Gif?

dollerspark · 24th March 2002, 17:52

I heard somewhere that Winamp 2 now supports GIF files for transparencies. I made a new skin with a big transparent spot in the middle of the main window and saved it as a GIF file. When I loaded the skin, nothing happened. It just showed the baseskin (which is what I used).

Was that just a false statement I read, or can WA2 really support GIF transparencies?

Wildrose-Wally · 24th March 2002, 18:00

Winamp 2 DOES NOT support gif.

chiquita chad · 24th March 2002, 18:06

where'd you hear this nonsensical jibberty jabbity nonsense of a lie?

_Blackdog_ · 24th March 2002, 18:13

skinme said it did in the collab thread as a "helpful hint"

dam · 24th March 2002, 18:13

Come to think of it I remember hearing something similar somewhere but didnt believe it.Mabye you confused wa3 and wa2

Atmo · 24th March 2002, 18:21

I thought WA3 used .png's....

Reanimation · 24th March 2002, 18:31

yeah skinme! said it, and ive head a few things about it... never got round to trying it.

WA3 dose use png, im makin a WA3 skin at the mo

its easy to do aswell...

dam · 24th March 2002, 18:36

Yeah it uses png but also supports gif.Or was that also I lie.I heard than from a skinner.Cant remember who?

Atmo · 24th March 2002, 18:44

I doubt it would use .gif....theyre limited to 8 bit color....

Mr Jones · 24th March 2002, 19:19

You were had, I belive skinme's reference to .gif was so you would derail if you were making a competition skin, WA2 never has and probably never will, support gif.

StillWater · 25th March 2002, 12:41

Quote:

Originally posted by dollerspark
I heard somewhere that Winamp 2 now supports GIF files for transparencies. I made a new skin with a big transparent spot in the middle of the main window and saved it as a GIF file. When I loaded the skin, nothing happened. It just showed the baseskin (which is what I used).

Was that just a false statement I read, or can WA2 really support GIF transparencies?

Winamp still only reads BMPs. I believe that some other sites let you upload GIF-version preview shots because GIFs will show the transparencies. But that's preview shots. You still need to make your skins in BMP, and to make them transparent, open the REGION.TXT in your skin zip folder and read it.

24th March 2002, 17:52	#1
dollerspark Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wh!te Tr@sh Hell (AZ) Posts: 708	Gif? I heard somewhere that Winamp 2 now supports GIF files for transparencies. I made a new skin with a big transparent spot in the middle of the main window and saved it as a GIF file. When I loaded the skin, nothing happened. It just showed the baseskin (which is what I used). Was that just a false statement I read, or can WA2 really support GIF transparencies? "We are fortunate: we are alive; we are powerful; the welfare of our civilization and our species is in our hands. If we do not speak for Earth, who will? If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be?" -Carl Sagan

24th March 2002, 18:06	#3
chiquita chad Forum King Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,391	where'd you hear this nonsensical jibberty jabbity nonsense of a lie? Artist Track

24th March 2002, 18:13	#5
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Come to think of it I remember hearing something similar somewhere but didnt believe it.Mabye you confused wa3 and wa2 http://dam.deviantart.com/

24th March 2002, 18:21	#6
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,399	I thought WA3 used .png's.... :Psykotech:

24th March 2002, 18:36	#8
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Yeah it uses png but also supports gif.Or was that also I lie.I heard than from a skinner.Cant remember who? http://dam.deviantart.com/

24th March 2002, 18:00	#2
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,132	Winamp 2 DOES NOT support gif.

24th March 2002, 18:13	#4
_Blackdog_ Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: detroit Posts: 1,418	skinme said it did in the collab thread as a "helpful hint"

24th March 2002, 18:31	#7
Reanimation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phones4u back office Posts: 439	yeah skinme! said it, and ive head a few things about it... never got round to trying it. WA3 dose use png, im makin a WA3 skin at the mo its easy to do aswell...

24th March 2002, 18:44	#9
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,399	I doubt it would use .gif....theyre limited to 8 bit color.... :Psykotech:

24th March 2002, 19:19	#10
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,102	You were had, I belive skinme's reference to .gif was so you would derail if you were making a competition skin, WA2 never has and probably never will, support gif.

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