Boomcity Flash Image Gallery

Please enjoy the latest Boomcity.Biz open source gallery: This gallery is designed in two methods of use.

  1. The first is to simply replace the images in the folder provided (with the same size, type and name), upload the swf and the folder to your site, then either embed the swf object into a webpage or link directly to it and voila, a gallery is made.
  2. The second technique is to open the .fla file and change properties and actionscript to suit your galleries needs. Using Flash CS3 or above one can alter the galleries dimentions and background colour very easily and even the actionscript code has been created to allow for easy manipulation of the total number of images, how big the thumbnails are and how fast they scroll. Then by republishing the .swf a new customized gallery is created.

One of the greatest aspects of the gallery is the reusable factor. Once the gallery has been set up once, to add additional galleries to a website you simply need to copy the folder containing the existing gallery. Then replace the images in the images folder and voila a new gallery is made (provided the same amount of images are used).

View and Download the latest Gallery

View Boomcity Image Gallery Version 2.0
This actionscript gallery contains cutomizable code to suit the sites needs. Loading images from an external folder and providing two methods of changing the main image, through the thumbnails as in version 1.0 but now also by clicking on the main image itself will advance one image forward. Arrows located at the bottom left and right of the gallery can also be used (or not through the actionscript code and republishing the swf).
Download Boomcity Image Gallery Version 2.

Boomcity Image Gallery 2.0 Vertical Now Available!
This is the same basic concept as above except designed for taller images rather than wider by using a vertical thumbnail strip that appears on the right side of the image. The thumbnails scroll up or down to show additional thumbnails if necessary.
Download Boomcity Image Gallery Version 2.0 (vertical)

How to use the gallery

Method One - No Customizations

The simplest way to use the gallery is to save over the existing images with your own. Be sure to make your images the same size (640x480), the same file type (.jpg) and the same names (image00, image 01, image02, etc.).Then upload the .swf file, the .html file and the images folder with your new images to your website and then link to the html page.

Method Two - Customizations

This next method requires access to a full version of Flash CS3 (or better). There are two areas of customization in the gallery. The movie properties and the actionscript code.

Through the Movie Properties it is easy to change the background and framerate. You can also change the overall size of your images. The default stage width is 640 pixels and is designed for images that are 640x480. By increasing the stage width wider images can be used. In order to properly use taller images some of the action script must be changed.

To alter the actionscript you must click on the first frame of the movie in the timeline, the frame with the letter 'a' in it. Then choose Window > Actions. The actions palette will appear and heavily commented code will assist you though editing the code to suit the galleries purpose. Through altering the actionscript one can change the size and speed of the thumbnails, the positionioning of the thumbnails, the spacing between them, the size of the thumbnails, the total number of images in the gallery (up to 99).

One the customizations are complete the .swf must be republished. File > Publish will recreate the .html, .js and .swf files needed to host the gallery. If you also use Dreamweaver you can ignore the .html and .js files and drag the swf file into an existing .html page. Dreamweaver will take care of the rest.

Contact the Creator

Need assistance? Have a great idea for the next version, found a glitch? Please feel free to send your thoughts to the the Boomcity.Biz Tech Centre

View and Download Older versions

View Boomcity Image Gallery Version 1.0
This version was the original image gallery. Using a single movie symbol and actionscript to load images from an externl folder. In the downloadable ZIP file is the original .fla file, a published .swf, a published .html, as well as a sample folder with example images. Simply by replacing the images one could add this too their website, or open up the original change the stage size or background colour to suit the site, and if needed change the user variables in the actionscript code.
Download Boomcity Image Gallery Version 1.0

 












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