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Aperture Plugin

I really like the flash based photo album viewers (SimpleViewer, PostcardViewer and AutoViewer) available from airtight interactive. To make them even easier to use, I created a simple Aperture plugin that exports all image files and configures the directory structure. Anyone that may be interested can find it here.

http://apertureplugin.home.comcast.net/

This is built on a power PC. It should work on intel as well, but since I have not tried it yet -- who knows...

Of course, all the disclaimers of use at your own risk etc. apply.

I would be interested what people think. However, since this is not my day job, there are no guarantees of enhancements or fixing problems in a timely manner.

Regards

Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 9:13 PM

32 replies

Mar 4, 2007 1:00 AM in response to me100finn

I am so silly - I had to resize the browser to get the main image to show larger. Duh. I was expecting the thumbnails to run horizontally in rows across the top though.

Another question - I first uploaded a folder with nearly 30 images with no watermark. It showed about 1.8mb. Then I tried to apply a watermark to 16 images (*max 640 pix) and that size just about doubled to 3.1mb. Is this typical? The watermark was a psd file 1200 pix square at 72dpi with the copyright symbol on one layer and my initials on the second layer. This process is a bit new to me - any help?

Mar 4, 2007 6:12 AM in response to xxx Ken xxx

Nice download. Thanks for putting it out. Really impressed with how professional it looks.

xxx Ken xxx Author

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Mar 4, 2007 7:37 AM in response to me100finn

There is a PDF that comes with the plug-in that describes the option settings. For simpleViewer, when putting the thumbnails at the top, you also need to adjust the "Thumbnail Rows" and "Thumbnail Columns" settings. Try 2 rows and 6 columns.

As for watermarks, this is just standard Aperture function. Nothing special is done with the plug-in.

Mar 4, 2007 1:49 PM in response to xxx Ken xxx

Ken - thanks, I got it working now. The only thing I found a bit mixed up... when I wanted to select another layout, I had the tendency to select the tab rather than pull down menu for the correct layout. It seems it should be one or the other. Fantastic plug-in - I look forward to learning how to add a bit of text or other customization!

Mar 5, 2007 3:57 AM in response to me100finn

me100finn, how did you get rid of the 'open image in new window' dialog when you right click on the image of the exported gallery?

Mar 5, 2007 5:20 AM in response to Eduardo Calvo

Remove the check mark next to "Alow Right Click to Open" under the thumbnail position option.

Mar 5, 2007 6:29 AM in response to me100finn

Cheers! It was just in front of my eyes...

Last time I used simpleviewer was almost a year ago for the bands playing at the emergenza finals in Dublin http://www.eduardocalvo.com/emergenza

I might start using it again since this plugin allows me to create the galleries from Aperture. Thanks a lot Ken!

Mar 5, 2007 11:45 AM in response to xxx Ken xxx

Holy Cow, Ken, this is fantastic! Thank you! 🙂 I've been using the JAlbum simpleviewer skin, but this is easier and more seamless, it's greatly appreciated 🙂

Mar 5, 2007 12:41 PM in response to Barry Fisher

Barry,
Where in the Finder did you put plug-ins and export?
i have no idea where to put it, in programs, in documents?
Thanks for help, Frank

Mar 5, 2007 3:27 PM in response to xxx Ken xxx

I need help with this one. I have posted a gallery using the Simple Viewer and so far clients are reporting only the tops of the large images are showing (about a 3rd). I cannot reproduce this. Everything works fine on my end. 3 people have seen it and 2 reported the same problem. One was succesful. Here is the link:
http://www.rudytorres.com/harshman/index.html

Settings changed from default are:
Max Image width 900
Max Image Height 900
Version Preset Jpeg Fit within 1024...

Gallery is being produced from 300ppi Tiff images

I hope I can get this to work. No one else seems to have this problem.
Can anyone help?

Thanks

- Rudy

Mar 5, 2007 3:47 PM in response to Rudy Torres

Rudy, I looked at your site and see three columns at the left and the large image on the right. The image size is quite nice for viewing, but it takes way too long for these images to load. What export preset are you using in Aperture? Make sure it is set to 72dpi for computer viewing. If you want to use dimensions you mentioned, create a custom export preset with the exact same settings. Maybe your viewers are having a hard time getting the higher rez images to load.

xxx Ken xxx Author

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Mar 5, 2007 4:32 PM in response to Rudy Torres

rudy,

I would downsize your images. They are taking too long to load. My suggestion is create a an export preset with JPEG, DPI=72, Quality 6, size of 800x800 and then make sure the Max Image Height and Width is set to 800 as well.

There is a readme doc that comes with the plugin which describes this in more details.

Mar 5, 2007 5:06 PM in response to xxx Ken xxx

Thanks for the quick replies.
O.K. Preset to 800 by 800, quality 6 at 72ppi.
Max Height 800, Max width 800

Now the total folder size is 2.4mb. Previously it was 4.7mb.

Here is the link:
http://www.rudytorres.com/harshmanv2/index.html

Let me know.

Thanks again.

- Rudy

Mar 5, 2007 5:31 PM in response to Rudy Torres

Rudy, it looks good and it is a bit faster. My settings were 640 and I think quality 8. You can check mine for comparison.

xxx Ken xxx Author

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Mar 6, 2007 7:14 PM in response to xxx Ken xxx

For anyone interested there is a new test version (1.1-TEST) of Flash Album Exporter available.

In it, I have added support for two JavaScript based photo albums, GreyBox and LightBox. OK, I know these are not flash, but many people did request them and I am too lazy to change the plug-in name.

Please consider this experimental for now. I am not sure if I will put it in the regular version. You decide. As always comments are welcome.

You can find the 1.1-TEST version here.

http://home.comcast.net/~apertureplugin/FAE1-1install.zip

Regards,

Ken

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