Hey there. I'm attempting to create my own bootanimation and get it working.
Thus far I've finished creating the animation itself. Everything is packed into bootanimation.zip correctly and I've installed the bootanimation to my Desire HD. Everything works great, it's installed ok and it plays on boot-up like it should, however it appears to only play at 10FPS as opposed to the 30FPS I've told it to play at in the desc.txt.
What I've noticed is that the desc.txt is modified/changed after I boot the phone up and the animation plays.
The original desc.txt when I install the bootanimation looks like this:
Code:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
However after booting up and playing for the first time, it changes to the following all by itself:
Code:
480 800 10
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I thought to myself "Alright, maybe bootanimations are just locked to 10fps."
I then had my friend test out the boot animation on his Droid X and it also seemed to play at 10fps, however desc.txt did not get modified on his device.
At this point I was pretty sure that bootanimations are locked to 10fps, but to be sure I downloaded a few other bootanimations and found some that also are set to 30fps in desc.txt. I installed these and tried them out and they seemed to play at the correct speed and desc.txt was NOT modified to 10fps in these bootanimations.
So my questions are:
A) Are boot animations locked to 10FPS?
B) If they are not, why could mine be playing at 10FPS and why is desc.txt being modified?
Any help is much appreciated - thanks in advance.
Denavar said:
Hey there. I'm attempting to create my own bootanimation and get it working.
Thus far I've finished creating the animation itself. Everything is packed into bootanimation.zip correctly and I've installed the bootanimation to my Desire HD. Everything works great, it's installed ok and it plays on boot-up like it should, however it appears to only play at 10FPS as opposed to the 30FPS I've told it to play at in the desc.txt.
What I've noticed is that the desc.txt is modified/changed after I boot the phone up and the animation plays.
The original desc.txt when I install the bootanimation looks like this:
Code:
480 800 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
However after booting up and playing for the first time, it changes to the following all by itself:
Code:
480 800 10
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
I thought to myself "Alright, maybe bootanimations are just locked to 10fps."
I then had my friend test out the boot animation on his Droid X and it also seemed to play at 10fps, however desc.txt did not get modified on his device.
At this point I was pretty sure that bootanimations are locked to 10fps, but to be sure I downloaded a few other bootanimations and found some that also are set to 30fps in desc.txt. I installed these and tried them out and they seemed to play at the correct speed and desc.txt was NOT modified to 10fps in these bootanimations.
So my questions are:
A) Are boot animations locked to 10FPS?
B) If they are not, why could mine be playing at 10FPS and why is desc.txt being modified?
Any help is much appreciated - thanks in advance.
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No boot animations are not locked to 10 frames per second, and ive neva heard of an instance of android modifying the desc.txt, thats really odd, is your boot a big file? Are you zipping the file with no compression?
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Yup! Zipped with no compression and the animation has 362 images total.
Still need a little help with this~
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Still need a little help with this~
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I tried editing desc.txt before as well, it never saves. I recommend you extract the bootanimation.zip to your computer, edit desc.txt, then transfer back and see how it goes
Trying to put together a bootanimation and I can't get it to work no matter what I do.....I've got the files all in png format. I've created part0 and part1 folders though i do not need to use the part0 I have tried putting things in it and not but neither works......I have used notepad++ to create desc.txt file with 480 800 30, p 1 0 part0, p 0 0 part1 - text inside...on different lines...I've followed about 3 different methods of putting the zip file in to the system/media folder and it's not working at all....All I get is a black screen on startup :S well confused and getting a bit pissed off to be honest lol!!
If your getting a black start up screen then it is loading your bootanim. As when it fails to load a boot animation you get the stock "ANDROID" screen.
Are your PNG's in the correct format? Have you optimised them in any way? Correct size?
They're bang on the right size....haven't touched them but have had another idea that I'm going to try later on. I did a boot anim for a user and it worked perfectly first time so I'm going to keep going until I.can get it to work......
Thanks for your input at least I know its loading up....
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Anybody try installing the new CM10 boot animations yet? The link for downloading the master zip file is below, and apparently the vertical 720 is the correct file for the GNex. But as has been reported over on Rootz this results in a totally black screen after boot (and even with the permissions changed to rw-r-r after the copy/paste has been done into /system/media. :silly:
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Anybody try installing the new CM10 boot animations yet? The link for downloading the master zip file is below, and apparently the vertical 720 is the correct file for the GNex. But as has been reported over on Rootz this results in a totally black screen after boot (and even with the permissions changed to rw-r-r after the copy/paste has been done into /system/media. :silly:
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Yup. Black screen all the way.
Yep same here
/data/local? Also don't touch permissions.
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There is something wrong with the boot animation in the 720 folder. Install the one from the 800 folder. I looked in both files and they are identical except the one in the 800 folder works, the one in the 720 folder doesn't. I also adb pushed the file onto my phone so I don't know if there'll be a difference using apps like root explorer, but try it out and see if it works.
Edit: also place it in /system/media
So you guys got the 800 file to work? Method?
I had the same problem, used the 720 from the other thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846845 pushed it with adb to /system/media and it works now
Anyone know of a kernel I can use with my AT&T S3 - UCDLK3/Jelly Bean. I am looking for one that doesn't have modifications to WiFi/Bluetooth, and pretty much only allows for Boot Animations. I am using the latest Stock/Rooted ROM.
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Anyone know of a kernel I can use with my AT&T S3 - UCDLK3/Jelly Bean. I am looking for one that doesn't have modifications to WiFi/Bluetooth, and pretty much only allows for Boot Animations. I am using the latest Stock/Rooted ROM.
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Unless you really just want a new kernel, the stock ATT kernel will allow custom boot animations with a few minor edits... this works for JB or ICS. Make backup copies of files just in case, or Nandroid but this is simple change, really.
in /system/bin, do the following:
1. delete samsungani
2. rename bootanimation to samsungani (the file, not a zip file)
You will need to edit the boot animation zip you want to use. Open with archiver of choice and navigate to the desc.txt file.
Change the 0 after the p in the second line to a 1. Here's an example in bold:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
change to:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
Save, and place in /system/media. Reboot. Profit.
Oh yeah, make sure perms are set (644) or it won't work.
Credit to billard412 for this
78Staff said:
Unless you really just want a new kernel, the stock ATT kernel will allow custom boot animations with a few minor edits... this works for JB or ICS. Make backup copies of files just in case, or Nandroid but this is simple change, really.
in /system/bin, do the following:
1. delete samsungani
2. rename bootanimation to samsungani (the file, not a zip file)
You will need to edit the boot animation zip you want to use. Open with archiver of choice and navigate to the desc.txt file.
Change the 0 after the p in the second line to a 1. Here's an example in bold:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1
change to:
720 1280 30
p 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part1
Save, and place in /system/media. Reboot. Profit.
Oh yeah, make sure perms are set (644) or it won't work.
Credit to billard412 for this
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Worked thanks Now need to change the startup audio.
Well I thought it worked, but I don't get the Animation I was expecting, but just a multi colored "X" which I think is the default Nexus boot animation?
Found the PowerOn.ogg file in /system/media/audio/ui folder. Renamed that to PowerOn.old and copied a wav file to same folder as PowerOn.ogg, works. Just can't get the bootanimation.zip file to load. Just the glowing "X" loads as the animation.
EDIT:
Using the above method just prevents the AT&T logo boot animation from running, and it defaults to /data/local/bootanimation.zip. I tried renaming that file, and copying the custom bootanimation.zip to /data/local, but that seemed to mess up my phone. It would boot, but the screen was blank, and then parts would become visible. Had to restore from a backup to get phone working again.
EDIT AGAIN:
Looks like one particular Boot Animation ZIP file is the culprit. I tried another and placed it in /data/local and it worked.
This mess up my phone all i get it is black screen even after i wait good 10 min. I had to restore nandroid backup..
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This mess up my phone all i get it is black screen even after i wait good 10 min. I had to restore nandroid backup..
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Just saw this...black screen after boot is usually a perms issue. Double check all file perms before rebooting.
Anyone know if the Lg part of the boot animation can be disabled? I a newb, but I think it may be affecting my custom boot animation making it cut off too early. I'm on the skydragon rom. Also I set permissions to r-w-r-r on both bootanimation.zip as well as poweron.ogg. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Demonic7789 said:
Anyone know if the Lg part of the boot animation can be disabled? I a newb, but I think it may be affecting my custom boot animation making it cut off too early. I'm on the skydragon rom. Also I set permissions to r-w-r-r on both bootanimation.zip as well as poweron.ogg. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
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If you are talking about the screen that says powered by android at the bottom (splash screen), it's separate from the boot animation. I don't recommend disabling it. You can change your bootanimation settings in your desc.txt file. If you have multiple folders, part0, part1,.... etc.... change the p of the folder line to c and that should make your boot animation complete before going to your default screen. Here's an example of how to modify your desc.txt. The change is in BOLD:
Text to right between (....) describes each "setting" in desc.txt and are not part of the desc.txt file.
Original
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
p 3 0 part1 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Changed
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
c 3 0 part1 (complete, # of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Hope this helps.
Thanks for info I'll try it out when I get a chance, or in the mood rather to switch it back out. I'm currently using one from one of the themes for cm12, but right now I'm on blisspop.
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jran0880 said:
If you are talking about the screen that says powered by android at the bottom (splash screen), it's separate from the boot animation. I don't recommend disabling it. You can change your bootanimation settings in your desc.txt file. If you have multiple folders, part0, part1,.... etc.... change the p of the folder line to c and that should make your boot animation complete before going to your default screen. Here's an example of how to modify your desc.txt. The change is in BOLD:
Text to right between (....) describes each "setting" in desc.txt and are not part of the desc.txt file.
Original
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
p 3 0 part1 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Changed
1080 1920 30 (1080x1920 resolution at 30fps)
p 2 10 part0 (play,# of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
c 3 0 part1 (complete, # of times to repeat, amount of frame pause, folder part)
Hope this helps.
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Hey tried it. It didn't even show up at all. I was using a boot animation in themes (I'm on blisspop atm) Pretty sure I've done everything right unless there are different steps than on kk?
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Demonic7789 said:
Hey tried it. It didn't even show up at all. I was using a boot animation in themes (I'm on blisspop atm) Pretty sure I've done everything right unless there are different steps than on kk?
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Sorry forgot to say I did switch back to the stock blisspop BA before setting it up. I didn't reboot before doing that though. Could that be the problem?
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Is your bootanimation part of a theme you are developing? Or is it only a boot animation.zip file? If just a file, you can try and place it in /data/local/tmp and see if it supersedes the stock one. I have been having an issue getting a custom bootanimation to work on rooted stock D851, both KK and LP. If I place in /system/media or /data/local/tmp and either rename the original BA or move it to another location, when I reboot phone, it shows LG screen until boot complete. Seems to be on going issue. Wouldn't think it would affect CM based ROMs with theme engine. You may want to work it into a theme a see what happens.
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Is your bootanimation part of a theme you are developing? Or is it only a boot animation.zip file? If just a file, you can try and place it in /data/local/tmp and see if it supersedes the stock one. I have been having an issue getting a custom bootanimation to work on rooted stock D851, both KK and LP. If I place in /system/media or /data/local/tmp and either rename the original BA or move it to another location, when I reboot phone, it shows LG screen until boot complete. Seems to be on going issue. Wouldn't think it would affect CM based ROMs with theme engine. You may want to work it into a theme a see what happens.
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It's just a bootanimation.zip I ran it fine rooted on SkyDragon putting it in system/media. Aside from the issue the op was about. Could point in the right direction for working it into a theme?
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Try placing it in /data/local/tmp and reboot. Sometimes that'll work. As for theme development, there are excellent resources here on XDA. Search theming, cm12 themeing, or similar. Also check github.com/cyngn for the latest CM12.x theme templetes and requirements.
Good luck.
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Try placing it in /data/local/tmp and reboot. Sometimes that'll work. As for theme development, there are excellent resources here on XDA. Search theming, cm12 themeing, or similar. Also check github.com/cyngn for the latest CM12.x theme templetes and requirements.
Good luck.
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Thanks I'll see if that works. Also wanted to look into making themes anyway. So win win I guess. If you don't care it'd be nice to add you to share what I come up with.
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Definitely. I don't mind at all.
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Definitely. I don't mind at all.
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Hey would I need to edit the files usong a computer instead of like es file explorer. I decided to go rooted stock for a while. Still didn't work.
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As long as you can extract a zip and repack it, you can change the desc.text file or any of your frames in the boot animation. Just make sure there is no compression selected when you rezip. Make sure you select "Store" for your level of compression (which is zero compression). For some reason, rthe G3 doesn't want to accept an alternate boot animation. I've tried /system/media and /data/local/tmp for storage with no luck. Usually get the splash screen until boot or sometimes a blank screen after splash screen until boot. I am probably going to try CyanogenMod or another ROM that has the CM theme engine and use my personal theme as a test to see if that works.
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As long as you can extract a zip and repack it, you can change the desc.text file or any of your frames in the boot animation. Just make sure there is no compression selected when you rezip. Make sure you select "Store" for your level of compression (which is zero compression). For some reason, rthe G3 doesn't want to accept an alternate boot animation. I've tried /system/media and /data/local/tmp for storage with no luck. Usually get the splash screen until boot or sometimes a blank screen after splash screen until boot. I am probably going to try CyanogenMod or another ROM that has the CM theme engine and use my personal theme as a test to see if that works.
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Well it working fine stock rooted. Except for not playing all the way through. I had to extract it with es to edit it. That said I had no idea what to select when I reziped it. That's probably where I screwed up.
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Stock KK or LP? I tried both with no success in either folder. As far as it completing boot before animation completes, do you have more than 1 "part" folder? If so, make sure all "part" folders (part0, part1, part2.....) run only 1 time. Your last "part" folder should repeat, but not infinitely (do not set to 0 for loop number). If your animation is excessively long, try increasing frame rate to play faster.
Would you please walk me through the process you went through to install your animation? Also, what are your settings in "desc.txt" file? As well as the size of each image in your "part" folders? Are your images .png or .jpg? I'm wondering if maybe my image resolution is not high enough for this screen....
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Stock KK or LP? I tried both with no success in either folder. As far as it completing boot before animation completes, do you have more than 1 "part" folder? If so, make sure all "part" folders (part0, part1, part2.....) run only 1 time. Your last "part" folder should repeat, but not infinitely (do not set to 0 for loop number). If your animation is excessively long, try increasing frame rate to play faster.
Would you please walk me through the process you went through to install your animation? Also, what are your settings in "desc.txt" file? As well as the size of each image in your "part" folders? Are your images .png or .jpg? I'm wondering if maybe my image resolution is not high enough for this screen....
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I'm not to sure about what file type haven't looked as I didn't make it myself. I haven't edited the desc file yet. Also I'm stock kk. I used es file explorer with root explorer turned on copied the bootanimation to system/media, and the poweron.ogg file to system/media/sounds/ui. Set permissions to r-w-rr, and rebooted. Also if you need to find the files types you can find the boot animation I'm using here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/bootanimation-android-5-0-l-boot-t2814467
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