Skinning Questions, Suggestions and Ideas
by OfficerMike07 » April 22nd, 2009, 1:22 pm
I just downloaded Microsoft Expression Studio 2 (courtesy of DreamSpark), and I thought I might try using Expression Design to throw together a test skin, since it'll export PSDs. I quickly found out Xion won't open this PSD as is, so I tried opening and re-saving it with GIMP. Xion opens the skin now, but my track info layer isn't showing up (should be white text in the black rectangle). I don't have PhotoShop on this computer, so I'm kindly asking for someone who does to re-save it and see if that solves the problem. Failing that, anyone else see why the text might be hiding?
Skin here:
http://sites.google.com/site/gjpimp/Home/Simplicity.psd?attredirects=0
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by xonenine » April 22nd, 2009, 1:27 pm
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by OfficerMike07 » April 22nd, 2009, 1:32 pm
xonenine Wrote: I'll try it...
it worked, I'll reupload it.
You didn't have to upload it, all I wanted to know is if I had to include PhotoShop as the final step in my workflow. As long as I know it works...
Edit: Where are my manners? Thanks!
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by xonenine » April 22nd, 2009, 1:33 pm
k, well, it's already there.
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by OfficerMike07 » April 22nd, 2009, 1:36 pm
xonenine Wrote: k, well, it's already there.
the downloaded zip seems to be broken anyways...
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by xonenine » April 22nd, 2009, 1:37 pm
nah, hehe, I forgot to capitalize the S
Very welcome!
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by WinstonGFX » April 22nd, 2009, 2:02 pm
xonenine, your use of GEOCITIES makes me
hehe
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by xonenine » April 22nd, 2009, 2:05 pm
I know, it's nostalgia. That site has a 15 MB limit,hehe, the new site has a 200GB limit
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by xonenine » April 22nd, 2009, 2:30 pm
I take it GIMP works normally, and that's not the issue?
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by OfficerMike07 » April 22nd, 2009, 10:49 pm
xonenine Wrote: I take it GIMP works normally, and that's not the issue?
I haven't ever tried to skin with GIMP, so I can't answer this one.
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by Cliff Cawley » April 23rd, 2009, 12:32 am
OfficerMike07, Can you send me a copy of the PSD that was saved from Microsoft Expression Studio 2?
I'd like to debug why it wasn't opening at all. I can only assume it might be saved in CMYK by default.
I downloaded the one you linked, but that loaded into Xion fine (except for the track), but I'd like to see the original too.
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by OfficerMike07 » April 23rd, 2009, 4:27 am
Certainly, Cliff. I figured you would ask for it sooner or later.
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