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canadianjameson
07-20-2007, 07:27 PM
Hi all,

I am here to request advice from the good people who frequent these waters :) I have been looking for a sleek, stylish, versatile, and professional in-page slideshow display system to use on this and future web design projects. I currently use Lightbox V2.0 (http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/), which is a pop-out slideshow but serves it's purpose in lieu of anything better.

I have just found ProjectSeven's Slideshow Magic (http://www.projectseven.com/products/galleries/ssm/ssm_03.htm) which I am completely enthralled with look and functionality wise and am considering purchasing it. I am currently designing a page for a local community organization who has indicated that if I needed to buy software, they would be open to it.

To avoid spending the precious money they have, I am asking if this purchase ($100) is a good investment or if there is a similar script out there for free that I have not come across.

If so, please do url me... if not, any comment on the intelligence of a purchase like this would be welcome. I ask because in my day I've seen a lot of people buy software that they didn't need because a free version existed and I want to avoid that if I can.

Thanks for your input, as always it is welcomed and appreciated :)

Mwnciau
07-20-2007, 07:36 PM
Look through this (http://www.hotscripts.com/JavaScript/Scripts_and_Programs/Image_Effects/Slide_Shows/index.html), there may be one that you are looking for there.

canadianjameson
07-20-2007, 07:50 PM
Thank you, I had a look through but nothing really caught my eye :o

_Aerospace_Eng_
07-20-2007, 09:33 PM
You could try FlashBox (http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/blog/index.php/flashbox-just-another-box/#example).

canadianjameson
07-20-2007, 10:29 PM
Thanks to all of you for your responses,

I showed the director the slideshow and she loved it so we bought it. I'm happy because now I can apply the script to future pages :)

_Aerospace_Eng_
07-20-2007, 11:24 PM
ProjectSeven has been known to have good software. So I guess if you liked it enough to buy it great. I don't know of any free software that is similar to that. If you went out and hired someone to create that it would probably cost about the same if not more.

canadianjameson
07-20-2007, 11:26 PM
That's my thinking, and it is re-usable for future pages.