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Ok, so I'm quite new to the android market. I just got a Atrix today in fact.
So, one thing I really like about it is the side to side desktops. I'm not sure what their called, but they remind me a lot of Ubuntu.
I am a bit of a nerd, and I'm not guna lie, my first thought when playing with it was how cool it would be if there was an app or theme that made one of those desktops into a tablet like in Star Trek.
I did some google searching, and found some examples:
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So, if you put "STARSS - LCARS iPad Demonstration" into YouTube, you'll see what I wanted to link.
I think that it would be amazing if besides looking cool, it actually did something. I'm not really all that sure what (perhaps incorporate the Calculator, calendar, weather?)
Does something like this already exist for the Atrix?
Thanks everyone!
i realize someone posted something close to this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140313) his instructions are somewhat vague and he lists a bunch of software that you'd have to pay for or you don't need. and actually i've found that the free stuff works better in this case (hint: don't buy wondershare video converter ultimate unless you want to waste your money and end up with something not even close to 3d). also he doesn't say how to properly offset the images to get a 3d effect which is absolutely necessary. so this is sort of for people who are new to this phone or just have had trouble figuring out how to convert 2d to 3d.
that being said, let me say that you can't REALLY convert 2d to 3d... it will look somewhat 3d, but in order to get a real 3d image coming out at you, you need to have two separate images taken at two slightly different angles (hence the 2 cameras on the evo 3d) however it will look pretty close because we can offset it. i dunno the proper terminology because i knew nothing about this stuff a week ago so bare with me.
we will do photos first ....
download stereophoto maker here:
http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/file/stphmkre434.zip
you do not need to install it because it is a single executable so just extract from the zip and run it.
go to file>open left/right images, then go to the picture you want to convert to 3d and click it. then it will make u pick another picture for the right, just pick the same one again.
now go to the top and click on "adjust" then click "easy adjustment"
now above the picture is the H. Position adjustment bar... in order to imitate the two side by side cameras like our phones have we are just going to adjust this a little... i don't know if it matters much but my right eye is my dominant one so i move the adjustment bar (which should be centered) to the left. move it to the left until you see both blue and red images, don't worry you won't need red and blue glasses it's just showing you the two separate overlaying pictures... don't drag it too far or your eyes wont be able to focus on the 3 dimensional picture after you get it to your phone (you will just see two pictures and won't be able to quite focus on either if you do it too much). i usually do it to around -40.
after you get something you are comfortable with then go to file, save mpo file. move the saved mpo to your sd card, i don't know if it matters but i always put mine in /sdcard/dcim/ then you should be able to unmount ur phone or put ur sdcard back into it and find the 3d picture u made in your gallery.
now for videos
download stereomovie maker here:
http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stvmkr/files/stvmkre121.zip
its more or less the same process, im just doing some testing now trying to figure out how to save it...
edit: figured out the video... after you get done with everything the same way i explained above (opening left and right, which should be the same since we are converting 2d to 3d, and going to easy adjustment and displacing the image with the bar above the video display) you want to go to file and save stereo movie, then create your file name and hit save, then it will ask about compression, don't leave as full compression, i changed it to microsoft 1 and that seemed to work for me.
after your video is done it will be in .avi so remember to convert it to .mp4 (hamster converter is free) and then you will have to re add the audio track using avidemux (which is also free)
attached is a mpo picture of a mustang from this last years detroit international auto show, i used the exact method i explained above to make it.
Bro. THANK YOU. Your work is hella appreciated. Looking forward to more info. Im one of those people that just never learned and converted my VHS library to DVD and then upgraded from DVD to BluRay so i have an extensive library. I tried the other doods instructions (suggestions) in the other post u refered to and after 16 hours and still no watchable movie it kinda left a bad taste in my mouth ya know? I'm staying at the hospital right now cuz my son was just born. As soon as I get home tomorrow I'm gonna try ur tutorial. Ill let u know how it turns out. Again thanks this looks promising.
Booyaka Booyaka that's the sound from my cannon.
macramentonate said:
Bro. THANK YOU. Your work is hella appreciated. Looking forward to more info. Im one of those people that just never learned and converted my VHS library to DVD and then upgraded from DVD to BluRay so i have an extensive library. I tried the other doods instructions (suggestions) in the other post u refered to and after 16 hours and still no watchable movie it kinda left a bad taste in my mouth ya know? I'm staying at the hospital right now cuz my son was just born. As soon as I get home tomorrow I'm gonna try ur tutorial. Ill let u know how it turns out. Again thanks this looks promising.
Booyaka Booyaka that's the sound from my cannon.
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Off topic word of advice.. DON'T do anything else aside help your wife/girlfriend with your son when you get home.. Made that mistake when my son was born last year.. LoL
On topic.. I've used the methods by the other poster with success.. I've got Avatar and Scott Pilgrim vs The world on my phone in 3d..
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Trust me i'm all over it lol. ive come to the realization that im not going to sleep anymore. As long as they do im happy.
Was your source file of Avatar a 3d copy or did u convert it. Im trying to convert my copy of avatar from 2d to 3d so thats y i think i was having trouble?
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Trust me i'm all over it lol. ive come to the realization that im not going to sleep anymore. As long as they do im happy.
Was your source file of Avatar a 3d copy or did u convert it. Im trying to convert my copy of avatar from 2d to 3d so thats y i think i was having trouble?
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My Avatar was already in 3d, but my Scott Pilgrim vs The World wasn't.. Only problem with that is I realized the sound wasn't there.
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this won't look good at all!
you need to learn how to create a depth map in photoshop and use the displace filter
mmace said:
this won't look good at all!
you need to learn how to create a depth map in photoshop and use the displace filter
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im not trying to do all that. im trying to keep it possible with free software only, besides i doubt a depth field would really make a significant difference without a second angled picture. and my 3d pics look great and appear to have depth compared to their 2d counterparts, the ones i made with my simple method above i mean... i'd be more than happy to post one if you'd like. they are pictures of the detroit international auto show from last year so u know i didn't take them with the 3d camera on the phone.
also i figured out the video stuff. ill add to my original post.
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Hey how long did the process of fully converting a movie to be watchable on 3VO take you? Total start to finish.
This worked okay with pictures - better than pressing the 3D button on my phone, so I figured would look better for video conversion too.
When I follow the steps you mentioned for video conversion using the Microsoft Video 1 compression, it does convert the file but took a 6 Mb AVI file and converted it into a file over 150 Mb.
This is no good if I want to convert a whole movie to 3D, it would eat up my entire hard drive and the quality seems poor also.
Does anyone have any better settings to convert it with 3D?
Cheers
Hi all,
My android app, Color Confusion, has just been released for the Nook! Hope you get a chance to check it out
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Color-Confusion/Gibibyte-Games/e/2940043856197
Color Confusion Game Trailer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8lAEirK1M
Description
See if you have what it takes to solve each level, by mixing a wide array of colors into cans of paint. Don’t be fooled as gameplay starts off easy, with a small number of colors. As you progress, it becomes pure Color Confusion!
See if you have what it takes to Conquer the Confusion.
Features
** Never the same game twice
** Great for teaching kids how to mix colors
** High score tracking for each level
** Seemingly easy at first glance, but becomes additively difficult
** In-app help included
** Atmospheric background music
Thanks for listening!
Paul
http://www.gibibytegames.com
I think I'd rather watch paint dry than play this game... wait...
edit: I think this game should be called "What constitutes a game confusion"
Sorry to hear that =(
It has gotten some great reviews and most folks seem to love it, but I understand it may not be for everyone. Sometimes it is hard to get a feel for a game without playing it.
Take care,
Paul
It's an original idea. That counts for a lot these days. If it makes it to one of the Android markets I might give it a try.
gibibyte said:
Sorry to hear that =(
It has gotten some great reviews and most folks seem to love it, but I understand it may not be for everyone. Sometimes it is hard to get a feel for a game without playing it.
Take care,
Paul
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Didn't realize it was your game, sorry; I was a bit harsh. I could see this game doing well in the Android Market if it were free but ad supported. There is a lot of competition in the Android Market but the Nook Market is fresh territory, good luck!
dsf3g said:
It's an original idea. That counts for a lot these days. If it makes it to one of the Android markets I might give it a try.
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I probably did not make it very clear...but Color Confusion is also on the Android Market....both free and paid. It is also on the Amazon Market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132510
Today's news was related more to getting it on the Nook. It took quite a bit of time and perseverance, but is finally there.
Hope you get a chance to check it out =)
Thanks,
Paul
http://www.gibibytegames.com
Color Confusion is climbing the charts on Nook.
http://twitpic.com/5ujza4
Hope folks can check it out.
Thanks,
Paul
http://www.gibibytegames.com
dsf3g said:
It's an original idea. That counts for a lot these days. If it makes it to one of the Android markets I might give it a try.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gibibytegames.colorconfusionfree&feature=search_result
Free version from the Market.
joenathane said:
Didn't realize it was your game, sorry; I was a bit harsh. I could see this game doing well in the Android Market if it were free but ad supported. There is a lot of competition in the Android Market but the Nook Market is fresh territory, good luck!
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So I take it that because it was the OP's game you will tone down the insult? If he never told you it was his would you still carry on insulting it?
ikingblack said:
So I take it that because it was the OP's game you will tone down the insult? If he never told you it was his would you still carry on insulting it?
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I would give constructive criticism, if any at all, when talking to the developer, but while among peers I'm more apt to be just out for the laughs.
As far as the game is concerned, I downloaded the free version from the market and I don't have any constructive criticism to give. I figure I am not in the games intended market, I prefer tower defense games, RPGs and puzzles, but to each their own...
I wanted to show this game to my wife because she paints. I downloaded the free version through the Android Market, but it did not work on CM7 with LCD density of 180 or 160. The assets seemed to be misaligned, and it was hard to drag things.
I'm on MIUI now witch is at 240, i'll give it another go.
kLAcK107 said:
I wanted to show this game to my wife because she paints. I downloaded the free version through the Android Market, but it did not work on CM7 with LCD density of 180 or 160. The assets seemed to be misaligned, and it was hard to drag things.
I'm on MIUI now witch is at 240, i'll give it another go.
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Klack107,
Thanks for checking it out, and that is interesting about the alignment issues. I will see if I can get to the bottom of it. Thanks for the feedback !! Much appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
Our family was recently featured as "Corona SDK = A family vacation?"
http://blog.anscamobile.com/2011/07/guest-post-corona-sdk-a-family-vacation/
Hope you can check it out.
Thanks,
Paul
http://www.gibibytegames.com
Ok, so here is like my first attempt at changing over to something completely different with a common theme in mind. I have to give credit to 10tonhammr and ktt16 for their original creations of these apps. I will be doing more themes for different movies and games, and maybe even taking some request if you like them. Please keep in mind I am very new at this so it will not have sparkles on it but it will look different. Hope you all enjoy, let me know of any issues you have.
Big credit to Admiralj21, a huge help when it comes to this.
Install: Wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash and enjoy.
There will be more of these added when I complete them.
If you like them please give Thanks
Nice work! To change that contact image in the dialer from the guy with a ? to something else you need to go into the blur-res.apk...I forget the image name but I think it's ic_thb_... WORD.
thanks man, I was gonna change that but I wanted to make sure nobody has any issue yet. I was also gonna change some stuff in the contacts menu as well. Thanks for the compliment and thanks big time for your work on the apk itself. This wouldn't be here if you didn't do that.
Great job man, looks good. I need to do some blurphone apk's too...take a break from the dialers for a sec.
Hey man, what tool did you use to change the color of the icons like the arrow and delete button. I have one that I use, but its not really efficient and it takes too long for me to modify anything.
You can use GIMP. But for my theme i used illustrator and Photoshop.
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Since I do this at work I can't install many programs for graphics so I mainly just use Microsoft Office Picture Editor to do most everything. It's nice because if you wanna keep the pictures and just change the color it's very easy with this.
Admiralj21 said:
Hey man, what tool did you use to change the color of the icons like the arrow and delete button. I have one that I use, but its not really efficient and it takes too long for me to modify anything.
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Oh ok, thanks to both of you for that info. That will really help speed up the process of theming, so I won't spend so much time on one thing.
I really like that Call of Duty theme, that's hot! haha, I might build a theme around it and incorporate your dialer and phone, great job man!! Sorry serious Call of Duty fan lol.
lol, thanks man. I'm a call of duty nut too. I'm on almost every night on xbox360. my gamertag is my username if you're on xobx. I was actually gonna see about themeing out some more apps, but seeing if someone could possibly do the scripting/code on it because as much as I try I just can't get it at all. But I wanna make all the apps themed to one thing and try that. If you would be interested in that let me know and we will see what we can come up with.
P.S. Would you know how to change the color of the numbers and words on the dialer and in call?? I'm guessing it is in the xml's because when I change the color of the pictures it doesn't change on the phone. I want to make a white modern warfare 3 dialer/phone apk but a white version. I just want to get the numbers black in it and I can't yet.
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lol, thanks man. I'm a call of duty nut too. I'm on almost every night on xbox360. my gamertag is my username if you're on xobx. I was actually gonna see about themeing out some more apps, but seeing if someone could possibly do the scripting/code on it because as much as I try I just can't get it at all. But I wanna make all the apps themed to one thing and try that. If you would be interested in that let me know and we will see what we can come up with.
P.S. Would you know how to change the color of the numbers and words on the dialer and in call?? I'm guessing it is in the xml's because when I change the color of the pictures it doesn't change on the phone. I want to make a white modern warfare 3 dialer/phone apk but a white version. I just want to get the numbers black in it and I can't yet.
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Don't theme non-stock apk's...the updates are consistently changing them back to the default..it's annoying, use a launcher, and then change the icons out one by one...it's faster and easier.
With regards to the #'s and text, it's probably in an xml file that you'll need to learn to code. It's probably not that hard once you've figured it out, but I think it'll be much easier after. I haven't had enough time/dedication to do it...I prefer a dialer in black anyway..
For a theme I would prob only want to theme the stock apks unless someone asked for a specific non stock apk theme. Otherwise you would just be putting stuff on there they wouldn't want anyways to just have it deleted.
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Dboy352 said:
lol, thanks man. I'm a call of duty nut too. I'm on almost every night on xbox360. my gamertag is my username if you're on xobx. I was actually gonna see about themeing out some more apps, but seeing if someone could possibly do the scripting/code on it because as much as I try I just can't get it at all. But I wanna make all the apps themed to one thing and try that. If you would be interested in that let me know and we will see what we can come up with.
P.S. Would you know how to change the color of the numbers and words on the dialer and in call?? I'm guessing it is in the xml's because when I change the color of the pictures it doesn't change on the phone. I want to make a white modern warfare 3 dialer/phone apk but a white version. I just want to get the numbers black in it and I can't yet.
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Aww, haha i'm on Playstation3, but i'm thinking of buying an xbox too. Which scripting and code was it you needed help with, the edify scripting? But yeah that sounds pretty interesting.
Yeah I haven't figured out the black numbers yet either because I was going to release a clear dialer, but haven't yet because of that. KTT16 is probably right though, it may have something to do with the xml documents. I just haven't taken out the time yet to figure it out, things have been a little busy.
Yeah I can't do code at all. I used yo write a little html but I mean very little this stuff I just can't get though
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Oh ok I see, yeah coding is not the easiest but i've gotten better. Yeah I can do some of the coding for you, just keep in mind i'm still learning too. But other than that sure I will help you with what I can.
Hopefully, we can all learn a little bit and create some more good looking themes.
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Yep that is what I hope too. I'm also hoping that the xml files are set up like html since have do have a background in it. I will look over them soon and see whats up.
I have 3 in mind that I wanna work on. Mainly an all modern warfare 3 theme (maybe a white and black version) an all black based theme and an all white based theme. My top favorites anyways. I have a feeling I can figure out how to change the colors of the numbers but not much else within the code. But im up to help with anything. Im working on getting another laptop so I can use all my programs to make better graphics and some bootanimations.
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Good deal man, sounds nice. Yeah, I would be glad to help where I can...I feel you on getting another computer. I'm going to build a system soon that is going to make it easier for me to theme and make boot animations as well. Learning after effects now...can I say steep learning curve lol
Lmao I hear ya. I have two desktops now (one pentium 4 and one an amd 6 core with 12 gb ram :0 this thing is a beast) but I use them from regular computer and the other is for recovery old hard drives and stuff. That's why I wanna get a nice laptop so I can work on stuff away from home too.
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12gb 6 core, haha that is definitely nice I'm sure it's gonna be nice when you get your new computer. Can't wait to see what you're gonna be rollin' out.
Hello, I'm posting this tread because I have searched every inch of the market/internet for a good First person-Role playing game in real time. I know about "Deadly dungeons", don't get me wrong it's a great game but its not in real time and not free roaming.
So, see that it might take awhile for someone to make said game, I've decided to make one myself. Only one problem. I don't know any code, and I suck at graphics. I'll be doing plots, quest, main quest, and music. So I'm looking for a team who would like to help me put this together. It will be a paid for app will a free trial so in the end, if it is any good there will be money. No guarantees thought. But seeing as it will be the first of it's kind, there is a good chance.
Imagine a game like "The Elder Scrolls" or like the iOS game "Necromancer's Rising". That is what I'm looking for. So if your interested in seeing this come to life, PM me and I'll give you my email ASAP.
Please, I know many people are waiting for such a game, and there is money in it IF it is completed and turns out well, but that all depends on how hard your willing to work. Think of how many "These guys just made my day for making this game" there will be. I personally am a HUGE Elder Scrolls fan, I mean I got every game. From Arena to Skyrim. That is what starting my love for, as I call them FPRTRPG games.
Hope to be hearing from you guys!
-Andrew
P.S If you are not interested, or not a developer or what now, please spreed the word, if you know someone who might want to help, tell them about this.