NextGen Gallery: Alternative to JW Image Rotator

  • Is there an alternative to JW Image Rotator for NextGen Gallery slideshows? Once I installed and configured everything, I determined that “JW Image Rotator” is bundled with “JW Player” which you must buy for 59 euros to remove the “JW Player” logo. It all works great, but I feel duped because neither NextGen Gallery nor JW Image Rotator discloses the fact that the player must be purchased.

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  • Hi!
    Same problem here. €59 is just too much, does anybody know an alternative that works with Nextgen?

    Thanks!

    If you can go back to a previous version of imagerotator.swf, that’ll do it. It looks like the JWPlayer overlay was added in later versions.
    With the imagerotator.swf file from a download I did last fall, I got things running fine w/o the JW Player overlay.

    My configuration:
    WordPress 3.0
    NextGEN Version 1.5.5
    imagerotator.swf dated August 12, 2008

    Having worked in software development for a lot of years, I can say that I am scrupulous about paying for stuff and honoring restrictions (copyright, logo, licenses, etc), but I have been using this stuff for a long time now and I agree that NextGen Gallery/JW Image Rotator should have disclosed that upgrading to the latest version would mean paying to remove the annoying overlay. I have a lot of client sites committed to NextGEN, so switching was not a good option, and suddenely finding out, after installing, that I had to for what I had for free–especially w/o notice–seemed pretty cheesy.

    ALSO: For superb slideshow software (not a WP plugin) at less than $40, take a look at https://slideshowpro.net/. There’s a standalone version and a Flash component version. The interface for image upload, sorthing, putting in albums/galleries is easy enough for my clients to use and has many nice features. I’ve been using it for years and it is reliable, well-documented, beautiful, and affordable, and not limited to using in WP. You could embed the swf anywhere in your blog, or try the new WP plugin, SlidePress (I have not tried the plugin):
    “SlidePress is a WordPress plugin that allows you to publish slideshows (using SlideShowPro Standalone) in blog posts and pages. Works with WordPress Media Library content, Media RSS feeds, and our asset management and publishing system SlideShowPro Director.”

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