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This tutorial will explain how to make a custom boot animation for your droid eris by replacing the stock verizon wireless animation.
Notes:
- We will be working with .png files so be prepared to convert a video-animation to a series of pngs.
- There are other stock animations such as the HTC one and it may be possible to add another animation onto the end of the verizon wireless one.
1) Create a video animation of 320x480 resolution in Adobe After Effects, another video animating software, or create a series of images for your animation.
2) Convert that video into a series of .png files with the names: 00.png 01.png ... etc ... to 25.png (I have not attempted to use more or less than 25 png files, it may or may not work)
3) Extract the stock bootanimation.zip (provided below) into a working directory, with the following file structure...
- /bootanimation
---- /android -> should contain (00.png -> 03.png) "HTC"
---- /last -> should contain (01.png -> 02.png)
---- /vzw -> should contain (00.png -> 25.png)
---- desc.txt
4) Copy and replace the png files in the vzw folder with the pngs you just created.
5) Choose 2 .png files to be shown after your animation has completed and copy them into your /last directory replacing 01.png and 02.png.
5) Create a new zip file with the folders and desc.txt at root. Make sure to use the Store as the compression method when creating a new zip file. See picture attached to this post.
6) Use adb to send your file to /system/media/bootanimation.zip on your phone.
7) Reboot, and enjoy your fresh boot animation.
I have included my bootanimation.zip as an example. Heres a video of mine:
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youtube -> /watch?v=geghwnIfKS4
This works on the non-rooted eris also
DarthMowzy said:
This works on the non-rooted eris also
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Really?...
I thought you needed it to mount the system to RW and you can't do this until you have Root?
Also anyone willing to convert this animation from the G1 over to the eris? I really don't know anything about Photoshop or anything like that so I would really appreciate if you would convert these two animations for the eris if its possible.
http://www.4shared.com/file/209835047/9ae956d/bootanimation_boing.html
and this one
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CY4DK79B
DarthMowzy said:
This works on the non-rooted eris also
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How? Don't you need ROOT Acess to gain those folders
You need root to copy the zip here: /system/media/bootanimation.zip
but you dont need root to copy it here: /data/local/bootanimation.zip
Do the same steps but change the zip location and it will work.
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
iloveandroid said:
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
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try it out, i heard a couple of people getting files with over 200 frames working
i3urn said:
try it out, i heard a couple of people getting files with over 200 frames working
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Yea I can vouch that it works I have one that is 250+ and it works fine.
just a tip to help avoid hours of pulling your hair out..not that i did this or anything
zip up the folders within bootanimation folder, not the bootanimation folder and the folders. If you do, you end up with another directory and it won't load.
Please elp me with desc.txt
t2noob said:
Yea I can vouch that it works I have one that is 250+ and it works fine.
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I see you guys are having good luck loading boot animations and I imagine your are not running as choppy as mine. all I did was replace the .png files from the example_bootanimation, and mine looks like crap. Can someone tell me what you used in your desc.txt file?
THanks
iloveandroid said:
What if the boot is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than 25?? What do I do
Like this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?25notzfztgz
Plus, DarthMowzy in data there is no local folder do I make one
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When using "adb shell" I can see the local dir. I didnt create it. It was already there.
What cool animations have you guys made
can you guys post some ani,mations you have made that you would not mind sharing. Mine is not that great but I would like to learn. In the mean time I would really like to find something cool to use.
Hey guys
I know there is alot of skilled themers here, so i ask your help. Ive been trying to modify a bootanimation- Android Particles.
All ive done is change the hue of the files and when flashed it is just a black screen when booting.
Can anyone please help me
Thankyou very much
download http://www.multiupload.com/MRMO8AGPXZ
Make sure when you zip the folders with the images, you are not compressing it. The .zip is just for storage & will not boot if compressed.
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Here's what you do
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1. Extract the files from the bootanimation.zip you created.
2. Make the same archive in winrar/zip/7z but set compression method to 'Store'
3. Replace the bootanimation.zip that won't boot with the one you just made
4. Reboot
5. Marvel at your very own bootanimation
6. Hit the thanks button
Thankyou very much
No problem amigo
thanks!
KillaHurtz said:
Make sure when you zip the folders with the images, you are not compressing it. The .zip is just for storage & will not boot if compressed.
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Here's what you do
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1. Extract the files from the bootanimation.zip you created.
2. Make the same archive in winrar/zip/7z but set compression method to 'Store'
3. Replace the bootanimation.zip that won't boot with the one you just made
4. Reboot
5. Marvel at your very own bootanimation
6. Hit the thanks button
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thank u, ,this helped.
Hello xda'ers
I just installed the unofficial 5.0 port on my Oneplus One and I am really happy with it. I didn't face any bugs during the setup and I am using it proudly for a few hours now. On the KitKat rom I was using before I had a custom boot animation I made myself and it worked very good. Now since I switched to Android l and I tried to flash it it didn't work (said successful but didn't applied). The same goes with other bootanimations I tried, so it shoudn't be compressed wrong or something. I am just curious if any of you nows a way to set a custom bootanimation on Android L because I thing eigther the directory has changed or something else I don't understand (I am new to this and this should be my "starter project" lol). I hope someone can help me.
Thanks Lukas
Search is your friend: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540
Shouldn't be compressed period, also make sure the permissions are set properly.
qureyoon said:
Search is your friend: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540
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I already had this tool. That's actually the tool i used to amke the animation. My problem is that when i flash it it wouldn't apply and so does every bootanimation I tried. I think it is up to Android L.
Anyways, if anybody sees this it would be really nice of you if you could overlook my bootanimation and tell me what I did wrong. Because I tried everything now and It wouldn't work
DerNero said:
My problem is that when i flash it it wouldn't apply and so does every bootanimation I tried.
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What do you mean flash?
You don't flash a bootanimation.zip (see here)
Your .zip is not even a flashable zip file
Sorry, postet the wrong file. This is the non flashable zip that is in my flashable zip. I tried building a flashable zip, but if flashes successfully and doesn't apply, so it does not replace the bootanimation.zip in the /system/media/ folder. I am currently on mobile so I can't post the file, I may put a link in this post later on when I upload it somewhere. I really hope you can help me on this..
EDIT: here os the link to the flashable .zip I build: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hy05o88rlx79hlt/AndyBootanimationByNero.zip?dl=0
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Try copying manually, and set the permissions.
Rename your original first, just in case.
Root Explorer method:
1. Rename your boot animation to bootanimation
2. Put it on your SD card
3. Open Root Explorer and copy bootanimation.zip to /system/media. This will replace the existing boot animation
4. Reboot your phone
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Also check the following:
Common mistakes that people make:
-Wrong compression method: you MUST set the compression method to Store!
-Missing empty line at the end of the desc.txt file: an empty line is needed! Otherwise, the boot animation won't work!
-Frames drawn in wrong color mode: you MUST draw your frames in RGB 8bit or RGB 16bit COLOR MODE!
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Okay I need to double check when I am off school. One thing I noticed is if I replace the animation manually it won't work, so it can be a probkem with the animation, thr pictures themselves, or the permission settings. How exactly to I set the permissions for the zip?
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You use a root file manager to copy the file to the right directory. Then change the permissions of the zip AFTER you copy it to the right directory. Permissions should be rw-r-r
DerNero said:
Okay I need to double check when I am off school. One thing I noticed is if I replace the animation manually it won't work, so it can be a probkem with the animation, thr pictures themselves, or the permission settings. How exactly to I set the permissions for the zip?
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I have made this flashable zip for you...
flash it in recovery and enjoy ur bootanimation.
Let me know if it worked fine for you!
I'm also trying this, and it's not working too. Permissions all set. Bootanimation is clean of junk files Windows/Mac adds.
Just a black screen.
DerNero said:
Okay I need to double check when I am off school. One thing I noticed is if I replace the animation manually it won't work, so it can be a probkem with the animation, thr pictures themselves, or the permission settings. How exactly to I set the permissions for the zip?
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This is an old thread, but I thought I'd jump in with a suggestion.
1080x1920 is really pushing things for animations. For my Nexus 5, I set my max animation sizes to either:
- 1080 wide X 768 high (for letter-boxed animations), set 1:1 in the desc.txt file (no scaling)
- 720 wide X 1280 high (for full-screen), set to 1080x1920 in the desc.txt
1080x1080 WILL NOT work; those still need to be 720x720 and scaled in the desc.txt to 1080x1080.
My recommendation is to crop the frames, centered, to 1080x720 and set it to 1080x720 in the desc.txt.
EDIT: Try this version (non-flashable): http://www.mediafire.com/download/4mcnpmpxlmvn24c/DerNero-bootanimation.zip
>>>>[BOOTANIMATION]<<<[FLASHABLE] made from the nexus 6p commercial
I was bored/ unemployed and decided to turn the nexus 6p commercial into a bootanimation.
Just replace your original from system/media ( make sure you keep the original in a safe place) change permission to rw-r--r--.
Hit like if you like. Hit donate if you want too. The attached .gif is not the actual boot animation just a preview made for this post.
Here is the video used to create the boot:
https://youtu.be/4cAHL4LMNlY
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24399994186369465
******UPDATE EMPLOYED!!!!!********
If you have any request I'm willing to custom make one for you, since I'm unemployed and bored, only 30 Sec video clips please. Or any recommendations?
****UPDATE*** added FLASHABLE.ZIP
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24407100847293357
***reserved****
is there a difference? you posted 2 times at seperate times
gd6noob said:
is there a difference? you posted 2 times at seperate times
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No one post just contains the video used
really really choppy and slow...
gd6noob said:
really really choppy and slow...
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Really? It runs smooth like a video on mine I'll look into the fps
I flashed your zip file but it didn't change anything. I have been trying to flash a custom boot animation with audio for a few days and I can't seem to get it to stick. I've even used Rom Toolbox to flash but animations but all that I've achieved is actually losing my standard boot animation.
Can you please help?
Predtechhacker said:
I flashed your zip file but it didn't change anything. I have been trying to flash a custom boot animation with audio for a few days and I can't seem to get it to stick. I've even used Rom Toolbox to flash but animations but all that I've achieved is actually losing my standard boot animation.
Can you please help?
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Would you like the stock boot back? ( ALWAYS KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE) I'll post it below . I just noticed theres an Error in the flashable.Zip. (To add sound to your bootanimation you must save an .ogg file in the same folder and code it into the animation) .Use root explorer to replace whatever boot animation you have in the SYSTEM>MEDIA folder and edit permission to rwxr--r--
Thanks, I appreciate you helping me with the stock animation.
Can you help me figure out why the hell I can't get any other boot animations to work?
Predtechhacker said:
Thanks, I appreciate you helping me with the stock animation.
Can you help me figure out why the hell I can't get any other boot animations to work?
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Are you doing it manually? Flashable? Or with an app?
I've tried all 3. I just can't get any of the boot animations I create to stick.
Predtechhacker said:
I've tried all 3. I just can't get any of the boot animations I create to stick.
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Upload your work and I'll take a look
Predtechhacker said:
I've tried all 3. I just can't get any of the boot animations I create to stick.
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Ate you setting the right permissions? Rwxr--r-- and if that isn't working try rw-r--r--
I'm trying to create an iron man boot animation with audio. I included the audio file inside the zip file for you to see.
I hadn't thought about the permissions so I'll go check those out.
Predtechhacker said:
I'm trying to create an iron man boot animation with audio. I included the audio file inside the zip file for you to see.
I hadn't thought about the permissions so I'll go check those out.
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Yes permissions must be set in root explorer for the manual method to work. I will check yours out
Predtechhacker said:
I'm trying to create an iron man boot animation with audio. I included the audio file inside the zip file for you to see.
I hadn't thought about the permissions so I'll go check those out.
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after my initial research your png files in each folder must be consecutive i.e P1 000.png-070.png P2 071.png - 139.png Etc..... they must be consecutive. you started from zero in each Part. 70 .png per folder
Predtechhacker said:
I'm trying to create an iron man boot animation with audio. I included the audio file inside the zip file for you to see.
I hadn't thought about the permissions so I'll go check those out.
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If you send me your original image files ill compile them for you i just dont want to go back through and rename all your files since you already have them. ship it to me in one bulk folder
I've attached a zip file with all of the images. I renamed each one to be in exact numerical order starting at 000 and going in increments of 001.
I placed that zip file with the desc.txt file into system/media and set the permissions at 0744(rxwr--r--).
It still didn't work.... Is there a limit to how many images can be in one folder?
I attached the zip in question to this post so you can see.
I also tried setting the permissions to 0644(rw-r--r--) and that didn't work either
Predtechhacker said:
I've attached a zip file with all of the images. I renamed each one to be in exact numerical order starting at 000 and going in increments of 001.
I placed that zip file with the desc.txt file into system/media and set the permissions at 0744(rxwr--r--).
It still didn't work.... Is there a limit to how many images can be in one folder?
I attached the zip in question to this post so you can see.
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Yes 70 per part, I'll look at it and report back
Mirror Bootanimation For Android
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Links
1440x2560
1080x1920
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Download the zip file
2. Rename it to bootanimation.zip
3. Open any file browser and put the file in /system/media (Root required for it)
(Do make a backup of your default bootanimation)
4. Set permissions to rw-r-r
5. DONE!!!!
Not working for some reason.. Old boot animation always starts..
Need to PM You @chitshiv !
Working on lg h840
Wire1122 said:
Working on lg h840
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Any help on doing it on H850?
All done the same way, on restart old boot shows up..
did you check the file permission after copying the file into system/media folder?
It must been set to "664" rw-r-r!
Delete the old bootanim.zip file at first!
non-toxic said:
did you check the file permission after copying the file into system/media folder?
It must been set to "664" rw-r-r!
Delete the old bootanim.zip file at first!
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Yes yes, both done .. No ideo what next.. Im on fulmics 3.3 if that might couse the problems..
drmilosh said:
Yes yes, both done .. No ideo what next.. Im on fulmics 3.3 if that might couse the problems..
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i can’t confirm that! I have F. v3.3 on my G5 too and had changed the both animations several times in the last few days. No problem at every try!!!
No matter witch solution i have tried.
Maybe you should try a boot logging app! I have installed LogCat for it.
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i can’t confirm that! I have F.3.3 on my G5 and had changed the both animations several times in the last few days. No problem at every try!!!
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I thought so, fulmics rom is awesome in every way .. Still, i dont really know why this is going on )
use LogCat as suggested!
BTW: You can try to rename the bootanimation.zip to bootanimation_ori.zip.
In this case, you should see the LG logo for 2 sec. followed by the small android logo!
If you see this android logo, the folder you have used was proper!
Ok so.. This is the solution.
Since my previos stock rom was from TIM, i was plaging a liitle bit and found a bootanimation.zip in root/OT and changed it to this one. All working now, no errors or the old boot animation !
lookin good