FilmLoop

Introducing the BIG new way to view and share Loops

We've just made it easier than ever to view and share your Loops!  As of today, anyone can see your full-screen Loop images without downloading the FilmLoop Player.

 

One click to a Loop slideshow from any Loop posted on a web site:

1. Simply click on any Loop that's posted on any MySpace site, blog, or web site.  You'll instantly see a full screen Loop slideshow in your Web browser.  It's that easy!

For example, click on this Loop:

One click to share your Loop photos with anyone via email:

1. Use FilmLoop to create a new Loop. Or, display an existing Loop in FilmLoop.

2. Right-click on the Loop and choose Share and choose an email share method.

3. When someone receives your email, they'll get a link to your Loop. When they click on the link, they'll see your Loop slideshow. It's really one-click photosharing!

If they want to collaborate on your Loop, they'll need to open it in FilmLoop by clicking on the "subscribe" button on the slideshow. Once they open in FilmLoop, they can comment, add photos, and display photos as a screensaver. Or make their own Loop slideshow!

One click to copy a link to your Loop slideshow

1. Use FilmLoop to create a new Loop. Or, display an existing Loop in FilmLoop.

2. Right-click on the Loop and choose Copy Shortcut/Loop URL.

3. Paste the URL into your browser to watch the show.  Or, share the URL with anyone via email or IM.

FAQs about the new Loop Slideshow

Can my friends and family still view my Loop using FilmLoop instead of the Loop slideshow?
Yes, viewers can still choose to view your Loop using the FilmLoop player.  By using FilmLoop to view your Loop, your Loop "subscribers" will receive desktop notifications whenever you add new photos to the Loop.  Subscribers can also make comments on your photos, use your Loop as a screensaver, and collaborate on your Loop by adding photos themselves.

How can I change the photos that appear in my Loop slideshow?
It's easy.  Just update the Loop using FilmLoop and your changes will be reflected automatically in your slideshow.

Can the people I share with change the photos in my Loop slideshow?
Only if you want them to.  First, they'll need to open the Loop slideshow in FilmLoop by clicking on the "subscribe" link in the upper right corner. If they don't have FilmLoop, they'll automatically be prompted to download. Once they do, they can add photos and comments (if you turn that option on) and run your Loop as their screen saver.  If you have chosen to not allow changes to your Loop, then they won't be able to make changes, however.  (To change the Loop permissions, right-click the Loop and choose Loop Options and Members.)

How many photos are in the Loop slideshow?
As many as are in your Loop.  You can have up to 200 photos in a Loop, and so you can have up to 200 photos in your Loop slideshow.

Can anyone see my Loop now?  Are my Loops still private?
Your Loops remain private unless you choose to share them with others.  If your Loop contains photos you don't want others to see, we recommend that you do not share the Loop or that you only share it with people you trust.

Flash Loops - Post to your Blog and Myspace

You can make an ultra-customizable Flash format Loop and post it to your Blog and to your Myspace pages. Loops make a fun, scrolling photo “ticker” for your blog.

Here are a couple examples. Click on the moving Loops on these blogs to see the slideshow.

·       Skeezix the Cat – Hilarious cat wearing costumes

·       Naturally Connected – Beautiful Costa Rican butterflies

Check out the list in the left column of this blog too.

To post your Loop in Flash format:

1. Make a Loop in FilmLoop (click here to see how)
2. Right-click your Loop
3. Choose Post Loop on Web or Blogs...
4. Select the site where you want to post your Loop -- that's the host destination
5. Choose a Loop link style -- Flash format is the new format 
6. Choose a Loop height, width, and speed
7. Copy the code beneath the loop. (Right-click Copy on Windows, or keyboard equivalent for Copy on the Macintosh.)

Now you have all the code you need on the Clipboard to post a cool loop onto your blog or web site.

Here's the web blog link dialog box:

   

Your Blog and Myspace Loops update automatically
Whenever you add photos to your Loop, your blog and Myspace Loop updates automatically. Also, anyone who has opened your Loop on their desktop in FilmLoop will get your new photos automatically too.

Flash Loops are available for Macintosh and Windows. You can set the size of your Loop (from 10 to 550 pixels high). You can set the width (up to 2000 pixels wide). We think 144 pixels high looks good ... images will look perfect ... but you're in charge.  You can also set the speed. A speed of 1 or 2 is good. (You can go up to 100, but that will make you dizzy.)

Special eBay "Gallery Loops"
You can now also post "Gallery Loops" of your eBay listings right on your web site or blogs. Read more about this.

Here's a Flash Loop. Click on it to see the Loop slideshow, then click "subscribe to this Loop" in the upper right corner to open the Loop in FilmLoop.  You'll always have a link to the latest cool videos on YouTube.

Where can I post these Flash Loops?
Anywhere that accepts Flash.  You can also use Javascript, or just a plain link if you prefer.

Questions or comments? Please go to our forum. Thanks!

New and improved FilmLoop Mac version 0.9 is available!

Click here to download or update to FilmLoop version 0.9 for the Mac!

Installation Instructions:

1. Quit your FilmLoop player
2. Drag and drop the FilmLoop icon in the installer window to your application folder (or wherever you normally install applications)
3. Launch version 0.9 of FilmLoop!

Cool new features for Mac users!  With this version, you can now:

• View full screen photos
• Print photos*
  
  
  
  *Note: Some Loops include copyrighted material that cannot be saved or printed.

This update also includes:

• Enhanced stability and performance: Navigate quickly through loops and photos by using your keyboard left and right keys in the player or in the zoom view.
• A new improved zoom to better view your photos and easily edit your Loop (including the loop title and description and the photo captions).
• Better notifications and the ability to customize Loop notifications: Be notified of new members joining last week-end's barbeque party loop, of newly added photos to the Daily News Loop and more. Choose which Loops to get notified for and how often.
• Re-designed dialogs: The look and feel of the new FilmLoop player for the Mac make it easier to use than ever!
• Text wrapping in comments
• And various bug fixes, including CPU load decrease, better handling of loop refresh and deletion, and increased performance of zoom views.

Plus the FilmLoop player runs on the new Intel-based Macs!

Download the FilmLoop version 0.9 for Mac now!

New Mac Version: 0.8.5

We have a new release of the Macintosh Player for FilmLoop out today -- version 0.8.5. Here are the highlights of this release:

• Web/Blog/IM Link dialog: no fair that it took so long to add this to the Macintosh Player. But  it's here now. Use this feature to add Loops to your Blogs. Anyone who clicks on the Loops on your Blog will automatically get FilmLoop and will get your Loop on their desktop.  Why would you run Looplets? Let Guy Kawasaki tell you. Here's a link to his brilliant blog entry: Running Looplets in Blogs.
• Lots of stability and bug fixes: we're still in "pre-beta" but this version is significantly improved.

How to Upgrade

1. Launch your current Macintosh version of FilmLoop -- version 0.8.1.
2. You'll see a dialog box that tells you a new version is available. 
3. Click "update now."
4. The installer window for 0.8.5 will open.
5. Drag and drop the FilmLoop icon in this window to your application folder (or wherever you normally install applications).
6. Launch 0.8.5 of FilmLoop.

All your existing Loops will be saved and stored. You will not lose any data.

Visit our Macintosh area of our Forum to post specific questions etc. That's the best place to get the quickest answers.

New Feature: Flickr RSS Feeds in FilmLoop

Now you can make a Loop out of your Flickr(tm) photo album.  You've heard of RSS right? (duh!). Now you can read a Flickr RSS feed into a FilmLoop Loop. Your Loop will stay automatically updated with new photos from Flickr.  This is a wonderful way to stay up to date on the latest Flickr photos from your fave group. We love Flickr. We love watching Flickr in a FilmLoop even more!

How does it work?

1. So, on practically every Flickr album page you can see a link to "RSS2.0" in the footer. Click on that link.
2. Copy the URL to your Clipboard.
3. Go to the FilmLoop Network -- http://network.filmloop.com -- click on the RSS tab.
4. Choose New Flickr Feed from the RSS menu at the top of the Network page.
5. Paste the URL of your Flickr feed into the text field.
6. Click Preview. You'll see a preview of your Loop.
7. Click Open. Now the Loop will open in FilmLoop. Keep it running, and it'll update automatically with new photos.

Tip: click on the first title frame of the RSS Loop to return to the source of the Flickr feed.

Note: you'll need v1.0.7 or later of the Windows FilmLoop Player to use this feature. (0.85 or later for Macintosh)  The player will prompt you whenever a new version is available.

For more information, visit the FilmLoop.com site.

Release of Mac client v0.8.1 (156)

January 19. 2006: release of version 0.8.1(156) which contains the following improvements over the initial pre-Beta release:

- Addresses most of the bugs that you have reported during the pre-beta phase
- Improves the support of special characters in the Registration and Share dialogs
- Removes the vertical lines that would sometimes draw over the loop
- Improves support of image sequence in collaborative loops and frame re-ordering
- Adds support of "new photos" and "new comments" in the message dialog
- Fixes a several crash conditions

Note that if you have an older version, it will automatically offer you to auto-update when you restart your FilmLoop player.

If you don't have the Mac player yet, just go to http://www.filmloop.com and download the most recent version of the FilmLoop player.

January 19. 2006: release of version 0.8.1(156) which contains the following improvements over the initial pre-Beta release:

- Addresses most of the bugs that you have reported during the pre-beta phase
- Improves the support of special characters in the Registration and Share dialogs
- Removes the vertical lines that would sometimes draw over the loop
- Improves support of image sequence in collaborative loops and frame re-ordering
- Adds support of "new photos" and "new comments" in the message dialog
- Fixes a several crash conditions

Note that if you have an older version, it will automatically offer you to auto-update when you restart your FilmLoop player.

If you don't have the Mac player yet, just go to http://www.filmloop.com and download the most recent version of the FilmLoop player.

Mac player pre-beta now available!

Greetings Mac Loopers!

We are very excited, here at FilmLoop, to announce that the pre-beta FilmLoop player for Macintosh is now available!

Click here to get the pre-beta player.

We will use this blog to keep you updated with information related to the FilmLoop Mac client.

The first pre-beta version available is v0.8.
Below you will find a list of current features and improvements we are currently working on.

Enjoy!

System requirement:

• OS: 10.4 (We are working on 10.3.x support - please check back!)
• Web Browser: Safari

With the new FilmLoop Mac client, you can now:

• Create new Loops and share them with friends on Mac and Windows
• Add or drag and drop photos in the Loop and re-arrange their playback sequence (supports gif, jpg, png, tif, and bmp)
• Share your loops with others (posting the loops on the public directory or sending email invites)
• Get Loops from an email invitation
• Get Loops from the FilmLoop Network
• Zoom-in images and read/add comments
• Add photos to collaborative loops
• Save photos (if permission granted)
• Note: the client will auto-update to new available versions when restarted

Since this is a pre-release of the full version to come, some features are not available yet:

• Print an image directly (although you can save and then print)
• Viewing photos in full screen
• Get the Loop URL and Looplet from the Web/Blog link dialog
• Set Preferences (such as disk cache size)
• Use the player as your screen saver
• Display the player in mini and pocket modes

Things we are working on and will be addressed soon:

• Need to manually open the message dialog from Window menu when FilmLoop icon bounces in the Dock (To access the message dialog, you currently need to open it manually from the Window menu. You are notified of new messgaes by the FilmLoop icon bouncing in the dock. Messages notify you of any changes made to a Loop you created or subscribe to.)
• New loops just created may scroll on your screen before you have time to add content to it. Just scroll to the right to bring it back into sight.
• Using Firefox opens a web page when clicking on a Loop link including after installing.
• Under some conditions, loops will have thin vertical lines drawing over the images
• Long comments don't wrap up and are not visible. There may be a slight delay before they become visible on a Mac client.
• Under some conditions, clicking on the first frame of a Loop to zoom in will not show the photo. Close the zoom view and click on the second frame in the Loop.