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SkinStudio gives you the capability to animate and customize the wallpaper on your Windows desktop. Choose from the massive integrated library or use your own images or video files to personalize your desktop.
SkinStudio is a skin editor that allows users to create visual styles for Windows. Included free with [[WindowBlinds]].


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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Key Features </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Key Features </h2>
*NEW! Massive WinCustomize.com background and Dream library integration
*'''Adjust''' interface controls and buttons
*Easily customize and create your own animated backgrounds from images and videos
*'''Edit''' Start menu and taskbar styling
*NEW! H.264 video support
*'''Change''' Explorer and IE shell parts
*Custom rendering engine minimizes CPU usage for animations and videos
*'''Specify''' elements on window titlebars and frames
*Apply over 60 special effects to your backgrounds
*'''Select''' skin colors and fonts
*Apply any Dream as your PC screensaver
*'''Include''' wallpapers and backgrounds with your skin


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Animate</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Features</h2>
===Animate your Windows desktop wallpaper===
SkinStudio is the powerful companion application for [[WindowBlinds]], that enables you to create your own skins. Edit controls, Start menu*, taskbars, Explorer windows, fonts, colors backgrounds and more with SkinStudio.
Use video and Dream files with SkinStudio to apply animated wallpaper to your desktop. The .Dream format, which SkinStudio uses, has been specially designed to contain content used to animate wallpaper. You can also apply any dream as your PC screensaver!


===Easily customize and create your own backgrounds===
Customize only the parts of the Windows interface you want to change and SkinStudio will do the rest. This makes it easy for inexperienced users to create a great skin quickly. Advanced users can still enjoy designing every aspect of the Windows interface.
SkinStudio includes over 60 special effects plus colorization options to make any image or video into a fantastic, custom background. Want to create a .Dream to share? Use the included Dream Maker app to package your own animated or video creations.


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===Add cool effects to your background===
Choose from over 60 effects to apply to any background. Effects include: black and white, blur, canvas texture, inverted, night vision, pop art, sepia, and animated snow, just to name a few!


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===Recolor your existing wallpaper===
Using a simple slider SkinStudio helps you apply new colors to backgrounds. Color customization can be applied to an entire image or only to select colors.


===Multiple monitor support===
SkinStudio capabilities give you the option to have different backgrounds on each of your monitors or stretch video and static backgrounds over multiple monitors.


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===Easy-to-use configuration dialog===
The user interface is intuitive and so easy to use that you can create a great looking custom desktop design with just a few clicks. An always present preview helps you see what your desktop will look like before applying effects to your new background.
 
 
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Media </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Media </h2>
*[[SkinStudio Videos|SkinStudio Videos]]
*[[SkinStudio Screenshots|Screenshots]]  
*[[SkinStudio Screenshots|Screenshots]]  


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> SkinStudio Resources</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> SkinStudio Resources</h2>
*[https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/dream SkinStudio wallpaper downloads]
*[http://stardock.cachefly.net/SkinStudio_10_setup_sd.exe SkinStudio download]
*[[SkinStudio History|History of SkinStudio]]
*[[SkinStudio History|History of SkinStudio]]
*[[SkinStudio Changelog|SkinStudio Changelog]]
*[[SkinStudio System Requirements|System Requirements]]
*[[SkinStudio System Requirements|System Requirements]]


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> SkinStudio Tutorials</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> SkinStudio Tutorials</h2>
*[[3 Tips for Using Stardock SkinStudio|3 Tips for Using Stardock SkinStudio]]
*[https://forums.wincustomize.com/447931/ SkinStudio tutorial]
*[[How to Create an Animated Wallpaper Using DreamMaker|How to Create an Animated Wallpaper Using DreamMaker]]
*[[SkinStudio: Using Random Wallpapers on Your Desktop|SkinStudio: Using Random Wallpapers on Your Desktop]]


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/SkinStudio/ SkinStudio Website]  
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/ SkinStudio Website]  
*[https://forums.stardock.com/forum/432 SkinStudio Forums]
*[https://forums.stardock.com/forum/284 SkinStudio Forums]
*[https://www.facebook.com/official.stardock/ Stardock Facebook]  
*[https://www.facebook.com/official.stardock/ Stardock Facebook]  
*[https://twitter.com/stardock Stardock Twitter]  
*[https://twitter.com/stardock Stardock Twitter]  

Latest revision as of 17:29, 28 January 2021

Featured Image

Important Pages

About SkinStudio

SkinStudio is a skin editor that allows users to create visual styles for Windows. Included free with WindowBlinds.

Key Features

  • Adjust interface controls and buttons
  • Edit Start menu and taskbar styling
  • Change Explorer and IE shell parts
  • Specify elements on window titlebars and frames
  • Select skin colors and fonts
  • Include wallpapers and backgrounds with your skin

Features

SkinStudio is the powerful companion application for WindowBlinds, that enables you to create your own skins. Edit controls, Start menu*, taskbars, Explorer windows, fonts, colors backgrounds and more with SkinStudio.

Customize only the parts of the Windows interface you want to change and SkinStudio will do the rest. This makes it easy for inexperienced users to create a great skin quickly. Advanced users can still enjoy designing every aspect of the Windows interface.