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Boot animation in PC background?

Hi guys, I wish the boot animation of N1 in my background's computer. There is any Gif or some else over there? I was searching for it but I didnt found anything.

Im pretty sure it wont fit your screen.. Is quite small in size.

I believe what you are looking for is the bootanimation.zip that you can flash to your n1 to set the boot animation. If you open up the .zip (winrar, winzip, etc.) it contains something like 64 pictures of the startup animation. Then, you can make them into a .gif and set it to your backround (not at all experienced at that last step).
Just search around for the bootanimation.zip. It shouldn't be too hard to find.

nexus s Boot Animation Problem

Hello everyone. I have a problem I'll break your head about two days . I own a mobile device samsung nexus s . I try to change the animation that comes when the device turns on a single image. I could replace the existing one animation ready and everything worked fine but when I want to put just one picture that I have created I can not the mobile device is a black screen I do not understand where my mistake might have any idea what I was doing wrong. I will raise the image I want to tell me what was wrong with her and have someone video that explains what size and what software you can edit the picture so it will work for me.Thanks to everyone that help is very important to me I uploaded the image and the file I made to Tomer me what's wrong

nope, that didn't fix it.
gonna play with it some more.

Ah...always look at the obvious first.
Your zip file is compressed.
The bootanimation.zip file must be made with the "store only" or whatever setting your zip application uses to save the file as UNCOMPRESSED.
Here's your file repacked without compression. It just worked on my phone.
Also, That "10" you have in your desc.txt instructs a 10 second pause, that's not necessary.

[HOW-TO] Create a custom boot animation

Creating your own boot animation is an easy process. Here is a short guide showing you how:
You must create a series of .png files. There are many programs out there to do so. There are basic ones like Easy Gif Animator. Or more professional ones like Adobe After Effects.
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The package you will create is made up of two main parts:
The first part is the text file:
The 'desc.txt' file tells your device how to play the sequence of images. It will look something like this:
Code:
1282 802 30
p 1 20 folder1
p 0 0 folder2
In the example above the files will be stretched to fit the screen, will play at 30fps, folder1's contents will play once, then wait 20 frames, then folder2's contents will play infinitely, until the device has booted.
The '1282 802' figures are the resolution you wish the files to be displayed at. The screen is obviously 1280x800 but I've found that if you set it to that resolution you get a border of coloured pixels around the extreme edge of the display, so I suggest you set it to 1282 802 to make sure your animation looks fine.
The '30' is the frames per second (fps), the speed at which you would like your animation to play.
p = a break in the text file to show a new command will be issued.
In the next column the '1' means it plays that sequence once (setting it to '0' means it plays infinitely), with the '20' meaning it will wait 20 frames before it continues onto the next line of the file (if set to 0 it doesnt pause at all).
folder1 and folder2 are the names of the folders containing your PNG images. You can use multiple folders if you wish, or just one folder. It doesnt matter what you name the folders, as long as you specify their names in the desc.txt file properly.
The second part are the actual images you have created:
The files must be named in a progressive numerical format, e.g. 0.png, 1.png, 2.png, 3.png, etc. and placed in a folder.
If there is a gap in the numbers or any missing, the animation will look jerky, or if you are just testing via ADB it will just fail altogether.
When you are satisifed with your files, they all need to be packaged up into a zip file. Use any program like Winzip or Winrar to do this. You need to name your file 'bootanimation.zip' and make sure it's not compressed, so choose the 'store' or 'not compressed' options when you are creating your final file.
To test your file works nicely follow the 'How to Install' guide I made HERE.
If you wish to upload so others may use your creation, you can use THIS handy site to upload to multiple sites at once for free.
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Tips:
Creating a series of images 1280x800 will result in a massive zip file. You're better off scaling down your images (e.g. 640x400). They will be stretched to fit the screen so don't worry about that. Also a max of about 100kb each is advisable for a series of up to about 100 images total.
Depending on the length of your animation you may need to scale your images down or reduce their quality so that the end files will play properly. Total size shouldn't really exceed about 8mb (the TF can still play the files if they are larger in size, but they don't run nearly as well). A 1.5mb sized package seems to play best however. The original TF animation package is about this size.
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Troubleshooting:
If your sequence doesn't play on your device, make sure you have done all of the following:
Sent the file across properly using ADB.
Saved the zip file with no compression.
Renamed it bootanimation.zip.
Included the desc.txt file.
Make sure there is an extra blank line at the end, inside the desc.txt file.
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I've included an example .zip file below with the basics in it. It's not a full animation file, but an example so you can familiarise yourself with the settings/structure. If you want to download and check out some fully compiled sample files you can do so in my thread [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101535]HERE[/url].
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Thanks for the guide. I have found this works fine for a single folder setup, but all my double folder attempts have failed, using your exact guide and ensuring consecutive numbers between folders. The terminal says "alloc iovmm" and terminates shell when I get to the second folder. I was hoping to have a "start up" sequence, with just part of the animation looping until the end of start up, but no joy.
--Jak

You need to make sure there are no hidden files inside the folders, so make sure (if you are using windows) that everything is set to show up in your file manager/explorer. Sometimes there are hidden files like 'thumbs.db', etc. You also need to make sure that the folder1 and folder2 lines, are on separate lines in the 'desc.txt' file.

any chance on audio support for boot animations? I remember it working in 2.2, but haven't really messed with it since then.

Thank you very much for this detailed tutorial.

I've noticed that if you change the image from RGB mode to indexed the size of the file will drastically decrease without much of change to the picture.

thank you very much for the info....you rock man !!!

Awsome
As soon as I read your post, went to testing, took an image and edited in MSPaint, created the zip, 480x800, and it works perfectly, as long as the FPS is set to 24 for my LG Optimus Black.
Forgot to look at the size of the archive, it turns to be 27MB, but the thing just works. Thanks, man!

Boah.. will try this some time. Thanks for posting!

would someone mind taking a look at my animation and tell me where i've gone wrong? im feeling pretty thick as this should be an easy procedure and i just cant get it working.
when i try running it with adb it runs through folder0 then stops and says 'segmentation fault' in my command prompt. when i reboot it just shows a black screen after running through folder0.
thank you!

jimmygoska said:
would someone mind taking a look at my animation and tell me where i've gone wrong? im feeling pretty thick as this should be an easy procedure and i just cant get it working.
when i try running it with adb it runs through folder0 then stops and says 'segmentation fault' in my command prompt. when i reboot it just shows a black screen after running through folder0.
thank you!
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Instead of folder0 and folder1 try renaming them to part0 and part1

baseballfanz said:
Instead of folder0 and folder1 try renaming them to part0 and part1
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That's actually what I had them named as originally, also tried p0 and p1.
thanks though.

jimmygoska said:
That's actually what I had them named as originally, also tried p0 and p1.
thanks though.
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Try here, it's a recent bootanimation discussing thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537798

baseballfanz said:
Try here, it's a recent bootanimation discussing thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537798
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Cheers, going through it now.

How to enable boot sound. What will i edit?
Sent from my GT-S5670 using xda premium

There is no boot sound that I am aware of...no device I've ever booted had sound (until it booted completely)..there may be a way to enable it but thus far I haven't found one.

[TUT] BOOT ANIMATION explained

Dear friends at XDA,
I am a graphic designer. Have Desire + Pico... I made a little tutorial/explanation about boot animations and I moved my NEW animation on 2nd post.
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Well... There is a file called bootanimation.zip stored in the root file system, something like this:
/system/media/ or /data/local or /system/customize/resource/ (for HTC Sense) or somewhere else (use Root Explorer to search for it!)
This file contains two things:
1. A description file (desc.txt) that outlines how the animation progresses, what images to use, image size etc…
2. Folder(s) that contain the images for the animation
The basic structure of the bootanimation.zip file is as follows:
bootanimation.zip
- desc.txt
- part0
- part1
part0 and part1 are directories that contain a series of images for example:
part0
- boot_001.png
- boot_002.png
- boot_003.png
- boot_004.png
- boot_005.png
and:
part1
- boot_006.png
- boot_007.png
- boot_008.png
- boot_009.png
- boot_010.png
- boot_011.png
- boot_012.png
- boot_013.png
- boot_014.png
- boot_015.png
- boot_016.png
- boot_017.png
- boot_018.png
- boot_019.png
- boot_020.png
These images form the “part0” and “part1” animations that are combined as outlined in the “desc.txt” file to form the overall startup animation. The images are ordered by number and run in sequence.
The “desc.txt” file outlines how the animation progresses and a sample is as follows:
480 800 20
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
where:
“480” is the width of the animation
“800” is the height of the animation
“20” is the desired fps of the animation
“p” defines a first animation part
“1” how many times this animation part loops (in this case - once)
“0” defines a pause after this part is played (max 10, “0” is for no pause at all)
“part0” is the folder name where the animation images are for the first animation part
“p” defines a second animation part
“0” defines that it loops forever (until android starts)
“0” defines a pause
“part1” is the folder for the second animation part.
IMAGES TYPE
As far as images type… well… for the best experience (IMHO) you should use PNG files, RGB color profile, 24 bit (TRUE color), 96 dpi (not really important, could be 150, 200 or even 300… PIXELS defines size actually) and with NO transparency or interlacing.
About interlacing... IMPORTANT thing:
PNG files must be WITHOUT interlace. Interlaced PNG save several resolution built into the file, and it is mainly used for web viewing on slower connection - loading lower resolution first, than a higher one, than the highest one. This mean that ENTIRE picture is shown very quickly in lower resolution and the quality improve as the data is read. It is very similar to making JPG images progressive. Same reason. Interlacing make believe loading process faster, but it is JUST an impression. But, the file is MUCH bigger and that process is NOT needed for our android. So DO NOT use interlacing!
PACKING THE FILE
When you prepared all, use 7zip to compress and zip the files:
1. Archive format: ZIP
2. Compression level: STORE
Rename zipped file to bootanimation.zip (or else - phone specific...) and that’s about it!
WELL...
I must add one IMPORTANT thing... HOW TO PUT IT IN YOUR PHONE!
First of all... Your phone MUST be rooted (should I even tell that?) and you must have some file browser with full root capabilities... ROOT EXPLORER will do the magic
Find bootanimation.zip in /system/media/ or /data/local or /system/customize/resource/ (for HTC Sense) or somewhere else... and ERASE IT (or MOVE somewhere else to save as a backup - rename it to original.zip etc...)
Than... Find your file and copy/paste it in bootanimation folder. One thing left to do... Use ROOT EXPLORER to change PERMISSIONS of the file as follows:
------------ read / write / execute
Owner: ----- x ----- x ----- 0
Group: ------ x ----- 0 ----- 0
Others: ----- x ----- 0 ----- 0
Exit Root explorer, reboot and enjoy...
FINAL WORD
YES, I KNOW that overall packed file can be big, sure bigger than with JPG-s, but loading of PNG files is smoother and faster, with BETTER QUALITY than with JPG files... In my case I used JPG files cause I am on MIUI (lack of system storage space - CM7 hboot)
THANK YOU...

[BOOTANIMATION] Black metal holes background
Dear Friends,
Here is my NEW Black metal holes background boot animation with appropriate splash screen. I added FADE IN effect infront...
Hope you will like them. Tell me what you think...
Now added different colors: cyan, green, magenta and red.
About matching downanimation.. .well.. I am on MIUI... there is NO down animation there, so I will try eventually some Sense ROM and do it than... Maybe it would take some time, cause I am tired of changing ROM's for now and I, hmm... REALLY love MIUI!
Anyway, SUGGESTIONS and thanks are EXTREMELY appreciated

Looks great. Good job.
via xda app

stankyou said:
Looks great. Good job.
via xda app
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ALREADY!?
Thank you very much!!

Very nice...going to add it in runny rom
Sent using Runny ROM!

Great job, looks good (esp. clean!)

Hello,
How can I aplly splash screen??? It's a flashable .ZIP too???
Thanks

Humble thanks
shubhamchamaria said:
Very nice...going to add it in runny rom
Sent using Runny ROM!
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Thank you very much shubhamchamaria!! It mean a LOT to me

Applying splash...
GeoRCZ said:
Hello,
How can I apply splash screen??? It's a flashable .ZIP too???
Thanks
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Use android flasher.. easiest way for me...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
Best...
Don't hesitate to thank me
p.s.
Your phone MUST be S-OFF for that... (search it on XDA)

They are great!Thank You.

momo.martinovic said:
Thank you very much shubhamchamaria!! It mean a LOT to me
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Do you know android theming?
If yes would you like to join me because I need a themer
Making boot animations, wallpapers, banners
If you have time PM me....but we will start on 13th April..
Sent using Runny ROM!

Andreyq123 said:
They are great!Thank You.
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Thank you very much...

I like it!
I'm using it with sandvold ics!

really good job

Thanks
naruz said:
really good job
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Thanks... Down animation soon...

Thanks great job
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium HD app

Very nice!!

Nice, i'm using it as my standard splash+bootanimation
Can i give some hints? A fade in effect at the start of the bootanimation can help with the black screen between splash and bootanimation!
Also more colors are welcome i see orange for MIUI, cyan for CM, green for aosp GB and blue for ICS (i love this blue )!
Thank you very much for this cool bootanimation

Really nice images! Look forward to more
BTW, will be in Montengro near the end of June for vacation. Beautiful country.

EDIT: don't touch /system/media/bootanimation.zip.
just put bootanimation.zip and downanimation.zip into /data/local...

Help with a Boot Animation

I'm trying to put the boot animation from this thread on my Nook but it is displaying in portrait instead of landscape and I'm not sure how to flip it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/themes-apps/bootanimation-marvel-bootanimation-t1515321
Anyone have any tips? I've tried extracting the images and flipping them to the right by 90 degrees but all I get is a black screen. :/

The Nook Color itself reports the natural orientation of the screen to be in landscape, and that's why the boot animation appears “rotated”. IIRC, older ROMs had a kernel patch included to make the kernel report the screen to be “portrait” and that fixed the boot animation orientation.
Rotating each image of the “bootanimation.zip” file and repacking it should work. The reason why you are getting a black screen usually is that you re-created the ZIP file using compression. Boot animation ZIP files must not be compressed (i.e. they are just a container for the files). In an Unix-like system you have to create the ZIP file using zip -r0 (dunno about Windows compressors).