DISCLAIMER: This guide involves the use of a paid app!!!
In this guide I will attempt to teach you how to make your own transparent pull down background without the use of a computer. It is very simple and once you get the hang of it, it only takes a few minutes to do.
Things you will need
Photoshop touch for phones
transparent base (linked at the bottom of this guide)
pic you want transparent
That's it
First you will need to download the app "Photoshop touch for phones" (from here on out known as PS Touch), it is a paid app on the playstore and is well worth the money, the only thing that limits this app is your imagination! Then you'll need to download the transparent base linked at the bottom of this guide. Once you have your picture and everything else you need you're ready to start editing!
Open the app PS Touch, if the picture you have isn't sized correctly or you want to touch it up and make it your own you'll want to edit that first, press new project and then choose photo library. This will open up your gallery, choose the photo you want to edit/resize from there. To resize you'll click the & icon at the top and choose resize, you want the size at 720x1280 (when the resizer pops up hit the link so the numbers aren't linked together so you can get the correct dimensions)
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now you can edit the pic as you please. And then press done and then save. Once you press done it will bring you to this page, you will need to save it again from here so it shows up on your gallery (the first time you saved it only saved it to your projects). To save again press the box with the arrow, then select your pic. Save as PNG
after you save it and confirm it shows up in your gallery you can delete it from your projects, or not, your choice
Now is when that transparent base comes into play, start a new project again, selecting photo library again. Now find where you put your transparent base (I put mine in a folder named transparent base to make it easier to find since it doesn't really show up in the gallery, it is there though, once you're in your folder with it press the top left to select it).
If you selected it, your screen will look like this
Now you'll want to add a layer, the layer being your photo you edited before (select photo layer, then navigate to Adobe photoshop touch folder, it'll be in there)
. Once selected you should get this
Press the check mark to set it....
Now comes the part where you make it transparent! Press the button on the bottom right that looks like 2 papers with a + sign (the same button you pressed to add a layer), then instead of adding a layer, press the other 2 paper button that pops up
Now, just mess with the slider for opacity
. I think anywhere from 30-35 is just about perfect, but you can set it wherever, the lower the slider, the more transparent the pic will be.
Once you have the opacity where you want it you will need to merge the two pics. To do that you will press the button that has the arrow pointing down. (it's under the opacity slider) click merge visible, you'll now notice you don't have two layers anymore, which means you're done and ready to save!
press done and save it the same way you did before.
Now you're ready to rename it and throw it in a flashable and flash! (I've only done this on wicked and tpr for sprint, but it should work on all tw ROMs that utilize morphology, for tpr it needs to be named pulldown.png and for wicked it's tw_custom_bg.png, just make sure to name the png to whatever your rom has for the pulldown or it won't show up) Since I don't know what the pulldown background is named for you over here in Verizon land, you'll need to make sure you name it correctly for your rom. The image is found in system/app/systemui.apk/res/drawable-xhdpi...
AS ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP!!!
Thank you @kennyglass123 for confirming it was OK to make this thread, also thank you to @bigpappags3 for your help figuring this out!
transparent base pic
Some examples of what it looks like when it's done.
This one by @bigpappags3, not sure how he got it like this yet, but I'm sure he will let me know or wrote up a guide for it so I can have Kenny stick it in post 2
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On vzw as well. Nice.
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Make High Quality Wallpaper in HTC Sense 2.5.191xxx in photoshop
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I have found the solution to make High Quality wallpaper in 2.5.191xxx HTC Sense!
This solution let you have your own HQ wallpaper as default wallpaper and weather animation at the same time.
First you need a wallpaper with résolution 480x768(1),if you don't have it then resize HD wallpaper 480x800 into 480x768.
you need also the 2 manila files 4bfcbbee_manila(512x512 png file) & 54612042_manila (512x256 png file).
create new file with size 512x515(3) and very important with resolution"95,987"pixels!!!
Take your wallpaper(480x768) and from the upper side cut it in 480x515 and paste image in the new file you have made before on the left side,you will have empty area on the right side, then resize the file into 512x512.
Ok first image file is ready to replace in 4bfcbbee_manila file(with m9editor),be shure to unckeck "read only" in properties of the manila file first or you can't replace the image file in it,when the image file is replaced with m9editor then recheck "read only" before you copie it back in your windows folder!
Now the second file,follow the same steps as for the first file but cut your wallpaper from the bottom into size 480x256.
create new file with size 512x256(2) and very important with resolution"95,987"pixels!!!
Take your wallpaper(480x768) and from the bottom side cut it in 480x256 and paste image in the new file you have made before(512x256) on the left side too then it will look like this:
Ok second image file is ready to replace in 54612042_manila file(with m9editor),be shure to unckeck "read only" in properties of the manila file first or you can't replace the image file in it,when the image file is replaced with m9editor then recheck "read only" before you copie it back in your windows
folder!
Now copy both manila files you have create into windows folder of the HD,be shure to choose picture wallpaper first in menu on today screen.
When you have copyed both files into windows reset your device first!
When the device as restart then choose weather wallpaper and enjoy HQ wallpaper as default wallpaper
Here you have a screenshot with the result,i use Max Theme ultimate but its working without too.
I have work a long time on it to find this solution!
Im very sorry for my poor english,i hope its clear with this little tutorial and some pictures
Maybe we can use this to make new HDWALL for the 2.5 sense?
Also cookers can use it maybe?
Don't forget to say thanks if this is usefull to you
Tips & Trics
1.How to easy have the exact size to cut your wallpaper on the right position:
Thanks to kilzone who as given an easy solution!
there is an easier way to do this. When you select the marquee tool you notice (in the options bar) the option 'Style' which is probably set to 'Normal'. If you set this to 'Fixed Size' and type in 512x256 you have the exact size in one image (This is the correct way of making a perfectly sized marquee area.)
Wow, nice work....!!!
Dude, that is some great walkthrough! How did you figure that one out?? One more thing, would you mind sharing that wallpaper in it's original dimensions? That chick is very cute. Greetings, Studebaker
Studebaker72 said:
Dude, that is some great walkthrough! How did you figure that one out?? One more thing, would you mind sharing that wallpaper in it's original dimensions? That chick is very cute. Greetings, Studebaker
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Thanks,i have search for a long time to get it perfect!
here your wallpaper you asking for...
save image as...
Thank you very much! Have a great Sunday!
Thank you for a great tutorial. Not used M9 editor before so took a bit of playing around
Can I please ask how you got the carbon effect in the top and bottom bars? As you can see from my screenshots mine are plain old black.
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Thank you for a great tutorial. Not used M9 editor before so took a bit of playing around
Can I please ask how you got the carbon effect in the top and bottom bars? As you can see from my screenshots mine are plain old black.
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i have made the bars by myself,look in your rom for the bars files and the name of it,here i have post the bars for you but if you want that the bars work you need to replace mine with yours.
http://www.speedyshare.com/271953159.html
Thank you djcedric. Most kind of you
I've posted screenshots twice now (once in the hd mini request and once in my post your today screen topic)
So I quickly put my edited images (ALL THREE OF EM ) into an install-able cab file to change your boring touch flo skin into this:
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So install, soft reset and enjoy.
WARNING:
Be aware, usual warnings etc etc blah blah blah I take no responsibility in the unlikely event it blows your phone into a million pieces and causes you to cry and/or lose a hand, eye or any other appendage (yes, we've seen you, yes you...when its set to vibrate and you think no one is looking....)
Thanks, I was looking for something like this a while ago. I achieved it by using separate elements, like the hd mini wallpaper set throughout manilla with m2dc, livven simplegloss themes & customizations and a black manilla theme called "[email protected] 2.6 look m2d skin". All of these already available here on xda. Great job, will give this one a try too
yeah, im using the livven simple glass theme with rounded buttons too, all this is, is just 3 images, a transparent topbar, a solid black slider bar and the wallpaper (renamed hh_ff_background.png) in a cab hardcoded to install into the /windows folder.
it only took 2 minutes to make and isnt really a full theme but it looks good. Well, I think so.
To anyone who cannot read:
this is a touchflo theme, just 3 (three,trois, drei, tres) images are in the cab. hh_fw_background, hh_fw_bg_fill and hh_fw_title No other themes were edited.
Uppy, can you post seperately the black slider bar? Could not extract from Cab file.......
Update: not needed anymore, it worked!
Ok
Oh what you got cooking up? a custom theme?
You are the man!!!
Keep up good work
nice theme uppy,i really like it,but why in map search tab...the wallpaper can't change?can u give me wallpaper in map search tab?
I noticed that, I actually couldnt find that image I got fed up after 40 minutes slowly flicking through the Windows Folder.
Made a small adaptation to the theme......black slider and slider bar.....next challenge...make the slide bar transparent.....
uppy..can u give me the file of this theme?
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uppy..can u give me the file of this theme?
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Its just at the bottom of the post where it says attached files!
hey can anyone tell me what exactly does a soft reset do? i pressed the button once and it just restarted my phone. anyone with specific info?
Gothik said:
hey can anyone tell me what exactly does a soft reset do? i pressed the button once and it just restarted my phone. anyone with specific info?
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Soft reset is when you press the power button a little longer and message says "do you want to shutdown your device".....push yes. And than push the power button again. Your device boots up. Voila a soft reset.
A soft reset allows the system file (in this case pictures) that is in use to be replaced, it also frees up ram from processes that may still be running from appilcations that have closed.
in short the small button under the stylus= restart?
yeah, thats right
soft reset = restart
hard reset = reformat
uppy not that cab file,i mean in zip file...hurm...that wallpaper...i just want to edit...it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663077
there you go, thats the wallpaper.
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Made a small adaptation to the theme......black slider and slider bar.....next challenge...make the slide bar transparent.....
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why don't you make .cab for this theme? looks good and i want it.
Uppy no offense but i am not used to the interface you like. the start being on the bottom.
Sorry for the shameless plug for our website GrafiXpressions - Express yourself in vinyl form!..., but I thought that I'd share some of the wallpapers and icons i've either made or modified to really give your phone a unique DROID styled look. I know there are a ton of different wallpapers all over the place, but we strive to create only the most beautiful, high resolution images possible that really make your phone stand out in the crowd, we hope you agree!
Here's a shot of my Incredible as it sits right now...
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Icons first:
Incredible Camera Icon, designed by GRFXP.com:
Another designed by us:
and some Camera modifications:
Some modified Gallery icons:
SMS Icons:
Contacts Icons:
Email Icons:
Android Market GRFXP:
...
continued....
Icons shown in my dock:
Wallpapers (all made by GRFXP.com):
Modified OEM wallpaper:
more updates coming...
Wallpapers are sick! Great Work!
How do we get these?
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How do we get these?
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right click...save-as?
Thanks ...love the icons and WP
Save the icon and use Better Cut in the market.
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Save the icon and use Better Cut in the market.
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Well that was a waste of $3.00...when I try to edit an icon I get the following message.
Unable to edit shortcuts for Android Home, if you are editing Open Home, you MUST install Open Home first. The easy solution is just uninstall BetterCut and then reinstall it (without uninstalling Open Home)
I do not have open home. I am just trying to edit my icons.
BetterCut is 1.99, does not require open home. Not sure what you're referring to.
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BetterCut is 1.99, does not require open home. Not sure what you're referring to.
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$1.99 plus tax. When I run the program and select create short cut that is the message that I get.
I get the same message when trying to use bettercuts. Quick question are you using launcher pro or adw launcher?
I have the ADW Laucher and used that but got that error. I also used HTC Sense and got the same error.
for those of you getting that error, you have to add the shortcut as an activity (give it a minute to load the activity) then select the one you want. Bettercut doesnt play that nicely with Sense, but you can get everything to work.
Thanks for the reply. I did not know that you had to create them new. I thought you could edit the ones that you already had. I have created the new ones and just deleted the ones I did not want. Love the icons.
Ok now I have created new icons and when I try to use them I get the message the linked program is no longer installed on your phone....I long held on the main screen selected short then picked better cut then selected activity and scrolled down until I found messages and that is the one that I used. I just clicked on change icon and picked a new icon. What am I doing wrong?
for the apps that it gives you that message (its something to do with HTC programs) you'll have to install folder organizer lite. Use better cut, select other shortcut (or whatever the option is) then select folder organizer item, then go to apps and select the app you want. You'll then be able to select the icon and it should work. a lot of hassle i know...but it works!
Thanks alot. Worked perfect with the exception of Messages. I go through these steps and after I create the shortcut and go back to the main screen the new icon is there for like 3 secs then it reverts back to the orignal one.
new addition, the GRFXP version of the DroidX wallpaper!
enjoy!
Man I love that background thanks alot.
Silly question, but which home screen replacement is it that you're using in your pics?
Here you go~
http://img217.imageshack.us/i/ha001.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/i/ha002.jpg
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Here are some nice wallpapers in case anyone wants to use them.
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is it possible to load it up somewhere else, cause I cant get it on Dropbox.. would be nice
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Sure, here it is!
http://images.google.com/search?q=1...a=X&ei=TSrKTbaZN460sAPV-vygDg&ved=0CA4QpwUoBQ
Wallpaper(s) Only Thread!!!!!!
Enjoy 30 new wallpapers for your Transformer. They are all at 1920x1280 and allow for a little room to crop so you can get them displayed exactly how you want them. Widen the crop box as big as it will go for the best resolution once the image is set.
These are just images that caught my eye and look great on the Transformer. I hope you enjoy.
http://www.mediafire.com/?r192anr1901dh8d
It looks great on the transformers screen.
Here is a site with some nice wallpaper for the Transformer.
http://galaxytab-wallpapers.com/
Edit: Rewrite
I'll be re uploading a whole new wallpaper pack with the correct resolutions tomorrow. For now here's what you can do.
Download HD Wallpaper Pack 2
Unzip to your download folder,
Go to market and download "Wallpaper Wizardrii"
Install and reboot
When it comes back up all of the wallpapers should now be visible in the gallery. Choose the picture you want and click on the share button in the top right. Wallpaper Wizardrii should now be a choice. Select it.
From there just click on set and set it to scrolling and it'll adjust the images in the wallpaper pack above accordingly.
Let's get them all gathered up in one spot
flickr.com/photos/studionameless/5656028619/in/photostream
Wallpaper(s) Only Thread!!!!!!
I made this wallpaper for myself since I got bored of the ones that came with the tablet already. Nothing spectacular, but I thought since I made it, may as well share it. The jpg version is just a preview by the way. Full size version is in the zip.
Hey guys, I'm putting together a website dedicated to mobile wallpapers for various devices that I own.
After searching the internet for a good site, I have yet to find one that meets certain criteria and almost all of them have wallpapers that don't quite live up to expectations:
-them being too big
-them being too small
-them not being quite the right size to accommodate Android's strange "crop" window you receive after selecting a picture you want to use.
I'm aiming to fix that by having wallpapers designed with Android in mind to not only accommodate the crop window, but also allow you to select and use the entire picture.
I'm still in the process of getting everything running smooth, and there's still some performance tweaks, theme settings, and configuration settings that need to be addressed but eventually I'll get there. I also hope to have a mobile version running soon, so that you can access from any Android device.
This site will also allow guests/registered users to upload their own wallpapers and will automatically resize them according to what album you upload them to.
Anyway, check out the sneak peak here: http://www.freeza-inc.com/walls
Copies of my Bee paper.
I have optimised the one with the blue glow bar for Launcher pro plus so that it sits at the top as a dock background, this will not scale properly with the default home/launcher so I have included a couple without it with the bee top, middle and bottom.
If anyone would like the original photoshop .psd file I will look for it and post it - you could then change the text below the bee to read whatever you like.
Still working on the bee skin for launcher pro plus - will post the apk for skinning when finished.
Must put the damn tablet down - getting a condition known as 'Tablet thumbs' I think.
Launcher Pro blue bar
no bar
center bee
bottom bee
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App
I made a couple of changes to what bisto321 had posted. I wanted to mix the Honeycomb with the Transformer.
Made a few colour variations
Zip file here
No worries you can grab it
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3797793/wallpaper/wallpaper-1040065.jpg
and a couple others that I have like it:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3797793/wallpaper/02520_mulhollandcanyonmalibuca_2560x1600.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3797793/wallpaper/02474_velocity_2560x1600.jpg
Also, you can do a search for 'long exposure' and grab a couple of other really nice ones. Pretty much all the wallpapers set at 2560x1600 look fantastic.
and the wallpaper link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3797793/wallpaper/02141_auroraborealis_2560x1600.jpg
Hi guys, Its been long a while I became a Recognized Themer...Now its time to share my little knowledge with all guys here so that you can also begin something...
What is required:
1. A good pair of eyes which can guess good colour styles.
2. A brain[Most important]
3. Photoshop or GIMP [This is the most important...PS is more advanced and good to use for any level but for beginning you can use GIMP...I used that only in beginning]
4. Bases and PS goodies to start with...Get them here [First get 592 icon bases so that You can go ahead...Then get all the videos there in case you need reference]
BASICS
» So what are icons???
» Attractive images you see on your phone for various apps....
So, They can be made in graphic manipulation softwares like PS, GIMP etc...Offcourse it depends on your needs because PS costs you while GIMP is free to use whatever time you want...
FROM WHERE I SHOULD BEGIN?
» The answer is study the videos given by me well...They can solely guide you till your destination...Then this thread is for discussing your ideas and we can wor it out greatly...
WHAT ARE SIZES PREFERRED?
» You know there resolutions like LDPI, MDPI, HDPI etc...So there sizes of icons are:
XHDPI - 96x96/144x144
HDPI - 128x128
MDPI - 48x48
LDPI - 36x36
You can use HDPI+ resoultion icons on lower ones BUT cant do vice versa because It causes excessive stretching and they look bad...
Getting started with PS
Here is main panel guide for Photoshop [Mine is CS6 version but its almost same in every PS version]
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RED - Tools panel: It contains all shape, paint, gradient, select and erase tools...
BLUE - Sub options of the selected tool i.e. if you select TEXT tool then it will show font and size etc...
VIOLET - Main canvas where you will be doing your works...
BROWN - Styles lay here which you will give to your Backgrounds and icons...
PINK - The layers panel where you can manage layers...
REAL ICON MAKING STARTS HERE
Ok guys once you have done getting PS and other goodies,
Open up PS.
Click on File>> New and set size as 512x512 [A standard size which is always used by me for making a good resolution...This enhances effects we give and obviously when we tone down size it looks more beautiful]
So once done with this set Background to transparent...It will make the excessive space transparent to suit our desktop...
You can add any SHAPE and SIZES...Here for demo I am showing this -
1. Selecting shape :
Here I chose circle...So right click on shapes and you will get options to select your desired shape
So chose Ellipse tool here.
2. Adding Just border to circle:
So after adding ellipse make its size 490x490.
Above you can see stroke and fill options...Set no fill and select proper width of stroke/border...
3. Then you can give it any favourite effect...Here I'm giving TRON effect
4. Adding a Background to circle:
Press Control+Shift+N to create a new layer. Add again a ellipse little smaller than previous i.e. 485x485...
Fill it with matching colour. Then you have something like this -
5. Now take a close look at layers panel at right-bottom corner...There you have two layers...
Drag the topmost layer to bottom...So we will have a BG and a border up on that layer which will look tempting.
6. Now save the Style in form of PSD [Photoshop Document].
It can be opened again at any time and re-modded by you or anyone who wants...:good:
7. Now minimize PS and open the folder where you have put the base PSD from my link.
Drag one from them onto your ready background in PS. Then you can manage their shape as they open in edit mode. You can resize them and align them to centre by Pressing Select option on topbar...Then select all and select first tool on left side...You can adjust the way you want.then add them effects from right panel..
8. Resizing the done icon to desired size:
Go to Image on top bar and select image size option...select size 144x144 a very standard resolution which works on every screen resolution...
Then go to file>> save as>> save it with your name and don't forget to change the format to ".png"
9. Done now...You are really done
It takes so much time to arrange the stuff and type so much so if you find atleast helpful then let me know and please post your doubts, works and everything here...will update more day by day to give you everything I have...
Press THANKS to show your appreciation as it encourages me to work more...
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nice TUT!
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nice TUT!
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Tomorrow UCCW skin Tut...Grab the app from Play store and get ready!...
Roger that!
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Thanks for sharing, I will have to give this a try!
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