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Easy background changer for dc - K_I_R_E_E_K - 21-10-2007
Well, i noticed on blueswirl website that they have a sweet web image converter/creator, it uses any image (altought some images make you return to the same page, maybe a bug) and it reduces the image to the size you want (depending on nuber of blocks you want to use), then if you have the file on your vmu, the dreamcast will automaticly boot it up and the background will apear like a floor and a rotating image at top.
you can use jpeg,gif,png and pvr images, bmp cannot be used.
pvr images are the kind of images that dreamcast read, don't worry if you don't have it, the converter will make it for you.
i could not take a pic at my tv so you could see it, but since i had the file on my pc in dci format i tought i could use the dc emulator the chankast, from there all i needed was a screenshot, toke 3.
i remind you that this is not like a wallpaper on your computer, it is hard to see what will be the outcome.
this kind of changing is around in some programs, but ppl like me may not feel confortable aking a dc disk that could be outdated or bugged, the bg maker was avaiable but it had some bugs, now it is improved and the vmu file icon is the image itself.....suberb
NOTE: i recomend you modifying the pic in photoshop so it is actually a square like 128x128, because if you upload a pic let's say a wallpaper, it will be resized to a square so it may strech when uploadig......
link: http://speud5.free.fr/extrabg/?lg=en&menu=on
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