Daybreak Impression

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some common questions I receive. If you have a question, please read this FAQ first. Thanks!

Can I post your Winamp Skins on my site?
Email me and ask first. Tell me what you want to use and where you'll use it. You must give me credit as the creator. And, of course, NO DIRECT LINKING!

I asked you if I could post your stuff on my site, but you said no. Why?
Hey, it's my work. I reserve the right to say no. If I do say no, then you must respect my wishes and not post my work. Chances are, I'll let you post it, though. The site/person would have to be pretty bad for me to refuse. ^^

Can I link to your site?
Of course! The more hits I get to this site, the better >^..^< If you'll email me and tell me your URL, I can link back to you.

Can I link to your downloadable files (ie, Winamp Skins)?
Absolutely not. I can't have you stealing my bandwidth.

What program do you use to edit your images?
I use Micrografx Picture Publisher 8 for my main editing, and Paint Shop Pro for certain things.

How do you make Winamp skins?
The way that I make them is fairly simple. I use Skinner to put the image into skin format and save it as a .zip file. Then, I extract all the files and tweak them as necessary using Micrografx Picture Publisher. I'm not good enough at it to make them from scratch, yet. ^^;;

Do you know how to make screencaps?
I make all my screencaps using my DVDROM. I play my DVDs with WinDVD, which has a capture feature. (Just press 'P' while watching) Otherwise, if you hit Ctrl+PrintScrn, you can capture whatever is on your screen at the moment. For my raw episodes, I use BSPlayer to cap them (Just press 'P' while watching)

I found this pic that would make a great skin! Can I email it to you?
Not that I don't appreciate it, but no. What with the danger of viruses, I only download attachments/images sent from people that I know IRL and trust. If you would like to upload it to your website and send me the link, I'd be happy to look at it.

How do you decided on the titles for your skins?
Sometimes certain songs will just remind me of certain characters. Other times, I have do a little digging to find something appropriate. And sometimes I don't bother and give the skin something generic. There's a short list of songs that are just waiting for the perfect skin to accompany. It's a matter of making the skin that fits the vision first.

You have this mp3 that I really want! Gimme! Gimme!
I don't mind trading mp3s. But please, don't just email me and demand that I send you something. It's not going to happen. If you're polite about it, I'm more inclined to agree. Also, if you have something to send me in trade, the chances that I'll agree are much better. I just don't have the time to send a ton of random people files, especially if I'm not getting anything out of it.