Create Unique Gaming Icons With PSP Theme Maker

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By Paul Cameron

Portable PlayStation by Sony has been a tremendous success, partly because it provides many useful features apart from the enjoyable gaming experience. And it's just become even more user friendly and portable. However, gamers still often complain about the limited signature icon choices available to them.

If you're bored of the regular PSP themes that are presently in use by every other gamer around, you can flaunt your own style by creating a PSP theme for yourself through PSP theme maker software. With PSP Theme Maker you are limited only by your own imagination when it comes to designing icons and wallpaper that reflect your style and mood.

To enhance the marketing of PSP, Sony introduced a PSP theme creator in 2007 that has received mixed reviews from the consumers. This software comes with conversion tools and Read Me text that provides instructions to go about the whole procedure of making a new theme that is operative in your PSP. Even so, users found working with PSP Theme Maker was difficult; many felt the instructions were insufficient and complained of missing or broken file extensions which means the themes they created wouldn't run on their PSP. Others complained that the instructions were not written in a manner that made them useful to beginners or anyone without extensive prior knowledge of the jargon and procedures related to graphics creation.

In order for a theme to work in your PSP it must have a .ptf extension. The main job in using a PSP theme maker is forming category level and secondary level icons. The creators of the PSP Theme Maker recommend that you choose icon sets available online through Google search. Adobe Photoshop is also advisable for making the icons and then converting them into a .ptf file for usage. You can also find a variety of online tutorials that provide specific and in depth instructions to walk you through the various creation aspects of PSP Theme Maker. There is an online tutorial to help you create and save 24-bit wall paper designs in bitmap form, while another will aid you in creating second level 256 color formatted, 32x32 pixel icons and saving them as PNG-8 files.

It is imperative that you do a little research before using or downloading the PSP theme maker software. Ask your friends if they've used it and would recommend it; check out the online testimonials; make certain you know what it is you are purchasing. There are certain risks associated with the use of unverified themes, so be careful in selection of your PSP theme maker. Some also feel that violating the standard, signature graphics of PSP is just not worth it. So, decide the best option for your style.

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