Published on February 5, 2007 By ToxicTranceChamber In WindowBlinds
K I downloaded it so now what should I do?
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on Feb 05, 2007
Maybe because its got my info in the attributes section.try changing the author info and email then see if save as works...I will try it with someone elses wb.    
on Feb 05, 2007
File>save as...works here when I open Ares...(Mike B314)
Close and reopen Skinstudio,reopen Neutronium and try again.    
on Feb 05, 2007
I did change that
This is how I feel, lol


Ok I'll try again
on Feb 05, 2007
      Just saw your image...Skinstudio should not be skinned.Who is hosting your images?
Try using the hotkeys ctrl shft s
on Feb 05, 2007
Yeaaaa! Ok I got it, when I put in the email and name I did'nt click each apply button under each line just the one at the bottom


on Feb 05, 2007
Photobucket


Oh ok those buttons did it, its not skinned now
on Feb 05, 2007
May want to bump your resolution up as far as you can stand it,gives you more room to work(1360x1080 here,hehe)

So it is saved now as a new name?Reopen it and do the normalise image filenames I mentioned above,apply and see how its working.
on Feb 05, 2007
After you normalise,hit the browse button on the toolbar,it will open that skins folder and you can see all the file names have been changed.

Here is a neat plugin so you can see thumbnails of .tga's http://greggman.com/pages/thumbplug_tga.htm

typing the new name for the image files is wierd,it dosnt like spaces,and you kinda have to get clever with the typing...you will see...  

My new name for this skin Neutroniumgrey.Wouldnt allow for a space,probably for the best.  
on Feb 05, 2007
oK THE SKIN STILL WORKS AND i DOWNLOADED THE PLUG IN... OOps caps

by the way I &hearts your brain guy, lol I seen him be4 I joined I thought he was cute
on Feb 05, 2007
THATS GREAT oops  That plugin helps a lot when browsing for a .tga image.Skinstudio will take .png's that you make and auto convert them to .tga's and viceversa when you click edit in skinstudio(thats also why you set photoshop as the default editor,so images open directly in PS)

As you edit .tga files you will see in the skin folder you have 2 of some images...1 .tga and 1 .png...Skinstudio only uses the .png and I think when you finally finish,it only zips the files it needs...if not,when you get thru,just select all .png's and delelete,then zip for distibution(we have a ways to go for that yet   

You can see the difference between a .tga thumbnail and a .png.  

on Feb 05, 2007
When my 30 days is up and if I decide not to purchase photoshop can I use the others that I have? What filters and things are a must have when making skins?
on Feb 05, 2007
the avatar?Yeah he's a real lady killer...Mutant of Metaluna from This Island Earth.    

Sometime before you publish the WB,you gotta make sure any info relating to me is changed to your stuff.(the exception being the toolbar icons,they may be used by anyone...feel free to make your own if you want,theres only about 100.  )
on Feb 05, 2007
Ok, so now how/where in the world do I start?
on Feb 05, 2007
Gaaaah!I've got post lag.    
other editors can open PS files but they will never do it perfectly.
I'm using PS7,upgrading is out of the question for now.
Some people swear by Paintshop pro,its probably the closest to PS and cheaper.

If you dl'd the start menu file you will see its not filters...its all layers and styles.  
on Feb 05, 2007
You open photoshop and design your start menu.  You can see how I do them,a single image that gets cut into 5 sections(more on that later)

This gives your graphics an integrated look instead of parts stacked all together.

So...got any ideas for a theme?A well designed Start menu will give you all the image ideas you need for the rest of the skin.(and make it look professional and consistent as a whole)

OH,what did you name your new skin?  
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