February 2012
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Flowbox Stack Update V3.0.4
Changes in this release 24-Feb-2012
YouTube
Playlist URLs accepted for example http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5B0183B6EA906500
Disable YouTube AutoPlay now a Stack Option - default we set Autoplay On
Vimeo
Disable Vimeo AutoPlay now a Stack option - default we set Autoplay On
H.264 (HTML 5 Playback mp4, mov, m4v)
Global HTML5/Flash video player sizing in pixels can be...
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Update available for symNivo Plugin
Minor changes for jQuery are now implemented to the symNivo Plugin for RapidWeaver, now at Version 1.14.
Getting an update
Updates will be available via the Add Ons area , via our own symNivo Demo page.
Customers can get their download via our Self Service download link. Instructions are available at the SymfoniP Order Look Up Page - Help Article
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Updates for SlideShowHeader, Easy Vimeo, Easy...
New updates released EZVimeo, EZYouTube & FreeStacks edition SlideShow header
Updates have been released for Stacks 2 grouping for:
*FreeStacks Edition - SlideShow Header Stack
*EZVimeo Stack
*EZYouTube Stack
Additionally small defect fixes regarding the lightbox title showing ‘undefined’ is resolved for the following
*EZVimeo Stack
*EZYouTube Stack
Updates will be available over...
January 2012
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SimpleBox Stack Updated
SimpleBox Stack has now been updated. Whilst it was functioning in Stacks 2 pages, there was a small defect that stopped the correct background ‘fade’ color from showing up.
New in this release Version 2:
- fade color resolved for Stacks2
- grouping information in the Stacks 2 library
- auto update (sparkle) engine in place for subsequent releases
Previous Customers - Important
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FlowBox Stack Updated V3.0.2
We have just pushed out a small update to the FlowBox Stack for RapidWeaver.
- Added iframe support . Just add class ‘symflowboxiframe’ to your external webpage you want to open in the Lightbox
- Fixed an odd occurrence where a YouTube ID with underscores would get rejected , there was a workaround for this but now we handle this automatically.
Learn more about FlowBox stacks over...
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FlowBox - Alive and kicking for RapidWeaver...
FlowBox our popular Lightbox plugin Stack has now received a major update compatible with Stacks 1 and 2.
Almost 3 years old … yes it has been around that long :D , we have now given it a Stacks 2 refresh . In addition to new functionality this still makes Flowbox a powerful addition to your Rapidweaver Stacks Toolbox.
The previous Flowbox was great and was the first to bring automatic...
September 2011
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EZ Image Carousel Slider - RapidWeaver Stacks
A new set of image slider/carousel add-ons for the awesome Stacks Plugin are now available for all you RapidWeaver fans. These EZCarousel Stacks make it really easy for you to use images/photographs from your favourite image hosting services whether that is - Flickr - Picasa - or even 500px We did not stop at just adding images into a slick carousel slider … we have also...
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Audio MP3 Stack - RapidWeaver
I am pleased to announce our new MP3-Audioplayer supporting pure HTML5 and Flash playback for the browsers that do not support native MP3 playback in HTML5 mode. The player is ready with 6 preset color palettes that are selected inside the Stack Options. Our User Guide in our support area covers these presets. Again like our previous stacks , you just add once only to your Stacks Page where you...
July 2011
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500px RapidWeaver Stacks - Special Discount
We have just finalised our 500px Powered Image Stack Add-ons. Bringing more ease of use to both pro and novice users as well as flexibility to RapidWeaver Stacks plugin based pages.
Here is our current line-up; and yes these are all dynamic… upload a new image to your 500px stream and this will be displayed in RapidWeaver.
ez500px Slide Gallery - simple but effective fade gallery effect ,...
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500px powered Photography Stacks - RapidWeaver
Just as we have completed a new plugin release for the ImageWall collection, we have gone back to creating some useful stacks for RapidWeaver. This time round we focus on the rising star in photograhy image community circles 500px. Our stacks communicate with 500px and pick up the latest images available in your photo collection so these can be added in a snap to your RapidWeaver pages. The...
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500px powered Photography Stacks - RapidWeaver
Just as we have completed a new plugin release for the ImageWall collection, we have gone back to creating some useful stacks for RapidWeaver. This time round we focus on the rising star in photograhy image community circles 500px.
Our stacks communicate with 500px and pick up the latest images available in your photo collection so these can be added in a snap to your RapidWeaver pages.
The...
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FlickrWall - PicasaWall RapidWeaver Plugins
The summer vacation season has not kicked in here just yet and we have two amazing plugins that are destined to show off your summer snaps or portfolio images in a simple and slick way. We have two plugin flavours available; one for Flickr and Picasa Web Album ( yes that also includes Google + photo album too) to get you started in publishing your images super fast.
Each of our Plugins come...
April 2011
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Easy Video Stacks for RapidWeaver
Welcome to two great time saving stack add-ons that will enable you to publish the latest Videos from your YouTube or Vimeo User accounts. Want to show off your video portfolio/family/music videos but do not want to add in each video link manually, buy another lightbox stacks to add in, and then integrate some nice css and tooltip effect. Don’t worry this stack has you covered in all of the...
March 2011
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30% off RapidWeaver Stacks and Plugins
It is just a few weeks past the second year we have been supplying awesome Stacks and Plugin goodness to the RapidWeaver community but also my birthday very soon , no dates or years mentioned okay ;) As a special ‘birthday’ offer to all of you in the community we are slashing 30% off all Stacks , Plugins and even Bundles (yes that is everything) till March 31st midnight UK time (7pm...
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symNivo RapidWeaver Plugin Updated
Our popular image slider plugin for RapidWeaver has just been updated to Version 1.12 with even more transition effects Grab your update from our symNivo product page or use RapidWeaver (5 upwards) ‘Check for Updates’ List of new transition effects available Posted via email from SymfoniP | Comment »
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SuperSizer Stacks: RapidWeaver - Get Cloudy
We are pleased to announce a new set of stacks once again to make your life easier (re)using your images stored in Picasa, Flickr or even MobileMe and create a great looking gallery / portfolio supersize background effect in your web page. The stacks are sold in 3 editions for the respective Image Hosting services you use or you can even buy the bundle and save also :) What can be easier...
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Easy Portfolio Stacks - RapidWeaver
A new set of stacks once again to make your life easier using your images stored in (the cloud) Picasa, Flickr or even MobileMe and create a great looking gallery or portfolio page. The stacks are sold in 3 editions for the respective Image hosting services you want to use or you can even buy the bundle and save also :) What can be easier ….. Choose your stack, install Add the...
February 2011
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CrossSlide ImageBlender RapidWeaver Plugin
CrossSlide RapidWeaver plugin provides an easy to use interface for managing the powerful set of CrossSlide image blending effects. Providing a set of effects traditionally only available via Adobe Flash™ or other proprietary plugins Features included….. * Cross fade * Cross Slide Fade * Ken Burns and Ken Burns Variant * Drag and drop Images Save 2 Euros off the retail price by using...
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RapidWeaver Stacks - Easy Image Gallery Flickr,...
We are pleased to announce the release of two brand new easy-to-use Image Gallery Stacks utilising your images stored in the Flickr or MobileMe cloud. Perfect for adding a stunning image gallery carousel effect showcasing your family, portfolio or product images. If you already have a Flickr Set or MobileMe album published it takes seconds to use these stacks in RapidWeaver. Features: No...
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Preview - EasyGallery Stacks for RapidWeaver
We are applying some finishing touches to our cloud-based image gallery stacks . There will be two variations for sale (very soon) :
EasyMobileMe : retreive your MobileMe album in an instant
EasyFlickr : no PHP , no API key required , just show off your Flickr Set easily
Let’s just say these two stacks get to work fast, and you can create a stunning image gallery effect to...
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symVideo5 RapidWeaver Stack Update 2.0.6
We have just pushed out a new update to our popular HTML5/Flash Video Stack for RapidWeaver, now at Version 2.0.6 in the ‘core stack’. - Changes have been made in the css for full screen mode Customers on Version 2.04 or higher will have automatic updates otherwise you can always use our order lookup service. Our online knowledge base describes how to use this . Posted via...
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SuperSizeBackground Stacks for FreeStacks Theme...
We are pleased to introduce a new RapidWeaver FreeStacks Theme enabled stack that will create a slideshow running in full page background. A perfect compliment to the FreeStacks Theme for a high impact portfolio page showcasing your photos or mixed media projects. Additionally, it is just one stack without the need of any extra plugins being used to create the slideshow elements. This is only...
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SlideShow Header for RapidWeaver FreeStacks Theme
Just out today a new SlideShow stack that will be used in your FreeStacks Theme Page Header area. This is only available for customers who use the FreeStacks RapidWeaver Theme from BlueballDesign and it allows you to have a Page header Image Rotator simply and easily in a matter of minutes. Features: Adjust slideshow duration Use warehoused Images Still use Existing Title, Slogan and Logo...
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Gallerybox RapidWeaver Plugin Updated
GalleryBox the RapidWeaver plugin has now been updated to Version 1.02. This release corrects a defect in not preserving color changes when opening a saved RapidWeaver project. Do a check for Updates in RapidWeaver 5 or alternatively you can get this from our GalleryBox page Posted via email from SymfoniP | Comment »
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RapidWeaver Plugin - symOrbit released
symOrbit is an image slider plugin for RapidWeaver with a difference, it also has Vimeo and YouTube video playback in an elegant lightbox/overlay effect. Yes, all included in one plugin package! A lot of our customers have asked for such a feature set and we have built all of this into symOrbit. There is no need for additional lightbox stacks or code inserted to make use of this functionality to...
January 2011
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GalleryBox Plugin for RapidWeaver
GalleryBox is an image plugin for RapidWeaver. Perfect for photographers and hobbyists alike who want to display their images in a slick Image Carousel without any fuss. Features: Use in RapidWeaver Project images - add images like you would to a RapidWeaver page this also supports drag and drop Retrieve Images from Flickr based on user, collection, tags or search criteria Warehouse Mode -...
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Plugin Updates for RapidWeaver 5.03
A bunch of our RapidWeaver plugins have now been updated for RW5.03, to resolve any installation and potential crash issues. symTune Image Slider V1.02 Download symCanvas Image Slider V1.03 Download symFlowPlayer V1.12 Download symNIVO V1.11 Download symCube V1.01 Download symSponsorFlip V1.02 Download symMedia5 V1.11 Download symSwirl Image Slider...
December 2010
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symNivo 1.10 RapidWeaver Plugin updated
Before we get to ring in 2011, we have pushed out an update to our popular symNivo Image Slider Plugin for RapidWeaver . Updates: SEO friendly functionality in the plugin such as alt tags and keep original file names (this is optional) Gosh a User Guide also !! Drag N drop Images into the Edit Window - yes finally :) All the best from the team here at SymfoniP and hope you all have a...
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Audio Stacks for RapidWeaver Released - Native...
We are pleased to announce that the symSound family of Audio Stacks after many many months of being in Flash mode :) have been rewritten and now support :
* iPad and iPhone playback, this is huge as the previous release was Flash based. * MP3, AAC media types now playable across all browser formats
HTML 5 native Audio Playback is available for : Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPad). The other...
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RapidWeaver Plugin update - symNivo
Wow it has been a few months since we have updated this awesome plugin for RapidWeaver. All users will get an auto update (pop up in RapidWeaver) otherwise just do ‘check for updates’ in the plugin options. Changes: CSS and internal Code tidy up Use latest 1.4 branch of jQuery (1.4.4) if your Theme does not use jQuery Changing Opacity (for Captions) with Foreign Regional...
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RapidWeaver Plugin Update - symCanvas Slider
symCanvas Image Slider has been updated to V1.01 what’s changed: Fit option (finally) great for Portrait Images Canvas transitions smoother Fix: Changing Opacity (Captions) in Foreign settings uses a comma instead of period , therefore no opacity is changed Fix : Issue with more than one slide changing within the interval period. Want to see it in action then head on over to...
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symFlowPlayer RapidWeaver Plugin Update
Hi there An update has been pushed out for our RapidWeaver FlowPlayer plugin, now at V1.11, with a dash of IE fixes and a couple of new goodies for you folks with iPads too ;) jQuery updated to latest 1.4 branch (if your Theme does not have this) fancybox ( lightbox) core code updated to latest release 1.3.4 FlowPlayer Core Code now at version 3.2.5 add logo code changed now you can...
November 2010
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BookViewer Stack - RapidWeaver
BookView is a simple but powerful Page Flip effect stack for RapidWeaver that allows you to create a simple flip book effect with no effort at all. Perfect for adding promotional material to your page in a nice structured layout , yes just like a book Features: * color control in Stacks options * Set number of pages * auto centered * Width and Height control in Stack options No Flash...
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SlideMP3 Audio Stack - RapidWeaver
SlideMP3 is the latest HTML 5 Audio stack for RapidWeaver from SymfoniP offering a great slide out Audio Player effect whilst also ensuring, unlike our other Flash based players, to play nice with iPads and on Safari and Chrome without the need to use or load Flash! Great for your own RapidWeaver powered web site to show off a featured music track, a podcast or you just want to play some music on...
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FlickrBox Stack - RapidWeaver
Okay let’s kick start the new week with a new stack this time focusing on Flickr image albums with a lightbox effect
FlickrBox is a brand new PHP* powered stack for RapidWeaver designed to show off your Flickr Sets and Collections simply and easily in RapidWeaver Stacks pages.
Features: * jQuery powered (no Flash) * Show off your Flickr sets and collections in a funky Image Scroll Slider *...
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PicasaBox Stack - RapidWeaver
A new Image stack for RapidWeaver Stacks pages designed to show off your Picasa Web albums in style. Features: jQuery and PHP powered (no Flash) Show off your Picasa Albums in a funky Image Slider Clicking on a Thumbnail image will bring up the Picasa hosted in a Lightbox / Overlay Background of slider is controlled via the Stacks HUD , Gradients supported in IE7, 8 and most modern web...
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Zendesk & ScreenSteps - marriage made with .. Zen
As users of both ScreenSteps and Zendesk we could not wait till there was one-step integration available to really maximise our workflow to manage content , make changes and publish to our helpdesk. All without without any fiddly messing around with HTML exports or inside the Zendesk editor. Finally, the wait is over with the release of ScreenSteps Desktop 2.8.7 (for Windows & Mac)...
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SlideyNote Stack - RapidWeaver
A simple to use new stack for RapidWeaver Stacks users that allows your web visitors, when scrolling through content on your web page, to receive a smart looking slide-out dialog box. Great for highlighting content , or just adding special content for advertising or promotional material . Features: Add text and image stacks even YouTube Control the width and height of the SlideyNote ...
October 2010
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Stack Release - BlackOut Pro (RapidWeaver)
‘BlackOut Pro‘ is a smart looking new stack from SymfoniP, providing an elegant fade (Apple Like) transition for images, text stacks for advertising, promotions. or just showing off your rock-star RapidWeaver design skills! Features: Two-stage Fade transitions - just craft your images and away you go Stacks HUD Control over: - BlackOut Duration - timer for the effect on screen - BlackOut Fade...
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Plugin release - Swirl Image Slider Plugin
Say hello to Swirl, another great Image Slider Plugin for RapidWeaver in the same tradition as our popular symNivo Plugin. Features No Flash , kind to the devices that do not support Flash (iPhone, iPad etc) 3 Stunning animation sets Rain, Swirl, Straight or just a Random mix of all 3 Pluskit compatible Blocks Page Block Import supported Styled Text Header and Footer Content Areas ...
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Stacks release - ImageShine
‘ImageShine’ stack is a great Image stack addition for any web designer, publisher or hobbyist that allows you to have great looking Image Caption Overlays or Image Rollovers with additional Image Stacks in a snap. drag and drop setup for the Image and Caption Display Choose from Slide or Fade animation Caption , Auto height, Full Size or none at all Change Caption Text...
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Plugin release - symCanvasSlider
We have brand new plugin for RapidWeaver hot off our shelves that is great for putting together a great looking Image SlideShow in a matter of minutes. Yes , in minutes check out our video too! Hello symCanvasSlider… We all like having lots of options available in our web design toolbox and symCanvasSlider is one of these sporting a HTML5 Canvas transition effect as well as jQuery...
September 2010
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symFlowPlayer Plugin V1.09
Just to let you know there is a new update of our FlowPlayer Plugin for RapidWeaver now V1.09. This updates resolves an issue with adding internal page links in the Add Link Panel for the Styled Text Header and Footer content areas. Check for Updates in your Plugin options. Posted via email from SymfoniP | Comment »
August 2010
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symFlowPlayer now at V1.08
Our RapidWeaver Plugin that makes it easy for you to add the awesome FlowPlayer Video Player into your RapidWeaver powered web site has now been updated. Existing customers can check for updates or the auto update should catch up with you too :) What’s new in this release Now drag and Drop Poster Images to Edit Pane Multi media item delete Changes to color scheme for the player...
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symFlowPlayer now at V1.08
Our RapidWeaver Plugin that makes it easy for you to add the awesome FlowPlayer Video Player into your RapidWeaver powered web site has now been updated. Existing customers can check for updates or the auto update should catch up with you too :) What’s new in this release Now drag and Drop Poster Images to Edit Pane Multi media item delete Changes to color scheme for the player...
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SSD Upgrade on ageing MacBookPro
A little off topic, but I though it is was worth sharing ;) I have recently upgraded my (old) MacBook Pro Disk where I cut all our screencasts, test software to a new SSD (Samsung 128GB) . Yes I had to reorganise /downsize my files a little get rid of some old clutter and archive stuff across to my external storage. Having done that after having a shade less than 150GB on the stock 200GB drive I...
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Preview symSponsorFlip Plugin
HI there
Yes we are still busy cranking out new products for August and here is a preview video of our latest Plugin for RapidWeaver. Want to build a great ads, testimonial or portfolio overview page then symSponsorFlip can let you do that easily and quickly with zero knowledge of code and CSS.
Check out our (very short overview) Video.
symSponsorFlip will be available soon in our store we...
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Weekend Sale and Important News
To kick start any design project you have lined up for the close of the week and this weekend. We have a very special long weekend sale!!However, an important announcement to make on pricing of our RapidWeaver Stacks and Plugins. Starting from Monday the 16th August we will be using Euros as our primary currency in the SymfoniP store. This has been a difficult decision to make but in order to...
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symFlowPlayer Version 1.06
Hi All We have been busy behind the scenes updating our premium FlowPlayer Plugin for RapidWeaver, symFlowPlayer. Did you know that this was our very first RapidWeaver plugin - wow ! The most notable major changes are the following: - FlowPlayer latest player integrated (3.2.2) - Want to play the video/audio in a LightBox ? No problem, we have included an option to switch between...
July 2010
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symFlip - Free RapidWeaver Plugin
We have just launched a brand new plugin and we thought what the hell let’s make it free too for RapidWeaver!’ . We call it symFlip and it gives you some nice WebKit animation effects for your images.
You can create links in the images to urls or pages in your project, and we have also provided some styled text header and footer areaa.
Watch the video, you see it behaves well in...