Overview
RokBox, the successor of our popular RokZoom plugin, is a mootools powered JavaScript slideshow that allows you to quickly and easily display multiple media formats including images, videos (video sharing services also) and music.
The plugin provides a theme system that allows you to create your own custom ones to fit your websites design. It includes two predefined themes, a Light theme and a Dark theme that will fit seemlessly into your site design. RokBox is as easy as pie to install and customize, providing an easy way to create your own custom themes for it.
Demos
Below you will find some examples of the syntax used for a variety of RokBox functions.
At any time, you can switch between Light theme and Dark theme by clicking on the buttons below.
Image - Local
This demo will load a local image and automatically create a thumbnail thanks to "Content - RokBox".
Since album is not specified, you won't see arrows appear, so you cannot navigate through other RokBox links.
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Audi RS8 :: Sample Caption for RS8 Image| size=|561 350|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rs8.jpg{/rokbox}
Image - Local (text instead of thumbnail)
This demo will load a local image and use text instead of a thumbnail".
Since album is not specified, you won't see arrows appear, so you cannot navigate through other RokBox links.
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Audi RS8 :: Sample Caption for RS8 Image| text=|RokBox link with no Thumbnail| size=|561 350|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rs8.jpg{/rokbox}
Image - Remote
This demo will load a remote image.
Thumbnail maker functionality cannot generate thumbnails of remote images, it functions only for local ones. For this remote image we're going to specify a local thumbnail we've created on purpose.
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Vauxhall VXR8| size=|640 594| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/sshot2_thumb.jpg|}http://www.rockettheme.com/images/extensions/joomla/rokbox/sshot2.jpg{/rokbox}
Image - Remote (no sizes provided)
This demo will load a remote image without having provided sizes.
Enabling the option "Try to load remote images sizes" in Content - RokBox, RokBox will try to gather the remote image sizes if your server allows it. Note that this option enable could result in slowing your site down based on the remote server reply time. If disabled, anyway, the sizes will be handled by the JavaScript
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Vauxhall VXR8| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/sshot2_thumb.jpg|}http://www.rockettheme.com/images/extensions/joomla/rokbox/sshot2.jpg{/rokbox}
Image not found
This demo will demonstrate RokBox handling images not found.
This works for both local and remote images
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Audi RS8 :: Sample Caption for RS8 Image| size=|561 350|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rs8-notfound.jpg{/rokbox}
Audio - mp3
This demo will load and play a local mp3 file. It could of have been remote also.
From now on we're going to specify the same album for each demo, so we can navigate through them. Pay attention at the way we have specified the caption description, there's no caption title.
Syntax
{rokbox title=|RocketTheme promo| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/mp3.jpg| size=|250 15| album=|demo|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rockettheme.mp3{/rokbox}
Video - Simple SWF File
This demo will load a simple flash movie (.swf) file.
This demo simply load a .swf file but queries works the same (i.e. "myfile.swf?bgcolor=true&color=ffffff").
Syntax
{rokbox title=|RocketTheme :: RocketTheme Logo's flash movie| size=|400 140| text=|Click here to load the .SWF file|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rt_movie.swf{/rokbox}
Video - YouTube
This demo will load a YouTube movie.
YouTube links must be the same as you get from within the URI bar. You can pass all the options to the URI (ie, &hd=1&autoplay=1). For our demo we're going to use this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWQz0Q7_zY
Syntax
Example 1 (thumb)
{rokbox title=|Cars :: 2010 Aston Martin Vantage V 12| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/youtube.jpg| size=|854 505| album=|demo|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWQz0Q7_zY&hd=1&autoplay=1{/rokbox}
Example 2 (normal quality)
{rokbox title=|Cars :: 2010 Aston Martin Vantage V 12| text=|normal quality| size=|425 373| album=|demo|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWQz0Q7_zY{/rokbox}
Example 3 (HD + autoplay + layout colors)
{rokbox title=|Cars :: 2010 Aston Martin Vantage V 12| text=|HD + autoplay + layout colors| size=|854 505| album=|demo|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWQz0Q7_zY&autoplay=1&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hd=1&border=1{/rokbox}
Example 4 (HD + autoplay + start from 36s)
{rokbox title=|Cars :: 2010 Aston Martin Vantage V 12| text=|HD + autoplay + start from 36s| size=|854 505| album=|demo|}http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWQz0Q7_zY&hd=1&autoplay=1&start=36{/rokbox}
Built-in FLV Player
This demo will load a FLV movie.
FLV built-in is now possible thanks to JW FLV Player. The FLV video comes from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KTI1-5Lapg
You can pass any option allowed by JW FLV Player, please use its documentation as reference.
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Primavera :: A look at Earth and space.| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/flv.jpg| size=|854 505| album=|demo|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/primavera.flv&buffer=10&autostart=true&image=images/stories/demo/rokbox/flv.jpg&fullscreen=true&width=854&height=505{/rokbox}
Video - Metacafe
This demo will load a Metacafe movie.
Metacafe links must be the as same you get from within the URI bar. For our demo we're going to use this video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1291008/how_to_make_jumping_magic_beans/
Syntax
{rokbox title=|Magic Beans :: How to Make Jumping Magic Beans| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/metacafe.jpg| size=|400 345| album=|demo|}http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1291008/how_to_make_jumping_magic_beans/{/rokbox}
Remote Site - Google
This demo will loads an external site, in our case Google's home page.
{rokbox title=|Did you mean... :: ...Google?| size=|700 450| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/google.jpg|}http://www.google.com{/rokbox}
Remote Site - Google (size: 65% 80% of the screen)
This demo acts like the previous one, but we're using percentages as size.
{rokbox size=|65% 80%| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/google.jpg|}http://www.google.com{/rokbox}
Remote Site - Google (size: fullscreen)
This demo acts like the previous one, but instead of percentages we're using the fullscreen option as size.
{rokbox size=|fullscreen| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/google.jpg|}http://www.google.com{/rokbox}
PDF
This demo will load a PDF file.
{rokbox size=|fullscreen| album=|demo| title=|RokBox :: PDF File| thumb=|images/stories/demo/rokbox/pdf.gif|}images/stories/demo/rokbox/rokbox.pdf{/rokbox}
NOTICE: The Joomla 1.0 plugins for RokBox are not supported. Development for these plugins has stopped, although you can still download them if needed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Joomla 1.5 to take advantage of the Joomla 1.5 RokBox plugins which are more advanced than their 1.0 counterparts.
Features
- Mootools v1.11 compatible
- 4 Customizable Transition Type: Fade, QuickSilver, Growl, Explode.
- Support for PDF, Images, FLV, QuickTime (.mov, .m4v), Windows Media Video (.wmv), Flash (.swf), YouTube, DailyMotion, MetaCafe, Google Video, Vimeo, Audio (.mp3, .wav, .m4a), local and remote sites.
- Support for albums/categories.
- Ability to popup RokBox in pixels or percentages and fullscreen relative to the browser window.
- Support for Captions including support for titles and descriptions.
- 3 Predefined Themes provided: Light Theme, Dark Theme, Mynxx Theme.
- Support for custom themes with ability to customize styles and RokBox configuration per theme.
- Ability to auto-generate thumbnails when RokBox-ing local images.
- Support for generate thumbnail or inline links from your Joomla! Content.
Requirements
The requirements for the extension are listed below:-
- Joomla 1.5x or 1.0x - Ensure that you are using the latest version for compatibility and security purposes from Joomla.org. However, it is better, in terms of usability and performance to use the 1.5 variant of the plugin.
More Information
For more details on the extensions, please visit the following:-
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