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Clipping path in Photoshop can be used for different applications ranging from Animations to Gadgets. Wonder how with the gadgets! I too did when I found that the solution to my problem would be the often used clipping paths.
If you notice the Nokia n series, you will find that the main theme is full screen but if new wallpaper is being set on the existing theme, it shrinks to mid leaving the top and the bottom portion with the old wallpaper or old theme.
Nokia n series do not have a provision within the mobile to change the wallpapers to fit the whole screen. I often thought how to get my favorite image on full screen. I searched through a couple of articles to find a solution to this problem. At last I was able to figure an editor which could provide a provision to change the theme. Carbide provides a theme editor which can be used to edit the themes for Nokia handsets.
Carbide is software that has a front end similar to an editor which provides all tools and visual appearance that helps you fix your favorite wallpaper to a full screen on your Nokia n series.
Still wondering how does clipping path come here? Each screen of your handset can be customized to choose wallpaper and icons of your choice. When you choose wallpaper it has to be set to the desired width that matches your screen dimensions. You can make it easy through Photoshop. Also each icon on the screen needs to be cut according to the dimensions and need to be clipped to fit a non box coordinate system, this can be done by clipping the image and then applying a masked image onto it. These images can then be combined to give a whole icon appearance.
You can also clip your pictures to match the pictures on the wallpaper backgrounds. If you are badly creative at your Photoshop skills then you can apply various image editing techniques to bring better appearance and visual appeal to your wallpapers.
You can find the various resources that describe how carbide works; most of them can be obtained through Symbian forums. I think till Nokia finds some solution to its wallpaper problem, your Photoshop and clipping path can help you fix the problems without compromising your choices.
If you are bad at Photoshop you can learn it through books on Photoshop and through different forums that can provide you a fast and easy introduction, not including much details and that you can use for minute modifications and manipulations.
Article by: Abhilash
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