FotoPlayer



  FotoPlayer Version History

v4.0 Features: (the most feature-rich upgrade)

Release date: 3 Oct 2009

  • Expand/Collapse button for Tree menu
  • Highlight the menu currently opened
  • Link to folder containing the image from the search result
  • Manage multiple versions of cart settings file
  • Use first non blank as startup folder automatically
  • Suffix "/" not required in the startup folder or when using openfolder
  • Option to control Thumb Scroll speed
  • Album title and description setup
  • Automated folder level feature overrides in Jalbum
  • Search for rated photos / virtual gallery to list highest rated photos
  • Hide the form fields in the cart checkout screen
  • Added PEAR email method
  • E-Card window text&button customization
  • Option to set defaults in search window for 'All words' 'any word'
  • Option to use enable/disable partialword search from the search window
  • Photo link in Guestbook email notification
  • Naming convention for ecard changed
  • Added new sources for Slide Title
  • Sort options for search results
  • Image protection in ecard page
  • Sender’s email id in Ecard email reply-to
  • Updates in emailorder.php script
  • Tone Preview window text color made customizable
  • Shoppingcart - Option to sell packages
  • Option to set title and description for non-jpg file formats slides
  • Option to set whether the order info should be sent as an attachment or in the email body
  • Search window result status text made customizable
  • Ecard Send Info and Subject made editable via skin tab
  • More options to choose the source for cart custom price - supplemental category code & IPTC Object Name
  • Diagnostic script updated to check server email functionality
  • Support for Jalbum widgets
  • Added option to disable video frame border
  • Folder level password protection is now made UI configurable in Jalbum
  • Auto adjustable slide title height
  • All geo tagged photos in one Google Map!
  • Analytics script updated to new version
  • Youtube video script updated to support different formats (FLV, MP4, HD)
  • Disable flash (contextmenu option) fullscreen if feature is turned off
  • search script to made future compatible for new metadata in IPTC/EXIF
  • Email notify when someone logon to a protected folder or album
  • Guestbook comment notification now includes a Reply-To address
  • Shoppingcart email order notification in HTML & PDF format
  • Create a complete website with integrated photo album using the new Site Creator feature. From Photos to Website in minutes!
  • Shoppingcart - Shipping fee based on image size format
  • Shipping fee based on specific format quantities
  • Share the direct link to the current slide or share it on social bookmarking
  • Option to disable background image resizing
  • Watermark text angle
  • Show Folder thumb preview in the folder description window
  • Autofit the album content + footer in the album page
  • Folder level overrides for music now automated via Jalbum
  • Tree menu folder icons changed
  • Shoppingcart - NoChex checkout script added
  • Added EXIF ’r;Lens’ and ’r;Maximum aperture value’ fields
  • List most commented photos and create virtual galleries for most commented photos
  • MP3 slide player
  • Option to disable Folder path, Description and Image specific user notes in the shopping cart first screen
  • Options to change the tree menu scroll button , bar colors and their transparency
  • Discount based on specific format quantities
  • Option to change description exif/iptc text color change from skin Themes tab
  • Skin comes with new mp3 loop files
  • Supports displaying GPS EXIF tags under Photo description EXIF window and also display a link to Google Maps for each slide
  • Option to add the custom gallery menu links either at top or bottom of the gallery menu
  • Flash background transparency
  • Slide image reflection effect
  • Discount coupons - One time use option
  • Split Image listing to handle unlimited photos per folder
  • Unwanted files removed in the generated album

v3.1 Features:

Release date: 11 Jul 2008

  • Google Analytics tracking.
  • Next/Previous Navigation on slide image click.
  • Folder description display changed (mouse over tooltip)
  • Display Error/Warning message when same image is added to cart
  • Ability to add extra cost for shoppingcart custom fields
  • Shoppingcart total amount rounding
  • Delay start for MP3
  • Cart Order file naming convention set to YYYYMMDD_HHMMSSsss.txt(18 chars)
  • Preload custom number of slides
  • Password protected original image download
  • Performance upgrades made to improve smooth transitions & increase image load speed
  • Shipping - based on % of total amount
  • AutoStart music if stopped when viewing SWF or FLV videos
  • New Input text field added to the shoppingcart first screen for the buyers to add any notes for each item
  • Shopping order in XML format
  • Slide image loading progress bar animation made simple
  • Shoppingcart Grid mouseover tooltip to display more item info
  • SMTP Email support
  • Image Rating feature is now integrated within FotoPlayer (only for PRO version)
  • Guestbook - visitor can now leave their email id
  • Option to generate HTML version of the skin (search engine friendly)
  • JAlbum skin UI changes
  • Display Image link (for slide image) in the image description window
  • Text File Viewer background color width and height customization
  • New ''Only this folder'' Search option
  • Slide Title width and height increased
  • MP3 Player - New option to control the looping of playlist
  • Option to set cart discount in amount or percentage (based on subtotal or quantity)
  • SnapGalaxy print service integrated
  • Album load progressbar and slideprogressbar changed
  • Option to set tax included in the price
  • Download hits logging when forcedownload or protected download feature used
  • HTML and CSS conforms to W3C standard
  • FP made compatible to be viewed on 2560 x 1600 resolution monitor
  • FotoPlayer upgraded to Flash 8. The minimum flash player version required to view the album will be 8
  • "True" Full Screen album view
  • Option to set tiled background images
  • Supports displaying GIF, PNG and progressive JPGs
  • ECard feature
  • High quality slide Image rescaling
  • Description window enabled for FLV videos
  • Shoppingcart: Option to set 'Not for Sale' for a single image.

v3.0 Features:

Release date: 9 Jul 2007

  • FotoPlayer can remember the cart contents when album is revisited.
  • Direct file download for non jpg formats.
  • Auto Show Panzoom tool on folder basis.
  • Direct link to images in the album.
  • Disable album load if photos.xml content is empty.
  • Cancel button in password protected folder login window.
  • Changes in Javascript detection.
  • Discount coupon feature in shoppingcart. Based on both amount and %
  • Customizable gallery menu width.
  • Music playlist editing in the JAlbum skin settings.
  • Shutterfly, PhotoBox, Digibug Print service integration
  • Option to add Folder icon
  • Offline Ordering - Shopping Cart new feature
  • Image Navigation cursors when using Panzoom
  • Option to disable thumbnail tooltip
  • Option to disable slideshow loop play mode
  • Custom Message display in ViewCart scree
  • Ability to change 'quantity' from Cart view screen
  • Optional button replacement for shoppingcart icon
  • Tree Navigation Gallery menus
  • Link to Slide image from Shopping cart "view cart" screen
  • Music player enhanced
  • Number mode thumbnail navigation
  • Option to pass custom folders.xml file
  • Search window customization
  • Overriding JAlbum filetypes.xml settings
  • Guestbook management tool
  • Option to disable movie player controls
  • Credit Card Checkout
  • Automatic image download on successful paypal payment
  • Guestbook xml file name change
  • Moderated guestbook
  • Shopping cart - ability to customize size & price on image basis
  • Prev,Next buttons made invisible during Slideshow
  • Better image resize quality when autoscale enabled
  • Option to dock photo details window
  • Option to dock Gallery menus
  • Custom Fields in Shopping cart order screen
  • Multi char currency Symbol support
  • Option to disable folder description
  • Slide image Title display
  • Option to disable exif and iptc display
  • customizable naming conventions for generated XML/HTML files.
  • Disabling XML caching
  • Skinnable UIs
  • Photo description window positioning
  • Google Checkout
  • Diagnostic script to check php/folder permission settings
  • Shopping Cart order notification process change
  • Option to use guestbook feature albumwide
  • Force download original image instead of opening in popup window
  • Option to restore cart contents when using PayPal,GoogleCheckout and CreditCard.
  • Keyboard shortcut keys
  • Ability to search for recent images based on number of days or even find images took within a date range
  • Optional 'Terms & Conditions' field in the shopping cart checkout screen
  • Image Star Rating System
  • Vertical thumbs
  • Disable clipboard
  • Stretch image to maximum possible width/height within slide area
  • Smooth Image transition
  • Random Thumbnails on every visit

v2.0 Features:

Release date: 15 Apr 2006

  • PHP based powerful album Search!
  • Image TAG support
  • Album that adjusts itself to the viewer screen resolution!
  • Control image PAN and zoom using mouse/keyboard.
  • Single config file
  • Support for extended EXIF and IPTC info display.
  • Support for Background images.
  • Support for two rows thumbnails.
  • Guestbook status notification.
  • Built-in progressive FLV video format player.
  • Option to replace the Gallery icon with a button (customizable text).
  • Highlight the selected menu.
  • Built-in Text file Viewer.
  • Display thumbnail preview image in the cart.

v1.2 Features:

Release date: 25 Sept 2005

  • The first 'FLASH' based photo album software with built-in shopping cart system!
    • completely customizable features with multi-language support
    • Integrated Paypal checkout or email ordering system
    • Mutiple shipping cost options(based on quantities bought/subtotal amount/each addtional bought)
    • ability to setup the shipping cost variance for different locations
    • setup discount options based on the quantities bought
    • ability to configure whether the customer data is a required or optional field during checkout
    • listing the countries where shipping can be done
    • Changing the currency code (Paypal: US & canadian dollar, sterling pound, Euro,yen **** Email order: Any currency code)
    • option to save the paypal order details in a text file (requires PHP)
    • Email notification to buyer/seller (requires PHP)
    • options to sell both print & digital format photos
    • It's not just for photos, FotoPlayer can be used to showcase 'any' product and sell them online!
  • HTML rendered photo descriptions (Add href link, change font size,color etc) )
  • Scrollable Photo description texts (previous ver allowed only max of 3 lines)
  • ability to show thumbnails with different widths (landscape,portrait,panoramic)
  • Plays up to 10 MP3 loops (previous version plays max. 3)
  • Simultaneous 'Auto play first photo' & 'show gallery menu' features
  • Move thumbnail along during the slideshow
  • Preloading next photo during slideshow (can be switched off)
  • Preload text("Loading album...") when loading the photos.xml file
  • MP3 autoplay bug fixed
  • MP3 %loaded display
  • MP3 song title display (can be turned off)
  • Tooltips direction change based on the mouse position
  • directly accessing the subfolder album thru URL reference
  • publish 'any' file format (image,video,audio,pdf,text...) and make them downloadable
  • Autoscroll thumbnail on rollover (can be turned off)
  • Auto SlideShow when album starts (can be turned off)
  • The menu default/rollover/text colors can now be customized
  • show the controlpanel help/instructions when the album loads(can also be turned off)
  • ability to access the currently viewing image name/image description thru JavaScript!
  • Photo transition effects (can also be turned off)
  • option to turn off image count/image title/image date (photo description window)
  • Issue with multiple SWF movie files play fixed.
  • Guestbook Email notification.
  • Photo navigation using keyboard LEFT & RIGHT ARROW keys(works only when photo transition feature is switched off).
  • No reference to 'FotoPlayer' or 'powered by' or 'licensed to' texts displayed anywhere when viewed online (for licensed version only)

v1.1 Features:

Release date: 14 Aug 2005

  • Disable Gallery icon (only for Licensed)
  • Password protected album folders
  • Auto show gallery menus
  • Thumbnails preloading text
  • Tooltips for icons
  • Customizable background colors
  • Add your personal URL links to the folder menu
  • Multilingual folder names
  • Submenu scroll fixed
  • Auto-play bug fixed
  • Exif display length changed
  • Thumbnail tooltips fontsize fixed
  • Photo download issue for folder names with spaces fixed

v1.0 Features:

Release date: 4 July 2005

  • XML based data management
  • Integrated MP3 player & SWF Movie player
  • XML/PHP based Guestbook
  • Image navigations
  • Multi-lingual support
  • Slideshow with user selectable delay setting
  • Dynamic menu generation
  • Display photo/folder description and EXIF
  • Image Auto-scaling (not resizing)
  • Image download option (original or rescaled)