EC
02-08-2007, 05:25 PM
I don't work with flash so I have a question:
What I want to do is set up a photo gallery that contains many, many images. On the wish list is for this photo gallery to have several views: random thumbnails, most recent thumbnails, an archive of thumbnails ("view all"), a "click through" so users can view them in full size one by one and perhaps a "view as slideshow" feature.
The trick is, that images will be added to it every day, so ease of maintenance is a HUGE concern.
The current solution is javascript, which may be the way to go. Dump the images in a folder and the script will call it in various ways, i.e. a random image thumbnail is displayed and the full size version is viewed on mouseover.
What I don't understand about flash is -- is it possible for flash to call on images like this? (Just stick the images in a folder, rather than right into the flash file, and then have it organized in these various view formats?)
I'm just trying to get a handle on the possibilities, since I know nothing of flash not sure.
(of course I'd get a flash guru to do this if it's the better way to go)
What I want to do is set up a photo gallery that contains many, many images. On the wish list is for this photo gallery to have several views: random thumbnails, most recent thumbnails, an archive of thumbnails ("view all"), a "click through" so users can view them in full size one by one and perhaps a "view as slideshow" feature.
The trick is, that images will be added to it every day, so ease of maintenance is a HUGE concern.
The current solution is javascript, which may be the way to go. Dump the images in a folder and the script will call it in various ways, i.e. a random image thumbnail is displayed and the full size version is viewed on mouseover.
What I don't understand about flash is -- is it possible for flash to call on images like this? (Just stick the images in a folder, rather than right into the flash file, and then have it organized in these various view formats?)
I'm just trying to get a handle on the possibilities, since I know nothing of flash not sure.
(of course I'd get a flash guru to do this if it's the better way to go)