Analog Cassete Deck Theme

[PHK Brasil]

 





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This is my new theme, based on an analog cassete deck.

For the first time, I tried to be a few accurate to reality, with some details and daring to use 3D perspective plan. I liked the result.

1) The Play/Pause/Rew/FF keys got movement like a real tape-deck, according to the player status.
2) The Shuffle and Hold moving as push-buttons.  
3) A five position switch moves representing the Repeat modes.
4) The led meters are used to display Volume and Battery levels graphically, with numerical info below.
5) A led indicates Disk Activity
6) The progress bar is the tape itself, filling the cassete window. Obviously, just a symbolization, very far from a real tape movement.
7) The counter displays the current track time.

I did some versions with pannel colour variations.

I think in put movement in the cassete reels, but maybe will cause skips... I don't know.

Maybe I'll change something. Suggestions?

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[Yotto]

That's pretty sweet.  The only thing I can think of to "change" is to have the... what are they called?  The wheelie things that the tape rolls up on.  Have those actually turn.  3 graphics should be enough.  When playing, have a .5 second or so pause between changes in graphics.  maybe also have a single "they're moving too fast to see" graphic for FF and RW.

[soap]

Very impressive.  Lots of very well done details.

[lights0ut]

I have to say I'm impressed, PHK nice theme indeed. Go for it on the animation, that would be icing on the cake. I like the menu image, for the WPS I say go with the blue ( the brown is classic, but I like the look of the blue better)
again, nice work.

[Yotto]

Another possible addition, the "Next" song could be another cassette, on its side.  Or the packaging to said cassette.  Don't know exactly how you'd do it, but as if it's sitting there, ready to put in next once this song's done.

[bascule]

That's certainly an exceptionally well put-together and detailed WPS. Makes me wish I had an iPod...

I like both of Yotto's suggestions; animated drive wheels and especially the 'side of a tape box' graphic containing the next track info.

[Sherv]

Wow, this is great!

[mor]

what i can say phk???
PUTAQUEPARIU! MUITO LOUCO ESSE THEME!
(For jesus sake! what a great theme!)
you themeas are "do CARALHO" phk ;0
dont even think in touching it, iit´s perfect - again.

[mannequin]

wow. was just thinking about the analog cassettes for some reason. great stuff,  PHK! too bad there's no way to port it to gigabeat  

[Nate!]

There's almost no need to port it to the Gigabeat.  With the new screen rotation patch, we can now use all of PHK's great themes.  (Unless, like me, you try not to use patches, because they get out of sync often.)  

This one is by far my favorite from PHK!  Thanks for your works of art.

[Flid]

That absolutely rules!!!
Shame it requires the scrolling margin patch though  

[denise118]

Great theme!

[Yotto]

This theme pretty much wouldn't work without the scrolling margins patch.  It'd quickly turn to garbage if the text just kept going off the cassette.

[PHK Brasil]

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Wow, what a good feedback! Thanks for all replies!

The animation is done. The reels are moving now. Worked pretty nice!

I didn't have to do different images for FF/REW, cause the image speed changes automatically, according to the speed of the current time. Good!!

I just had to invert the images sequence for REW, to gives the effect of reverse direction. Worked nice too!

The only problem is that there's no way to invert the progress bar, to starts from right to left. So, maybe I will invert the tape direction, as a reverse mode. Or not, I don't know yet.

And of course,  this theme requires scrolling margins patch.

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[mannequin]

And of course,  this theme requires scrolling margins patch.

which seems to be out of sync with the latest svn updates.

anyway, amazing work on the WPS, PHK, can't wait to see the final result.