Winamp's Skin screenshots

Nini · 10th May 2001, 12:53

I don't really want to complain, but these screenshots suck!!!
They look much worse than the real skin! (Why not improve that, Nullsoft?)
Look at this 2 skins:
http://www.winamp.com/components/det...ponentId=56369
http://www.winamp.com/components/det...ponentId=46908
They look a little better in reality, or did you think that I would paint a BLACK
text-background for a GREY skin?
The same problem for the other one, furthermore it's a bit 'distorted' (volume&balace)
It's annoying. Why cant Winamp's offical site do it right???

ElChevelle · 10th May 2001, 14:57

Ummmmm

Charmander · 10th May 2001, 19:41

Thats JPEG For You - Pity Png Was not supported . Gif editors (free after 30 day ones) are hard to come by.

nateJC · 10th May 2001, 20:09

It sounds like they're using compressed JPEGs. Why don't the Nullsoft folks just use JPEGs with as little compression as possible? Or PNG files like Charmander suggested? Heck, even BMPs would be better than a compressed JPEG. (Well okay maybe not)

Nini · 11th May 2001, 11:45

but even a higly compressed jpeg won't turn grey to black

Xerxes · 11th May 2001, 12:40

Yeah the little automated thing that automatically makes a reduced size jpg of the submitted skin really bites- sometimes it will omit pieces of the skin at random as well and you will get lovely grey squares in the middle of your skin :-/

dlinkwit27 · 12th May 2001, 04:08

I may be mistaken here, but don't the skin makers submit screen shots? I beleive it is like that with all user submitted additions.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 12th May 2001, 04:45

No. The screenshots are automatically generated, like Xerxes said. The skin makers have no control over that.

Nini · 14th May 2001, 11:28

Yes. And maybe therefore we should submit the screenshots by ourselves.

B4N44N · 18th May 2001, 02:29

yes, my skinpreview picture had blue blocks at the bottom of the equalizer sliders. The program that makes these screenshots sux

Not that it matters cauz my skin got deleted from my account (!) and never even got reviewed after
4 weeks of waiting...

upload again and wait another 4 weeks? or months as
i read in another post, how many reviewers are there ?
1? (the lama?)

Nini · 18th May 2001, 08:57

Maybe you should complain at Nullsoft. Some other people wrote that their skin has been deleted too.

I don't know why, but Nullsoft doesn't give reviews any more, only if the skin is one of the "eye candy" skins. (Another point to complain ...

)

Charmander · 18th May 2001, 09:18

It is self-service but some variations of jpeg arent supported so i could not upload my avs presets from my own computer but dads has a gif editor as part of his office suite so i take advantage of his network link.

10th May 2001, 19:41	#3
Charmander Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 320	Thats JPEG For You - Pity Png Was not supported . Gif editors (free after 30 day ones) are hard to come by. <sig removed>

10th May 2001, 20:09	#4
nateJC Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: an interstella burst i'm back to save the universe Posts: 953	It sounds like they're using compressed JPEGs. Why don't the Nullsoft folks just use JPEGs with as little compression as possible? Or PNG files like Charmander suggested? Heck, even BMPs would be better than a compressed JPEG. (Well okay maybe not) This is your brain. This is your brain on pot. This is your brain desperately searching for Doritos. natejc@myrealbox.com \|\| Prosthetic Head \|\| Go ahead, press it, you know you want to!

11th May 2001, 12:40	#6
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	Yeah the little automated thing that automatically makes a reduced size jpg of the submitted skin really bites- sometimes it will omit pieces of the skin at random as well and you will get lovely grey squares in the middle of your skin :-/ Now is the time for all good Americans to come to the aid of their Country

12th May 2001, 04:08	#7
dlinkwit27 has no CT (Forum King) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 13,232	Why I may be mistaken here, but don't the skin makers submit screen shots? I beleive it is like that with all user submitted additions.

14th May 2001, 11:28	#9
Nini skin domptrice (Major Dudette) Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tatooine Posts: 2,270	Yes. And maybe therefore we should submit the screenshots by ourselves. The skin love webring

10th May 2001, 12:53	#1
Nini skin domptrice (Major Dudette) Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tatooine Posts: 2,270	I don't really want to complain, but these screenshots suck!!! They look much worse than the real skin! (Why not improve that, Nullsoft?) Look at this 2 skins: http://www.winamp.com/components/det...ponentId=56369 http://www.winamp.com/components/det...ponentId=46908 They look a little better in reality, or did you think that I would paint a BLACK text-background for a GREY skin? The same problem for the other one, furthermore it's a bit 'distorted' (volume&balace) It's annoying. Why cant Winamp's offical site do it right???

10th May 2001, 14:57	#2
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,431	Ummmmm

11th May 2001, 11:45	#5
Nini skin domptrice (Major Dudette) Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tatooine Posts: 2,270	but even a higly compressed jpeg won't turn grey to black

12th May 2001, 04:45	#8
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	No. The screenshots are automatically generated, like Xerxes said. The skin makers have no control over that.

18th May 2001, 02:29	#10
B4N44N Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 15	yes, my skinpreview picture had blue blocks at the bottom of the equalizer sliders. The program that makes these screenshots sux Not that it matters cauz my skin got deleted from my account (!) and never even got reviewed after 4 weeks of waiting... upload again and wait another 4 weeks? or months as i read in another post, how many reviewers are there ? 1? (the lama?)

18th May 2001, 08:57	#11
Nini skin domptrice (Major Dudette) Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tatooine Posts: 2,270	Maybe you should complain at Nullsoft. Some other people wrote that their skin has been deleted too. I don't know why, but Nullsoft doesn't give reviews any more, only if the skin is one of the "eye candy" skins. (Another point to complain ... ) The skin love webring

18th May 2001, 09:18	#12
Charmander Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 320	It is self-service but some variations of jpeg arent supported so i could not upload my avs presets from my own computer but dads has a gif editor as part of his office suite so i take advantage of his network link. <sig removed>

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