'Metal Mutant'

unseenmenace · 22nd November 2001, 21:13

My Skin "Metal Mutant" was until recently on Winamp.com but is now unpublished due to "a missing or bad screenshot". I had previously attempted to fix this but could get my own screenhots uploaded. I believe the normal screenshot system fell over due to the bitmaps in my skin only having 16 colours (4-bit). Please tell me how/where to send my own screenshots.

Many thanks

Unseen Menace

p.s. Winamp 3 looks very promising

Mr Jones · 22nd November 2001, 21:15

You can't submit your own screen shot, why don't you increase the colour depth on your skin to something like 16 million colours and resubmit the skin, this will fix your screen shot problems.

Forevever · 23rd November 2001, 01:25

if you use PSP (which I do), you can decrease to a 256 custom color palette and it doesn't hurt the screen shot much. If there's a lot of the same color, or its all real dark, or its all real bright, there will be a mess up in the screen shot, but if you've got fairly good contrast, 256 colors is more than enough for it to appear right with winamps compression.

unseenmenace · 23rd November 2001, 19:19

I'm curious to know why the number of coulours should have any impact at all on how the screenshot appears. The skin itself looks fine after all. If its absolutely necessary I will increase the colour depth to 8-bit or 24-bit but I am just curious to know why it should appear any different with only 16 colours.

Many thanks for any input you may have

Unseen Menace

BullGawD · 23rd November 2001, 19:35

because the winamp screenshot maker doesn't like compressed or low bit bitmaps. go back to 24 bit, you'll be fine.

22nd November 2001, 21:13	#1
unseenmenace Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: UK Posts: 2	'Metal Mutant' My Skin "Metal Mutant" was until recently on Winamp.com but is now unpublished due to "a missing or bad screenshot". I had previously attempted to fix this but could get my own screenhots uploaded. I believe the normal screenshot system fell over due to the bitmaps in my skin only having 16 colours (4-bit). Please tell me how/where to send my own screenshots. Many thanks Unseen Menace p.s. Winamp 3 looks very promising

23rd November 2001, 01:25	#3
Forevever Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 3rd floor front bedroom by the window :D Posts: 1,899	if you use PSP (which I do), you can decrease to a 256 custom color palette and it doesn't hurt the screen shot much. If there's a lot of the same color, or its all real dark, or its all real bright, there will be a mess up in the screen shot, but if you've got fairly good contrast, 256 colors is more than enough for it to appear right with winamps compression. If anyone can find any of the skins I made please email them to Forevever@aol.com I can't remember all the names but specifically hunting for Lascivious, and DEVOUR (compilation with Jax) and any in the Impulse series which had 6 total. Auriferous, Gilt, Impulse, Nadir, and 2 others I can't remember but you dig.

23rd November 2001, 19:19	#4
unseenmenace Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: UK Posts: 2	Colour depth I'm curious to know why the number of coulours should have any impact at all on how the screenshot appears. The skin itself looks fine after all. If its absolutely necessary I will increase the colour depth to 8-bit or 24-bit but I am just curious to know why it should appear any different with only 16 colours. Many thanks for any input you may have Unseen Menace

23rd November 2001, 19:35	#5
BullGawD Cool Guy. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,122	because the winamp screenshot maker doesn't like compressed or low bit bitmaps. go back to 24 bit, you'll be fine. ...a blatant person.

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22nd November 2001, 21:15	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	You can't submit your own screen shot, why don't you increase the colour depth on your skin to something like 16 million colours and resubmit the skin, this will fix your screen shot problems.