Firstly I would like to thank Vegetano1 for his support all this time!!
In the attached zip file you will find:-
- tutorial in txt format
- tutorial screenshots (for offline use)
- base jpg (used to make each image proper size)
- bat files (used to compile the 12 or 30 images into a 01-12.bmp)
- my batman 01-12.bmp(30images) and 4 (single image) 01-12.bmp files (use this before you start to test if your theme can handle it with the resources you have, also make sure your vshmain is set to correct 01-12 size and image count, see step 13 for this)
Things you will need:-
- Photoshop CS2 or higher for image making etc
- Hex Workshop (latest version) for hex editing
- Dynamic Prx Editor (by blessedhands) for hex editing
- your vshmain.prx file, and obviously 30 wallpapers you want to use!
I have shown the file names of the screenshots in the zip file incase the image host I am using goes offline or deletes the images
Step 0
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when testing the 01-12.bmp files included in the zip, you can determine which resolution is best to use with your themes without loosing any icons
Step 1 (01 - images.jpg)
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your 01-12 folder should end up looking like this when you are finished
Step 2 (02 - imagesize.jpg)
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size up a wallpaper you want to 400 x 227 in photoshop
(click on image on the top and select image size)
Step 3 (03 - save for web.jpg)
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once resized, click on file then (save for web)
Step 4 (04 - select jpg.jpg)
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select the jpg preset here
Step 5 (05 - optimize file size.jpg)
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click that little arrow and select optimize file size
Step 6 (06 - file size optimized.jpg)
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this is what your screen should look like next
put (32) in the box so it reads 32K
set matte to (none)
then hit ok and it should look like that in the screenshot
Save your file as 01.jpg
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Step 7 (07 - searching hex jpg.jpg)
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open up hex workshop and open base.jpg with it
then open up 01.jpg with it
Click for larger image
click on 01.jpg tab and scroll all the way to the bottom
then see where the position ends
Step 8 (08 - highlight in hex.jpg)
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go to base.jpg tab and copy all the 0s that are missing in 01.jpg
make sure it is exactly the ones that are missing in 01.jpg
Click ofr a larger image
Step 9 (09 - paste in hex.jpg)
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paste what you copied into the 01.jpg area
Step 10 (10 - after pasting.jpg)
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notice how what you pasted is in red
Click for a larger image
now make sure as in the screenshot that it is same as base.jpg
the ending point must match for both!
Step 11 (11 - save and close.jpg)
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save and close the file
Step 12 (12 - same file size.jpg)
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if you notice now the file size for both base.jpg and 01.jpg will be the same!
-----Do this until you have reached file 30.jpg-----
Step 13 (13 - vshmain hex edit.jpg)
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open up your vshmain.prx with hex workshop
Click for a larger image
load up the bookmark for it
look at where it says the blocksize for 01-12
set that to 32766
and make the picture count to 30 if you are using 30 wallpapers
save and close your vshmain.prx
Now double click on (Merge 30.bat) to create the 01-12.bmp
it should be something like 959kb in size
put that in your resource folder and test out your theme!
NOTE: you can make the last image full quality! so you can have 1 image at high quality
the rest optimized!NOTE: some images may have really low colors like a lot of black for example, so it is best to avoid those as you will padding and copying a lot of 0s and it might not even be possible to do with some of them.
NOTE: not all wallpapers may work and may halt when you test your 01-12 in (Color) section in xmb, showing a blank white page, so that would mean there is a problem with that wallpaper which is stopping the rest of the wallpapers from showing
NOTE: I have included some test 01-12.bmp files(thx v1) in the zip file so please use those to test your theme out before you start, this will save you a lot of trouble and time. For example if you try the 300x171 single image 01-12.bmp and it displays fine then you can have 12+ images in your 01-12.bmp, but if it doesnt display then you cant use a 01-12.bmp
best thing to do is free up resources, get rid of subicons, etc.NOTE: you can also make the brightness -20 and contrast +20 for the images for maximum results and make it easier to hex later on
Thanks for reading, hope that helps out!
A guide by Dliug.
Download Tutorial - 30images in 01-12.zip