This walkthrough will show how to load an MP3 file to use as the background audio for any album in your slideshow. For more information on acceptable audio formats, see Slideshow content. For information on how audio is presented and controlled by the viewer, see Media player.
The instructions here extend the instructions for creating slideshow images, so if you haven't already built a slideshow that loads slideshow content you should do that first before proceeding.
Create a new folder on your desktop named "mp3".
Copy the mp3 file you want to playback when your album of slideshow content loads to the "mp3" folder you just created.
Connect to your web site via FTP and navigate to the "album1" folder. Upload your "mp3" folder to it.
Download the "images.xml" file from "http://yoursite.com/slideshow/" or remotely edit it through your FTP client. Inside the album element, add a audio attribute that points to where the mp3 file is we uploaded. For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gallery>
<album lgpath="http://yoursite.com/slideshow/gallery/album1/lg/" audio="http://yoursite.com/slideshow/gallery/album1/mp3/audio.mp3">
<img src="image1.jpg" />
</album>
</gallery>
When finished, save the XML file. Remember to upload it to your site if editing locally.
The SlideShowPro player will read the id3 metadata in your MP3 file and use it as the the audio title in the Media player. If you don't want that, you can override the id3 data through the XML file. To do so, add an audioCaption attribute, like so:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gallery>
<album lgpath="http://yoursite.com/slideshow/gallery/album1/lg/"
audio="http://yoursite.com/slideshow/gallery/album1/mp3/audio.mp3"
audioCaption="My audio caption">
<img src="image1.jpg" />
</album>
</gallery>
Publish a new slideshow or refresh your web browser. You should now hear audio when the album loads.