New Theme Ideas

estaban · 02-06-2008

I really enjoy making themes for my M3 and sharing them... I would like your guys's feedback as far as the ones I have made so far and what you would like to see in future themes. I have posted 2 new ones within the past 2 days. Check them out.

Thanks in advance...

galle_gtd · 02-06-2008

I just bought a m3 and i am very excited about it!
Your skins look great!
Maybe i will also try to make some skins! How can i do this?

estaban · 02-06-2008

Well first you have to download the firmware resource editor here

Then you must find a resource file to start with. Find one that is built for the firmware version that you want to make your theme for (such as 2.003.5 or 2.004.3, etc.). Then you can replace any of the images with custom images or images from other themes. Sometimes it is fun to take your favorite parts from a number of themes to make a new one.

It takes a little bit of trial and error to get the hang of designing your own images, but after you get used to it, it is very fun to design your own themes.

Hope this helps. And congratulations on getting an M3. I hope you come to love it as much as i love mine.

galle_gtd · 02-07-2008

Ok, thanks!
I am still waiting for the m3 and i am also so in love with it despite i haven`t it yet.

Which firmware should i take, the last one?

galle_gtd · 02-07-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by estaban

Well first you have to download the firmware resource editor here

There are just Chinese signs??

estaban · 02-07-2008

Here... I will upload the program directly from my computer. Then you can just download it from this page...

And I would reccomend the latest firmware version, 2.004.5. Although it doesn't add any new significant features, it fixes some minor bugs in earlier versions.

galle_gtd · 02-08-2008

Brilliant! Just have to wait for my m3...

coco1000 · 03-03-2008

hey,can you please tell me how you make the themes, which program do you use, i want to change something in my firmware but not everything

kaloer · 03-03-2008

Use the program estaban has attached. It´s pretty easy to use

tomik · 03-03-2008

Yes, it is really very easy to use! You can download any resource.bin and after that change there some images you want to (using resource editor). Those images can be created by your own or taken from somewhere else (if you are familiar with such programs like Corel and Photoshop then it should be easy for you) For example I changed 2 images that appears after switching the Meizu on. So first the Estonian flag appears and after 2 seconds a name of my girlfriend does (so now you can guess whose player it is and also where this person is from

) Well, what i also changed was the language. There are in the resource.bin 20 languages, but in reality the player can operate 3 of them - that are on position 3, 6, 16. So what I did was that on the position 16 i rewrote all sentences from Slovak into Estonian...Of course you can use your fantasy and some of the sentences don't use in in the way they should be (e.g instead of "SHUTTING DOWN" that appears after switching the "off button" you can write "Take care" or anything....As I said you are limited only by your fantasy... Depends on how much time you want to spend with this. But if you want the Meizu can be really "personalized" very well. Here on these Meizu forums you can find many beautiful skins that were made by others. The only thing you have to be careful about is that resource.bin has to fit to its firmware (m3.ebn). They both have to be the same version... Good luck with your creation... Tomas