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dhn
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

See here:

http://create.tomtom.com/manuals/create-your-own-content/
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks David, Clear as mud to me, need to grab an oik of the street now to show me ho to work it :D :D
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a Renault Trafic one if you'd like it? PM me your email address and I'll send it.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry for delay replying, Kev..... been away.

It's quite easy to make your own car cursor from a photo of your own car, so long as you have some sort of "art" program on your computer (even the basic MS Paint will do).

First take a picture of your car from behind AND above (eg from a 1st floor window) That will end up looking best when on the TomTom screen.

Then import it into your art package and draw round the car itself with a solid red line (it needs to be perfect red, which is described in Red, Green,Blue values as 255,0,0). This ed will end up tansparent when it appears on the TomTom screen.
Make sure you turn off any "feathering" or "anti-aliasing" feature in the program to avoid getting any "near red" pixels which will not turn transparent.

Once you are happy with your outline, you need to use whatever tools your particular program has to fill the rest of the image outside of the car with solid red as well.

Once you've done that, crop the picture to a perfect square shape and then reduce it in size to 80x80 pixels.
(You may think it would be easier to reduce the size first and THEN do the red outlining, but trust me, it works better my way!).

Save the new image as a .bmp file, copy it into the art/cars folder on the TomTom and you should be good to go. You select it in the settings menu "change car cursor".

If you have any problems, give us a shout back here and I'll see what I can do to help.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:39 pm    Post subject: smart cursor from this please guys Reply with quote

Would it be possible for someone to do this one please i have tried but i don't have a steady enough hand Embarassed

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello. Sorry for delay... Try this?


(Either left click and save, or right click and use "Save Link as..." not "Save image as..." - You need to end up with the .bmp file not the .jpg)
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_P wrote:
Hello. Sorry for delay... Try this?


(Either left click and save, or right click and use "Save Link as..." not "Save image as..." - You need to end up with the .bmp file not the .jpg)


Thats awesome thanks Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pictures with cars Link removed by Admin
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some nice car pictures there, but I think they may be better suited for start-up and shut-down background images.

To look "right" on the screen, a car cursor needs to be a straight on view of the back of the car (preferably from slightly above) and as this is one of the least elegant views of a car it doesn't often get used in publicity material.
That's why we often suggest people take their own picture of their own car from a 1st floor window.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alex_sy wrote:
Pictures with cars Link removed by Admin

Ales, please acquaint yourself with our forum rules specifically those covering the posting of commercial links.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:48 pm    Post subject: GPS marker Reply with quote

Hi, anyone got a campervan/motorhome marker for Garmin camper

Thanks Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
Works fine, I've cleaned it up a bit, added the border and created a .bmp version, uploaded and edited your post to add the download Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Smile , we bought with my father TomTom Start 25 Europe. I was happy when I found that it is possible to create a custom car symbol and change startup and turning off image. I wrote articles with tutorials on my page and recorded a videos.

Škoda 125 TomTom car symbol
I created Škoda 125 symbol Cool You can download .bmp on my webpage
http://i68.tinypic.com/1z6s40o.jpg
First Burn In Hell Driving

How it looks:
http://i63.tinypic.com/2sao3tw.jpg

http://i64.tinypic.com/149uwk5.jpg
Now I can have Škoda 125 symbol when driving Škoda or Fabia Driving


Škoda 125 TomTom startup and turn off image
I too changed my startup and off image.

How it looks:
Startup image (Škoda 125 and Jawa 175)
http://i68.tinypic.com/2cru2x1.jpg


Turning off image (Anti theft protected by dog system Police)
http://i64.tinypic.com/hrlyzo.jpg

Links:

  1. http://patwist.com/autonavigacia-tomtom-start-25-ako-zmenit-symbol-auta
  2. http://patwist.com/autonavigacia-tomtom-start-25-ako-zmenit-obrazok-pri-zapinani/
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04oAz6RXYDU - TomTom Start 25 - Ako zmeniť symbol auta (TomTom custom car symbol) (at time 1:17 you can see your webpage Wink)


BTW: There are good smilies Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PATWIST wrote:
BTW: There are good smilies Laughing
By the way. Photobucket third party links no longer work unless you pay them 'loadsamoney', so only you can see your pics ATM.

TEST.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8p7lazjcm0kz20p/DSC01137.JPG?dl=0
Test pic from dropbox.

[img]www.dropbox.com/s/8p7lazjcm0kz20p/DSC01137.JPG?dl=0[/img]

Well, [img] Doesn't work, but the URL link does for me.
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