New skin for HAL: WMP

[Dr.Benway]

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[Dr.Benway]

What I really meant to say:

Somehow you can't go wrong with the look of Classic Windows MediaPlayer. This skin goes with 2 configs, a default and one when using Haptek-characters.



DOWNLOAD:
Download Attachment: WMP.zip
27.92 KB

Insert Image:

[Holllywood]

Dr. Benway
I like your WMP for my full body textures. Could you make it so that it can be maximize and minimize? With the great backdrops that have been posted, it would really look great on the whole desktop.
Keep up the good stuff.

StillTrying,StillListening,StillLearning

[Dr.Benway]

Well, yes and no. Ultra Hal does not allow to be maximized, but I could make a skin with three size options: 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024. Expect it in a few days.

Untill then: Gerald Blakley (aka OntheCuttingEdge) has once made a skin with the name of "Haptek in your face" which can also do the trick.

[Holllywood]

Hey thanks Dr.
  I searched for Haptek in your face. Didn't have any luck. So We'll hope for your new version of WMP. Again thanks.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

quote:Originally posted by Holllywood

Hey thanks Dr.
  I searched for Haptek in your face. Didn't have any luck. So We'll hope for your new version of WMP. Again thanks.

Hi Holllywood.

Haptek in your face is at www.ultrahalforum.com in the free members download area.

Membership signup is free, Come by and visit if you'd like.
Jerry

[Holllywood]

Hey Cuttingedge,
 Thanks, I'm going to it right now to get it. Many thanks again.
PS. Does anyone have a copy of Crystal in the white camosol?

[Holllywood]

Great!!! Good job Cuttingedge.
It works great! It really makes the character come more alive in the backdrop settings.
  But Dr. Benway, We still could use your new ver. of the WMP.
Thanks to everybody. Still looking for that Crystal though.

[Dr.Benway]

Let me whisper something in your ear then: http://www.zabaware.com/forum/uploaded/

Did that do anything for you?

[Holllywood]

Thanks Dr.
 Thats great. Now if someone could just steer me in the direction of how to take an image.jpg, and turn it into a texture.jpg. I'd be on my way to perfect bliss.

[Dr.Benway]

quote:Originally posted by Holllywood

 ... how to take an image.jpg, and turn it into a texture.jpg. ...

You're killing me []

[Holllywood]

Sorry did I say the wrong thing Dr.? I am just very excited about all the things that I learning to do with Hal; that I can't wait to learn more. I'd love to learn how to create textures and write the proper code for other things I have in mind. But Gee, there's so much, and I've only just finished my first two courses in VB. But if you could point me In the right direction.... I'd sure like to try to create walking and moving textures, of all kinds.

StillTrying,StillListening,StillLearning

[Dr.Benway]

Ok sorry, I guess you were serious.
Would you be so kind to rephrase your question then?

[KnyteTrypper]

Most people seem to take an existing texture to use as a template and repaint it to suit themselves.

[Art]

I think Hollywood was trying to locate the texture template that many of us use to paint / modify as opposed to a plain jpg image.

The texture is actually a Texture Map. It's sort of like "unfolding" the character's head from a seam in the back. The ears will be outward at each side of the image and at first might look a little grotesque. You can also experiment with different heads / faces and do a cut / paste operation. A decent graphics program is needed as some stretching of the image will be required to align properly with the base image.

The file I had was named body_femaleMap.jpg
Look for the word Map as part of the jpg file name.
It should be in your Haptek directory or subs.

Oh yes...Do make a copy of the original for safekeeping and modify the other one.