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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 lightbox video playback as a Stack but as we have seen with web design methods as well as ‘fashion’ we have now integrated native HTML5 (Video ) playback in a lightbox with Flowplayer still being used as last resort.

Not happy with the old flowbox way of handling YouTube and Vimeo? This has also changed for the better with automatic link support for

• Vimeo e.g http://vimeo.com/34025760

• YouTube e.g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychmsJR6Rkk

Yes, YouTube and Vimeo will use the latest HTML5 player formats

Last of all a lightbox would not be complete without supporting images and this is also built into Flowbox as well as the gallery mode via a rel-tag. Note RapidWeaver pages already have rel tags internally so you will find this gallery mode is active , but you can change the rel tags to say just have Video specific ones or YouTube specifc via the RapidWeaver add link custom options.

There is no complicated link code to add to your page , or add/buy another html5 , youtube or vimeo stack or an iframe module of this stack into FlowBox . If you have a movie, audio file or a youtube or an image link once Flowbox is added to your Stacks page the rest is automatic to help speed up your workflow.

Add your links to your media

• Add Flowbox

• Publish

• Perfect with Pulse CMS or DropCMS Stacks that will allow you to edit and and HTML links without RapidWeaver.

Changes and New Functionality in FlowBox Stack

• HTML5 Video is primary medium for playback, with FlowPLayer for FallBack for non HTML5 browsers

• 5 preset Lightbox styles combined and built in (there were two separate stacks in the old version)

• Native YouTube and Vimeo link detection. Yes, YouTube and Vimeo will use the latest HTML5 player formats suitable for iPad

  Vimeo e.g http://vimeo.com/34025760

  • YouTube e.g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychmsJR6Rkk

• Image lightbox support for external image links

Live Demo

We are using the new FlowBox Code over at our FlowBox Product Page with examples of FlowBox opening YouTube, H.264 Video , Vimeo and Images.

How do I use Flowbox 3 ?

Well we made this short video that shows you how easy this How to Use FlowBox 3

Previous Customers - Important

All previous customers of Flowbox will receive a free complimentary upgrade via a separate email (already sent on Jan 15th 9am UK time) on getting the new Flowbox. We used two different shopping carts when Flowbox was sold in 2009 and have merged all these customers details into one mail blast.

Please make sure that you are white-listing email from symfonip.com , with the sheer number of customer emails we send we will not be replying or manually intervening if they require additional approval from your spam - captcha engine.

Customers prior to Jan 2010 will need to use the email download link. Customers who purchased post Jan 2010 can get their download via our Self Service download link too if you cannot wait for your email ;) SymfoniP Order LookUp

Upgrading:

FlowBox 3 is a brand new Stack and will require that you remove any previous copy of Flowbox Light or Dark stacks in your Rapidweaver page. Only then can you use the all new FlowBox 3rd generation stack.

Problems

Open a support ticket at http://support.symfonip.com and we can review the issue.

Enjoy

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 want the player to appear and , create a link(or links) to your MP3 file (our User guide has an example of this ) .
We then create the player for you for all your MP3 links! Simple, awesome and fast.

Perfect for
- Audio Store Pages
- Podcast playback
- showcasing your bands music

Remember your MP3 audio file can be anywhere , Dropbox public folder (fast and easy to setup), or even on your own web host . All that we require for playback is that your browser can access the file correctly where-ever it is hosted.

Learn More about this RapidWeaver Stack for Audio Over at our product page 

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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 portfolio stack for the service you use
• Configure your gallery/album this can be the Flickr set ID or the Picasa/MobileME user ID and album-id
• Publish

Features:

• Ease of use the most basic requirement is just an album ID and /or a Account ID
• Split View thumbnails and main image navigation, you can switch these round.
• Main Portfolio Image container width auto calculated and ratio is preserved,
• Additional options for color in the portfolio stack
• Capacity for 7 ‘portfolio pages’ of 15 thumbnails , 105 images you can display easily without adding these to your RapidWeaver project or messing about with paths to images on your server.

Tested in IE7 , IE8, Opera 11, Safari, Firefox 3.6, Firefox4 beta, Chrome 9.x, 10.x and iPad

Note: You do need the Stacks plugin from YourHead.com to use this Stacks add on,

Optional: a Flickr , Picasa or MobileMe account ( you could be developing for a client after all)

Easy Picasa Portfolio Stack : Configuration Options

Each of the stacks have a number of options and controls to configure the color , what album you wish to view and height as well as slideshow speed.

I will not go into too much detail but our online user guides cover all the settings but suffice to say that the real power of these stacks is to use the images hosted in your photo sharing site whether that is Flickr, Picasa or MobileMe.

Portfolio - Preview

1. Play SlideShow and Nav control
2. Main Image Background
3. Thumb navigation
4. Pagination control (max 7 pages)

That’s it super simple and a great looking page effect for your photographs and images you want displayed easily in a RapidWeaver page.

See it in action over at our Product Page

Want to save a bit more , of course you do :)

Then use discount code EZCLOUD at checkout to save 15% of any of our products till 12th March 2011 11pm Eastern Time (USA)  

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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 PHP , No API Keys required 
• Automatic Thumbnail generation 
• Image Thumbnail Navigation , PopUp Preview 
• SlideShow option and timer controls 
• Scaling Zoom or Preserve Aspect Ratio of Image 
• options to control Caption 
• CSS3 box Shadow Effect Control 
• Built in Caching 
• Looks great on an iPad too

Learn more, watch our Video and see the Live demo over at our Product Pages for these great new Image Gallery Stacks 

Requirements: You do need the Stacks plugin from YourHead.com to use these Stacks add ons,
Optional: a Flickr Account or MobileMe account ( you could be developing for a client after all) although if you are using your own images then you have one of these accounts , don’t you ?

Again here is the short video showing these two RapidWeaver stacks in action ;) 

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Hello to our new RapidWeaver plugin ‘symCube’

A powerful and innovative new Plugin that will make your images standout amongst the crowd in your RapidWeaver developed web site. Yes, you too can look like a web design rock-star :)

We have a special offer running on the symCube Plugin till 6pm (UK time) 11th July. All yours for $9.95USD before it goes up to $12.95USD.

Whilst I can ramble on about how good this is or that !! Why don’t you just wander over and see the symCube demo we have online.

For the curious and the ‘how the heck did we do that’ crowd …it’s a symCube page imported into Stacks with PlusKit. Yes it works with Blocks Page Block too as well as being pretty and on its own with Styled Text Header and Footer content areas.

Enjoy :)

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Hello, now we are at V1.04 of symMedia5 to solve a pesky registration issue when unlocking the plugin.

Regards
SymfoniP team

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