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[PeterS]

Recently, we organized a skinning competition for MJ thru Skinbase.org. The idea was to get the skinning community (experienced and new) to take a look at our app and create more interesting skins for you.

Below are links to the final four. Please give us your feedback.

Watercolor (Mega-Me)
javascript:displayWindow('http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/view.pl?enlarge=673&version=mega',1008,709)

Syncretism (mini-me)
javascript:displayWindow('http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/view.pl?enlarge=671&version=8',588,381)

Amped (Mega-Me and mini-me)
javascript:displayWindow('http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/view.pl?enlarge=680&version=mega',807,638)

javascript:displayWindow('http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/view.pl?enlarge=681&version=8',801,330)

Extrax (mini-me)
javascript:displayWindow('http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/view.pl?enlarge=666&version=8',388,260)

Thanks for your help.

[ChicoSelfs]

My vote is:
MEGA-ME - Watercolor
MINI-ME - Amped 2

[zevele10]

Amped mini
Amped mega
Syncretism

[KingSparta]

MINI-ME - Amped 2 is the best Mini-Me skin

I did not see a mega-me skin I liked

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one think lacking In MJ\MC is Animated Images In The Skins. this was brought up back in MJ8 Programing

[PeterS]

Anybody else think that animated images in skins would be a nice option?

[ChicoSelfs]

Maybe a example will do the trick  

[zevele10]

Anybody else think that animated images in skins would be a nice option?

I never saw it ,so i cannot have an opinion.
The funny thing [..?..] is that look like skins are a big deal to many > But 3 answers only on this post .....

[NoCodeUK]

Amped 2 for Mini Me

I haven't found a mega me yet that I like enough to replace the default Z theme

[PeterS]

Zev,
We know that skins are not important to everyone, but some people REALLY love them, so it is nice to have the option for a variety of skins to suit tastes, including plain ones for those who prefer them. Also, the interface is always something that software reviewers consider. So, as well as having the best functioning jukebox, shouldn't we have the best looking jukebox too?  

Peter

[zevele10]

Ok ,i start again.What i mean:

To many many here ,skins are REALLY  important ,but ,in another hand only four of us gave an answer concerning the contest.
This i find strange.
Concerning ANY program ,i download ALL the skins and try them.
I keep the few i like .
I found a program who put radoom my themes for Windows when the computer starts, and first having Windows 2000, allows me to use themes.

It is free but if not i would pay for it. And i would have hard time using a program with a look i dislike.

So you are 100% right.

[KingSparta]

there were a few skins that MJ6 used and it had some Animated Skins when they went to MJ7 skins were droped due to problems MJ8 brought them back but no animated skins.

[zevele10]

BAMBOU BAMBOU BAMBOU

this was the best skin i ever saw

BACK pleeeaaase

[dgness]

Amped 2

[MachineHead]

Anybody else think that animated images in skins would be a nice option?

Maybe if they were done on certain things in the Mega skins. And as an option only. Something that would be cool...instead of simple three or four image changes on buttons, have it display something like (customizable---->) viz on rollover. Scrollbars would be good for this as well. That would be a challenge though, I bet.

[KingSparta]

well i don't likes skins all that much but the one I liked was a Mega-Me skin i am trying to find a GIF that i could show. but it was not a 4 image simple GIF

[xen-uno]

Agreed. My skin is too thin for skin. But Amped 2 looked great from the screen shots I saw (the photorealistic look is killer).

10^-27

[BipolarONE]

Amped & 681.

MJ is still my standby, day in day out, its very strong.

But I have to say an application this powerful without competitive looks is crazy. I get tired of looking at MJ.

It is the visual and aural style that (Everyone will use.) that will bring in the dollars; not deep functionality that very few want, will want let alone bother learning how to use use.

Listening to it is fine, library management is the best. That has been done to death. Just looking at it with the weakest mega state options of all the major jukeboxes that grinds a bit.

I still look to Virtuosa as having by far the most impresive looking interface although not as intuitive.

[MachineHead]

well i don't likes skins all that much but the one I liked was a Mega-Me skin i am trying to find a GIF that i could show. but it was not a 4 image simple GIF

Me neither. Haven't used them much since I installed XP.