Bootskin wont show me my own bootskin
Friday, June 4, 2004 by jaspervdmaarel | Discussion: Stardock Software
Hello everbody,
I made a matrix bootskin, but if i click on it i cant see it in the menu!
This is the .bootskin file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/Matrix.bootskin
Use right click -> save as.... If you don't it won't work!
Plz help me!
I made a matrix bootskin, but if i click on it i cant see it in the menu!
This is the .bootskin file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/Matrix.bootskin
Use right click -> save as.... If you don't it won't work!
Plz help me!
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #2 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:02 AM
Reply #2 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:02 AM
I made the images with Photoshop, saved it as a .jpg file and renamed it later as a .bmp file.
Koasati
Reply #3 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:25 AM
Reply #3 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:25 AM
Well that's the problem then ...... why are you saving as jpg, and then renaming to bmp? Why not save as bmp? 
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #4 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:26 AM
Is it possible to save images as .bmp with Photoshop?
Reply #4 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:26 AM
| Well that's the problem then ...... why are you saving as jpg, and then renaming to bmp? Why not save as bmp? |
Is it possible to save images as .bmp with Photoshop?
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #5 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:34 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:34 AM
I tried saveing the images with photoshop as a .bmp, but you can choose only between .gif .jpg. .png!
Do you want to save the images for me as a .bmp?
You can find the .jpg images here:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/img.jpg
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/bar.jpg
And here is the .ini file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/bootskin.ini
Thanx you very much!
Do you want to save the images for me as a .bmp?
You can find the .jpg images here:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/img.jpg
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/bar.jpg
And here is the .ini file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/bootskin.ini
Thanx you very much!
Koasati
Reply #6 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:34 AM
Reply #6 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:34 AM
You're kidding, right? 
........ I don't use PS, but I'm pretty sure it's quite simple to do so. If you need info on how to do it, I would suggest reading the manual. Surely an expensive program such as PS comes with instructions.
........ I don't use PS, but I'm pretty sure it's quite simple to do so. If you need info on how to do it, I would suggest reading the manual. Surely an expensive program such as PS comes with instructions.
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #7 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:43 AM
Reply #7 Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:43 AM
Can you save the images for me as a .bmp?
The URL's are written down above.
The URL's are written down above.
Shameless Designs
Reply #8 Saturday, June 5, 2004 12:52 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, June 5, 2004 12:52 PM
What version of Photoshop are you using? Is it actually Adobe Photoshop or some scaled down manufacturers version that came with a scanner or digital camera? Even then I find it really difficult to believe that it doesn't support bitmaps.
At any rate, if you saved them as .jpg, you can open them yourself in MS Paint and save them as .bmp.
Or you can DL IrfanView http://www.irfanview.com/ It is a freeware file converter which can view almost any graphic file format and can convert to most all of the common graphics formats. It is also a very good tool for resizing or doing batch conversions.
At any rate, if you saved them as .jpg, you can open them yourself in MS Paint and save them as .bmp.
Or you can DL IrfanView http://www.irfanview.com/ It is a freeware file converter which can view almost any graphic file format and can convert to most all of the common graphics formats. It is also a very good tool for resizing or doing batch conversions.
MChief 123
Reply #9 Saturday, June 5, 2004 5:27 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, June 5, 2004 5:27 PM
I use PS Elements 2.0 and it is extremly easy to use
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #10 Sunday, June 6, 2004 3:39 AM
Reply #10 Sunday, June 6, 2004 3:39 AM
I tried converting the images with IfranView, i placed them in a .zip en renamed it to .bootskin
But it still doesn't work!
But it still doesn't work!
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #11 Sunday, June 6, 2004 3:49 AM
Reply #11 Sunday, June 6, 2004 3:49 AM
It doesn't work by me.
Does it work by you?
Here is the .bootskin file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/Matrix.bootskin
Does it work by you?
Here is the .bootskin file:
http://members.lycos.nl/akverslag2003/matrix_BSE/Matrix.bootskin
Koasati
Reply #12 Sunday, June 6, 2004 10:45 AM
Reply #12 Sunday, June 6, 2004 10:45 AM
It's not working now, because you didn't save the bmp's as 16 color 4 bit images.
You need to read this tutorial... http://martin.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=1886
You need to read this tutorial... http://martin.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=1886
eieio
Reply #13 Sunday, June 6, 2004 11:08 PM
Reply #13 Sunday, June 6, 2004 11:08 PM
Yes, of course PS will save files as bmp's, although it does take a little finagling to get them saved as 16 color 4bit.
jaspervdmaarel
Reply #14 Monday, June 7, 2004 10:32 AM
Reply #14 Monday, June 7, 2004 10:32 AM
Thank you it really work!
But the quality is very bad!
But the quality is very bad!
Koasati
Reply #15 Monday, June 7, 2004 11:29 AM
Reply #15 Monday, June 7, 2004 11:29 AM
Yeah, that's the problem with being limited to 16 colors, but there's nothing that can be done about that at this time. BootSkin has to load before any graphics drivers are loaded. The more complex an image, the more it will suffer when reduced to 16 colors.
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Reply #1 Friday, June 4, 2004 9:56 AM