[NEW] Swiss template

[J]

hi all,

here is a new template I made for smaller screens, though they are only rarely used these days. But you can use it with widescreens anyway.
I named it "Swiss", because the basic layout idea is from a swiss movie website.

The template has a fixed width of 950px (well yes, fixed again) and scrolls down like most webpages today.
It is primary designed to use in AMC HTML-view, but you can export it as HTML and get even more functionality then in your browser (see below).

As you can see, it includes the usual text, movie information, movie & actor pictures as well as the possibility to directly start the movie or watch some trailer.
With it's modular structure you can easily change the content and order or even add some container to the left or right.



Some infromation you should know:

- the template uses the extra categories Actors, Backgrounds, Coverback, Stills and Trailer.
The image you use for trailer will be shown in the template.
Put a link in the trailer URL-field to the trailer (e.g. Youtube) or local file.
Meanwhile there are a couple of scripts using the extras with different categories, just change the category names in the template to the one your preferred script uses.
- by klicking the title a browser window opens your info source.
- by klicking the orange director name a browser window opens an imdb directors page.
- by klicking the orange actor names a browser window opens an imdb actor page (if you used a suitable script before).
- by klicking on the HD icon the movie starts (if your link is still valid).
- by klicking on the trailer icon the trailer starts. I included an icon for YT, check directory. Max. 4 trailers are supported.
- There is a max. of two backcovers and ten stills/backgrounds shown by the template.
- you will notice some red squares below the cover and upper image which shows you the amount of images from the category. These buttons are unused in AMC but change the image in your browser by mouseover.
- there's a fixed german text in line 39 you supposed to change into your language yourself.
"Ein Film von" = "a movie by" / "un film de"


guess that's all, have fun with the template and I hope you like it.
J.

Swiss.zip


EDIT:
Well, changing without testing .....
There's a small issue in this release. When you klick on the trailer icon, the picture opens before it starts the trailer, which is not supposed to happen.
I'll try to fix this soon.

[J]

Ok,

soulsnake told me that he will try to integrate an option to suppress the display for the trailer image in one of the next upcoming versions of AMC.
Meanwhile there are three options:


1) Do nothing
If you don't care the little window much for now, you can use the template as it is and wait until soulsnake can integrate the suppress option.



2) Use a "hardcoded" image-link
If you don't want to change the trailer image, you can just copy your favorite image to the template directory (or use the provided YT.jpg) and then only change one line in the template.
You need to change line 114 (you can do this by rightclicking in HTMLview)
from

Code: Select all

<a href="$$ITEM_EXTRA_URL"><img src="$$ITEM_EXTRA_PICFILENAME" border=0></a>   

to

Code: Select all

<a href="$$ITEM_EXTRA_URL"><img src="YOURIMAGE.jpg" border=0></a>   

for example: change $$ITEM_EXTRA_PICFILENAME to YT.jpg - all your trailers will then use the YT.jpg image.



3) Use field description of extra:trailer
If you want to have changing images for different trailers you can put the image name into trailer field "description" and then only change one line in the template.
You need to change line 114 (you can do this by rightclicking in HTMLview)
from

Code: Select all

<a href="$$ITEM_EXTRA_URL"><img src="$$ITEM_EXTRA_PICFILENAME" border=0></a>   

to

Code: Select all

<a href="$$ITEM_EXTRA_URL"><img src="$$ITEM_EXTRA_DESCRIPTION" border=0></a>   

for example: write YT.jpg in your trailer:description field, this trailer will use the YT.jpg image. You can use different images for different trailers.


Sorry for the little inconvenience.
I'm out now watching football

greets
J.

[JuanRa_007]

Good template!!!!

Thanks for all!!

[JuanRa_007]

Buenas.
Esta template se puede usar para exportar las películas individualmente. Pero, ¿no tendrías hecha una para todas las pelñiculas?
El programa genera un archivo html por cada película, y también uno que engloba todas las películas. ¿Tienes creada la plantilla para este último fichero?

Si es que no, ¿podrías crearla? Te estaría eternamente agradecido
Gracias de todos modos.

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Hi.

This template can be used to export the movies individually. But you would not have made ​​one for all've got the movies?
The program generates an html file for each movie, and also one that encompasses all movies. You have created the template file for the latter?

If not, could you create? I would be eternally grateful;)
Thanks anyway.

Sorry to use Google Traslater!!! )

[J]

yes, the template is primarily made to use for HTML-view in AMC, but you can export this per movie as "individual" HTML-file without any change.
You'll then get, as described, one HTML-file per movie.

If you want to have a "full" template export (all movies in one HTML-file), just insert two lines(red) in the template:

<body>
$$ITEM_BEGIN
<div id="container">

and

</div>
$$ITEM_END
</body>

When using full export, you should/can add some delimiter frames or whatever you like for a better separation between the movies information
or implement some nice special effects by using javascript, CSS3 or HTML5.

If you just want to have a kind of additional HTML-index file for the individual files,
you can first using the swiss template for "individual" export and after that use an already made template e.g. "template2 full.html"(included in you template dir.) for "full" export.

You should first change your export to only one of both methods by selecting "Export selected" right beside the "individial"-Button!

well, I made no special "full"-template-version, because I don't export to HTML - but perhaps somebody else is willing to create one.

cheers
J.