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TTG Client Response Gallery is the selection gallery steroids.


The gallery employs FormToEmail.com’s FormToEmail PHP script to collect data from clients, including image selections, image ratings, individual image comments and more. The gallery employs Slimbox to allow large-size image previews without disrupting form input, and also allows clients to download a copy of each image to their own machine. The gallery’s features include:
  • FormToEmail powered delivery for client feedback
  • Slimbox-driven large image previews
  • Thumbnail annotations
  • Thumbnail tokens for numerical ratings and color labels
  • Selection checkboxes
  • Individual comment areas for each image
  • Client assignable ratings
  • Third-rendition, downloadable large-size images
  • Input areas for name, email address and general comments
  • Valid XHTML, CSS, etc. as is the norm for TTG galleries
You might have caught the beta discussion in the previous thread. Please address any further discussion to this thread, however.

If you expect to be using this gallery regularly, you might want to consider the purchase of FormToEmail Pro, which makes it even better. For a full run-down of features, visit the site.

Given the nature of this gallery and to restrict access only to specific clients, you might also want to implement password protection of your exported galleries.

And finally, I want to hear from you about this gallery. If there are additional features you'd like to see, or features you think need changing, tell me. I want to tune this thing to be as useful as possible to photographer-client relations, and if a feature is within my power to implement, I'll try to get it in here.

Also, trying to get a lot of information and controls into a little thumbnail box presents its challenges. If you have any qualms with the gallery layout, tell me that too.

Enough babble. Download TTG Client Response Gallery.
 
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Hi

wow! What a great gallery - thank you very much. What would make this gallery even better:

- allowing the selection of different size prints or items for ordering
- Paypal shopping cart integration

Basically to replicate some of the functions of http://www.eostemplate.com/eos/index.html

I would pay to have this sort of gallery...
 
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Just Downloaded it and will have a look tonight. I have already requested something similar to Guy already.
I am a bit thick when it comes to web stuff and have tried to use the password protect file that you mention on your site, but I just can't seem to fill it in correctly. Could you possible edit a copy for me to see where I would put two users names and passwords. For example user 1 and password 'password 1' and user 1 and password 'password 2'

Does the password protect the whole site or specific galleries as I would want different users to have access to different galleries but not other users galleries who have passwords.
I hope you don't mind the questions. I used to use a password file that you could set names and passwords that would then direct you to a new page for each but it wasn't so secure as this one.

Andrew
 
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Andrew,

Open the password_protect.php file.

You should add your login/password beginning on line 52. Follow the syntax already shown; replace the zubrag/root and admin/adminpass defaults.

Pay close attention to lines 9-17 regarding the code you must add to each protected gallery page.

You will need to setup the password protection for each gallery individually, so you can configure different passwords for each to limit access only to certain users.

If you need more explicit help, contact me via email and I'll try to help you as best I can.

Lines 9-4' are instructions and samples.
 
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Thanks so much for this gallery. What would make it better? Agree with above, but also option to turn on/off some elements like rating perhaps? Also ability for gallery to span several pages as with many images a single page gallery can take some time to load.
But this sounds too negative - gallery is already very very useful thanks. I've already donated, but feel guilty it wasn't enough now!

One other thing, (if you're too busy to suggest a solution I understand) saw your podcast on using gallery (thanks) and tried to rename images in grid to match web names, so I can cut and paste from email reply into lightroom as you did. I have trouble with virtual copies- if image is 1234.cr2, virtual copy is exported to web as 1234_1 (for copyname 'Copy 1'). I have tried setting a rename preset for filename-copyname, to rename all my images before export, but LR won't rename any files using this preset. If I change copyname in LR it still gets exported to web as above. What am I doing wrong. Thanks
 
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Hi Stuart,

Spanning multiple pages isn't possible. An HTML form cannot span more than a single page. The best solution, if you feel your gallery is getting too large, is to break it into multiple galleries.

As for the virtual copies, it's not something I've played with before. I just had a look, but couldn't really come up with much in trying to get the file to rename. :(

I wonder if someone with more experience using virtual copies might have a solution?
 
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I use virtual copies to make the index gallery but use the actual images for this gallery so I don't get the _1 etc after the file.
I will have a look later and see what I get and if there is a way round it. btw. what are you trying to do with the virtual copies, are they different edits of the same image?

Andrew
 
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theturninggate;7'68 said:
Hi Stuart,

Spanning multiple pages isn't possible. An HTML form cannot span more than a single page. The best solution, if you feel your gallery is getting too large, is to break it into multiple galleries.

As for the virtual copies, it's not something I've played with before. I just had a look, but couldn't really come up with much in trying to get the file to rename. :(

I wonder if someone with more experience using virtual copies might have a solution?
Click to expand...

Matt & Stuart

I use virtual copies extensivly with the original TTG selection gallery, my workflow is such that i post a gallery that is Color1, BW1, Color2, BW2 etc.

when the client selects thier shots and fills out the form i paste it in the find box, "find any" option and it finds all the shots selected, both the virtual copies and the originals. Lightroom names a file (at least for me) "ORIGNAME.jpg" and "origname-1.jpg" for the first virual copy, -2 -3 etc, and the find box seems to find them fine for me.

also, i want to add that i never rename anything - when i import my images they are named initials_date_filenumber.nef - when they endup online they follow the same format, except -X added
 
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Matt,

my only request would be for a "spinoff" of this gallery, and i don't know how hard it would be to do.

what i would like to see is the frame-size stay similar, comment box, image info etc.

Where ratings are have 5 options and each option have a text box vs a check box.
the 5 option labels would be set from teh web panel, and the number could (ideally' vary from gallery to gallery, but not image to image.

the labels would be used for a photographer to input image sizes, the text box would be set to only accept numbers, and would be used to choose print quantity.

This would let someone like myself get either a "select which products you want on cd" order, or a "select the prints you want and the quantities, and the next time i talk to you will be delivery" order.

Currently i have my clients select the shots they want, and note the "image number" in the comment box with size and quantity - hardley ideal, but for the amount of business i do like this it has been working fine.

By being able to change the text for the "rating" from 1 to 4x6 or even the word "rating" to "size" and have a table defining what each "size" is, it would make my clients life easier and reduce the potential of them clicking in the wrong spot or typing the wrong number.

wow.. alot longer rambling then i wanted...
 
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Thanks everyone for your input.
I guess I will just have to break my galleries down into more useable chunks.
To answer Easternherp's question - I just use Virtual Copies sometimes for a whole B&W gallery, and sometimes add colour treatments to just one or two images within a gallery if I think they would benefit.
 
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I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the feedback. I'm working on another project right now, but will be revisiting the Client Response gallery sometime afterwards and will definitely take all of this under advisement. Thanks!
 
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Wow

Just downloaded this template today and it's totally awesome. This could solve a LOT of problems for me ;)

Haven't had time to more than kick the tyres at the moment so I'm bound to be back with loads of feature requests when I have....in the meantime, I'd love a way to flag images while they are open in Slimbox :p
 
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TTG Client Response Gallery has been updated to version 1.1.
  • Enabled automatic detection for TTG XML Auto Index.
  • By popular request, client response elements, including selection checkboxes, download image links, comment fields and client ratings, can now be enabled/disabled individually.
  • Maximum size for third-rendition Large images is now 15,''' pixels.
The second and third items have been implemented in accordance with user feedback, so I hope you'll all find that this update better suits your needs. Please keep the feedback coming. What else can I do to improve this for its stated purpose as a mechanism to facilitate the exchange of images and information between photographers and clients?
 
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not sure if this is possible but

is there anyway to allow the people that make the selection and comment be shown to others when posting a new gallery with selected images. I shoot a lot of music acts and there are multiple people (the artist, managers, art directors, publicity, etc.) choosing photos and would love some way of showing everyone what everyone has chosen.

thanks
 
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When I export my configured TTG Client Response Gallery from LR and click on the index file in the exported location the thumbnails are fine but the images do not display. The image box expands and displays perfectly but contains no image inside. A number of Galleries (AgWPGExport-42 thru AgWPGExport-47) seem to be stored under C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp\ and all these Galleries work as expected when clicking the index.html file.

Is there somewhere special i need to export the Gallery to or something I’m missing?

Thanks
 
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TTG Client Response Gallery Preview

G'day folks,

I'm now deep in development for TTG Client Response Gallery 2.'. The template is nowhere near ready for distribution at the moment, but I've posted a test gallery and wanted to share.

The gallery is now using Highslide for large preview, which allows users to open multiple images for side-by-side comparison. You can also continue to interact with the page while images are enlarged, so you can click selections and type comments with the large image showing.

One thing I never liked about the 1.x series for this gallery was the way it looked. A priority for 2.' is to increase content and reduce clutter, and to improve the gallery aesthetically overall. To this end, I've organized the information and controls for each image into a tabbed interface.

And, as you might expect, the gallery has been brought up-to-date with the latest version of the TTG header, including menu items. In the final version, the menu items will launch pages in a new window as a safety precaution to prevent users from clicking to another page and losing their form input. This is not in the test gallery, however. In the end, the user should be able to click anything on the page without fear of losing their form input.

Please have a look and let me know your thoughts.

Cheers,
Matt
 
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VERY NICE updates to an already fantastic gallery!

Haven't played with this gallery much, of course, but so far I LOVE the Highslide feature. Its great for clients. Very professional tabbed interface, colors, layout and updated selection feature. What I would like to see is a general comments area option for comments on the entire gallery while retaining the area for individual image comments as well.

Again, GREAT updates! Thanks Matt! Looking forward to this one.
 
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General comments

First off, many many thanks for putting in the effort to make these galleries. I've been using the client response gallery in my site and I'm eagerly following all of your gallery updates.

Auto Index and Client Response galleries "in the wild":

My site: www.chrispiperphotography.com
Auto Index: www.chrispiperphotography.com/clients/index.php
Client Response: http://www.chrispiperphotography.com/clients/caleb/

In regards to the newest Client Response iteration:

1. Will there still be a "general comments" section or just the individual comments per each image? I think the general comments section is useful and not redundant so I hope it makes the cut.

2. I noticed that the rating tab allows more than one green check, instead of the more conventional radio button group behavior of allowing only one check. I understand this is a rough demo and I'm not trying to be picky, just making notes.

3. Grouping the Name/Email entries at the top of the page and the Send button on bottom isn't as clean as the previous gallery where they are all grouped together at the bottom of the page.

4. I really like the current ability to toggle the sections (checkboxes, rating flags, metadata) on and off to create a gallery that does exactly what you want rather than forcing you into a one-size-fits-all aesthetic. I understand that it would add yet another level of complexity, but I would really like to see a couple "user defined/user titled" checkboxes and/or tabs as well. I would set up four tabs: Prints, Processing, Comments and Rate.

- Print has checks for print sizes (8x1', 5x7, 4x6, custom) - multiple checks allowed
- Processing has checks for processing options (BW, sepia, glow, etc) - multiple checks allowed
- Rate has checks for 1 through five and only a single check is allowed
- Write is as currently implemented

Again, thanks for all of your effort and it's most definately appreciated. I'm also a willing beta tester if you need one.

Chris
 
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That Highslide thing is nice with also being able to move them around.

I noticed that we can rate more than one value. Maybe why you note (Choose one).

I would suggest to put the send button alongside the "Name" and "Email" fields tough... This would give the user a last chance to check if he correctly filled those fields before sending. It seem lost alone at present.
 
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Thanks for the feedback, guys.

I had considered eliminating the general comments box, but it sounds like people want it in, so it will be. I'll also provide an option to position the Name and Email fields either at the top or bottom of the page according to user preference.

Tabs will have the ability to be toggled, most definitely. The Download Hi-Res button will also have a toggle for those that don't want to use it. I'm planned to include at least one Custom tab with checkboxes that can be edited; maybe more.

As for multiple items being selectable on Ratings, that will have to stay as is. The reason is for grouping of results in the email that gets sent. Using checkboxes, the results can be formatted into comma-separated lists, easily used in LR by copy and pasting. Using Radio buttons, only one can be selected at a time, but the results are received in single-item format.

The next thing I'm going to focus on is getting some customization into the gallery -- colors, font sizes, the basic stuff. At that point, I'll probably release a beta, and then start working on the custom tabs and such after that.

Again, thanks for the feedback. I've got to run, but will (of course) check in again later. ;)

Matt
 
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TTG Client Response Gallery 2.0 R1

TTG Client Response Gallery 2.' R1 is now available for beta testing. This is not a feature-complete release, though what features are present should be in good, working order.

At present, the gallery is only available via this thread, and is neither documented on nor available from my website.

What's in:

All components previously seen in my demonstration gallery are in this build, now with color controls, adjustable sliders and on/off toggles. Images launch using Highslide, allowing users to open multiple large images for side-by-side comparison. Images can be clicked-and-dragged around the browser window. General comments are back and the form group containing name, email and general comments can be positioned either above or below the thumbnail gallery.

To-do:

Customizable panes.
Color labels / photographer's notes.
Reorganize gallery controls.

Notes to testers:

I've tested the gallery pretty thoroughly in LR/Mac and not at all in LR/Windows. Windows-users, please share your experiences.

I've tested exported galleries in Safari and Firefox/Mac, but very little in Opera or the Internet Explorers. Please export galleries in various configurations and throw them at a number of different browsers. Let me know if anything breaks.

Also, let me know if there are any additions you'd like to see made to the To-do list.

Notes to translators:

I've tried to keep up with localization strings for all of the Web module options. Everything in the Site Info pane should be identical to what's in the Slimbox gallery (at least, I don't recall making any changes), so those strings can most likely be cannibalized and implemented here for anyone wanting to do German or French localizations. Might be worth waiting for the final 2.' release, though.

Thanks to all for the feedback and assistance you've provided thus far.

Download ZIP package.

There may or may not be another beta before the 2.' release, depending on how things go.

Cheers,
Matt
 
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