Upgrading SimpleViewer 2.0 Templates to Pro
If you use a script or template to create your galleries, you can upgrade it to to Pro by following these instructions. Upgrade the template, create a Pro gallery, then use svBuilder to configure the gallery.
Upgrading the Photoshop SimpleViewer Script
Before upgrading your PhotoShop script, please ensure you have installed the latest PhotoShop SimpleViewer Script.
To upgrade your Photoshop SimpleViewer Script installation to Pro:
- Replace the SWF file in the Photoshop SimpleViewer script folder with the one from the Pro download. To do this:
- Copy the /web/simpleviewer.swf file from the Pro download folder.
- Paste it to the /Presets/Scripts/SimpleViewer_v2/ folder inside the PhotoShop application folder, replacing the existing SWF.
- Restart PhotoShop. Any galleries you create from now on will be Pro.
Upgrading the Picasa SimpleViewer Template
To upgrade your Picasa SimpleViewer Template installation to Pro:
- Replace the SWF file in the Picasa SimpleViewer template assets folder with the one from the Pro download. To do this:
- Copy the /web/simpleviewer.swf file from the Pro download folder.
- Paste it to the /web/templates/simpleviewer_v2_picasa_template/assets/ folder inside the Picasa application folder, replacing the existing SWF. [Note for Mac Users: To browse inside the Picasa package, use ctrl-click and select "Show Package Contents"]
- Restart Picasa. Any galleries you create from now on will be Pro.
Upgrading the SimpleViewer Template for Lightroom
Please note that default Lightroom SimpleViewer module does not support SimpleViewer-Pro v2.0. In order to use SimpleViewer-Pro v2.0 with Lightroom, you first need to install the TTG SimpleViewer-2 plugin.
- Install the TTG SimpleViewer-2 Template for Adobe Lightroom. Download and install instructions are here.
- Upgrade the TTG SimpleViewer-2 Template to use SimpleViewer-Pro:
- Replace the SWF file in the ttg_simpleviewer-2.lrwebengine package with the one from the Pro download. To do this:
- Copy the /web/simpleviewer.swf file from the Pro download folder.
- Paste it to the ttg_simpleviewer-2.lrwebengine folder, replacing the existing SWF. Where this folder is depends on your OS:
- On Mac: Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Web Galleries/.
[Note: To browse inside the package, use ctrl-click and select "Show Package Contents"]
- On Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Web Galleries\. [Note: the “Application Data” folder is usually hidden. You must enable “show hidden folders” in the folder options before you can browse to it.]
- On Windows Vista & Windows 7: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Web Galleries\
[Note: On Windows, the “AppData” folder is usually hidden. You must enable “show hidden folders” in the folder options before you can browse to it.]
- On Mac: Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Web Galleries/.
[Note: To browse inside the package, use ctrl-click and select "Show Package Contents"]
- Restart Lightroom. Any galleries you create from now on will be Pro.
Upgrading Other Templates
For most other templates and plugins, to upgrade to Pro:
- Replace the SWF file in the template folder with the one from the Pro download. To do this:
- Copy the /web/simpleviewer.swf file from the Pro download folder.
- Search for simpleviewer.swf inside the template folder. Paste the Pro SWF over the existing SWF.
- Restart the application that uses the template. Any galleries that you create from now on will be Pro.
