Replace Sound Thumbnail With Your Own Random Background Image

The sound thumbnail in the boonex sounds module is generated by the sounds flash app, the colors of which, are determined by the sound player skin.  These are basically random images, and don't convey any real information about the sound file.  It's all for visual interest.  The problem is, there are about two sound player skins in the whole word, including the one that ships with Dolphin7, and neither on generates a decent looking thumbnail for dark templates, or templates of different colors.

This mod provides a way for you to use your own random background image for sound thumbs, and background images can be different for each template that you use.  Using the same image for every thumb, just doesn't look natural.  The mod is set up to use one of 16 different png images for the sound thumb, and I've included 16 thumbs suitable for use with dark templates.  I didn't spend a lot of time on the images, so forgive any artistic deficiencies. Perhaps others can upload different thumbnail sets to this thread.  I may work on more whenever I have too much time on my hands again.

I did this, because I don't see skinnable flash apps in my lifetime, and it provides one way to make your sounds thumbnails look better with custom templates.

CLICK HERE FOR DEMO

Refresh the page to see thumbnails change. (Don't worry about this demo looking different than the boonex ounds module... it is. Be assured, this mose does work with the standard sound module)

Instructions are fairly simple, and are included in the zip file.  You will need to edit path names in one file before uploading to your server.

RandomBG_imageMod.zip · 22.6K · 518 downloads
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Quote · 31 Jul 2012

Thanks. Will have a look and try to add images as am building a black template music site at the mo!

What mp3 player are you using on the demo?

Quote · 1 Aug 2012

The player is by premiumbeat.com, and came with a mod from ESASE.  Premiumbeat.com no longer distributes players.  I just happen to have a licensed brand free version of several PB players, and the one that came with the mod was one of them, so I replaced the free versions with the ones I had.  

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Quote · 1 Aug 2012

This may sound like a stupid question, but i think its better then the actual thumbnail of the "sounds." Does this zip file work for the 7.1.4?

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Quote · 16 Aug 2013

 RE:

This may sound like a stupid question, but i think its better then the actual thumbnail of the "sounds." Does this zip file work for the 7.1.4?

 YES... this works as-is for 7.1.4   Follow the included directions carefully, and it will work just fine.

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Quote · 16 Feb 2014

I was looking to display the thumb relevant to the music post but going to implement this for now. It will look way better than ugly default image for sure.

Quote · 17 Feb 2014

 RE:

I was looking to display the thumb relevant to the music post but going to implement this for now. It will look way better than ugly default image for sure.

 Yeah.... 3,000 mods in the market, and no one has thought of a thumb upload for sounds.  At least with this small mod I did, you can create as many background images as you want to give the page some visual interest.  The 16 thumbs I provide in the download were for a specific dark template I use, so they may not look that great for your use.   Just study the files, and you'll easily understand how to change them to your own images.

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Quote · 17 Feb 2014

Thanks . I can get pictures from downloaded videos lol. My template is lite. Check this out tomorrow . I have begun yet another nitemareish project today. Between dolphin and browser even the damn cache will drive me nuts. I believe esase has a mod . dont know if comapatable with 7.1.4 and I think he is one of the venders that are MIA

Quote · 17 Feb 2014
 
 
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