27/12/2007, 09:11 PM
Tools Needed :
GIMP
Sony's Official Custom Theme Converter
PNGtoPTF
Wee'll Be Using This Icon:
![[Image: rssiconww8id5.th.png]](http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3669/rssiconww8id5.th.png)
1.First You Need To Make Sure You Are Always On RGB Mode : Image>Mode>RGB
Don't Save The PNG In Indexed Mode Or It Will Come Out Messed Up When You Transfer It To The PSP
![[Image: modewe3.th.png]](http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7783/modewe3.th.png)
2.Then You Need To Add A Alpha Layer, To Add A Alpha Layer Go To : Layer>Transperancy>Add Alpha Channel
If It Already Has A Alpha Channel Just Skip To The Next Step
![[Image: alphagi2.th.png]](http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4351/alphagi2.th.png)
3.Next You Select The Fuzzy Select Magic Wand Tool And And Click On A White spot On The Image And Hit The Delete
Key Or Edit > Clear
![[Image: fuzzyqz8.th.png]](http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8530/fuzzyqz8.th.png)
4.Now You Resize The Icon To 48x48. To Do That Go To Image>Scale And When The Box Shows Up Put In 48 For
Width And Height.
![[Image: scalevq3.th.png]](http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6555/scalevq3.th.png)
5.Now You Drop The Opacity To 50% And To Do This Go To Dialogs>Layers And Set It To 50%.
![[Image: transparentot5.th.png]](http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1477/transparentot5.th.png)
6.Now You Save As .PNG And If You Get A Message Box About Merging Visible Layers Click Export And Save It With
Default .PNG Options.
![[Image: exportlg2.th.png]](http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8229/exportlg2.th.png)
![[Image: defaultzo8.th.png]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7326/defaultzo8.th.png)
7.Now Wee Need To Convert The Icon To 256 colors 8-bit format So Run The Program PNGtoPTF And Open p The Icon You
Just Edited And Click The Convert Button
![[Image: formatxn4.th.png]](http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5834/formatxn4.th.png)
8.Once Your Done With That Open Up The Custom Theme Converter And Click On The Tab First Level Icons And
Pick Any Icon And Click On Edit And When A Window Pops Up Asking For Icon Body And Icon Focus Select The Icon You
Just Created And Press OK
![[Image: savejh9.th.png]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6900/savejh9.th.png)
9.Fill Out The Rest Of The Other Icons And Once You Are Done Select File>Export To Create A PTF
10.Copy Your Them Over To (You Drive Letter)\PSP\Theme You'll Notice A Ghostly Icon With A Ghostly Glow And
You Are Done :D
Rules To Remember Of Sony's Thmem Converter :
Wallpaper
Wallpaper: 480x272 24-bit *.bmp
Category Icons
Icon Body: 64X48 256 colors *.png
First Level Icons
Icon Body: 48x48 256 colors *.png
Icon Focus: 64x64 256 colors *.png
Second Level Icons
Icon Body: 32x32 256 colors *.png
Icon Focus: 48x48 256 colors *.png
Others
Preview Icon: 16x16 256 colors *.png
Preview Image: 300x170 24-bit *.bmp
Icon Body: what the icon looks like when you are not selecting it.
Icon Focus: This image will appear behind the Icon Body and fade in and out when selected,
Do not use pure white (255 255 255) or pure black (0 0 0) colors in any of your images. Theme Converter may freeze if you do.
GIMP
Sony's Official Custom Theme Converter
PNGtoPTF
Wee'll Be Using This Icon:
![[Image: rssiconww8id5.th.png]](http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3669/rssiconww8id5.th.png)
1.First You Need To Make Sure You Are Always On RGB Mode : Image>Mode>RGB
Don't Save The PNG In Indexed Mode Or It Will Come Out Messed Up When You Transfer It To The PSP
![[Image: modewe3.th.png]](http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7783/modewe3.th.png)
2.Then You Need To Add A Alpha Layer, To Add A Alpha Layer Go To : Layer>Transperancy>Add Alpha Channel
If It Already Has A Alpha Channel Just Skip To The Next Step
![[Image: alphagi2.th.png]](http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4351/alphagi2.th.png)
3.Next You Select The Fuzzy Select Magic Wand Tool And And Click On A White spot On The Image And Hit The Delete
Key Or Edit > Clear
![[Image: fuzzyqz8.th.png]](http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8530/fuzzyqz8.th.png)
4.Now You Resize The Icon To 48x48. To Do That Go To Image>Scale And When The Box Shows Up Put In 48 For
Width And Height.
![[Image: scalevq3.th.png]](http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6555/scalevq3.th.png)
5.Now You Drop The Opacity To 50% And To Do This Go To Dialogs>Layers And Set It To 50%.
![[Image: transparentot5.th.png]](http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1477/transparentot5.th.png)
6.Now You Save As .PNG And If You Get A Message Box About Merging Visible Layers Click Export And Save It With
Default .PNG Options.
![[Image: exportlg2.th.png]](http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8229/exportlg2.th.png)
![[Image: defaultzo8.th.png]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7326/defaultzo8.th.png)
7.Now Wee Need To Convert The Icon To 256 colors 8-bit format So Run The Program PNGtoPTF And Open p The Icon You
Just Edited And Click The Convert Button
![[Image: formatxn4.th.png]](http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5834/formatxn4.th.png)
8.Once Your Done With That Open Up The Custom Theme Converter And Click On The Tab First Level Icons And
Pick Any Icon And Click On Edit And When A Window Pops Up Asking For Icon Body And Icon Focus Select The Icon You
Just Created And Press OK
![[Image: savejh9.th.png]](http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6900/savejh9.th.png)
9.Fill Out The Rest Of The Other Icons And Once You Are Done Select File>Export To Create A PTF
10.Copy Your Them Over To (You Drive Letter)\PSP\Theme You'll Notice A Ghostly Icon With A Ghostly Glow And
You Are Done :D
Rules To Remember Of Sony's Thmem Converter :
Wallpaper
Wallpaper: 480x272 24-bit *.bmp
Category Icons
Icon Body: 64X48 256 colors *.png
First Level Icons
Icon Body: 48x48 256 colors *.png
Icon Focus: 64x64 256 colors *.png
Second Level Icons
Icon Body: 32x32 256 colors *.png
Icon Focus: 48x48 256 colors *.png
Others
Preview Icon: 16x16 256 colors *.png
Preview Image: 300x170 24-bit *.bmp
Icon Body: what the icon looks like when you are not selecting it.
Icon Focus: This image will appear behind the Icon Body and fade in and out when selected,
Do not use pure white (255 255 255) or pure black (0 0 0) colors in any of your images. Theme Converter may freeze if you do.