PSU's guide to PS3 Themes
- Posted November 15th, 2007 at 09:16 EDT by PSU Staff
- 28 Comments
With the launch of PSU’s own PS3 themes section, we felt obliged to provide our users with this handy guide to show you exactly how to go about creating, uploading and installing your own themes with as little hassle as possible. Read on to find out how to get the best out of your theme endeavours with PSU!
CREATING THEMES:
Step 1: You will need to download the official PS3 Theme Tool by visiting Sony Australia's official website, then clicking on the button in the bottom right.
Step 2: Extract the file to a folder on your computer
Step 3: Open command prompt and navigate to the folder.
Step 4: The folder should contain a sample folder, a GrimConv folder, a p3tcompiler.exe and other assorted files. To create your theme you will need to run the p3tcompiler.exe passing in the sample.xml.
Example: If you are in the p3tcompiler_v101 folder, you run: p3tcompiler .sample�1sample.xml
Step 5: This creates a number of .gim files and a sample.p3t files in the sample /01/ directory. Take the sample.p3t file and transfer it to a memory stick in the following location: PS3->THEME
Step 6: Plug the memory stick into your PS3 and select the theme setting, where you will be given an option to install; do so, and you will have your sample theme.
Step 7: To construct your own custom theme, it’s a case of editing all of the .png files in the sample directory, and re-run all of the above.
UPLOADING YOUR THEME:
To upload your theme, point your browser to our upload themes page here, and simply fill out the required information:
Theme title: The name given to your theme
Author name: The original author of the theme; do not upload unless you have permission from the author.
Description: A basis description on the theme itself.
Next, simply upload the required information in the ‘Theme file’ and ‘Theme preview’ boxes to complete the process. Users can download the PS3 Theme Previewer, which allows you to make .jpg images for your theme.
Over the next few days, PSU.com will be adding new additions and upgrades to the PS3 themes section such as "Credit to original author", " ability to add multiple screenshots of theme", and a "rating system”.
INSTALLING YOUR THEME:
All themes files (.p3t) need to be saved to a memory card/HDD/USB thumbstick, in the following directory structure:
/PS3/THEME/<theme file>
1. Create a folder titled: PS3
2. Inside the PS3 folder, make another folder titled: THEME
3. Put all the themes you have inside the THEME folder.
4. Plug your USB drive to your PS3 and on the XMB, select:
Then go to: Settings>Theme Settings>Theme>Install (hidden at the top)> and then select your theme you wish to install.
PSU would also like to note that you’ll soon be able to download themes straight to your PS3’s hard drive via the consoles web browser – bare with us on this, as we’ll have it working very soon.
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ssengnihton
- 2:49pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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ok, ok..How do I "editing all of the .png files in the sample directory, and re-run all of the above. "...I can do every step EXCEPT STEP 7...i DONT understand want they mean by edit and re-run....help please, I REALLY want to edit my own theme.
I hope anyone can help me with this
Xomaniac22...you said you know how, can you write a theme quide for dummies or something "LOL". i REALLY NEED HELP
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McGriddles |
McGriddles- 3:21pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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ssengnihton4
ok, ok..How do I "editing all of the .png files in the sample directory, and re-run all of the above. "...I can do every step EXCEPT STEP 7...i DONT understand want they mean by edit and re-run....help please, I REALLY want to edit my own theme.
I hope anyone can help me with this
Xomaniac22...you said you know how, can you write a theme quide for dummies or something "LOL". i REALLY NEED HELP
-------------------------------------------------------basically that means that you make your own pictures or get them from the internet, save them to your folder where all your images is for the sample theme, then open the the theme code, paste it in note pad from the website and replace the background images and icon image with your own, then recompile the code
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wiggsj
- 3:21pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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I am not a programmer and most of this is over my head - PSN -how about just adding some more themes rather than having to create them ourselves. And seriously whats up with the current themes??????Who developed them a chick? pink and hearts and rainbows really? I have a PS3 not a wii!!!!
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shaka_ |
R0N1N_- 6:33pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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It's very easy to do here i'll break it down for ya'll
1) download the Theme Tool
while it's downloading lets make the files needed on the memcard
Create a folder titled: PS3
Inside the PS3 folder, make another folder titled: THEME (PS3 is case sensitive must be caps)
2) Extract the theme tool when finished (desktop would be fine)
3) go to start--> run
4) type cmd hit enter it opens a console window
5) navigate to your folder (extracted Theme tool folder)
For me the folder was located on my desktop so i typed:
cd des* (* for not typing the hole word)
cd (change dir)
continue doing so till you reach your folder where the p3tcompile.exe is located so for me it was
see the second picture from thr article
leave it there for a while.
====next part custom theme====
if you don't want to make custom theme skip this part
open the theme folder and go to sample folder and then the 01 folder
open one of png file with any edit tool (i use Photoshop) but i'll gues paintshop or illustrator will do work to or any other
example open Icons1.png in Photoshop ( or your favorite edit tool )
edit it by replacing it with a new picture you want or change the color BUT DON'T CHANGE THE FILE FORMAT OR THE FILE SIZE.
when you are finished save it back in the same folder you open it (01 folder)
do this for all the png's you want to change and or the backgrounds.
======end custom theme part==========
6) type: p3tcompiler .sample 1sample.xml
in the console window
7) Copy the new made .gim files and a sample.p3t from your sample directory to a memory stick in the following location: PS3->THEME
8) Plug the memory stick into your PS3 and select the theme setting, where you will be given an option to install select your memcard there you'll see sample select it and it will install your theme enjoy
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catamountalum2004
- 7:17pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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i did what you guys said to do i made a file called ps3 and then a file called themes inside that and then went into install but it will not show any themes as being on the jump drive, what am i doing wrong
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kingiceeater |
The_Fifth- 11:06pm GMT - November 15th, 2007
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Thanks guys, I appreciate this it's something I've wanted to do but didn't want to take the time to figure out.
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shaka_ |
R0N1N_- 4:01am GMT - November 16th, 2007
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Did You make the foldername all caps on your jump stick?
And you must not put them in psp or root folder on your psp memstick. just open your psp memstick and make the folder PS3 and inside that you make the THEME (all caps)
I've just finished tested on my ps3 it installed just fine
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Warmix
- 4:14pm GMT - November 16th, 2007
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Ok this is how you guys do it. If you have a psp (i dont know if it works with a memory stick) Plug it in your ps3, copy a save file and paste it in the psp/stick.
take the psp/stick out and plug ontop your pc, and it will make a folder called ps3. In the folder PS3, make another called THEME, type it in call capitals.
Now place all your themes into the folder PS3>THEME.
After you place them there, plug your psp/stick back onto the ps3 and go to Settings and Theme Settings and choose install.
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subversive1
- 11:26pm GMT - November 16th, 2007
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I downloaded a couple of themes and did what it said above to install them to the PS3.I am using a USB stick ,but the PS3 didn't see it.Any suggestions?
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THE_NEXUS |
nexus321- 9:32pm GMT - November 17th, 2007
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LISTEN UP GUYS
I NEED HELP
i cant change the icons u know when u download the mario theme and u c the icons and they r really cool.So i tried and all That Shows is ? icon instead.I can edit the icons, but to replace the icon's i cant??? any ideas?????? -
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justintime59
- 7:38pm GMT - November 25th, 2007
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What is the actual website where to find the download at, i went to the austrailian website and no luck.
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divinitythewinged
- 9:25pm GMT - November 26th, 2007
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everytime i try to open the compiler it imediatly closes
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Bigswede773
- 2:50am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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how do i install other themes, i have on my usb drive?
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prosecondbase7 |
prosecondbase7- 1:19am GMT - December 8th, 2007
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so I finally got the sample.pt3 file saved under PSE-THEMES-sample.pt3. but when I put the sd card in my ps3 and go to themes and install all it says is no themes found. I dont know.
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Teched
- 4:38pm BST - June 13th, 2008
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I am a Newbie to the PS3 40GB (WalMart is selling them for $399 and they throw in a $100 gift card. Bringing the cost down to $299).
It is good to finally find a place that tells me how to install Themes onto the PS3. It would be nice to have the memory slots, but a thumbdrive will work fine for what I am looking to do.
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DeathBird
- 12:29am BST - September 5th, 2009
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hi...guys...i am a new user of ps3....and i have downloaded a few themes and i dont know how to install them.....i tried from the usb but i couldnt because it doesnt show any theme....well i am not talking about an edited theme i am talking about a simple fresh theme...can any one help
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