Making a new skin for DVD Rebuilder

[MaxT]

Couldn't find any info on the subj. Basically I'm interested in the process how the txt with all info with colors/pictures is produced etc.

[wmansir]

Rockas wrote something up when skins were first introduced...hold on while I find it.

Here it is (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84863).

[MaxT]

Thanks, will look into it :) (and yeh, I swear that I've used search button :x)

[Rockas]

The easiest way is if you got Visual Basic or Visual C++ just load the image you want to use as background and then just had the "pieces"(fields) and take note of the size and location values.
note: The VTS, audio and subtitles are list fields not text.

keep it UP

[MaxT]

A question : Does DVD Rebuilder supports PNG format? I can see it supports GIF/JPG/BMP

[Rockas]

No... I don't think it does (it has nothing to do with Rebuilder but it's about the programming language used to create it).

[MaxT]

Yeh, ok, thanks. Just wanted to be sure about this...

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PNG is better tho' as it's patent-free and an image in a lossless PNG file can be 5%-25% more compressed than a GIF file of the same image. I'll be making a simple interface without much graphic so PNG would be the best choice (because of size and lossless format). Could of course save it as BMP (as you did in Rockas Original), but your skin takes like ~3mb in size alone, :/
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[Rockas]

Well... the skins may be made with .jpg I know they will be much smaller but the choice of BMP format was a jdobbs' choice... seems like he had some trouble to mantain the original quality when using .jpg, anyway just use jpg.

[jdobbs]

You can use gifs, jpgs, bmps -- it really doesn't matter. The only reason the ones in the directory are bmps is because it was very easy for me to write them as bmps. (They originally come from jpgs)

[MaxT]

1) I was wondering of the official URL to DVD-RB. Is it doom9's forums/www.dvdrebuilder.com/www.dvd-rb.com/nothing?
2) Is it possible to make a bg picture for the progress bar (or we're stuck with default grey bg)?

[jdobbs]

Stuck right now... I could probably whip up a way to use something else.

I guess when I get a little extra time I could write a quick app that could be used for Skin design... you know, lets you stretch, drag, drop etc...

[MaxT]

how about my first question (URL related) :p

[jdobbs]

www.dvd-rb.com and www.dvdrebuilder.com both point to the same site -- which Rockas administers and does a great job. On the other hand, I am a moderator here at Doom9 -- and this is where I normally get my beta feedback.

So the answer is... "Yes."

[MaxT]

1) Hmmm, can "transcode" button be replaced with an image (as well as "open" buttons) or it have to be that grey box with black text on it?

2) Can the height of "current" and "overall" progress bars be changed? like 10px? 30px? 100px? Or it's locked to its default.

3) Why the transcode button called "Transcode" and not "Reencode" or at least "Backup DVD" or something?

Thanks

[Rockas]

1. At this point no... but the color of the button can be changed.

2. Yes

3. Ask jdobbs :D

[MaxT]

I assume you can change height/width of the transcode button, that right? Does it have some minimum size (because of the text that should be placed on the button)?

:)

[Rockas]

Yes... I can't tell you the minimum height, 'cause the values aren't the same as pixels on Photoshop, but you can always make a printScreen and import the image into Photosho and "see" the height you can apply, as long as the text remains visible, 'cause the text height is fixed.

[jdobbs]

3) Why the transcode button called "Transcode" and not "Reencode" or at least "Backup DVD" or something? Well... in a strict sense, it is transcoding (reencoding a previously coded sequence or "bringing across" or "transferring).

But lately people have used that word to imply the use of within-the-compressed-domain techniques -- which strangely enough in a strict sense isn't transcoding since there really is no "[en]coding" done....

I'll go ahead and change it though. Far be it from me to argue semantics. ;) (especially over a word that doesn't exist in my dictionary anyway).

[MaxT]

Goodie, thanks for the anwers (more to come prolly ;))

[Rockas]

@MaxT

By the way... if you're planning on sending me the skin (so I can make the txt file) send it on .PSD format, 'cause as I told you before (I think) there are some fields thar aren't text fields but Lists, so their height can be set to every values, as the height is submited to the line heights... so the areas created for those fields may be adjusted to the nearest height available.
Don't know If you're going to understand this confusion (I'm not english so sometimes my english....) :)

[MaxT]

I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but I got the main idea :) And yeh, I'll send you skin as PSD (hope you got Adobe Photoshop CS edition). You can send me your mail in pm for further reference :)

[MaxT]

Mail with skin for the main window is sent.

PS: I've tried to follow your guide (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84863), Rockas, but... it really didn't worked out. As DK said in that thread, at some points values aren't valid anymore. You can specially note it at the dotted borders I have on the skin.

Anyway, look at it, lemme know if you can manage to get it working. GL

[Rockas]

Yes I received it and I'll send you the .txt file as soon as I can... can't tell you when 'cause I a little busy right now... you'll have to give me a day or two, ok?

[MaxT]

sure sure :) take all time you need :)

[lopoz]

I have a small question..

I remember some time ago, on some skins, the OK button in the settings field would disappear.

Now recently I've dloaded an old skin from the DVD-RB website and there's no OK button in the settings field :)

Is there a simple way to fix this? (by editing the .txt file?)

The name of the skin is Spaceneilas Curve
Find it here: http://dvd-rb.dvd2go.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=58&ttitle=*Spaceneilas_Curve

Thanks!

[DK]

take a look at this thread, lopoz

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89195

[lopoz]

Originally posted by DK
take a look at this thread, lopoz

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89195

thanks! i made it work all by myself! (with your help :P )

i added "OkButtonGraphic=Ok.bmp" to the [SETUP] & [CCE_SETTINGS] parts of the "Spaceneilas Curve.txt" file and the buttons showed!

[jdobbs]

All these skins are great. You guys rock.

[Rockas]

@MaxT
Did you received my e-mail with the .txt file?

[MaxT]

Hey Rockas! Yeh I did :) Haven't tried it yet as I'm at LAN party until tomorrow 2-3pm. But I'll look at it as soon as I get home :D Can't wait to continue to working on it ;)

Best Regards