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{q} making boot animation

I took a gif image, cleaned it up and have it now in a sequence of 52 png frames. I want to create it as a boot animation. Can somebody help. Ive read on creating boot animations but none are specific.
Heres the new gif (preview)
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Heres the folder with the images.

http://tinyurl.com/3cl53k2
~ d3rk

dirkyd3rk said:
http://tinyurl.com/3cl53k2
~ d3rk
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That's pretty cool! I'm going to try that on someone next time...hahahahaha

Lol yea, those ate tight. I remember using them a while back.
None answer my question, do they need a specific name (the animated files) and do I need two folders or is 1 fine?
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Just download any boot animation and look at the format.
You basically just need to arrange your frames (.PNG's) in order in a folder (name images "XXXXX_00000, XXXXX_00001, XXXXX_00002, XXXXX_00003.....etc.). If you have more than 80 or so frames, then use two folders, but try to split the frames between the two folders. Name the first folder "android" and the second folder "loop". Now, you'll need a .txt file that has contains the following code:
Code:
480 480 10
p 1 0 android
p 0 0 loop
Name this file "desc". Now, zip it all up with 7-Zip, or WinZip (no compression) and there you go.

12MaNy said:
Just download any boot animation and look at the format.
You basically just need to arrange your frames (.PNG's) in order in a folder (name images "XXXXX_00000, XXXXX_00001, XXXXX_00002, XXXXX_00003.....etc.). If you have more than 80 or so frames, then use two folders, but try to split the frames between the two folders. Name the first folder "android" and the second folder "loop". Now, you'll need a .txt file that has contains the following code:
Code:
480 480 10
p 1 0 android
p 0 0 loop
Name this file "desc". Now, zip it all up with 7-Zip, or WinZip (no compression) and there you go.
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Thanks, I;ve looked around a bit, and if there is a better concise instruction I havent found it.

12MaNy said:
Just download any boot animation and look at the format.
You basically just need to arrange your frames (.PNG's) in order in a folder (name images "XXXXX_00000, XXXXX_00001, XXXXX_00002, XXXXX_00003.....etc.). If you have more than 80 or so frames, then use two folders, but try to split the frames between the two folders. Name the first folder "android" and the second folder "loop". Now, you'll need a .txt file that has contains the following code:
Code:
480 480 10
p 1 0 android
p 0 0 loop
Name this file "desc". Now, zip it all up with 7-Zip, or WinZip (no compression) and there you go.
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This has been the best info that I have found related to this. Thanks. I will let you guys know how this goes. Again, thanks!
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So I updated my pngs to Stock_HTC_Black_0000 (different #'s)
Did the desc with proper info, right zip format, 52 pngs in one folder (android)
Got a blank black screen.
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I even tried having my pngs renamed to what the stock boot has them. With 7zip I replaced the android folder with the new one.
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Are all of your frames 480 X 800, and are they all the same size? Also, try using a .txt file from another bootanimation. Might be a problem with the .txt file you're using.

Also, I had problems with winzip. Try using 7-zip...and check to make sure there aren't any other files in your .png folders other than your .pngs

Did all of the above. I replaced the pngs in the stock boot animation folder with the new ones.
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Rydah805 said:
Did all of the above. I replaced the pngs in the stock boot animation folder with the new ones.
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Maybe try making your own .PNG folders, then select your images and move them there. Only thing you should borrow from another bootanimation is the desc.txt file. Make sure you zip it yourself too....no compression.

If you still have trouble...upload what you got and PM me the link. I'll try messing with it in the morning.

I did make my own android folder but I deleted the original android folder and replaced it with the new android folder I made. I didn't make a whole new zip. I'll try that tomorrow. I didn't think modding a zip (using 7zip to change contents) would make a big difference since I do it with apks to change things all the time.
If I post a link to what I have, would you mind packing something up for me?
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Rydah805 said:
I did make my own android folder but I deleted the original android folder and replaced it with the new android folder I made. I didn't make a whole new zip. I'll try that tomorrow. I didn't think modding a zip (using 7zip to change contents) would make a big difference since I do it with apks to change things all the time.
If I post a link to what I have, would you mind packing something up for me?
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I don't mind at all. Its going to have to wait til' morning though. I've had a little bit to drink and I'm all about bed here in a few. PM me link tonight though so I can get at it when I wake up.

Thanks. Pm sent. It is the full boot animation zip u attempted with.
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[Bootanimation] S3 BIOS Boot in HD

I had a variant of this on my old Evo 4G OG, and the nerd in me really loved it. I couldn't find a version for the S3 yet, so I upconverted the old images to 720x1200 and slagged the text and rewrote them to match the S3.
[size=+2][highlight]See the latest and greatest in post #20[/highlight][/size]
Update:
Now featured in [ROM][ICS]Exajoule(raw) Light..Fast..Unique
Update 2:
Also featured in [ROM] Intergalactic v2.5 [OC/UV][UCDLK3]

150 views, no comments? Anybody like it?
Screens.
part0 First Screen
part0 Second Screen
part1 Android

Had this for my s2 and is my favorite startup thanks.

Looks great! Thanks
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Do i just rename it to bootanimation.zip and put it in /system/media?
Or do I put it somewhere else?
I put it in /data/local after renaming it to bootanimation.zip and it works great. Very nostalgic.

Adminkiller said:
Do i just rename it to bootanimation.zip and put it in /system/media?
Or do I put it somewhere else?
I put it in /data/local after renaming it to bootanimation.zip and it works great. Very nostalgic.
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/data/local/bootanimation.zip is preferable, since you don't have to remount /system rw.
And there's still hundreds of millions of PCs with this traditional BIOS, so there's nothing to be nostalgic about yet.

zmore said:
/data/local/bootanimation.zip is preferable, since you don't have to remount /system rw.
And there's still hundreds of millions of PCs with this traditional BIOS, so there's nothing to be nostalgic about yet.
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Yeah figured data/local was better.
One time I think i wished my boot time was longer to get to part1

Thanks bro,
but the download link is kinda dead.
any mirror?

iSpanish said:
Thanks bro,
but the download link is kinda dead.
any mirror?
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+1
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Check the OP for an updated host.

TheScaryOne said:
Check the OP for an updated host.
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Thanks man, but this site took forever to download,
here is another link
http://d-h.st/KgV

I've put this file in both directories and I still have the stock bootanim...
any idea?
****, unless its Caps Sensitive.
illll beback

getpierced said:
I've put this file in both directories and I still have the stock bootanim...
any idea?
****, unless its Caps Sensitive.
illll beback
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two ideas:
1) you're running touchwiz
2) you didn't name it right

It never loads part 1. After part 0 finishes it shows black screen until phone finishes booting.

I have no idea why it won't play the second part. I've tried renaming it, changing settings in the desc.txt file, merging both parts together to form one large part0. Either it fails to load completely, or stops at the end of part0. Maybe there's something wrong with the .png files from part1? I redid them in the same batch as part0 though, in GIMP, so I don't know why they won't work.
Edit: Something was wrong with the second batch of files. I reopened them and rexported them in GIMP and now it works. I think maybe 7-zip was compressing them? I'm not sure, but the .zip is larger now.
New Link
http://d-h.st/Gq9

it did play the second part but it isn't looping. Shows the android logo once then goes to a black screen.

crash822 said:
it did play the second part but it isn't looping. Shows the android logo once then goes to a black screen.
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Yeah, if you want to loop you have to modify it.
FWIW, I pngcrushed all the images in the .zip so it loads faster, and that reduced it to 8.4M from 12M. I also changed the FPS to 24 (phones should be 24; tablets 30) and made the last part loop.
Code:
720 1200 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I might keep this one for a while.

Awesome mod, looks a million times better than the default cm10 animation. Thanks.
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zmore said:
Yeah, if you want to loop you have to modify it.
FWIW, I pngcrushed all the images in the .zip so it loads faster, and that reduced it to 8.4M from 12M. I also changed the FPS to 24 (phones should be 24; tablets 30) and made the last part loop.
Code:
720 1200 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I might keep this one for a while.
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Do you think you can post a zip with the modifications you have.

Thanks to TheScaryOne for doing the hard work of actually modifying the initial version with our S3-specific info! All I did was tweak it & repackage it.
UPDATE (8/22): version 3
- fixed resolution by changing canvas size from 720x1200 to a proper 720x1280 HD, and centering vertically. ImageMagick snippet: for i in *png; do mogrify -extent 720x1280 -gravity center -background black $i; done
- fixed 1pixel offset in bios screen text
- split into more parts to allow for better timing & pauses
- tweaked pauses between all transitions, and added a 1second pause after the initial energystar bios screen
- added very quick fadeout from bios & quick fadein to android with extra pause
- added ClockWorkMod flashable zip version
UPDATE (8/20): version 2
- pngcrushed images to reduce file sizes
- changed fps to 24 from 30 to be more phone-friendly
- removed the redundant ascii-android in the first part (since he's in the next part that loops), so now the zip is even smaller (6.6MB)
- added a 2 second pause after the bios screen finishes so you can actually see it before it switches to the andy loop
- added a 1 second pause between each andy loop so it's less spazzy
Downloads:
Bootanimation.zip manual install: S3Biosbootanimation_v3.zip
To install this, simply copy it to /data/local/bootanimation.zip using adb or your favorite root explorer-ish app.
ClockWorkMod recovery / TWRP flashable version: CWM-S3Biosbootanimation_v3.zip
This CWM zip simply installs the bootanimation to /data/local/bootanimation.zip, which overrides your ROMs bootanimation, but doesn't OVERWRITE /system/media/bootanimation.zip. Just delete /data/local/bootanimation.zip if you want to go back to the ROM's animation.
When flashing it you'll see proper credit given, as below:
Code:
S3BIOS BootAnimation by TheScaryOne (and zmore)
Installing to /data/local/bootanimation.zip ...
Done.
Preview (1/9th scale @ 24fps):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

[HOW TO] Create/edit bootanimation.zip files

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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This tutorial is meant for users that want to create from scratch or edit bootanimation.zip files to replace the current ones on their systems.
So let's get to work. ​
Requirements: a PC, WinRAR / 7-zip, Notepad++ for Windows users, a bunch of frames(images).
Folder structure and general guidelines
The structure of a bootanimation.zip file is: folders (named "part0", "part1", "part2" etc) and a desc.txt file (in charge of animation properties).
So, you can either put all your frames in a single folder and name it "part0" (yes, the name is mandatory), or create more folders if you plan to create a more complex animation such as one that will show a section of your animation multiple times or will make a pause between sections/parts. If you just want to animate one single section, with no special requirements, you can just create a single folder containing all your images.
For more in-depth information on how do the bootanimations work on Android, please, visit this page.
Creating the animation parts/ folders
So, we'll create a folder called part0 and a file called desc.txt. If you want to keep your stuff organized, you can throw them both in another folder and name it whatever you want. You're not going to use that anyway. It's just to keep your stuff organized.
We'll now fill in the folder with slides from the first section of the animation. For this case, we want the animation to run the first section (part0) only once, then move to the second one (part1) and keep that in a continuous loop until Android starts.
The image format, for as far as I know, can be any common format, but I only worked with .png so I would recommend using this format.
The image titles can also be anything you want BUT remember to put the slides in an organized fashion, starting with 0.
For example: if you want to name your images "img000.png", "img001.png", "img002.png" etc, that's fine, but start the counting with 0 and name them all in a similar way, meaning no "ImG000.png", "image001,png", "imag002.png" and so on so forth. Stick to a single way of naming them.
I would personally recommend the easiest way: "000.png", "001.png", "002.png" etc.
Ok, now we'll create a second folder at the same location, and we'll call this one part1. In this folder we'll put the rest of the slides we want it to animate until Android starts.
Now that we have all the images in place, let's move to the next step.
Creating the animation's "control panel"
The "desc.txt" is one of the most important parts of the bootanimation.zip file. It controls basically everything related to that animation.
So make sure to use Notepad++ (if you're using Windows) for editing that file and set it up for UNIX systems (this is important!).
If you're using Linux, you can just edit it with no worries using the built-in gEdit editor.
Now let's open it up in Notepad++/ gEdit and set it up to animate our images the way we want.
But first, let's understand a little bit what exactly can be set up in the desc.txt file.
Code:
[animation width; in px] [animation height; in px] [fps]
480 102 24
[part descriptor*] [nr of loops; 0 = infinite loop] [pause - in seconds] [destination folder]
p 1 0 part0
[part descriptor**] [nr of loops; 0 = infinite loop] [pause - in seconds] [destination folder]
c 0 0 part1
*The "p" descriptor tells the system to stop playing the animation if the boot-up process has finished.
**The "c" descriptor tells the system to continue playing the animation until the boot-up process has finished. This method helps on porting the same animation across multiple platforms because the boot-up time differs from one device to another.
So, in English, what this tells to the system is that it wants it to play an animation having width=480px and height=102px at a rate of 24 fps, in two parts:
1st part needs to be played once, with no pause before the next part or loop (if it's set to continue in an endless loop).
2nd part needs to be played in an endless loop, with no pause between loops, until Android starts.
The width and height of the animation have to be the ones of the images you're going to use.
For example: If you've got 480x102px images, the desc.txt file should also contain 480(width) 102(height) in it.
Note: If you've got images bigger than your physical screen resolution, it will play only the visible part.
So, your finished content of the desc.txt file, should look somewhat similar to this:
Code:
480 102 24
p 1 0 part0
c 0 0 part1
Now that we've got everything set up and ready to use we can proceed to the last step.
Creating the zip file
Now, if you had enough patience to read this whole tutorial, I will ask you to have some more because this part is really important.
When creating the bootanimation.zip file, make sure you set the compression level/method to Store. Both WinRAR and 7-zip support this. This is very important! Without it, your animation won't play and you'll most likely see a black screen during boot time.
You need to select the folders (part0, part1 etc) and the desc.txt file inside your working folder and create a zip archive of that. DO NOT ARCHIVE THE WHOLE WORKING FOLDER!
Ok, now that we've got the animation content zipped in a single bootanimation.zip file, all we need to do is to copy-paste it into /system/media folder on our phone and replace the current bootanimation.zip file from there.
After that, we need to set permissions 644 for the zip file (as described below) and reboot the phone.
That's all folks. Now you know how to create/edit a bootanimation.zip.
Examples
Without Google logo
Link 1: resolution 480x102px
Link 2: resolution 800x170px
Link 3: resolution 1080x230px
With Google logo (original version)
Link 1: resolution 480x102px
Link 2: resolution 800x170px
Link 3: resolution 1080x230px
DO NOT FLASH THESE ZIP FILES IN CWM!
1. Download the bootanimation.zip file somewhere on your phone
2. Copy-paste it into /system/media, replacing the current file
3. Set permissions to 644 for the zip file
4. Reboot and enjoy.
If you're planning on going back to your previous boot animation, make a backup of the current zip file somewhere on your phone before replacing it with some of the ones above.
N-Joy.

First! Thanks for that great tutorial. It's been a long time since I wanted to create my own, but was lazy enough to learn. Now everything is in one place.
And a screenshot... I appreciate that, bro!!! :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-I8150 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

That's a nice TuT!
Reminds me of a bootanimation I made a while ago for my Nexus 7. The most low-res thing ever made, because I couldn't find a Cid-head with high resolution
See here:

Thanks, it is awesome. I want to try all first and will report you which resolution suits me best
Sent from my CM10.1 Kernel 3.4 Wonder by arco using xda premium

very very nice thread, thanks :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:

help
HTML:
When creating the bootanimation.zip file, make sure you set the compression level/method to Store. Both WinRAR and 7-zip support this. This is very important! Without it, your animation won't play and you'll most likely see a black screen during boot time.
how shud i set the compression method on windows7?? help please, thank you

Set it to "store" on Windows 7 using either 7 Zip or Win Rar.
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muzaffarkhan95 said:
HTML:
When creating the bootanimation.zip file, make sure you set the compression level/method to Store. Both WinRAR and 7-zip support this. This is very important! Without it, your animation won't play and you'll most likely see a black screen during boot time.
how shud i set the compression method on windows7?? help please, thank you
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As described in the screenshot.
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Like this guide, but I love official google bootanimation.
Also, nexus bootanimation is good, I think.
And, I don't like cm bootanimation.

The 'c' in desc.txt dont work. Android 4.4.2 plays the animation until the 'c' part come than it stops there... why? If I replace the 'c' with 'p' then it works so looks like an invalid command or else :/

arsradu said:
This tutorial is meant for users that want to create from scratch or edit bootanimation.zip files to replace the current ones on their systems.
So let's get to work. ​
Requirements: a PC, WinRAR / 7-zip, Notepad++ for Windows users, a bunch of frames(images).
Folder structure and general guidelines
The structure of a bootanimation.zip file is: folders (named "part0", "part1", "part2" etc) and a desc.txt file (in charge of animation properties).
So, you can either put all your frames in a single folder and name it "part0" (yes, the name is mandatory), or create more folders if you plan to create a more complex animation such as one that will show a section of your animation multiple times or will make a pause between sections/parts. If you just want to animate one single section, with no special requirements, you can just create a single folder containing all your images.
For more in-depth information on how do the bootanimations work on Android, please, visit this page.
Creating the animation parts/ folders
So, we'll create a folder called part0 and a file called desc.txt. If you want to keep your stuff organized, you can throw them both in another folder and name it whatever you want. You're not going to use that anyway. It's just to keep your stuff organized.
We'll now fill in the folder with slides from the first section of the animation. For this case, we want the animation to run the first section (part0) only once, then move to the second one (part1) and keep that in a continuous loop until Android starts.
The image format, for as far as I know, can be any common format, but I only worked with .png so I would recommend using this format.
The image titles can also be anything you want BUT remember to put the slides in an organized fashion, starting with 0.
For example: if you want to name your images "img000.png", "img001.png", "img002.png" etc, that's fine, but start the counting with 0 and name them all in a similar way, meaning no "ImG000.png", "image001,png", "imag002.png" and so on so forth. Stick to a single way of naming them.
I would personally recommend the easiest way: "000.png", "001.png", "002.png" etc.
Ok, now we'll create a second folder at the same location, and we'll call this one part1. In this folder we'll put the rest of the slides we want it to animate until Android starts.
Now that we have all the images in place, let's move to the next step.
Creating the animation's "control panel"
The "desc.txt" is one of the most important parts of the bootanimation.zip file. It controls basically everything related to that animation.
So make sure to use Notepad++ (if you're using Windows) for editing that file and set it up for UNIX systems (this is important!).
If you're using Linux, you can just edit it with no worries using the built-in gEdit editor.
Now let's open it up in Notepad++/ gEdit and set it up to animate our images the way we want.
But first, let's understand a little bit what exactly can be set up in the desc.txt file.
Code:
[animation width; in px] [animation height; in px] [fps]
480 102 24
[part descriptor*] [nr of loops; 0 = infinite loop] [pause - in seconds] [destination folder]
p 1 0 part0
[part descriptor**] [nr of loops; 0 = infinite loop] [pause - in seconds] [destination folder]
c 0 0 part1
*The "p" descriptor tells the system to stop playing the animation if the boot-up process has finished.
**The "c" descriptor tells the system to continue playing the animation until the boot-up process has finished. This method helps on porting the same animation across multiple platforms because the boot-up time differs from one device to another.
So, in English, what this tells to the system is that it wants it to play an animation having width=480px and height=102px at a rate of 24 fps, in two parts:
1st part needs to be played once, with no pause before the next part or loop (if it's set to continue in an endless loop).
2nd part needs to be played in an endless loop, with no pause between loops, until Android starts.
The width and height of the animation have to be the ones of the images you're going to use.
For example: If you've got 480x102px images, the desc.txt file should also contain 480(width) 102(height) in it.
Note: If you've got images bigger than your physical screen resolution, it will play only the visible part.
So, your finished content of the desc.txt file, should look somewhat similar to this:
Code:
480 102 24
p 1 0 part0
c 0 0 part1
Now that we've got everything set up and ready to use we can proceed to the last step.
Creating the zip file
Now, if you had enough patience to read this whole tutorial, I will ask you to have some more because this part is really important.
When creating the bootanimation.zip file, make sure you set the compression level/method to Store. Both WinRAR and 7-zip support this. This is very important! Without it, your animation won't play and you'll most likely see a black screen during boot time.
You need to select the folders (part0, part1 etc) and the desc.txt file inside your working folder and create a zip archive of that. DO NOT ARCHIVE THE WHOLE WORKING FOLDER!
Ok, now that we've got the animation content zipped in a single bootanimation.zip file, all we need to do is to copy-paste it into /system/media folder on our phone and replace the current bootanimation.zip file from there.
After that, we need to set permissions 644 for the zip file (as described below) and reboot the phone.
That's all folks. Now you know how to create/edit a bootanimation.zip.
Examples
Without Google logo
Link 1: resolution 480x102px
Link 2: resolution 800x170px
Link 3: resolution 1080x230px
With Google logo (original version)
Link 1: resolution 480x102px
Link 2: resolution 800x170px
Link 3: resolution 1080x230px
DO NOT FLASH THESE ZIP FILES IN CWM!
1. Download the bootanimation.zip file somewhere on your phone
2. Copy-paste it into /system/media, replacing the current file
3. Set permissions to 644 for the zip file
4. Reboot and enjoy.
If you're planning on going back to your previous boot animation, make a backup of the current zip file somewhere on your phone before replacing it with some of the ones above.
N-Joy.
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How to make the png image series of the frames ? Which software should I use to make the frames. (I am not talking about frames from video of gif file)

nice guidelines of that

@arsradu
Hi Arsradu
I hope you can help me
I wanted to change the boot animation of a custom rom (Epic rom 7.8.24 on Xiaomi Mi Mix - MIUI 9 -).
I remplaced five stock pictures by 5 others, .pgn, same size (1080*2040), same name (01, 02...05).
Compression method to Store. Renamed in "bootanimation.zip".
But the animation isn't functionnal : black screen
The code is the same than stock bootanimation :
Code:
1080 2040 5
p 0 5 part0
Permissions file are 644.
There isn't the third line "c" like you.
When i try with the c line, after reboot this line is deleted automatically.
Do you know where is the problem ?
I uploaded the stock zip and my zip.
Thank you.
M.gllmt

m.gllmt said:
@arsradu
Hi Arsradu
I hope you can help me
I wanted to change the boot animation of a custom rom (Epic rom 7.8.24 on Xiaomi Mi Mix - MIUI 9 -).
I remplaced five stock pictures by 5 others, .pgn, same size (1080*2040), same name (01, 02...05).
Compression method to Store. Renamed in "bootanimation.zip".
But the animation isn't functionnal : black screen
The code is the same than stock bootanimation :
Code:
1080 2040 5
p 0 5 part0
Permissions file are 644.
There isn't the third line "c" like you.
When i try with the c line, after reboot this line is deleted automatically.
Do you know where is the problem ?
I uploaded the stock zip and my zip.
Thank you.
M.gllmt
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Hi,
It's been a while since I've written this tutorial. lol.
I took a look at the files you provided. So, the stock animation works, but yours shows a black screen? In my experience, this occurs because of the compression method not being set to Store. Or the permission not being 644. If you say the only thing different about your zip, compared to the stock one, are the actual png files, then I really don't know what to say. Can you check the compression method on the original zip? Maybe that particular one is not set for Store... Maybe it's set to something else? I don't know.
For the c line, I think you might need a second batch of frames added to a part1 folder. Since you only have 5 frames, I don't think there is a point for that. To be honest, I can't test this anymore since I'm no longer using that phone, and I don't use a rooted phone anymore. ) But that doesn't mean I can't try to help you either way.

arsradu said:
Hi,
It's been a while since I've written this tutorial. lol.
I took a look at the files you provided. So, the stock animation works, but yours shows a black screen? In my experience, this occurs because of the compression method not being set to Store. Or the permission not being 644. If you say the only thing different about your zip, compared to the stock one, are the actual png files, then I really don't know what to say. Can you check the compression method on the original zip? Maybe that particular one is not set for Store... Maybe it's set to something else? I don't know.
For the c line, I think you might need a second batch of frames added to a part1 folder. Since you only have 5 frames, I don't think there is a point for that. To be honest, I can't test this anymore since I'm no longer using that phone, and I don't use a rooted phone anymore. ) But that doesn't mean I can't try to help you either way.
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Thank you for your reply !
Yes i was in 2013, sorry ^^
But you make me realize on thing : if the compression and extension are ok, and the desc file too, the problem comes from pictures.
I was using 1080*2040 because it is my screen size, but the stock MIUI boot pictures are 1080*1920. I don't know why, but i used this dimension and IT' S FUNCTIONNAL ! I'm Happy :highfive:
Thank you

m.gllmt said:
Thank you for your reply !
Yes i was in 2013, sorry ^^
But you make me realize on thing : if the compression and extension are ok, and the desc file too, the problem comes from pictures.
I was using 1080*2040 because it is my screen size, but the stock MIUI boot pictures are 1080*1920. I don't know why, but i used this dimension and IT' S FUNCTIONNAL ! I'm Happy :highfive:
Thank you
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LOL. So, I guess there is one more reason why you could see only a black screen: the frames sizes. The more you know. ) 4 years later, I'm still learning new things.
I'm glad you got it fixed. Great job!

I have a problem. My system boots up a lot faster than it it is want it to. So is there a way to forcibly execute all the parts even if the system is booted up. I mainly want to know about how should I use the descriptor.
(I know the last descriptor should be 'p' descriptor)

This is the desc.txt of a bootanimation zip which executes all the parts at least once even if the system has booted. I don't know how that works. Maybe it has something to do with the '0' and '1' written after the part numbers.

Problem with 3 parted bootanimation
So I have the problem that my Bootanimation consists of 3 parts "part0", "part1" and "part2" but part2 is never played. I have also numberd every single picture right and the "desc.txt" file shouldn't be wrong too.
desc.txt file:
Code:
1080 1920 30
c 1 0 part0
c 0 0 part1
c 1 0 part2
I hope some one can help me with that.

[Q] Need help with a custom boot animation.

Hi folks,
I need help in regards to a custom boot animation someone made for me.
Preview:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Here is the code for the desc.txt:
600 600 25
p 0 0 part0
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Basically, it runs through the animation once (without any edit) and then goes to a black screen until I hear the AT&T boot sound and then the UI shows up (Still have root and all).
I tried editing the desc.txt file for it to repeat on and on, but all I get in return is a black screen. Can anyone help?
I am running the US version the S3 with 4.3, rooted. TouchWiz (I know...) ROM with custom launcher.
I am assuming I may have to flash a custom ROM in order to get rid of the AT&T animation boot (in order to see my custom image all the way until the UI loads).
Can anyone please direct me in the correct direction? I would greatly appreciate that.
Thank you!

When you edit the desc.txt it needs to be added back into the archive without compression otherwise it won't work. Try using WinRAR to add the edited file back in to the archive. In the options for zips there will be an option to add files without compression.

Greycloak42 said:
When you edit the desc.txt it needs to be added back into the archive without compression otherwise it won't work. Try using WinRAR to add the edited file back in to the archive. In the options for zips there will be an option to add files without compression.
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I'll give that a shot. Would that fix the black screen? Because I do see part of the animation until the moment the AT&T loading GIF appears
EDIT: I think it has something to do with the .zip file.
I have the original file here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9go9lvm9jj50z2a/bootanimation.zip
I extracted everything and edited the "desc.txt" file for it to repeat indefinitely, then I used WinZip to archive it back up (no compression) but still no avail.

I'll check it out tomorrow and see if i can get it working. Have you been able to get other boot animations to function properly?

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I'll check it out tomorrow and see if i can get it working. Have you been able to get other boot animations to function properly?
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Yup! I used an app called "Boot Box" or "Boot Animations" (one of those two, the proper escapes me at the moment).
I asked a friend for his advice, and he suggested that I try coping the part0 folder into part1, and have part1 loop rather part0. Taking a look at other boot animations, that seems to be the right way.
Let me know if you come across any other findings!
EDIT: Tried that, didn't seem to work...perhaps I'm doing something wrong. I'm not compressing the .zip however, so it must be something else...
EDIT 2: So I renamed the images in the part1 folder leaving off from where the part0 left off (part0 ended at img0062, so I started the images in part1 as img0063 and so on). Now I only see the part0 sequence and part1 is a black screen.
EDIT 3: This is the link of my .zip file: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sihrhzehlyhqxc/_eQ_hxo7K2/bootanimation.zip

MintyMeatballs said:
This is the link of my .zip file: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sihrhzehlyhqxc/_eQ_hxo7K2/bootanimation.zip
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Samsung stock roms generally animations with a proprietary animation package that uses *.qmg files. It sounds like your rom still has some of the qmg files??
The text from thedesc.txt file in bootanimation.zip file, which has two parts, 48 images each, in CM10.2.1 is
720 720 48
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
The second part, 'part1' is the part that loops and its 48 images are in a part1 subfolder.
The bootanimation.zip that you posted has 63 images. Why does the description text only have a 20 after the 600 600 if you have 63, not twenty images? I think this is a better bet for desc.txt content:
600 600 63
p 0 part0
For 4.3, you could use your bootanimation.zip file with CM 10.2.1, which is the stable Cyanogenmod rom for Jelly Bean 4.3. If you have an AT&T Galaxy S3, then you can find the rom as device d2att at
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2att&type=stable
flash it with TWRP or CWM recovery.

laughingT said:
Samsung stock roms generally animations with a proprietary animation package that uses *.qmg files. It sounds like your rom still has some of the qmg files??
The text from thedesc.txt file in bootanimation.zip file, which has two parts, 48 images each, in CM10.2.1 is
720 720 48
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
The second part, 'part1' is the part that loops and its 48 images are in a part1 subfolder.
The bootanimation.zip that you posted has 63 images. Why does the description text only have a 20 after the 600 600 if you have 63, not twenty images? I think this is a better bet for desc.txt content:
600 600 63
p 0 part0
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The third part is actually the frames per second. It is usually recommended to have it around 15-25 FPS. I could give it a shot though...
I already flashed a CWM .zip that enables animations like these, and I have also successfully installed animations via Boot Animations (animations repeats successfully until UI shows up). So I feel like this animation specifically is the problem. I'm just not sure...

Thanks, I was confused about syntax for desc.txt
The xda tutorial mentions some rules for png images. Specifically, no interlacing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560836
Could that or some property of the png be the issue? Also, zip compression is off, just STORE when making the zip.
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laughingT said:
Thanks, I was confused about syntax for desc.txt
The xda tutorial mentions some rules for png images. Specifically, no interlacing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560836
Could that or some property of the png be the issue? Also, zip compression is off, just STORE when making the zip.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Hmm. I'll take a look into that. It may be the png, but the thing is, it goes through one part of the animation then stops.
Was there something actually wrong with my .zip, or were you just mentioning that? I'm pretty sure I hit "no compression" on WinZip...

Nothing wrong with your zip afaik. 7zip shows no compression.
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What is the complete ROM and flashed mods that you are running?
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laughingT said:
Nothing wrong with your zip afaik. 7zip shows no compression.
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What is the complete ROM and flashed mods that you are running?
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I *think* I'm using the stock ROM - as dumb as this sounds, I don't completely remember.
I do remember using ODIN to flash CWM and a couple of .zips to enable the custom bootscreen. Other than that, no other flashed mods apart from the ones installed via XPOSED.
I can use other custom boot animations, and they work fine. It just seems mine is a tad bit glitched. Does it work on your phone?

I just booted with your bootanimation.zip on my sgh-i747 that is running cm10.2.1 stable, jb 4.3. I made sure perms set to 644 before booting.
It runs without any problem, after the sgs3 cm splash screens and loops repeatedly until boot completed and my lockscreen appears.
It is something in your rom; most likely designed to run qmg.
perhaps the settings, or the kernel, or syscntrl, or buildprops could me modded. I have no idea.
Your bootanimation.zip is fine.
Probably best to flash a complete AOSP or TW rom that supports custom bootanimations.
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Moto G/X Mp4 Bootanimations Ported Nexus 7 2013

These are not flashable zips!
Use at your own risk, and make a backup before installing. These have all been tested and installed from the filehost.
Instructions, and better quality youtube videos are at the bottom of this post. If you are using your Nexus 7 right now you can see exactly what the boot animation will look like if you use the YouTube app at full screen. The quality will depend on your connection quality with the YouTube servers but the size will be identical.
April Fools
Download Aprilfools
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Motorola Globe
Download Motorola Globe
Motorola Winter
Download Motorola Winter
Custom Motorola Globe
Download Custom Motorola Globe
Custom Motorola Globe Negative
Download Custom Motorola Globe Negative
Custom Google
Download Custom Google
This actually looks pretty good on the Nexus 7. The width on this gif is accurate to the size of the animation but you have to use your imagination for how the height will look.
Download Custom Google​
If you are unsure on the installation procedure hit the button below, for those who have installed a bootanimation.zip in either the /system/media or /data/local folder before, this is no different.
Read this first please.
And just to add to that, I prefer putting my bootanimation.zip in the /data/local/ folder on my Nexus 7. If there is a bootanimation.zip there and in the /system/media/ location, it will play the one in /data/local/ first. There is always a fallback bootanimation.zip in /system/media/.
Also using your file manager make sure the permissions for bootanimation.zip are rw-r--r--
It works with several other combinations also, but if you have problems, check it first.
Hit the button below for better quality youtube videos.

makers_mark said:
These are not flashable zips!
Use at your own risk, and make a backup before installing. These have all been tested and installed from the filehost.
Instructions, and better quality youtube videos are at the bottom of this post. If you are using your Nexus 7 right now you can see exactly what the boot animation will look like if you use the YouTube app at full screen. The quality will depend on your connection quality with the YouTube servers but the size will be identical.
April Fools
Download Aprilfools
Motorola Globe
Download Motorola Globe
Motorola Winter
Download Motorola Winter
Custom Motorola Globe
Download Custom Motorola Globe
Custom Motorola Globe Negative
Download Custom Motorola Globe Negative
Custom Google
Download Custom Google
This actually looks pretty good on the Nexus 7. The width on this gif is accurate to the size of the animation but you have to use your imagination for how the height will look.
Download Custom Google​
If you are unsure on the installation procedure hit the button below, for those who have installed a bootanimation.zip in either the /system/media or /data/local folder before, this is no different.
Read this first please.
And just to add to that, I prefer putting my bootanimation.zip in the /data/local/ folder on my Nexus 7. If there is a bootanimation.zip there and in the /system/media/ location, it will play the one in /data/local/ first. There is always a fallback bootanimation.zip in /system/media/.
Also using your file manager make sure the permissions for bootanimation.zip are rw-r--r--
It works with several other combinations also, but if you have problems, check it first.
Hit the button below for better quality youtube videos.
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can you make aprilfools compatible to other phone like galaxy note n7000 please...????

cheicho said:
can you make aprilfools compatible to other phone like galaxy note n7000 please...????
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I can, it will be about 12 hours or so though. If you have windows, not xp, I made a batch script that will do it for you. Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2651044
Does your note use qmg or zip files? My script will not work with qmg style boot animations, I think they're used in touchwiz Roms.

My note use zip file.
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My note use zip file.
How to used the batch scrip convert from mp4 to zip file bootanimation, because on your thread convert from zip file bootanimation to mp4.

cheicho said:
My note use zip file.
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My note use zip file.
How to used the batch scrip convert from mp4 to zip file bootanimation, because on your thread convert from zip file bootanimation to mp4.
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- Just extract the rar file to a new folder.
- Place the stock mp4 boot animation file (attached at the bottom of this post) in the 'Zips' folder
- Run the RUNba2mp4v186b batch file
- Hit 2 ------- Convert Zips In "Zips"
- Hit 1 ------- MP4 Stock_April_Fools.zip
- Hit 4 ------- Change The Resolution
- Enter 800 for your width
- Enter 1280 for your height
- Hit 1 ------- Resize But Keep The Original Aspect
- Hit 1 ------- Export To A Jpg Bootanimation.zip
Notes:
The converted bootanimation; 24_800X1280_q7_Stock_April_Fools.zip; will be in the folder "Made_Zips"
If the quality isn't acceptable to you, you can up the jpg quality setting from 7 to 6 or whatever. I wouldn't go all the way to 1 though because the file size gets pretty big, the jpg is basically lossless at level 3, and your phone might not handle it and boot loop. So as always, make a backup before installing.
If your resolution isn't 800x1280 then enter the resolution you want to convert to. If the aspect ratio for the resolution you need is different from the source, in this bootanimation the source is 720x1280, you will be prompted to "resize but keep the original aspect" or "stretch or shrink images..." I would choose "resize but keep the original aspect" because the circle in these bootanimations is front and center, and looks awkward as a slight oval. The downside to this option is that there is some slight cropping. Not bad though.​

I used this on my Moto X since the ROM I'm using doesn't work with mp4 boot animation. The problem is that after I converted the April Fools boot animation it just continuously loops part 2 I assume, I let it boot up for about 3 minutes before I had to fastboot system.img over again. I tried changing the p 0 1 to p 0 0 and c 0 0 and it just skipped the boot animation altogether. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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tekanina said:
I used this on my Moto X since the ROM I'm using doesn't work with mp4 boot animation. The problem is that after I converted the April Fools boot animation it just continuously loops part 2 I assume, I let it boot up for about 3 minutes before I had to fastboot system.img over again. I tried changing the p 0 1 to p 0 0 and c 0 0 and it just skipped the boot animation altogether. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Is this what is in you desc.txt file?
Code:
720 1280 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 1 part1
If so, did you use the default jpg quality of 7, and end up with an overall zip size of 9,029,619 bytes? (8.61 MB, or 8,818 KB)

makers_mark said:
Is this what is in you desc.txt file?
Code:
720 1280 24
p 1 0 part0
p 0 1 part1
If so, did you use the default jpg quality of 7, and end up with an overall zip size of 9,029,619 bytes? (8.61 MB, or 8,818 KB)
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Yes the Only thing I had done at first was covert it. After it didn't boot to the ROM is when I was just trying play around trying to get it to work.
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tekanina said:
Yes the Only thing I had done at first was covert it. After it didn't boot to the ROM is when I was just trying play around trying to get it to work.
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The only thing that I can think of right now, is that maybe the numbering got messed up for the jpg files? Don't really see how that could happen though.
Or possibly the Moto X can't handle the jpg level of 7? That really doesn't seem probable either.
Could you try jpg quality of 8 and see what happens?

makers_mark said:
The only thing that I can think of right now, is that maybe the numbering got messed up for the jpg files? Don't really see how that could happen though.
Or possibly the Moto X can't handle the jpg level of 7? That really doesn't seem probable either.
Could you try jpg quality of 8 and see what happens?
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Okay so I used the April fools.zip that you uploaded and changed the quality to 8 and I still get the same thing. The Moto M with the spotlight just seems to continuously loop. BTW I appreciate the help. Thank you.
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tekanina said:
Okay so I used the April fools.zip that you uploaded and changed the quality to 8 and I still get the same thing. The Moto M with the spotlight just seems to continuously loop. BTW I appreciate the help. Thank you.
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Not sure what the issue is, but I'd like to help in solving it. Which ROM do you use? And can you upload either the q7 or q8 zip that doesn't play right?

makers_mark said:
Not sure what the issue is, but I'd like to help in solving it. Which ROM do you use? And can you upload either the q7 or q8 zip that doesn't play right?
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I'm using a GPE ROM based of Moto G. It has to be flashed through fastboot so I'm not sure how to open it like you would a .zip. If need be I'll zip up my system folder and upload.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715488.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajhxdkvl0s61spu/24_720X1280_q7_bootanimation.zip
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc6exr6g9qv8drh/24_720X1280_q8_Stock_April_Fools.zip
Edit: It is very strange I was considering removing some of the images from part 1, but I don't see how that would help. The boot animation isn't five minutes long is it? It should just stop once everything loads. Like on first boot it takes a while to load up so it just loops part 1?

tekanina said:
I'm using a GPE ROM based of Moto G. It has to be flashed through fastboot so I'm not sure how to open it like you would a .zip. If need be I'll zip up my system folder and upload.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715488.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajhxdkvl0s61spu/24_720X1280_q7_bootanimation.zip
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc6exr6g9qv8drh/24_720X1280_q8_Stock_April_Fools.zip
Edit: It is very strange I was considering removing some of the images from part 1, but I don't see how that would help. The boot animation isn't five minutes long is it? It should just stop once everything loads. Like on first boot it takes a while to load up so it just loops part 1?
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Sorry for the delay, but I can't find anything wrong with the zips. The animation isn't really long. Here are a couple things to try if you are still interested in making it work.
-Uninstall Motorola Boot Services, if you installed it. Wipe cache and dalvik.
-Switch the names of the folders. Part0 will be Part1 and vice versa.
-Subtract 1 from your vertical resolution in your desc.txt (might bootloop)
-Try running another 2 part full resolution bootanimation.zip
Switching the folders obviously isn't going to fix it, but the result might tell a tale. Same with the last option.

Thanks for trying, you're help was appreciated. I went back to stock plus I didn't even know the boot animation was updated again.
Moto X DE XT1053.