xFlow!

xFlow! is a gallery application that has been built to answer the internet's demand for a fully functional Coverflow style gallery, that isn't written in Flash or jQuery.

Written in pure PHP and Javascript, it's a breeze to setup and administer, and boasts a wealth of features…

Main features:

Creates all thumbnails in PHP to reduce overall Javascript memory requirement (other galleries use Javascript image reflection scripts)
Items are aligned in a curved plain to aid perspective affect
Items psuedo fade as they move back out of focus
Galleries are housed in their own directories for SEO enhancement
Each gallery is controlled by an XML file in RSS format to enable linking and following of individual galleries by RSS subscription (example)
Import Flickr photo streams
Import YouTube video streams
A 'sitemap' file is produced (example) using the recognised sitemaps.org protocol for enhanced SEO purposes
Images can be watermarked during upload process to make image theft more difficult, and to promote your own work
Apply image effects (Sepia, Greyscale) to images
Images can be resized during upload
Images can be rotated during upload
Images or videos can be uploaded from a local source (your machine/device) or a remote location (another website)
Other galleries can be displayed as tiny thumbnails or standard links at the bottom
Automatically creates a unique favicon for each gallery
Built in custom image viewer (NOT Lightbox!)

Display items in first to last or last to first order
Mouse wheel support in gallery and viewer
Lazy loading (preloading) of main images in the background for slick image browsing
Individual titles and descriptions for all items
Items can be shifted around until you get the order you want
Fully customisable gallery options per individual gallery
Automaticalley create a gallery from an uploaded ZIP archive of images & videos
Automaticalley create a gallery from a directory of images or videos, or a combination of both
Language support
Easy to re-style with a single style sheet
Supports GIF, JPEG and PNG image formats
Supports Flash Video (FLV) video format

Bonus features:

FREE UPGRADES!
xFlow! validates to XHTML 1.0 STRICT
xFlow! is compatible with the latest browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari)
xFlow! is built to the latest W3C standards

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Administration Screens

Testiminials from xFlow! customers

Ricardo:: “Just have to say it's a very flexible, easy to 'embed' piece of marvellous software code, with a slick modern feel and look. All my highest compliments, because it's hard to find quality (cheap) code to use, between the hundreds and thousands out there.”
Keith Morrell:: “Great script, easy to install and customize. Easy to fit into any template and alter. Has saved me so much time and has so many neat features such as video upload, zip archive upload, flickr and the fact its not flashed based is also a bonus for SEO.”
Devante Vargas:: “Thanks Paul for developing an amazingly simple to use image gallery that simply takes your breath away. Within minutes of receiving the zipped up files, I was up and running and creating a demo gallery. I added 3 galleries with several images in each, with descriptions, titles, and placed them in the order I wanted the images to appear in, with such relative ease. in the all the years I have been in I.T and developing websites here and there, this has to be one of the best I've seen.”
Peter Sutton Fitzgibbon:: “We have just bought this software to use as a display for our clients portfolio and have installed it on our new home page (currently not launched temp UR http://www.webpagedesign.ie) We are delighted with the result and the ease of use, we tried various others but they either didn't work as well, didn't flow as good or didn't work cross browser. Well done Paul!”
Kenji Doshida:: “Hi Guys, I've implimented Xflow! onto a recent site project, if anyone wants to see it in action. I love how fast and responsive the images scroll through. Paul, you have been great with technical support! Keep up the awesome work,and i'll be sure to check out what else is in the works with you in the future. http://www.iskfcalgary.com”

Download xFlow! v 1.6

“I know you hate paying for things, and that everything on the web should be freely available, but xFlow! has had a lot of time and effort put into it so I have decided to ask for a small donation in return for it's unlimited use. I sincerely hope that this will not disuade you from dowloading and using xFlow! for your own projects”

“Once you have completed the payment process (via PayPal), you should be taken to a page when you can download a ZIP archive of the xFlow! files, ready for installation within your own website. Included in the archive are detailed instructions on how to use xFlow!”

“I sincerely hope that xFlow! fulfills your needs as a gallery, and I look forward to hearing about about it in the official xFlow! blog post.”

Many thanks and best regards,

Paul

xFlow! Purchase

xFlow! Version History

3rd March '10 - v1.6: Updated gallery items admin page with new tabbed panels for image and video upload sections.
Fixed a bug in the Flickr upload page (due to Flickr's own API)
Fixed and updated some CSS issues
23rd February '10 - v1.5: Updated gallery items admin page to allow drag and drop ordering of items (via Scriptaculous)
Updated options admin page
Updated CSS
25th January '10 - v1.4: Updated error screens to use overlay.
Updated slider controls and images.
Updated CSS.
25th January '10 - v1.4: Updated overlay and error reporting functions.
16th January '10 - v1.3: Fixed a bug that was making the slider perform incorrectly.
15th January '10 - v1.2: Functionality added for automatically creating a gallery from an uploaded ZIP file.
10th January '10 - v1.1: Update to the Flickr administration side of xFlow! It can now extract and create galleries for specific sets from any given user.
Also addressed some other minor 'niggles' and performance issues in the main JS file.
6th January '10 - v1.0: Changes include (but are not limited to):
* complete change to image manipulation code
* addition of image effects
* updates to image viewer
* creates favicons per gallery
* code streamlining to bump up speed
* now supports versioning with notifications of available updates
23rd November '09: xFlow! has been given a major facelift, especially in the admin section.
19th November '09: Fixed issue xFlow! was having problems after install. It wasn't redirecting properly with no galleries set.
16th November '09: Changed the Youtube video loader so that xFlow! no longer downloads the videos and stores them. It simply plays back the videos from YouTube in it's own inbuilt video player. This is due to Youtube now having hi resolution videos that take way to long to download.
This resolution also helps to reduce server load by not hosting the videos on your own website's servers.
You can of course still upload and host your own videos (in FLV format).

xFlow! Usage License

Copyright
xFlow! is copyright Paul Whitrow (pwhitrow.com), hereafter referred to as the creator of xFlow!.

You are not allowed to remove any copyright notices found in xFlow!.
Copying and Redistribution
You may make copies of xFlow! solely for the purpose of maintaining a backup.
Usage
xFlow! can be purchased securely online here: http://xflow.pwhitrow.com#purchase.

Payment for xFlow! allows you unlimited use for a single web site.

You may install and use one copy of xFlow! on a single website. You must acquire and dedicate a licence for each separate website in which xFlow! is installed. A licence for the xFlow! may not be shared or used concurrently on different websites.
Support
Installation support only is offered to users who have purchased xFlow!. Installation support is offered to assist the installation of the downloaded version of xFlow! on the server only. No support is available when a user chooses to modify the source code of xFlow!.

xFlow! has been designed to work without requiring adjustment of the source code. Any adjustment made to the source code will not be supported. Configuration of xFlow! for specific installations is only available by specific separate agreement.
Registration of Use
Although not mandatory, I would be grateful if you would disclose the URI of any web site or sites where you install and use xFlow!, and if possible write a small review in the comments section of the xFlow! Official Blog.
Modification of xFlow! Code
The code that xFlow! is composed of may be modified to suit your needs within the terms of this license.

You may not remove the copyright notices found in the xFlow! source code.

You must include a hyperlink to the xFlow! Official Site in an official location (e.g. site credits, colophon or case study).

You may not redistribute a modified version of xFlow!.
Modification of this License
The terms of this license may be modified at any time. Modification will be announced on the xFlow! home page and you will have a period of 30 days to accept the new terms.
Security
xFlow! should not be used for the storage of sensitive information.

xFlow! encrypts passwords to make hacking as difficult as possible. However, the creators of xFlow! offer no warranty or guarantee in support of the encryption. Once installed, the administrator of the application is responsible for choosing a sufficiently secure password.
Liability
The creator of xFlow! accepts no liability for loss of use, data, or profits, or business interruption as a result of using this application.

xFlow! does not have a backup facility. It is the owner or webmaster of the web site that uses xFlow! who should make regular backups of the files in case of data loss.

The creator of xFlow! cannot be held responsible for the type or theme of content that may be uploaded by users within their own web site once they have downloaded and installed xFlow!. This includes but is not limited to copyrighted material such as photographs and or images from any source, and written content.