Just a thought. If you made a 2nd copy of some old, w/o key, photos, the
2nd copy would get a key along with a new photo number. Move the
originals, no key, to a show gallery, then use "replace photo" with any new
photo. I think by replacing the photo, the number doesn't change and maybe
no key is added.
Update on this aspect...I followed Allen's suggestion and it works!!
Thanks Allen!!
Bear in mind to check results meant driving to the Apple store each day as I added tweeks, it still seems to need some adjustment with the fade speed as I've had inconsistent results so far - however, it does in fact run front page slideshow on both iPhone AND iPad.
Also, bear in mind it is not supported by smugmug - and was removed from dgrin threads a few years ago - so maybe this would be more appropriate in the hacks category. But just wanted to let those (possibly few) know that if you have old enough galleries with pre-key images it may be worth a shot...
Remember I'm just a cut and paster - so someone with some coding credentials should have no problems!
So the question looms - why not create a JS version slideshow using current technology/knowledge to tackle this situation?
Thanks again Allen!
Since smugmug has (and I'm one) an Apple like following (re: loyalty, enthusiasm, etc) I hope someone has been tasked with a permanent solution - also the iPad application just released offers slideshow capability so how far off can it be?
Here is Microsofts take for those who said HTML 5 is a long ways off.
Stepping into the Flash debate just hours after Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued his "Thoughts on Flash" letter discussing why Apple has elected not to include support for Adobe's Flash on its iPhone OS devices, Microsoft general manager for Internet Explorer Dean Hachamovitch noted this his company is throwing its weight behind the H.264 standard promoted by Apple for future HTML5 video content.
The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video support without specifying a particular video format. We think H.264 is an excellent format. In its HTML5 support, IE9 will support playback of H.264 video only.
Hachamovitch goes on to acknowledge that video on the web today is primarily Flash-based, and while Microsoft continues to work with Adobe on Flash, he also notes that it carries some issues related to reliability, security, and performance.
Hachamovitch's comments suggest that while Microsoft recognizes the dominant role played by Flash, it is also looking ahead to the future, where it sees a much more prominent role for HTML5 and H.264, a view shared and being pushed forward by Apple in its decisions and communications.
Here is Microsofts take for those who said HTML 5 is a long ways off.
Stepping into the Flash debate just hours after Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued his "Thoughts on Flash" letter discussing why Apple has elected not to include support for Adobe's Flash on its iPhone OS devices, Microsoft general manager for Internet Explorer Dean Hachamovitch noted this his company is throwing its weight behind the H.264 standard promoted by Apple for future HTML5 video content.
The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video support without specifying a particular video format. We think H.264 is an excellent format. In its HTML5 support, IE9 will support playback of H.264 video only.
Hachamovitch goes on to acknowledge that video on the web today is primarily Flash-based, and while Microsoft continues to work with Adobe on Flash, he also notes that it carries some issues related to reliability, security, and performance.
Hachamovitch's comments suggest that while Microsoft recognizes the dominant role played by Flash, it is also looking ahead to the future, where it sees a much more prominent role for HTML5 and H.264, a view shared and being pushed forward by Apple in its decisions and communications.
How long do you think it will be until enough IE users are on IE9 that you no longer have to support earlier versions? And, how long do you think it will be before Firefox natively supports H.264 (a closed source format that requires license fees in order to use).
This stuff takes a long while for the installed base to change to where you only have to support the newer standard. In the mean time, you're either stuck with the common denominator or with supporting multiple formats and serving up the appropriate one for the appropriate browser.
How long do you think it will be until enough IE users are on IE9 that you no longer have to support earlier versions? And, how long do you think it will be before Firefox natively supports H.264 (a closed source format that requires license fees in order to use).
This stuff takes a long while for the installed base to change to where you only have to support the newer standard. In the mean time, you're either stuck with the common denominator or with supporting multiple formats and serving up the appropriate one for the appropriate browser.
IE8 shipped in March 2009
IE7 shipped in October 2006
IE6 shipped in Aug 2001
So, four years after a replacement for IE6 shipped, it still has 9% market share. A year after a replacement for IE7 shipped, it still has 14% market share
Overall, 28% of the market is running a moderately old browser. Some people, particularly corporate desktops just don't upgrade very quickly. Some corporate desktops basically don't upgrade at all until their PC has to get replaced or until eventually the corporation changes their corporate standard.
Others have perfectly functioning computers that they just don't want to mess with until they have to.
So, don't get me wrong here. HTML5 is definitely where the world is headed - I'm just trying to add a dose of realism around when a popular web-site will find it in it's own best interest to ONLY support H.264 video in HTML5 and NOTHING ELSE for video. That seems a long ways off to me (multiple years at least and it will probably take some sort of 3rd party plug-in for Firefox to ever support H.264 since it's not open source software). If you're willing to support two formats (Flash and H.264) and dynamically serve the appropriate one based on the browser, then you can start doing that today.
Scribd co-founder and chief technology officer Jared Friedman tells me: “We are scrapping three years of Flash development and betting the company on HTML5 because we believe HTML5 is a dramatically better reading experience than Flash. Now any document can become a Web page.”
IE8 shipped in March 2009
IE7 shipped in October 2006
IE6 shipped in Aug 2001
So, four years after a replacement for IE6 shipped, it still has 9% market share. A year after a replacement for IE7 shipped, it still has 14% market share
Overall, 28% of the market is running a moderately old browser. Some people, particularly corporate desktops just don't upgrade very quickly. Some corporate desktops basically don't upgrade at all until their PC has to get replaced or until eventually the corporation changes their corporate standard.
Others have perfectly functioning computers that they just don't want to mess with until they have to.
So, don't get me wrong here. HTML5 is definitely where the world is headed - I'm just trying to add a dose of realism around when a popular web-site will find it in it's own best interest to ONLY support H.264 video in HTML5 and NOTHING ELSE for video. That seems a long ways off to me (multiple years at least and it will probably take some sort of 3rd party plug-in for Firefox to ever support H.264 since it's not open source software). If you're willing to support two formats (Flash and H.264) and dynamically serve the appropriate one based on the browser, then you can start doing that today.
Scribd co-founder and chief technology officer Jared Friedman tells me: “We are scrapping three years of Flash development and betting the company on HTML5 because we believe HTML5 is a dramatically better reading experience than Flash. Now any document can become a Web page.”
I have no doubt that various HTML5 technologies are going to get used a lot in the next few years. In the transition period while lots of existing browsers don't yet support a universal set of HTML5, content providers will either have to drop support for older browsers or support two forms of content, HTML5 for HTML5-capable browsers and something else (probably flash) for older browsers.
I have no doubt that various HTML5 technologies are going to get used a lot in the next few years. In the transition period while lots of existing browsers don't yet support a universal set of HTML5, content providers will either have to drop support for older browsers or support two forms of content, HTML5 for HTML5-capable browsers and something else (probably flash) for older browsers.
From what I've read, it's only free for some kinds of uses and only in some circumstances. Read the link on why Mozilla doesn't think they can use it if you want more info. Google and Microsoft paid a fair amount of money to use it in their browsers. That doesn't sound free to me.
I'm done discussing this with you. You asked me how much the fees were and I gave you articles that discuss that and now you say there's no need to read them. The fact is the licensing is very complex and needs lawyers to understand what is and isn't covered and what kind of use costs how much. It's quite a mess.
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Update on this aspect...I followed Allen's suggestion and it works!!
Thanks Allen!!
Bear in mind to check results meant driving to the Apple store each day as I added tweeks, it still seems to need some adjustment with the fade speed as I've had inconsistent results so far - however, it does in fact run front page slideshow on both iPhone AND iPad.
Also, bear in mind it is not supported by smugmug - and was removed from dgrin threads a few years ago - so maybe this would be more appropriate in the hacks category. But just wanted to let those (possibly few) know that if you have old enough galleries with pre-key images it may be worth a shot...
Remember I'm just a cut and paster - so someone with some coding credentials should have no problems!
So the question looms - why not create a JS version slideshow using current technology/knowledge to tackle this situation?
Thanks again Allen!
Since smugmug has (and I'm one) an Apple like following (re: loyalty, enthusiasm, etc) I hope someone has been tasked with a permanent solution - also the iPad application just released offers slideshow capability so how far off can it be?
And thats a free app too!!
-rich56k
ps: Thanks for the link Andy - it is a good read!
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Stepping into the Flash debate just hours after Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued his "Thoughts on Flash" letter discussing why Apple has elected not to include support for Adobe's Flash on its iPhone OS devices, Microsoft general manager for Internet Explorer Dean Hachamovitch noted this his company is throwing its weight behind the H.264 standard promoted by Apple for future HTML5 video content.
The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video support without specifying a particular video format. We think H.264 is an excellent format. In its HTML5 support, IE9 will support playback of H.264 video only.
Hachamovitch goes on to acknowledge that video on the web today is primarily Flash-based, and while Microsoft continues to work with Adobe on Flash, he also notes that it carries some issues related to reliability, security, and performance.
Hachamovitch's comments suggest that while Microsoft recognizes the dominant role played by Flash, it is also looking ahead to the future, where it sees a much more prominent role for HTML5 and H.264, a view shared and being pushed forward by Apple in its decisions and communications.
This stuff takes a long while for the installed base to change to where you only have to support the newer standard. In the mean time, you're either stuck with the common denominator or with supporting multiple formats and serving up the appropriate one for the appropriate browser.
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How much does it cost for someone to upgrade to a new browser?
Today, we see this browser market share according to the W3C:
Firefox 3.5+ - 27%
IE8 - 25%
IE7 - 14%
IE6 - 9%
Chrome - 6%
Safari - 5%
Firefox 3 - 4%
Opera 10 - 1%
Firefox 2 - 1%
IE8 shipped in March 2009
IE7 shipped in October 2006
IE6 shipped in Aug 2001
So, four years after a replacement for IE6 shipped, it still has 9% market share. A year after a replacement for IE7 shipped, it still has 14% market share
Overall, 28% of the market is running a moderately old browser. Some people, particularly corporate desktops just don't upgrade very quickly. Some corporate desktops basically don't upgrade at all until their PC has to get replaced or until eventually the corporation changes their corporate standard.
Others have perfectly functioning computers that they just don't want to mess with until they have to.
So, don't get me wrong here. HTML5 is definitely where the world is headed - I'm just trying to add a dose of realism around when a popular web-site will find it in it's own best interest to ONLY support H.264 video in HTML5 and NOTHING ELSE for video. That seems a long ways off to me (multiple years at least and it will probably take some sort of 3rd party plug-in for Firefox to ever support H.264 since it's not open source software). If you're willing to support two formats (Flash and H.264) and dynamically serve the appropriate one based on the browser, then you can start doing that today.
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Scribd is scrapping flash to focus on html5. http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/05/scribd-html5/
Scribd co-founder and chief technology officer Jared Friedman tells me: “We are scrapping three years of Flash development and betting the company on HTML5 because we believe HTML5 is a dramatically better reading experience than Flash. Now any document can become a Web page.”
http://www.osnews.com/story/22828/MPEG-LA_Will_Not_Change_h264_Licensing
http://www.osnews.com/story/22787/Mozilla_Explains_Why_it_Doesn_t_License_h264
http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=65357&PageNum=1
I have no doubt that various HTML5 technologies are going to get used a lot in the next few years. In the transition period while lots of existing browsers don't yet support a universal set of HTML5, content providers will either have to drop support for older browsers or support two forms of content, HTML5 for HTML5-capable browsers and something else (probably flash) for older browsers.
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I'm done discussing this with you. You asked me how much the fees were and I gave you articles that discuss that and now you say there's no need to read them. The fact is the licensing is very complex and needs lawyers to understand what is and isn't covered and what kind of use costs how much. It's quite a mess.
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