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I recently purchased Photodex Proshow Gold, I can't get the slide show to run on my site, I have the player loaded on a page and it works fine but I can't get it to play from the PX file where the actual photos are located.....I'm not sure where to put the "px" file, I've tried putting it in the image folder and tried creating a folder called "photodex.px neither worked.....If anyone can help It would be GREATLY appreciated....below is info from the Photodex help file ........
ProShow Gold's web shows are in the PX format, which is a streaming format for slide shows. The shows are played using the Presenter Web Plug-In, which plays the shows inside a web page. For a show to play, the plug-in must be installed, them HTML on your web page must be properly configured, and the web show PX file must be accessible on your web server.
Adding a web show to a page requires adding a few lines of custom HTML and JavaScript code. To use a web show, you should be familiar with these technologies. If you are using a visual editor to create and edit your website (such as Microsoft Frontpage or Macromedia Dreamweaver), you will need to be able to edit the source code of your web pages directly. You cannot use the visual editing features in your editor to add a web show.
How to Use It
Create the PX file using the Web Show Creation feature in ProShow Gold.
Upload the PX file to your web server using FTP.
Add the HTML and JavaScript code to your web page. Click the View HTML button in the Create Web Show window to get the code you need to add.
Options and Information
Uploading the PX File
When you create a web show with ProShow Gold, the output file is a PX file. This file contains the streaming web show data. To play the show over the web, you must copy this file to your web server. This is most commonly done using FTP. You will need to FTP the web show file to your server, making sure that you are transferring the file in binary format. For assistance with this, consult the documentation for your FTP program.
When uploading the PX file, be sure you are uploading it to the correct folder. Every website is structured differently, so you will need to know which folder to upload your file to. The folder you choose will affect the URL used to access your web show, and may affect the HTML that must be added to your website.
Adding Code to Your Web Page
To add your show to a web page, you will need to add some specific code to your page. This code should be entered manually, not using any visual or WYSIWYG editor. The following code sample shows what this will look like:
<script language="javascript" src="http://www.photodex.com/presenter.js"> </script>
<script>
PhotodexObject("ProShow","[object name]","[URL to PX file]",[width],[height]);
PresenterControls("[object name]",[width]);
</script>
This code does the following:
Line 1: Includes the 'presenter.js' script library from the Photodex server. This script contains the routines that embed your show in the page and allow the show's control bar to work.
Line 2: Starts a new JavaScript block.
Line 3: Calls the PhotodexObject function (loaded by Line 1), which embeds your show. This is passed several parameters:
ProShow - the type of object being included. In this case, a ProShow slide show.
[object name] - the name of the object. This can be anything you want, but must be unique. You cannot use the same object name twice on the same page.
[URL to PX file] - the URL to the web show PX file that you uploaded to your server (i.e. http://www.yourserver.com/slideshow.px).
[width] - the width you want to display the show at in the web page.
[height] - the height you want to display the show at in the web page.
Line 4: Calls the PresenterControls function (loaded by Line 1), which adds the control bar below the show. This bar provides buttons for functions like Pause, Next, Previous, Volume, Mute, etc. This function is passed two parameters:
[object name] - the object name you specified in the PhotodexObject line for the show. This tells the controls which show they are controlling.
[width] - the width of the control bar. Usually, you want this to be the same width as your show.
Line 5: Closes the script block and ends the section of included code.
You can write this code yourself, or use the View HTML feature in the Create Web Show window. Clicking the View HTML button will display a window which contains this HTML, customized with the options you specified in the Create Web Show window.
If You Encounter Problems
Make sure your web show PX file is located where you think it is. Try typing in the URL to the PX file directly into your web browser. You should receive a prompt to save the file. If you do not, then you do not have the correct URL for your web show. Check where you uploaded the file, and correct the URL. When you have a URL that prompts you to save the PX file, enter that URL in the Photodex Object line.
Make sure your web server can deliver PX files. Some web servers are configured to not deliver unrecognized file types. Your server administrator may need to add a MIME Type to handle the PX file. This configuration is different for each type of server, so consult your server administrator or web server documentation for more information. Your server must be able to deliver .PX files as 'binary octet streams.'
Make sure the Presenter Web Plug-In is properly installed and working. You can test this by attempting to view any of the shows on the Photodex website.
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