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Old 12th April 2002, 01:08   #1
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skin converter - new version

alrighty, major improvements:

better interface.
displays filename to convert, filesize, and output directory.

still no fucking zipping of converted files. you must do that yourself. i believe visconvert.exe is working as well, but let me know.

i think i may switch to c++ so i may have zlib support, but who knows?

tell me what you think

http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/skinconv107.exe

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Old 12th April 2002, 01:15   #2
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Old 12th April 2002, 01:28   #3
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seems to be working fine now

you must have tried to dl it while i was uploading the file, sorry.

go ahead and get it!

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Old 12th April 2002, 14:06   #4
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what skins does this program convert????
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Old 12th April 2002, 15:59   #5
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winamp 2 - winamp 3 i believe

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Old 12th April 2002, 16:57   #6
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good call winamprocker

yes, it converts winamp2 skin to winamp3 skins.

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Old 14th April 2002, 04:32   #7
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i'm impressed

the only thing I don't like....its the PL turned into the thinger
but thats just me

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Old 14th April 2002, 05:12   #8
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yes indeed. it is the PL turned into the Thinger because, as we know, winamp 2 doesn't have a thinger, so there was a need for the conversion

but, maybe Bizzy D. & Co. will come out with a newer version of their converter template and i will change my program accordingly

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Old 14th April 2002, 13:10   #9
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as soon as we get more playlist stuff in maki (ie.. pl without the playlist list and just have the songlist) we will be swaping it to the playlist...

i gonna dl the exe now and have a look at wat u got so far
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Old 14th April 2002, 21:44   #10
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We gotta fix the damn resize in the Playlist and Minibrowser aswell..
I dunno if the minibrowser is included here or not, but if it is, take a look at the resize, it's not pretty.

Maybe the thinger can be dissed totally, I mean, it really isn't needed and since there's no good way to implement it, I say diss it.

In some skins, the AVS frame can be used to skin components and the Thinger, but in some skins it can't coz of how it looks with the titlebar.
Also, in some skins, the Playlist OR the Minibrowser frame, could be used instead, but then again, some skins don't look as good again with the titlebar design...


tricky, very tricky

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Old 16th April 2002, 03:59   #11
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i agree, kill the Thinger

http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/skinconv106.exe

apparently in v105 i left out a crucial component which didn't create the new skin, just gave you the template unzipped!

v106 is fully working sorry

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Old 16th April 2002, 12:06   #12
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Working Vis Converter

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Old 16th April 2002, 16:28   #13
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errr...version 1.0 It spewed out all the directorys (GFX, Menu, Needed GFX etc.) in the root of c:\. Tell me that's not right.

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Old 17th April 2002, 02:30   #14
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is that v1.0 or v1.0.6? check by using the Help>>About menu. v1.0.6 works fine on this end.

Bizzy D. i tried to email you the source code, but got an error. pmsg for the download link.

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Old 17th April 2002, 11:28   #15
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That was version 1.004 and i think that the error was caused by accidentally pressing the convert button with no skin selected. I have since downloaded version 1.6 and successfully converted a skin. Cheers. Keep us posted on any updates as I think this will be a very useful tool indeed.

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Old 17th April 2002, 13:00   #16
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Another thing I have noticed( and it's a little strange) is that when using a converted skin and then listening to a radio station the studio crashes. But is fine when using other skins. ??

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Old 18th April 2002, 04:01   #17
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strange indeed. perhaps this is a problem with the skin template.zip, created by Bizzy D. & co? not to point the finger, but who knows? could be my program

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Old 18th April 2002, 12:30   #18
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I just tried listening to a shoutcast station while using the WA2 Base skin (the template) and also my own converted skin (which provided parts of the template) and all is fine...

I don't think it's the skin template(s) that are buggy, maybe it's your program, although I seriously doubt it, or perhaps it's macaroon's 'puter that's a lil buggy or somethin'...

Not trying to point fingers either, I for one would like to get to the bottom of this and solve it.. And it still could be the templates that are buggy, it's possible.

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Old 19th April 2002, 01:37   #19
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pretty good stuff.
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Old 19th April 2002, 02:20   #20
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please notify me when a new template is out

new changes in the upcoming version:
- if skin.wsz(zip) has a folder inside it that contains the skin files, rather than just containing the skin files, the converter will fix this.
- built-in visconvert (converting viscolor.txt to vis.xml,vis-shade.xml) function, rather than using visconvert.exe.
- and of course, small bugfixes and speed improvements.

and we must! get to the bottom of the radio thingamajig

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Old 19th April 2002, 08:29   #21
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cool!

A question: the built in visconverter... does it convert properly, like I described in the visconverter thread?
Coz, the first versions of that converter didn't.
I haven't tried this program of your's yet so I don't know, that's why I'm asking..

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here's that thread... http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....threadid=84929
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Old 19th April 2002, 19:57   #22
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i do believe the current version, built into my skin converter, correctly outputs the vis.xml & vis-shade.xml.

i'll try to upload it tonite, still working out a few minor details

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Old 20th April 2002, 04:17   #23
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http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/skinconv107.exe

contains the aforementioned fixes/features , plus, i dropped the filesize by ~100kb

let me know how it works

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Old 21st April 2002, 05:52   #24
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did anyone use the new version? satisfied?

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Old 21st April 2002, 08:22   #25
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good work. It didnt work on Steal This Amp but it did work on Moutain
Dew so I'm happy. Anywayz there's a problem with the way it handles
transparencies in 2.xx and with the EQ spine (see attached)
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to convert wa2 trans to wa3 you have to open it up in somthing like psp or ps and save the trans ur self... unless some1 can figure this in maki
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http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/skinconv107.exe

contains the aforementioned fixes/features , plus, i dropped the filesize by ~100kb

let me know how it works
Works extremely well, but it would kick too much more ass if the playlist thing turned out to be the actual playlist and not the thinger. You should have it create both and then the person can choose if to have the thinger or the playlist in there, cause I converted my favorite skin but the playlist looks butt ugly using the default stuff and I'm too lazy (and know too little) to convert the playlist
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Old 21st April 2002, 21:25   #28
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thinger will probably be dissed and playlist will be implemented when the resize is fixed, it'll look butt ugly before that I can assure you...

But for the resize to be fixed, alot of scripting has to be done and I really can't say I know how to make that script.
I will, however look into it sometime.

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Old 24th April 2002, 17:03   #29
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kill the thinger, enforce the playlist

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Old 11th May 2002, 16:13   #30
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i have listed the skin converter on download.com, in case you are wondering

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Old 12th May 2002, 17:43   #31
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Old 12th May 2002, 18:24   #32
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I have a problem, the next version of the template is finished but it's too big for me to attach here and my server is down for the moment...

Liquid or Bizzy, could one of you give me your e-mail and then post the file on the forum?

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Bizzy: This is a complete template, not just the latest addons, check it out and see if there's something missing, or there's something you wish to change or something...
I might have forgotten something, but I don't think I have.

Among other things new in this version are the Minibrowser and Playlist, now with fully functional resize!! Thanks HollowEarth!
Playlist also have winshade mode which has an even better resize than on Winamp2!
Playlist buttons will come later, it's not possible in beta3 but I will add them as soon as it is possible.
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dan@morphedmedia.com.

can somone explain what winshade and mikroAMP is/are?

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winshade is the 'small window'-mode that you can switch to in the default skin in winamp3 on the main window, eq window and playlist window. it's the same on winamp2.
window shade mode it's called I think..

microAMP sounds like a skin to me, or maybe a mp3player, but the purpose of it, whatever it is, is no doubt to be small, very small..


Thanks for the e-mail, file coming in a few sec's.

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http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/wa2wa3template.zip

there you have it

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can somone explain what mikroAMP is/are?
MIkroAMP is a WA2 plugin that replaces pretty much all the winamp gui with a single 32x32 interface, or a 16x16, or a single tray icon.

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Tiny, handy and leet. Instant access top winamp with minimum desktop space used. MikroAMP v2.51 provides instant access to WinAMP's core playback functionality, including the playlist and bookmarks. WinAMP hotkeys are supported, skinning is supported, including the inside of the MiniBrowser, and on Windows 2000 with LucidAMP, Alpha Transparency. MikroAMP is tiny, handy and leet. Only 32 or 16 pixels square. There is also the option of using a tray icon. MikroAMP supports wheel mouse actions and four other click actions to control playback and volume. Version 2.51: * Disable Mouse Scroll * Multi-level recurse in Brindify Mode
MikroAMP

It is NOT a default feature of Winamp2.x, and the bitmap is not a default image that comes with WA2, merely a neato extra that a lot of the skinners in the WA2 community have adpoted .
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http://www.morphedmedia.com/download/wa2wa3template.zip

there you have it
thanks man.
Did you like the update?
When can we expect a new converter.exe?

Bizzy: check it out and tell me if I've missed something..
Oh, and I have updated the credits in the howto.txt and skin.xml to include HollowEarth for his exellent script, making the whole resize thing possible.
Just so you know...

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Testing...

COOL!!!... I think we can officialy call this V2.00?
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naah, let's wait until we can get full playlist button functionality, and then hit the big two-point-oh.
Don't you think?

Coz when we have reached that state, most of the winamp2 functions are emulated in the converter.

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this converter is already far better than winamp3 build# 472's wa2 skin loader.. yaay..
that one doesn't have either playlist, minibrowser nor avs frame.
we rule!
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i'm unsure if there will be new converter.exe for a while; it was on my harddrive that crashed...

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