I just worked out how to do this, so thought someone else may also make use of it. Using a similar command line, you can get VLC to export the frames of a video as jpg (or png) files to make up a framed boot animation.
Code:
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "G:\Transfer\New Folder\01_globe.mp4" --scene-width=720 --scene-height=1280 --rate=1 --video-filter=scene --vout=dummy --start-time=0 --stop-time=44 --scene-format=jpg --scene-ratio=1 --scene-prefix=snap --scene-path=C:\temp\snapshots\
A lot of the command line params are self explanatory, and for the rest and more you can view the VLC documentation.
https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help
There are tutorials galore here on XDA on the next steps to convert the individual image frames to a boot animation.
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hey guys , *trying* to get my first boot animation up and running . whenever i render video in Photoshop to get my multiple .pngs , they are way too big . my bootanimation.zip ends up being over 13mb . from what i hear, the reason it is not booting is because there is a size constraint there. im no photoshop wiz , but i read i can mess with optimization settings to reduce size . however , every instructional i find is 3 years old and no longer applies in cs5 .
can someone hold my hand and explain to me how to get the size of this monster down? thanks.
you have a couple options. if you are making an animation from video, you can try removing every other frame. i've done this many times and it usually has no effect on the animation.
another way to reduce image size (or even in addition to the above) would be to use software to compress the png files. i use png gauntlet. it is lossless compression, so there shouldn't be any loss of image quality. also, it has a very user friendly interface, as opposed to pngcrush, for example, which is a command line utility.
http://pnggauntlet.com/
Like stated above. Your png's don't have to be the size of the screen. You just set them up proportional to the screen oriantation and then you set the size in the desc.txt with the first 2 numbers.
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oh, and i'm sure you came across this in your reading, but make sure you do not compress the zip file (in 7zip, select the store option)
Thanks guys . My issue was compressing the zip . Put it in store.mode and it boots now ... but soooo choppy . Its like butter when I play it in Photoshop
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try messing with the fps in desc.txt
if you need any more help, i wouldn't mind giving you a hand if you can post the zip
I have a Samsung galaxy s . We have a 30fps cap on bootanimations I hear... might be that way for all phones . But I don't think that's the issue . I look at the cm7 boot animation, which is gorgeous and smooth , and its at 24 fps. So I dunno . I will post what I have shortly to see if I'm missing something stupid
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For the love of God I cannot find a for Dummies guide!
I want to convert a GIF file into an animation and I am not even sure what programs I need to begin with.
Thanks for any help.
fritzgerald is the guy to ask!
TRusselo said:
fritzgerald is the guy to ask!
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I'll write something up tonight.
you need to extract the frames out of the gif file into multiple .png files.
I use something call Gif Frame Extractor. Search for it on google cause i cant post links. w w w [dot] evanolds [dot] c o m
After you extract the gif files its just a matter of resizing and tweaking your image set.
for the captivates your resolution should be 480 pixles wide by 800 pixles high.
name the series of images Image001.png Image002.png Image003.png etc.. I'm not sure what the max allowed images are but from my experimentation anything over 100 images tend to throw my phone into a bootloop. (be sure to have a good CWM backup handy when that happens)
I might upload a video tutorial/screencast later tonight as soon as i fix my phone (bootloop while trying to make the tutorial haha).
video guide is up on youtube
I made a quick guide on how to extract, edit and package your very own boot animation. The video came out crappy cause my screen capturing software didn't play well with Adobe Preimere. I'll try and make a better one over the weekend, but this should be sufficient for a quick reference.
Thanks mate!
With that and the steps fritzgerald I should be finally able to learn this
and music is bad while trying to pay attention to something important i find. hit mute in first 10 seconds the restarted video... couldnt think. 1
just a note for next time.
and i will be watching next time!
yeah i know its bad i made it at 3 in the morning didn't have time to review the video before work. Like i said the capture software totally konked out on me and premiere didnt want to sync the video correctly so im going to have to do the entire video over again later this week. BTW can anyone recommend a good screen capturing/casting software that plays well with Priemiere?
If your like me I hate having the blank blue thumbnail for any 360 videos I throw in the 360 folder. Download this:
http://community.imgtec.com/developers/powervr/installers/
All you need to do is make a png image file then and use this program to make the .pvr file, then that will show in the headset menu for your 360 video. I make mine in photoshop, save as .png then use this program to convert em to .pvr. Works great and you have a thumbnail then
Which part of the program do you use? It loaded like 8 different programs.
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Which part of the program do you use? It loaded like 8 different programs.
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PvrTexTool. Ive been making a 400x400 image of what I want in photoshop for thumbnail. Save as a .png then. Open the .png in PvrTextool and resave it then as a .pvr file. Name it the same as the 360 video and drop it in the same folder. It will show then as the preview thumb .
Does anyone have the stock boot animation? I've searched for it, but have not had any luck. Anyone want to post an obvious link that i probably missed? Or pull the Boot animation and post it?
just download any rom and remove it yourself it really easy to do.
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Does anyone have the stock boot animation? I've searched for it, but have not had any luck. Anyone want to post an obvious link that i probably missed? Or pull the Boot animation and post it?
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Found these in /system/media
It looks like there are two .mp4 files in there, but i'm not entirely sure about their codec as it looked funky on my system. The first looks like the actual animation, and the second is the loop that continues until the phone is booted. I don't know what the purpose of the "-encrypted.zip" is except maybe if your phone is encrypted?
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not entirely sure about their codec as it looked funky on my system.
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NM, used an updated version of VLC and it looks fine.
Codec: H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)(avc1)
Resolution: 720x1080
Frame rate: 24
Decoded format: Planar 4:2:0 YUV
No audio track.
Hi XDA friends,
Recently I've started to mess around with my Moto G's bootanimation.
Tried a few (Blackhole is nice), and opening the zip files, I found a series of .jpg files that are the sequence of images that compose the animation.
Now I'd like to make a bootanimation using a short video of my son, so my question is: is there a program that automates this process, creating the zip or a program that extracts the video frames to .jpg files?
I searched the forum but didn't found this info (maybe I'm not a good searcher, sorry).
Thanks for any help.