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It would be very nice if someone want to make animated button with graphic equalizer (spectrum analyzer).

Here are few pics that can help (they are here just as idea):







Maybe this rounded is the best?

Hey Zoni, pretty much anybody could do it, even you.

Start out simple, by using the middle image.
It's size is already 50 pixels by 50 pixels.
Lets say you go for qty 11 frames, to make it easy.
Do the math: Width=50 pixels.
Height 50x11=550+1(the pixel code line at the very top)=551
So just open a photo program, make a blank new image with 50x551 size.
Copy and paste the bar gragh image 11 times, stacking them up vertically,
leaving the top of new image with the blank 1 pixel line. Then merge it all together.
To make it easy, copy someone elses top coded pixel line, that has 11 frames,
and paste it starting at the very top left. Merge.
I'm sure if you borrow the top line from Situla's great rotating cube file, he or she won't mind.

Now the fun begins. Just pick black color, and randomly black out the colors on each frame.
Save as .png or .bmp file. Even 24 bit works in this case, so any photo program can make it.
Load it in CSM with size at 41, done.

If you managed to accomplish that, then you can read more into the guide,
and make a better longer running one, as there is no looping feature.