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RE: Getting started with custom theme
(13/01/2012 10:33 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  You generally wouldn't need to convert it as such.
Consider this: when Sony changes their firmware, they sometimes introduce new icons and remove others.  This means that there'll either be more or less icons or other resources in the RCO files.  PRX files almost always change between firmwares.
So if you've got a theme for 5.00, it probably won't work on 6.60 due to it lacking required icons or PRXes being completely different.
However, if you're working off a 6.60 base, then you don't need converting at all.  If you're trying to get a 5.00 theme to work on 6.60, you'll need to convert by putting in the new resources, and shifting the modded PRX values over to a 6.60 base.

Ah that makes sense :) So if I use a pre-converted RCO as a template, it will already have all the files, so I can edit and re-pack it and it'll stay 6.60 compatible?

(13/01/2012 10:33 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  Click sounds are stored in RCOs (system_plugin.rco from memory) as VAG files.  Rcomage has a WAV«>VAG converter built in, though I'm a little dubious over its quality.
Boot sound is in opening_plugin.prx I think - check a guide on how to mod that.

I actually downloaded a WAV« >VAG converter but will check out the RCOmage :) I was thinking of following this little guide http://www.extportable.com/t499-bootsoun...r-660#3648 but that's for 5.50 so would still need to convert. I'm surprised that noone has yet made a program to assign all these attributes on one screen so you don't need to download tons of programs!


(13/01/2012 10:33 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  Basically means to decompile the CTF, replace the PRXes, then compile again.
So, for example, you extract C:\mytheme.ctf to C:\mytheme-files\, replace/mod the PRXes in C:\mytheme-files\, then compile everything in C:\mytheme-files\ into a CTF.

Which would be the best program to do this? the Custom theme manager? or RCOmage? Facepalm I've downloaded so many programs, I've forgotten which one does what :p
14/01/2012 02:53 AM
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RE: Getting started with custom theme - lacrimosaangel - 14/01/2012 02:53 AM

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