A New Bootskin for Vista

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As we have been teasing you with news about DeskScapes for XP, and Bootskin for Vista over the last couple of weeks, I wanted to tease some more and show Bootskin in action.  Get Object Desktop to get access to all these cool apps when released.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
sweet :CONGRAT: that's a good news
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I'll se this when I get home but am wondering, bootskin was free befor, will this one be the same or will I have to get OD 2009 to get it? Just wondering.

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Will these bootscreens be somewhat animated like the XP Bootskins?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've been waiting forever to change my boot screen in Vista! I really hope that there WILL be a Bootskin for Vista. :)
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

What an amazingly great bootskin you have chosen! Why I would love to buy that artist a beer!   :thumbsup:  

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cool, now I won't have to be jealous of all the XP'ers anymore! :CONGRAT:
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

will they look better than xp version?  screen shot seems to look a lot better 

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

will they look better than xp version? screen shot seems to look a lot better
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It's high resolution, unlike XP.

 

:)

 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh sure just pick on the XP users you bunch of bullies! :O  

Lets see, Vista users get bootskins, :rofl:   and XP users get animated wallpapers, :thumbsup: .

That seems about right. :-"

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

and some of us get both to play with. :thumbsup:

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh sure just pick on the XP users you bunch of bullies! :O  

Lets see, Vista users get bootskins, :rofl:   and XP users get animated wallpapers, .

That seems about right. :-"  lol I say so to philly0381 & thx for reply Island Dog,can't wait :grin:

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Will these bootscreens be somewhat animated like the XP Bootskins?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Will these bootscreens be somewhat animated like the XP Bootskins?
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My XP bootskins always turne to this pretty blues screen.  Every Dang ONE!

Unfortunatly, not this one: http://x86code.com/bsod.bmp, this one:

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Will these bootscreens be somewhat animated like the XP Bootskins?
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Good question.  Are they just stills (in which case a randomizer option would be nice) or do they support some animation format?

 

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

No BootSkin Pro will not have animations in it, at least not for the moment. Right now it will load static images for booting.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Crud. Will animations be something that the BootSkin Vista development team will be looking into?

also, LOL Zubaz!
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very nice!! I'm very excited about this, though do wish it had some animation.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That dreaded blue screen... seen it few time when i was learning about making the bootskins... what i found is : if you use paint or some of the other art programs even though you save them in a 16 color format and the 4 bit they don't always do it corectly...thust not doing what the programs telling us it's doing...lovely aren't they...lol there's and art filter for photoshop... you can find the pluging to do the 4bit at the following link...website http://photoshop.pluginsworld.com/plugin.php?idx=50&directory=Adobe&software=Photoshop&searchFor= That's where i found most of my photoshop plugins... also if you have the Skinstudio professional...you can click the tools button up top and there'll be popdown to creat the bootskin image... and it works find for them both... however you'll have to resize the scroller (9x22 image) and make sure the background is 640 x 480, which is why I use the photoshop filter, and it checks them that way and lets you kind of retouch the images to make them look better if you need... hoiwever you'll find you'll still be limiteed to the colors in the images before you loaded them in photoshop...only 16....and one more note... if there's too much color variation between the background image and the scroller... as in an extra color between the 2... then the wonderful bluescreen of dread pops up...reason being the totol , between the 2 images turns out to be 17 colors and we're only allowed to have 16 total colors for the whole thing... Hope this helps and wish you luck...and Skruffy
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The new bootskin is a new set of rules.  HiDef baby!!

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And when can I download this marvel?

 

2of3 waits impatiantly

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cant wait for Vista BootSkins, awesome work. Also, Dreams for XP will be nice! A few questions, will bootskin vista be available for free download? Estimated time frame until release?
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 19
The new bootskin is a new set of rules.  HiDef baby!!
End of Zubaz's quote

Will that pretty blue one also be animated, Zubaz?

Doc asks innocently, I assure you. *_*

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My question is this: Will bootskin for Vista be more stable than it's XP cousin? Because I find bootskin on XP to be very unstable.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bootskin for XP has not been developed in more than 5 years now I believe. Bootskin for Vista will have current development and the attention of support so you can be sure it will be more stable. Please know that the release that is due out soon is a beta and should be treated as such until the full release of the product.