Turntable Viewer version 2
The JS Turntable Viewer is a flash based application, suitable to embed rendered image sequences with turntables of 3D models or 3D sculpts on web pages. The Viewer can handle both a single turntable or a gallery of turntables.
The Turntable Viewer in action
Main Features
- Loads rendered jpg/png/gif image sequences.
- Loads AS3 compiled SWF files as containers for image sequences.
- Built in gallery to select between several turntables.
- Create custom themes for the interface of the viewer.
Usage
All documentation of how to use the Turntable Viewer is included in the download archive. Documentation.htm contains all available configuration settings you can use to customize the viewer, using image sequences and how to setup a XML file for a gallery of turntable clips.
In the example folder I’ve included example.htm together with a few turntable clips that showcases four different implementations of the viewer embedded in one page. Take a look at that file to see how to apply the information contained in the Documentation.htm in the different scenarios.
The viewer allows you to change the colors of the interface through the configuration settings, if you want to customize it further, take a look in the theme folder in the archive. There you’ll find a template theme flash document which you can use as a starting point to completely design your own look for the viewer, using your own graphics.
Download
Available downloads for the Turntable Viewer.
Latest Release
Older Releases
Source
JS Turntable Viewer is released as an open source project under the new BSD License.
You can obtain the source code by:
Get the latest bleeding edge by changing the path:
https://turntableviewer.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/turntableviewer/trunk/
For a specific version:
https://turntableviewer.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/turntableviewer/tags/{VERSION}/
Support
There is no official support, but if you run into any problems, bugs or have feature requests you can file a report in the appropriate section in the official trackers for the project.
Submit a Turntable Viewer ticket
Changelog
The development history of the Turntable Viewer.
Version 2.1 – 9 Mar 2010
- Updated the examples to use swfobject v2.2.
- Updated the examples to use swfobject’s dynamic publishing method instead of static publishing.
- Note: As this was an update to include an easier way to embed the viewer, the version when right clicking the viewer still says v2.0.
Version 2.0 – 21 Sep 2009
- Rewrote the entire application architecture from scratch to be fully object oriented for easier additions of new features.
- Implemented a loader for jpg/png/gif image sequences.
- Implemented a theme option to create a custom theme for the viewer.
- Updated the default theme.
- Added different stretching modes for the turntable clip when it differs from the viewer size.
- Implemented an error handling system, which should be helpful when configuring the viewer for the first time.
- Changed the config format for the XML/FlashVars settings.
- Changed the gallery XML format when creating a gallery of turntable clips.
- Changed the loading behavior to progressively display the turntable while buffering.
- Changed the license agreement, which now allows it to be used commercially.
Version 1.1 – 18 Aug 2009
- First public release.
- Implemented a config class to be able to customize the colors for the turntable controller in an external XML file.
Version 1.0 – 13 Jan 2009
- Internal release for artstorm.net.
Wow, this is a really impressive little app you have there. It’s very generous of you to give it to other people as well, thank you. I will take a look at it and most likely use if for any turntable needs I might have in the future.
Seems very practical to be able to manually manipulate the view and look where you want to.
Cheers!
Wow, this is just one of the most great things I’ve ever seen, and you are sharing it for free! Man, I love the way you think, but actually I don’t know how to change the things to use my own images, I already took the images I want but I don’t know how to use your application. Anyways thanx
I think that I will make an extensive use of your plugin: thank you very much!
This is a really great tool you have made! Many thanks!
Hey, Thankyou very much for this, I was searching for ages to find a way of doing it and you made it so simple. However, is there a way to make it load more than 30 frames? I have a round 200 I need to input but cannot find a way to do so. Thanks again!
Arron,
Well there isn’t a set value of how many frames to load. If you are using an image sequence, it will continue loading frames until no more can be found in the sequence. Ie, if you have images starting at somename_00001.jpg going to somename_00200.jpg it will load all 200 frames.
Cheers,
Johan
Hey Johan, Thankyou for your quick reply. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be the case. I have all my files labelled from Chest_Anim0000.jpg to Chest_Anim0225jpg. It seems to stop at Chest_Anim0100.jpg. I can’t think as to what must be causing this. I shall playa round with it some more. Many thanks again, extremely useful for my work.
That sounds strange indeed then. I wonder if it could be a cache problem, have you tried to completely empty the browser’s cache? If not, give it a try and see if it helps.
Cheers,
Johan
Impressive plugin, thanks for that!
Unfortunately I have the same problem as Johan.
Files from 000000 to 000099 are added, everything else is just ignored.
Do you have any solutions for that problem now?
Hello Johan,
we have the same problem – it stops at 100. Any solution yet?
Cheers,
Daniel
Daniel, Anne,
Thanks for the additional report. I did just add it to the BugTracker so the issue will be dealt with.
Cheers,
Johan
Hi Johan;
thank you for this cool and very useful application.
it worked fine with the pictures, but I have one small problem, when I use an SWF file there is no more control here is a link to my problem:
http://a-lahdouri.olympe-network.com/casque_turntable2/casque.htm
can you help me please.
Wow, I just wanted to say thank you for this great app, i`m tinkering with it at the moment and hope to make it a part of my site very soon :)
Thank you,
Darroch