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New Desktop Pictures and QuickTime X Icon in Latest Snow Leopard

Heijtink said:
Can we download the QuickTime logo from somewhere?just so I can already enter into SL mood.
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Yea. Well Kind of. What i just did is copy the image off the home screen, open it in a simple photo editing tool (even ipreview), and edit out the white background, then download this super small and simple app "Img2Icns" here, drag your new edited quicktime pic into the program, it creates the .icns file, find that file, then open the contents of your quicktime app, go under the folder resources and find the icon for it labeled "QuickTimePlayer.icns", and name your custom .icn the same name, then move the original .icn to a backup spot, and add your new .icn.

Hopefully this helped you.
P.S. You can also use this method for really any app.
 
Rot'nApple said:
Will these refined enhancements in Snow Leopard eventually be copied into a future Windows 7 release in time to showcase in their copied MS stores? :rolleyes:
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Probably not. These aren't really "refinements," anyway, just a few new minor things added to Snow Leopard.

It's also funny that you assume that Apple has never once copied ideas from Microsoft or any other corporation. In the high technology industry, everyone copies from everyone else.
 
dsalehipour said:
Yea. Well Kind of. What i just did is copy the image off the home screen, open it in a simple photo editing tool (even ipreview), and edit out the white background, then download this super small and simple app "Img2Icns" here, drag your new edited quicktime pic into the program, it creates the .icns file, find that file, then open the contents of your quicktime app, go under the folder resources and find the icon for it labeled "QuickTimePlayer.icns", and name your custom .icn the same name, then move the original .icn to a backup spot, and add your new .icn.

Hopefully this helped you.
P.S. You can also use this method for really any app.
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OR you can just take the original .icns file (posted on the first page of this thread) and save yourself the 2 minutes of hassles :p
 
Personally, I thought the purple and black Quicktime X icon didn't go along with the rest of the Mac OS X icons. I very much prefer the re-colored blue and silver one.
 
Those pictures look so...you know what. What's next? Kitty cats with birthday hats (after a party at the MS retail store)?
 
Yuk!

I don't like the new QTX logo, in-fact i don't like the look of QTX at all i think they've ruined it, personally. i mean did anyone else notice the crowd's reaction when it was shown at the keynote? complete silence
 
mjw11 said:
I don't like the new QTX logo, in-fact i don't like the look of QTX at all i think they've ruined it, personally. i mean did anyone else notice the crowd's reaction when it was shown at the keynote? complete silence
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I don't mind the new UI, in fact I quite like it - when you actually use it its quite nice - a lot better then the old one where a ton of space was wasted just for the 4-5 buttons, but yes, the new icon is absolutely horrid.

Or rather its horrid when its in the dock, at full size it doesn't look too bad.

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Some of the new wallpapers will rival some of the new Windows 7 wallpapers in sheer ugliness. Yikes.

Thanks for the Quicktime icon as well. There's also one up on DeviantArt just in case anyone has any problems downloading the one in this post for any reason.
 
mjw11 said:
I don't like the new QTX logo, in-fact i don't like the look of QTX at all i think they've ruined it, personally. i mean did anyone else notice the crowd's reaction when it was shown at the keynote? complete silence
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They were blown away by its awesomeness. :D

I do admit it looks good on the dock but not on the desktop.
 
InkMaster said:
I don't mind the new UI, in fact I quite like it - when you actually use it its quite nice - a lot better then the old one where a ton of space was wasted just for the 4-5 buttons, but yes, the new icon is absolutely horrid.

Or rather its horrid when its in the dock, at full size it doesn't look too bad.
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It does look out of place because it has more of a 3D look to it than other icons on the dock.

I'm guessing newer versions of iTunes and Apple suites like iLife will have more 3D icons as well.
 
I like both of the new Quicktime X Dock Icons, but I think the purple one was better. Goes more with the Leopard/Snow Leopard background (then again, Server uses blue, so whatever)...point is, they are good.
 
I prefer the new Quicktime icon. Purple wasn't looking that good in my eyes. Blue and silver looks pretty nice.

I really like the the wallpapers with the snow leopards.
 
NathanCH said:
Quick Time X is 10 times worse than the previous Quick Time.
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How? Other than it seems to lack Preferences, it plays all the same file formats as the previous QuickTime versions did.
eksodos said:
Indeed almost all of them are horrible looking. And the new rotating wallpaper sets in Windows 7 are gorgeous. Microsoft does have good taste, sometimes. ;)
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The new Windows 7 wallpapers are indeed very nice, although the "slideshow" feature has been in Mac OS X for a while, so it's possible to get a similar effect on both OS.
 
H$R said:
I prefer the new Quicktime icon. Purple wasn't looking that good in my eyes. Blue and silver looks pretty nice.

I really like the the wallpapers with the snow leopards.
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hahaha and I prefer the one from Quicktime 32!!! :p

lol kidding. The SL one looks nice :D

PS. ya they do seem to have gone a bit downhill in the wallpaper department. Is it just me or is the first (bug-eyed) Snow Leopard pic just plain old disturbing?
 

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Those wallpapers have Microsoft written all over them, especially the first one is a joke... They look kind of ugly (and when I say Microsoft I mean pre-Vista Microsoft, which is even worse when it comes to the wallpapers dept. - just my opinion)....:eek:

The first one on the second row looks scary, why would I want that on my desktop? On the other hand, if you go scary, go all the way, maybe some blood on leopard's face? :D
 
mmichalak said:
Those wallpapers have Microsoft written all over them, especially the first one is a joke... They look kind of ugly (and when I say Microsoft I mean pre-Vista Microsoft, which is even worse when it comes to the wallpapers dept. - just my opinion)....:eek:

The first one on the second row looks scary, why would I want that on my desktop? On the other hand, if you go scary, go all the way, maybe some blood on leopard's face? :D
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Just because Microsoft put similar wallpapers in Vista and 7 doesn't mean Apple can't, either. If you don't like them, don't use them. Simple as that.

I like the ones that feature the Snow Leopard, though. They are quite nice.
 
illegallydead said:
Is it just me or is the first (bug-eyed) Snow Leopard pic just plain old disturbing?
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No, I thought exactly the same. I love the snow falling down but the cat looks like it's stuffed. But the others with the cats are pretty cool.

Though I just set the black/white one with the mountains. I love mountains :p
 
InkMaster said:
Full system but as with any prior version you will be able to easily upgrade if you have an older version installed.



Not a matter of "knowing" just how else would they do it? Make everyone buy a copy of Leopard first? A bit silly no?
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Every intel mac has leopard
 
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