Freebox Jukebox

E-Touch Skins => Skin Support => Topic started by: Barcrest on July 02, 2008, 09:48:46 PM

Title: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 02, 2008, 09:48:46 PM
http://www.immersiv.com.au/images/screen01.jpg
http://www.immersiv.com.au/images/screen02.jpg
http://www.immersiv.com.au/images/screen03.jpg
http://www.immersiv.com.au/images/screen04.jpg
http://www.immersiv.com.au/images/screen05.jpg

Looks pretty straight forward, anyone up for cloning it?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: eist1 on July 02, 2008, 10:04:51 PM
Sure, if squirrley can do the images and backgrounds, that skin should be pretty easy. I'm going to be out of town until next Tuesday, so won't be able to work on much this weekend.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 02, 2008, 11:03:31 PM
I saw this posted at BYOAC and thought of doing it but I don't really like it.  I might work on something similar to it with the colors but I don't like the layout.  I first want to work on the JB skin.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Novalak on July 03, 2008, 01:45:50 AM
i actually enquired about buying this software a couple of months back...stupidly priced but did like the look
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 03, 2008, 10:12:08 AM
Yeah because of the BYOAC post i wanted to clone it... I might try and do it myself today at work usinf those images and M$ Pain... We'll see how it comes off.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 12:10:35 PM
looks like xlobby to me, tried it and its crap unless your automating your whole house (then its second to none), the jukebox side of things is rubbish!
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 03, 2008, 01:02:45 PM
Quote from: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 12:10:35 PM
looks like xlobby to me, tried it and its crap unless your automating your whole house (then its second to none), the jukebox side of things is rubbish!

Yeah i really don't know why more and more people seem to want these dummed down jukeboxes. People are going for XLOBBY, TOUCHTRAXX and that software because of the dummed down interface. Looks like nipsng on BYOAC is going for this dummed down interface as well. I really just don't see the attraction in not making the most of your music.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 03, 2008, 01:25:45 PM
I was going to create a clone skin, but i just ain't motivated enough to do it right now...  :(
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: netcat on July 03, 2008, 01:51:17 PM
Forgive me for butting in but.......

it's not a very attractive skin, actually looks "amateurish" to me
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 03, 2008, 02:24:35 PM
Quote from: Barcrest on July 03, 2008, 01:02:45 PM
Yeah i really don't know why more and more people seem to want these dummed down jukeboxes. People are going for XLOBBY, TOUCHTRAXX and that software because of the dummed down interface. Looks like nipsng on BYOAC is going for this dummed down interface as well. I really just don't see the attraction in not making the most of your music.

well I guess we should find out why people are using them.  Maybe because it really simple to use, not that Freebox isn't easy to use.  If you find that out maybe you can make FB like it and get more people.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 02:42:34 PM
personally I think that it could be to do with the presentation of the product, it seems they market the product well, the website is nice and clean etc, the product looks pretty rubbish and not a patch on FB, as discussed with Barry i'd be happy to design a website based around a joomla CMS for you, with maybe some help from squirelly and mfacer for the graphics? what do you say guys?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 03, 2008, 02:47:42 PM
I agree that could be it, we mentioned before the website needs to be tweaked.  I will do what I can but I think M is better at PS than I am but let me know and I will see what I can do.

The first thing people see is the website so if it doesn't look good or they can't find what they want they will leave
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 02:53:09 PM
well let me knockup some stuff on a test site and see how it fairs, we can then add the fancy graphics etc if Barry wants to move forwards
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 03, 2008, 02:58:05 PM
Go for it, and see if you can use the new site logo M made.  It is in one of these forums
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 03:17:03 PM
ok will have a butchers!
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 03:47:40 PM
found the logos but theres 2, one blue and green and one blue, does anyone know which one and also do they have a .psd file for it?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 03, 2008, 03:55:31 PM
WOOT! A new site design... LOL This one still says V3 in the header. I just don't have enough time...
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 03, 2008, 04:26:47 PM
M, if you get a min could you upload the .psd files to the logo's anywhere, i'd like to have a play about with putting them on a new site

Cheers bud
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: kizer on July 04, 2008, 08:58:09 AM
Holly Crap that software is expensive.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Cary_B on July 04, 2008, 04:20:39 PM
Quote from: kizer on July 04, 2008, 08:58:09 AM
Holly Crap that software is expensive.

And ugly, too.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 05, 2008, 12:44:53 AM
how the new site going, any chance we can take a look?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Raddy on July 07, 2008, 03:59:27 AM
Back to the original post....

I would be interested in this skin. I am limited to 800 x 600.

Is the Black & Blue skin available in 800 x 600 res?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 07, 2008, 04:05:41 AM
BnB is only in 1024, that it what my monitor likes best.  Also most people use 1024 so that is why I made that size.  Sorry but I won't be converting it to 800 but if you know how to use photoshop you can try and do it, I posted all the psd files for everyone to use.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Raddy on July 07, 2008, 04:21:27 AM
Thanks for the reply.

Other than the skins posted on the website, are there any other 800 x 600 skins floating about that I can download?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 07, 2008, 11:50:04 AM
I was thinking, i could probably put a scale function in the skin tool to scale skins down to 800 x 600 let me take a look.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: craiglincs on July 07, 2008, 02:24:28 PM
sites in progress on some temp space I have, I am at work currently but will post up a link later on so you can have a look, still after a copy of that logo as a PSD as I am not a graphics specialist :p
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 07, 2008, 02:45:10 PM
I have added a scale to the skin tool and posted it in the beta section for people to play with. Will see if we can do an 800x600 version of BNB skin
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Raddy on July 08, 2008, 01:20:50 AM
Can't wait to try out the B&B skin later today.

Just wondering if anyone was progressing to clone the skin from the images in Barry's original post?

I know that it does not have a lot of features, but I believe it would be good for a party situation.

Also, is the TouchT*nes clone skin still available anywhere for download?
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 08, 2008, 01:39:23 AM
The Touchtunes skin was removed and has not been updated for a long time. The original author wrote hsi own juke software based of the simple juke source i sposted up on BYOAC a while back. This skin ended up not being cloned as there wasn't the interest in it. However i think squirrel and eist were maybe planning a new skin based around the colour scheme of that skin at some point in the future. I really feel for those guys they are the only skin authors we have activly making skins on the site right now. Hopefully some of the other skin authors will come back and update thier skins.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: squirrellydw on July 08, 2008, 01:57:37 AM
thanks barry.  I do plan on making two more skins but probably won't be till the fall when I have more time.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Raddy on July 21, 2008, 06:07:37 AM
Just getting back to the original topic.
I have taken the image of the main screen and roughly cleaned it up a bit in Paint, just to try and get my head around the skinning program.

I can't work out how to emulate the view that shows a small album cover with the song and artist in test next to it.

Has anyone had a play around with this skin yet? I have wasted a good couple of hours trying to work out how to do work the skin program, and I'm still no the wiser.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Barcrest on July 21, 2008, 10:49:00 AM
Well my thoughts were that you would use a TXT only list as i thought thats how it worked. You could alternatively just shrink the covers down in size if that is what you wanted to do.
Title: Re: URGENT: Anyone think they can clone this skin?
Post by: Raddy on July 21, 2008, 10:32:36 PM
What you are suggesting sounds the right way to go.

To bad I can't even work out how to get started