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[HOW TO] Manuals for creating a theme

In the following 3 manuals, you will be shown/told how too create a theme.
Thank you to the authors.​ Most of all to​ Stericson​ for he is the first to figure out HOW to create a theme for your phones.
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Restore your G1 back to it's original theme and fonts!​

To create themes, or to edit themes to your liking, you will need a working knowledge of android, adb, how to resign apk's, knowledge of your own O/S.
Things you will need:
The rom you intent to create a theme for... Now a days there are so many to choose from so none of this will be rom specific.
You will also want to get the latest and greatest bootloader installed on your phone and to HIGHLY suggest everyone trying your theme to install it as well.
You'll find this on Android Development
You will also need the latest SDK and java:
Link to Java: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Downloading SDK: http://code.google.com/android/intro/installing.html
You can also use any zipping archive to extract files from and to the update.zips. I believe there are links below to some of these.
Very Important!
You do not usually need to resign every apk that you change! Usually you only need to resign the update.zip! However there may be times that you may need to resign an apk. So dont sign the apks...if you have problems with the update then try to resign the apks.
JesusFreke was kind enough to build a custom signing tool for me that would allow me to right click on an apk and resign it from there. I am posting it here for others to use as well. Note that this is a courtesy of JF, so thank him for it. I cannot stress how much time this has saved me and will save you.
Automatic version!
Do not use this to sign APK files in Vista or windows 7! It will cause your theme to loop phones when placed on a device. Only use this to sign update files if your using those O/S's
Note, this will not work if your SDK or the path that you place this in has any spaces in the dir name!
An Example of this is c:\users\Nikki and Stephen\sdk\tools
Try to put the SDK and the contents of the zip in a dir where the names are all together and not like the one above.
I have made a batch file that will automate the entire process of setting up to use the signing tool made by JF. This batch file will set the CLASSPATH, set the PATH, install the registries, and will even allow you to sign files manually if you wish. I plan on building onto this batch file to include other things. However, for the moment, it will only include what you see here.
In order to use this you should have downloaded the sdk already. Simply extract all of the files into the tools dir of your sdk, and run autosign.bat follow the instructions and go through the options one by one, starting with 1 working through 4. You can however, put the contents of this zip anywhere on your computer and it will work. It is just better to put them into the tools dir of your SDK. Especially for the consideration of future versions.
Autosign .zip: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5...MTEyMi00NzI4LWJkMDQtZTUzNjBjMTZlMWNj&hl=en_US
Want to set up the signing tool manually?
Before using this you need to know how to set this up:
Now you will need to add the tools dir of your sdk to the environment variable CLASSPATH.
FOR XP:
Right click on My Computer click properties, then choose the tab that says advanced.
Click the button that says environmental variables.
Go to system variables find the one that says CLASSPATH
double click it
go to the end of variable value.
There should be a semicolon ; at the end, type in the path to the testsign.jar located in the tools directory of your SDK
for example the path to my testsign.jar was c:\sdk\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r1\tools\testsign.jar
If CLASSPATH is not in your system variables then create it.
Secondly, Find the system variable called PATH and add to the end of it, the full path to your sdk directory.
For example, mine was c:\sdk\android-sdk-windows-1.0_r2\tools
FOR VISTA:
Open a cmd prompt.
Replace THEEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN with the path to the dir that holds the file testsign.jar.
Type:
echo %CLASSPATH%
If it is returns %CLASSPATH%
Type the following:
set CLASSPATH=THEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN\testsign.jar
If it comes back with something else then
Type the following:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;.;THEXACTPATHTO-TESTSIGN\testsign.jar
For Example, when I type this it looks like:
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;.;c:\Android\SDK\tools\tests ign.jar
To set the PATH
Replace THEEXACTPATHTO-SDK with the path to the tools dir of your SDK.
Now type:
set PATH=%PATH%;.;THEXACTPATHTO-SDK\tools
For example, when I type this out it looks like this:
path-%PATH%;.;c:\Android\SDK\tools
Now through doing this you have done two things, first off you have made the resigning process extremely easy, secondly you will not have to cd to the tools dir of the sdk to use adb or any other tool in the sdk.
Signing the Files:
Now right click the reg file that you extracted and choose to install it, or merge.
Now, right click an apk, do you see an option that says ResignApk? That's how you will resign your .apks and .zips.
When you choose it a cmd window should open for a few seconds and then close. the file you signed will be overwritten with the new resigned file.
If you find the right click menu not working for some reason you can type the following in cmd to sign your files: java testsign whateverfiletosign
General Info:
You will need to be specific in addressing what version your theme is for, RC8, RC30, or ADP1. Make sure you test the update.zip before you release it.
Every .apk contains the images relating to itself. However, every apk has the ability to use the images in framework-res.apk. The images for every apk is located inside of itself. To find these images open up the apk, you can rename it to .zip or open it with an archiver of your choice, winrar, winace, etc. Then after opening the apk open the folder called res and inside of that there are folders that are named Drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, etc. This is where the images are stored.
There are some things you cannot edit unless you rebuild the entire apk from source, which we will not go into here.(another tutorial, another time) Just know that at this time you SHOULD NOT edit, or even open images with the extension .9.png doing so will corrupt the .9.png and cause the image to distort. You can however compile the images with eclipse.
Editing .9.png's - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487001
Be aware, messing with .9.png's can cause problems if they are not done correctly.
If your going to build your own update.zip from scratch:
To simplify this process for you though, most rom devs provide a theme template with their roms now. You can also download someone elses theme and use their files, since they are resigned already. It may also be easier to see what files do what and go where since they have already been edited and are easy to point out.
Now, your ready to start changing things up.
You will now need to open the apk, which you can do by adding .zip after .apk, effectively changing it to a zip. or you can use your favorite archive opener.
I dont use the archive process because it can lead to very aggravating problems such as things not getting signed correctly and have heard reports of it interfering with the signing tool above. Anyways I just add zip and it works great for me.
For those renaming the .apk's to .zips
Note that if you are using windows you will need to unhide known file extension types. you can also use your favorite archiver such as winrar, winzip, etc.
See here to unhide known file extension types for Xp: http://www.mediacollege.com/microsof...on-change.html
See here to unhide file extension types for Vista: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-v...ile-extension/
Tips:
After opening the apk copy the folder called res.
Go to your desktop, or wherever, create a new folder called Images, or whatever.
Open the folder, paste the res in there.
Now you can see what the files look like without opening them, by using thumbnails to see what they are.
Btw, you may also want to add -frame, or -launcher, to the end of the res folder you copy over to keep them separated from others.
Almost Done
So now your theme is done and your ready to make an update.zip for others to install your theme.
Update script
The update script is in a Unix format, while you do not need linux you must save it in a Unix format. I suggest using Textpad to edit this script and saving it in the Unix format.
Link to Textpad: ftp://download.textpad.com/pub/textpad5.2/txpeng520.exe
XML Edits
I have provided some additional support for the process of hex editing xml files to change things like text color, size, and more things not easily changeable.
You can find this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=479019
Final Notes:

Editing market apps
With market apps, if you make changes you usually need to make sure you dont resign their apk because you will overwrite their signature keys with the test keys.
If anyone has any questions please try asking for help in this thread before emailing me for help Usually I will respond to questions in this forum.
I hope this Tutorial has been helpful. I will add on to it as needed.
Any questions can be directed to me at [email protected]
Stericson
Links of interest:
Using ADB: http://code.google.com/android/reference/adb.html

How To Theme Develop for Windows For Dummies in 10 easy steps (( no your really not a dummy its just an easy name for a how to lol))
well i'm going to give this a shot in the dark on how to create this how to be as easy as possible
1st
download these files if you don't already have them
JAVA
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
download the JDK
Winrar
http://rarlabs.com/rar/wrar380.exe
and Auto-sign.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uwzjjydnm2r
2nd
Download my included Auto-sign files.
what it contains.
the Test keys file..
and an update.zip file
and a batch file i created called auto-sign to make things easier to sign
3rd
after you have downloaded my Auto-sign
then you extract it to where ever you want.
4th.
use the update.zip included if your a Beginner it includes my windows 7 theme .. i edit so many files that it's easier to tell what does what and whats goiing to go where. now open that zip file DON'T EXTRACT just open it using winrar..
5th
When it is open go to Framework.. and open Framework-res.apk
NOW IF THE APK. POPS UP AND SAYS IT CANT OPEN BLAH BLAH SELECT A PROGRAM AND THEN SELECT WINRAR.
6th
Once you open Framework-res.apk KEEP THIS WINDOW AND UPDATE.ZIP WINDOW OPEN!!
then just extract the whole Res Folder to where ever you like this makes it easier to see what files you wish to edit.. most of the files will be in the folder called Drawable
7th
open up your favorite photo editor .. i use photoshop along with 90% of the people who Graphic Design... Edit your pictures Remember a file with a .9 can mess up your phone so edit those carefully.. and save what ever pictures you have
8th
Now drag the whole Res Folder .. back into the Framework-res.apk
now your update.zip file is going to say files has been changed to framework-res blah blah do you wish to save it . click yes .. now your framework has been updated you can close everything out
9th
go to the Auto-sign folder.. and open Auto-sign this will now sign your update.zip .. and rename it to update_sign.zip .. now just delete your old update.zip.. rename update_signed.zip to update.zip
10th
put it on the root of your memory card.. reset using green call + menu + end
then hold home and end .. until the recovery mode shows up .. then press Alt+S and hope your device isn't bricked
Disclaimers
I'm not responsible if your brick your device.. but i will help to the best of my abilty and if i can't help i'm sure XDA will
i don't sign every file in my update.zip i just sign update.zip .. and hey it works lol..
For ADP or RC 8 versions .. just download your favortie ADP theme or RC 8
put it in the Auto-sign folder.. and rename it to update.zip if it isn't already then just follow my steps

ToDo:
1. Explain about the files that make up themes
a. Explain update.zip and folder structure
b. Explain about pngs and apks
2. Explain the tools
a. WinRaR
b. Auto-sign
c. Java JRE and JDK
d. Draw9patch tool
e. Editing tool
3. Setting up your phone for themes
a. Choosing which JF firmware to use
b. Using the Eng Boot Loader and why
4. Explain the process to get the files
5. Explain which files to edit
6. Explain how to import modified files
7. Explain about auto-sign and how to use it - I am building a program that will making signing files easier. check it out as i build it! here
1. When you download a theme it comes in the form of an update.zip file. Basically the same as the full update looks, but it is a watered down version. All of the operating system, boot loader and radio files have been removed.
a. If you check the file size of JF’s RC30 1.31 and compare it to any of the themes, you will notice that the theme file is about a 3rd the size. JF’s update.zip contains data, META-INF and system folders it also contains a boot.img file. Where as a theme update.zip contains app, framework and META-INF folders. The theme update.zip only contains the folders and files that are necessary for changing the Android theme. If you were to dig deeper into JF’s RC30 1.31 update.zip you will find the folders that are in the theme’s update.zip. For example, double click the system folder and you will see 11 folders and 2 files. The only ones we are concerned about are app and framework. So when you flash a theme it doesn’t bother rewriting all of the OS and boot loader, but only the app and framework folders.
b. Inside the app and framework folders are apk files, apk files are like zip files or containers. There are many folders and files inside the update.zip but we are only going to cover a few for now.
(app folder) - This folder contains all of the apps that will be installed during an update or wipe. You will need to extract only the apks of the apps you wish to change the icon and graphics for.
(Launcher.apk) - This file is in the app folder and contains the menu launcher tab, clock, Google search widget, wallpapers and a few other things.
(framework) - This folder contains framework-res.apk, this is where the bulk of your editing will take place.
When you open a apk you will see:
(assets) - This will contain images, sounds and other content used by the programs. Not always used!
(META-INF) - This contains the encryption data for the update.zip.
(res) - This folder contains all of the png and xml files. The xml files are used to format the UI, these can be used to change the locations of things on the screen. They need to be unencrypted first.
Depending on the apk there can be a bunch of folders under the res folder but we will only concentrate on the drawable ones.
-drawable - The png files in this folder are displayed wheather the keyboard is open or closed. The majority of the files are here.
-drawable-land - These are the files that will show when the keyboard is open. There won't be as many files in these folders. Most of the time the programmer will re-organize the layout with an xml file.
Basically the interface of Android is a bunch of pictures; the programmer links these to certain actions. As someone making themes you do not have to worry about any programming, in the future when people start unlocking the xml files to change the way things look. Then you will have to learn some basic programming, but for now we will only talk about changing the picture files.
2. The tools you use for creating themes are very basic and you might already have 3 out of 4 installed.
a. WinRaR is a must have for everyone, it allows you to create and open compressed files (i.e. Zips, RaRs and about 25 other file types) It would best if you associate WinRaR with zips and apks, the zips can be associated during the install of WinRaR. To associate apks you can right click on an apk and choose “Open With…” make sure to check off the box that says “Always use this program to open this kind of file”
b. Auto-Sign was released by Dave da illest 1, to make signing the apks and update.zip an easier process. Before you can flash an update or theme the phone checks to make sure the update.zip is signed by google or by JesusFreake. I will explain this more in Section 3.
c. Android apps are built on Java, hence the need for JRE and JDK, You will not be working directly with these apps but part of the signing process uses Java. You can get both files here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp you will want to grab the first and second downloads.
d. The draw9Patch tool comes with the Android SDK, it is located in the tools folder. This tool is used to edit stretchable images. There is still a lot of research that needs to be done on using this tool. So for now let’s just say do not touch any files with .9.png as an extension. Dave da illest 1 has changed a few of these .9.png files without issue so maybe we can get him to explain them better. I have also edited some of these files but it made some of the images stretch weirdly.
e. I am not sure what other photo editors you can use, but everyone I have spoken to about modding the theme uses Adobe Photoshop. I am sure you can use other programs. But I am not aware of any at the time of this writing.
3. Before changing the theme on your phone you will need to gain root access which is explain here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
a. As you look through all of the different themes, you will notice some say they are for RC30, RC8 or ADP1.
i. RC30 – Is the US version
ii. RC8 – is the UK version
iii. ADP1 – Stands for Android Developers Phone and was produced for programmers. This version is completely unlocked and does not have any of T-Mobile’s software or locks.
b. So your phone is rooted and you’re wondering why you should have the engineering boot loader. Well one reason is because of the 3 Androids on skateboards, the other reason is if your phone bricks during a flash you can fully recover your OS with the fastboot option. More about this can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
4. You have a few options here, you can either get the files from RC30 update.zip, one of the other theme’s update.zip or you can use the themes template at the bottom of this thread. All 3 methods you will need to open the update.zip go into the framework folder (if you get it from RC30 you will need to go into system\framework) Extract the framework-res.apk to a folder of your choosing. Most of your editing will take place on the files from this apk. When you are looking at these files in Windows explorer it is best to change the view to Thumbnails and look at all of the images and see if you can figure out where they are placed on your phone’s screen.
::TIP1:: Your best bet is to create a Themes folder on your desktop or in My Documents, somewhere simple to find. You will be dealing with a lot of files and it can get very confusing quickly.
The other file you will want to change is Launcher.apk; this file is in the app folder and contains the menu launcher tab, clock, Google search widget, wallpapers and some other things.
::TIP2:: When you open Launcher.apk from inside the update.zip file, WinRaR may default to a temp folder...(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\bobbyd\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$DI71.579\framework-res) double check the location of where WinRaR wants to extract the files, this is how I ended up flashing the original files after spending a decent amount of time photoshopping.
5. Now the only files you will want to edit are png image files. There are also xml files, they are used to format the UI, you can change the locations of things on the screen but the xmls need to be unencrypted before you can edit them. I have not done this process yet and will update more information later.
6. Importing the files is very simple, as long as you know the layout of the update.zip. Once you have edited all of the files you plan to or just want to test to see how your theme looks. Open the update.zip in WinRaR and go to the location of the files (i.e. Say you changed the 3G icons, you would go to the framework folder and double click on framework-res.apk. This will open another WinRaR window, open Windows Explorer where your edited files are and hold the Ctrl key while clicking the files you want to copy. Now drag them onto the open WinRaR window from the framework-res.apk. When it asks to replace the files choose “Yes” or Yes to All”. Close that WinRaR window and the one from update.zip will tell you “Files have changed would you like to save this file now” click “Yes” again and now your update.zip will contain your modified files.
7. Download and install Stericson's auto-signing tool here.
I have been slacking on this guide, I will update soon again.

[HOW TO] Easy steps for creating a theme
I know there are a million and 1 walkthroughs on here for creating themes but after doing it for a while I have really refined my process and made it as easy as possible. Im just hoping to clear up some of the confusion so after you know how to sign your files you will know how to finish making them into your own custom theme.
First you need to get signing setup properly. This topic is covered in many places and my recommendation is to use the Stericson walkthrough or the Stericson auto-signing setup tool. Once you can click on any zip or apk file and get the option to Resign it you are ready to proceed with making your own theme.
1. Download an archive manager that allows you to open archives inside of archives without creating new windows. My recommendation for this is the application 7-zip. It is tiny, free, easy to use, and on all my computers it has replaced winzip and winrar.
2. Now take a blank theme from Stericson to use as your starting point, in my case I use the ADP1.1h version since I am building for JFv1.43 which uses ADP1.1h this will be the minimum needed to change your theme and will contain all the original artwork.
3. Open the update.zip and inside are typically 3 files, framework, system or app, and META-INF. Leave META-INF alone, you wont be touching that. Inside framework and system/app is where the files are that you can change. In this case we will open update.zip, then double click framework and then double click framework-res.apk (this is where the next archive will open inside the same window, your life just got a little easier).
4. Now you are looking at assets, META-INF, res, and a couple other random files, the resources.arsc can be edited but I will show you that in another tutorial. Now open up the folder res and you will see the treasure we are searching for, folders with the name drawable. All of the folders that start with the name drawable are where we can edit the themes, this includes drawable, drawable-land, drawable-port, and drawable-finger.
5. Now drag and drop the folders drawable and drawable-land onto the desktop. Once they are on the desktop you can edit the .png files in those folders until you are ready to put your theme together.
6. Now in your still open window at \framework\framework-res.apk\res\ you will open the drawable folders one at a time and drag and drop your edited files into the archive, only dragging and dropping the files you edited and not just everything inside the folder.
7. Once you have your new images copied into the archive in the correct place you can just hit the close button or browse up a couple directories and find other files to edit. Any time you edit an apk and browse out of it or close it you will be prompted to update it in the archive by 7-zip (this is my secret shortcut), always press ok.
8. Now you have a freshly created theme ready to install, all you have to do is right click, chose to Resign the file, and once its done you can copy it to your SDcard, make sure its named update.zip, and flash your new theme.
Its literally that easy! And you use this same technique in the system/app folder to edit the apk files for the individual apps on the phone. Explore around in the update.zip and see what you can find, I only told you about the major items but there is plenty more to find and change. You can always copy a folder out of the archive and if you cant edit anything just toss it but if you can find something to edit, do so and throw it back in the archive. You guys now have all the info I had when I started plus all my tricks to making that process 10x easier.

I Just Want To Change My Clock. I want everything else stock. Sorry for asking but when i search so much comes up. I know its really simple to do. If anyone can just point me in the right direction or give me a quick how to that would me AMAZING!

Read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=482205

notifi
jut want to change notification to white on statusbar

Before I tried to setup the autosign tool, when I double clicked on zip files it opened them up, which was how I wanted it. After trying to setup the autosign, when I double click on zip files nothing happens, except a java command prompt window pops up, same happens when I right click and hit resign zip, how can I fix this?
Edit: I reinstalled Java which fixed my issue

i got this tryin to update
E:No digest for framework-res.apk
i edited someone else theme, did not edit no .9 file.. i right click on the update.zip and resigned it. what went wrong?
EDIT: nevermind i got it.. i followed the one for dummies, guess i am dumb lol

What the image file for the tab on the bottom of the screen called? I couldn't find it searchin throguh the framework-res.apk

its in launcher.apk. Check in drawable portrait and drawable landscape.
Stericson

thanks i should of explore more before posting

Hi,
I've got 99% of my theme done although I can't find where the bottom of the notification bar is and the white bit where the notifications would be.
I've done a little picture below to help me explain.
Bottom notification bar is the arrow.
The white bit where the notifications would be is the hatched.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks for help in advance.

Also could someone tell me how to put icons in for well know apps from the market. At the moment I have put the full apk in the update and change the icon. But this increases the theme size. Thanks again!

NO DIGEST? Failed?
what does it mean when I try to flash the new update.zip and it fails because it says NO DIGEST? What does this mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

parmenti said:
what does it mean when I try to flash the new update.zip and it fails because it says NO DIGEST? What does this mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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means it hasn't been properly resigned.

thanks, that's what I thought. Can't seem to get it right. Does the image, the apk, and the zip all have to be resigned? Or just one or the other? THanks for your help.

parmenti said:
thanks, that's what I thought. Can't seem to get it right. Does the image, the apk, and the zip all have to be resigned? Or just one or the other? THanks for your help.
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Just the update.zip needs to be resigned.

[Ref Tutorial] Changing the boot animation screen on google builds

Ok, so I know a lot of you are looking for a simple process to get the animation screen changed on non-hero/htc builds. Well, we can do it.
First, animated gif images dont work for google builds as of yet (at least that I've heard of), so scrap that idea right now.
The google boot animation is a combination of two images:
android-logo-mask.png
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
and
android-logo-shine.png
(images taken from Dude's 1.3RC1)
Now, the way this works is as so:
android-logo-shine is the color in the background. it scrolls across repeatedly, and that white stripe on there makes it look like it's got a light glimmer on it. android-logo-mask is the actual image. When it's all put together, it looks something like this (imagine the background color scrolling across as your phone is loading)
now, I've played with this some and my current logo is 256x265. The logo cant really be any wider than 256 pixels or it will crop off the edges of the screen. The shine has to match the image in height, but the width is fine at 512.
there are multiple methods for doing this. first is the old-school method for people who like to do things the old fashioned way.
So heres what you do: (VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMrn3n_ayHI)
1.)take your favorite rom and favorite unzip program (i use winrar). open the rom up and navigate as follows:
system--->framework
2.)you will see a file called framework-res.apk. open this file (again, winrar works good for this).
3.)open the assets folder, then open the images folder.
4.)you will see the two png files i mentioned above. extract them both to your desktop, but DO NOT CLOSE THE FILE BROWSER (unless you want to navigate to that folder all over again).
5.)now comes the fun part: editing your images. this is where it gets a little more complex:
-on the mask, any area you want the scrolling color to show up must be TRANSPARENT. You can put just about any text or image on there that you want, but the scrolling color from the shine image will not show through without the transparency.
-the shine image can be any colors you want, so feel free to play around with some schemes until you come up with something you like.
6.)after you're done and you've saved both images the way you want, put them back in the same folder you took them out of (framework-res.apk\assets\images)
7.)once you've put them back in, you have to resign the whole update. this is a very easy process that is laid out for you in this thread that stericson put together.
8.)throw the newly signed update.zip on your sd card, boot into recovery mode, flash, and reboot. you'll be happy with the result.
Just to give you guys a little taste, heres what my FIRST design looked like:
(just use your imagination to picture the red/white background scrolling across the android and lettering)
A couple things to point out for you artists: the "shorty's android" and the android outline are the only transparent parts, so they will show the scrolling color. The "1.5 customized" and android eyes are solid colors, so they dont scroll/change/nothing.
Now, at this point in time, I havent found any way of adding music like the htc/hero builds can do. If anyone figures that out, let me know and I can add it to this tutorial, with credit to you, of course.
Enjoy your spiffy new boot animations guys, and please post some screens here so we can all admire your work.
New addition guys: for those having trouble with the directions, I made a video tutorial to help out! Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMrn3n_ayHI
Next, and probably the easiest method of doing this is to use METAMORPH! If you dont know what metamorph is, well, you're behind the times and need to check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591329
If you are familiar with using metamorph to at least install themes on your device, then you're set.
So how do you do it using metamorph? Simple.
First, you're going to create a brand new folder and title it "bootanimation" or whatever you choose.
Now, inside that folder, you're going to have several files in order for this to work right.
1. The folder stack where the boot animation will go (explained below)
2. the .thm OR .xml file depending on which version of metamorph you have. If you're not sure: free version uses .thm files. Pro/Donate version uses xml.
Now, creating these things is SIMPLE. The folder stack is going to be the same every time for boot animations. In your folder that you have already created and should be staring lovingly at, create a new folder called "framework-res". THIS FOLDER NAME MUST BE EXACT, as must all the ones that follow. open the folder you just made and create a new one inside it called "assets". Open the assets folder and create a new folder inside it called "images". I know it seems tedious, but thats the LAST folder you have to create, I promise. The last step here is to open the images folder and place inside it your android-logo-mask.png and android-logo-shine.png files. after you've done that, move back out to the original folder and get ready to create your .thm or .xml file.
Now, .thm files for bootanimations are simple. open notepad and put in the following:
any
any
framework-res.apk
/system/framework/
Then save the file (NOT AS A .TXT FILE) as bootanimation.thm
Now, when saving the file as indicated above, the name of the .thm file MUST be the same as the name of the folder you originally created. So if your folder, and thus your final zip file, is named purplebuttmonkey, then your .thm file must be named purplebuttmonkey.thm. Simple enough?
Now, creating the xml files is a bit more complex for the average user and certainly a bit much to put into text, so I'll simply defer you to the master, Stericson himself, in a nifty video he made to educate you how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq4AuHKzNFo
So fast forwarding:
Once you've created your folder stack, your .thm file or .xml file and are ready to move on, all thats left to do is to create your zip file! Guess what, these dont have to be signed either! Hooray! So open your favorite zip program (again, I recommend winrar) and create a zip file out of the original folder you made. After that, put it on your phone, load up metamorph and go to town!
Also, metamorph is nice because it eliminates having to re-sign everything every time you want a new animation. All you have to do is replace the two png files in the folder stack you made, re-zip it and morph it once its on your phone.
NEW:
Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy Boot Animation: http://www.4shared.com/file/XWXh6pT6/HHGBoot.html
YOU MUST HAVE METAMORPH. For right now (4/25), only the pro version will work. Stericson is updating the free version to XML on the 30th. After that, this will work for everyone!
NEW ADDITION: Burlyskink made an excellent html applet for testing out your designs so you no longer have to flash an update in order to see what the finished product looks like! You can find this little gem here. Many thanks to Burlyskink for this!

Many thanks to noonski and mikey for helping get this out of the dogpile. Show your mods some love guys!

Finally!!!
Nice work bro!
I'm am that guy who goes through much trouble w/ a lot of these upgrades mods and graphic tweaks do to the fact that im a visual learner not so much the literal. Do to minimal knowledge on the graphic's aspect, i need a first hand basis tutorial like this one to successfully complete these mods!! \
ThankS a million and Hope to start seeing many more VIDEO TUTORIALS like this around, touching on different area's of graphic designing/software modding for the G1..
Thanks again to all dev's/themers(HEAVY HITTERS!): Manup456("headcrack"), Moonsspoon, Stericson, DudeofLife, koush, Tehseano, Haykuro, Cyanogen, Twisted, Jwange, Diaztradenic, Doubleokneegro, Jborque, MarcusMaximus04, LucidRem, JAC, And of course last but definitely not least The Godfather, The man/The Myth JESUSFREKE!!! and for anyone that i did not mention you know who you are thanks a million!!

I've added these two png's to my update.zip\framework\framework-res.apk\assets\images\
I've been able to reboot with them in the apk now, but it's just a black/blank screen. Does anyone see any reason why they wouldn't be able to be merged into the apk?
I've gotten a log but at the moment, I'm not seeing anything very telling....

you did sign the file and reflash the update, correct? cause I just downloaded your two png files, loaded, signed, flashed and it works just fine for me.

heya,
i have tried to edit JFv1.51 CRB43-us but when i go into the folder i dont not see a .apk file i see .cramsf is there a way i can do it on these themes???

OP,
Mind sharing your red/white background?
EDIT: Just tried this. Edited my own files, repacked into framework-res.apk under assets & images. Resigned the update & all I got was a black screen. Does the framework-re.apk have to be pulled out of the update & edited, then resigned? Or can it just be edited from within the update.zip itself? I am using 7zip if that helps
EDIT2: Just tried pulling the framework-res.apk to edit the images but it didn't work. I placed the original images back in & that worked. I don't get it. The files are the same dimensions. But my images were bigger than the original as far as bytes go. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I don't know how to get them any smaller. I tried pnggauntlet but it didn't seem to work. O well I'll stick with the stock stuff but continue playing with it till I get it

Beast84 said:
OP,
Mind sharing your red/white background?
EDIT: Just tried this. Edited my own files, repacked into framework-res.apk under assets & images. Resigned the update & all I got was a black screen. Does the framework-re.apk have to be pulled out of the update & edited, then resigned? Or can it just be edited from within the update.zip itself? I am using 7zip if that helps
EDIT2: Just tried pulling the framework-res.apk to edit the images but it didn't work. I placed the original images back in & that worked. I don't get it. The files are the same dimensions. But my images were bigger than the original as far as bytes go. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I don't know how to get them any smaller. I tried pnggauntlet but it didn't seem to work. O well I'll stick with the stock stuff but continue playing with it till I get it
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I dont have the original red/white because i'm using a much different background now. the easiest thing i can recommend would be to open the original shine image with photoshop, go image>adjustments>hue/saturation and drag the hue slider until you achieve the desired color. Oh yeah, and edit the image height to match your mask image.
As far as the other two problems, you can do it from directly within the zip. watch the video tutorial at the bottom of the OP, shows you exactly how to do it step by step.

Thanks for the tutorial Kusotare,just thought I would add that I use 320 x 480 images like Dude/Manup did in his 1.1 and 1.2 builds and they dont cut off the sides at all.Both of my themes use 320 x 480 boot animations if anyone wants to grab one as a template feel free they are in my signature.

kusotare said:
you did sign the file and reflash the update, correct? cause I just downloaded your two png files, loaded, signed, flashed and it works just fine for me.
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Yep, I can include the two pngs to my update.zip/resign/flash, and then I just get a black screen now instead...tried fixing permissions/chmod'ing the file as well....still just getting a blank screen after rebooting.

kusotare said:
I dont have the original red/white because i'm using a much different background now. the easiest thing i can recommend would be to open the original shine image with photoshop, go image>adjustments>hue/saturation and drag the hue slider until you achieve the desired color. Oh yeah, and edit the image height to match your mask image.
As far as the other two problems, you can do it from directly within the zip. watch the video tutorial at the bottom of the OP, shows you exactly how to do it step by step.
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I did it exactly how it was done in the video & still I get a black screen. The phone boots up fine but no animation

Beast84 said:
I did it exactly how it was done in the video & still I get a black screen. The phone boots up fine but no animation
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Try doing it through winrar. I've had problems with 7zip in the past, which is why I use winrar to do it.

i did this through 7zip. you can modify a whole update (for example, you love a theme but hate the vanity boot screens authors sometimes force upon you) by bringing up the context menu (right click) on the update.zip, then 7-zip>open, after that, navigate to system/framework, and at framework-res.apk just right click again and select "Open inside", and then navigate to assets, pull the two files to your desktop, edit them however you want (or if you already have your own just skip pulling them out), and then just pull the files back to the window and close, it's going to ask you if you want to save, just say yes or ok, and that's it, the update is all good to go (no need to re-sign or anything, i can confirm it works that way)

I've used WinRAR and 7z, no dice.

Threw this together to test.

Thanks for that, kusotare!
I used an adb-based approach:
1.) I pulled the framework-res.apk from /system/framework via adb
2.) then I put my modified PNGs (attached) into it
3.) I wanted to adb push framework-res.apk back onto /system/framework, but there was no space left on device.
4.) so I created a symlink (ln -s /system/sd/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk) to my Apps2SD partition.
5.) awesomely, it worked on the first try.
Edit: There is some kind of error with the scrolling background, it's maybe too big. Also, the blue doesn't look as good on the G1 screen as on my laptop. Firmware Information: JF 1.51 EU, 62.505.20.17U_2.22.19.26I, 2.6.27-00392-g8312baf [email protected] #1 CRB43
Edit: Okay, apparently, using Apps2SD for this is not a good idea. It can get you looped. However, it's easy to use adb to get out of it again by removing the symlink and repushing the original framework-res.apk . There is an even better solution for everyone with the current Google Maps from the Market - just erase the default /system/app/Maps.apk which is ignored anyway (according to adb logcat).
I swapped the splash out 5+ times now, and the phone boots up reliably. There is a very small possibilty of problems while using the phone, going to bed now and exploring that tomorrow. (It's 4:11)

Autarkis said:
Thanks for that, kusotare!
I used an adb-based approach:
1.) I pulled the framework-res.apk from /system/framework via adb
2.) then I put my modified PNGs (attached) into it
3.) I wanted to adb push framework-res.apk back onto /system/framework, but there was no space left on device.
4.) so I created a symlink (ln -s /system/sd/framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk) to my Apps2SD partition.
5.) awesomely, it worked on the first try.
Edit: There is some kind of error with the scrolling background, it's maybe too big. Also, the blue doesn't look as good on the G1 screen as on my laptop. Firmware Information: JF 1.51 EU, 62.505.20.17U_2.22.19.26I, 2.6.27-00392-g8312baf [email protected] #1 CRB43
Edit: Okay, apparently, using Apps2SD for this is not a good idea. It can get you looped. However, it's easy to use adb to get out of it again by removing the symlink and repushing the original framework-res.apk . There is an even better solution for everyone with the current Google Maps from the Market - just erase the default /system/app/Maps.apk which is ignored anyway (according to adb logcat).
I swapped the splash out 5+ times now, and the phone boots up reliably. There is a very small possibilty of problems while using the phone, going to bed now and exploring that tomorrow. (It's 4:11)
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Yeah, I tried the ADB version when I first started, thinking "you know, pushing the framework-res would certainly be much easier than manually repacking and resigning the whole update". Then I ran into the same problems you did and decided that the method I eventually settled on and posted here was going to be much easier for most people than trying to solve the million adb-how-to questions that would eventually come up. Glad you got the adb method working well though.

Thanks for confirming that, kusotare!
In anticipation of the adb-who-what questions you mentioned, let me state it for all to see:
First: All adb questions are answered in the forum. Use search, or Google. I heard they have this nifty search engine. I don't know where it'll get them eventually, but for the moment you can find pretty much everything using Google.
Second: I don't support adb - I love it!

Custom
I was bored and decided to make an electric version. I'll fool around with it with some newer ideas later.
As usual... open framework-res.apk, drop+replace in assets/images, sign.

I'm beginning to think that it's something that Paint Dot Net does, because I can use the png's in the first image and they work perfectly, as soon as I edit the mask or the shine not changing the name or size by too much it craps out on me (it updates, but just goes to a black screen for the animation)...
Anyone doing this with pdn, or are you guys all using GIMP/Adobe?
Paint Dot Net users: do not save with 32 bit, do not allow it to choose for you or it won't work for you. Much aggravation dispelled now...

[Ref] NBH Files for Splash Screens

I followed all the instructions on how to create but when I create the NBH file I cannot find it all my computer where I placed it...Then I search for it then I find it but the flash utility wont open the file and I can only see .nb files in the folder where I place everything.
Also what program should I use to resize my pictures to 400x640
And I've read many post on this so did get mad at me..... Because you wouldn't want to see me mad.... Hulk SMASH!!!!!!!!!!

Might as well delete this since nobody will give any pointers.....and I meant to put help and not [ref]

hopefully someone will respond cause I actually have the same problem...hahaha..put the file on my network --- somewhere --- and now can't recall where...haha

Sparkz914 said:
I followed all the instructions on how to create but when I create the NBH file I cannot find it all my computer where I placed it...Then I search for it then I find it but the flash utility wont open the file and I can only see .nb files in the folder where I place everything.
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are you trying to change the bootsplash (1st screen) or the regular (2nd screen, non animated one)??? if your just trying to change the regular splash screen you dont need to convert to .nbh...just change the name to welcomehead.192.png...and put in windows...
Also what program should I use to resize my pictures to 400x640
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i use gimp...great program and free!!
*hope this helps*

Thank you so very much JDM, but i'm trying to change the first screen when you first turn the phone on when it shows your rom and radio info....I've been able to make and find the .nbh files but I am lost on how to use PatchSplash so that the bottom portion of the screen isn't black....Any help would be Very Helpful from anyone, so much that I may let someone buy me dinner lol but no fooling around on the first date

jdmsleepr said:
are you trying to change the bootsplash (1st screen) or the regular (2nd screen, non animated one)??? if your just trying to change the regular splash screen you dont need to convert to .nbh...just change the name to welcomehead.192.png...and put in windows...
i use gimp...great program and free!!
*hope this helps*
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I'm actually trying to do both. I simply lost the software required to do the first one.....

Here are the programs to do the first boot screen

JDM i got that program Gimp but when I try to scale the photo to 480x640 but it changes it to its own dimensions which is like 480x247....Any insight on how to make it the right size....Thanks in advance

Sparkz914 said:
Here are the programs to do the first boot screen
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kewl thanks...

Ok JDM I found out how to size the picture but im still lost on how to use patchsplash, now when I flash the image to my phone its fuzzy and distorted making it unviewable(if thats even a word) and 10% of the screen on the bottom is black.....?

TechnoHippie said:
kewl thanks...
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No problem man, and you'll also need this

Sparkz914 said:
Ok JDM I found out how to size the picture but im still lost on how to use patchsplash, now when I flash the image to my phone its fuzzy and distorted making it unviewable(if thats even a word) and 10% of the screen on the bottom is black.....?
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ok i have figured out how to use the patchsplash program...if you want i can make the file for you and send it back...

JDM that would be cool man
and do you think you could give me a brief description on how to use patchsplash
Which ever one is easier for you to create...thanks in advance
and if possible can you PM me the final product or can i give you my email

Ok JDM i've sort of learned how to use Patchsplash but not fully...this is where the program is located on my computer
Users\Seymore Cake\Documents\Phone ****\Splash Screens\
What should I put following this or what steps should I do next
Sorry for being some what of a pain for all the questions I ask of you

once your in the folder where patchsplash.exe is...
type: patchsplash.exe R example.nb output.nb
i made the .nbh for ya and tested...good to go...

JDM your the man

Maybe this will help....
Code:
[b]Download the attached zip file.
Extract it to (wherever you like) then follow the instructions below.[/b]
==============================================================================
Step by Step instructions on how to create your custom splash screen
for the Diamond and Rafael windows mobile.
==============================================================================
Step 1: Create your image
-
Choose, find or create the image you would like to have as your splash screen.
Use your image editor (photoshop is my choice) to adjust your image.
The size of the picture needed for the splash is 640x480 72dpi.
Save it as (24 Bit) (bmp) in folder (2-bmp to rsb to bmp).
goto Step 2.
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Step 2: Convert your image from *.bmp to *.rsb
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Run rsbbmp.exe in folder (2-bmp to rsb to bmp).
Click on [Add Files] and choose your bmp.
Click on [Convert All]
Your image has now been cloned and converted to rsb format.
Move or copy your rsb file to folder (3-rsb to nb).
goto Step 3.
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Step 3: Convert your image from *.rsb to *.nb
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Run Splash-RSB Converter.exe in folder (3-rsb to nb)
Choose VGA (640x480) then press [Convert].
Choose your rsb and save it in folder (4-patchsplashv0.1) click on [Done]
goto Step 4.
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Step 4: Patch your image file.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember, patchsplash.exe is a command line tool. If you run the program by double
clicking on it a cmd window will open showing you examples of the command line you
will need to type to patch your *.nb that is all.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First, open the folder (4-patchsplashv0.1) in Windows file explorer. Copy the
address found at the top of the explorer window.
example: D:\PDA\HTC\splash\4-patchsplashv0.1
On Windows, Start Menu->Run... Click on Run then paste the address you copied
from win explorer then type the rest of the line needed for patching.
My example:
D:\PDA\HTC\splash\4-patchsplashv0.1\patchsplash R YOURFILENAME.nb YOURFILENAME_P.nb
\patchsplash R YOURFILENAME.nb YOURFILENAME_P.nb -> Rafael
\patchsplash D YOURFILENAME.nb YOURFILENAME_P.nb -> Diamond
Press enter and you're done!
A cmd.exe window will pop up telling you the process is complete.
REMEMBER
The first part of my example "D:\PDA\HTC\splash\4-patchsplashv0.1\"
is what I copied from win explorer.
"I" then move the new "_P.nb" file to the folder (5-nb to nbh) so not to
confuse it with the unpatched file.
goto Step 5.
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Step 5: Create the *.nbh for flashing
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Run NBHutil.exe in the (5-nb to nbh) folder.
Note: (the NBHUtil.xml file has to be in the same folder as NBHUtil.exe).
On first tab 'Build NBH', in the 'Target Device' list, choose "Diamond" or "Rafael"
located ad the bottom of the list.
On the right side, you have the "NBH Items". Click on the [...] button for "Splash".
An "Open" window pops up. Locate and select the .nb file that you just created.
Press [Build NBH!]
Type a file name and save!
This will create a .nbh file in the location you chosen. ((5-nb to nbh) folder by default)
goto Step 6.
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Step 6: Flash your NEW Splash Screen!!!
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I personally like to create a new folder for my newly created .nbh files.
In each folder I have my (*.nbh) and a copy of (RaphaelCustomRUU.exe).
In this way I can quickly flash which ever splash screen I want without any extra effort.
Create a folder. Place your new .nbh and a copy of RaphaelCustomRUU.exe in the folder.
Run RaphaelCustomRUU.exe, follow the instructions and you will have a new splash screen!
Enjoy! ;)
HueMann
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thanks HueMann very helpfull

cheers!

Startup & Shutdown Animations from the Android Commercials -SHUTDOWN SOUND NOW WORKS!

Startup & Shutdown Animations from the Android Commercials -SHUTDOWN SOUND NOW WORKS!
--UPDATE MAR 29--
SOUND NOW RE-SYNCED.
Okay so I've finally spent the time to re-edit the sound on the Android Eats Apple startup animation numerous times to get it in sync with the video. I have also done some minor edits to the video. I'm using LeeDrOiD Version 2.0.0 (as 2.2.2 doesn't work with DSP Manager and I like lowering the treble on the so music/sounds/ringtones don't sound so harsh). I've updated the MegaUpload link with the new Andoroid Eats Apple Animation. I can't say whether the sound will be in sync with other verions/ROMS but it is in sync with LeeDrOiD 2.0.0. (I hope it's in sync with 2.2.2). Lastly make sure the option for fastboot is off or the whole animation and sounds will probably not load up fully.
--UPDATE FEB 18--
Great news!! I've solved the problem of how to make shutdown sounds work on the Desire HD!! I do believe this is a first as I've not found any info on Android phones so far except for the Samsung (Facinate, Captivate, ect). I've posted the Bad Android Shutdown Animation.zip at the end of the post. Make sure to follow the guide here to get the sounds to work on shutdown. The guide for the shutdown sound will be based on using LeeDrOiD HD ROMs which I'm using but I'm guessing it should be similar on other ROMs or even stock HTC ROMs with Root Access. So basically what you need to do is grab the .xml files located on your phone at "/system/customize/CID/". For me the two files are: "default.xml" and "LeeDrOiD.xml". For those not familiar with how to copy files to and from the system folders of your phone have a look below as I've explained how to use ADB for those basic commands. Okay so basically for me I've tested using LeeDrOiD HD 1.5.1 and also the version 2.0.0 (using his 2.0.3 Kernal). Using a text editor (notepad with wordwrap switched off is fine) just go to the bottom of the file and change the old lines which will be something like this:
<ShutdownConfiguration>
<ShutdownAnimation image_png="/system/customize/resource/downanimation.zip" image="" fps="15" />
</ShutdownConfiguration>
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...change em to this:
<ShutdownConfiguration>
<ShutdownAnimation image_png="/system/customize/resource/downanimation.zip" audio="/data/local/shutdown.mp3" useAudio="1" image="" fps="24" />
</ShutdownConfiguration>
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Ok now you can see that you're going to have to copy an animation zip file (in the same format as a startup animation) called "downanimation.zip" to "/system/customize/resource/" and also need to copy an MP3 file named "shutdown.mp3" to "/data/local/". Okay for those feelin lazy who are using LeeDrOiD HD 2.0.0 I've included the two .xml files so you don't even need to edit yours, you can just push em to you phone. I've posted the shutdown animation zip file below as I did have to re-edit the sound file to get it in sync for shutting down as it must use a different timing that when used as a startup sound... I did it on LeeDrOiD 1.5.1 so it may need a little adjustment for LeeDrOiD 2.0.0 or other ROMs. Sorry I don't have time now... I've gotta move interstate in a couple of days!! So anyway to adjust the sound sync you just edit the sound file in your favourite sound editing software and simply cut and paste sections of silence as needed. Audio editing software which shows a timline with increments down to less than 1 sec is ideal. Please look at the bottom of the post for the new zip files for the Shutdown Animation and the .xml files. --Have fun
---PREVIOUS POST---
Hi guys,
I hope this is allowed...
I've been workin on getting a couple of the Android Commercials into Startup & Shutdown animations. It's taken a long time, mostly with the audio, editing to get it in sync and creating new sound to completely replace the one for the "Bad Android" one... Unfortunately at this stage the I couldn't get any shutdown sound to work on the Desire HD. The "Andoird Eats Apple" was designed as a startup and the Bad Android was designed as a shutdown... So you can get the idea of the sound I've shown it as two startup animations.
Here's the youtube links to see how the animations look on my phone:
"Android Eats Apple"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbd135qp-0M
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"Bad Android"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_DITbtRFk
Here are links to the animations. If MegaUpload ****s itself or the files get removed just PM me and I'll try repost a link:
"Android Eats Apple Animation" (Updated 29-Mar-2011)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2QFQNAQ5
"Bad Android Startup Animation"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HW7YHHIK
-Bordem Warning-
The info I've typed bellow is a rough guide how to use the files for your phone and how to create your own animations.
Okay so these are set to go for any 480x800 screen size. They are pretty easy to customise if your screen size is smaller or larger. The settings for the screen size are in the "desc.txt" file included. If you set your screen size in that file the bootanimation resizes it all on the fly. For the shutdown animation the changing the screen size in "desc.txt" doesn't seem to resize the images so instead use a simple program like Imagicon to do a batch resize of all the images. To be safe (for other phones) it's best to set no more than 24K colour.
Now on the ROM I'm using (LeeDrOiD HD) the startup "bootanimation.zip" and "android_audio.mp3" go in the "/data/local" folder on the phone. The shutdown "downanimation.zip" goes in the "/system/customize/resource" folder. Here are some simple tips using ADB and command prompt in windows. Make sure the USB cable is of course connected on charge only with USB Debugging on:
(always best to do this first)
"adb remount"
(an example of how to list the folder contents)
"adb ls /data/local"
(If you wanna backup the original then)
"adb pull /data/local/bootanimation.zip"
"adb pull /data/local/android_audio.mp3"
(backup shutdown animation)
"adb pull /system/customize/resource/downanimation.zip"
To copy the animations and sounds first move the above backed up originals to some other folder. Now copy and new "bootanimation.zip", "android_audio.mp3" or "downanimation.zip" to your folder on your PC where you have adb (usually "platform-tools). Now in command prompt do:
"adb remount"
"adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local"
"adb push downanimation.zip /system/customize/resource"
(for the startup sound)
"adb push android_audio.mp3 /data/local"
Lastly I've found the "desc.txt" doesn't seem to work to change or set the right frame rate when using the shutdown animation. Here's how to change it.
For me using LeeDrOiD HD custom ROM I have two files (pretty much the same) one called "default.xml" and the other "LeeDrOiD.xml" they are located in the "/system/customize/CID". You get the idea by now how to push & pull the files from your phone. Use a txt editor like notepad for both .xml files and you'll see down the bottom of the files a section for the shutdown animation that looks something like this:
<ShutdownAnimation image_png="/system/customize/resource/downanimation.zip" image="" fps="15" />
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Now you just change the number next to the fps to whatever frame rate per second you want. For example if you are using my "Bad Android" shutdown animation then set it to 24.
Lastly just remember that I've included both zip animations containing the "bootanimation.zip" file, this can easily just be renamed to "downanimation.zip" and placed in the appropriate folder and it works as the shutdown animation. If you decide to rename another startup animation other that "Bad Android" you'll want to set the frame rate. You already know how to set it as I explained above but you'll need to find what to set the frame rate at.... Open desc.txt contained in the "bootanimation.zip" file and you'll see something like: 480 800 30p
the 30p means 30 frames per second. So in this example you'd now change the fps of your .xml files also to 30.
The possibilities are really limitless for shutdown and startup animations. Once you grab your video, it could really be from almost any source. Put it in the free program Super and set output to sequence of images and then either .png or .jpg. You can also crop images, resize and stretch all with this very easily. If you have wide animations like the one I've used you can select them all in windows explorer in Vista or Windows 7 and right click and just choose rotate right. You can now create your own folders within a "startupanimation.zip" or "downanimation.zip". Make sure when you zip it you use a program where you can choose "store mode" which is using no compression, if not the animation won't work. You can google the desc.txt settings if you need for more help. Lastly if your animation won't show anything, I've found often it's the damn "desc.txt". For some reason everything in it looks perfect but it somehow is causing the animation to not work. Copy a new desc.txt from a working bootanimation.zip and then re-edit with your settings.
Alright enough of this jibber-jabber... time to try out the animations and if you're up for it try make some of your own? Hey I'm sure there'd be a million Bender from Futurama clips that'd be wikked as a boot animation with sound.
Take care
P.S. If you wanna change your splash screen use any 480x800 .bmp file in 24K colour with Android Flasher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638

nice i cant wait i like the 1st one its always nice to bash apple

yoshi thats some slick work mate, i can't wait

great work cant wait

Yoshi_523 said:
P.S. If you wanna change your splash screen use any 480x800 .bmp file in 24K colour with Android Flasher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
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In this topic there is a topic to Desire splashes, do they also work for Desire HD?

Donny1987 said:
In this topic there is a topic to Desire splashes, do they also work for Desire HD?
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you cant use that tool..... download the radio flash tool from the radio thread and use that to flash splash1.img

how bout for 2.3.2 androind user? i found out those folder path are not identical with the tutorial

Originally posted by sub7evenhow bout for 2.3.2 androind user? i found out those folder path are not identical with the tutorial
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The startup & shutdown animations and sounds shouldn't be a problem to play with. At least in my experience when I've put ones on my phone that aren't right the thing just doesn't play but the phone still works okay. That having said it's always safest to have a ROM backup done first which is very easy once you have Eng S-Off and Clockwork Recovery Mod installed. I'd be a bit more wary about playing with the splash screen as they seem to involve the system partition area. Just use an app that will is recommended for your specific model of phone. And yes the link I gave for Android Flash is in a Desire phone thread but it works well for flashing the spash screen on a Desire HD phone.
Ok many phones and Android versions are going to have different locations for the startup and shutdown animations and sounds. Try google it and you may get some idea where to look. I'd then look around on your phone using "adb ls" as I talked about above or even easier is if you have a .zip file of say a custom ROM you are using have a look at in on your computer. It will have exactly the same folder layout in the .zip file as when the ROM is loaded on your phone. Look for the bootanimation.zip ect. Look in "system/media/ui" if the above folders mentions aren't what yours is using. If you look hard enough you should be able the files.
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In this topic there is a topic to Desire splashes, do they also work for Desire HD?
Originally posted by AndroHero
you cant use that tool..... download the radio flash tool from the radio thread and use that to flash splash1.img
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Hey I used Android Flasher 1.6.1 which is exactly the one listed in the link I gave from the DESIRE phone thread. YES it works 100% fine for flashing on a DESIRE HD. YES this was reccomended elsewhere in the splash screens thread as working for the DESIRE HD also. All you have to do it just check the bmp image is 480 pixels wide 800 pixels high and 24K colour then use the program. Follow the thread on Android Flasher for details on ALL the procedures you need done before using the program (basically make sure your phone is rooted with ENG S-OFF and of course Radio S-Off is always a good idea).

i found that, it was on system/media/ it works on the animation but not sound android_sound.mp3. still googling...

I'm trying to create my own custom boot animation but I have no idea why it's not working. I zip the file without compression but when I reboot my phone the screen just stays black
Do you know where to find a proper Guide?
Thanks

Donny1987 maybe this will help...
if your animation won't show anything, I've found often it's the damn "desc.txt". For some reason everything in it looks perfect but it somehow is causing the animation to not work. Copy a new desc.txt from a working bootanimation.zip and then re-edit with your settings.
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Basically I faced what you're facing a lot. The black screen. Firstly if you aren't familiar with the settings please google desc.txt settings. You'll get all that info pretty easy. For some unknown reason I had so copy new desc.txt files a few times then with a working original I'd edit with the right info.
If you have a non working animation I'd try working from the ground up... get a known working desc.txt from your phone or from a .zip you downloaded from a bootanimation that you've got to work on your phone. Next just put say 10 of your images that are the correct size and in the exact same folder layout as is the previous working bootanimation and as it says in the desc.txt. Now in making just a simple 10 image tester if it's playing at 30frames per second or higher then you could miss it playing if you have both the setting for loop off and the last image of your animation all black.
Once you have a working 10 image tester of your animation then go from there in stages. Try all your images maybe next then reboot, if all good then next boot maybe change the frame rate speed in the desc.txt and reboot. Ect ect. If you get stuck you can PM me. There's always the option I could take a look at the zip too.
Don't worry after my first tries after spending ages fiddling with images and getting a modified animation, it just didn't work at all. I deleted everything and gave up only to come back weeks later and crack it and realise how close I was last time and get animations I was much happier with.

Yoshi_523 said:
Donny1987 maybe this will help...
Basically I faced what you're facing a lot. The black screen. Firstly if you aren't familiar with the settings please google desc.txt settings. You'll get all that info pretty easy. For some unknown reason I had so copy new desc.txt files a few times then with a working original I'd edit with the right info.
If you have a non working animation I'd try working from the ground up... get a known working desc.txt from your phone or from a .zip you downloaded from a bootanimation that you've got to work on your phone. Next just put say 10 of your images that are the correct size and in the exact same folder layout as is the previous working bootanimation and as it says in the desc.txt. Now in making just a simple 10 image tester if it's playing at 30frames per second or higher then you could miss it playing if you have both the setting for loop off and the last image of your animation all black.
Once you have a working 10 image tester of your animation then go from there in stages. Try all your images maybe next then reboot, if all good then next boot maybe change the frame rate speed in the desc.txt and reboot. Ect ect. If you get stuck you can PM me. There's always the option I could take a look at the zip too.
Don't worry after my first tries after spending ages fiddling with images and getting a modified animation, it just didn't work at all. I deleted everything and gave up only to come back weeks later and crack it and realise how close I was last time and get animations I was much happier with.
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Thanks, that actually worked
Let's see what I can make

wow sounds..............

...interesting.
lol

got all working but wierdly enough the sounds seems to be out of sync for a second
edit: make that 2 seconds

this is excellent!!!
one problem how do i push sounds to downanimation?
ive got the apple one on the start up which is perfect but no sound on reboot.
thanks
edit my bad, just re read the first post...
hopefully that will soon work

rrrr ... i love your work ... big big thanks!
just a question, is it ok with you, if i change the Text to "Android Revolution HD" and put it in my Theme?
for sure, i´ll post you BIG BIG Credits on my Thread

hmm ... have to agree ... the sound is 2 seconds to late!
But just on "normal" reboot, on "Fast reboot" its working fine!
any ideas?

wow they both look great
will give it a try later and report if i also have some issues with the sound

hi guys,
the sound and the video are not synchronic, any ideas?

[15.02.2012][TOOL]Boot Animation Creator-Make Android Boot Animations With Ease!

THIS PROGRAM IS OBSOLETE AND WON'T BE RECEIVING UPDATES ANYMORE. FOR THE BEST EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE, PLEASE DOWNLOAD BOOT ANIMATION FACTORY. IT'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT HAS EVERYTHING THIS PROGRAM HAS, AND MUCH MORE. THANK YOU!
Introduction
I'm proud to present my program called "Boot Animation Creator"! It's a powerful tool that makes creating Android boot animations a lot easier job!
Features
-Light on memory
-Easy-to-use user interface
-Makes boot animations in just three steps!
-Auto-update functionality
-Built-in updater
-No limitations of any kind!
-YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE DESC.TXT FILE AND THE COMPRESSION METHODS AT ALL!! BOOT ANIMATION CREATOR DOES THAT FOR YOU!
Requirements
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4
-All your frames drawn and organised into 'part' folders (the folders don't have to be called 'part')
How to use Boot Animation Creator
1. Open Boot Animation Previewer. Read the introduction, and click 'Next'
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
2. Choose the folder in which your boot animation is(the parent folder of the 'part' folders) and click 'Next'
3. Click the 'Add a loop' button to add a loop. A new window will appear. Just set the properties and click 'Add'
*Optional: you can edit the width, height and speed of your animation by selecting the first property item and clicking on the 'Edit' button. A window will appear. Change the properties and click 'Set'
4. Save the animation and click 'Next'
5. You're done! If you want, you can preview your boot animation by clicking the big 'Preview boot animation' button. You'll need the latest version of Boot Animation Previewer to use this feature.
Finally, click Finish
Video tutorial
Download link
Download Boot Animation Creator
Running Boot Animation Creator on Linux operating systems - thanks, kurdo_kolene!
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1.Install PlayOnLinux or PlayOnMac respectively
2.Open PlayOnWhatever and press Install
3.Choose "Install a non-listed program" & press Next on the next screen
4.Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive" & press Next
5.Type in a name for the new virtual drive e.g. BootAnimationCreator & press Next
6.Check the boxes "Configure Wine" and "Install libraries" & press Next
7.In the newly opened window go to the "Libraries" tab, type "mscoree" in the small box or choose it from the drop-down menu, then press "Add". Select it from the bottom box, press edit and set it to "Builtin(Wine)", and press "Apply"
8.Tick the box "POL/POM _ Install mono 2.10" and press Next. Wait for the download and installation to complete.
9.On the next screen, press "Browse" and select the "install_bootanimationcreator.msi" file & press Next
10.Follow the steps of the installation wizard. When the installation has completed, just press finish, without ticking the box "Launch Boot Animation Creator" (you could, but you still have to make shortcut for it later). When the "Choose a file to create a shortcut" window appears, select "Boot Animation Creator.exe", press Next, type in a name for the shortcut e.g Boot Animation Creator, press Next, after that's finished press "I don't want to make another shortcut" and press Next and you're done.
Launch the application from your Desktop shortcut.
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I don't suggest running Boot Animation Creator on other operating system than Windows. It may not run correctly, and on some computers it may not ever run. Therefore, use it with caution (this only appeals for running B.A.C. on other operating systems than Windows)! If you get errors while running B.A.C. on other operating systems than Windows, and not on Windows itself, I won't provide support for them, because this program is not intended to run on other OS than Windows. Report bugs only if you're using Boot Animation Creator on Windows.
Final words
That was about it. It was easy, wasn't it? Please post feedback and thoughts about my program, they are gladly appreciated.

Changelog
Code:
Changelog:
v1.0.0.0 {25.08.2011}
-Initial release
v1.0.1.0 {29.08.2011}
-Bug fixes
-Performance improvements
v1.1.0.0 {02.11.2011}
-No folder limitations
-New way of entering properties
-The program detects the size of your frames, so you don't need to write them. Optionally, you can change the size values
-The "Get Boot Animation Previewer" button in the Main Menu becomes "Launch Boot Animation Previewer" if you have Boot Animation Previewer installed. The download process of Boot Animation Previewer has changed as well
-No need of Administrator privileges
-New way of updating
-New Updater
-Higher-quality icon
v1.2.0.0 {04.01.2012}
-Integrated with D01 Software Manager (the ugly old updater is gone)
-Fixes (corrected the typo in the about box)
v1.2.1.0 {10.01.2012}
-Bug fix – fixed the bug not recognizing D01 Software Manager
-Improvements – when the Set Property Dialog is shown, the text box automatically gets focus
-New feature – it tells you if your animation contains frames with indexed colors
v1.3.0.0 {17.01.2012}
-New: Added support for loop delays
-Performance improvements
-Updated Previewer (now you’ll see scroll bars if the animation’s size exceeds previewer’s window size)
-…
v1.4.0.0 {15.02.2012}
-Improved user-interface (looks better and it’s easier to use)
-Bug fixes
-Performance improvements
-Lighter on size (the executable is only 363 KB!)
-Removed unneeded files in the initial directory
-The ‘Preview’ feature is Boot Animation Previewer-dependent (you must have the latest version of Boot Animation Previewer to use that feature)
-New program icon, banner and about screen

Oh I'm definitely trying this out... Thanks!
Edit: Hehe... I'm one of our alpha software testers at work, so maybe I'm a bit too good at this..... But I found a small bug. If you cancel the 'select folder' dialog, the program crashes.. Just thought I'd let you know.
Other than that, works really nicely. If I could make a suggestion though: On step 2, maybe add a line below the 'First folder number of loops' that mentions using a value of '0' for infinite loops. For people who haven't read any tutorials or made any animations manually, they probably wouldn't know about that..

Very nice, this could stop A LOT of desc files being incorrectly created.
Good job.

ZaLiTH said:
Oh I'm definitely trying this out... Thanks!
Edit: Hehe... I'm one of our alpha software testers at work, so maybe I'm a bit too good at this..... But I found a small bug. If you cancel the 'select folder' dialog, the program crashes.. Just thought I'd let you know.
Other than that, works really nicely. If I could make a suggestion though: On step 2, maybe add a line below the 'First folder number of loops' that mentions using a value of '0' for infinite loops. For people who haven't read any tutorials or made any animations manually, they probably wouldn't know about that..
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I'm aware of that bug and I'm going to fix it along with a couple of other bugs. And thanks for your suggestion for the label!

dully79 said:
Very nice, this could stop A LOT of desc files being incorrectly created.
Good job.
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Well looks like the download link is bad could you upload somewhere else as i would like to give this a try

Jordan1545 said:
Well looks like the download link is bad could you upload somewhere else as i would like to give this a try
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It' up now.

I've updated Boot Animation Creator! Here's what the update brings:
v1.0.1.0 {29.08.2011}
-Bug fixes
-Performance improvements
You can update your program normally, via the Updater.

Aloha, a feature request: I also used boot animation sounds. Found out hard way that had to go back into desc.txt file and manually edit it to include sounds. Maybe a flag to tell application to set the desc.txt file to include sounds? A checkbox is probably the most efficient way. Otherwise great app! Mahalo!
Lan
PS: errrmmmm... where's the thanks meter's button? anyone? sorry.

Lanaka said:
Aloha, a feature request: I also used boot animation sounds. Found out hard way that had to go back into desc.txt file and manually edit it to include sounds. Maybe a flag to tell application to set the desc.txt file to include sounds? A checkbox is probably the most efficient way. Otherwise great app! Mahalo!
Lan
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That would be awesome, I like this idea... But I don't know if all ROMs do boot animation sound the same way.
Lanaka said:
PS: errrmmmm... where's the thanks meter's button? anyone? sorry.
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Change the forum skin in the bottom left corner to "XDA 2010", then you'll see the thanks button.

Lanaka said:
Aloha, a feature request: I also used boot animation sounds. Found out hard way that had to go back into desc.txt file and manually edit it to include sounds. Maybe a flag to tell application to set the desc.txt file to include sounds? A checkbox is probably the most efficient way. Otherwise great app! Mahalo!
Lan
PS: errrmmmm... where's the thanks meter's button? anyone? sorry.
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Hi,
I don't know to edit the desc.txt file to add a boot sound, but I know another method. Visit my other tutorial for more info about the boot sound: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068

despotovski01 said:
Hi,
I don't know to edit the desc.txt file to add a boot sound, but I know another method. Visit my other tutorial for more info about the boot sound: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096068
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If a ROM supports this method (I think most do), where a line for pictures in an animation use "p 0 0 folder" for example, a line for sound would just be "s soundfile.mp3".
The sound file then needs to be straight in /system/media, but I'm not sure if simply placing it in the bootanimation.zip file will work...

ZaLiTH said:
If a ROM supports this method (I think most do), where a line for pictures in an animation use "p 0 0 folder" for example, a line for sound would just be "s soundfile.mp3".
The sound file then needs to be straight in /system/media, but I'm not sure if simply placing it in the bootanimation.zip file will work...
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Thanks for that! I'll test it and if it works, I'll add a feature to Boot Animation Creator.

Awesome program. I really must thank you for it. I have been trying to make my own custom boot animation for a while and even though my desc.txt was ientical to the one yours created and the zip was identical it just wouldn't work whenever I made it. But using yours it just did. Im not sure why but it worked where doing it manually didn't. So now I finally have a spiffy new custom boot animation ^^ Thanks a lot and keep up the great work. Also love the animation preview program. Very useful for fiddling with the FPS to get it just right.

Ultratails42 said:
Awesome program. I really must thank you for it. I have been trying to make my own custom boot animation for a while and even though my desc.txt was ientical to the one yours created and the zip was identical it just wouldn't work whenever I made it. But using yours it just did. Im not sure why but it worked where doing it manually didn't. So now I finally have a spiffy new custom boot animation ^^ Thanks a lot and keep up the great work. Also love the animation preview program. Very useful for fiddling with the FPS to get it just right.
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I'm glad you like my programs.

Problem using program
Using this with WinXP and Win7 64bit I get the same error. At the second step after entering the parameters and clicking next I get an error. "Please set all the properties" I have entered all the information in all the blocks, but still get this error.
Any ideas?

TabFreak said:
Using this with WinXP and Win7 64bit I get the same error. At the second step after entering the parameters and clicking next I get an error. "Please set all the properties" I have entered all the information in all the blocks, but still get this error.
Any ideas?
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Did you choose the folder where your boot animation is in Step 1? Anyway, I'll check my code for errors.
Sent from my GT540 using XDA App

Yea, I chose the folder and it gave me the " your animation is good" message, went to step two and put all the info in and then I got the error when clicking next.
It could very well be me, but I thought I would throw this out and see if I was the only one.......
Edit:: Never mind,,,,It was me!!!! I was pointing to the actual part folder and not the folder that contained the part folders.... Working fine now...... Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really nice, thanks.