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After the most recent upgrade of the PS3 software, themes were added where you could change the look of your PS3 from the main dashboard.

After playing around some, I made one for NDL just to see how the process went, and figured I would spread it to all others.

If you make any, send me a link to a zip file, and can get it available for others along with pictues in a list below.

To install themes, you need to place the .p3t file in the following directory on your flash drive / ipod / etc:

PS3/THEME

Once saved to your storage device, plug it into the PS3 and go to Theme Settings, and click Install at the top, and click your device on the menu that pops up. Then you will just go back to Theme Settings and apply the theme.


Title: NDL Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-11-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: I tried to use the Team Logos of the teams I see people pull for here on the boards, and the placement of the icons is completely random, execpt for the Main buttons at the top. Sorry if I forgot your team.


Title: NC State Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-11-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: BEST TEAM EVER!!!! Had to be the first custom one Menu has "GO PACK" as the main menu items. All sub-menus are default to the original PS3 Theme, updated with all icons updated


Title: Texas Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-12-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: Cosby celebrating in the endzone, HOOK'EM[logo] are the menu items


Title: Ohio State Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-16-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: BUCKEYE with the buckeye sticker as main menus, updated to new icons for all selections.


Title: Ohio State Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-16-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: BULLDOG with the "G" logo as main menus, updated to new icons for all selections.


Title: Florida State Theme
Author: NCSUholmey
Date: 11-16-07
Dowload: LINK
Notes: [Seminole] N O L E S [Seminole], updated to new icons for all selections.

Future
Miami
Texas A&M
Wisconsin
Florida
Boise State
Oklahoma
Houston
Michigan
Boston Sports
West Virginia

If you wish to make your own, this link will help:
http://gunlager.blogspot.com/2007/11/ps ... ation.html

Easiest way to make your own: (Need Photoshop / image edit software)
Edit the following files: (all 128x128 PNG files)

Icons.6.png | Icons.35.png | Icons.1.png | Icons.16.png | Icons.38.png | Icons.39.png | Icons.18.png | [PS Network Icon - not editable] | Icons.9.png

Those images are the main menu items across the top of the screen. In the nc state theme, I had:
G | O | [WOLF IMAGE] | P | A | C | K | [psnetwork] | [ncsu logo]
in place of those images. You basically get 7 images together, and one by itself as your main menus.

a_HD.jpg | a_SD.jpg | b_HD.jpg | b_SD.jpg | c_HD.jpg | c_SD.jpg are the background images. _HD images are 1920x1080 pixels and the _SD images are 640x480 pixels. I save a,b,c as the same image, think it may change images based on time of day, but not sure what the letter distinction is for.

If anyone wants to make their own custom theme, but doesnt understand how to turn it into the p3t file, edit images to go in for:

Icons.6.png | Icons.35.png | Icons.1.png | Icons.16.png | Icons.38.png | Icons.39.png | Icons.18.png | Icons.9.png | a_HD.jpg | a_SD.jpg | b_HD.jpg | b_SD.jpg | c_HD.jpg | c_SD.jpg

and send me the zip file with those in it, I can compile it for you and upload the finished product.

I'd love to have that Texas A&M one

Nice work, Would love to get my hands on that Michigan one when u get it done. Ill keep my eyes open for a update here

*cough* Houston *cough*

that original post was made over 2 years ago, then moved over when the old board crashed. They came out with a program that makes it really easy to make one if you have the time to go in and make the changes. Its all dones in a user interface thats really easy to use.

NCSUholmey wrote:that original post was made over 2 years ago, then moved over when the old board crashed. They came out with a program that makes it really easy to make one if you have the time to go in and make the changes. Its all dones in a user interface thats really easy to use.

is that link you posted originally the program to use?

i dont think so, the one that is out now has a nice user interface, its all done on screen, do not have to do any coding type stuff. I made one with it for the one that I have now on my ps3, and its almost a drag and drop type thing now, instead of having to rename images, and type some coding together

NCSUholmey wrote:i dont think so, the one that is out now has a nice user interface, its all done on screen, do not have to do any coding type stuff. I made one with it for the one that I have now on my ps3, and its almost a drag and drop type thing now, instead of having to rename images, and type some coding together

Hmm, any chance u can link the site to get the program for us ? Id like to try this out, Gettin sick of these lame Themes on PSN. I also like how they have Premium Avatars listed but says none available when u clikc on it, Those are gettin old as well. PSN needs to step it up. That last update that made everything look grey n cheap was stupid, wish it could go back to the original look

I think our old PS3 theme thread must have died with the old board. Here is a pretty good site that has some cool shit on it.

http://www.allps3themes.com/


^^mine

I hate not being smart enough to have any idea how to get one of those themes on my PS3.

shel311 wrote:I hate not being smart enough to have any idea how to get one of those themes on my PS3.

ya, but if i means being like hoos is it really worth it?

cdub21 wrote:

shel311 wrote:I hate not being smart enough to have any idea how to get one of those themes on my PS3.

ya, but if i means being like hoos is it really worth it?

That's a good point.

And also, my PS3 with no theme is better than that shitty theme he has.

So, as usual, I win and Hoos loses.

All you need is a USB flash drive. If you don't have one, you can get one dirt cheap.

Instructions for retards (like Shel)

Plug USB drive into your computer
Create a "PS3" folder (all caps)
Inside the PS3 folder, create a "THEME" folder (all caps)

Find a theme you like and download it to your THEME folder

Take USB out of computer and plug it into the PS3

Go to the Themes section on your PS3
Click Install
Click on your USB device
You will then see the theme at the bottom
Click Apply
Laugh at Shel for being a dipshit
Done

You dont even need to do all of the above and its even easier.

Go to the website on the PS3 web browser and download the theme, install, go to the theme section for the PS3 and BOOM.

True, I'm not one to use the PS3 browser but yea you can do that.

Hoos wrote:All you need is a USB flash drive. If you don't have one, you can get one dirt cheap.

Instructions for retards (like Shel)

Plug USB drive into your computer
Create a "PS3" folder (all caps)
Inside the PS3 folder, create a "THEME" folder (all caps)

Find a theme you like and download it to your THEME folder

Take USB out of computer and plug it into the PS3

Go to the Themes section on your PS3
Click Install
Click on your USB device
You will then see the theme at the bottom
Click Apply
Laugh at Shel for being a dipshit
Done

Thanks...I think, lol.

Cnasty wrote:You dont even need to do all of the above and its even easier.

Go to the website on the PS3 web browser and download the theme, install, go to the theme section for the PS3 and BOOM.

Corey>Hoos

I used the newest release of the Theme builder and made this Colts theme. There are 6 different backgrounds and a set of blue and black icons to match the backgrounds. It's really not that hard once you figure out what you're doing. You just have to be careful about using the correct image sizes and formats. You can add sounds too but most of the custom themes with sounds just end up being annoying.

I also made a Sunny theme. This one has four different backgrounds and the faces of the cast, including the McPoyles, for the home row icons. I didn’t mess with the secondary icons. They’ll just revert to the default PS3 ones. I gave serious thought to adding some quotes for menu sounds but eventually decided not to. I might go back and do it later.

i can has updated sig bar???

actually...hold off til next season starts