Magic Magnify^™

Installation guides

Magic Magnify^™ can be used on any website, CMS, ecommerce site, shopping cart or blog. There are also module/plugins for these platforms:

Step-by-step instructions	Zip file
Standard instructions (any website)	Download
VirtueMart instructions	Download 1.5 / 1.0
Joomla instructions	Download 1.5 / 1.0
Magento instructions	Download
osCommerce instructions	Download 3 / 2
Zen Cart instructions	Download
X-Cart instructions	Download
CubeCart instructions	Download
CRE Loaded instructions	Download
WordPress instructions	Download
Drupal instructions	Download 6 / 5
Gallery instructions	Download
WYSIWYG instructions	Download
CS-Cart instructions	Download
NetSuite instructions

Browser compatibility

Magic Magnify^™ works in all modern browsers and many old ones too.

Browser compatibility chart

	Windows	Mac	Linux	iPhone
Internet Explorer 8		-	-	-
Internet Explorer 7		-	-	-
Internet Explorer 6		-	-	-
Internet Explorer 5.5		-	-	-
Internet Explorer 5			-	-
Firefox 3				-
Firefox 2				-
Firefox 1				-
Opera 9				-
Opera 8				-
Safari 4			-
Safari 3			-	-
Safari 2	-		-	-
Safari 1	-		-	-
Chrome 1	-		-	-
Konqueror 3.2+	-	-		-

Version history

Magic Magnify^™version 3.1

June 25, 2009 - New features: pause magnifier on click; SWF scales with the browser; minor tweaks.

Magic Magnify^™version 3.0

January 7, 2009 - Loads of new features including: multiple image support; custom magnifier image; custom borders; ability to stop/start magnification; disable autostart option; optional click to URL; load time reduced even further; specify width and height separately.

Magic Magnify^™version 2.0

February 19, 2008 - Changed the code for the HTML page to remove embedded JavaScript and make the code AAA accessible. Implementation is now even easier too.

Magic Magnify^™ version 1.0

December 1, 2007 - Name changed to Magic Magnify^™.

Lucky Flash Magnifier version 1.0

August 19, 2006 - Lucky Flash Magnifier is launched. It is a Flash zoom script that uses a mix of Flash and JavaScript to let users hover over any image and see it in much greater detail. Cross browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari). Lean code. HTML and XHTML compliant. Customisation effects.

FAQ

Is there a limit to the large image size?

Flash has an image size limit of 2880px (width or height). If your large image is larger than 2880px (very unlikely!) the Flash zoom magnifies the wrong part of the image. To prevent this, resize your images to 2880px or less.

What is the optimal size for the images?

As a general rule, Magic Magnify^™ works well if the large image is between 2 and 3 times larger than the small image. A small image of between 300px and 600px width tends to work well. Start by creating a large image 2.5 times larger than your small image. Then try making it bigger/smaller and test it to see how it feels.

What file size should my images be?

Compress your images as much as possible while maintaining good quality. The smaller the file size of your images, the faster they will download. For JPEGs, 30% to 70% quality normally works best. For small images with few colors, try PNG instead of JPEG.