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Beta Testers Wanted

As development on the next version of Pixaria Gallery progresses, I will soon be in a position to open the software to a small group of beta testers to try out the script on a range of hosting and server systems.

In order to make the testing process as productive as possible, I have set out some conditions for inclusion in the testing programme:

1. Participants must be current users of Pixaria Gallery.
2. Participants must either have prior experience taking part in beta test programmes or have been using Pixaria at least six months.

Please also note that:

1. The beta software should not be used in a production environment - it's not called a beta for nothing.
2. Each beta release must be installed from scratch and cannot be used to upgrade an existing version of the software.
3. It will not be possible to upgrade a beta installation to newer versions or the final release.
4. The testing programme is private and subject to a non-disclosure agreement.

If you're interested in getting an advance look at the next version of Pixaria and contributing your feedback, please get in touch by e-mail to info@pixaria.com making sure to include details of any relevant experience on other test programmes.

dConstruct 2010 - Brighton

The sixth annual dConstruct conference is taking place in Brighton, England this week and I will be attending a workshop on Thursday and the main conference event on Friday. If anyone is in Brighton on either day, drop me a line if you're interested in meeting up during the conference.

Pixaria Gallery 2.9.3 Released

I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of Pixaria Gallery version 2.9.3 which though a minor update, does include one important new feature which is the ability to change the order of galleries.

This new addition works through the gallery browser tool in the admin area where there is a 'tree style' view of the galleries in your library. As of this release, the tree view is interactive making it possible to drag and drop galleries to rearrange the order or even change a parent gallery. The drag and drop capabilities are enabled by default after upgrading though there are currently a few small limitations:

1. It's not possible to drag and drop a gallery into another gallery unless it already has a child.
2. The gallery drag and drop function doesn't work in Internet Explorer 6.

To get this update, please drop me an e-mail at upgrade@pixaria.com and I'll send the new version to you. As always, please take a moment to check out the release notes and change log before upgrading as these contain full details of all the modifications in this version.

Note: Technical support for this upgrade is only available to users who are within their active support period (one year from date of original purchase or purchase of a support and upgrade extension).

Pixaria Gallery 2.9.2 Released

I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of Pixaria Gallery version 2.9.2. This update is primarily a bug fix release with just one new feature, a new option which makes it possible to allow users to access image downloads on completed carts before payment has been made.

To get this update, please drop me an e-mail at upgrade@pixaria.com and I'll send the new version to you. As always, please take a moment to check out the release notes and change log before upgrading as these contain full details of all the modifications in this version.

Note: Technical support for this upgrade is only available to users who are within their active support period (one year from date of original purchase or purchase of a support and upgrade extension).

More Image Colour Tagging

Following on from yesterday's article about the new image colour tagging features coming in Pixaria 3, I can now report that the new tagging function will be fully integrated with the bulk image editor which will, for the first time, make it possible to tag multiple images at once.

The screenshot below shows a section of the bulk image editor tool in Pixaria Gallery's admin area. From version 3, every image will be shown with a five colour palette of the most predominant hues and selection buttons on the palette itself will make it quick and easy to select the best match for use in the colour searching tools.

Alongside the new tagging capabilities, the search engine in Pixaria 3 will feature a much improved colour search algorithm that will provide both more accurate results and improved database performance for a truly best in class implementation of colour searching.

With colour searching becoming an increasingly requested feature for picture research, Pixaria 3.0 will provide all the tools you need to offer this on your own site with minimum hassle.