You've got the colour right. It needs to be saved as a 32bit Windows Bitmap (.BMP) file.

Sorry, cant help you with the PSP thing, I've only ever used Photoshop. Download the trial - good for 30 days I think.

Hey guys, thanks for the info. I got it figured out. For anyone who happens across this, what I had to do (using the tools I prefer) was:

1. Get the resource out. In the case of the wide format track slider for the Inspector/Console view, it's bitmap resource 2671 (intuitive enough, right?).
2. Edit the resource, or use it as a model for size and background color for your new creation. You want to make sure to center your stuff in the box horizontally and make sure you know where the vertical middle marker needs to be. Aside from that, it seems pretty flexible. I use Xara Xtreme for this, as it's an awesome app that can so some cool vector stuff for these types of graphics really fast. Unfortunately, it doesn't save to 32 bit bmp.
2a. When I create this, I use layers - the bottom layer is the grey rectangle. The top layer is the actual item I want to see.
3. Export to PSD so they layers come across.
4. Open my PSD in GIMP, go to the layers pallette and select the bottom grey box layer, choose to lock alpha transparency to this layer (don't know if you need to do this or not) and change it's opacity to 0% (fully transparent).
5. Save the image as bmp, choosing Merge, and going to the advanced options along the way and making sure to export in 32bit A8R8G8B8 mode.
6. Reintegrate the bmp that gets saved to the proper (2671 in this case) leaf under the bitmap tree.

Launch Sonar - nice...it works.

Here's my screwing around "ever so popular orange gel buttons" made faders. I have some interesting ideas here, but I will have to find the time to dig around the resources to get to the stuff I'd like to change:

I just upgraded from Sonar 3 Producer to Sonar 8 Producer and I am manually copying my color scheme (no export on 3) that I created over to 8. Nothing I seem to change in the color settings seems to change the VU Meter color on Console View. It is just staying this white color as it bounces up and down (I'm slightly color blind but I can tell most colors). I can easily change the meter color in Track View by changing the VU meter settings but it doesn't seem to change Console View. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong or what the setting is called...or am I stuck with generic?

Thanks,

What do I need to create color schemes?

ORIGINAL: marcus3

What do I need to create color schemes?

Simple instructions here:

http://sonartemplates.googlepages.com/saveandload

You need to go through the thread a bit to work out how to do the more detailed stuff that Buddy and the gang are up to.

New scheme from Karim going up later this evening, I'll keep you posted.

Ta
Child

Hey all

Just to let you know that Karim's 'Modern-ProTools' scheme is now available at: http://sonartemplates.googlepages.com/lighttemplates it's remincent of Seths S8 scheme but looks very practical - could I be lured by the light side? ;-)

As ever if you have a colour scheme you'd like to share just mail it to me at popworks@gmail.com along with a couple of screen shots and I'll post it all up for you.

Cheers
Child

Hi All

Tim M has very kindly contributed his high contrast scheme, it's now available at: http://sonartemplates.googlepages.com/lighttemplates

Cheers
Child

ORIGINAL: fooman

Anyone know if it's possible to make the track name font smaller or unbold?

For the TrackView, yes it is. Read the help file under "Cakewalk.ini". It's all there.

Buddy, many thanks for the rounded faders and your goobase scheme! I admit I still miss the look of Cubase al little bit... But now I have a Sonabase and am very happy with what I see! Using the Windows Royale Remixed theme it all has that touch of 21st century I was missing

Best!
Wolfgang

No, it's a Windows XP theme, see here http://royale-remixed-theme.en.softonic.com/

If you're using XP SP3 you have to patch a dll with the UxTheme Patcher. Just read the notes on the website above to get every information you need. There's also a screenshot to give you a thought of what you get. I like it very much for transforming that old and ugly WinXP into a new and shiny elegant OS...

Best!
Wolfgang

Edit: when I'm back home I'll try to make some screenshots and post them here.

ORIGINAL: vicsant
Wish someone would make a Sonar theme based on this shiny black.

Go on! We're all waiting for you

As promised here's a screenshot of what my Sonar looks like: sonabase

Edit to gather what I used:
Windows Theme Royale Remixed
Buddy's Color scheme goobase
Buddy's Rounded Faders for Sonar 8 and WinXP 32bit

Best!
Wolfgang

As promised here's a screenshot of what my Sonar looks like: sonabase

Would you post your color file? This is the color scheme I have been after for a while and just haven't gotten right.

ORIGINAL: kubalibre



I can live with that now...called it "ProGUI"

Hey, did you upload that color scheme yet? It really looks nice!

I would like the waveform colours to be assignable that way as well.

you probably know, but if you right click on a clip you can change clip colors quickly in "clip properties"