software questions

Thursday, December 19, 2002 by Clooneyslave | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

hey i was looking around and decided i want to make my own skins, so do you know any good free softwares that i can download and make my own skins?

please help.

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moshi
Reply #1 Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:06 PM
are you looking for a graphics editor or for a free way to skin your windows?


best free graphics editor (also better than nearly all commercial software) is The GIMP.
main site: http://www.gimp.org
installer for Windows: http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/

a nice little program is also Pixia: http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/


if you want a free way to skin your windows, you need WindowsXP. the uxtheme path is free and allows you to apply non-signed visual styles.
http://www.lightstar1.com/install.htm
Clooneyslave
Reply #2 Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:52 PM
i have psp 7 is it possibal to make skins with that?
Koasati
Reply #3 Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:56 PM
Definetly yes......... many skinners use PSP, myself included.
Clooneyslave
Reply #4 Friday, December 20, 2002 10:43 AM
so what, i just make this picture, like a wallpaper and upload it to he site or what? help please i really wanna do this, i haven't found any kinds of skin about my favorite actor actress and series on the site.
KarmaGirl
Reply #5 Friday, December 20, 2002 10:46 AM
We don't accept copyrighted images, so make sure that your images are your own.

You can make Wallpapers and graphics is PSP, and you can use SkinStudio to make graphics into Skins, if that is what you want to do.
Clooneyslave
Reply #6 Saturday, December 21, 2002 8:40 AM
yea this is what i maent,
and of course i won't steal i take a picture and i add stuff to it, then you can;t call it someone else, then it is called a fan art or wallpaper.
MikeB314
Reply #7 Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:15 AM
Sorry, Clooneyslave. Manipulating someone else's picture or graphics and uploading it is still considered stealing. You are welcome to make "fan art" for your own use, but you cannot upload it without permission from the owner of the original photo.

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Koasati
Reply #8 Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:35 AM
Just to clarify something......... SkinStudio isn't "THE" tool for making all skins.....you can't make a Sysmetrix skin with it for example. Don't want to confuse the newbies, do we.
da_zman20
Reply #9 Saturday, December 21, 2002 2:36 PM
does anyone know where I can buy photo shop for real cheap??? it's real expensive every where I go... im not asking for warez or anything... just don't have hundres of dollars lying around... but I want to make skins ...

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JamMeister33
Reply #10 Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:10 PM
I looked all over and there was never more than a few dollars difference in the prices quoted...
It's six hundred bucks no matter where ya go.

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JamMeister33
Reply #11 Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:11 PM
Unless I'm mistaken you could use Paint Shop Pro for making the skin graphics and that can range anywhere from 50 to 100 bucks...

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werewolf
Reply #12 Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:40 PM
-Zero Cool- -: you really shouldn't be saying that. That sort of thing is really frowned on here.

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Angel_Wings
Reply #13 Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:51 PM
I love PSP...tried Photoshop 6 and didn't take to it like PSP 6 and 7.0.

If you bought the "physical" CD from Jasc rather than the "download purchase" then you should have a nice *BIG* user guide that came with it and it will really teach you some great stuff! I still study it off and on to refresh myself on techniques that I don't use quite as often.

Werewolf is right, this is not the place to endorse/advertize warez.

Oops...somebody needs a hug!

((((HUGS)))) to Werewolf!



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JamMeister33
Reply #14 Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:53 PM
Did I miss something here?.... who is zero cool?

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MikeB314
Reply #15 Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:53 PM
-Zero Cool- , promoting the theft of software will get you exiled. This is your warning. Your post has been deleted.
werewolf
Reply #16 Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:39 AM
AngEla_27: mmmmm, so soft and warm...Thank you.

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WOM
Reply #17 Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:47 AM
The cheapest I've seen Photo Shop 7 was $550 from tiger a few months ago.

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wombat_1
Reply #18 Sunday, December 22, 2002 12:25 PM
And that's USD ...... try double that amount in AUSD!
As many people must have the newest program all the time a large number of genuine copies of Photoshop 6 are appearing for sale, complete with registration and all the legal requirements.
But ... IMHO you'd be better off with Paint Shop Pro, if you are a newbie.
My 2C worth.

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JamMeister33
Reply #19 Sunday, December 22, 2002 12:34 PM
#18 by Developer wombat_1 - 12/22/2002 12:25:19 PM

But ... IMHO you'd be better off with Paint Shop Pro, if you are a newbie.
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I agree with you there, wombat_1, that's really the best way to go for a newbie!

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-Zero Cool-
Reply #20 Sunday, December 22, 2002 2:15 PM
I'm sorry. Never meant to cause this much trouble. I Think I better keep my mouth shut in future.

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