Try the "Continuous" option to see your image full size ( Figure 3). The default setting is "Tile", which crops your image to the actual size of a Winamp window. You will notice that there is a drop down menu labelled "Adjustment Mode". From here, go to the file menu, select "Open Image", and browse for an image to use from your hard disk ( Figure 2). Once you have Skinner installed, load it up and you will be presented with the main window as shown in figure 1. This handy little application allows you to work with a variety of template skins that can use a custom image of your own design as the background. There is a much easier way to build your own skins using a specialised shareware utility called "Winamp Skin Maker" (or "Skinner") that makes the procedure much easier. If you are not much of a graphic designer, however, don't worry. If you are willing to give it a go, a full tutorial is available here.
Although simple, the process is fairly laborious, and can involve quite a lot of fiddly tweaking and a certain amount of experience to get professional results.
CHANGING WINAMP SKINS HOW TO
The base skin incorporates fifteen bitmaps as well as numerous cursors and a script file that instructs Winamp how to use the various files. All you need is an image editor such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro and the Winamp base skin', which you can download from the Winamp site. Making your own customised Winamp skins' is a fairly straightforward procedure.