SlideShowPro Director is a server-side content management and image publishing application that dynamically supplies SlideShowPro for Flash and SlideShowPro for Lightroom with content. The application is offered in two versions: "self-install" for your own web server (see requirements) or as a subscription through our Director hosting service. The software allows you to upload both images and video, organize them into albums and/or galleries (which are simply collections of albums), assign image metadata like captions, titles, and hyperlinks, and retrieve web-optimized slideshow content for multiple slideshows.
Director publishes images using its "on-demand image publishing system." You simply link SlideShowPro for Flash or SlideShowPro for Lightroom to the album and/or gallery you wish to load, and Director generates web optimized versions of your images automatically. This allows designers and developers to restyle / resize existing slideshows (or create new ones) any time they want without having to regenerate new images.
This section of the wiki tackles everything there is to know about Director, and is divided up into the following sections:
Have questions about how Director works? Or want to learn more about what's required in order to install the software on your own web server? The Pre-sale Questions area should help.
If you're installing Director on your own web server, you'll need to read the Installation instructions to get it up and running.
If you're ready to build something now after installation is complete, check out the Quick Start document. You'll have a slideshow up and running in minutes.
Ready to learn more about how Director works? The User Guide explains it all from top to bottom.
Perhaps something went wrong during installation, or something suddenly stopped working. If so, chances are someone else had the same issue already, and we've answered it in the Common Problems area.
We highly recommend following the full updating instructions for SlideShowPro Director so that you may avoid any unforeseen problems during this process. Just head over to the Upgrading section for full instructions based on your Director version.
Extend and enhance SlideShowPro Director with these free product accessories. These are included free with your SlideShowPro Director purchase/subscription, and are available for download in the Account Center. If you are looking for usage instructions for any of the Accessories we provide, then this section is for you.
Are you a seasoned web developer? Director offers a complete API for you to build your own photo galleries, slideshows, or whatever else you'd like to build that loads content from Director.
Over at http://slideshowpro.net/video we have made available a series of overview and tutorial videos for SlideShowPro Director. Be sure to check them out if you prefer visually guided instructions for the core concepts of SlideShowPro Director.
Every point release is explained in the Version History.