Im having fun with the XDA 2 camera, even though its not a megapixel one but it still produce quality pictures.
What i'm into right now are the templates for the camera, like the magazine and totem templates built-in.
My question is, these templates are GIF in natures, How can they be created and do they have special formats if a make a GIF file in any picture/photo/drawing software?
Also, where can we download additional templates?
Thanks
The Templates were offered by Ia Style http://www.iastyle.com/
But now it is out of market..and site is down.
Unfortunately I don't have any copy of it..Only some templates for Called ID
I've got a copy, but I don't have a server to upload and host it.
If someone can tell me where I can upload it, I'll put it in a RAR-file for you guys.
i would also like to know the specifics for creating these files and does anybody out there have any tips oh and the templates for Called ID where can we get them or create our own
Maybe this can help
thanks do you have any caller id templates there the ones i want to be able to create from those samples of the camera templates it seems that the picture area is defined by a white border in the last frame and you can create the multi photo template by adding an extra frame so in total you would have 3 frames the 1 st picture or main picture in the first frame then the second picture in the 2 nd frame and then the picture area frame the 3rd hope this makes sence
R_AL_Sim...i don't quite understand with what you said...Maybe you can make it clearer ? Sorry for that...But i have caller id templates though. Hope it will help ! Cheerz !
right then if you open one of the gif files in a animation/gif editing program such as animation shop which comes with paintshop pro you will see that it is made up of at least 2 seperate frames these seperate frames define diferent parts of the template
contents of a 2 frame template
Frame 1
This defines the design of the template basicly what you see when you use a template with the camera
Frame 2
This defines the area where the photo will be visble using a white line marking the area
for more than 2 frames
Every frame after the second shows what area the next phot will be placed in
i have included a sample jpg of what the difference in the frames should be
hope this makes more sence to you
Testimo85 said:
R_AL_Sim...i don't quite understand with what you said...Maybe you can make it clearer ? Sorry for that...But i have caller id templates though. Hope it will help ! Cheerz !
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sorry, but i have a question, which folder am i suppose to put these files on my xda2? they have a .pit extension that my computer and xda2 doesn't recognize. i tried putting them in mydocuments/IACallerIDPhotos.
it doesn't work. thanks.
thanks R_Al_SIM,
that was helpful, yup creating camera templates for the XDA 2 camera was what I had in mind. Precisely what you uploaded.
Downloading now...
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sorry, but i have a question, which folder am i suppose to put these files on my xda2? they have a .pit extension that my computer and xda2 doesn't recognize. i tried putting them in mydocuments/IACallerIDPhotos.
it doesn't work. thanks.
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put it under My Documents/Templates
if you browse that folder, you will see that all kinds of templates are saved there (including Note templates)
Salaryman...put .pit files under mydocuments/templates
thanks for your help guys. just figured it out.
this caller ID templates really ROCKs!!!
How to use caller id templates???
how to remove weird letter "m" in front of phone n
Thanks for the Templates...
Do you guys who used callerID have this wierd "m" in front of your caller number? Showed like this:
NAME
m +phone number
sample:
John Doe
m +1(999)999-9999
HOw to remove "m" in front of phone number?
Thanks!
this m stands for Mobile,
o stands for office and
h stands for home
Im glad someone was there to inform the poor chap maybe he needs to read a bit more about the xda and its functions, hell infact why has he got one anyway?
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this m stands for Mobile,
o stands for office and
h stands for home
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@M4io: Thanks!
I realized that BUT mine even I set/put to Office or Home it still showing "m" in front of the phone numbers.
Thats why I am asking is there a way to remove it? Thanks!
collins199820 said:
Im glad someone was there to inform the poor chap maybe he needs to read a bit more about the xda and its functions, hell infact why has he got one anyway?
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I'm sorry! As far as I know this forum is for user helping another user, when they need help... People ask to seek help and to learn somethings new. Why we got one coz we can afford one.
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i used to havea handspring treo..a dn it had this programthat let u play a smal clip when somebody called.. it was somehthin like photo contacts but with video instes of photo.
an idea if this is possible with the JAM. or any other 3rd party program .
thx
think i have itsort of figured out
well i couldnt get it exactly as i wanted but this is close.
the photo contacts rpogram in the jam had a feature called assign default picture. this alwasy the use of gif files also.
gif files r sort os image sequence that palyed at a certain speed depict animation. old school yes, but it works
so there r tons of gif files online. but if u want to maek u r own here is how.
teh downside to this is that u cant load big file. i haev a 440kb naimationa nd its just right.. anything bigger slows the caller id feature on my jam.
i use a mac. ( the best !!!!) so i haev quicktime pro version. here is feature called export so u export ur clip as an image sequence . set frame rate at 1 per sec. keep the quality teh least. this all keeps teh file size small.... u can messa round with this if u want..
then u get a string of files ( jpg ). save it a folder.
i use a program called GraphicConverter. load teh folder into teh pogram. adn click on convert to gif. set teh settings as gif movie. adn fidle around with the delay rate till u get it right..
now the movie u get the size is as big as ur original animation. shrink it too 218 by 164. this is the max the caller id take.. anything bigger and till will still kepp it to that size.. so no point makin it bigger.
here is the animation i haev in mine.....
any assitance to mke it better will be great
can any one point me towards the PC software to convert jpg's to a gif please
you can try macromedia fireworks mx. I use this to make animated gif files but I make them really simple (just 2 frames)
here is a link.... it says it does the trick.. cant try ti out myself since i use a mac. but u can give it a try and tell me how it goes..
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_2-10335353.html?tag=lst-4-1
Can you assign gifs for individual callers or only as a default?
yeah u can..... just rem. it cant be too large...
heres another one i made using the steps i explained in my earlier post
what's the max. size of the gifs and in what folder to put it in?
there is no max size... but i noticed the bigger the file size the slower it loads. i thik anything below 500kb is good.
now it can u put anywhere..either in the sd card or in the main memory.
but i noticed that if u put in the main memory it loads faster too.
u can put in anywhere.....photo contacts searches everywhere
the next problem is: how to display the text (name caller and phone number) in front of the gif ?
Caller ID Template
I use XDA mini and I can create a calling template using a gif file.
Try this software then copy the created template to \My Documents\Templates
in xda mini.. there is program called caller id... go to ur particular contact then click edit adn click on assign photo... u can see all teh options there to add name etc
hey the gif files i loaded before were backgrounds. if u want a background PLUS a photo of a person at the saem time i thought it wasnt possible.. but it ispretty simple...
all u got to do is make a group and add ppl to that group.. then u assign a pic the the group using the program caller id again... then u assign individual pics teh each contact..... Voila....
c if it works for ui giuys adn let me know
There is an animated gif for Oasis fans, perfect for incoming calls, better if associated with Lyla ringtone
http://premium1.uploadit.org/TINNY1//Lyla_video_anim.gif
how to..
guys help me here... i want to create my own .gif... but i cant open a picture...
what program are you using?
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yeah u can..... just rem. it cant be too large...
heres another one i made using the steps i explained in my earlier post
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You can post a link for donwload, im searching for matrix screensaver for my sonyericsson w800
Thx
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guys help me here... i want to create my own .gif... but i cant open a picture...
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.. try photoshop image ready.
Hi guys!
I’m having a different problem altogether.
I can’t seem to get my called id template pics to work nor does it show the assigned pics when I use the photo contacts prog.
In which folder should the caller id folder be in? I might have changed it’s place while moving stuff to the memory card, but anyways shouldn’t the photos appear instead?
Cheers!
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I just found out I have a little problem with my camera. It works perfectly but when cleaning up after all the installation its seems I deleted some of the templates used by the cam. Now I can't do a "picture theme" anymore as I have no templates for it.
Can somebody send me one from his, I only need one to avoid that nasty error when switching through the cam modes. You should find them on you PC in the synced MyDocuments folder under Templates.
Thank you very much.
Please with sugar on top.
I got this from someone in another thread not that long ago. The originals aren't there, but quite a few good replacements...
Just extract the cab file and chuck it on!
Lovely, thank you so much. That are way enough, I only need very few since I dont use that feature at all yet and I dont want to fill my ram with such things. But since I deleted them (dont know why) switching through my cam modes caused an error that no templates are there when reaching picture theme.
Do they install into the My Documents\Templates folder?
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Lovely, thank you so much. That are way enough, I only need very few since I dont use that feature at all yet and I dont want to fill my ram with such things. But since I deleted them (dont know why) switching through my cam modes caused an error that no templates are there when reaching picture theme.
Do they install into the My Documents\Templates folder?
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HELLO cowboy, I had the same problem few days a go ( see my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=28308&highlight= )
U just have to put this gif file inside the folder named Models (my documents > models >) and all will work fine...
Pay attention with file syncronisation...wt you erase on the pc folder will be erased on your Magician.
Cheers
Placido
Actually I found out it can be any gif file of those templates so you can chose a few that you actually may use someday. Those two are not really very useable, esp the large flashing one. That downloadable cab contains a few very nice that will work too.
How can I increase the size of the picture (associated with a contact) on the phone screen?
At the moment pictures are less than 1cm square
Thanks for any advice
chicago
yeah id be interested in expanding that pic size as well so bumpty bump.
you know who I think we need on the case?
VJ....
Guys, if you're doing this on a QVGA screen (and maybe VGA), then assuming you're using either the eten, HTC or similar phone dialer skin extension, load it up into Visual Studio (or any resource hacker) and edit the dialogs, and find the image for the contact image. Enlarge to your heart's content. Save, sign (if necessary), reload onto your phone and bask in the glory.
This is all theoretical, I don't use my Universal as a phone, but I have edited the skins and the theory is sound. JGUI's green catepillar project shows what you can do with this idea.
Buzz's site has more detail on the concept (I think).
If necessary, I could write a hacker to do it without resource hacking, but it wouldn't be to everyone's taste, so I haven't.
V
Thank you VJ....
But I'm still in the dark ;o(
hrmm as I suspected your the man for the job, but like the other guy im lost as to what you were on about.
Everytime I have tried to resourcehack the universal files they never re-read on the universal once I put em back....
In any case, can you further help us, plz.
And yes were talking about this on the universal, well I am, I use mine as a phone amongst other things.
I'm trying to find a today plugin that will allow me to have a panel on my UL that just has photo dial pictures.
So it really just needs to be a nice today plugin that is a photo dialer..Anyone?
what you can do is create your own link and make your own photo icon
I created the photo icons myself so that the frame matches my theme...
I also use this program called "go2contact" that allows you to open up the contact screen via command line...
thanks got go2contact to work and it brings me to the contact page so i can pick what number to dial or sms whatever...thanks
hey,
i also was looking for a photo dialer plugin and i found a plugin that was from the Treo 700w that works great on my Kaiser. It allows you to have a row of photo contacts and then also add more contacts without photos underneath if you prefer. for more information and to download the plugin go to
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-...-treo-700w-today-plugin-speed-photo-dial.html
MrDSL said:
I'm trying to find a today plugin that will allow me to have a panel on my UL that just has photo dial pictures.
So it really just needs to be a nice today plugin that is a photo dialer..Anyone?
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Put it will be 3 tab to 5 contacts.
why dont you al make a fotodialer tab just with ul ? you just need the makecall.exe from daniel who created UL:
www.ultimatelaunch.de. you find it on the left side. its a a part of "smartutilities". put it on your phone make under command a link to that. under "params" you just write the phonenumber. thats it, and so easy.
this is one is good
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Put it will be 3 tab to 5 contacts.
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i liked this one. nothing much to do. just add the contacts..
Thanks for the info guys I really like those dialers they are nice but the only thing is the pics are just a bit smaller then what I would like but it may have to do..
thanks again
I still haven't found one that does exactly what I want... i'm going to attempt to make my own using UL author's Smartapps dialer app... Course with that, I have to make my own ICO files... time to take some photos of people.
hdialchemy said:
I still haven't found one that does exactly what I want... i'm going to attempt to make my own using UL author's Smartapps dialer app... Course with that, I have to make my own ICO files... time to take some photos of people.
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Can someone please post a screen for us to see.
Thanks
This is a bit of a digress... any such utility to create short cut for SMS? Now I'm using Mort Button. But I like how UL works. Would prefer not to 'launch' another application.
Sian said:
This is a bit of a digress... any such utility to create short cut for SMS? Now I'm using Mort Button. But I like how UL works. Would prefer not to 'launch' another application.
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you can use vjphonetools
http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJPhoneTools
bluemetalaxe said:
why dont you al make a fotodialer tab just with ul ? you just need the makecall.exe from daniel who created UL:
www.ultimatelaunch.de. you find it on the left side. its a a part of "smartutilities". put it on your phone make under command a link to that. under "params" you just write the phonenumber. thats it, and so easy.
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Just download the program like he said. You create your own icons, and bam, done! it works very well. I'm using it...
thanks for the dialtab program! works great for ul!
Well I decided to create my own icons.. so i used photos (photoshop elements) in .jpg format and saved them in irfanview as .ico format, but UL won't open them. Can someone tell me which icon/graphics program I can use that will convert other formats to *.ico format?
Balamut said:
Put it will be 3 tab to 5 contacts.
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I have been using this for a couple of weeks (Dont remember exactly when), Suddenly I get "trial period over"
I cant find any options to register it... anybody show me where I can buy this?
Originally Posted by Balamut
Put it will be 3 tab to 5 contacts.
Hello,
"trial period expired" for me ;-(
itsall_cooool said:
Well I decided to create my own icons.. so i used photos (photoshop elements) in .jpg format and saved them in irfanview as .ico format, but UL won't open them. Can someone tell me which icon/graphics program I can use that will convert other formats to *.ico format?
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the icons, must be in 32bit format
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the icons, must be in 32bit format
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Thanks got it all working Ultimate Launch ROCKSSSSSSS
If you use iLauncher from SBSH you can creat multiple tabs with photo dial
hello, i have the slide to unlock in fact about five versions of the same fish blah, i know there is one out there with a flower does anyone know where i can get the cab for the flower s2u ok thanks at this poisnt id settle for almost anything but the fish, iv changed it myself a few time bit my pics are too big or too small to com eout looking good any help would be ggretaly appreciated
and is there anyway to change to clock from 24 to 12 hr time, iv noticed all the slu have the 24 hr time and i hate it, if nayone has an anwer for me great if not well ill survive lol
im running a tmo wing btw
i would send u the cab but i dont know how to on the forums...if u tell me how i will!
Try this website the picture they use has the flower.
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/slide2unlock.shtml
Hey
livndeadgrl13 said:
hello, i have the slide to unlock in fact about five versions of the same fish blah, i know there is one out there with a flower does anyone know where i can get the cab for the flower s2u ok thanks at this poisnt id settle for almost anything but the fish, iv changed it myself a few time bit my pics are too big or too small to com eout looking good any help would be ggretaly appreciated
and is there anyway to change to clock from 24 to 12 hr time, iv noticed all the slu have the 24 hr time and i hate it, if nayone has an anwer for me great if not well ill survive lol
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You want to find the S2U2 cab it has the slide unlock with the flower....
yes i hate the fish, iv even tried adding my own pick but all are to big or too small cause im not sure of the size the image has to be in order to fit right
S2U2 comes with the flower pic by default...?
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Try this website the picture they use has the flower.
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/slide2unlock.shtml
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thanks a lot exactly what i was looking for now i can delete the 15 fish slide 2 unlock cabs lol
for future refernce what size image file would i be using if i want to add my own wallpaper in the slide2unlock, anyone know
the portrait one has to be 240x320...and if you dont know how to change ur pic this is what you do....connect your phone to ur computer...then go on the phone files, click on program files, s2u2, gfx, then go down till you see a jpg pic....there should be 2 of em....one will say wallpaper.jpg and another that says wallpaperL.jpg the wallpaperL one is the landscape one (sideways). to change the picture u have to delete the old ones and put it new ones...make shure u replace them with the same size pics. and rename them both to wallpaper.jpg and wallpaperL.jpg hope this helps!
yes it helped, i ahd changed background before but was using the wrong size pics so now i can have the wallpaper i want, thanks so much
So how do you change the time format to 12hr?
I think the S2U2 has it set to display whatever format you have your phone time set at. I used that a lot before but it began bogging my fone down and sometimes had trouble answering call but overall pretty good app. www.Freewarepocketpc.net has a lot of good things for beginners and typically has reference pics/ (^.^)