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Help needed creating boot animation

Hi,
I have been playing around with the apple pissing and apple bashing boot screens.
As they were not in the order i wanted i decided to try and make my own bootanimation.zip. To do this i downloaded the .gif files and converted them to .png.
I then put these into folders called "part0" and "part1" and zipped it up with desc.txt which looks like this
Code:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
However when I flashed it by putting it on my SD and selecting the flash zip option in recovery nothing changed.
I think this is because my .png files are animated. Does anyone know how to convert them to normal .png files with an image for each frame?
Or anything else i could have done wrong?
I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623960
I have included the files as well.
Thanks

Update
Iv been playing around a bit more and have now managed to get the animated .gif into individual .png frames.
Iv renamed them, put them into part0 & part1 and created my desc.txt
I then zipped it into bootanimation .zip.
I booted into recovery and did
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media
adb reboot
When it rebooted the startup animation was replaced by a black screen.
Can anyone help me, as obviously other desire users have managed to create custom boot animations.
Iv attached my bootanimation.zip file.
Thanks

Right its definitely something to do with unzipping/zipping.
I know this because i downloaded one of the animations from the themes and apps section, unzipped it and zipped it again. This have me a black screen like whats happening with mine.
What procedure/program are other people following/using to create the bootanimation.zip?
Thanks

the ZIP needs to have no compression

you must choose STORE method when you are compressing it....and how did you mnaage to export the gif into png ????

I have been compressing it using the STORE method with Z-zip.
I can't remember exactly what i used to extract the frames as the .exe is on my work computer and im off today. I can post it up tomorrow for you.
Iv uploaded a screenshot showing the size before and after zipping.
Thanks for all your help

same problem here. I think the whole thing is somehow corrupted because the normal unmodified bootanimation doesnt show part 1 just the apple bashing.
agreed, pieing before bashing.
i've been playing with this too, but the result is black screen..

BIOS boot animation problem

So I have been trying to get a BIOS boot animation together for the Evo based off of frysee's animations.
I have everything made but my phone keeps skipping the animation and going strait to the home screen.
*I have attached a copy of my zip*
I used RickBaller's Jurassic park style animation as a basis for folder structure and desc.txt file, which is really frustrating me because if i use "pushboot" with his it will show up but if i use it with mine it wont.
Used photoshop to edit images
All images saved as .png files with no interlacing
All sizes are 480x800
.zip made with store compression
Is there a maximum size that an image can be?
Looking for some advice as to where I have messed things up.

[Q] Flashing a Bootscreen?

ok so i was trying to learn how to edit the boot screen i pulled the files then repushed them back on there but i was wondering if there was a file size limit or picture limit im trying to do a scene from 300 and its not showing up it just shows a black screen when booting but it boots fine.
it comes out at about 500+ pngs. but is there another program i can use to convert the video to png or is there a better guide on how to do this...

I guess no one wants to help me lol

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xs301 said:
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Way to go for first spam post.
Anyways, I personally don't know, but if you look around themes and apps, you may find an answer there.

I don't know if there is a file size limit. But every phone I have had is very picky about image size, when I make one I will pull the orig and make a slight change like add.my name,if that works I then further modify making sure not to change the canvas size
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detcup4evr said:
I don't know if there is a file size limit. But every phone I have had is very picky about image size, when I make one I will pull the orig and make a slight change like add.my name,if that works I then further modify making sure not to change the canvas size
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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i have the same size and everything... idk...this is getting annoying lol i really wanna make boot screens...

Mr nerd said:
i have the same size and everything... idk...this is getting annoying lol i really wanna make boot screens...
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Bootanimation.zips follow a specific pattern.
Two folders, one is the initial sequence and the other is the loop. A desc.txt file which tells the system what folders to play, how many times to repeat it, and the delay (in seconds) from the end of a folder to the start of the other or itself (loop folder for example).
The two folders can usually be named what you want but a common practice is to name them part0 and part1 where part0 is the initial sequence and part1 is the loop.
The images can be pngs or jpegs. The size of the images are usually 800x480 and the bit depth is usually automatic depending on the content of the image.
Last, when zipping the bootanimation you MUST zip it with the "store" or no compression option. This is usually where most people make their mistake.

lovethyEVO said:
Bootanimation.zips follow a specific pattern.
Two folders, one is the initial sequence and the other is the loop. A desc.txt file which tells the system what folders to play, how many times to repeat it, and the delay (in seconds) from the end of a folder to the start of the other or itself (loop folder for example).
The two folders can usually be named what you want but a common practice is to name them part0 and part1 where part0 is the initial sequence and part1 is the loop.
The images can be pngs or jpegs. The size of the images are usually 800x480 and the bit depth is usually automatic depending on the content of the image.
Last, when zipping the bootanimation you MUST zip it with the "store" or no compression option. This is usually where most people make their mistake.
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what would i use to zip it then?

[Q] Boot Animation Format?

Hello folks. I want to convert few videos into boot animation. I'm curious, before converting to device boot animation, does the video have to be in any specific format?

Bootanimations are actually a series of pictures in .png format.
Just Google 'how to make a bootanimation' and you'll find hundreds of threads detailing how to do it. Basically you make it like you'd make a GIF without actually combining them into one file - rather, you zip them together without compressing them. Just download any bootanimation.zip and you'll figure it out pretty easily.

[GUIDE]Change boot animation easily - Xperia M/M dual

Hello there,
I'm kinda new to XDA forums.. Not sure if this thread is on right place? Or if it contain relevant information that is worth enough to populate subjects in here. After all admins can just delete this then I will know.
It's easy to change the default bootup animation. This procedure will not change the "Sony" splash screen though, just the "Xperia" inital screen and the following animation:
1- Go to /system/media and download "bootanimation.zip"
2- Extract files on computer. You will see some folders. Inside folders search for the JPEG images of the animation and the "Xperia" splash screen. Tweak images there and put any JPEG you want 9must be same size. You can delete images as to make a shorter animation. I didn't tested placing more frames though, so not sure if it will work.
3- Now comes the trick: Zip all the files again to the new bootanimation.zip but using compression method "store". It will not work using standard or other compression methods.
4- Upload new bootanimation.zip back to /system/media
That's. Enjoy your new boot animation

this thread must be in general

its more easy to create...see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678540

Change Boot Animation
DanDare_77 said:
Hello there,
I'm kinda new to XDA forums.. Not sure if this thread is on right place? Or if it contain relevant information that is worth enough to populate subjects in here. After all admins can just delete this then I will know.
It's easy to change the default bootup animation. This procedure will not change the "Sony" splash screen though, just the "Xperia" inital screen and the following animation:
1- Go to /system/media and download "bootanimation.zip"
2- Extract files on computer. You will see some folders. Inside folders search for the JPEG images of the animation and the "Xperia" splash screen. Tweak images there and put any JPEG you want 9must be same size. You can delete images as to make a shorter animation. I didn't tested placing more frames though, so not sure if it will work.
3- Now comes the trick: Zip all the files again to the new bootanimation.zip but using compression method "store". It will not work using standard or other compression methods.
4- Upload new bootanimation.zip back to /system/media
That's. Enjoy your new boot animation
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Hello Sir...
1. (zip but using compression method "store) What is it means? Zip using other compressor... How to Compress...?
2. if i Modify the images and also the Xperia Splash JPEG, and again compressed and place the original directory , it will work or not... i mean it will brick my phone ??? or switch on my cell with out Animation??
3 . Any chance to Brick My phone?
PLzz... HElp....