow content as well as thumbnails for use in the SlideShowPro Player. The first script uses images already opened in Photoshop, while the second scans a folder of original images. Both scripts export the SlideShowPro Player's requisite XML file, and automatically downscales / sharpens your photo for export through Photoshop's Save for Web compression engine. When published, you simply link the SlideShowPro Player to the published XML and you're done.
Export for iPhoto
The SlideShowPro Export for iPhoto plugin is a free, easy way to batch export content for the SlideShowPro Player. Simply select which albums or images you wish to export, and the plugin creates all the images you need, plus the XML file! It's a fast, no-hassle way to get your content into the SlideShowPro Player with ease.
PHP XML Builder
A light, fast PHP script you can place in a folder containing slideshow content and thumbnails, link to from the Flash component or Player SWF, and it will return a perfectly formatted XML document to load. You can continually update your gallery folder with new albums and content, and the script will always return the latest content. Full instructions included in the download.
Demonstration FLAs
Our account center contains multiple demonstrations utilizing the Flash component in a variety of ways, from basic slideshows to advanced topics like permalinks, custom navigations, control through Javascript, and more. They're completely free, written in both ActionScript 2 and 3, and are there for you to tinker with.
Note: After clicking the button above, login to the account center, then click on the "SlideShowPro Player for Flash" text link in the Downloads box. The accessories will be on the following page.
Purchase
SlideShowPro Player for Flash is sold for $39 (single user) or $195 (corporate license). A Single User license allows you to install and use the product on two computers owned and used exclusively by you (for example, a desktop and laptop computer). A Corporate license can be shared between an unlimited number of employees at a single company / organization; even if the employees work at different physical locations.
Both may be purchased by clicking the button below.
Purchase
SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom is sold for $35 (single user) or $175 (corporate license). A Single User license allows you to install and use the product on two computers owned and used exclusively by you (for example, a desktop and laptop computer). A Corporate license can be shared between an unlimited number of employees at a single company / organization; even if the employees work at different physical locations.
Both may be purchased by clicking the button below.
Free trial
Download the free, fully-functional trial of SlideShowPro Player for Flash and try it out. Both the ActionScript 2 and 3 versions of the component are included. The only trial limitation is that only a single album with three photos and/or videos can be loaded. Otherwise it's fully functional in every way.
Since you're trying things out, why not signup for a free 14-day trial of SlideShowPro Director as well? Simply signup, upload some content, assign to the Flash component and publish! You'll be publishing slideshows in just a few minutes. If you like using Director, keep your 14-day trial by subscribing to one of our affordable monthly plans, or purchase the self-install version to host on your own web server.
Free trial
Download the free, fully-functional trial of the SlideShowPro Player for Lightroom and try it out. It's fully functional in every way, except your slideshows will have a watermark printed across the front.
