Comments on: YD Zoomify

By: EJF

EJF — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:28:15 +0000

I need some help with this plug in and word press….
I am not familiar with how to do: In the function call you need to specify the full path to the zoom data folder, including the folder name itself, like this:
. I know how to edit the code , but which -php file should I use ?

By: mindtangle » Blog Archive » Zoomable Panoramas

mindtangle » Blog Archive » Zoomable Panoramas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:55:04 +0000

[...] get this working, I did a simple combination of two existing plugins: Flexible Lightbox and YD-Zoomify. I’m calling it Flexible Zoomify. You can see a screenshot below or click on the images in [...]

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:37:34 +0000

Hi, I’m trying to use the YD-zoomify plugin in a page template. I want use a custom field to supply the path of the folder, but I don’t know how to get the variable into the function (I don’t know php code at all, btw). Is this possible?

Here’s what I have tried. This code makes the Zoomify box appear, but the image to be zoomed doesn’t appear. I already put in the correct URL for my “zoom-url” custom field within Wordpress.

By: Mike DelGaudio » Zoomify: Upload and View Huge Images in Wordpress.

Mike DelGaudio » Zoomify: Upload and View Huge Images in Wordpress. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:44:11 +0000

[...] the YD-Zoomify plugin by Yann Dubois. If you don’t know how, read Installing plugins on the Wordpress site. (if you [...]

By: Y.Dubois

Y.Dubois — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:27:08 +0000

@Ron:
Yes, the rating system on WP.org does not work with IE.
“path” means “complete http path (ie. URL) to the zoomified media folder on your site”. It is the first parameter to the function call.
“name” means “anything you like, as long as it’s unique and html-valid”. It is the fourth parameter.
Hope it finally worked as you expected.
Thanks for the rating.

By: Ron Fredericks

Ron Fredericks — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:13:09 +0000

PS: I posted a rating of your plugin on the wordpress.org site. The rating system is broken in IE8, I had to switch to firefox to rate your plugin. I suppose the wordpress.org rating system in general is broken for ie8 and a reason why your plugin [and my wpmathpub] plugin get so few people posting a rating.

Thanks again,

Ron

By: Ron Fredericks

Ron Fredericks — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:09:41 +0000

OK it works – thank you YD and Scot.

After getting the basic plug-in to work – I see the fault was 99% my own as described in my post above. For others who may get stuck as I did, here are my steps to success:

1) install yd-zoomify as documented in wordpress.org/extend/plugins/yd-zoomify/

2) create my zoomify image using photoshop -> export -> zoomify

3) upload the zoomify files and directory structure created by zoomify:
some_dir
vrig_img
TitleGroup0
TitleGroup1
ImageProperties.xml

3 note) Photoshop Zoomify export also puts a flash file named zoomifyViewer.swf into the vrig_img directory. This file will not be needed and will not be used by YD-zoomify plugin. Although you can replace the file of same name inside YD-zoomify plugin – as I have done – to get the photoshop style display. Also photoshop -> zoomify export creates an html launcher file in the directory above vrig_img. This file too is not used as YD-zoomify replicates this same flash launching service.

4) in my blog post I put the following html code:

code line is requried.

I hope this helps others to get over learning curve. You can see the code in action here:
http://www.lecturemaker.com/2009/05/video-rig/