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PlayStation®3
Custom Theme Guidelines
Version 2.00
© 2011 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
SCE Confidential

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  • Page 1 PlayStation®3 Custom Theme Guidelines Version 2.00 © 2011 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. SCE Confidential...
  • Page 2 [Copyright and Trademarks] “PlayStation” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. [Terms and Conditions] All rights (including, but not limited to, copyright) pertaining to this Guideline are managed, owned, or used with permission, by SCEI. Except for personal, non-commercial, internal use, you are prohibited from using (including, but not limited to, copying, modifying, reproducing in whole or in part, uploading, transmitting, distributing, licensing, selling and publishing) any of this Guideline, without obtaining SCEI’s prior written...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Overview ............................. 4 Scope of the Customization ......................... 4 Creation of a Theme File ........................4 Distribution and Installation of Theme Files ..................4 2 Data Specifications ..........................5 Background Image ..........................5 Theme Color ............................6 Font ..............................

  • Page 4: Overview

    Overview The custom theme function of the PlayStation 3 enables elements of the system software – such as the ® background and icons, to be changed by the user. This document explains the elements that can be customized using the custom theme function, data specifications for each element, and how to create a theme file.

  • Page 5: Data Specifications

    Data Specifications This chapter explains data specifications for each data to be included in a theme file. Background Image The background image to be rendered for the overall system software screen can be customized. One theme file can contain at most, 24 background images. When there are multiple background images in one theme file, a switch will be made to an image (selected at random) upon startup of the PlayStation 3 by default, that is different from the one that was displayed...

  • Page 6: Theme Color

    Theme Color The color of the system software screen can be customized. The customized color will be used for the following scenes:  Color of the background graphics when the background image is not applied  Color of the Options menu Select one of the following theme colors provided by the system.

  • Page 7: Icons And Default Icons

    Icons and Default Icons Of the icons that are displayed on the system software screen, the following can be customized. First Layer (Category Icon) Second Layer Third Layer Friends Block List Add a Friend Players Met Start New Chat Chat Room Chat Room (Text Only) Message Box Received...
  • Page 8 First Layer (Category Icon) Second Layer Third Layer Photo (Default icon of the photo folder) (Default icon of the photo file) (Icons Used in Multiple Categories) Search for Media Servers Playlists Create New Playlist Memory Stick™ SD Memory Card Compact Flash ®...
  • Page 9 First Layer (Category Icon) Second Layer Third Layer (Default icon for the horizontal row) (Default icon for the vertical column) Figure 2 Icons Icons of the first layer (category icons) Icons of the second layer A default icon will be applied for rendering an icon for which an icon image has not been defined. A default icon will also be used when more icons are added to those that can be customized given a system update of the PlayStation 3 after a theme has been created.
  • Page 10 Figure 3 Example of an Icon Design Colored-in with one solid color Disappears on top of a background with the same color ©SCEI PlayStation 3 Custom Theme Guidelines ® - 10 -...

  • Page 11: Pointer

    Pointer The pointer to be displayed when using the web browser can be customized. The pointer has 6 states. Assign an appropriate image for each pointer state. In addition to the pointer image, a coordinate can be specified [in a coordinate system with the upper left corner being (0, 0) and the lower right corner being (48, 48)] as the position for the front tip of the pointer within the image.

  • Page 12: Frame Of The Notification Window

    Frame of the Notification Window The frame of the notification window that is displayed at the upper right section of the screen, upon receiving a message, for example, can be customized. The size of the notification window changes according to the length of the character string contained in the window.
  • Page 13  Preview image (480x270 24-bit PNG)  Theme comment  Theme update date (in the form of a YYYYMMDDHHMMSS string) Example) January 1, 2009 at exactly 12:00am -> 20090101000000 If the update date is not specified, the date when the theme file was created will be used. ©SCEI PlayStation 3 Custom Theme Guidelines...
  • Page 14 Languages  English (United States)  English (United Kingdom)  Japanese  French  Spanish  German  Italian  Dutch  Portuguese (Portugal)  Portuguese (Brazil)  Russian  Korean  Chinese (traditional)  Chinese (simplified)  Finnish  Swedish ...

  • Page 15: Distribution Of Theme Files

    Distribution of Theme Files Guidelines for Creating Theme Files Before distributing original theme files, check the files with emphasis on the following points.  Themes can be correctly displayed in both SD and HD resolutions  Icons and other relevant items are designed to be legible ...

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