SkinStudio 4 beta 2 released

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SkinStudio version 4 beta 2 available

SkinStudio is a program that allows users to design their own visual styles for use with Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP.  It supports a host of different “skinning” formats including WindowBlinds UIS1, UIS2, ObjectBar, and the importation of MSStyles visual styles.

 

SkinStudio 4 Professional is also the first and only program that enables skinners to visually create Windows Media Player skins.

 Beta 2 of SkinStudio 4 is now available as a free download. New in Beta 2: 

  • Advanced Coloring support. It is now very easy to select a part of a visual style and change its color

  • Support for creating toolbar icons

  • Support for creating Windows progress animation AVIs (copying, downloading, moving, deleting, etc.).

  • Advanced MSStyle importation. Any visual style created in .msstyles format can be imported into the new Universal Skin Format which can then be exported to Windows Media Player skin format or WindowBlinds visual style format.

  • Fixes to the template image feature. It is now easier to bring in an existing drawn “mockup” and select the parts you want to turn into a skin.

  • Much faster browsing of skins and visual styles that are on the system

  • New opening dialog to help guide new users into skinning

  • Multiple document interface – can now edit multiple skins at once. Each skin appears as a tab.

  • A full list of changes made from beta 1 to beta 2 can be found here: http://www.skinstudio.net/beta2changes.doc

Screenshots:
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/sks1.jpg
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/sks3.jpg
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/screen2.jpg
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/screen3.jpg
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/screen4.jpg

There are 3 versions of SkinStudio:

  1.  SkinStudio Freeware

  2.  SkinStudio Standard which is $19.95 and adds the ability to import pieces from other visual styles as well as import    pre-created widgets 

  3. SkinStudio Professional which is $29.95 and adds the ability to create Windows Media Player Skins

SkinStudio Professional also comes with Stardock’s Object Desktop (www.objectdesktop.com) suite of desktop enhancements which includes WindowBlinds, IconPackager, DesktopX, IconDeveloper, ObjectBar, and much more.

Download SkinStudio at at: http://www.skinstudio.net

6,517 views 5 replies
Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
heheee love it!
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very nice job on it. Toolbar images are really nice. And about the animations - You can make them in flash, then convert to .avi. Or convert an animated gif to .avi
Curtains - Customize Windows with additional styles
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If Adam Najmanowicz could get an eye on the skinstudio newsgroup it would be great (as to the icondeveloper newsgroup too ...)
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Which posts on thew newsgroups are we talking about? I try to visit/answer those newsgroups on the daily basis. Do, I you mean the 98 issues? I think I've addressed most of the issues, just didn't have the time to reply yet
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Found a little bug (and where it happens) in Skinstudio, posted on the 10/30/03 as PhilIP, and in another way, still troubles with Icondeveloper with Win98, also posted the same date and name