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By kirilius on
I have a custom image node created using CCK.
1) What modules are available that can display a slideshow from my images?
2) Can some of them use a view to select the images to show?
Examples:
- Slideshow from all images of user X
- Slideshow from all images from last day
- Slideshow from all images related to node Y
- etc.
Please note that the images are actually imagefield-s in a CCK node! A slideshow module that works only on the standard Image module won't do the job in this case.
Any ideas?
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http://drupal.org/project/views_slideshow
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But how?
I have had a look at the great view slide show module... but being a view ( ie several nodes), I don;t see how it could create a:
"Slideshow from all images related to node Y"
Has anybody found a way for this?
CCK slideshow was the perfect solution for this but unfortunately the project has gone unmaintained.
If view slide show module cannot create a slide show for images contained in the same node, we'd be willing to sponsor a dev to to put the CCK back on the track :)
Below are the slideshow
Below are the slideshow modules that I tested and that look somewhat usable:
Slideshow
Pros:
- no problems installing and configuring
- no dependencies from other modules
Cons:
- works only on images attached to a node, therefore there are no thumbnails or any other conveniences for the end user
- No automatic play, users have to click on links to browse through the slides
- No ability to re-order images within the slideshow
CCK Slideshow
Pros:
- I like the idea of having a custom dedicated special "Slideshow" node type
- Since the images are added through the standard imagefield interface, the users can see thumbnails as they upload the images
Cons:
- The slideshow runs fine on IE7, but I could not run it on Firefox 2.0.0.11 (this one is a real show-stopper!)
- No ability to re-order images within the slideshow
Views Slideshow
This is the one I am looking for! There should be an easy way of grouping arbitrary sets of images together and present them as a slideshow. The idea to use views as a means of grouping images is great, however this module seems unfinished (or poorly documented) and I could not configure anything that runs.
Do you have any other ideas for slideshow modules that work?
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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I don't understand what suggestions you are looking for.
If you've tested the ones available and don't like them, then you are at a crossroads. YOu either make the ones available better by working with the developer to correct problems you find OR you write your own. If you don't have the skillset for these two tasks,
you can always hire a developer to write a module for you that works they way you want it to.
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My posts & comments are usually dripping with sarcasm.
If you ask nicely I'll give you a towel : )
My question was are there
My question was are there other modules that provide slideshow functionality and that I may have overlooked.
I found these modules but I am not sure they are the only ones (or the best) available.
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Those types of modules would be in the media category. To me it looks like you hit the majors, I don' know that there are any others. I don't have time to scan them right now either. here is the link: http://drupal.org/project/Modules/category/67
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If you ask nicely I'll give you a towel : )
Thanks!
Thanks!
you can try to use
you can try to use swftools.module, there are also slideshows like wijering image rotator.