April 09 Magento Template: JM Tube Preview

So I would like to present the preview of the upcoming Magento Template: JM Tube

I am thinking of making similar version for Joomla Template Club as well. So your comments will help us to make the right decision…

http://www.joomlart.com/images/stori…m_tube_800.jpg

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zorroh 0.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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when photo selling template comes? everywhere you can find movie, technology and phone selling templates, but extreamly missed is photo selling template.

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Profile photo of Hung Dinh 0.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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when photo selling template comes? everywhere you can find movie, technology and phone selling templates, but extreamly missed is photo selling template.

This one can be a photo selling site. With this concept, I think a list of following product types can fit in:
-- Video
-- Games/Movies
-- Photo; digital items
-- Softwares CDs/DVDs

If you change the demo content + the big header + slideshow, you will get the look you want

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sfpkent 0.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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Hi,

Agree, this template can be next month Joomla Template as well. Since Joomlart always listen to its customers, why not create a poll?

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Profile photo of Arvind Chauhan Staff 30.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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Hi,

Agree, this template can be next month Joomla Template as well. Since Joomlart always listen to its customers, why not create a poll?

having a Poll over this is a good idea. I would also like to see this as a joomla template. It may also save the trouble of joomlart template devlopers as the raw material is ready, they just need to code it for Joomla.

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zorroh 0.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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This one can be a photo selling site. With this concept, I think a list of following product types can fit in:
-- Video
-- Games/Movies
-- Photo; digital items
-- Softwares CDs/DVDs

If you change the demo content + the big header + slideshow, you will get the look you want

Thanks! I look forward to the demo…

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wooohanetworks 0.00 $tone March 25, 2009
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Looks a bit like a Joomlastore with VM and somehow a bit like a Gavick.com template, except the layout itself… But looks okay!

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Profile photo of tomc 0.00 $tone March 26, 2009
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Will JM Tube have a true "tube" function for it?

In other words, will it have the capability / extension for posting video clips and/or sound bytes ??

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pamelaj99 0.00 $tone March 27, 2009
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when photo selling template comes? everywhere you can find movie, technology and phone selling templates, but extreamly missed is photo selling template.

I agree. Yes, this can be modified but it doesn’t have the look and feel of a TRUE artist or photographer web site for selling photos and prints. I have not found any templates that look at all like a professional artist or photographer web site. The only thing I can do is to create my own from scratch or heavily modify one from Joomlart or somewhere else.

I have read posts from many people looking for the same thing and not finding it. I found one template for VirtueMart from another vendor that comes close.

Joomlart designers are far better programmers and designers than I am but I will just have to do the best I can on my own. If I could afford it I would hire someone to create the template for me but at this time can’t afford that.

It is a niche that no template designers are doing at this time.

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Profile photo of tomc 0.00 $tone March 27, 2009
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i agree. Yes, this can be modified but it doesn’t have the look and feel of a true artist or photographer web site for selling photos and prints. I have not found any templates that look at all like a professional artist or photographer web site. The only thing i can do is to create my own from scratch or heavily modify one from joomlart or somewhere else.

exactly !!!

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wooohanetworks 0.00 $tone March 27, 2009
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I agree. Yes, this can be modified but it doesn’t have the look and feel of a TRUE artist or photographer web site for selling photos and prints. I have not found any templates that look at all like a professional artist or photographer web site. The only thing I can do is to create my own from scratch or heavily modify one from Joomlart or somewhere else.

That is because they do not use templates but have some developer who make those from scratch or from own developed frameworks for future templates.

Do not expect massware to be same good as expert sites when it comes to such markets like photo selling. There are companies who are specialized on Newssites or Photography sites, photo selling sites, multimedia sites, shops and so on. There you have a team of 10, 20 or more people sitting at one table when you give them a project, they evaluate the concept, make changes or additions to it, discuss what they will need to do, what custom extension they need to develop, what payment processors need to be included, language wise translations for international presence, so you may understand why some of the top shops in the business will cost a company a min. of 100,000$ with open end and same it is with a professional photoselling site, like Istockphoto,.com. They do not use any shopping system kept so simple like VirtueMart or even Magento. Most people forget that even the hosting for such pro sites is not done with a hosting account or one dedicated server alone. The system itself will lie on several multiple servers guaranteeing that when one goes down just a bit, traffic will be routed to others and so on. The photoselling system of the name brands in the business works a bit different than a Magento shop and same it is with the templates you will get. You may be better with using any Joomla template you like and customize it before you await someone will bring out this or you have some luck and JA does this, as they already mentioned, they consider it.

Any good photographer who sells his own art online will also have some company who does this for him, matching his or her clients needs and frequency of the site. So I would say, for a real good site like this most pro photographers are okay with paying also 10,000$ for it when it raises their status, and also will pay out later. Hard to achieve with a template and Magento, as there are simply said photoselling scripts and systems out there, but those cost a bit and I would also say, a pro photographer knows enough about the business to only get one of those and not a VM store or a Joomla site with some extension or gallery.

The approach of one member here with his work for wedding photographer is nice and looks good, so anyones own choice how to do it and what clients desire.

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didima 0.00 $tone March 28, 2009
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Looks so nice and cant wait to try this, l would love to create theme showcase with this, do yu think is possible ?

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wooohanetworks 0.00 $tone March 29, 2009
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It is nice but I hope there will also be some non-tech-electronics-downloads JM Themes and that the extensions coming with the template will be stable soon. If those would be stable by now I would consider purchasing a membership but I am not 100% sure of those will be stable already in a matter of 3 months from now when a new membership would end again.

With Magento I keep 1000% to the rule "Do not use beta versions in commercial live environments" if it is a JA/JM extension or any other, so I will wait until those are officially stable.

I also hope JA will offer those like any other extensions seller for Magento on a freestanding basis so people can purchase only those extensions they need, as what for paying 180$ to 380$ for 4 when I only use one or 2 for real and some people really only need the extensions.

Again, on the business side of JA, it would only benefit to sell those independently, as there are not just a few who purchase extensions for 100$ each, but those are stable by now, have to be.

Thanks!

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codestream 0.00 $tone March 30, 2009
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when photo selling template comes? everywhere you can find movie, technology and phone selling templates, but extreamly missed is photo selling template.

Great idea Zorroh, as a photographer I’d really like to see this also.. Every good photographer needs a great site. Flash sites look good, but are very inadequate when it comes to SEO. A couple more photography style templates are much needed and the JA Team has the great know-how to make it happen..

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lizcam 0.00 $tone April 3, 2009
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This template would be great for template club. Joomlart Club is falling behind, I used to wait in anticipation for the twice monthly templates to come out (now down to one), I’ve been a member for several years now, but i’m feeling like letting it go. It feels like your focus has gone elsewhere. You need to look after those who have supported you for years and give us more to excite!

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Profile photo of Hung Dinh 0.00 $tone April 3, 2009
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This template would be great for template club. Joomlart Club is falling behind, I used to wait in anticipation for the twice monthly templates to come out (now down to one), I’ve been a member for several years now, but i’m feeling like letting it go. It feels like your focus has gone elsewhere. You need to look after those who have supported you for years and give us more to excite!

Why JA Club is falling behind? There are still 2 templates per month and did you know that there will be even 3 templates for March? How do you come to the conclusion that JA is not looking after for existing members? We are more than serious about that

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Sunsetdriver 0.00 $tone April 4, 2009
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There are still 2 templates per month and did you know that there will be even 3 templates for March?

Where’s the 3rd March template, Ja Ruby, Hung?
It’s April 4th already. Could you please release it? Thanks.

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didima 0.00 $tone April 15, 2009
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well, trial version would be nice for once with Joomla, l like this but never liked magento. l might re think again soon

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kgp 0.00 $tone April 18, 2009
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Very nice template you have made folks, would al so be nice to see it as a joomla VM product too.. (just an idea)

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lizcam 0.00 $tone April 27, 2009
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I meant that the new templates for Magento were inovative and exciting and JA templates have seemed to be less so lately . Maybe I was having a bad day that day … but it was frustrating seeing good templates that I didn’t have access to without paying a double subscrition, . I love your work and reccomend it often. It’s great that tube is now available

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Profile photo of tomc 0.00 $tone April 27, 2009
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Very nice template you have made folks, would al so be nice to see it as a joomla VM product too.. (just an idea)

You can install VirtueMart and make it a ecommerce store.

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Profile photo of tomc 0.00 $tone April 27, 2009
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I meant that the new templates for Magento were inovative and exciting and JA templates have seemed to be less so lately .

Can’t please 100% of the people 100% of the time

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