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FotoPlayer Template
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FotoPlayer is a flash based web photo album by Dhinakaran Annamalai. You can generate this slideshow using Picasa and the FotoPlayer Picasa template. This free template has limited features, but the FotoPlayer Pro ($89USD) and FotoPlayer Lite ($39USD) include extensive photo album features.
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You can download the Picasa template here.
Review
| Criteria | Review | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Design | This template loads a full-size image in the center of the page with a thumbnail slider at the bottom. The slideshow begins automatically with option to skip through the images. The design is similar to Flickr slideshows in fullscreen mode, but look a little too “busy” with all the different navigation buttons and extra features. | 7 |
| Loading speed | There’s an initial short loading time before the slideshow begins. The rest of the images load as you view the slideshow. When you click on a thumbnail, you see a loading slider as the template loads the image in full-size. Overall, the loading speed is pretty fast. | 9 |
| Number of clicks | The slideshow begins automatically so you don’t have to click anything if you want to just sit back and enjoy the slideshow. Otherwise, you can navigate through the album by clicking on any of the thumbnail images, thumbnail slider, or the left/right button. Very optimized and no excessive clicking necessary! | 10 |
| Browsing efficiency | This template is very efficient in browsing through the album. You can easily view any image you want by clicking on any thumbnail image. There’s a thumbnail slider if you want to scan through all the thumbnails. You also can move through the thumbnails by hovering over the thumbnails. | 10 |
| Image size | The layout of this template is very efficiently designed so that the full-size image occupies about 80% of the window. | 8 |
| Caption | When you hover over the full-size image, an information window pops up on the left-side giving you detail about the image including file name, date, and image resolution. However, caption is not included in this template. | 2 |
| Customizable | This template has lots of features that are fully customizable. The default template seems pretty complete | 9 |
| Embed in blogs | You can easily embed this slideshow in blog posts and websites by using the <iframe> tag. If you set the width to 100%, then the embedded slideshow will automatically adjust to whatever size of the window or section it’s located in. | 10 |
| Browser-friendly | FotoPlayer works well with both IE and Firefox. However, you need to have Adobe Flash Player installed in order to view this slideshow. | 8 |
| Downloadable images | You cannot download the images from the thumbnail or full-size view. | – |
Overall |
Overall, FotoPlayer is a great template. You can view the slideshow automatically or browse through the images as you wish. The template is pretty intuitive to viewers although does look a little “busy.” |
8/10 |
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