Thread: How to create your own PS3 theme.

Here's one method to create your own ps3 theme for use with firmware 2.0.

1.Download PS3_Custom_Theme_v101-E.zip

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2. Unzip the (2) folders, p3tcompiler_v101 and sample.
* The images are located in the 01 folder located inside sample.

3. Use the images in 01 as a guideline for creating your own.
* Use the same file format, size, and naming convention. Most of the icons on the xmb are .png format, 128 x128 pixels in size, and have a file name Icon.#.png

* Keep track of the filename and the icon. Use the ps3 custom theme guideline to match these up. As an example Icons.6.png is the Users Icon.

* You can also have 16 backgrounds. There are 3 in the sample. Use the same naming convention, a_HD.jpg and a_SD.jpg through p_HD.jpg and p_SD.jpg

4. Edit the sample.xml file.
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1. Edit the Infotable
* Theme Name
* Url
* Author
* Genre
* Version
* Comment

2. Add your backgrounds.
* bgimagetable>
bgimage hd="a_HD.jpg" sd="a_SD.jpg" />
bgimage hd="b_HD.jpg" sd="b_SD.jpg" />
bgimage hd="c_HD.jpg" sd="c_SD.jpg" />
bgimage hd="d_HD.jpg" sd="d_SD.jpg" />
bgimage hd="e_HD.jpg" sd="e_SD.jpg" />
/bgimagetable>

3. Save the sample.xml with the name of your theme.
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5. Drag yourtheme.xml onto p3tcompiler.exe and a dos window will come up.
6. yourtheme.p3t will now show up in the 01 folder.
7. Use a USB memory key and create a /PS3/THEME folder and copy yourtheme.p3t into this folder.
8. With the USB key inserted into the ps3: Go to Settings, Theme Settings, Install.
9. yourtheme.p3t should now be available as one of the theme options.