LBT Logon Screen Complete!

landbeforetimelover · **on:** May 07, 2008, 04:10:54 AM

Well, I just completed work on my LBT logon screen project. Take a look:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/t...elbtlogon-1.jpg

If you want this theme, please follow these instructions:

NOTE: Before you begin, please make sure that your resolution is set to 32 bit color depth. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry. It's set to 32 bit by default, however if you changed it to get increased performance, you must change it back otherwise this logon screen won't look quite right.

Anyway, please follow these steps to apply the login screen:

1. Download the logon screen here.

2. If you don't already have it, download tuneup utilities here. Now this is a portable version of it which means there is no install at all. Very seamless.

3. Open tuneup utilities and click on "tuneup styler 2"

4. Select this option:

5. Select "Import from a file":

6. Locate the logon screen file you downloaded in step one and hit okay.

7. Select "install welcome screen":

And you're done! Switch users to preview your new logon screen!

Coyote_A · **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:13:38 AM

Is it just me, or have you really made a mistake in the word "please" on this picture? :huh:

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:34:48 AM

Oh god. Please excuse my mistake.

I've fixed it now and it's ready for download. I've been making a lot of typo's lately, especially in school work. <_< Hey, I'm not perfect!

Coyote_A · **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2008, 08:20:11 AM

Well, i'm just glad, i was able to help.

kjeldo · **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2008, 11:35:56 AM

great!

NeptuneNavigator2001 · **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2008, 03:23:16 PM

Alright, landbeforetimelover! Great work! Unfortunately, I won't be able to use it for a while, due to the fact that I'm living with my aunt for a while... But, I'll get to it eventually!

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #6 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:16:57 PM

Well, I've been heavily experimenting with logon screens using Inuyasha. I must say I like the way this logon screen turned out:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/t...lbum/ohyeah.jpg

I would like to do something similar with LBT, however I think it would be best if it were a lighter background for LBT characters so you can see their shadows. I could use some suggestions and/or ideas about creating an LBT logon screen. Perhaps a helpful pointer or two? It's too bad making an LBT logon screen isn't as easy as making an Inuyasha logon screen.

NeptuneNavigator2001 · **Reply #7 on:** May 07, 2008, 09:48:57 PM

Yeah, that is unfortunate. Very unfortunate. If I - or anybody else - come up with any ideas, you'll be notified! But, as usual, I'm fresh out at the moment...

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2008, 04:59:17 AM

So, what do you think about a more elaborate logon screen? Or should I just keep it simple and vista themed?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/t...nscreenshot.jpg

Whew! Making this logon screen took some REALLY heavy editing. This was the original image. The rest of it you see on the logon screen was mostly extrapolated:

I personally like the more simple, however if there's demand for it I'll gladly create more elaborate logon screens. It's not like I'm only going to make one!

Coyote_A · **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2008, 08:07:07 AM

If you ask me, this, new one, looks better than the previous. I think, there is no need in any text(Except for the LBT logo) on the picture.

But, it would be very nice, if you could make a logon screen with some pictures from the original LBT movie.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2008, 08:21:09 AM

Honestly, it's my policy not to use screenshots from any LBT movie before LBT 8 because of the horrible animation of the older movies. If you take a character from like the original movie and put it onto some other background, it NEVER looks good, trust me. -_-

I could of course do something like this, but you'd need an enormous screen resolution otherwise the user account area would cover up Littlefoot's Mother's face:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa146/t...bum/message.png

It's just not practical for most people. I'd say you need at least a 22 inch monitor just so you could get a large enough resolution so her face isn't covered up. The area you want to be free of obstructions cannot be any more than 1/3 of the way over. Her face is like 1/2 the way over.

Coyote_A · **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2008, 10:41:04 AM

Well, okay.

I think i can live with it.

NeptuneNavigator2001 · **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:26:14 PM

Well, that's some nice work! Keep it up!

DarkHououmon · **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:58:41 PM

Quote from: landbeforetimelover,May 8 2008 on 08:21 AM

Honestly, it's my policy not to use screenshots from any LBT movie before LBT 8 because of the horrible animation of the older movies.

Horrible? I thought the animation in the earlier movies was just fine, especially the original.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:52:56 PM

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Horrible? I thought the animation in the earlier movies was just fine, especially the original.

It is fine, but only for the backgrounds provided in the movie itself. The characters from later sequels look okay when taken away from their original backgrounds, however when you take a hand drawn old style animation from it's original background and put it onto another image, there is NOTHING you can do to make it look good. Not yet anyway. I hope the technology will exist soon, but it's not looking hopeful.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:59:18 PM

Quote from: landbeforetimelover,May 8 2008 on 05:52 PM

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Horrible? I thought the animation in the earlier movies was just fine, especially the original.

It is fine, but only for the backgrounds provided in the movie itself. The characters from later sequels look okay when taken away from their original backgrounds, however when you take a hand drawn old style animation from it's original background and put it onto another image, there is NOTHING you can do to make it look good. Not yet anyway. I hope the technology will exist soon, but it's not looking hopeful.

Hand drawn animation can look fine without a background. They start out having no background, don't they?

I used to edit characters from their background in the past, but I no longer do that.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2008, 06:06:32 PM

I'm sorry but some backgrounds may work with the older LBT characters, but not many do. Take the vista background for instance and try to put a character from LBT 1 onto it. It'll look like crap without fail.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2008, 06:16:10 PM

I could try that, just for fun.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2008, 06:18:43 PM

Have fun. I've tried every blending technique I know and I still can't get the images to look right. You can use this image:

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3899/vi...allpaperme7.png

NeptuneNavigator2001 · **Reply #19 on:** May 08, 2008, 06:24:40 PM

Hmm... I should think that it's merely a case of "that was then, this is now" problems. True, the older movies may not look as aesthetically appealing as the newer ones, if only because of the shading and whatnot. Yet, who's to say? It may be doable yet... Somehow.