newbie ! help needed !
Monday, January 26, 2004 by shajib2kbd | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
hi, i m a newbie. my prob is, when i make a graphics, it seems ok. but when i apply it to some soft to skin it, the transparent parts dont seem smooth. for example, i made a skin for sysmetrix & in the original graphics, i colored 255,0,255 for transparent areas. but when i applied it on sysmetrix, i c'd see some areas with the 255,0,255 at edges & the edges werent smooth at all. plz help me with it. how can i make the edges smooth & so that no transparent color can be seen?
thanx in advance.
thanx in advance.
shajib2kbd
Reply #2 Monday, January 26, 2004 11:36 AM
Reply #2 Monday, January 26, 2004 11:36 AM
i dont think sysmetrix takes png's. as much as i know, it accepts only bmp's with 255,0,255 as transparency color. thanx anyways.
kongit
Reply #4 Monday, January 26, 2004 12:34 PM
Reply #4 Monday, January 26, 2004 12:34 PM
Unless you use gif, you won't get smooth edges. My little experience with sysmetrix is that boxy shapes usually look better. I stopped using sysmetrix once I got desktopx. It can do most all that sysmetrix can, and it lets you use pngs or tgas to get smooth borders.
shajib2kbd
Reply #5 Monday, January 26, 2004 12:41 PM
Reply #5 Monday, January 26, 2004 12:41 PM
thanx a lot, travis 
. that was really very helpful.
. that was really very helpful.
shajib2kbd
Reply #6 Monday, January 26, 2004 2:29 PM
Reply #6 Monday, January 26, 2004 2:29 PM
its not perfect yet, but using gif makes it look a bit better.
SelfExiled
Reply #7 Monday, January 26, 2004 2:52 PM
Reply #7 Monday, January 26, 2004 2:52 PM
If you have edges that aren't exactly 255,0,255 it will show pink. For example, 254,0,254 will show very pink. This happens when your image approaches the pink and blends slightly. It's sort of tricky to get smooth looking curves in sysmetrix. But, if you look at The Skin Factory WMP skins, you will see that it can be done quite well if you have the skill and patience.
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shajib2kbd
Reply #8 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:17 AM
Reply #8 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:17 AM
thanx, chas. guess i have the patience but not the skill yet. so can u plz suggest any tutorial where these stuffs r discussed in detail?
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Reply #1 Monday, January 26, 2004 11:22 AM