{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1031{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 MS Sans Serif;}} {\colortbl ;\red255\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.21.2509;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\sl276\slmult1\b\f0\fs17 These are some basic instructions for CustomizeMii.\b0\par \par \cf1 At the very beginning, let me say this again: Don't install any WADs without a proper brick protection!\cf0\par \par Ok, so you want to create your own custom channels?\par First it is important to understand how the creation of a custom channel with CustomizeMii works.\par Skip this if you already know.\par \par Basically, you can't create a channel from scratch. Well, you could, but not with this application.\par You need a base WAD which you can modify. You can either download one within this application or use\par any WAD (must be a channel of course) from anywhere.\par You can then edit the WAD file.\par The editing of animations is for advanced users, so if you're not familiar with brlyt's and brlan's\par (I guess you're not unless you created your own animations), get a static base WAD or one with the\par animation you want.\par \par So, let's start to create a channel. Download a base WAD through the application or load one from your HDD.\par You can preview the downloadable WADs through the preview button.\par All options below are optional!\par \par \par \par \b MIXING BANNER, ICON AND SOUND\b0\par \par The options below the downloadable base WADs are the "replace" options.\par Let's say you have loaded WAD A as a base, but you want the icon of WAD B and you have a 00000000.app that\par contains a sound that you want to use.\par No problem! Just use the dropdownbox which yet says "Banner" and choose "Icon". Click on the browse button\par next to it and choose WAD B. The icon of WAD B will replace the icon of WAD A.\par After that, choose "Sound" from the dropdownbox and browse for the 00000000.app, the sound.bin will be\par extracted and used instead of the one within WAD A.\par \par Note: These features are non-destructive, i.e. you can always use the clear button to get back to the\par banner/icon/sound of WAD A!\par \par \par \par \b CHANNEL INFORMATION\b0\par \par You may want to change the channel information, i.e. the title and ID.\par Let's change the channel title first. It's the text that will be displayed when you hold your cursor\par over the channel. Goto the "Title" tab and fill a title for all languages. If you want to change the\par title for a specific language, just use the language's textbox. If you want a different title for every\par language, you don't need to fill in a title for all languages.\par Now, the title ID. Open the "Options" tab and you'll see a textbox for the ID. The ID is 4 characters long\par and only contains letters and numerics. Lower case letters will automatically converted to upper case.\par Change it to a unique(!) ID, because channels will overwrite existing channles with the same ID!\par \par I recommend not to use any title ID beginning with the following characters, because official channels\par use these and thus your channel may overwrite them:\par C, E, F, H, J, L, M, N, P, Q, W\par \par \par \par \b INSERTING A NEW DOL\b0\par \par Let's bring some life into the channel. In the "Options" tab, use the browse button for a new DOL.\par Either load a forwarder or the DOL of any application. Note that some channles require more than just a DOL\par and thus may not work in a channel (e.g. MPlayer CE).\par Choose a NAND loader or just stick with the one selected (both will do fine).\par \par \par \par \b INSERTING A NEW SOUND\b0\par \par For the sound, you can either use a wave file or the sound replace function to use the sound of an\par existing sound.bin/00000000.app/WAD.\par If you want looped sound, open your wave file with wavosaur and add loop points before.\par \par \par \par \b EDITING THE BANNER/ICON (If you're an advanced user and want to edit the brlyt/brlan, do that first!)\b0\par \par So, let's begin with the real customization. I will only talk about the banner here, the instructions\par are the same for the icon.\par Goto the "Banner" tab. You shouldn't touch the add and remove buttons, they're for advanced users that\par change the animation. (However, they can't really harm your channel, as CustomizeMii will check for missing\par and unneeded TPLs while creating a WAD).\par You will see a list with all TPLs inside the banner.bin. When you select a TPL,\par it's current format will be shown in the "Format" dropdownbox. Note that CustomizeMii can read 8 different\par TPL formats, but only write 3 (RGBA8, RGB565 and RGB5A3), that should be enough for your needs.\par You can use the preview button to preview a TPL (obvious, right?), but you get one more important info,\par the image size. It will be shown in the title of the preview window. If your images aren't the same size,\par they will be resized! So be sure to have at least the correct aspect ratio, so your images wont be\par squeezed or whatever.\par Before replacing the image, choose a format from the dropdownbox.\par (RGBA8 = High Quality, Big Size --- RGB565 = Moderate Quality, Small Size --- RGB5A3 = Bad Quality, Small Size)\par Now you can use the replace button to insert your image. Preview the TPL after replacing to check the\par image. Maybe you want to use another format though? No problem, just replace the TPL again.\par \par Note: You can use the "Make Transparent" checkbox to make a TPL transparent, e.g. if you don't like\par one piece of an animation (It's non-destructive, i.e. you can always uncheck the box).\par \par \par \par \b EDITING THE ANIMATION (Advanced users only!)\b0\par \par Skip this part, if you don't really know what brlyt and brlan files are and how they're structured.\par Goto the "brlyt" tab. You will see the banner.brlyt and icon.brlyt there.\par Above the buttons is a text that will indicate whether you're doing actions on the "Banner" or\par the "Icon" (When you select the banner.brlyt, you're editing the "Banner" and vice versa).\par Now, just replace the banner.brlyt and icon.brlyt files as you want. You can use the list TPLs button\par afterwards to see all TPLs that are required by the banner.brlyt/icon.brlyt (Don't worry, CustomizeMii\par won't let you create a WAD, if you forgot a required TPL).\par Now, goto the "brlan" tab. It's similar to the "brlyt" tab. You shouldn't touch the add or delete button\par unless your base WAD only has a banner.brlan and you want to use a banner_Start.brlan and banner_Loop.brlan.\par In this case, first add the two files and then delete the old banner.brlan.\par Else just replace the files with yours. Be absolutely sure the your brlan files only refer to panes that are\par indicated in your brlyt files!\par That's it, here's nothing left to do.\par \par \par \par \b CREATING THE WAD\b0\par \par Well, your channel should be ready to be created.\par Goto the "Options" tab and check the Lz77 checkbox, if you want to compress your channel to safe some Wii memory.\par If your channel doesn't work, first try it again without compression.\par Now just click on the create WAD button (The big one with the different text each startup).\par CustomizeMii will do some failure checks and if all went fine, a save dialog will pop up.\par If you get an error or warning, read the message carefully. It should give you enough information to fix\par the problem yourself.\par \par So, if you got down to here, you're done by now. Please, if you find any bugs or have suggestions, take some\par seconds to report them at the issue tracker: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://code.google.com/p/customizemii/issues/list"}}{\fldrslt{\ul\cf2 http://code.google.com/p/customizemii/issues/list}}}\lang7\i\f0\fs17\par }