WinCustomize Interview With Xion Developer Cliff Cawley
The Audio Wonder from Downunder!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Today we're kicking off a new feature on WinCustomize; The Developer Interview Series. We spend a lot of time talking to and about skinners, but not so much about the folks that really make the hobby (or profession for some) actually possible.
To kick things off, our first interview is with the lead developer behind the Xion skinnable media player application, Cliff Cawley. Xion is our most recent gallery addition here at WinCustomize, and one of our most quickly growing! Xion is a relative newcomer to the skinnable application area, having just been released to the public a year ago, but it's already developed a strong following due to how easy it is to skin the application. Instead of building the art in one application and piecing together the skin in another, artists can visually layout and build their skin entirely in Photoshop using layers.
Click the link below to read the full interview with Cliff for a peek behind the scenes of one of the more popular skinnable apps on the net today.
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Reply #2 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:47 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:56 PM
Actually you have a couple of different choices when it comes to creating PSD files:
* Adobe Photoshop
* Paint.Net (PSD Plugin available here)
* GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
* Paint Shop Pro
Hope that helps!
Cliff
Reply #4 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 6:07 PM
If you use Xion, send Cliff some money. I sent some a while back, but I need to send more to pay for all the fun I'm having with this player!.
Thanks for a great program Cliff, keep up the good work
Reply #5 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 6:09 PM
In a world short on heroes comes SCM!Fearlessly defending code illiterate javatards everywhere. 
All supaheroes need a sidekick...I could come out of retirement as Captain Blammo.
Glad you came along with Xion Cliff and its great to see you here at Winc.
Reply #6 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 6:39 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:27 PM
haha, that's my word now brainiac. I'm taking it. MINE! You got a problem with that, I'll send a couple of my gorillas yer way to un-problem you.
Reply #8 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:37 PM
Xion is the second coming in skinnable media players! Onward and upward, Cliff! 
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:50 PM
Congratulation Cliff, glad and proud, I was a little apart of it.. thanks mate 
Reply #10 Friday, July 27, 2007 3:59 PM
Reply #11 Monday, July 30, 2007 9:31 AM
Sure, as long as it can save as PSD then no worries
I don't know as I don't have a copy of CorelDraw, but if that's what you use, I'm sure you can check if you can save to PSD
Cliff
Reply #12 Monday, July 30, 2007 10:33 AM
Will there be more?
Reply #13 Monday, July 30, 2007 10:44 AM
That's the idea. I've got a few more interviews sitting in the queue, and want to do more articles like my Windows Vista series from earlier in the year. The only problem is I'm just one guy, and this sort of content takes a lot of time.
My dream is to reach a point where there are other people writing magazine-like content for the site too. But it's hard getting people to write quality content for free.
Reply #14 Monday, July 30, 2007 12:06 PM
Cheers.
Reply #15 Monday, July 30, 2007 10:34 PM
Well, it doesn't "save" as PSD's but I can export as a PSD. Do I need to maintain the layers when I export it?
Reply #16 Monday, July 30, 2007 11:04 PM
I'm betting yes, since Xion is applying the layers
Reply #17 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:10 AM
Yes...each layer is critical...each has to be named as to its function...play,stop,etc..
Reply #18 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 4:29 PM
Reply #19 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 1:06 AM
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I think Xion is the coolest skinnable audio player I have found.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:42 PM