PIC1.PNG can be transparent and that's awesome!

[gundalf]

The background image used by applications and games is the PNG file format. So i got the crazy idea, what would happen if i made one with transparency?

Well this is the result:



Really really sexy stuff comes by out, you get the xmb wave and the sparkling in the background, awesome! I have never seen that effect on an retail game before.

You could go there and make some vector style artwork with solid none transparent and transparent areas. Lot's of ideas! But that is upon you

Anyway, in conclusion, there lies a lot of potential for creativity, and in my opinion this is a good way to separate Homebrew from Retail (since retail stuff doesn't use this effect).

[Pawsed]

Awesome! Where can I get those two sample backgrounds? I'd specifically like to add that girl with headphones one to something I am using (not a developer, just adding my own icons to other's apps for personal use).

[gundalf]

Sure no problem, here you go:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7537/pic1ez.png

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7113/pic12m.png

[Irvysan]

nice work gundalf, maybe you/some of the guys in this thread should be talking : http://psx-scene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65842 (Official PSX Custom sound and icon)

i like the transparency additions and your icon

[gundalf]

Oh wow my bad, i wasnt knowing that there is already a Thread related to this stuff, will check it out later

[Jewrye]

Disgaea3's pic1.png had transparency

[Mr.GoodFrag]

quite a few retail games have transparent PNG's for icons.