Replay slideshow?

Hi! I am wondering if it is possible to replay a folio overlay slideshow whenever I revisit the page it is on. For example, I currently have a multi state object set up to play a slideshow as a mock loading screen and then show the page, so I don't want it to loop. It works as intended the first time I visit its page, but the slideshow doesn't play again whenever I go back to the page. Is there a way to make the slideshow play whenever I visit the page? Maybe there is a better way to set up my document to get this effect? Thanks!

Hi TriciaC,
If I'm not mistaken slideshow is always reloaded when you come back from different article (swipe horizontal). If you swipe up and down inside the article then it's not. May be it will be a solution if you turn on "horizontal swipe only" check box in Folio Builder?

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Source File: http://www.foxnews.com/static/all/js/slideshows-pack.js
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// Slideshows - updated: 04/30/2010
// Dependencies: jQuery, jfoxCarousel plugin
(function($){
function SlideShows() {
this._data = {}; // slideshow data
this._info = {}; // current slideshow info
this._relatedMedia = {}; // related media data
this._trackData = false;
this.initialized = false;
this.toolTipId = "carousel-tooltip";
this.defaultTrackFrequency = 1; // tracker trigger
this._preloaderSrc = "/static/all/img/slideshow/slideshow-preloader.gif";
this._timer = { // timers
main: { fadeIn:800 },
carousel: { fadeIn:300 },
overlay: { onLast:10000,fadeIn:300,fadeOut:300 }
this.currentFocus = 1; // current item in focus
this.holderObj = {}; // holder for elements
this.hashObj = {}; // hash location holder
this.imgPreloadObj = {}; // holder for preloaded images
// carousel object controllers
this.carouselControlObj = {};
this.overlayControlObj = {};
this.trigger = { // listeners
main: false,
carousel: false,
overlay: false
this.overlayTimeout = false; // overlay timeout holder
SlideShows.prototype = {
init: function(config) {
for (i in config) { this['_'+i] = config[i]; }
this.main.root = this.carousel.root = this.overlay.root = this;
this.hashObj = this.helper.getHash();
if (typeof $.fn.jfoxCarousel'undefined') {
showToConsole("[init] Error: carousel plugin not found!");
if (this._trackData) { // set tracking data
sTracker.set(this._trackData);
sTracker.track("pageLoad"); // page load tracker
this.preload();
this.setHolders();
this.initialized = true;
preload: function() {
var preloadImg = new Image();
preloadImg.src = this.preloadSrc;
setHolders: function() {
var SH = this;
var slideshowElm = $("#slideshow");
this.holderObj = {
doc: $(document),
body: $("body"),
intro: $("#section-intro"),
main: slideshowElm.find("#main-img"),
mainHolder: slideshowElm.find(".slideshow-placeholder"),
mainControl: slideshowElm.find(".slideshow-controller"),
description: slideshowElm.find(".slideshow-desc"),
relatedMedia: slideshowElm.find(".slideshow-related"),
carousel: slideshowElm.find(".slideshow-feature .slideshow")
this.holderObj.intro.each(function(){
var intro = $(this);
intro.find("h1:first").html(SH._info.title);
intro.find("p:first").html(SH._info.dek);
if (this.holderObj.main.size()>0) {
this.main.properties.minHeight = this.holderObj.mainHolder.innerHeight(); // get set height as "min-height"
this.main.build();
if (this.holderObj.carousel.size()>0) {
this.carousel.build();
$(document).ready(function(){ // wait for page load for the overlay
SH.holderObj.overlay = $("#slideshow-overlay");
var set = (SH.holderObj.overlay.size()>0) ? (typeof $.fn.jfoxCarousel!=='undefined') ? SH.overlay.set() : false : false;
SH.setDocReadyListeners();
this.setListeners();
setListeners: function() {
var SH = this;
var control = this.holderObj.mainControl;
// main image controls
control.find(".prev").click(function(){
SH.main.prev();
return false;
control.find(".next").click(function(){
SH.main.next();
return false;
if (typeof touchEventListener!=="undefined") {
var listenerConfig = {
elm: SH.holderObj.mainHolder,
moveSensitivity: 15,
eventsCallback: {
touchmoveMoveOnce: function(direction,moveProperties,rawEvent) {
// move callback - sensitivity
var directions = direction.join("|");
if (directions.indexOf("left")>-1) {
control.find(".next").trigger("click");
if (directions.indexOf("right")>-1) {
control.find(".prev").trigger("click");
touchEventListener.append(listenerConfig);
setDocReadyListeners: function() {
var SH = this;
// browse slideshow overlay
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#section-intro .additional-slides a").click(function() {
SH.overlay.show();
return false;
SH.holderObj.overlay.find(".close a").click(function(){
SH.overlay.hide();
return false;
replaySlideshow: function() {
var SH = this;
//TODO: build replay
this.overlay.hide(); // hide overlay
this.main.build(this.currentFocus = 1); // reset focus
sTracker.track("replaySlideshow");
// main image holder
SlideShows.prototype.main = {
properties: {},
build: function(slide,origin) {
var SH = this;
var root = this.root;
if (root.trigger.main) { return false; }
root.trigger.main = true;
slide = slide || false;
origin = origin || "main";
var control = root.holderObj.mainControl;
var data = root._data;
var initData = false;
var desc = [];
var helper = root.helper;
if (slide) {
if (slide 0) { desc.push('Source: ' + data.items[slide].source + ''); }
root.holderObj.description.html(desc.join(""));
// load related media
if (root._relatedMedia.items) {
var rmItems = root._relatedMedia.items;
if (rmItems.length>0) {
var rel = [];
rel.push('Related Articles');
for (var x=0; x 0) {
root.currentFocus--;
SH.build(root.currentFocus);
sTracker.track("clickPrevMain"); // tracker
if (!SH.isLast() && root.overlayTimeout) { clearTimeout(root.overlayTimeout); } // clear overlay timeout
isLast: function() {
var root = this.root;
return (root.currentFocus+1 > root._data.items.length) ? true : false;
// carousel
SlideShows.prototype.carousel = {
build: function() {
var SH = this;
var root = this.root;
var carousel = root.holderObj.carousel;
var data = root._data;
var list = [];
for (var x=0;x 0) {
var li = $(".slideshow > ul",carousel).children();
li.each(function(i){
var el = $(this);
var setClass = (i == eventObj.target-1) ? el.addClass("active") : el.removeClass("active");
controlsCallback: function(control) { // callback to set up controls
root.carouselControlObj = control;
carousel.find(".prev").click(function(){ // previous link
control.stopAutoScroll();
control.slide('prev');
sTracker.track("clickPrevCarousel"); // tracker
return false;
carousel.find(".next").click(function(){ // next link
// show overlay on last carousel link
//var lastLink = (!currentEventObj) ? false : (currentEventObj.batch.current+1 > currentEventObj.batch.max) ? $(document).ready(function(){ root.overlay.show(false,true); }) : false;
control.stopAutoScroll();
control.slide('next');
sTracker.track("clickNextCarousel"); // tracker
return false;
carousel.jfoxCarousel(config);
if (typeof touchEventListener!=="undefined") {
var listenerConfig = {
elm: carousel,
moveSensitivity: 15,
eventsCallback: {
touchmoveMoveOnce: function(direction,moveProperties,rawEvent) {
// move callback - sensitivity
var directions = direction.join("|");
if (directions.indexOf("left")>-1) {
carousel.find(".next").click();
if (directions.indexOf("right")>-1) {
carousel.find(".prev").click();
touchEventListener.append(listenerConfig);
// overlay
SlideShows.prototype.overlay = {
set: function() {
var root = this.root;
var overlay = root.holderObj.overlay;
overlay.find(".slideshow-feature").each(function(){
var carousel = $(this);
var allItems = carousel.find(".slideshow ul").children().children();
allItems.each(function(){
var div = $(this);
var link = div.find("a:first").attr("href");
div.hover(function(){
div.css("cursor","pointer");
},function(){
div.css("cursor","");
}).unbind("click").click(function(){
window.location.replace(window.location.hostname + link);
var config = {
auto: { set:false,speed:3000 }, // auto scroll
slide: "horizontal", // horizontal or vertical
scroll: 3, // number of items to scroll per event
show: 3, // items shown
speed: "slow", // scroll speed
rotate: false, // rotate back to star if end
//focus: { item:0,animate:false }, // focus to target item on load
eventCallback: function(eventObj) {
if (eventObj.batch.current1) {
carousel.find(".prev").addClass("inactive");
} else {
carousel.find(".prev").removeClass("inactive");
if (eventObj.batch.currenteventObj.batch.max) {
carousel.find(".next").addClass("inactive");
} else {
carousel.find(".next").removeClass("inactive");
controlsCallback: function(control) { // callback to set up controls
root.overlayControlObj = control;
carousel.find(".prev").click(function(){ // previous link
control.stopAutoScroll();
control.slide('prev');
sTracker.track("clickPrevOverlay"); // tracker
return false;
carousel.find(".next").click(function(){ // next link
control.stopAutoScroll();
control.slide('next');
sTracker.track("clickNextOverlay"); // tracker
return false;
carousel.jfoxCarousel(config);
if (typeof touchEventListener!=="undefined") {
var listenerConfig = {
elm: carousel,
moveSensitivity: 15,
eventsCallback: {
touchmoveMoveOnce: function(direction,moveProperties,rawEvent) {
// move callback - sensitivity
var directions = direction.join("|");
if (directions.indexOf("left")>-1) {
carousel.find(".next").click();
if (directions.indexOf("right")>-1) {
carousel.find(".prev").click();
touchEventListener.append(listenerConfig);
show: function(delay,isReplay) {
isReplay = isReplay || false;
delay = delay || false;
var root = this.root;
if (root.trigger.overlay) { return false; } // if already open
var SH = this;
delay = (isNaN(delay)) ? 0 : delay; // delayed show
root.overlayTimeout = setTimeout(function(){
SH.setReplay(isReplay);
if (root.main.isLast()) {
root.holderObj.overlay.fadeIn(root._timer.overlay.fadeIn,function(){ root.trigger.overlay = true; });
sTracker.track("showOverlay"); // tracker
else {
root.holderObj.overlay.fadeIn(function(){ root.trigger.overlay = true; });
},delay);
hide: function(delay) {
delay = delay || false;
var root = this.root;
if (!root.trigger.overlay) { return false; } // if already closed
delay = (isNaN(delay)) ? 0 : delay; // delayed hide
setTimeout(function(){
root.holderObj.overlay.fadeOut(root._timer.overlay.fadeOut,function(){ root.trigger.overlay = false; });
sTracker.track("hideOverlay"); // tracker
},delay);
setReplay: function(isReplay) {
var root = this.root;
var overlay = root.holderObj.overlay;
var firstList = overlay.find(".slideshow-feature .slideshow ul").children().filter(":first");
var divs = firstList.children();
var replayDiv = divs.filter(":first");
var cloneDiv = replayDiv.next();
function configInfo(elm) {
var currentSS = root._data.items;
var info = root._info;
var count = currentSS.length;
var first = currentSS[0];
var slideshowTitle = (info.title.length > 16) ? info.title.substring(0,16) + "..." : info.title;
var slideshowImg = first.media.tm;
var slideshowDate = info.title.date;
function replay() {
root.replaySlideshow();
var items = elm.children();
items.filter("p.photo-count").html(count + " image" + [[count>1) ? "s" : ""]];
items.filter("p.date").html(slideshowDate);
items.filter("p.photo").each(function(){
var item = $(this);
item.find("a").attr({ href: "#", title: slideshowTitle });
item.find("img").attr({ alt: slideshowTitle, src: slideshowImg });
items.filter("h4").each(function(){
var item = $(this);
item.find("a").attr("href","#").html(slideshowTitle);
items.find("a").unbind("click").click(function(){
replay();
return false;
elm.hover(function(){
elm.css("cursor","pointer");
},function(){
elm.css("cursor","");
}).unbind("click").click(function(){
replay();
return false;
if (replayDiv.children().size()0) {
replayDiv.html(cloneDiv.html());
configInfo(replayDiv);
if (isReplay) {
replayDiv.addClass("active").show();
cloneDiv.hide();
} else {
replayDiv.hide();
cloneDiv.show();
SlideShows.prototype.helper = {
toNum: function(item) {
item = (isNaN(item)) ? parseInt(item.replace(/[a-zA-z]/gi,""),10) : item;
return isNaN(item)?0:item;
imgLoad: function(obj,fn) {
var SH = this;
obj.alt = obj.alt || "";
if (obj.preload && !$.browser.opera) { // opera =/= img.onload
if (obj.mainHolder) { obj.mainHolder.css({ background:"url("+obj.preloaderSrc+") no-repeat center" }); }
var img = new Image();
obj.holder.css({ display:"inline", opacity:"0" });
img.onload = function() {
if (obj.outer) {
if (img.height > SH.toNum(obj.outer.minHeight)) { obj.outer.holder.css("height","auto"); }
else { obj.outer.holder.css("height",obj.outer.minHeight); }
obj.holder.attr("src",obj.src).animate({ opacity:"1"},obj.speed,"linear",function(){
if (obj.mainHolder) { obj.mainHolder.css({ backgroundImage:"none" }); }
$(this).attr("alt",obj.alt);
fn();
img.src = obj.src;
} else {
if (obj.mainHolder) { obj.mainHolder.css({ backgroundImage:"none" }); }
obj.holder.css({ display:"inline", opacity:"0" });
obj.holder.attr({
src: obj.src,
alt: obj.alt
}).animate({ opacity:"1"},obj.speed,"linear",function(){ fn(); });
getHash: function() {
var hash = (window.location.hash).substr(1);
if (hash) {
var pairs = hash.split('&');
var valuePair = {};
for (var x=0;x 1 && callback && count%freq0) {
callback(data);
var sTracker = new Trackers(); // private
function showToConsole(str) {
if (typeof window.console'object') { console.log(str); }
var slideShowsPack = window.slideShowsPack = new SlideShows();
})(jQuery);
// Tracking Data Here
var trackData = {
ads: {
buildSlide: {
frequency: 1,
callback: function() {
$(document).ready(function(){
if (typeof $.ad.dc.load!=="undefined") {
$.ad.dc.load();
omni: {
buildSlide: {
frequency: 1,
callback: function(data) {
data = data || false;
if (!data) { return false; }
if (!data.slideNumber) { return false; }
if (typeof $.ad.omni.load!=="undefined") {
$.ad.omni.load({ "slide": data.slideNumber });
var initializeSlideShow = window.initializeSlideshow = function() {
if (typeof slideshowData!=="undefined") {
if (!slideShowsPack.initialized) {
slideShowsPack.init({
data: slideshowData,
info: slideshowInfo,
relatedMedia: relatedsData,
trackData: trackData
} else {
if (typeof window.console==='object') { console.log("[error] No Data found for: slideshowData"); }
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xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image
= xmlNode.childNodes.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
description
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current._visible = 0;
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SO
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Anyone else experience this - I have yet to try the delete, write to CD and re-import option but this seems like a ridiculous and unacceptable thing to have to do to get something so simple to work.
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Thanks

Try deleting the iPhoto caches in the your User/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder and the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder. Reboot and try exporting again.
I'm able to export a slideshow with 3 songs without any issues except that there are long gaps between songs. Lots of dead air due to the fade out and in of the tracks.
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For several reasons I've removed the QT 10 Player and use the 7 exclusively. It have more features and, IMO, does a better job at most everything. What I'm getting at is that if the QT 10 player is exporting the slideshow that may be the problem.
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Hello everyone the slideshows I try to burn on standard mac software has a really poor result when replayed. is it possible to use something like final cut to give me better results? I am wanting to give these DVDs to my customers, with the results I have had so far this is not possible.
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There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).
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http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)
Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.
Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!
To simply create a slide show in iDVD 7 onwards from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089

Very Basic Slideshow question

I have a question about creating a slideshow -- in the Help File, it says to Save as a file, and then says that if I want the show to automatically replay, select Loop. Where do I select loop??? When I hit Save as a File, it asks for name of file, but does not ask anything else. I know this is probably really easy, but I am going crazy. Can someone please put me out of my misery?

Are you making your slideshow using the option under the create button or a web gallery slideshow under the share button?
I believe you only have the loop option for web galleries and it also depends which template you use when you first create your project.
The slideshow and journal templates seem to loop automatically i.e after the last photo the sequence starts again from the first until the viewer presses pause/stop.
Other templates such as standard and animated normally stop after the last slide. These web-gallery slideshows can be uploaded to Adobe or other web-sites for on line viewing.

Slideshow has glitch in burned disc

I am having a problem with idvd. I prepared a slideshow with music and menus. It plays beautifully within idvd. I burn a disc and at a certain point in the replay, it either shuts down or stops for a minute and then restarts. (depends on which dvd player I am using.) I can play it on the computer and it just hesitates a moment and then goes on but one player actually stops and will not complete that portion of the menu. I have tried changing the music to no avail. Also tried removing the slide that is showing when it happens. Is it possible to have a problem with the burner that would show up at the exact same spot each time? I am trying to complete a slideshow for some friends 50th anniversary and am getting very frustrated. Have wasted about six discs so far. Not sure what else to try.
Help!

OMG....it makes sense when you say that! It is happening right at the 99-100 slide. And I noticed that when I play it on the computer, the timer sets back to 0 at the glitch. I have three slideshows, two with less than 100 that work fine and the other with 153. I knew it had to be something simple. Most of the players that I play it on just pause and go on. Just the cheapie that I have in one room kicks the whole thing out.
Thank you so very very much. I will try arranging the slideshow in Lightroom and import it into idvd and hopefully that will work.

Why does my slideshow stop on my live site, but works fine in test?

I have an auto-play slideshow of 7 images that stops after 4 on our live
website. If you click the arrow to advance, the next three images never
load.
http://www.baidesign.com/our-process.html
However, when I test it—preview page and business catalyst— it plays through
to 7, then replays (what I want)
http://baitestsite.businesscatalyst.com/our-process.html
I have tried rebuilding it, but that didn't help. Can't think of anything.
The whole site is full of slideshows. Other than the horizontal transition,
this one is not much different. I have checked the file names of the images
and updated the assets.
Please help! We would like to announce the new website to our clients.

Hello
If the slideshow is working fine in Business Catalyst and not on another (external) host, the issue may be with the upload not being completely successful, or the host itself. Please make sure it's not an upload issue, by reuploading the site again with "all files" selected in the upload option. If that doesn't resolve the issue, then have your host "reset the FTP permissions" for you and then reupload the site to see if that fixes the issue.
Cheers
Parikshit

HELP PLEASE: .swf Controls take over in Powerpoint Slideshow

Hi,
I have a .swf embedded within an Powerpoint slideshow. When I
use the controls I've set within the .swf file (pause, play, replay
animation) I no longer can use the Powerpoint slideshow mode
controls (forward or backward to next slide). If I don't touch the
controls within the .swf, letting the .swf animation play through,
the Powerpoint slideshow controls work fine.
Can anyone offer any workarounds that may enable me to use
the .swf file controls while in Powerpoint slideshow mode, yet not
loose the ability to advance to the next slide (using the arrow
keys) in Powerpoint?
Thanks!!

Hi Michael,
I'm not an expert however if I understand the links correctly, it's saying that you are missing the .webm extension for apache which is server side. I'm not a dev geek so I really can't dive into it with any type of authority.
I viewed it with IE and I got "invalid source". Which means the files maybe corrupted, something is just slightly off in your coding, or you need to add that .webm extension (which I have no idea how to do). It seems highly unlikey that your server is not set up for this though >
For some reason this doesn't seem right to me. If the files are .mp4, ogg and vp8 then what is the reference to shockwave?
<embed src="Laser.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="650" height="400" />
Try this link: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/html5/client/how-to-embed-video-using-html5.html#fbid=96yfRXf_d N9
Give that technique a shot and see how it goes.
Hopefully somebody with more technical expertise will put in their "two cents".
Good luck.
Ed

How Do You Make a Slideshow Loop Twice?

I'm making a slideshow and need it to replay once through again. I've tried to drag the same photos back into the drop zone but nothing happens. Any suggestions?

I need the slideshow to run for 12 min on a DVD., but I only have enough pictures with a 5 sec. transition between shots to run for 6 min. I've got to put it on a DVD and don't want to run back to the player(because we won't have the time) and hit replay after it runs through the first time. Does that make sense?
Thanks for getting back TD

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