76 Digital Remix Theme

Date: 25th April 2008 at 5:02 pm | Filed under: blog, development, themes, wordpress | Author: Sam Burdge

I have updated my site with my new 76 digital remix theme for WordPress.

The new theme is built on a model I have created for a highly configurable, versatile set of premium themes which I will be releasing this summer. The premium themes will each come in three different versions – Editorial, Media and Ultimate (which combines the features of both editorial and media versions). The themes features will include:

Editorial Version

  • Dynamic site header
  • Rotating news on homepage
  • Feed aggregator to display news from other sites
  • Dropdown navigation for sub-pages
  • Sliding sidebar navigation
  • Sliding comments
  • Lightbox integration
  • Dynamic banner / google advertising integration
  • Gravatar support for authors and commenters
  • Widget ready
  • Plugin ready
  • Author profiles
  • Various post layout options
  • Multiple language support
  • Image gallery layouts
  • Easy to use setup page
  • Feed syndication
  • Various page layouts
  • Full Instructions
Media Version

  • Dynamic site header
  • Slideshow on homepage
  • Dropdown navigation for sub-pages
  • Sliding sidebar navigation
  • Sliding comments
  • Lightbox integration
  • Dynamic banner / google advertising integration
  • Gravatar support for authors and commenters
  • Widget ready
  • Plugin ready
  • Author profiles
  • Various post layout options
  • Multiple language support
  • Image gallery
  • Easy to use setup page
  • mp3 and video support
  • Feed syndication
  • Various page layouts
  • Full Instructions

I will also release a free 'light' version of the theme set, so watch this space!

2 Responses to “76 Digital Remix Theme”

  • Comment by Premium WP Theme News Links | WP-Premiums
    Date: April 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    [...] Burdge is currently working on his 76 digital remix theme, which he is using on his blog at the moment and plans to release in the summer. The theme will be [...]

  • Comment by Леша
    Date: September 24th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Интересная штуковина, вот только стоит наверное тоже немало.

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Time delay loading for swf files and images

Date: 26th March 2008 at 11:54 pm | Filed under: actionscript, development, flash, scripts | Author: Sam Burdge

Q. How can I make an image or swf file load after a specified number of seconds?

A. Use the simple but effective flash_timer.swf file by Sam Burdge. Whoopeee!

Ever wanted a particular Flash movie or image to load up / start playing after the rest of your page has loaded, or after a set amount of time? This tutorial, and the support files provided with it will make it very easy indeed. The flash_timer.swf file will load a swf or image into your page after a number of seconds that you specify.

Example:

Check out this basic example to see a swf (called test.swf) load after a 10 second delay: Example 1
You can view the source code of the example to see how it works.

Usage:

  1. Download the source files using the link below, and unzip the archive.
  2. Embed the swf file 'flash_timer.swf' into your webpage. In my example I have used the swfObject method to embed the file, but you can use whichever method you prefer. For more information about this you can check this useful tutorial by Jeroen Wijering.
  3. Set the height, width & background colour of the swf according to those of the file you want to load in.
  4. Pass the two variables that the file requires to work: myswf – the file that will be loaded & mysecs – the number of seconds delay before the file is loaded. You can pass the variables in the url string, for example:

flash_timer.swf?myswf=my_movie.swf&mysecs=5

(This will load the movie 'my_movie.swf' after a 5 second delay.)

You can also pass the variables as flashvars, for example:

flashvars="myswf=example.jpg&mysecs=10"

(This will load the image 'example.jpg' after a 10 second delay.)

I hope you find this useful, if you do or if you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment on this page (no emails please, I won't reply unless you are offering me hard cash!!). The flash_timer.swf file is only 1kb, so it will not effect the overall loading time of your page, it can be embedded at any height/width dimensions and works from flash player 7 upwards.

Download Source:

The download contains the all important flash_timer.swf plus a working example (index.html). The size of the zip is 6kb. Enjoy!!


4 Responses to “Time delay loading for swf files and images”

  • Comment by Bob Stone
    Date: May 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    Excellent, excellent, excellent! spectacular! stupendous!

    Was exactly what I was looking for.
    And does exactly what you said it would do!
    Can’t say that about many other things I’ve downloaded - including stuff I’ve paid for!

    Good show!

  • Comment by Wayne Moran
    Date: June 21st, 2008 at 1:40 am

    Great tool - well done. One issue however: how can I prevent my video from repeating / looping continuiously. I have tried setting &loop=false as part of passing the swf filename and I have set it in the calling code as well but it ignores them. See the code below:

  • Comment by Nathan
    Date: September 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    I have the same problem as Wayne Moran. I would like the flash to run only once, as the constant repeating would detract from the sight and prevent the point of the flash from being made.

  • Comment by dave.com
    Date: September 19th, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    Works perfectly… Amazingly simple…see http://www.hotmix.org

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Encoding Flash Video (flv) - Part 1 - The Basics

Date: 16th February 2008 at 12:53 am | Filed under: development, flash | Author: Sam Burdge

This is the first part in a series of articles I will be writing on encoding Flash Video (flv files) using the Adobe CS3 Video Encoder. I intend to cover all aspects of flv encoding to help you to attain the best results possible. If you are using another software to encode your flv files, such as Adobe After Effects or Final Cut Pro, many of the principles will be the same.

Read on…

3 Responses to “Encoding Flash Video (flv) - Part 1 - The Basics”

  • Comment by Grant Forrest
    Date: February 29th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Hi Sam Been hunting the internet for some advice on optimum source files for flash - with no joy. But came across your encoding flash video article and have been enlightened. Many thanks Grant

  • Comment by John Smith
    Date: July 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Very helpful information. Much appreciated. Thank you.

  • Comment by samir
    Date: July 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    Thank you for this useful article.
    Very informative.
    It solved my issue with horizontal lines in flash video files.

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Pinkyvision website

Date: 13th February 2008 at 11:10 pm | Filed under: portfolio | Author: Sam Burdge

Pinky - WallsPinky - SeePinky - You

Pinkyvision, the website of artist Pinky, is a WordPress theme with extensive thumbnail galleries, mailing list signup, filesharing and a PayPal store. It features a flash header with sparkly text and a talking skull! Pinky's artwork is very cool indeed...

Check out the site: www.pinkyvision.com

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WP File Download Plugin

Date: 18th January 2008 at 5:14 pm | Filed under: development, plugins, wordpress | Author: Sam Burdge

This WordPress plugin allows you to attach a download file to any post or page via the write/edit page in WordPress. It also forces files that would usually open in the user's web browser, such as jpg, mp3 or pdf to download to the their desktop instead. At the moment it only allows one attachment per post/page, but it's beauty is in it's simplicity.

Installation:

  1. Download the plugin file here: WP File Download Plugin (1.0)
  2. Upload the wp-digi-clock folder to your wp-content/plugins folder
  3. Activate the plugin from the plugins page

Usage:

  1. Upload a file via the WordPress upload form or FTP
  2. Enter the full URL to the file (including http://www.) into the box in the 'File for download' tab in the right sidebar in the Write/Edit page in WordPress

Adding your own Download Image:

  1. Replace the file plugins/wp_file_download/download-button.png with any image file of the same name.

Example:




8 Responses to “WP File Download Plugin”

  • Comment by giovanna papetti
    Date: February 21st, 2008 at 12:41 am

    Your plugin is very beautiful!!! it's possible attach other link for every post? and the name of link download? many many thanks

  • Comment by Senise
    Date: April 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    this plugin is a great idea, but it would be much more useful if it could upload the file and then display it for download.

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: April 8th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Hi Senise
    You can use the wordpress upload form already provided to upload the file. The point in this is that only files uploaded by that form will show up in your wordpress uploads page, and under the 'browse all' tab in the write page. Files uploaded by ftp or other means will not show up in your list of uploads.
    Sam

  • Comment by c|neva
    Date: May 17th, 2008 at 2:59 am

    Why dosent work in a theme like this: http://www.psparea.com/wallpapers ?

  • Comment by tsoft
    Date: July 5th, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    a very helpful plugin! thanks..

  • Comment by exinco
    Date: November 17th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    is this workable for video downloading. i have naruto anime and i want user to download the video

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: November 17th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    Hi Exinco
    It should work for any file type, but it will always prompt the user to download the file (It forces files that would usually open in the user’s web browser, such as jpg, mp3 or pdf to download to the their computer instead).
    Try it out and let me know if you have any problems.
    Sam

  • Comment by Sam Burdge
    Date: November 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    Hi c|neva
    It may be clashing with another plugin you are using?

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