Banner Rotator FX

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  • Easy to install on any website

  • XML customizable

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Features

- over 100 transitions to choose from
- supports JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, SWF
- autoTiming (optionally, each image lasts according to the length of the text; otherwise, you can specify the duration in seconds for each image)
- you can have random images and/or random transitions
- Zoom and Ken Burns image effects
- resizable to the extent of 1680 x 1050 pixels
- if the images are random, the Banner uses the fair advertising policy (you won't see an image twice until all other images are shown)
- images of any sizes can be used; they will be automatically adjusted according to the imageFitting option
- each image can optionally have different particularities, different from the overall properties of the Banner, like transition, image effect, text options, text effects
- HTML and CSS formatted text

 

Other features:

- the font can be embedded or not
- you can show text only on mouse over, or you can pause the slideshow on mouse over
- once the current image is loaded and displayed, the next image can be loaded in background so the preloader would appear as least as possible

Installation instructions for:

How to install this Banner Rotator on your website

 

Step 1. SWF embedding

Download the banner.zip package and put all the files from this package into the same folder with the HTML file in which you want the component to be embedded.

You should know first of all that the SWF file is the one that actually represents the component, while the other files (settings.xml, images.xml and JPGs in the images folder) are the assets that the SWF file uses.
A short explanation on how SWFs and XMLs interacts you will find here.

Open your HTML file with a text editor and insert somewhere between the <head> </head> tags the following lines:

 

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
var params = {};
params.scale = "noscale";
params.salign = "tl";
params.wmode = "transparent";
var attributes = {};
swfobject.embedSWF("banner.swf", "BannerDiv", "600", "260", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>

 

For a fast and easy publishing, the best thing to do is to have the SWF file, the HTML file which embeds the SWF, the swfobject.js file, and the assets that the SWF uses (XMLs, JPGs folder) in the same folder.

If that is not possible, please read this detailed article on how to specify the paths correctly.

The above code itself isn’t enough to publish the SWF file on your webpage. You just need to add a div somewhere in the body section of your page (between the <body> </body> tags of your HTML file).

So, in a specific location of your HTML body section insert this div:

 

<div id="BannerDiv"></div>

 

Step 2. Customization

You’ll be able to define a maximum size of 1680 in width and 1050 in height in the 3rd and 4th arguments of the swfobject.embedSWF() function above. Usually the same values as for bannerWidth and bannerHeight (which you will set below).

Now you will have to define the properties of your Banner.

You can do that by editing the settings.xml file, or much simpler, set your values on the Live Demo above and press Generate button, then select all (Ctrl+A) and copy-paste over the existing content of settings.xml file.

If you intend to have multiple Banners on the same page, for the same banner.swf file you’ll need to have different settings.

All is left to do is to put your own images, add the text, add the behavior for when clicking each image, and optionally add specific banner settings for each image. All these through the images XML file. Open the images.xml file (or whichever file you specified as the imagesXML property in the settings.xml file) and define in each row the image path, the url to go to when clicking the image, the target (_self for the same browser window, or _blank for a new browser window), the duration in seconds for each image, and the text in CDATA section. To add specific properties for each image simply add a new attribute in the XML entry corresponding to each image.
You can have as many images as you like. To add a new image add a new row in the XML file.

Here’s how an XML entry (corresponding to an image) should look:

 

<photo image="images/01.jpg" url="http://www.flashxml.net" target="_blank" duration="7" transition="57" effect="ken burns" dur="7" direction="bottom" vpos="center" width="250" func="Elastic" type="wide">
<![CDATA[<head>This is the head section</head><body>This is the body section</body>]]></photo>

 

You will find the full list of specific particularities which you can set for each image in the images.xml file. When you specify one of these properties, the corresponding overall setting of the Banner will be ignored.

banner.swf embeds only the Arial font. To be able to embed any other font you’ll need the Banner Flash component. As an alternative you can use non-embedded fonts.

If you’ll want to use the Banner in Flash projects (FLA files), the Banner is available as a Flash component (MXP file) in the paid package

Instructions on how to use the Banner component in Flash you will find here.

Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

1. There are two files to download:

    a. WordPress Plugin that you have to install and activate

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your wp-content folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called banner-rotator-fx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, go to Banner Rotator FX from the Settings tab from your WordPress Dashboard and update the path accordingly

4. Add [banner-rotator-fx][/banner-rotator-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page.

5. If you want to make the Banner Rotator FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add <?php bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code(); ?> where you want it to show up

6. Customize your Banner Rotator FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite wp-content/flashxml/banner-rotator-fx/settings.xml

7. To use your own images, upload them to wp-content/flashxml/banner-rotator-fx/images and update the wp-content/flashxml/banner-rotator-fx/images.xml file accordingly

 

Additional settings file

To embed the Banner Rotator FX more than once, you will need another settings file and (probably) another set of images. Let's assume your new file is called settings2.xml. Add [banner-rotator-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/banner-rotator-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as the first argument of the bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code("settings2.xml"); ?>).

 

No Flash support text

To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between [banner-rotator-fx] and [/banner-rotator-fx]. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as the second argument of the bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code("","Alternative content"); ?>).

 

If you have PHP4

To make it work with PHP4, add [banner-rotator-fx width="600" height="300"][/banner-rotator-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the bannerrotatorfx_echo_embed_code() function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label

To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the wp-content/flashxml/banner-rotator-fx/ folder.

Make sure your Joomla version is 1.5 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

Joomla Module Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Module that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called bannerrotatorfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly

4. Customize your Banner Rotator FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/bannerrotatorfx/settings.xml

 

Joomla Plugin Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Plugin that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called bannerrotatorfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different from the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly

4. Add {bannerrotatorfx}{/bannerrotatorfx} where you want the Flash to show up in your article

5. Customize your Banner Rotator FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/bannerrotatorfx/settings.xml

6. The default name for the settings file is settings.xml, but if you want to use another file (for example settings2.xml), specify the name like this: {bannerrotatorfx settings="settings2.xml"}{/bannerrotatorfx} where you want the component to show up in your article

7. In some cases the width and height will not be read from the settings.xml file but you can specify them like this: {bannerrotatorfx width="400" height="300"}{/bannerrotatorfx}. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package.
Once you will do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the flashxml/bannerrotatorfx/ folder.

Below you will see instructions on how to install and use the Banner Rotator Component in Flash (available for Flash 8, Flash CS3, CS4, and Flash Player 9 or later).

For basic instructions on how to integrate the Banner Rotator’s SWF file into HTML/PHP, click here.

You can watch an installation video tutorial of a very similar component in Flash (3D Carousel Menu FX) by clicking here.

In this video you will see:
- how to create an instance of the component on the stage: from the Components panel (Ctrl+F7) drag & drop the component on the stage
- how to give a name to that instance for further use in ActionScript: click on the component instance on the stage and from the Properties panel (Ctrl+F3) enter a name in the text input
- how to access the properties of the component (read or modify) during different moments of your Flash application

Any property of the Component could be accessed that way. The names of the properties are identical with the ones from the settings.xml file.

The properties of the component can be of any of the three types: Number, String, Boolean. We assume it’s intuitive of which type each property is.

Warning! Setting the parameters of the component in the Component Inspector window (Shift+F7) and in the same time having a settings.xml file populated with different values for each property, the properties from the settings.xml file will have priority (meaning that a parameter set in the Component Inspector will be ignored if that parameter is also defined in the XML file)

For now, this component doesn't dispatch events, but stay tuned for an update.

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Comments

roddney

Posted Today

dont work i change the images.xml with other pictures and still show me the demo pic
i try joomla what is wrong?

Andrew

Posted Today

First of all, awesome banner! :)

I would like to put in 6 logos that scroll to the left, one next to each other. On screen at any time there might be 2, 3 or 4 logos moving past, and not just one pic being loaded after the other. Is this possible from the settings? Similar to the scrolling banner found here: http://ellcee.com/index.htm

Thanks!

FlashXML Support

Hello,

For that purpose you might better off using the Image Scroller, which you can find here .With the banner rotator, what you are trying to achieve is not possible.

arivazhagan

Posted Today

Hi,can we remove the buttons appears on the banner rotator.

thanks.

FlashXML Support

Hello,

Yes, you can. You have to open the settings.xml file and, under the controls options section, change the value of the “show” attribute from “true” to “false”.

Brian

Posted Yesterday

I found the culprit. In the images.xml file there were added efx to singular images which were over-riding the settings.xml file.

FlashXML Support

Hi,

We’re glad everything is ok now. Just let us know if you’re having any other issues with it.

Brian

Posted Yesterday

I have placed the Banner Rotator SWF on a page at 400px X 400px and created images at the same size. they are zooming. how do i get them to fill the space at 100% please? I’ve tried “bestFit” and “shrinktoFIt” as well as putting the “imageEffects type” to “none” — all to no avail.

i have to show this concept to my client tomorrow. i need help asap. thank you!!

here’s my XML text:

<generalOptions imagesXML=“images.xml” styleCSS=“style.css” bannerWidth=“400” bannerHeight=“400” randomImages=“true” randomTransitions=“true” imageFitting=“bestFit” autoStart=“true” firstWithTransition=“true” autoTiming=“true” pauseOnMouseOver=“true” loadNextImageInBack=“true” backgroundColor=”#ffffff” />

<transitions value=“1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107” />

<imageEffects type=“none” zoomPercent=“0” duration=“0” direction=“left” hZoomPos=“random” vZoomPos=“random” />

<preloaderOptions show=“true” hAlign=“right” vAlign=“top” padding=“20” size=“15” />

<controlsOptions show=“true” hPos=“right” vPos=“bottom” padding=“10” alignment=“horizontal” numbersOverNextButton=“false” />

<controlsOrder value=“numbers,playpause” />

<textOptions show=“true” embedFont=“true” hPos=“left” vPos=“bottom” width=“390” height=“10” padding=“5” distance=“0” />

<textEffects slide=“true” alpha=“true” blur=“true” appear=“random” function=“random” method=“easeOut” duration=“1.3” bodyDelay=“0.4” />

<textBackground type=“wide” headColor=“0×112233” alpha=“40” bodyColor=“0×002244” padding=“10” cornerRadius=“3” />

<buttonOptions shape=“square” size=“15” symbolSize=“80” spacing=“5” />

<buttonColors back=“0xFFFFFF” symbol=“0×33FF00” alpha=“80” />

<buttonColorsOver back=“0xFF0033” symbol=“0xFFFFFF” alpha=“100” />

<numberColors back=“0×99FF00” symbol=“0×222222” alpha=“85” />

<numberColorsOver back=“0xA59F88” symbol=“0xFFFFFF” alpha=“100” />

<selectedNumberColors back=“0xFFFFFF” symbol=“0×000000” alpha=“100” />

Steve

Posted 2 Days Ago

How can I slow the transitions down. I would like to rotate through 3 to 5 images but not as quickly as it seems to be now. I am using the banner flash to showcase products so I would like the visitors to see the images a little longer.

Thanks

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Try to set the value of autoTiming to false in your settings.xml.
Next for each image in images.xml set the exposure time using an attribute called duration

Thank you.

Harry

Posted 2 Days Ago

I wonder if it is possibile to link those pics shown in rotator so they lead you to wanted www adress..thank you

FlashXML Support

Hello,

Yes, you can. You will find an url attribute in the images.xml file.

billprop

Posted 3 Days Ago

Using ‘non-flash’ Banner Rotator with a pause on hover. When I move the cursor away from the hover region, the picture looping does not restart unless I click on the forward arrow.

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Your settings.xml file is called settings.xml and not sidesettings.xml.
Make sure you specify that correctly in your PHP file.

Chris

Posted 4 Days Ago

Hi,
I love your components but am having a slight issue. The controls seem slow to respond and won’t change quickly on buttons presses, i.e. when I want to click through the numbers or forward and back the image has to load fully plus wait a beat before the click works. Some people who are looking at it tell me it seems like a bug. Can this be sped up or changed?

Thanks

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Could you give me a link to your website?
I’ll check it out.

Thank you.

Stephanie

Posted 4 Days Ago

Nevermind I figured it out.

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