skin it with just a .psd !!!
Published on September 25, 2006 By BoXXi In WinCustomize News
A new skinnable media player arrived on the scene in August, say hello to Xion. This is a very capable little player, but by far the most interesting thing about it is it's skinning format. To skin this player you simply create the interface in Photoshop, making sure all the different elements are on individual layers, (which many of us do anyway) and then you give the layers specific names and just dump the .PSD file in the skins folder of the player...... That's it!!!! The software does the rest and converts your layered .PSD into a skin.

This is surely a step forward for ease of skinning. No code to write, no XML to battle through, NO SLICING UP OF IMAGES!

I made two skins within an hour of downloading the software, and they work perfectly. So well done to r2 Studios, the creators of Xion, they really have an innovative Player AND skinning system here. It even supports animation too.

I hope some of you guys will support this player and make a few skins for it. They deserve to have some success, and I think you will enjoy skinning it.

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on Sep 26, 2006
its a bit buggy but otherwise its pretty coo!


If you find any bugs, could you let me know by posting in the official forum

I hope to keep on improving Xion in the future and with your feedback I will be able to do just that.

Cliff
on Sep 26, 2006
Sounds good! Looks good! I am having a problem playing CDs, though. What am I doing wrong?
on Sep 26, 2006
what a clever idea. designers can actually create something without knowledge of the often confusing code backend?
on Sep 26, 2006
Cliff, Is there anywhere that I can purchase a Pro version of Xion, or at least donate to it's development in some way? I really like the work you've done on this thing, and would like to help out. I will also be sending some (hopefully, high quality) skins in the near future. Keep up the good work, I will certainly keep spreading the word.
on Sep 26, 2006
Hey Cliff, just heading over there now
on Sep 27, 2006
OK, I just submitted my skin! It's my very first skin for anything. Finally, a program that's easy to skin for
on Sep 27, 2006
I opened a Xion skins section at my website Link, so if any of you have a cool skin you would like to share, please don't forget my website
on Sep 27, 2006
Added my skin, plus a wallpaper
on Sep 28, 2006
I LOVE THIS PROGRAM ITS WHAT IVE ALWAYS WANTED!!!!!!!
on Sep 28, 2006
Hi everyone!

I'm glad you are all enjoying my player and skin system!

Cliff, Is there anywhere that I can purchase a Pro version of Xion, or at least donate to it's development in some way?


Thank you! I am thrilled to hear that you would like to send a donation. You can do so on my Donation page.

I run r2 Studios is my spare time, and every little donation helps me to keep it up and running and providing quality freeware for everyone!

Thank you all!

Warm regards,
Cliff
on Sep 28, 2006
Cheers Cliff.... I sent a bit of cash. Worth every penny.
on Sep 28, 2006
Looks like a cool program.
on Sep 29, 2006
Very Cool app..

Regards, Nightbreed
on Oct 08, 2006
If you guys made a skin and want to share it with others, I created a section for it a little while back and already contains some Xion skins, you can submit it here Link
on Apr 20, 2007
New version released today.
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