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Package name: Icy Phoenix - Instant Gallery
Version: 1.0.3 - [2012/09/25]
Created by: Mighty Gorgon < http://www.icyphoenix.com > < http://www.lucalibralato.com >
Copyright: 2007 Mighty Gorgon < http://www.icyphoenix.com >
License: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License

Elastic Gallery has been released by FlepStudio < http://www.flepstudio.org >

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Description:
Icy Phoenix - Instant Gallery is a really easy to use gallery. It has been
designed to create and show thumbnails of images in one folder and provide
a nice flash slideshow (coded by FlepStudio).
All you have to do is copying all the files in the package into one images
folder and then run index.php. All images will be thumbnailed and a cool
slideshow will be created ready to use. You need just a folder with some images
and the script will do anything else. Really powerful and easy to use.

Requirements:
* Apache with PHP 4.X or higher
* Direct access to the server for uploading files
* GD Library 2.0.8 or higher
* Possibility to assign 0777 CHMOD permissions (or any other writing permission
to this PHP script and the destination folders)
* Some free spaces for thumbnails generations

Installation:
* Upload all the files from the root folder into your images folder
* CHMOD 0777 your images folder (and the thumbs folder as well if you decide
to create different folders for thumbs)
* Launch index.php from your browser and all thumbnails will be generated
automatically (SMALL for slideshow, MEDIUM for web gallery, LARGE for
slideshow) (smart sizes of thumbnails)
* An XML file will be generated for slideshow using Elastic Gallery by
FlepStudio < http://www.flepstudio.org >
* Click on Slideshow for Elastic Gallery Slideshow

Known issues:
* Some hosting doesn't allow to use many CPU charge on GD functions, so if
you are having problems with this script, tro to use it on smaller images.

Troubleshooting:
* If you see only the link of images and not the thumbnails, you may not have
the correct permissions set on your folders. Make sure that the folders where
thumbnails are going to be stored are writable (CHMOD 777 on some servers) and
that the folder were is stored index.php is writable as well (this is needed
because XML file for slideshow has to be written).
* If slideshow images stretches it is likely to be related to thumbnails
settings on your index.php. Try to review your configuration.

Customization:
* Some settings are customizable by editing the first lines in index.php
(you can change for example some thumbnails size or the path where thumbnails
are stored... and more!)
* All styles settings are in the CSS, feel free to customize it as you wish
* For any help reagarding PHP please visit: http://www.icyphoenix.com
* For any help reagarding FLASH please visit: http://www.flepstudio.org

Tips:
* This gallery has been optimized for JPG and PNG. GIF images will be shown
as well, but in thumbs and slideshow they will lose the animation due to
GD2 and FLASH compatibility.
* Thumbnails generation will require heavy CPU load. Avoid to use this script
in folders with more than 30 images. Alternatively you may load a certain
number of images into your folder, run the script, and then load more images.
* Slideshow works best with no more of 450px height large thumbs (used for
images in slideshow).
* Small thumbnails for slideshow needs to be forced to the size they are or
they won't fit the small frame in the slideshow.

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For support or queries about PHP part please visit: http://www.icyphoenix.com

For support or queries about Flash part please visit: http://www.flepstudio.org

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Script History

* 2012/09/15 - Version 1.0.3
- Replaced ereg_replace with preg_replace

* 2007/11/25 - Version 1.0.2
- Fixed permissions issue

* 2007/11/25 - Version 1.0.1
- Integrated Slideshow

* 2007/11/24 - Version 1.0.0
- First release

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