Michiru's Winamp Skins

Being one of the more musically inclined Senshi, as well as one of the more asthetically oriented, I thought I'd put *my* two cents into Tenshi's downloads section. ^_^

The new wave in music is the MP3 format. It is offers CD quality sound in a relatively small file (ok, that's a lie, most MP3s are 3-5 Mb, but compare the quality to the smaller RA files!) transferrable over the internet. While the latest versions of Windows' Media Player can play MP3s, Winamp is still one of the most popular MP3 players. To learn more about the technical stuff, go to the Winamp homepage at http://www.winamp.com. Here, I'm just providing ways of sprucing up the interface. This is what the typical Winamp interface looks like:

Kind of neat, but pretty boring in the end. Well, you can change the way this interface looks by downloading Winamp Skins. Skins are like clothes for the interface. The basic functional buttons stay the same, but the background image, button images, and slider images are different. Here I've put up my collection of Sailormoon themed Winamp Skins. I've only posted 4 because this is REALLY image-heavy as I have included a thumbnail of each skin. I'll be rotating them bi-weekly so you'll be able to see the thumbnails for each skin. For those of you who don't want to wait, here is a TEXT ONLY VIEW which lists *all* the skins.

 

Ami's Instructions: These skins are *.zip files, meaning that you'll need Winzip to unzip them. If you have Winamp, you should already have a Winamp folder in your hard drive directory. I recommend creating a subdirectory called Skins (for example, mine is C:\Program Files\Winamp\Skins) and downloading the zip files directly into that folder. Well, once you've downloaded the zip file, unzip, and extract the archive into your WinAmp\Skins directory. Most of these should create their own directory, EX C:\Program Files\Winamp\Skins\MoonAmp - Love, automatically, but if not, just create a new folder (within the Skins folder) and move the archive into it. Okay, now to use your skins, open Winamp. Click on the upper left hand corner. This should pull down a menu. From there, choose Options, and then click on Skin Browser. A dialogue box should pop up with a big white empty space containing the word . Click on the Set Skins Directory button and your typical Browse for Folder box should pop up. From here, choose your skins directory (EX C:\Program Files\Winamp\Skins) and click okay. Now you're set!

 

 

by MaXxX

    

Here's one for you, Adrienne! It's the romance of Seiya-kun and Usagi-chan! (I think he's kissing away her tears...aww.... ^_^ )

Usagi's Opinions: This is the perfect skin for Winamp users who like love songs! It is beautifully made with a good layout and an excellent sense of colour coordination! And despite the fact that I myself don't support the relationship depicted (ahem...sorry about that Seiya lovers, but Mamoru and I were destined to be together!) this is one of my favourite skins.
       
 

By Kezzerdrix

     Sailorpluto holding her Time Staff and looking over her left shoulder at you.

Setsuna's Opinions: I cannot believe there is a Winamp Skin of me! I think the image is good (especially the colour gradient in the background), but there is too much red. It is hard on the eyes if you look at it for too long. ^_^ Of course you can always rest your eyes by looking at me... ^_~ But overall, this is skin is good, and it is so far, the only one of me out there, so I think it is worth downloading.
       
 

by Brickgirl

     Here's one for the Tux lovers!

Usagi's Opinions: Tuxedo Kamen wa kakko ii desune!!! (Eng --> isn't he a hottie? ^_^ ) Too bad you can't see more of his face... ^_^ The overally image is a little too dark, but I suspect it's a "what could I do?" situation. So other than that, the colours are good, and the layout is neat. I like it!
       
 

by Lefhark

     The Grande Finale of Michiru'sWinamp Skins! Golden Angel Usagi looking up at you with her right hand by her face.

Usagi's Opinions: Wow, what a beautiful skin! It's so flattering! ^_^ I look so wistful. This skin is perfect for playing R&B slow songs. The warm colours are very well-coordinated, especially the analyzer. The volume slider is an unobtrusive little bubble and the balance slider is hidden, so the only thing that runs over by face is the song slider, and that's only for a few seconds at the end of the song. I *definately* like this one, it is my second favourite after MoonAmp-Love. ^_^
         

I got these skins either on the Winamp homepage, Kezzerdrix's homepage, or Lefhark's hompage. If you are: a)really upset about this, b) wanting more credit, or c) just have something to say, then please e-mail me.

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