Media Player Skins - Page 2

etheriau · 10-20-05, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by rbg08

I think it is WM5. I can't use any old Today themes either. Luckily WM5 lets you use your own pictures as a background image and control the transparency level and positioning of the image.

I managed to get the Today theme working, but I do not recall exactly how I did it, and when it finally did work, I had two or so copies of it on the system. I think what finally worked was having one in the Windows directory, and I had another one in Documents I think and then it finally saw them.

The same deal doesn't seem to happen with this Media Player though...

eyt*

Adrian Knack · 10-20-05, 03:47 AM

Sorry I can't help with your question but if you want a very nice player which is also free, VGA, faster and skinable check out GSPlayer.

Also have a look at TCPMP for all your video playing needs. It will also play MP3s etc. but I personally like the playlist manager in GSPlayer better.

I presume these both work fine on WM5...

Cheers,

Tankman · 10-21-05, 07:51 PM

Try this link to Pocket Themes.
Lots of choices and, get this all work well.

http://www.pocketthemes.com/

ir803 · 10-27-05, 12:46 PM

so I tried to get the deviant art themes to work and they wouldn't show on the skins list, I tried renaming a skin file to the default skin name and it worked but it was a small image in the top left of the screen and the buttons didn't work.

:exc:

andwhat112 · 10-30-05, 07:59 PM

Hey, I have an Axim x51v and I've also been trying to make the skins for Windows Media Player work (the ones that Microsoft offers on their website). I haven't figured out why they don't work but I was able to create a very simple one. You must be in landscape mode so it can show up. Also make sure to save it under --> \Program Files\Windows Media Player.

Ok so to make sure this skin works for your x51v with Windows Mobile 10 follow these steps:

1. Download and extract to a folder on your desktop (for this example let's name it "My Skin")
2. Copy and Paste this folder ("My Skin") to your Axim into the following folder \Program Files\Windows Media Player\
3. Make sure you're in landscape mode, open up Windows Media player, go into the Skin settings, select the skin named "Tester" and enjoy

cincij · 11-06-05, 10:23 AM

Hello All,

I can verify that there is a problem with skins created for earlier versions working on WM5.

I create and sell skins on Pocketgear.com and have recently begun testing them on WM5. Only one of my four releases actually works with WM5.

It is available in VGA here or in QVGA here.

I am currently testing all of my skins to try to find out what deviation in the skin file is causing problems. I will post my findings here when complete.

In the meantime, if anyone else solves this problem please contact me.

Thanks,

Josh
Twisted Pixels Multimedia

4Him · 11-06-05, 11:38 AM

I'm experiencing the same problem and I'm still on 2003 SE and WMP 10. I tried installing one of the new Spb Unithemes and the only component that appeared was the today screen.
While troubleshooting the problem I found that the default files in the media player directory are just shortcuts to the actual .skn files in \Windows. When I tried changing those to point to the new .skn files there was no change (NEXT and PREVIOUS still grey). I also tried moving the new .skn files into the Windows directory, still no change.

I'm missing something, MP10 is getting the list of skins from somewhere and it doesn't seem to be any of the files that have been discussed in all of the threads I've searched. Any new ideas would be welcomed.

cincij · 11-06-05, 05:55 PM

Inside the /Program Files/Windows Media Player/ folder there should be a folder for each new skin containing all of the graphics files and the .skn file.

The only other thing that would cause it not to show up is if it's not the correct resolution for your device (VGA or QVGA)

cincij · 11-06-05, 09:21 PM

Update: I have confirmed that the problem with my skins working is the Fullscreen button. If I remove this from the skin definition all of my releases work fine.

I'm now trying to find a fix for this, but in the meantime if you all want your skins to work try deleting the FULLSCREEN line in the .skn file.

antalexi · 12-20-05, 09:28 PM

I got it to work!!

You need to edit the .skn file using Notepad (or similar editor) and add the following under the first line:

[ Description ]
//
// ------ -----
Dimensions 480, 640 192

//
// -------------
Orientation Portrait

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[ Bitmaps ]

You can delete the [ Bitmaps ] line, I just use it as a marker, then delete it.

Apparently, WMP is looking for these lines in the .skn file. I don't know why, but it worked for all of the wmp skins that I had previously tried to use, but couldn't.

Now, if I could only figure out why some of the skins are the size of a postage stamp! Anyone figure out that one yet???

cincij · 12-21-05, 12:08 AM

Skins show up small when you are trying to use the QVGA version on a VGA device.

bannergirl · 12-21-05, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by etheriau

I suspect that it has to do with Windows Mobile 5; do the others that have Windows Mobile 5 that have this issue?

Thanks.

eyt*

I have an axim x5 and i believe that i can walk you through the process.

SolSie · 12-21-05, 09:34 AM

Try this!
1-As far as Today skin. Go to www.mcDeb.com and download any VGA skins. Don't use the ones created for SPB (extended) they don't work.

2-For WMP10, unzip the attached files and create a directory on your storage card (e.g. WMP skins) and drop this file in. Then go to WMP to select this skin. Be patient and wait for WMP to scan and find the skin...

you can purchase these as well:

chmckay · 12-21-05, 06:14 PM

These skins are almost enough to keep me on WMP. However, has anyone figured out how to keep the screen from switching on in between songs?

Bikegeek · 12-21-05, 07:25 PM

Ok, they all are visible to be selected, but they are VGA. Can something be edited to QVGA use or do I just have to find QVGA skins?