This is my first post to XDA, and I really could use some help with this boot animation I've made. Here's the rundown:
THE ISSUE:
My boot animation will run the part0 portion of the file, but won't loop the part1 portion.
THINGS I KNOW:
- The file 99% works (phone boots, kernel screen shows, animation runs once, phone finishes booting)
- I've zipped the file properly (7zip, store only mode, just the desc.txt/part0/part1 at the top level)
- I'm on Firefly 2.8, Speedmod K13d, no OC/UV, JK4 modem, default Firefly theme
- I've named the files according to the same format as X's original bootanimation (0001.png, 0002.png, etc)
- The files were created in Photoshop, saved as 480x480 .png files
HOW I'M GETTING IT TO THE PHONE:
- Plug into computer (I have the correct USB drivers) and adb reboot recovery
- In recovery, I mount the /mnt/sdcard (I have the file saved on the internal sd)
- In adb, I use the following commands:
adb root
adb shell
rm -i /system/media/bootanimation.zip (say y to prompt)
cp /mnt/sdcard/boots/bootanimation.zip /system/media
exit
adb reboot
- The phone reboots normally and shows the first half of the animation, but doesn't loop the second half
THINGS I'VE TRIED:
- Searching XDA forums, reading everything I can get my hands on.
- Copied the contents of X's bootanimation desc.txt exactly and used it with mine (works, but still not looping)
- Copied to /data/local (no difference)
- Changed FPS in desc.txt to 15, 30, and 60 fps (no difference)
- Changed the part0 loop number to 1 and 0 (0 keeps it from working at all, 1 makes the first part work)
- Changed the part1 loop number to 1 and 0 (no changes)
- Changed the time in milliseconds on the part0 line to 0, 50, 100, 500 (only affects how long the android guy remains on the screen)
- Changed the original image file sizes from 480x800 to 480x480 (no difference)
- Banging my head against a wall.
THINGS I'M ABOUT TO TRY:
- Banging my head against a different wall.
I'm including these files below: bootanimation.zip (the version I'm currently pushing it to the phone), and an animated gif of what each part should look like. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated - I'm hoping this is just a case of me missing something that I should have caught.
Thanks in advance.
This is from your desc.txt:
480 480 60
p 1 500 part0
p 0 0 part1
This is from one that I have running on my phone:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
goodolsen said:
This is from your desc.txt:
480 480 60
p 1 500 part0
p 0 0 part1
This is from one that I have running on my phone:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
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Thanks for checking this - unfortunately, your settings are one that I've tried before with no luck.
jmtheiss said:
Thanks for checking this - unfortunately, your settings are one that I've tried before with no luck.
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Checked a couple more things and I noticed a couple other differences.
In the part0 folder of the working one the files all start with boot_XXXXX.png with XXXXX being the number. The first number is 00000 where yours starts with 0001 and doesn't have boot_ before the number.
Just something to try.
Yours is on the right, the working one is on the left.
goodolsen said:
Checked a couple more things and I noticed a couple other differences.
In the part0 folder of the working one the files all start with boot_XXXXX.png with XXXXX being the number. The first number is 00000 where yours starts with 0001 and doesn't have boot_ before the number.
Just something to try.
Yours is on the right, the working one is on the left.
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I'll give it a try and see what happens. Thanks.
I renamed all the files to included the "boot_0XXXX.png", and updated my desc.txt file to:
480 480 60
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
UPDATE:
I zipped it, pushed it to the phone (in both /system/media and /data/local), and rebooted. No success.
If someone is feeling generous, could I get someone to please try the boot animation on their phone to see if it's just my phone that's acting up?
jmtheiss said:
If someone is feeling generous, could I get someone to please try the boot animation on their phone to see if it's just my phone that's acting up?
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Just tried it and it seemed to work fine. I see that all your .png files in part1 are exactly the same though. I get the android guy piecing together with Android underneath.
Is there something else that is supposed to happen?
goodolsen said:
Just tried it and it seemed to work fine. I see that all your .png files in part1 are exactly the same though. I get the android guy piecing together with Android underneath.
Is there something else that is supposed to happen?
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The part0 is what you saw, the part1 is supposed to be the Android guy, with logo, standing there with his eyes doing a chase in lighting up (left eye lights up, right eye lights up, left eye goes dim, right eye goes dim, repeat). Take a look at the second .gif in the original post for what it should do.
The idea was that it would have the guy being built, android logo shows up, and then they eyes flash in a loop until the phone finishes booting. Right now, he assembles himself and then just stands there looking pretty, but doing nothing.
Here you go....
Just tested on my phone. Works perfect.
fritzgerald said:
Here you go....
Just tested on my phone. Works perfect.
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Thank you so much - You fixed it. I pushed this first to /system/media, and nothing, but when I put it in /data/local, it worked correctly.
Just for my own edification, what did you change to make it work?
jmtheiss said:
Thank you so much - You fixed it. I pushed this first to /system/media, and nothing, but when I put it in /data/local, it worked correctly.
Just for my own edification, what did you change to make it work?
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I was having the same problems as you on my Fascinate. I made a new desc.txt in notepad++ (free program, google it) with the proper parameters and mine magically started working right.
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Hi all. I made my own bootanimation but it doesn't work.
I have .png files in both part0 and part1 folders.
I did zip them with desc.txt file like bootanimation.zip
desc.txt lines:
512 256 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I placed it in /data/local like other ones i tried but it doesn't work. I just got black screen at boot.
Also i tried to push it with adb to /system/media and it didn't work.
I have tried other ones and they work.
Anyone?
Thanks
strale88 said:
Hi all. I made my own bootanimation but it doesn't work.
I have .png files in both part0 and part1 folders.
I did zip them with desc.txt file like bootanimation.zip
desc.txt lines:
512 256 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I placed it in /data/local like other ones i tried but it doesn't work. I just got black screen at boot.
Also i tried to push it with adb to /system/media and it didn't work.
I have tried other ones and they work.
Anyone?
Thanks
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These are some of the most missed things when making them
1. bootanimation.zip can not have any compression the compressionlevel should be set to store when you make make it. This will cause you to get a black screen.
2. the first line in your desc.txt defines your animations width and height and the frame per second... you should match your phones resolution other wise youll get bad sizing and or stetching
3. Make sure that the files in your part's folders are sequential ie. file_0001.png, file_0002.png
if I was to guess you probably have your bootanimation.zip compressed.
Thanks for quick reply.
I used total commander to pack the files.
Can't see any option for packing just to store the files or something like that.
Which program can i use that will just store them?
thanks
ok, i found the options in commander how to pack without compresion. Going to try it now. thanks
yeey, it worked! thank you
strale88 said:
yeey, it worked! thank you
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glad I could help, this same issue stumped me for a whole day before I went back to by compare everything tactic and noticed it.
I made another boot animation..and now I have different problem
The animations runs well, until the half of images of second part (part1) then it just stays there!
I waited for about 5 mins, then I reboot the device. Tried it again cupple of times, but it ends up same. What to do? Flash?
strale88 said:
I made another boot animation..and now I have different problem
The animations runs well, until the half of images of second part (part1) then it just stays there!
I waited for about 5 mins, then I reboot the device. Tried it again cupple of times, but it ends up same. What to do? Flash?
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post the bootanimation.zip but more than likely your phone is locking up. not sure why but the zip would help.
Hey.
I think the problem was some stupid app I installed to root my device (tablet btw).
I realize it now because I had problems with ADW after installing the app (it was crashing a lot). I use the UniversalAndroot app but i wanted to try the other one someone told me it was good..but its not So I flashed it again and tried the boot animation and it is working well
anyway, here is my first bootanimation if you want to check it out:
http://www.2shared.com/file/an9CAuNg/bootanimation.html?
Thanks for help anyways.
Ok here is the thing... Maybe someone can help...
My Boot Animation works...but with a slight issue... Everytime it loops, the screen flashes white, then the loop restarts.
Details:
All pics are in PNG format, reconverted again in Format Factory.
16 Files in part0 folder
16 Files in part1 folder
desc.txt is as follows:
320 480 15
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I do not want someone to fix it and send it back.. I am looking to find out what I am doing wrong to correct this issue and learn for myself.
Thanks in advance to all who help.
EDIT: So, with the help of shadowch31, my problem was in the second folder. There was a Thumbs.db file, that was not showing in the folder with the pictures. Removed that file, and all is good now.
Hi guyz... can someone help me ?
My Custom boot animation wont WORK...
I made:
part0 = 320x480 - 20 png images
part1 = 320x480 - 24 png images
Both low quality (just in case)
the desc file is like this:
320 480 24p 1 0 part0p 0 0 part1
When I put it into system/media , overwrite the current bootanimation and set the permissions like the ORIGINAL... I just reboot the PHONE and nothing happens... just a black screen and normal BOOT to the OS...
WHAT DID I DO wrong ? PLEASE help, Im killing my self for a while
the desc.txt of Swiftdroid version has:
320 320 24
p 1 0 android
p 0 0 part1
and the folders are named
android
part1
Rename the .png file exactly as in the one of the ROM you are trying to create the boot animation and the same amount of files, as somewhere should be a script for call to the animations and if its files are not names exactly then might not boot.
Hope it Helps!
torq1337 said:
Hi guyz... can someone help me ?
My Custom boot animation wont WORK...
I made:
part0 = 320x480 - 20 png images
part1 = 320x480 - 24 png images
Both low quality (just in case)
the desc file is like this:
320 480 24p 1 0 part0p 0 0 part1
When I put it into system/media , overwrite the current bootanimation and set the permissions like the ORIGINAL... I just reboot the PHONE and nothing happens... just a black screen and normal BOOT to the OS...
WHAT DID I DO wrong ? PLEASE help, Im killing my self for a while
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Maybe you compressed it wrong. Check out my video tutorial on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBDNIESLUQM . Also be sure to put the right permissions: rw-r-r.
lavero.burgos said:
the desc.txt of Swiftdroid version has:
320 320 24
p 1 0 android
p 0 0 part1
and the folders are named
android
part1
Rename the .png file exactly as in the one of the ROM you are trying to create the boot animation and the same amount of files, as somewhere should be a script for call to the animations and if its files are not names exactly then might not boot.
Hope it Helps!
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THX for that :-* I found a solution :\
Just 1 more question... i got the MMxtreme Advanced Lite Edition, thats a ECLAIR 2.1 ROM... the bootanimation got the folders "android,part0 and part1".. does the bootanimation will work on other ROMs ?
HERE WE GO
MyGT540.com BootAnimation : http://mygt540.com/?p=642
torq1337 said:
THX for that :-* I found a solution :\
Just 1 more question... i got the MMxtreme Advanced Lite Edition, thats a ECLAIR 2.1 ROM... the bootanimation got the folders "android,part0 and part1".. does the bootanimation will work on other ROMs ?
HERE WE GO
MyGT540.com BootAnimation : http://mygt540.com/?p=642
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Im not sure but i know if you put it in /data/local it will be used, in the process you can follow into a bootloop and if you have backed up , there is not problem
torq1337 said:
Hi guyz... can someone help me ?
My Custom boot animation wont WORK...
I made:
part0 = 320x480 - 20 png images
part1 = 320x480 - 24 png images
Both low quality (just in case)
the desc file is like this:
320 480 24p 1 0 part0p 0 0 part1
When I put it into system/media , overwrite the current bootanimation and set the permissions like the ORIGINAL... I just reboot the PHONE and nothing happens... just a black screen and normal BOOT to the OS...
WHAT DID I DO wrong ? PLEASE help, Im killing my self for a while
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Make sure the folders are called part0 and part1 (with no capitals).Also the zip method of packing is set to store.
Can't remember where on xda I seen it but seen one called infected and it had blood cells floating around in,it was cool could I use with method abve or device specific? Cheers
MY ANDROIDSKY
hi guys,
i need a little help modifying the boot animation. i'm not really making it from scratch, just want to remove something. i have a HK edition m8, and the boot animation sequence is, Sprint Spark, Harman Kardon audio the HTC One. i would like to remove the Sprint Spark Screen.
I used ES Explorer and turned on Root Access, went to system/customize/resource and found spcs_startup_animation.zip, copied it and extracted it, found 3 folder and a text file ( i'm sure you guys know this), android folder, harman folder and SPCS folder. desc.txt contains
1080 1920 20
c 1 1 SPCS
c 1 45 harman
c 1 60 android
what i did was, deleted the SPCS folder and removed the line c 1 1 SPCS in desc.txt, zipped it using 7zip and chose store as compression type, and placed it in system/customize/resource, changed permissions to rw- r-- r--. rebooted, after the HTC splash screen, i would get the harman kardon screen and it just stays there, then i get into the desktop.
also tried
1080 1920 20
c 1 1 harman
c 1 60 android
and
1080 1920 20
p 1 1 harman
c 1 60 android
no luck, same thing, anything i'm doing wrong?
thanks in advance
ideas anyone, please?
Have you tried removing the entire zip file instead of editing the contents?
Or you can always get the boot animation from another rom that doesn't have it. For example, the Insert Coin rom doesn't have the entire Sprint Spark animation. You will have to download the entire rom, though. Not unless someone else posts it here.
I have two folders called part0 and part1 (custom animation I made myself)
this is my desc.txt:
1080 1920 20
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
change part0 and part1 to harmon and android and see what happens.
fgr said:
I have two folders called part0 and part1 (custom animation I made myself)
this is my desc.txt:
1080 1920 20
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
change part0 and part1 to harmon and android and see what happens.
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if you have notepad on you pc look to see if you have the hard return after p 1 0 part1. if you don't post a link to it and I can take look at wht you have
AarSyl said:
Have you tried removing the entire zip file instead of editing the contents?
Or you can always get the boot animation from another rom that doesn't have it. For example, the Insert Coin rom doesn't have the entire Sprint Spark animation. You will have to download the entire rom, though. Not unless someone else posts it here.
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that's a good idea, though i'd still have to rename it. sprint phones look for a different file name. but i guess it'll work, just as long as i dont change anything inside. will give it a try
fgr said:
I have two folders called part0 and part1 (custom animation I made myself)
this is my desc.txt:
1080 1920 20
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
change part0 and part1 to harmon and android and see what happens.
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i'll try this and report back, thanks
dased14 said:
if you have notepad on you pc look to see if you have the hard return after p 1 0 part1. if you don't post a link to it and I can take look at wht you have
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does it need to be there? the hard return after part1?
thanks
Yes
Sent from your imagination
dased14 said:
Yes
Sent from your imagination
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i deleted it, that must be it. i'll try again
dased14 said:
if you have notepad on you pc look to see if you have the hard return after p 1 0 part1. if you don't post a link to it and I can take look at wht you have
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that was it. tried it again, what i did this time, i didn't delete the SPCS folder, but just edited the desc.txt, removed SPCS and did not remove the hard enter at the end, it's working now.
although, i believe i tried that before, but also deleted the SPCS folder. anyway, it's working, thank you!
HI all,
I am trying to create a boot animation for my N6, it's a family video that lasts 33 seconds.
I used ffmpeg to extract the images, I tried different resolutions (720x400, 720x1280, 960x720, 720x540, 1440x800, and 1440x1080), and frame rates (8, 12 and 30).
The desc.txt looks like this:
720 400 12
p 0 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
Also
1440 1080 8
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
There's a total of 264 images, with only 1 on the part1 folder.
I also tried 'c' instead of 'p' in the desc.txt. I used jpg and png formats.
If I'm lucky the phone boots w/o showing the animation, other times, it boots, but there is no video at all and I have to boot recovery, remove bootanimation.zip and reboot (permissions are 644 on the file).
Any suggestions?
WTF am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
poodleDoo said:
HI all,
I am trying to create a boot animation for my N6, it's a family video that lasts 33 seconds.
I used ffmpeg to extract the images, I tried different resolutions (720x400, 720x1280, 960x720, 720x540, 1440x800, and 1440x1080), and frame rates (8, 12 and 30).
The desc.txt looks like this:
720 400 12
p 0 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
Also
1440 1080 8
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
There's a total of 264 images, with only 1 on the part1 folder.
I also tried 'c' instead of 'p' in the desc.txt. I used jpg and png formats.
If I'm lucky the phone boots w/o showing the animation, other times, it boots, but there is no video at all and I have to boot recovery, remove bootanimation.zip and reboot (permissions are 644 on the file).
Any suggestions?
WTF am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
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Would you mind sending me the bootanimation so I can take a look?
obtained said:
Would you mind sending me the bootanimation so I can take a look?
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Thanks, sent you a PM with G-Drive link.
Check the file structure of your zip. Inside the zip file you should have only the part0, part1, and the desc file. How did you create the zip? Make sure the compression is store. I've done this b4 but make sure you named it right after placing in the media folder. I forgot the "t" once and it drove me nuts trying to figure out why it wouldn't play.
Set the res to 1440x2560 then rotate the images 90° right and your boot will play in landscape mode.
Found the problem!
obtained said:
Would you mind sending me the bootanimation so I can take a look?
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I found the problem... I found a thread in droidforums that said they had the same problem until they had a XXXX_000.jpg as the first image... Mine started at 001.
So I guess in this case the system requires the numbering to start with 0... Go figure.
Anyway, thanks again @obtained
poodleDoo said:
I found the problem... I found a thread in droidforums that said they had the same problem until they had a XXXX_000.jpg as the first image... Mine started at 001.
So I guess in this case the system requires the numbering to start with 0... Go figure.
Anyway, thanks again @obtained
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Lol, I just sent a message back with the problem. Everything in the folders and desc.txt were just fine. You just can't compress the archive at all.
poodleDoo said:
I found the problem... I found a thread in droidforums that said they had the same problem until they had a XXXX_000.jpg as the first image... Mine started at 001.
So I guess in this case the system requires the numbering to start with 0... Go figure.
Anyway, thanks again @obtained
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Name of the images, didn't think about that one!