SkinStudio Version 3 released!

Published on March 28, 2003 By Stardock Central In WinCustomize News

SkinStudio is a program that allows users to create their own Windows GUI. You can make your own title bars, push buttons, radio buttons, Start bars, and virtually every other control. You then save your creation as a visual style that can be used by WindowBlinds to apply it.

Version 3 of SkinStudio has a much enhanced user interface. It allows users to work on multiple visual styles at once, can change the color of GUI elements on the fly, and has a much easier and cleaner user interface to make it easier to use.

Version 3 also supports all the new features of WindowBlinds 4 which will be released next week. That includes making your own task panels (shellstyles), logon/logoff dialogs, Control panel backgrounds and much more.

With SkinStudio, you can literally draw up in your favorite paint program your idealized computer interface and then import that into SkinStudio and cut and paste that into GUI elements. For instance, you could draw your own push buttons in MS Paint, save it as a bitmap, import into into and quickly turn that into a real push button. Same is true of title bars, title bar buttons and more.

SkinStudio 3 is free for the basic version. SkinStudio Professional 3 is $19.95 (or you can get it as part of Stardock''s Object Desktop). The Professional version allows users to import GUI elements from other skins. If you''re a visual style author, this can save you a lot of time by allowing you to bring in work from your other skins. Or for personal use you can create that ultimate Windows look and feel by mixing and matching pieces from other visual styles. It also has a host of other useful, handy features for working with visual styles.

Here are some screensots of SkinStudio 3 in action:
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss1.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss2.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss3.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss4.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss5.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss6.png
http://www.skinstudio.net/sks3/ss7.png

Visit http://www.skinstudio.net to download version 3 and start making making Windows look how you want it to look.

Comments

_Martin_

on Mar 28, 2003

Well done Stardock and well done Adam. The amount of work you put into SkinStudio is remarkable!

treetog

on Mar 28, 2003

SkinStudio is by far, the best skinning application I ever used, the programer, Adam Naimanowicz, listen to the skinners and is costantly emproving and adding everything we need to make better Windowblinds skins. In my opinion, most of the windowblinds success is caused by SkinStudio. I couldn't live witout it

. Btw, this latest version is phenomenal!

jardragon901

on Mar 28, 2003

Wow, this is a great update. I'm glad I'm an OD subscriber and got this baby early

WolfwoodX

on Mar 28, 2003

I hope this one is easier that the past one.. It was more confusing that Flash MX

chadlachlanross

on Mar 28, 2003

Without SkinStudio, I wouldn't be able to make Windowblinds skins. With each new release, it becomes more and more powerful, and yet simple to use. Great job!

MarkMcQ

on Mar 29, 2003

*wipes away a tear*. I remember when it was just a little Builderblinds, couldn't have more than this high *lifts hand*
Ahh, it's all grown up now. I love this prog.

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