| To install a theme, simply double-click (run) it. If this fails (it could fail in Vista if you don't run an admin account) copy it to /program files/mal updater/themes Update: We will now use this website for the themes: http://malupdater.com/themes.php I will make an announcement when it's finished, asking you to pm me if you made any of the themes so I can add your username to it. Edit: You can now upload the themes yourself through the website. |
KotoriDec 11, 2012 8:22 AM
| Nice pic, ill get it done in a bit :) The scrollbox with the anime panels has a fixed width, so it can't cover the edges.. not sure if I really got what you meant though. |
| I think he meant these 2 edges circled in white: |
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| Hey, that looks pretty nice. I like the way that looks. ^_^ I wouldn't mind using a miku skin like that, and now i know how to make future skins by seeing this template. last time I wasn't sure how. xD; I was like "uh.. what's he want?" |
| Really looking forward to this Miku theme. I wouldn't mind a Rin/Len version either. |
| Is there a possibility to get a more blackish version of the basic skin? I like the basic as it's not as big as the other skins. But the colors are a bit too bright imo. Thanks in advance. |
| yeah what Mire said is essentially right, i don't care how tall the window is, as long as it covers up the ugly edges of the pictures inside, the height of the window in the first image i posted is what i used as a template so that's what i had in mind while making it |
| Hmm but then it will cover the nice chicks from the background |
How about this? |
yeah that looks sweet except for the line of (white?) at the bottom lol =\ also, all these compressions are kinda blurring and killing the image >.<, hope you'll use one of the originals for quality xD |
| I am, although it looks much better here with the white background. Once you move it around though, the grey edges are quite apparent, so I'm trying to clean it up. This character seemed to be very popular btw last time I was in Tokyo (dec-jan). The white line is the progress bar, it's only visible when the scheduler is running (same goes for stop/update now) Took these pictures at the last comiket in odaiba, tokyo: http://picasaweb.google.com/hikaritokyo/Odaiba    |
KotoriFeb 20, 2008 4:41 PM
really? it should be feathered properly the edges should look like they do in that pic, i made sure all the ugly white pixels around it were gone... =\ |
Sobzob said: Is there a possibility to get a more blackish version of the basic skin? I like the basic as it's not as big as the other skins. But the colors are a bit too bright imo. Thanks in advance. can do it if you send me a picture to use as the base |
ViM said: really? it should be feathered properly the edges should look like they do in that pic, i made sure all the ugly white pixels around it were gone... = The problem is the edges look very aliased if you don't remove the grey'ish dots around her. It looks great on that pic with black background since you can't notice the blurry areas, but when you make it transparent it's totally different. I can rebuild it with another image if you like. Send me a png with white background to techsuki@techsuki.net The thing is.. the image here looks great because there are different tones of the same color around her so that it doesn't look aliased, but when the mask for transparency is generated, it takes a single color, so the rest of pixels that were very similar to the transparent one, are still there. |
KotoriFeb 20, 2008 5:29 PM
| Do we have to do Text Placement as well as show the original image??? I really really suck at doing anything with pictures, but a came across a good one so i though i showed it here: The text goes on the left of course, overlapping the sword, and you can cut around claire, like you did with the theme named : Miku (i showed an example using paint at what i want to be cut) For now, here is the Original Picture (resized it a but, but might need more, you decide) Here is what i want to be done (i did it in paint as i suck at everything else) Red square is where all the MAL updater stuff go, while the red lines are where i want to be cut like the "Miku" theme! Name of the Image is "Claire" obviously from the anime Claymore! |
FriendlysoulFeb 20, 2008 9:39 PM
| That one is quite difficult but ill try :p |
| Its got square cuts, but you did what i wanted... I can probably upload the better quality one on JPEG if its easyer to minimized that??? One more thing, her cape piece at the right, you can cut that off completely! Other than that its good... P.S. you prefer images with already a white background right? |
| Yeah, removing the transparent area in that picture is very difficult, because the stuff to be cut has a very similar tone/color than the chick. I'd rather a BMP or PNG btw, jpeg sucks for this stuff since it has artifacts. Try to send me an image with the transparent areas already with another color. |
| Unfortunately i looked around and could not find anything better... Since claymore is a dark type anime, you will not find a cheery background for that... If you think its good as it is go for it, people dont have to download it anyway... Or maybe we can keep the background somehow, lower the text more as well as a bit more to the right, thus having one just like Sandgolems theme, how about trying that? meanwhile i will look for other pictures that can be used from other anime and post them here (this time i will look for colour differences) |
| Hmm I think it would be too big using the whole picture. Want me to add the other one to the gallery? |
Kotori said: Hmm I think it would be too big using the whole picture. Want me to add the other one to the gallery? What do you mean? Which other one? Also you can close up the picture if needed, or not delete the sides i placed as red, maybe making it a square? |
| You want the whole picture for the theme? |
Kotori said: You want the whole picture for the theme? Yes, i guess we can try that and see if it looks better, because i think you agree with me, cutting it is too hard so the square parts dont look as great. Can you show me a full picture one and let me decide like that? |
| Its good, but its still a bit big... Since we are planning to use the whole picture without cropping, how about using this: I resized it a bit and cropped it a bit... Also, can you please put your pictures in spoiler tags as well... |
| err they are both the same size |
Kotori said: err they are both the same size Now its 580px by 393px before it was much more, unless photobucket resized my previous picture and i did not know... check again, should be ok now! Use that one and lets see what we get! |
| oh kotori i think i get what you mean now lol, hold on i'll edit this with a pic with a blue background or something or am i still getting it wrong lol? |
_MiV_Feb 21, 2008 4:43 AM
| I think we already have that worked out!!! :P I already have a theme with her, so its done already!!! :P Its what i am using till i get another one done! :P |
ViM said: oh kotori i think i get what you mean now lol, hold on i'll edit this with a pic with a blue background or something or am i still getting it wrong lol? Try it: http://techsuki.net/apps/MalUpdater/themes/Miku2.rar That didn't come out very good, because of the different yellow tones that will remain on the edges |
| No, i think the second one came too small covering her and all... I know i am too picky, but i decided the previous one was better, this one: Kotori said: The one with 872 by 561 pixels... Do that one as a theme please, and thank you very much for being patient with me :P Theme name "Claire" Now, want me to find more pictures you can use as themes? I was thinking the general public would like a Shana one, so maybe i could find a suitable one there... |
| added http://techsuki.net/mal-updater/ Now, want me to find more pictures you can use as themes? I was thinking the general public would like a Shana one, so maybe i could find a suitable one there... not so much time for more than 1 theme per user atm :p |
| Ok no problem, I was thinking of themes people would like an Shana came to mind, it was not just for me... Thanks i'm loving the theme... |
FriendlysoulFeb 21, 2008 11:38 AM
| Hello, I had some Clare pictures and though I'd help with that theme making it transparent like the others. You don't have to use them if you want to stick to what's already up. made two versions as the one Friendlysoul put up was easily editable after outlining the first, so feel free to use either if any. (hopefully the transparency is ok, I'm not much of a pro) ps. I think her name is spelled Clare |
| you're gonna have the same problem i had with the miku one scorpedo, the edges are going to look very aliased =( |
| That actually came out pretty good, just had to fill the blank areas, the borders are pretty good: |
| WOW, amazing.... I want <-- cries like a kid :P THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! |
Kotori said: added Thank you and i love you!!! |
| Hmm I tried something simple: something like this good? |
| great xD Thnx ^.^ Nyorero~n <3 |
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| I'm having some trouble with that one. Can you send me one with a different background color? something like green or blue, that's not in the current image (fill out the inner areas as well, that have to be transparent) |
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