Hacks Kindle Screensaver - Page 3

jacksonunit · 03-09-2008, 02:37 PM

6 MORE 8-Bit Grayscale 600x800 Kindle Formatted
Screensaver Images

In today's batch...
Irish Vampire
Indian Chiefs
Fluid Dynamics
Little Miss Somebody
Several Knots

http://jacksonunit.googlepages.com/kindleunit

badgoodDeb · 03-10-2008, 07:53 PM

Wonder who Little Miss Somebody is. She's quite cute! Thanks for another batch!!

jacksonunit · 03-11-2008, 10:04 AM

She looks a lot like "Phia" (my youngest daughter) so the image caught my eye. It's a very haunting image.

Ervserver · 03-11-2008, 12:06 PM

scary

phuocle · 03-17-2008, 04:00 PM

Thanks man, I really appreciate these images!

badgoodDeb · 04-01-2008, 01:20 PM

Big DUHHH moment. In the default Kindle screensavers, one of the images is a large letter "B" with embellishments, etc. I've been so pleased that it happens to be the first letter of my last name.

But I bet other people have the first initial of THEIR last name, and not necessarily a "B". Right? Duhhhh..... It took me two months for that to occur to me.

schulzmc · 04-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Big DUHHH moment. In the default Kindle screensavers, one of the images is a large letter "B" with embellishments, etc. I've been so pleased that it happens to be the first letter of my last name.

But I bet other people have the first initial of THEIR last name, and not necessarily a "B". Right? Duhhhh..... It took me two months for that to occur to me.

Ummm - not me. I have a "B" too... (and my last name starts with an "S")

badgoodDeb · 04-03-2008, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schulzmc

Ummm - not me. I have a "B" too... (and my last name starts with an "S")

Huh! I just figured that would be such a cool gimmick for them to do. But I guess the name of the person who BOUGHT the Kindle isn't necessarily the one who will eventually own it .... so maybe they couldn't easily do something like that. I bet they could do it with a firmware update (or a software update). Maybe I should suggest it to them.

jacksonunit · 04-15-2008, 04:52 PM

My last name is Jackson but we SPELL it with a "B".

Ervserver · 04-15-2008, 08:03 PM

I noticed the "B" on the better half's Kindle one day, even though her name doesn't start with "B" it still applies about once per month.

badgoodDeb · 04-16-2008, 02:59 PM

Eh-HEM. Ignoring the previous comment, I'll stick with ROFLing to Jackson's reply.

mjburgos · 05-16-2008, 07:23 PM

Regarding comments on the Kindle's graphics:

Like many of you, I too was wondering about the quality of graphics on a Kindle. I read many reviews and got mixed messages about the quality of images. Frustrated, I did some research and then took a trip in my way-back machine for the answer--I used to create 2 bit graphics for my PC and Commodore64 in the 1980s.

Keeping that in mind, I did some experimenting and was able to create very acceptable, even excellent, graphics for the Kindle using a variety of Photoshop techniques.

I was pretty excited about how they came out. So I wrote an ebook about it and included a lot of samples using the techniques. Look for it on Amazon. Name of the book is GRAPHICS ON THE KINDLE, and the ASIN is B0018LILMO.

Hope this helps some of you!

honeybunny · 05-17-2008, 10:59 AM

I read this thread but I'm confused about one thing. I really really like the default screensavers in the Kindle, but I would love to ADD TO THEM. Does this technique add to them, or replace them? If it replaces them, has anyone pulled the original images off the Kindle so that you can add them back in? I especially love the printing-press ones.

jacksonunit · 06-02-2008, 10:00 AM

I've decided to do something useful.

If you send me your Name, Phone Number and email address, I will put it in this screensaver image and send it back to you for use on your very own kindle.

So, how cool is that?

jacksonunit@gmail.com

Ervserver · 06-02-2008, 11:02 AM

hey that is awesome!

03-09-2008, 02:37 PM	#31
jacksonunit Sand Bender Posts: 104 Karma: 35218 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, Tx Device: Kindle1/iPhone/iPad/Droid/KindleDX/Kindle 3G/Kindle Touch/Kindle Fire	The latest batch... 6 MORE 8-Bit Grayscale 600x800 Kindle Formatted Screensaver Images In today's batch... Irish Vampire Indian Chiefs Fluid Dynamics Little Miss Somebody Several Knots http://jacksonunit.googlepages.com/kindleunit

05-16-2008, 07:23 PM	#42
mjburgos Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Device: Kindle	GRAPHICS ON THE KINDLE Regarding comments on the Kindle's graphics: Like many of you, I too was wondering about the quality of graphics on a Kindle. I read many reviews and got mixed messages about the quality of images. Frustrated, I did some research and then took a trip in my way-back machine for the answer--I used to create 2 bit graphics for my PC and Commodore64 in the 1980s. Keeping that in mind, I did some experimenting and was able to create very acceptable, even excellent, graphics for the Kindle using a variety of Photoshop techniques. I was pretty excited about how they came out. So I wrote an ebook about it and included a lot of samples using the techniques. Look for it on Amazon. Name of the book is GRAPHICS ON THE KINDLE, and the ASIN is B0018LILMO. Hope this helps some of you!

06-02-2008, 10:00 AM	#44
jacksonunit Sand Bender Posts: 104 Karma: 35218 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, Tx Device: Kindle1/iPhone/iPad/Droid/KindleDX/Kindle 3G/Kindle Touch/Kindle Fire	For a limited time... I've decided to do something useful. If you send me your Name, Phone Number and email address, I will put it in this screensaver image and send it back to you for use on your very own kindle. So, how cool is that? jacksonunit@gmail.com

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03-10-2008, 07:53 PM	#32
badgoodDeb Wizard Posts: 4,095 Karma: 9501039 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago outskirts Device: Palm-many, Kindle1, K3, iPad, iPhone 4	Wonder who Little Miss Somebody is. She's quite cute! Thanks for another batch!!

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jacksonunit Sand Bender Posts: 104 Karma: 35218 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, Tx Device: Kindle1/iPhone/iPad/Droid/KindleDX/Kindle 3G/Kindle Touch/Kindle Fire	She looks a lot like "Phia" (my youngest daughter) so the image caught my eye. It's a very haunting image.

03-11-2008, 12:06 PM	#34
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,622 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Sony 505 & HP Touchpad	scary

03-17-2008, 04:00 PM	#35
phuocle Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle DX, Kindle Touch, iPad 1	Thanks man, I really appreciate these images!

04-01-2008, 01:20 PM	#36
badgoodDeb Wizard Posts: 4,095 Karma: 9501039 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago outskirts Device: Palm-many, Kindle1, K3, iPad, iPhone 4	Big DUHHH moment. In the default Kindle screensavers, one of the images is a large letter "B" with embellishments, etc. I've been so pleased that it happens to be the first letter of my last name. But I bet other people have the first initial of THEIR last name, and not necessarily a "B". Right? Duhhhh..... It took me two months for that to occur to me.

04-15-2008, 04:52 PM	#39
jacksonunit Sand Bender Posts: 104 Karma: 35218 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio, Tx Device: Kindle1/iPhone/iPad/Droid/KindleDX/Kindle 3G/Kindle Touch/Kindle Fire	My last name is Jackson but we SPELL it with a "B".

04-15-2008, 08:03 PM	#40
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,622 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Sony 505 & HP Touchpad	I noticed the "B" on the better half's Kindle one day, even though her name doesn't start with "B" it still applies about once per month.

04-16-2008, 02:59 PM	#41
badgoodDeb Wizard Posts: 4,095 Karma: 9501039 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago outskirts Device: Palm-many, Kindle1, K3, iPad, iPhone 4	Eh-HEM. Ignoring the previous comment, I'll stick with ROFLing to Jackson's reply.

05-17-2008, 10:59 AM	#43
honeybunny Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 76 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, AU Device: Kindle 2 GSM	I read this thread but I'm confused about one thing. I really really like the default screensavers in the Kindle, but I would love to ADD TO THEM. Does this technique add to them, or replace them? If it replaces them, has anyone pulled the original images off the Kindle so that you can add them back in? I especially love the printing-press ones.

06-02-2008, 11:02 AM	#45
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,622 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Sony 505 & HP Touchpad	hey that is awesome!


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