androidIMATIONS | Custom Boot Animations for Android | New Animation & Video 10.29.10
In response to the interest in some of the boot animations I've been posting in a different thread, it was suggested I start a new thread where I can better categorize and display these animations. With that, I welcome you to...
androidIMATIONS | Custom Boot Animations for Android
This thread will be running and regularly (I hope) updated log of my boot animations. Hopefully, this will make it easy for you to find a custom boot animation that suits your personality, and shows your love of your Android device.
STANDARD WARNING BOILERPLATE: Downloading and attempting to install any of these animations assumes that you know what you're doing and you absolve me and all other parties of any liability for turning your expensive handheld computer into an expensive paperweight. No support is provided for installation or issues arising from the installation of these animations. In short, you're on your own.
With that out of the way, a couple of quick notes:
These animations are all created to specifically work on the AT&T/Samsung Captivate, and have only been tested as running on Design Gears' excellent Froyo-based Cognition v2.2 beta 8.1 or greater. Whether they will work on another device or ROM, I cannot say. They all follow the standard "bootanimation.zip" structure, which I believe is universal across Android devices, but I don't know enough (read: anything) about how Android works to say that with any conviction. However, if there is sufficient interest for other devices and resolutions, I'll explore creating multiple versions of each animation.
I will try to maintain a changelog of each individual animation, as warranted. For the most part, these will be "final" once they are posted, but I'm not perfect and occasionally I find a bug or visual quirk that I will remedy and post as an updated version. If you like a particular animation but would like some variant of it--different background color, for example--post a request and I'll attempt to comply.
At present, there are four categories for which I'm planning to create animations; the posts immediately following this one will contain each category's animations.
When in ROM...
Show your geek love for your ROM of choice
The Superiority Complex
The Android's epic pwn of other mobile OSes
POP! Goes the Android
Your favorite green guy in the annals of pop culture history
Mixed Bag
Anything that looks nifty-keen but doesn't fit anywhere else
Hopefully, you'll find something that interests you enough to install it, but if not, let me know your ideas and I'll see what I can do. If you like my animations, and are feeling especially generous of a poor, starving thirsty artist, perhaps you'll be compelled to slide a craft beer or two my way (hinthintnudgenudge). Ultimately, though, if I know you're looking at one of my animations every time you start up your phone, that's pretty cool.
I'll update this overview as necessary. I'm working on a number of new boot animation concepts (more keep popping into my addled mind all the time), and I'm also considering expanding the effort to include start-up sounds, shutdown animations and sounds, and wallpapers. If you're a developer/code ninja, I'd be interested in talking to you about a way to semi-automate or at least ease the installation of these various elements. Shoot me a message if you're feeling saucy...
INSTALLATION
My preferred method of installing these boot animations, after download/copying to the phone's SD card, is to use a terminal emulator and issue the following commands:
Code:
su
cp /sdcard/[filelocation]/[bootanimation-name].zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip
reboot
Replace [filelocation] and [bootanimation-name] with the relevant information.
Moderator zelendel offered this alternative installation method (thanks for posting!):
Download Zip
Rename zip so its name is bootanimation.zip
Put zip on SD card
Using Root Explorer, copy zip to /system/media/
Reboot
Watch and lol
Again, I only know definitively that these work on Cognition v2.2 beta 8.1+; for other ROMs, you're on your own.
VIDEOS
Since the only way you can see these things is if you reboot your phone, some folks have expressed interest in downloadable videos for the animations. I'm happy to comply; videos are now available! Note that, due vertical orientation of the videos, these only seem to play back correctly in the built-in Video Player app; other video players, like those included with some file manager, will auto-rotate and you'll be fighting to view the video in the proper orientation.
COURTESY NOTE: If you post a reply in this thread, please delete the GIFs from your quoted reply, or just don't use a quote. I'm not quite sure what's going to happen once we get a few dozen/hundred of these things flashing at once.Without further ado, on to the animations. Thanks for watching.
-cmbrougham
androidIMATIONS | When In ROM...
Right now, all of my current ROM-specific animations are for Cognition; I don't see myself using another ROM anytime soon, as my other experiments have been nigh on disastrous. Cognition lends itself particularly well to animation, since it has a "theme" of sorts. However, if you have a specific ROM that you use and would like a customized animation to use with it, please post a request and some details of what you like, and I'll see what I can do--no promises.
To download, click the title of the animation or the animated GIF.
By the way: I'm retiring the "beta-branded" versions of the Cognition animations. It'll simply be too much to keep up with.
COGNITION V2.2 | ELECTRIC
v1.1 - dropped "beta" tag, fixed electric arcs to be more natural
COGNITION V2.2 | THE NEW DOPE
v1.0 - initial release
androidIMATIONS | The Superiority Complex
The current target of my derision is Apple/iPhone/iOS. We'll see how long this lasts until I get a nice letter from Uncle Steve's attorneys I've got some other victims in mind, too.
ANDROID VS. APPLE | APPLES ARE FOR NOM. | WHITE
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.1 - tweaked animation
v1.0 - initial release
ANDROID VS. APPLE | APPLES ARE FOR NOM. | BLACK
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.1 - tweaked animation
v1.0 - initial release
ANDROID VS. APPLE | APPLES IS FOR EATING. | WHITE
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.1 - tweaked animation
v1.0 - initial release
ANDROID VS. APPLE | APPLES IS FOR EATING. | BLACK
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.1 - tweaked animation
v1.0 - initial release
ANDROID VS. APPLE | YOUR LUNCH MONEY. NOW. | BLACK
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.1 - fixed ugly aliasing issues on the Android
v1.0 - initial release
ANDROID VS. APPLE | IT SLICES. IT DICES. | BLACK
Download the ANIMATION or the VIDEO.
v1.0 - initial release
androidIMATIONS | POP! Goes the Android
Coming soon...
androidIMATIONS | Mixed Bag
Coming soon...
I dislike you. Your "apple is for nom" boot animation makes me reboot my phone far too often.
But seriously, AWESOME WORK!
Hmm.. idea for a new animation.
How bout the apple logo with the stem of the apple as the fuse?
The fuse goes down and explodes the apple.
<insert snappy logo/catchphrase etc.. here>
Then our friendly green Robot with Android underneath it.
Great Thread, Great Animations!!
InsaneJester17 said:
I dislike you. Your "apple is for nom" boot animation makes me reboot my phone far too often.
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Awww... that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said
avgjoegeek said:
How bout the apple logo with the stem of the apple as the fuse?
The fuse goes down and explodes the apple.
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Heh. It would be funny to do a Spy vs. Spy ala Mad Magazine version with this theme
warri said:
Great Thread, Great Animations!!
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Thanks!
Should have a new one for all y'all in a couple hours; that'll be my last submission until next week.
avgjoegeek said:
Hmm.. idea for a new animation.
How bout the apple logo with the stem of the apple as the fuse?
The fuse goes down and explodes the apple.
<insert snappy logo/catchphrase etc.. here>
Then our friendly green Robot with Android underneath it.
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Nice idea!
I like that... put a lighter in our little green friends hand after the apple blows up.
These are great!!!
Keep rebooting my phone to watch it!
love it!
d1g1talphyre said:
These are great!!!
Keep rebooting my phone to watch it!
love it!
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Heh. Yeah, such is the bane of having a 10-second window in which to display your art
Actually, if you guys are interested, I can probably export MP4s of these, so that you can download them and play them back from your SD card. It would probably help you avoid burning out your power button
I'll try to upload some of those after I get this next animation done...
cmbrougham said:
Heh. Yeah, such is the bane of having a 10-second window in which to display your art
Actually, if you guys are interested, I can probably export MP4s of these, so that you can download them and play them back from your SD card. It would probably help you avoid burning out your power button
I'll try to upload some of those after I get this next animation done...
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Outstanding work. Love the MP4 idea, I have rebooted my phone a dozen time to show off the exploding apple lmao
Live wallpaper?
Is there a way for you to make these livewallpapers? That would be most awesome!
cmbrougham said:
Heh. Yeah, such is the bane of having a 10-second window in which to display your art
Actually, if you guys are interested, I can probably export MP4s of these, so that you can download them and play them back from your SD card. It would probably help you avoid burning out your power button
I'll try to upload some of those after I get this next animation done...
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That would be killer! ya, so I work at AT&T and I keep showing my co-worker who traded out of her cappy, to the apple (which are for nom!) just how cool all the android customizing is.
Jealous she is
rixter213 said:
Is there a way for you to make these livewallpapers? That would be most awesome!
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ya, there is an app in the market that should allow you to do that. you just need all the individual .png files, which are in the bootanimation.zip
hmmm, I have some time to kill maybe i'll try and see what I can come up with, if you dont mind cmbrougham
first of many more...
here is the link to the live wallpaper for the black apples are for nom!
enjoy
http://www.mediafire.com/?bqbtk1ntiqlpayh
btw, this is cmbrougham artwork, and it was compiled using Daneshm90 Custom Creater 2.6
d1g1talphyre said:
here is the link to the live wallpaper for the black apples are for nom!
enjoy
http://www.mediafire.com/?bqbtk1ntiqlpayh
btw, this is cmbrougham artwork, and it was compiled using Daneshm90 Custom Creater 2.6
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Hmm, didn't open for me. It said it was an invalid apk
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
fatttire said:
Hmm, didn't open for me. It said it was an invalid apk
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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I uninstalled it. Went back into the thread here on my cappy, found my link, downloaded it again, and it worked for me.
Can we get someone else to download this and install it.
fatttire: you are rooted and all that other happiness right?
cmbrougham said:
Heh. Yeah, such is the bane of having a 10-second window in which to display your art
Actually, if you guys are interested, I can probably export MP4s of these, so that you can download them and play them back from your SD card. It would probably help you avoid burning out your power button
I'll try to upload some of those after I get this next animation done...
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Just keep up the good work man! These are great. Have you given any thought to live wallpapers? I usually don't use live wallpapers but would if some of these were tailored a bit.
on a different note, what about the android taking a bite of the apple and crapping out a blackberry? just spit balling...
Hey everyone,
First contribution here : a boot screen animation based on KITT's scanner as you will see below.
I made it blue, but I plan on making it red and green as well as soon as possible. I may take requests, provided I have enough time to make them happen.
WARNING : This is for 480x800 phones only!
Click on the thumbnail below to obtain a small animated preview. It looks much, much better running on the phone itself, but I am limited in image size so I can't show it in its full glory.
Don't hesitate to provide remarks/suggestions/insults.
nice... like it a lot...
Awesome.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Pretty cool pretty cool you should add something to it man like an android at the end or something like that
Very nice indeed! I have modified it for MDPI devices (since I own one).
@AntoniusMaximus : May I attach it here? Credits go to you, ofcourse!
Sure mate, feel free to attach it here.
I'll be working on red and green versions this week-end, so I'll update the thread accordingly.
Pneuma1985 said:
Pretty cool pretty cool you should add something to it man like an android at the end or something like that
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this is my first post here on xda, but i've been lurking for a long time. i really like this bootanimation.
i'd love to see an android in there, but done very subtle. perhaps something near black on black?
as-is is rocking, though. thank you!
best,
rf
A red one packaged with the sound the cylons or KITT make would be awesome.
Yeah, plz make a red cyclon boot ani with a caprica intro cylon sound!
uhmmm did u ever make the red version of this boot animation? REALLY need it
This is a custom bootanimation I created for myself and now others to use.
The bootanimation includes
--extremely simple graphics
--loop that plays until phone loads
--gay humor
over all it's simple and though it may not look the best~ it's something I'm proud of and find humoring
Enjoy
It's all animated.. couldn't get the animation link to work though :/
The 'Fruit Yeah' loops as a loading bar until the phone boots up. the rest animates only once.
It runs smoothly (due to simpleness I'm sure)
Kolynn said:
This is a custom bootanimation I created for myself and now others to use.
The bootanimation includes
--extremely simple graphics
--loop that plays until phone loads
--gay humor
over all it's simple and though it may not look the best~ it's something I'm proud of and find humoring
Enjoy
It's all animated.. couldn't get the animation link to work though :/
The 'Fruit Yeah' loops as a loading bar until the phone boots up. the rest animates only once.
It runs smoothly (due to simpleness I'm sure)
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lol nice
Lol what the hell. It popped up on my subbed and said I thanked it and everything. Why... xD
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Just registered to say thank you for this amazing boot animation! I googled "gay android boot animation" hoping to find something scandalous and this exceeded my expectations...I appreciate your humor, my friend! Working smoothly on my xt912 running cm11 :good:
Hello guys,
today I bring you something a little different. Having ported one of my favourite gifs to a boot animation I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Editing most frames to assure it looks good in this new resolution I sank quite a few hours into it (I don't appear to be very fast at this) and I'm proud of the result.
PREVIEW. Please note the actual boot animation is a touched up version that is much smoother
You can find both the .APK for CM11's theme engine and the bootanimation.zip here
I am not responsible if it, for any reason, messes up your phone. The tinkering you do is as always, your own responsibility. It's made for 1080p devices and at the moment does not support any other resolution. Let me know if you want me to resize, there might be a possibility to work something out.
Like my work? Buy me a beer! It's much appreciated!
Questions are, as always, welcome.
OMG, it's so beautiful, now I can make my phone has little difference with others, tks you
Halo Nguyễn said:
OMG, it's so beautiful, now I can make my phone has little difference with others, tks you
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Thanks!
wow, this is nice