A Flickr Online Picture Gallery: TiltViewer

Posted on 28 February 2008. Tags: Flash, Flickr, Image Gallery, Video, XML

The internet is clouded with many online picture galleries using Adobe Flash and the Flickr API. Some of these are even free and some you can get for a small price, however, many of these are very predictable, repetitive and don’t offer expandability like XML support.

I came across this free, customizable 3D Flash image viewing application, called TiltViewer and I am excited about its features. This Flickr Online Picture Gallery displays your pictures in a very creative manner and indicates the popularity of 3D in the Adobe Flash environment. The online gallery tool is built in Flash and even supports XML for a personal library along with a Flickr account. Simply the interaction between the user and the gallery is worth giving this online gallery tool a try.

Below is a video showing the off this innovative online picture gallery:

Here are the controls so you can give it test run

Mouse

• Click images to zoom-in, click again to zoom-out.
• Click the background to zoom-out.
• Click the ‘reload’ button (below the image grid) to load a new set of images.
• Click the ‘flip’ button (bottom-right of a zoomed-in image) to see image details.

Keyboard

• Cursor keys to navigate between images.
• Space-bar to zoom in/out.
• ‘F’ key to flip an image (when zoomed in).

Right-Click Menu

• Go Fullscreen. Opens
  TiltViewer in fullscreen mode. Right-click and select ‘Exit Fullscreen’
  to revert to regular mode. Note keyboard navigation does not work in
  full-screen mode.