Making a "box" for your software

[Toolz]

I was just browsing the helpdesk thread and came via this:
http://www.renaxsolutions.com/html/edgepanel.php

How do you make a 3D "box" for your software. I'm presuming that 90% of these boxes you see on the Internet don't actually exist, physically???

I'm sure they'll consider it quaint in a couple of years but I want to have a go at making one anyway. I've been advised by a friend that if I can put my simple utility in a "box" it's worth a couple of hundred more...

Any simple software for this?

[vito]

If using Photoshop, try
http://www.spoono.com/photoshop/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=26

If using Fireworks, use
http://www.cbtcafe.com/fireworks/cbtbook/3dbox.html

Vito

[tranz]

Toolz,

I built it, what you want to know?

We have actualy have people call us and ask if we had Edge Panel in a box they could buy.

Although seeing our software in a box would be very cool, what wouldnt be cool is seeing the costs I would have had to spend in order to get the box produced.

A virtual box is just that a marketing piece. The cost of Edge panel os only $35 if I were to have to pay for the production of a box, those costs would have to flow through to the end user, i.e. you. So, somthing that would have cost you $35 would now cost you $135 and my profit margin would not have increased.

In reality the margin would be huge as I would be selling it for more but making little per copy.

[Toolz]

It's okay tranz- was just using your lovely graphic as an example - that was what piqued my brains.

The photoshop link from vito looks like it'll do the job. Trouble is my CD is scratched... :(

[Toolz]

Originally posted by vito:

If using Photoshop, try
http://www.spoono.com/photoshop/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=26

If using Fireworks, use
http://www.cbtcafe.com/fireworks/cbtbook/3dbox.html

Vito

Thanks for that vito, I now have my box. I'll tell ya it's pretty difficult using the Photoshop method. You've got to kind of look from the other side as you try to rotate the cube. But it looks impressive. :)

[websterworld]

vito, thats a nice tutorial but isnt there an extention for this already?

[vito]

Glad it worked for you, Toolz.

Eugene, do you mean a PS or Fireworks extension? I have no idea, but it would be cool if there was one.

Vito

[websterworld]

I saw a fireworks extantion exactly for this... so its really easy to do in fireworks. :p:

[vito]

If you ever come across that extension, can you provide a URL for it?

Vito

[websterworld]

Its on macromedia's site...
downloads>>exchange>>fireworks>>3D box

[websterworld]

oops my bad... its here:
Box templates, V1.0
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#view=sn161&viewName=Fireworks%20Extension&loc=en_us&authorid=60167372&page=0&scrollPos=0&subcatid=0&snid=sn161&itemnumber=3&extid=1011760&catid=0

author site:
http://www.zaporozhye.org/dreamworld/

:cool:

[blue27]

http://www.zaporozhye.org/dreamworld/
http://alper.turgutluanadolulisesi.com/
http://www.virtual-cover-creator.com/

Here are some links. First two are free, virtual cover is commercial.

[vito]

Excellent. Thanks, guys.

Vito