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Full Project (includes application and songs): Click

In the following video's I used Photoshop to edit and create new backgrounds as well as cleared up the interface making much of the unused space transparent particularly around the score and health bar areas. In order to make the music work properly I had to go though the following sequence.

Load Music into a BPM analyzer to estimate the beats per minute.

Edit the sample to constrain it to DDR time table standards, so that each track lasted approximately 1-2 minutes and contains no "boring" or slow and uninteresting parts of the song.

Upload the music into the program. Refine the BPM timing to ensure full synchronization with the application program in all of the steps synced to the beat and or melody of the song, making sure that they don�t cause an inappropriate left/right crossover. (This occurs when the arrows are placed in a pattern that causes the player to cross his or her legs unintentionally. An example would be Left, Right, Up.) This process is repeated for all three difficulty levels, balancing the steps (arrows) for players in those skill categories.

Then find or create backgrounds and edit them to fit the 4:3 ratio and resolution limits as well as create a banner for the selection screen.

YouTube Video of Finished Product Examples