Picasa
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Getting RSS feeds to Picasa web albums
To embed a slideshow, you should get an RSS feed URL to a publicly available Web album:
- Log in to your Picasa Web.
- Open "My Photos".
- Open the album you want to embed as a slideshow.
- Find "RSS" on the right pane and copy its URL.
You should get an URL similar to: https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/base/user/my.google.account/albumid/5618111200214935329?alt=rss&kind=photo&authkey=Gv1sRgCPDD9fDu8nPidg&hl=en
How to add a Picasa Web based slideshow to a page
- Edit a page.
- Insert the Composite.Media.ImageGallery.Picasa function ( Insert | Function) or add the similar code:
Expand code - Set the required parameter:
- AlbumRss: The RSS feed URL of a Picasa Web album (for the RSS feed URL, see the steps above).
- If needed, set optional parameters:
- Width: The width of the slideshow player. 600 by default.
- Height: The height of the slideshow player. 400 by default.
- ShowCaptions: If 'True', the player shows captions (if any) to images from the album.1) 'False' by default.
- AutoPlay: If 'true', the slideshow starts playing automatically. 'True' by default.
- BackgroundColor: The background color (RGB) of the slideshow. '000000' (black) by default.
Important Notes
- You should add captions to the images in your Picasa Web album manually to view them in the slideshow.