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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

08/12/2007 09:42:53 AM · #1

Hi, I'm in the process of re-vamping my website. Right now I'm trying to integrate Slideshow Pro. It doesn't look great yet, for now I just need to know whether it works on other systems. Could you please visit
//gloda.net and
//gloda.net/20070812-streetartnimation
and tell me whether the slideshow displays. Thank you.

Message edited by author 2007-08-12 09:43:04.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

08/12/2007 09:47:31 AM · #2

Yep, it displays for me. WinXP/SP2.0, FF 2.0.0.6. One thing that might be good if you can avoid it is the little clock appearing during image loads. It takes away from the smoothness of the presentation.

Wonderful images, BTW.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

08/12/2007 09:47:31 AM · #3

Hi there
It is showing for me. Firefox 2.0.0.6 for mac. The slide transition is quite slow however. I don't know if that is a set up issue, or my connection :)
Hope it helps.

Message edited by author 2007-08-12 09:50:41.

Buckeye_Fan

08/12/2007 09:47:49 AM · #4

The slideshow worked fine for me!

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/12/2007 09:48:36 AM · #5

Yup, on both :)

banmorn

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

08/12/2007 09:57:15 AM · #6

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Yup, on both :)

Ditto.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/12/2007 10:07:06 AM · #7

Kirbic, the transition animation should be gone now. You might have to clear your cache first.

salmiakki, images display for 4 seconds, the transition takes 2 seconds. Should I speed the transition up?
Thanks to those who testes it so far.

Someone using IE maybe?

soup

Canon EOS-30D

08/12/2007 10:14:12 AM · #8

works with win vista / ie7

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

08/12/2007 10:15:06 AM · #9

Originally posted by gloda:

Kirbic, the transition animation should be gone now. You might have to clear your cache first.
salmiakki, images display for 4 seconds, the transition takes 2 seconds. Should I speed the transition up?
Thanks to those who testes it so far.

Someone using IE maybe?

Works in IE and Fx. It's not the transitions that are slow but the display. Probably be best not to have a set time for the image to display and just let people click through as what is too short and too long will vary widely.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

08/12/2007 10:17:04 AM · #10

Originally posted by gloda:

You may want to look at speeding them up, because I wasn't immediately aware it was supposed to be a slideshow! (Other than you had posted that it was) Maybe 1 sec transition and 2 secs display?

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

08/12/2007 10:17:05 AM · #11

Also working on IE 6.0. Transition animation is gone. I like the pace of the presentation and transition. It works well for this image series. The transition may be a *little* slow for some subject material.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

08/12/2007 10:19:16 AM · #12

works in Firefox 2.0
Running Windows XP Media Center

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/12/2007 10:45:55 AM · #13

Ok, it seems to run on most machines. The navigation seems to be contra-intuitive, if users like

technoshroom who want to browse it manually don't immediately notice you can click on the numbers to browse the gallery. Maybe it makes more sense once thumbnails pop up when you hover over the numbers.

cosmin_m

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

08/12/2007 10:56:27 AM · #14

Firefox 2.0.0.6 and IE 7.0.5730.11 on XP running ok.

manish

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

08/12/2007 10:57:14 AM · #15

Yes its working fine on XP firefox and Safari. The trasition speed seems to be ok to me

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

08/12/2007 11:03:46 AM · #16

Originally posted by gloda:

Ok, it seems to run on most machines. The navigation seems to be contra-intuitive, if users like technoshroom who want to browse it manually don't immediately notice you can click on the numbers to browse the gallery. Maybe it makes more sense once thumbnails pop up when you hover over the numbers.

No, I think that part is easy to get. I do think that it shouldn't start without some sort of user interaction though. I for one don't want to be looking at an image and have it change on me. If I clicked on a start slideshow link that would be different, I'd expect it. A setting to control the speed would be nice. I would also like to see the back button function properly. It should go to the last image viewed. This sort of normal functionality is often broken with Flash applications. Just poor design that can be fixed if the developer wanted.

Dantzr

Pentax K-x

08/12/2007 12:43:48 PM · #17

Sorta agree with T-Shroom... I too would rather have control of whether to watch slideshow or click thru. You have the numbers listed above...why not just add one called "slideshow" where the viewer, should he/she/me/we want to view it that way can do so...or not.

When we KNOW it is a slideshow, the transition time is probably moot unless it is extensive. One second is great, 2 would be okay!

By the way... nice website and excellent shots!!

Message edited by author 2007-08-12 12:44:58.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

08/12/2007 01:35:36 PM · #18

Okay, I understand what you guys mean. I think for the normal blog entries I'll disable the autorun feature, so that if you still want to make it a slideshow you can click on the play button in the lower right hand corner.
For what concerns the Back feature, I like it this way, it's browsing through blog entries and pages on the site rather than pictures. A matter of taste, I guess.

FireBird

08/12/2007 03:50:29 PM · #19

Are there only supposed to be 8 entries? On my browser it show a slide show of 8 then stops. At the bottom of the display window it shows there are more pictures but you can not access them. Nice images BTW nice colors and comp.

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

08/12/2007 04:11:14 PM · #20

Works okay for me, Vista Home Premium and IE 7? I think :))