skin developer
Thursday, June 19, 2003 by jam_uk | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi, ive made a few icons for OD but I would now like to have a go at producing skin for Windows media player is there and tutorials avaiable? what software do i need? were do i start. thanks to anyone that can help.
DarkMist
Reply #2 Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:44 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:44 AM
I agree with Treetog, I hear skinning WMP is not an easy task
CerebroJD
Reply #3 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:07 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:07 AM
WMP is what I started with. I havent skinned anything else yet. What I do, is I have a base code that I use for all my skins and add and subtract the stuff I need. The original code was created by taking apart about 50 other skins and seeing how the code actually worked. Microsoft.com has a media player software developer kit that I find very useful too. I have it and it has complete code references for everything you can do with WMP. I wish you luck my friend!
craeonics
Reply #4 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:23 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:23 AM
Yeah, search the Microsoft site for the documentation. Usually all one needs is a bitmap editor (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro) to make the graphics and a text editor (Notepad) to glue things together.
Take heed of what the 'Tog said if you're not that technical. WMP is one of the more complex apps, so it might be best to start with something simpler. Although, if it's WMP what you want to skin, then go for it.
Oh and by the way, the term is "skinner".
Take heed of what the 'Tog said if you're not that technical. WMP is one of the more complex apps, so it might be best to start with something simpler. Although, if it's WMP what you want to skin, then go for it.
Oh and by the way, the term is "skinner".
CerebroJD
Reply #5 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:37 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:37 AM
Heres what I use for my skins:
Image Editor: Microsoft Paint, and occasionaly Photoshop
Text Editor: Microsoft NotePad
See, its just basic tools. In terms of making the skins, I'd suggest making a couple of simple little ones then working up from there. Once you get the hang of the code, its pretty simple from there. Once again, good luck!
Image Editor: Microsoft Paint, and occasionaly Photoshop
Text Editor: Microsoft NotePad
See, its just basic tools. In terms of making the skins, I'd suggest making a couple of simple little ones then working up from there. Once you get the hang of the code, its pretty simple from there. Once again, good luck!
CerebroJD
Reply #6 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:39 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:39 AM
Windows Media Player SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/WMPlayer_9_SDK_Intro.asp
CerebroJD
Reply #7 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:43 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:43 AM
Better Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/winmedia.asp
CerebroJD
Reply #8 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:44 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:44 AM
Sorry for so many links, this one is the best one I've found: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e43cbe59-678a-458a-86a7-ff1716fad02f&DisplayLang=en-
CerebroJD
Reply #10 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:47 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:47 AM
This one is for 98 and ME: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0175119-9a5b-44c3-b1de-9b2a9aa6cff6&displaylang=en
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Reply #1 Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:05 AM