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[Q] Porting boot animations from ROM to ROM?

I've seen several post to change your own boot animation pushing a bootanimation.zip via adb and several boot animations saved already as zips to be pushed to the phone, but having a ROM update.zip, is it possible to extract something to make a bootanimation.zip to export to other ROM?
For example, having some ROM X boot animation in your phone that has ROM Y, being X and Y two different ROMs.

let me get this straight, You want to extract a boot animation from one rom and use it with another? if so thats simple, just unzip the rom that has the boot animation you want. and you will find the bootanimation.zip in either system/customise/resource or data/local.

In my case I've found it in /system/media/bootanimation.zip and wasnt directly found just unziping the ROM, I had to install it and mount it with adb to be able to see it...
Still thanks for the help!

If you plan to use it on your current rom and not planning to redistribute it, just use Root Explorer from the market.
Give the phone partition rw access and replace as you wish
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Boot Animation

Hi
I'm really sorry that I have ask so many questions lately, but I rooted 2 days ago and dont understand few things. I just ipdated from RCMix S v1.72 to RCMix S v1.8 and everything is ok, so I have one more question. How to cahnge Boot animation, I really dont like that when I turn my device on it shows joker with card s-off and then this firing up animation, how can I replace those two with something more interesting and cooler?
Thanks

To change the joker thing, just read the FAQs at the bottom of AlphaRev's site.
The boot animation afterwards is rom specific, ask your rom developer where these animation files are stored. Not easy to change.

I do not know how to changee this joker thing. For the other (following) bootanimation:
Download a fitting bootanimation-file (bootanimation.zip) for your os. Copy this zip-file to /system/media and replace the current bootanimation.zip with root explorer or any explorer which has root rights (like super manager; just activate root option in its settings). Now reboot and you should see the new bootanimation. But make a nandroid backup first, just in case.
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[Q] MIUI Custom Bootanimation

I was wondering whether or not it was possible to change the boot animation of MIUI with the animation of your choice. I know you can get MIUI boot animations from what I would assume "MIUI store". I wanted to put a boot animation that I have(Barbershop Android/Apple thing). I know you can do it on normal android by replacing it in /System/Media/ but that does not work in MIUI. I really don't like the boot animations from MIUI.

i'm showing thats where it goes is system/media named bootanimation, thats in 1.8.5.
try using root explorer to move the animation that you want to that location and check that the permissions are set to rw-r-r.

Make sure the boot animation is in the /system/media folder, and the name is bootanimation, so the total name will be bootanimation.zip; also make sure all the correct files are inside the zip.

For MIUI, you have to add it into your theme mtz or make an mtz with the boot animation and select it from theme manager. MIUI doesn't use the bootanimation in /system/media unless you select the "default" boot animation in theme manager. I'm not sure if you could simply replace the bootanimation.zip and then reapply the default theme boot animation. Try that out, if it doesn't work I'll explain how to make an mtz with the boot animation or if you want I can make it for you.
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Thanks jane. I replaced the boot animation in /System/Media/ and switched it to default, i tried that before but i didn't realize that you had to change it to default.
Thanks a lot.

The miui boot ani's are in mtz format correct? How would I go about making that into a bootanimation.zip?

Eris _2.1_2010 said:
The miui boot ani's are in mtz format correct? How would I go about making that into a bootanimation.zip?
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If you have an mtz with a boot animation that you want to use for another rom, change the mtz extension to .zip. Extract the zip file and you'll see a folder named "boots", inside that folder is the bootanimation.zip
The boot animation itself is not in mtz format, it's still your normal "bootanimation.zip", but if it's a part of a theme then the theme will be in mtz format.
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i was on Huawei x6 variant and while changing the boot animation from theme i ended up putting a corrupt (i guess so) android 4 bootanimation and it was stuck at the boot animation screen.
i was searching google and ended up here which i found useful. thanks
but it didnt help me to resolve .. but shed some light.
luckily i had access to the phone with QtADB
the active boot animation MIUI rom uses is located in the /data/system/theme/boots/
the theme folder itself is the whole modded theme of yours.
so changing the animation (zip file) here will be as good as changing from theme edit option . just wanted to share this

so then how would you go around converting a .zip boot ani to .mtz?

if you have an mtz(have to have the folders right), so use an old one and replace the bootanimation.zip with the one you want to use and when zipping it up(normal in 7zip)
type xxxxx(name you want to call it).mtz and 7zip will make it a mtz that you place on sdcard and then open theme changer and it should be there

Running latest MIUI I have .mtz files for Boot Animations, Fonts, Icon Sets etc in /sdcard/MIUI/theme/ and then go into Settings/Themes and manage it all there with Customize function.
It is hit or miss simply renaming a .zip to .mtz but have found it to work but if it doesn't I have had some serious FC issues and had to restore from last CW backup. I use Boot Manager if I want a virtual ROM I can mess up and restore on the fly without rebooting.

this is how I able to change my boot animation on my galaxy s gti9000 it might help u. (please note me using different phone)
steps
1. take any bootanimation.zip of your choice download it in your pc.
2. In your pc create one folder called boots.
3. put bootanimation.zip in boots folder.
4. take any .mtz file and open it (using win.rar)
5. delete the data of .mtz file keep any 1 file because if you delete everything windows will delete .mtz file it self.
6. now put the boot folder in .mtz file
7. delete remaining 1 file which you kept as it is in step 5.
8. rename the .mtz file as 1bootanimation.mtz (or u can give any name but remember it)
9. now take your phone and connect it to your pc
10. open file explorer in your mobile
11. paste the 1bootanimation.mtz into sdcard/miui/theme
12. now go to theme apps and select 1.bootanimation and apply it
it should change your boot animation and this way you can have multiple bootanimation and apply it whenever you like it.

zailer said:
i was on Huawei x6 variant and while changing the boot animation from theme i ended up putting a corrupt (i guess so) android 4 bootanimation and it was stuck at the boot animation screen.
i was searching google and ended up here which i found useful. thanks
but it didnt help me to resolve .. but shed some light.
luckily i had access to the phone with QtADB
the active boot animation MIUI rom uses is located in the /data/system/theme/boots/
the theme folder itself is the whole modded theme of yours.
so changing the animation (zip file) here will be as good as changing from theme edit option . just wanted to share this
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Good to know thanks for posting this useful information

plainjane said:
For MIUI, you have to add it into your theme mtz or make an mtz with the boot animation and select it from theme manager. MIUI doesn't use the bootanimation in /system/media unless you select the "default" boot animation in theme manager. I'm not sure if you could simply replace the bootanimation.zip and then reapply the default theme boot animation. Try that out, if it doesn't work I'll explain how to make an mtz with the boot animation or if you want I can make it for you.
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Hi Could you please temme how to make a mtz bootanimation or is there a tutorial anywhere ....thanks

ROM Toolbox Help - Boot Animations

Not sure if this is in the right forum, but I just heard about ROM Toolbox and wanted to try it on my GNex. I installed a new boot animation, but when I rebooted my phone, it doesn't show the installed animation. All it shows is the android text with a light flashing behind it. Any help with this? Was going to buy the paid version once my Nexus 7 arrives, but I guess I'm not sure how to properly set the boot animation.

ROM Toolbox Pro gerfungled my boot animations on both of my phones, Galaxy Nexus and an LG myTouch Q. Just erases the old one and doesn't install a replacement. Also be careful using the font installer, since it's set to overwrite your three main system fonts by default when you install a font. Also, most boot animation changer programs don't work on Samsung phones.
If you like a boot animation that Rom Toolbox shows you, just let it download. Then copy it from /sdcard/romtoolbox/boot_animations to /data/local and rename it "bootanimation.zip". Should work on next boot. Your original gnex boot animation is also in there, named backup(something).zip. You can also extract /system/media/bootanimation.zip from any zipped gnex rom file and do the same.

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If you like a boot animation that Rom Toolbox shows you, just let it download. Then copy it from /sdcard/romtoolbox/boot_animations to /data/local and rename it "bootanimation.zip". Should work on next boot. Your original gnex boot animation is also in there, named backup(something).zip. You can also extract /system/media/bootanimation.zip from any zipped gnex rom file and do the same.
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Worked perfectly that way! I downloaded it and moved it to /system/media, renamed the default boot to "bootanimation.bak". Fixed permissions and rebooted.
As for fonts, I'm not getting into that. I love having access to three apps in one!
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I have tried replacing my bootanimation.zip file with other ones DL'd from the internet with no success. Is there a file size limit?

SuperDroid519 said:
I have tried replacing my bootanimation.zip file with other ones DL'd from the internet with no success. Is there a file size limit?
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Have you changed the permissions accordingly? It won't work if the zip doesn't have the right permissions (rw-r-r).
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S3 Matrix Boot animation for STOCK ROM

I've searched and searched but could never find a Matirx code rain boot animation made for the Samsung Galaxy S3 for a STOCK ROM. Bootanimation.zip files don't work on a stock ROM for the S3 so I took some of the better ones I found in zip files and converted them to the .qmg files that the S3 wants. I've included the boot animation as well as the shutdown animation and the Matrix sounds for them also.
You do need to have ROOT to install these and ROOT Explorer is recommended to copy them into the right folders and change permissions. If you aren't rooted I highly recommend 'towelroot' and it doesn't get any easier than that app for rooting.
Download my zip file then:
- rename your existing files (the ones that have the same names as I have included in the Zip file) in the folders listed below to something else you will remember like bootsamsung.bak and do this for each file you will be replacing with ones I have included in the Zip file.
- I suggest a complete backup with TWRP in case anything goes wrong. If you don't have TWRP get it - best thing going and I also use an app called 'Quickboot' which lets you get into TWRP recovery without having to do the 3 finger grip on the buttons you normally need to do to get into recovery.
- copy bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg to your system/media folder with Root Explorer
- use Root explorer change permissions on them to rw-rr
- copy the *.ogg (sound) files to system/media/audio/ui folder
- copy shutdown.qmg to system/media/video/shutdown folder
- use Root explorer change permissions on them to rw-rr
Reboot and enjoy a reminder of one of the best movies ever made !

I wish I could recall where all the parts for the above animations came from but I am not sure. Some probably came from xda forum so if any of these were from something you created I'll gladly give credit. I did have to resize exactly 100 pictures to make them the correct size for the Galaxy S3. However the shutdown animation came from somewhere else and did not need to be resized or rebuilt. I used Samsung's Theme Designer to convert the files to the needed qmg format for Galaxy's. There is about 3 pages of instructions on how to do that Here
The .ogg files were from my own collection of Matrix sound files and ringtones and used another program to convert them from MP3's to OGG files.

BTW if I am wrong about not being able to use bootanimation.zip files on a Galaxy S3 please let me know. I tried every way to Sunday to try using them but had no luck. I don't mind flashing a good ROM but I don't trust flashing a bootanimation file and I'm not even sure you can do that on a stock S3 ROM. If anyone has more info on that please post here. I've still got a lot to learn