
Here is my tutorial for making genre icons for the Mede8er videowall.

Everything you need should be in this folder, except the Photoshop software.


A. Create a new genre icon:

1.Open the Clapperboard Template.psd file that is within Photoshop Template folder in Photoshop. This template shows you all the basic elements you need to make a new genre icon.
2.Install the 28 Days Later font on your system. For Windows just copy and paste this to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
3.Replace the Ox skull "Western" image with artwork of you own choosing, which you have prepared in Photoshop previously. It is best to do this as .png file on a transparent background. Place as necessary using the Edit -> Transform tools. Remember to add a drop shadow, using the settings that had been previously applied to the Ox skull "Western" image as a guide. This is done by Layer -> Layer Style -> Drop Shadow.
4.Edit the text to that of your choosing. If you just back space the existing text and then re-type, you don't have to worry about rotating etc. Of course you can delete the text layer and start again if you wish and then use the Edit -> Transform tools to place on the image.
5.Next save the image by File -> Save As to a location that you can easily find again, saving as a .png file. At the PNG options select "none" for interlacing.
6.Close the original Clapperboard Template.psd file if you are done with it. Do not save the changes unless you want to.


B. Resize and make Mede8er videowall icon:

1.Open the new genre icon .png file that you have created as above.
2.Resize this to 148 pixels x 148 pixels. Image -> Image Size
3.Open the empty case .png file of your choosing from the Empty Cases folder.
4.Copy and paste your re-sized genre icon onto the empty case.png image. In your resized genre icon tab: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C .Then in your empty case tab: Ctrl+V
5.Make sure the placement is to your liking. You will need to use the Edit -> Transform tools for some of the more fancy cases, but for the more simple cases this is not necessary.
6.Save your new creation as a .png file.

Now place your new completed genre icons in a folder named "videowall" in the root directory of your Mede8er hard drive, attached USB drive or SD card. Then follow the standard videowall instructions to display these on your videowall.

Please share any new genre icons that you make by posting then on the Mede8er forum.

If you need some more general Photoshop tutorials the just Google your question and I am sure that you will find the answer.

I hope that helps.

GlynRS2