This module allows to build a multimedia gallery, organizing it in one or more albums.
The list of albums already in the database: the albums
already created by the administrator or by authorized users are listed in a
folder, whose fields are name and description.
If no album has already been created, you'll see the message : No albums
in the database.
Near the names of the albums you find the keys:
Modify the album (name) / Add a new album:
After sending, the album name and description are written in the album list in administration; Name, description and image are visible in the album opening page; name and image are also linkable. The link opens the album to be seen.
Select an album in the following list : clicking on the name will open the album managing page.
List of the elements inside the album (album name): is a
table with name and type of any element
inside the album, or, if empty, the message no elements inside this
album will appear.
Beside the name of each file inside the album you can find the keys:
Adding an element to the album (album name).
Element name: names are visible either in the list of the album elements in administration, and in the gallery pages.
Description: a short sentence. It will be written either in administration and in the album page.
Type: select among: image, audio file, video, film-multimedia file.
Note: GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, BMP, SWF, MOV, WMV, WMA, WAV, MPG e MP3 files are ok
Preview image: if you want to upload an image, click on the flip through key and choose the right thumbnail in your pc, max 200x200 pixel. If you have to do with other files, the system will insert a prefixed preview image.
Element file: use the flip through key to choose a file inside your pc.
Display permissions: different groups can be allowed for each image.
Clicking on the key create element will confirm the creation (or it will notify that an error occurred).
From this page you can upload more files in batch mode, that is to say at the same time.
The dimension of the files to upload must not exceed two Mb. It is possible that the server allows only a short time to upload, for security reasons.
Name and description that the system assigns automatically to each element, can be modified later.
Number of files to upload: choose among 5, 10, 15 or 20.
The uploaded files are automatically added to the album: choose which album you want to add them to.
File number... use the flip through key to choose the files to upload inside you pc.
Clicking sending will open a new page:
List of the performed operations and of the possible errors.
The page contains detailed explanations.
Note: the batch mode is assigned for multimedia files. If you try to upload images youl'll receive an error message, as with the batch mode you can't upload the preview (thumbnail) that is necessary to correclty insert the image inside your album.
In this page you can modify the access permissions for each element in the albums.
You have to choose the album in the list. Clicking the album name will open a table.
Element name: list of all the elemnts inside the album.
Visualization permissions: the user groups are listed.
It is possible to effect multiple choices. Save the changes in the end.