Download Now Instructions for the latest version of AmberAlert.zip:

Unzip this file into any folder you like. Five things should be included:

	Readme.txt		The help file

	AmberAlert.pcf		My complete system PCF

	AmberAlert.01.psd & AmberAlert.02.psd		The master images and slice layouts in PhotoShop/ImageReady format

	D-PadMask.LR.psd & D-PadMask.TB.psd		Transparency masks used to clip the d-pad button images

	Pictures/*.png		All of the art, pre-sliced and in transparent png format

My system includes these components:

	Reciever:		Yamaha RX-V2095
	TV:		Mitsubishi WS-55905
	DVD Player:		Philips Q50
	Digital Video Recorder:		Hughes HR10-250

If you have PhotoShop or ImageReady you can use them to edit the source art, which is mostly vectors, directly. I've included it all in two files, 'AmberAlert.01.psd' and 'AmberAlert.02.psd'. To do this:

Open them in PhotoShop and make your changes to the art using the vector tools and layer effects, or use raster layers for more complex effects and hand-drawn elements.

I used the font Gothic 821 Cn BT at various sizes for the labels. It came with Corel Draw v11, but you may be able to find it on the Internet if you need to update he labels with new text. Older version of Corel Draw are pretty cheap, if you can't find the font itself.

Send the file to ImageReady, then make sure that all the original slices still line up with your changes. If they don't, use the slice tools to add new slices or re-align the existing ones. Name or rename any slices as needed.

Select the slices that you want to save and then click 'File > Save Optimized As...' making sure to pick your destination folder, 'Images Only', and 'Selected Slices'. You can switch between the pressed and unpressed versions of the buttons by changing the visibility of layers in the 'Buttons' layer group. You can also export the two button states with '.A' and '.B' in their names by choosing 'Settings > Other...' and modifying the second field in 'Saving Files > File Naming' to one or the other value.

Touch up the d-pad bitmaps where they overlap, by loading selections from the 'D-PadMask' files and deleting the problem pixels.

Use the new artwork in your pcf files and galleries!

If you don't have PhotoShop, I've included all the png files I used to create everything in ProntoProEdit NG. Edit them however you like!

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TiVo - Channel Up
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Receiver - Mute
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TiVo - Rewind
TiVo - Pause
TiVo - Play
TiVo - Fast Forward
TiVo - Up
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TiVo - Left
TiVo - Right
TiVo - TiVo
TiVo - Live TV/Guide
TiVo - OK/Select
Home Page

On all pages you can access the navigation menu (seen in the second image above) by pressing the current device name (or Home) in the title bar.
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Receiver - Volume Up
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TiVo - Rewind
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TV - Up
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Home Page

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DVD - Rewind
DVD - Pause
DVD - Play
DVD - Fast Forward
DVD - Up
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DVD - Left
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