Make 3D Wall Flash Photo Gallery

Want to displays images on an engaging interactive 3D wall for Myspace/Blog/Website but lack of flash skills? Here is a step by step tutorial shows you how to make 3D wall flash photo gallery using 3rd party flash software called Flash Gallery Factory and no complicated computer skills needed.



Here's what you need:

1. Favorite Digital Photos

2. Wondershare Flash Gallery Software

Step 1. Install and run in Slideshow mode

First of all, download Flash Gallery Factory and install it. And then double-click the icon on desktop or from the Start menu to launch the program. To create 3D flash photo gallery, please run in “Gallery Mode”.



Step 2. Add photos

The program will go to “Browse” tab by default. At first, browse photos in the File Explorer and simply drag & drag your favorite photos from the Photo Explorer to the Storyboard. Process the photos with the built-in editing tool, which include some basic functions like crop, rotate, filter, etc by double clicking the images on the Story Board. Add a bunch of song as background music if you like.



Step 3. Apply template

Go to “Template” tab to pick out a template for your photos so that all photos will share the similar style. To make 3D wall gallery, I select the “BarrelIn(36-pic)” from the 3D Theme Templates.




Step 4. Select “Preloader”

Click "Set Preloader" on the "Template" Tab. Choose a gorgeous preloader for your own, here I choose "fish". And then, set "Percent Color" and "Background Color".




Step5. Publish the 3D flash photo Gallery

Before creating, click Publish Settings button to make output settings, such as Loop, Flash Quality and so on. Afterwards, click “Create SWF Movie” button to make the 3D flash photo gallery in SWF format.





Ok, that’s done! Download Flash Gallery Software and follow the tutorial to make your own 3D wall flash photo gallery 5 simple steps.

After Christmas Tips (Video)

Wondershare Announce Photo Software Christmas Promotion

It just a few days until Christmas 2008 and We’re so glad to announce photo software Christmas promotion on Ourpix.com.

First, Discount Bundles

1) StoryMaker Basic Bundle $69.95 $49.95 (Save $20)

Photo Story Platinum + Photo Collage Studio

2) StoryMaker Better Bundle $119.95 $79.95 (Save $40)

Flash Gallery Factory + Photo Story Platinum + Photo Collage Studio

3) StoryMaker Best Bundle $169.95 $89.95　(Save $80)

Movie Story + Flash Gallery Factory + Photo Story Platinum + Photo Collage Studio

Find More about Christmas special offers...

Second, Free Giveaways

Enjoy digital photos and videos on iPhone, iPod and PSP by free slideshow software provided by wondershare this Christmas , it's completely free, download and have a try.

Free Software List:

1) iPhone 3G Slideshow Maker
Get this free photo slideshow maker to make some holiday movies for your new iPhone 3G.

2) iPod Slideshow Maker
Make something new for your iPod. It’s not only a mp3 player, but a home movie theatre on the go.

3) PSP Slideshow Maker
Like the iPod, PSP could also be a home movie theatre for playback your home-made movies.

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Merry Christmas and have fun with photos/videos on holiday seasons!

Create Collage Yearbook with Photo Collage Studio

Christmas is coming and a year also comes to its end right away. From beginning to end, from spring to winter, the year 2008 must bring you so many momentous occasions. Now before Christmas, do you want to make a yearbook collage of 2008, to commemorate the past and to hope for a new bright future?

Below is the yearbook collage I've made. I hope you like. And if so, you could also create your own yearbook collage of 2008 after looking through the detailed steps.

Here's what you need:


1. Digital photos in 2008

2. Wondershare Photo Collage Studio

Step 1. Create collage from template

Download and install Wondershare Photo Collage Studio first. After completed, launch the program by double-clicking the icon on desktop or from Start menu. In seconds, the program will prompt you to create blank collage or from template. Select "Create From Template" and then a pop-up window enable you to select a collage template. Here, I switch to Layout category and pick out a template.

Step 2. Add photos

Once the template has been open, double-click the photo frame to open up a browse window and select desired photo from.The other way is to locate photos on the left hand side and drag favorite photos from bottom left corner to Work Space. After the photos are added, you can move, resize, rotate, crop, swap and pan them as you like.

In this sample, custom background image is used. Here is how:

1. Bring up Collage Settings dialog box by clicking Set button above Work Space or right-clicking on background.

2. Check Image ratio button followed by clicking Load button

3. Clicking Import button to select an image from local disk

4. Select Stretch in Background panel

5. Click OK

Step 3. Add texts

Double-click the default text and you will be led to Text tab of Decorate Collage main tab. There you can type the text you want, such as "Jimmy 2008". Of course you can also make text editing like Font, Size, Color, Shadow, Halation and Texture. You gonna spread your Christmas wishes in the most personalized style.

Step 4. Print out

Print your yearbook collage with home printer. Before that, make sure your printer works well. Now click Print button to start printing. In a moment, you will get your yearbook collage at hand!

OK. That is all. Now download Wondershare Photo Collage Studio and try to follow the steps to make your own yearbook collage of 2008!

Tips:

1. The program provides more powerful functions than what's described above, e.g. you could edit photos by adding frame, mask and filter, as well as decorate your yearbook collage with stamp and even doodle by yourself.

2. You can directly save your yearbook collage as desktop wallpaper in Save Collage tab.

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you will always be remember and will remain in our hearts
we will never forget you aaron....




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Take better holiday photo tips

It just a few days until Christmas 2008 so I thought tips on the topic of holiday photography and photos might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good holiday photo ideas!

Taking Great Holiday Pictures

• Get Your Camera Holiday-Ready

• Pack the camera - goes without saying? I forgot mine last year in the rush to get the car packed.
• Make sure your batteries are charged and you have extras and/or the recharge packed.
• Pack extra memory cards - have them empty and ready to fill up
• Put someone on ‘photos’ - our family has someone on drinks, main course, dessert - why not put someone on ‘photos’ so that in the craziness of the day they don’t get forgotten.

• Holiday Portraits Photography Tips

• Holiday often provides unique opportunities to get group portraits of family and friends who may rarely be gathered together at once.Take advantage by gathering everyone together somewhere with a nice and uncluttered backdrop. A holiday tree can be a popular background, but even a wall that isn't too busy or a living room couch can work well.
• Learn how to Capturing Perfect Family Photos,arrange your subjects, what clothes to wear, and what not to do when you want to take unique family photos that you will want to frame and display in your home.

• Brought to you by HP and pro photographer and mom Tracey Clark.

Do More with Holiday Shoots

• Holiday Cards

• DIY Digital Greeting Picture Card (Print Out and Post)
• Create Flash Greeting Ecard (Send by Email or Share on Your Myspace)
• Make Video Greeting Ecard with Photos and Video Clips (Upload on YouTube)

• Holiday photo collage &Gift DVD

• Create Holiday Photo Collage
• How to Create Photo Story Gift DVD
• Make Photo Year Book 

Flash Business Presentation for Christmas

In this article, I am going to demonstrate how to create Christmas business flash presentation using Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory . This program is so powerful that making business presentation only needs some of their functions. You could try more for other business usages. Now, please go on to see how to create a simple Christmas business Flash presentation with only 4 pages.







What you'll need:

1. Digital photos for business flash presentation

2. Flash presentation software

3. background music (Optional)


Step 1. Install and run in Slideshow mode

First of all, download Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory and install it. And then double-click the icon on desktop or from the Start menu to launch the program. To add animated text and amazing animation, please run in Slideshow mode.

Step 2. Add photos and set hyperlink

The program will go to Browse tab by default. At first, browse photos in the File Explorer and simply drag & drop your favorite photos from the Photo Explorer to the Storyboard.
For convenience, when photos are being added, random transition effects would be also applied to your added photos.

As you could see in the sample above, there is a blank slide at the beginning. To add such a slide, click the down arrow and select Add Blank Slide. Next, add the text you want on it by double-click this slide. See below to learn how to edit text.

Hyperlink is indispensable for a business flash presentation. Only through a click, can you directly lead the audience to the page you linked. In Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory, you can set a hyperlink to each photo. First, right-click photo on Storyboard. In the resulting dialog box, check the option of Hyperlink. And then input the hyperlink address in the text field, followed by clicking OK.

Step 3. Apply template

Go to Template tab to pick out a template for your photos so that all photos will share the similar style. Here we select the RedRight item for simple business presentation. Note that once you highlight a template, you apply it.

Step 4. Change Effect

To change the previously applied effect, firstly highlight a photo on Storyboard, and then select effect from the list. At last click the "Apply to selected" button to apply. Besides, click the down arrow marker to the right of "Applied to selected" button to show up another two commands: "Apply to all" and "Randomize to all". The former will apply the selected effect to all photos, while the latter will apply random effect to all photos. Using the latter command will save you a lot of time.

Step 5. Decorate your presentation

In this sample, some amazing animation effects are used. You can apply these effects in Decorate tab. After switching to Animation tab, drag the desired animation directly to the preview window. As a result, you will see a rectangle on screen. If required, click the rectangle to show up a bar to and change the duration of animation effect. Besides, you can also add animated text, interesting clipart and funny sound.

Step 6. Create your flash presentation

Before creating, click Publish Settings button to make output settings, such as Loop, Flash Quality, Background Color and so on. Here, select Loop Automatically to let the presentation play continuously. Afterwards, click Create SWF Movie button to create your business flash presentation in SWF format. Once created, you could either send the SWF file directly to others or upload it to a web site first and subsequently spread the URL on internet to share widely. This would be greatly helpful for your Christmas e-marketing.

OK, that's done! Download Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory now for free and have a try to create your own business flash presentation and share with the world!



Tips:

1. In the Photo Properties dialog (issued by right-clicking photos on Storyboard), you can change the duration for selected photo and apply this duration to all photos.

2. You can change the Flash size before creating SWF. However, you are recommended to keep the aspect ratio.

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Free Software List:

iPhone 3G Slideshow Maker
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iPod Slideshow Maker
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PSP Slideshow Maker
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Cyber Monday – it's the start of the holiday shopping season online, and a great day for bargains; but only if you know how to find them. Here are several tips that should help:

Track the Deals
Sign Up for Newsletters
Shop at Sites that Offer Free Shipping
Seek Out Coupon Codes
Order through a Rewards Site
 

BLACK FRIDAY Tips

It's that time of year again! The time when people prepare for the busiest shopping day of the year - BLACK FRIDAY.

What is Black Friday?
Black Friday is a nickname for the day in which most retailers go from being red (not overall profit) in their books to black (profitable!) Traditionally this has happened close to the holiday buying season.

When exactly is Black Friday?
The Friday (shocking I know) after Thanksgiving. This year it is November 28th, 2008.

Top 10 Tips to Getting the Best Bargains on "Black Friday"
1. Check Out the Ads
2. Do Your Research Before Friday
4. Early Bird Shopper Discounts
5. Night Owl Discounts - Thanksgiving Eve
6. Bring the Ads
8. Know the Store Policies
9. Gift Receipts
10. Saying "Charge It" Can Pay Off
 

Christmas Family Photo Slideshow for YouTube

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Make Christmas Greeting Ecard Tutorial

This digital greeting card tutorial will help you to create Christmas greeting card with digital scrapbooking software Wondershare Photo Collage Studio to send your warmest Christmas wishes to all of the world.

Here's what you need:

• 1. Christmas photos or relevant photos
• 2. Wondershare Photo Collage Studio

Step 1. Create a new greeting card page from template.

Download and install Wondershare Photo Collage Studio first. After completed, launch the program by double-clicking the icon on desktop or from Start menu. You will see the screen shown as above. Select "Create From Template" and then a pop-up window will prompt you to select a collage template. Here I chose the "Greeting Card2" template for Christmas greeting card page.



 Step 2. Add Christmas photos
Locate your Christmas photos in Directory Explorer on the upper left side. All supported photos will be displayed on the lower left side. Simply drag and drop desired Christmas photos to the Work Space. You can then switch to Edit Photo tab to adjust them if the photos are not perfect. Many effects are ready to be easily used, including Old Picture, Carve , Brightness, Contrast and more. Double-click the thumbnail of effect to apply that effect to your photo and right click to cancel.

Step 3. Add texts to your greeting card

Double-click the default text and you will be lead to Text tab of Decorate Collage main tab. There you can type the text you want, such as "Merry Christmas". Of course you can also make text editing like Font, Size, Color, Shadow, Halation and Texture. You gonna spread your Christmas wishes in the most personalized style.

Step 4. Print out.

Print your Christmas greeting card with home printer. Before that, make sure your printer works well. Now click Print button to start printing. In a moment, you will get your elaborated Christmas greeting card at hand!

Thanksgiving Photo slideshow for DVD playback

Make your Thanksgiving Photo slideshow for DVD playback
On the Thanksgiving holiday, making delicious Thanksgiving food and sharing with your friends and family are the happiest things. And probably, you will take many beautiful photos and plan to make this thankful moment last for ever? If so, you may need a best photo slideshow software to make a unique Thanksgiving Slideshow with songs.

Starting from your taken photos and a bit of creativity, DVD Slideshow Builder will generate Thanksgiving slideshow you want. Combined with the unlimited music, your slideshow could be burned onto DVD disc and subsequently played on TV. Uploading Thanksgiving slideshow to YouTube is a good way to share with your friends and family. Your wonderful Thanksgiving slideshow will surely attract lots of eyes on it.

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Make Dynamic Slideshow XML with Flash

This tutorial shows how to create dynamic slideshow by fetching the data from XML and the slideshow.This tutorial covers reading XML using XPathAPI, Conditional operator, MovieClipLoader, setTimeout.XpathAPI:The native XPathAPI class allows us to search the XML nodes and attributes within XML that’s loaded in to flash.

Conditional Operator:Using conditional operator is similar to if else statement.
Example:
var test_boolean : Boolean = trueif(test_boolean)trace(”I am True”);elsetrace(”I am False”);//output:I am True
Same code using the conditional operator
var test_boolean : Boolean = truetest_boolean == true ? trace(”I am True”) : trace(”I am False”);//output:I am True
setTimeout:setTimeOut() method is an undocumented feature of flash8. This method is very useful when we need to call a function after specified duration of time. But not more than once.Simple usage:
setTimeout(sayHello, 1000);function sayHello() { trace(”Hello, welcome here!”);}
Passing argument:
And incase we need to pass some argument then
setTimeout(sayHello, 1000,”Hello, welcome here!”);function sayHello( arg:String ) { trace(arg);}

Slideshow Code:
import mx.transitions.Tween;import mx.transitions.easing.*;import mx.xpath.XPathAPI;var delay:Number;var animationDuration:Number;var current_num:Number = 0;var first_num:Number = 0;var image_holder:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(”image_holder”, this.getNextHighestDepth());var mcl_lis:Object = new Object();var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();mcl.addListener(mcl_lis);var xml:XML = new XML();xml.ignoreWhite = true;xml.onLoad = function( isLoaded:Boolean ){ if( isLoaded ) { data_arr = XPathAPI.selectNodeList(this.firstChild,”Slideshow/images/image”); delay = parseInt(XPathAPI.selectSingleNode(this.firstChild,”Slideshow/settings/delay”).firstChild); animationDuration = parseInt(XPathAPI.selectSingleNode(this.firstChild,”Slideshow/settings/animationDuration”).firstChild); //optional code to check delay and animationDuration values (delay == undefined delay == null) ? delay = 5000: delay<1000? delay =1000:true; (animationDuration == undefined animationDuration == null) ? animationDuration = .8: animationDuration<.3? animationDuration =.8:true; load_image(); }else { trace(”XML Load error”); }}xml.load(”XML/data.xml”)
function load_image(){ mcl.loadClip(data_arr[current_num].attributes.url, image_holder); (current_num>=data_arr.length-1) ? current_num = first_num:current_num++;}
mcl_lis.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) { var obj:Tween = new Tween(target_mc, “_alpha”, Normal.easeIn, 0, 100, .5, true); setTimeout(function(){ var obj:Tween = new Tween(target_mc, “_alpha”, Normal.easeIn, 100, 0, .5, true); obj.onMotionFinished = function() {load_image();}; },5000);};
In loadImage function we are loading the next image using MovieClip Loader and Checking the present number of image against the last.mcl.loadClip(data_arr[current_num].attributes.url, image_holder); (current_num>=data_arr.length-1) ? current_num = first_num:current_num++;
Here I am not going to explain the full code bcoz after the above description and XPath tutorial; it’s very easy to understand.

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Make Photo Slideshow this Christmas

There are lots of reasons to make a photo slideshow. Christmas letters get a lot more exciting when you include a slideshow of the highlights of your year. Retirement parties, graduations, anniversaries and anything else that signifies a change in someone's life are made that much more poignant with slideshows. Not only that, but with a slideshow and with the current slideshow technology, you can easily burn it to a DVD and have an inexpensive but meaningful gift for your friends and family.

Time sure flies! We know Christmas is coming very soon by all the decorations around, why not make photo slideshow for this Christmas?

Make your Christmas DVD Photo slideshow for DVD playback

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Step by step tutorial about how to create a Christmas flash ecard.

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Flash Photo Thumbnail Gallery Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to create a photo gallery, with a shrinking square transition, using advanced actionscript.

This tutorial is divided into the following parts.

1) How the Gallery Will be Created
2) Creating a Mask
3) Adding the Gallery Images
4) Defining the Actionscript Variables
5) Adding & Animating the Masks
6) Adding the Images

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Creating the Thumbnails With Actionscript

Part 6) Adding the Image & Creating the Thumbnails With Actionscript

Step 16.
In the previous part the box masks were created with Actionscript. In the final part we'll be writing the rest of the actionscript to add the images and create functional thumbnails. So, here is rest of the code explained:

Line 59: The add images function is created
Line 60: A for loop is created which loops while k is below the image total
Line 61 - 62: Each main image in the library is attached to the 'top' empty MC, and assigned to the temporary variable 'm'. The depth variable is increased by 1.
Line 63 - 64: Another instance of each image is then attached to the 'bottom' empty MC, and assigned to the temporary variable 'b'. The depth variable is increased by 1.
Line 65 - 66: Both m and b's position ares then set, so that they're aligned horizontally, in order of number.

Step 17.
Line 67 - 68: Each thumbnail image is then attached and assigned to the variable t. The depth is then increased
Line 69 - 70: It's position is set.
Line 71: Each thumbnails is assigned the position (pos) , that it's corresponding main image should be placeded, when it's pressed.
Line 72: The thumbnail is given an onPress function
Line 73 - 74: newPos is checked to see if it doesn't equal the thumbnails pos attribute, and 'shrink' is checked to see if it's false.
Line 75: If these conditions are met, the bottom MC needs to be moved, so that the currently showing mc can transition out (shrink with squares)
Line 76: Shrink is set to true.

Step 18.

Line 82 - 83: The boxes and images are added
Line 84 - 85: this.onEnterFrame = function(){ } "is a function which will repeatedly run any code we put in between the braces {}, at the frame rate of the SWF file. It's used to check if to shrink the boxes, maskign the top MC.

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Step 13.

Line 24: An addBox function is created which will contain all the code involved in adding the individual box MCs to the empty boxes MC, which will be used to mask the top image.
Line 25 - 26: To position the box masks, two FOR loops are needed. One loop is need to position the rows the another is needed to position the columns.
Line 27: With each iteration of the two loops an instance of the box MC is attached to the boxes empty MC we created at the start. Each instance is given the name box plus whatever value depth is. Remember each time an MC is attached we'll be increasing the value of depth by 1. The instance of box is temporaily assigned to a variabled called 'b'. This is so that we can reference is more easily.
Line 28 - 29: Using the temporary variable b, the instance of the box MC has it's dimensions set to the values that were defined earlier.
Line 30 - 31: The box is then is then positioned.
Line 32: The depth is increased for the next MC to be attached on a new level.

Step 14.
Line 36: A reset boxes function is created which will be called once the boxes have finished shrinking.
Line 37: Each box mc is looped thorugh
Line 38 - 39: and resized to equal the original box height and width.

Step 15.

Line 42: Next the shrink boxes function is created.
Line 43: The shrink variable is checked to see if it's true.
Line 44: If it is a loop is created
Line 45: And the boxes are assigned to 'b'
Line 46: Each box is checked to see if their width is higher then 0.
Line 47 - 48: If it is then it's height and width is reduced by the boxSpeed variable.
Line 50 - 51: The width of the box is also checked to see if it is below 1, in which case we'll no longer need to shrink it, so 'shrink' is set back to false.
Line 52: The boxes are reset
Line 53: The top MC's X position is set to equal newPos, whihc is in turn set when each thumbnail is pressed
Line 54: A break is used to stop the for loop.

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3) Adding the Gallery Images


Step 4.
Now it's time to add some images, which I've made 360x280 in size. I'll be adding 5 in total for this tutorial. Drag one of the images anywhere onto the stage.


Step 5.
Convert the first image into an MC called image_0, giving it the same Identifier. Each image will be given a number, so that we can easily reference it with Actionscript later on.


Step 6.
Delete the image_ MC from the stage, add another image and conver it to an MC called image_1, also giving it the same Identifier as it's name. As you can see, from the image below of the library, I've added 4 images and converted them to MC's, and then placed them in a folder called 'images' . You'll need a minimum of 2 images for this tutorial.


Step 7.
Next, add a thumbnail image for each larger image. As you can see I've made the thumbnail have a width of 72, so that 5 thumbnails will line up, and equal the width (360) of the main image


Step 8.
Convert the thumbnail to a symbol called 'thumb_0', giving it the same Identifier.



Step 9.
As you can see again, Ive added 5 thumbnails and converted them to MC's. Delete all the MC's that are on the stage, becuase they'll all be added dymically within Actionscript in the next part.


Step 10.
Next we're going to start writing the actionscript to actually create the gallery. First of all we're going to define some variables. This is done at the top so that they can be changed easily, without having to look through the entire code to change something.


Line 1 - 2: The main images height and width are stored in these two variables.
Line 3: This variable will hold how many rows (and columns) of mask there will be.
Line 4 - 5: The rectangular masks will be referred to as box, so with these two variables the box's width and height are defined by dividing them with the rows.

Step 11

Line 6: A variable to hold the total number of main images that'll be in the gallery
Line 7 - 8: The thumbnail image's height and width are held in these two variables.
Line 9: This variable will be used to hold a spacing value. One use of it will be when we want each main image wo have a 20 pixel gap from the thumbnails.
Line 10: Each MC (movieclip symbol) we attach to the stage needs to be placed on it's own level, so this value will be incremented each time a new MC is attached, so that the next one will be placed on a comepletely new level.
Line 11: This variable we hold the position of the next image to be shown, when a thumbnail is pressed.
Line 12: The box masks will need a speed at which to shrink.

Step 12.
Line 13: An empty MC is created and named boxes which, as the name suggests, will holds all the box masks.
Line 14: Another empty MC is created which will hold the top layer of images
Line 15: The boxes MC is then set to mask the top MC
Line 16: Another instance of the box MC is created, and named as mask. Since we're going to be lining up all the images horizontally, they need to be masked so that only 1 is showing at a time. So this mask will be used to mask the bottom layer of images.
Line 17 - 18: The mask is set to have the same width and height as each image.
Line 19 - 20: The X & Y position of the mask is set so that it is covering the space where we want the image to appear.
Line 21: Another empty MC is created to hold the bottom layer of images
Line 22: The large mask MC is set to mask the bottom MC
Line 22: A boolean variable will stored whether or not to shrink the box MCs


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Part 2) Creating a Mask

Step 1.
Now that we know how the images are going to be handled, it's time to open up flash and start.

Step 2.
First of all a rectangle needs to be made which will be added dynamically multiple times, and used to mask the image. Use the rectangle tool to create the rectangle of any size and color.

Step 3.
Convert the rectangle into an MC (movieclip symbol) called box, making sure to check 'Eport for Actionscript'. As you can see the identifier will be made to 'box' also. This will allow the adding of the MC dynamically with Actionscript, by refering to it as 'box', which we'll be doing later on. Checking 'Export for Actionscript' will automatically check 'Export in first frame'.

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Create Photo Gallery using Adobe Flash

Part 1) How the Gallery Will be Created

Before we open Flash, the way that the images are going to be handled will be explained. First of all 5 large images and thumbnail images will be imported to the library. They will then be attached to an empty MC (movie clip symbol), and positioned sequentially on the stage, as shown in the diagram below.



A mask, the size of each large image, will then be placed on a level above the images. This will allow us to display which ever image we want by moving the empty MC horizontally.

A 2nd sequence of images will then be attached to an empty MC above the mask and bottom layer of images. These images will be used for the shrinking effect.

To create the shrinking effect, a 4th mask layer needs to be attached above the top layer of images. This layer will contain a number of smaller boxes, which we will shrink., when a new image needs to be displayed.

a) below shows the position of each image layer while image '2' is being displayed. b) When thumbnail '4' is pressed, the mask over the top layer of images will shrink and the bottom layer of images will move to display image '4'. C) once the top layer of images has shrunk, It will then move to display image '4', so that it's ready to shrink for the next image.



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Free Flash Banner Tutorial
Html Photo Gallery
Flash Image Scroller
Flash Slideshow Tutorial
Flash 3D Carousel
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Turn Photo to DVD and Share on TV via DVD players

Today in a digital world, lots of people tend to shoot videos with DV Camcorder or cellphone on any occasion and make home movie DVD for keep and share.

As a video enthusiast, I like making home movie and editing videos on my computer. You may think that video editing is just a case of cutting out the footage you don’t want and changing the order. But if done properly, editing can actual enhance your footage and even make it far more enjoyable to watch.

At first, I use Windows Movie Maker which is Microsoft's basic editing program that comes free with all versions of Windows XP. It is a relatively simple free video editing application but offers no tools for burning movie to CD or DVD.

If you need to burn CD/DVDs or prefer a more advanced editing program, check out Wondershare Movie Story on its official website Ourpix.com. I highly recommend it after experiences. What it attract me is its plenty 2D/3D transitions and Ken-Burns effects.

Now, go ahead and download a copy to turn your own DV video to life memories treasure and share with friends and family on TV!

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DVD presents for Christmas
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make slideshow for youtube tutorial

Just have pictures but want to broadcast yourself on YouTube? Sure you can do that by making photo slideshow story movie. This guide helps you to turn your pictures to slideshow with music and share on YouTube step by step and no complicated computer skills needed.

What you need:
1. Digital photos
2. DVD Slideshow Software
3. YouTube ID (Free to register)
4. Favorite music (Optional, as background music for movie)

Step 1. Photoset :

Browse photos and simply drag & drop your favorites to the Story Board and Click “Add Audio” to add background music, also you can add sounds or your own record.

Step 2. Styles :

Preview animated styles first and then double click or drag & drop your selected styles to the Story Board. With 200+ build-in animated movie styles, you can make your photo movie to impress everyone. Also, various theme styles for different occasions such as wedding, kids and movie can meet your special demands.Here I "Add Random Styles" for all slides.

Step 3. Decoration:

To make your photo movie slideshow more funny and lively, adding some adorable elements is absolutely necessary. Here you can add your customized text caption with different text effects, stunning scene effect, animated clipart and sound in flexible timeline.

Gorgeous Intro/Credit animation effects can give people profound first impression. Click ”Intro/Credit” to add it. This software offers different excellent Intro/Credit effects to choose from, just preview and pick your favorite. You can also add your movie information, such as title, director, cast, etc, and set the text effects like movie style.

Step 4. Create :

After you preview the whole photo slideshow and feel satisfied with the effect, select "Create" tab and click "Create MP4". Also video format like "AVI”, “WMV" or "MPEG-2" are supported on YouTube.

Tips: YouTube Upload Tips (Videos saved with the following settings convert the best):

Video Format: MPEG4-4 Movie
Resolution: 320x240
Video Frame Rate: 30fps
Sample Rate: 44100

Step 5. Upload video to YouTube

After you creating the MP4 file, login your YouTube ID, choose “Account" and click "Upload” button, and then select "Upload a video", write down your video title and description. It's better to enter tag for easily searched by others.

Step 6. Finish

Now your YouTube video is ready to share with the world! Show your creativity and happiness right now. Here I share my Tibet travel photo slideshow on YouTube. Comments welcome.

make picture video for myspace tutorial

Want to broadcast youself on Myspace Video but just have pictutes, try to turn your pictures into stunning video slideshow with music and upload for share.

Here is a guide on Ourpix.com about how to do it step by step.

How to make Myspace picture video with music

Have a try!

Wondershare released Flash Gallery Factory 4.7.0

September 28, 2008 –Wondershare Software Inc. announced today the launch of Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory 4.7.0, the new software product offers easy-to-use templates that combine still photos and music into great flash gallery/slideshow and enables customers to upgrade to the latest version for getting the best user experience.

“It is a powerful flash photo slideshow tool to bring still photos to life,” said Lee, director of Flash Gallery Factory at Wondershare, “Hundreds of features are at fingertips in Flash Gallery Factory’s intuitive interface, making it easier to turn pictures to flash gallery/slideshow faster. People can easily make professional flash slideshow/gallery displaying on their website, MySpace, Blog or even send to others via email.”

To streamline workflow and enable consumers of all skill levels to achieve great results, Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory 4.7.0 divides into Gallery Mode and Slideshow Mode. A variety of features help users to color their digital world and express themselves through engaging flash photo gallery/slideshow.

Key features of Flash Gallery Factory 4.7.0
1. Get fun with the built-in image/audio editing tool
2. Add hyperlink for single slide or whole slideshow
3. Support all major image/audio formats
4. Quick and helpful online support

Features only for Flash Galley Mode
1. Select from professional Advance /3D Theme gallery templates
2. Change the color of new flash templates to match any website style
3. Add background image from your own
4. Add Preloader and set percent/background color

Features only for Flash Slideshow Mode
1. Chose from Simple/Theme/Customize slideshow templates
2. 100+ stunning Transition/Motion effects for slideshow
3. Text, Effects, Clip art and Funny Sound decorations
4. Add Intro/Credit (Preloader/Introduce/End)

Pricing and Availability
Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory 4.7.0 is priced at $49.95 for Single-user personal license of the download version. Multiple-user license is also available on their official website. Besides, upgrading is free for Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory registered users. For more information and get a free trial version, please visit: http://www.ourpix.com/flash-slide-show.html#106

About Wondershare Inc.
Established in 2003, Wondershare Software is a multimedia software company creating and marketing multimedia Windows applications for both business and home users. In this pursuit, the company was aware of the need for easy to use multimedia programs with reasonable price, its extensive software line enables users of all levels to edit, organize and manage their digital photographic/video easily and effectively, then share the masterpiece on website, TV, mobile facilities, etc.

Wondershare launched new product Movie Story

September 28, 2008 –Wondershare Software Inc. announced today the launch of Wondershare Movie Story, the new software product help to make DVD movie story and enables customers to upgrade to the latest version for getting the best user experience.

“Wondershare Movie Story is a easy-to-use yet creative tool to turn photos and video clips to DVD movie story,” said Tan, director of Movie Story at Wondershare, “It offers a streamlined workflow that enables consumers to complete media editing and creation more efficiently ,so people can easily enjoy home movie making and share life memories treasure with friends and family on TV with DVD player or upload to video websites, such as YouTube.”

Wondershare Movie Story Features:
1. Add and Edit Content Easily
Add up to 1024 photos / videos in one slideshow
Make photos/videos look better with editing tools and special effects
Support all popular image/video formats
2. Special Effects that Amaze
Bring photos to life with motion effects
Choose from 200+ 2D / 3D transition effects
Randomize motion and transition effects for your slideshow in seconds
3. Customize Individually
Control timing for each slide, including transition & motion effects
Easy to customize a personalized DVD menu to match any occasion
Record voice-over narrations for personalized movie
4. Use Music to Set Any Mood
Create a soundtrack instantly by adding any MP3, WMA or WAV file to your slideshow
Use the built-in audio trimmer to crop songs and add fades
Mute the sound of the video to avoid chaos
5. Fast and Easy Show Creation
Storyboard / Timeline Mode gives you the flexibility to view your project the way you like
Timeline view makes it easier to control the timing in your show
Preview your project with a virtual remote
6. Share Shows Virtually Anywhere
Fully-integrated media authoring for DVDs / VCDs
Upload your video on video website, such as YouTube
Supports NTSC and PAL for international playback compatibility
Combine both TV and PC playback on the same disc
Custom aspect ratio controls support 4:3 and 16:9 formats
Avoid TV clipping with integrated Safe Mode
7. Output Formats
DVD (Standalone DVD Player and PC playback)
High Definition DVD (Standalone HD Video Player and PC playback)
VCD (Standalone VCD Player and PC playback)
Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
Windows Media Video (WMV)
MPEG 1, 2 and 4

Pricing and Availability
Wondershare Movie Story is priced at $49.95 for Single-user personal license of the download version. Multiple-user license is also available on their official website. Besides, upgrading is free for Wondershare Movie Story registered users. For more information and get a free trial version, please visit: http://www.ourpix.com/dvd-slide-show.html#106

About Wondershare Inc.
Established in 2003, Wondershare Software is a multimedia software company creating and marketing multimedia Windows applications for both business and home users. In this pursuit, the company was aware of the need for easy to use multimedia programs with reasonable price, its extensive software line enables users of all levels to edit, organize and manage their digital photographic/video easily and effectively, then share the masterpiece on website, TV, mobile facilities, etc.

create Myspace picture slideshow tutorial

An elegance Myspace profile page with flash picture slideshow will help you grasp lots of eyeballs from tons of Myspace users.

This tutorial shows you how to create Myspace picture slideshow to make your Myspace more attractive in just simple steps from www.ourpix.com.

Click here to see the original tutorial.

photo story movie tips

Let photos tell life stories and keep favorite memories


With the convenience of digital photography, most of us tend to snap lots of photos on any occasion and it is easy to let them sit on hard drive for months without a single human eye ever seeing them but hard to keep and share.

As a photo enthusiast, I like making photo story movies to keep favorite memories and share with friends and family. Microsoft PhotoStory 3 is my first choice which is easy to use yet has many powerful features for I am not gifted with “mad computer skill” and always have no time to sit down in front of the computer for hours. Although it is an amazing free software but offers no tools for burning slide shows to CD or DVD.

Fortunately, I get a DVD slideshow application called Photo Story Platinum from giveawayoftheday.com several months ago. It helps me create awesome photo movie easily with plenty of wonderful styles and burn DVDs directly. I highly recommend it after experiences for it has the power to leave someone breathless and offers much simplicity but although a perfect professional result.

Photo Story Platinum is a shareware product and available for download on its official website http://www.ourpix.com/photo-story.html#106. Now, go ahead and download a copy to turn your photos into life memories treasure!

Video sharing : Why YouTube?

When hears the phrase "video sharing", YouTube is the first name that characteristically comes to mind.

Why has YouTube become so popular? YouTube has many benefits for those trying to advertise their videos to the whole world and unlike other video sharing websites, all videos are free and encourage anyone to submit videos.

The premise of YouTube is that it is service to those who want to share their work with others and get feedback or comments from viewers. It has become a means of social networking for those who want to engage in an environment that draws people together.

It is the most popular social network on the Internet today.

step by step tutorial about how to make photo slideshow for Youtube

best photo collage software review

Wondershare Photo Collage Studio 4.2.8 review

by webzap.net

I am always impressed with Wondershare softwares like flash gallery, DVD Slideshow Builder, Photo Story... Today I installed and tested another great software from them: Photo Collage Studio Version 4.2.8

From their website, it claims:

Wondershare Photo Collage Studio 4.2.8 is a simple yet powerful tool that makes amazing photo collages and digital scrapbooks for print. With plenty design templates, clip arts, photo frames. You’ll assemble your precious photos into an artistic compilation in no time!

Features:

Turn photos into collage and scrapbook
Plenty collage templates and layouts
Multiple-page Designs
Wordart, cliparts, stamps & more
Photo retouching and effects
Magic doodle drawing
DIY personalized calendar
Print & share anywhere
Quick and helpful online support
Installation: smooth, no error, no warning is found from my Anvir Task Manager and A-Squared Background Guard

Once you launch the software, you can choose between working with a template or work with a blank collage. My suggestion is to choose an existing template, as it will make your life easier.


There are many templates for you to choose: from normal templates to Calendar, Greeting Card, Poster or Letter. You can also select between Collage and Layout.

Step 1: Add photo

You can choose the size (resolution) of your layout. It can be predefined size or customized size. Then you can select the background of your layout whether it is transparent, color-filled or photo background.


Adding photos is easy. On the left hand side there is a folder tree, and the content is showed below. You choose your desired folder/photos then click and drag each of them to the template on the right.



You can even move, resize or even delete each and every small photo frame on the layout. Once you click on the frame, an editting toolbar for that frame appears.

Edit toolbar

Here are the items on the edit toolbar:
Zoom icons: if your photo is too big or too small, you can zoom in/out to make it fit the frame.
Set shadow: used to set shadow of the whole image.
Crop photo
Rotate 90 degree
Flip horizontally/vertically
Delete Frame
Lock layer: once you satisfy with the result of each frame, you can lock that frame so that you can't accidentally modify it.
Delete Layer: used to delete whole frame and photo in that frame.
If you want to move photo in any frame, click on that photo, an green arrow appears. Click and drag that green arrow to move your photo.

Step 2: Edit photo
In this step, you can modify frame, apply mask and add effects on the photo. Remember to click the photo first, then choose any effect from the left by double clicking it. Play around these effects to choose the ones you like most.

Step 3: Decorate Collage
You can add Text, Clipart, Stamp to your layout. There is also a "Doodle" section. Check it out.

Step 4: Save Collage
You can save as image or save as wallpaper. If you choose save as image, you will be asked for location and file type. If you choose save as wallpaper, you will be asked for style (center, tile or stretch).

Step 5: Print Collage
You can even print out the final product if you like.

Final product




My overall evaluation:
User doesn't need huge knowledge of photoshop or image editing process to use this software. User can create a nice collage even at first time usage.

Pros:
Smooth installation
Usage: easy and straighforward.
Wide selection of templates.
Huge library of decorations.
Can choose a resolution up to 12"x8" (predefine) or up to 4200x4200 pixels (custom)

Cons:
So far so good, I haven't found any drawback from this software.

Download and have a try.