By eric_wijaya on

i have installed View Slideshow: ImageFlow.
i created a view with image flow, but a get the white background and no reflection or transparency, the photo title doesn't show up too..
can anyone help me with HOW TO make the background black with reflection and transparency?? (sumthing like this http://drupal.org/node/418712) what should i do??

in this forum http://drupal.org/node/426312 they use imagecache to do it... how can i do that with imagecache??

i prefer step by step how to do all that, coz i'm still fresh in Drupal..

Thx...

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

IMHO it's better to be proficient with Imagecache b4 getting to know into any of Drupal Rotator / Slider modules out there.

Imagecache is a media module and is used along with the ImageField module (part of the greater utility to CCK module) to manipulate how images should appear when attached with the node type e.g. Story.

The imagecache preset is configured via Admin > Site Building > ImageCache. Here you can decide a combinations of how you want the preset to appear: crop, resize, rotate, etc.

I think you can first try creating a CCK image file field and then configure it to display using an imagecache preset. To do this you need to edit a node type say Story by going to Admin > Content management > Content Types > Edit Story. From here you'll find the Manage fields TAB (create the image field here) and Display fields TAB (configure using the preset here).

Besides Imagecache, spice up the display using Lightbox2 or Thickbox.

Have fun!

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eric_wijaya commented

thx rafiqcmnet

i tried to make a new preset and i add scale action. i insert 50% for both width and height.. and no upscale...

i look at my image node, but the image doesn't appear... when i delete the scale action, the picture show up again...

what happened?

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binford2k commented

does your admin status page show any warnings from imagecache? Some versions of GD suck horribly.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

eric, as hinted by binford2k, I wish to recommed that you re-check the installation/configuration to the below six basic media modules:

1. ImageField
2. ImageAPI
3. Image
4. Image Assist
5. ImageCache
5. Lightbox2 or Thickbox

Also, never forget to read the readme.txt file in every module folder because it is in here that the author-creator lists the other related or recommmended modules to be installed as well.

Also user permissions which at times we tend to overlooked when troubleshooting.

(For media modules, I'd never miss to install the path and token modules [useful esp. for large live production works].)

Please visit this site http://www.drupaltherapy.com/imagecache.

Have fun!

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eric_wijaya commented

actually, i didn't enable ImageAPI GD2... after i enable it, the scale works... but the alpha transparency doesn't work... do i have to install another Image modules??

back to View SlideShow: Image Flow... how to change the background color?? i want black like the example, but i got white background... how to change it??