I don't know, as I used the webpage program to do my skins.
Why not use it? It seems that they renewed their certificate.

https://emgomusic.com/kilocolor/

 

Last edited: May 21, 2022

Thank you @Olymoon!

 

You're welcome.
Do you want some skins? I can share some I have and one I made inspired by Rapid

 

Thanks, I have already downloaded and tested your skins.

 

Hi there @Olymoon, I would like to use your PhasePlant skins if you still have them (seeing as this is an older thread from May).
Thanks & Happy Holidays!

 

That's in the folder "derpcat" in case anyone is wondering

 

Pmed

 

I see that some skins use a picture..
Any one found out how to use a picture for the background?

 

Hello @Olymoon, here is a Video:

Phase Plant Skinz (kilohearts To install a skin, place .conf. and backdrop images)

This video tutorial walks you threw the steps in order to change Phaseplant Skins Made possible by Perlarsson by uploading his colours.conf file it is now possible to change create modify the original skin to make something new.

This video simplifies that concept to show you how to change the skins that are available on the Kilohearts
Discord Server. There you will find skins made by other discord users simply copy .conf file

kilohearts To install a skin, place .conf. and backdrop images in C:\ProgramData\Kilohearts on Windows or in /Library/Application Support/Kilohearts on macOS. You need to remove all Kilohearts plugins or restart your DAW before you see the effects.

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQVi9J8hVmA

 

Last edited: Mar 14, 2023

Thank you.
And so, there is no need to program and reference to this image anywhere in color.conf script?

Have you done it yourself?

 

In the video from min 5:35 - he just copy and paste a JPEG Picture.
No I am not a user of Phase Plant.

 

Ok thank you.
Side note, the video is classified as children content. So you can't add it to a play list lol.

 

Haven't bothered with this for a long time, because I got my personal defaults that I'm using like forever now (without background images). I'm a bit surprised though that it hasn't been mentioned more detailed (by myself) here how to add images.
I'm not sure anymore if there's a more "elegant" way to do it, but here's how I did it today. And it's not that troublesome, once you know "how-to".

You put one (or more) image files directly into the Kilohearts folder, on WIN it's C:\ProgramData\Kilohearts, and on MAC I believe it would be /Library/Application Support/Kilohearts
example


Then you need to tell the kHs plugins to use the images. This can be done by editing the colors.conf file.
Open it with i.e. Notepad++ (or Windows Editor will do as well) and add the following to the bottom:


Here's a template you can use:

Code:

    "phase_plant_backdrop": "your-filename.png",
    "phase_plant_backdrop_alpha": "0.5",
    
    "multipass_backdrop": "your-filename.png",
    "multipass_backdrop_alpha": "0.5",

    "snap_heap_backdrop": "your-filename.png",
    "snap_heap_backdrop_alpha": "0.5"

Save the edited .conf file and it should be done.
In my example I have this now
PhasePlant


SnapHeap & MultiPass


Without further testing:
In my example I used the same image, but it should be possible to use different files for each plugin. Or simply no image for i.e. MultiPass. In this case you'd simply delete

Code:

"multipass_backdrop": "your-filename.png",
"multipass_backdrop_alpha": "0.5",

from the .conf file

It should also be possible to change the opacity of images by editing ..._alpha": "0.5", to different values.

I'll edit the OP and link to this post, if there are more people wondering how to do this.

_

 

Thank you very much @DrumcodeX .

That's it, that's the solution. In skins that dont use images, the last script lines are not present.
I also discovered a nasty little trap.

For the images script lines to be taken in account, prior last line of script must end with a coma. If it's not present, Phase plant stop reading there and dont take image script lines in account...

Example:
{
"window_background": "1e222a",
"main_background": "535353",
"panel_background": "0d0d0d",
"control_background": "1d1d1d",
"foreground": "898989",
"text": "e9e9e9",
"knob": "333130",
"unimportant_text": "98988a",
"passive": "6a6968",
"active": "fc8512",
"modulation": "3dd9ff",
"audio_rate_modulation": "71c742",
"aux_modulation": "dcc959",
"modulation_background": "000000",
"alert": "bf312e",
"encoder": "676767",
"handle": "cacaca",
"mute": "ab211e",
"solo": "2f861a",
"left": "61b264",
"right": "b460ae",
"mid": "437ddd",
"side": "d79e4f",
"selection_background": "3c4a60",
"selection_foreground": "eeeeee",
"grid_major": "434140",
"grid_minor": "353332",
"disabled_tint": "888888",
"phase_plant_backdrop": "",
"phase_plant_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",
"multipass_backdrop": "",
"multipass_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",
"snap_heap_backdrop": "",
"snap_heap_backdrop_alpha": "1.0" <<<< here place a coma
> here place the image script lines<
} < always keep this symbol at the end.

Result:

{
"window_background": "1e222a",
"main_background": "535353",
"panel_background": "0d0d0d",
"control_background": "1d1d1d",
"foreground": "898989",
"text": "e9e9e9",
"knob": "333130",
"unimportant_text": "98988a",
"passive": "6a6968",
"active": "fc8512",
"modulation": "3dd9ff",
"audio_rate_modulation": "71c742",
"aux_modulation": "dcc959",
"modulation_background": "000000",
"alert": "bf312e",
"encoder": "676767",
"handle": "cacaca",
"mute": "ab211e",
"solo": "2f861a",
"left": "61b264",
"right": "b460ae",
"mid": "437ddd",
"side": "d79e4f",
"selection_background": "3c4a60",
"selection_foreground": "eeeeee",
"grid_major": "434140",
"grid_minor": "353332",
"disabled_tint": "888888",
"phase_plant_backdrop": "",
"phase_plant_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",
"multipass_backdrop": "",
"multipass_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",
"snap_heap_backdrop": "",
"snap_heap_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",

"phase_plant_backdrop": "Sand Phase Plant 02.png",
"phase_plant_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",

"multipass_backdrop": "SnapHeapSun.png",
"multipass_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",

"snap_heap_backdrop": "SnapHeapSun.png",
"snap_heap_backdrop_alpha": "1.0"
}

I am finishing a Beach Theme Skin, that I'll share with you all , tomorrow...

 

Finally, I still have a little problem, a weird one.


But the image for SnapHeap, is not taken in account, and snapheap shows the same image as Multipass, BeachBird.png ...

These are the image script lines:

Code:

    "phase_plant_backdrop": "Sand Phase Plant 02.png",
    "phase_plant_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",
 
    "multipass_backdrop": "BeachBird.png",
    "multipass_backdrop_alpha": "1.0",

    "snap_heap_backdrop": "SnapHeapSun.png",
    "snap_heap_backdrop_alpha": "1.0"

Obviously, I tried with different images and so... no luck

Help would be welcome.

 

a quick test with three different images for PP, MP and SH leads to the same result here. snapheap shows the image for multipass. seems they are somehow linked to each other in that department.
have to do more testing when i got time for it. but i'm not very confident there will be a workaround for that.

 

Thank you DrumcodeX for testing and coming back.
I agree with you, probably meant for the use of Sanpheap and Multipass as separated plugins. I'll try that and if th result is the sales I'll send an email to Kilohearts, just to let them know.
Not that this is so important, but it's better for them to know.

 

of course you can do that but i'm 100% sure they know about that.
and they probably wouldn't do anything to change it, since it's officially an unsupported feature. i've been to their discord on a regular basis one or two years ago, and the devs themselves said that there. could be different now though (but i don't think so, to be honest).
just started to do more testing, maybe there's a workaround.

EDIT: still would be interesting what they would answer

 

Last edited: Mar 15, 2023

couldn't find a way to make it work. snapheap is always using the background of multipass, no matter how it's twisted and turned around.
was hoping that manipulating the Snap Heap.conf file could be the solution, but that's not working either. looks like this is determined directly from inside the plugin/code. and if this is "hardcoded" it would probably require to seriously work on the plugin and patch it or something.
most likely not worth the effort, only to be able to use a background image in the end. (besides that, myself wouldn't be capable of doing that)

 

I just tried, using snapheap and Multipass, as VST3 plugins, but it's the same, they load the same image.

I'll write to Kilohearts, later.

Meanwhile, here is a link to the Beach skin for Phase Plant: https://clicknupload.club/rdpvsaa6l9fo

Preview:

 

Last edited: Mar 15, 2023