yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Themes] alojo:
I did it.

It was impossible without your help.

Thanks a lot :)
[Android Themes] hassler:
hi, just a quick question

after creating the bootanimation

can I use the CWM to install it? because I tried 1 and it was aborted

and I dont have Root explorer program to overwrite the stuff to system
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Not directly, but with an update.zip. Alternatively, you can push it with ADB.

adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip

or

adb remount
adb push bootanimation.zip /data/local/bootanimation.zip
[Android Themes] Snake X:
I'm assuming by "Terminal Emulator" they are referring to the Android Terminal Emulator in the market?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Yes, that's the emulator on Android. :)
[Android Themes] redbull320:
Hey Guys,

I want to make a Bootani with 8 Pics of my friends..

But 1 ist to fast and 30 and 300 too.. (isnt the numer the Frame Per second? cause 1 is much faster then 1 Fps)

I want that every Pic only shows 1 Time at boot.

Witch setting is the the best?

Sry for english :)

EDIT: Your Program is shown my Animation, but my i9100 with CM9 Doesnt :/
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You can do a little trick to accomplish this: put every picture in a separate 'part' folder, set the speed to, let's say, 14, and set the loop number of the folders to 14. It should look something like this:

480 800 14
p 14 0 part0
p 14 0 part1
p 14 0 part2
p 14 0 part3
p 14 0 part4
p 14 0 part5
p 14 0 part6
p 14 0 part7

If you want a black image after the pictures, you can put a black frame in a new folder and set the loop property to 0 (which means infinite loops).

There may be several reasons why your phone hadn't played your boot animation. I can only guess what's the problem. If I see the animation, I will be able to spot the error. It could be with the color mode of the images. They should be in RGB 8bit or RGB 16bit color modes.
[Android Themes] redbull320:
sent u a PM :)
[Android Themes] unctucker:
dont know whats wrong

I have a boot animation running but no sound. I installed the emulator and su is good but after cd/sdcard it says not found. any ideas? Im running das bamf soab.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Maybe your device doesn't support the boot sound binary.
[Android Themes] dingokevin:
using winzip on a mac and when i compress its still 40+ mb can find the option for store any thoughts?

Edit: got it down to 20mb dont know what im doing wrong

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14756668/bootanimation.zip
[Android Themes] shufol:
thank alot for this great share
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You've made many mistakes. First, you entered wrong folder names in your desc.txt file. Here's what it looked like:

Your folders were named part() and part(1). I renamed them for you. You also cluttered it with many unnecessary empty lines at the end. One is enough. And last, but not least, you compressed the boot animation with wrong compression method. It should be Store.

I fixed it for you. Here's the download link for the fixed version: http://www.mediafire.com/?1nuxk3ki885zv01
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Can you explain a little better please?
[Android Themes] jsmccabe78:
hmm...i chose "add to zip" and not "compress and add to zip". no "store" in 7-zip; i thought i was choosing the right option. try other option? try your other listed programs? i'll do both....thanks!
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
WinZip, WinRar and Power Archiver have the compression method option, to choose "Store", so try one of those.
[Android Themes] cruzad3r:
to the OP - will your tutorial/method work for samsung vibrant with updated froyo rom from the manufacture? please let me know. thanks

or if anyone has tried it on the samsung sgh-t959 with the froyo rom from manufacture, can you please chime in with your observation. thanks again
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You can always try. ;)
[Android Themes] cruzad3r:
LOL - i was hoping other had done it before to boost my confidence level that it'll work.

what the worst it could happen? will i brick my phone from doing this?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
No, you won't brick your phone at all. If the phone doesn't use the bootanimation.zip file, it will be useless. That's why nothing will happen to your phone. :)
[Android Themes] cruzad3r:
then i shall try once i got home.

next up - wifi tethering - kinda off topic but any suggestion folks?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You should be able to have wi-fi tethering, because you are running Froyo. But, I think that you have to pay for that (I'm not so sure about this, so correct me if I'm wrong).
[Android Themes] ashies7:
If you are rooted you can do it with paying.
[Android Themes] bodziophonix:
Thanks for info.
[Android Themes] silverxbv2:
Subscribing to help answer some questions.
[Android Themes] s3kat0r:
Hi is there some kind of limit on the size of bootanimation ? and is a limit for the size of *.png files in the zip ?
[Android Themes] silverxbv2:
The only limits that I'm aware of are the available free space in the system partition and how quickly the phone boots up. I guess you could make a 60 MB bootanimation with 2000 images that played for three minutes if you wanted to. But why? My phone boots up from after the splash screen in exactly 30 seconds. That's an extreme example, but you get my point.
[Android Themes] DaX05:
Great info, mate!! Will give it a try this weekend.

Anybody with their first boot animations?? :)
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I have some boot animations. Here are some links:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1078777

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069187

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=960606

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1028456

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016836

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=970612
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I've posted some of my boot animations on the first page. Check them out!:)
[Android Themes] DaX05:
Thanks mate!
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You are welcome! :)
[Android Themes] jsmccabe78:
just wanted to say thanks again. got it working with winrar. again, thanks for breaking it down (seems 7zip was the culprit.) have a great day!
[Android Themes] dingokevin:
How do I set winzip to store can find the option?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I don't use WinZip, so I don't know how to do it. There must be an option. If you have difficulties zipping your animation and creating the desc.txt file, you can try my program Boot Animation Creator.
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
Hello despotovski01, I already have your boot animation creator. When I try to set the "part folder", it says that the images contains indexed colors and the boot won't work on the android device.

I think the other thinks are done well, I uploaded the bootanimation.zip file so you can give a watch and say me what's wrong with it.

HERE it is. (the right one)

If the problem is only the colors of the images, how can I set them well?

Thank you!

p.s.

of course I've already tried to put this file into system/media, but at the boot I see only a black screen before the phone boots normally. Same thing putting into data.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You've made many mistakes. You shouldn't organize the 'part' folders in sub-folders. You also don't have the desc.txt file, which is crucial for a boot animation. You can change the color mode of your images with Photoshop, Gimp, or a similar program.
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
Sorry, that was the wrong file, I corrected the post and uploaded the right one! :D
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You only need to re-draw your images in RGB color mode. Everything else is good. :)
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
Thank you! As you know, it's possible to do this to all the images at the same time, or have I to do it once every photo? :)
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Yes, it is. Watch my video:

[YOUTUBE]TfbFBpkpa20[/YOUTUBE]
[Android Themes] torchwolfery:
oh thank you sooooooo much

dude thank you for this... now thanky to you and your tutorials I now have my bootanimation pictures of my little girls first laughs... thank you soooo much
[Android Themes] alia5:
Ty, Nice one :D

Gotta try!
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
Thank you, very helpful! But still don't work. Really don't know why. It seems all perfect. Uploaded the file one more time, as you can see what's wrong.

I've nexus s

here is the FILE
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
The problem is with the compression method. You should compress your boot animations with compression method Store. Your compression method was DFLT-N. If you can't find that option in your archiving utility, feel free to use Boot Animation Creator.
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
You're right! Thank you man, very helpful! Given a big THANKS.

Now i have no excuses, have to go to study! :D
[Android Themes] ralphjim:
Audio Lasts for only a couple of seconds. HELP!

Hello,

I created a boot animation and it works perfectly.

The only HUGE problem is the audio. It works but it doesnt play the entire audio.

It cuts off exactly at 7 seconds. :( Help? (BTW the audio is only like 14 seconds long)

Rafael

Im using CM7 ICS RC1 on Motorola Triumph.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I don't know much about the boot sound, as it's not mine. Sorry.
[Android Themes] yui_nagato:
i'm sorry mate, but what program you used to lowering the color mode? i tried to make one but it's being laggy because my images color mode is 24 bit RGB..
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I've used Adobe Photoshop.
[Android Themes] yui_nagato:
how you change it then? are you go to image > mode > then pick RGB color and 8/16 bit ? or you just save normally?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I do it this way: Open the existing image->Create a new project with same dimensions, but with RGB colors->Copy the image to the new project->Save the new project as image file.
[Android Themes] Hexagono:
Same problem on my Galaxy S II, using MIUI.

The sound starts really low, then go around 6 seconds, then on the last second the volume increases and it cuts. It happen to the Dolby sound, and with the one I replaced it with.
[Android Themes] yui_nagato:
i followed your guidance but still not work,, indeed when i create new project, the layer showed it in 8 bit RGB, but when i save, it still in 24 bit depth..
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
The 8-bit RGB you see when creating a new document is 8-bits per channel (Red, Green and Blue); 8(R) + 8(G) + 8(B) = 24(RGB). It won't cause any problems, most of the time I prefer to use 24-bit PNG for my boot animations anyway; whether I use JPG or PNG depends on how much colour it has (it affects file sizes differently).
[Android Themes] yui_nagato:
oh,, thanks,,

but that wont cause any problem right? because despotovski01 said the picts must be 16/8 bit, i though that must be problem with my laggy bootanimation ...
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
I really don't think it'll be a problem. The other thing to try (I'm assuming you have PhotoShop here) is to save each image using "Save for Web and Devices" option under the File menu. Try saving them in both JPG (60% to 80% quality) and PNG (with no transparency), see which file turns out smaller. At the end of the day, the smaller the image files are, the faster they will load and the smoother the animation will be.

If you don't manage to come right with it and you need some help, maybe just attach the ZIP to a post here on XDA and I can have a look at it for you later when I get home. :)
[Android Themes] yui_nagato:
okay then,, i'll try the method you instructed and post it right when my boot animation is completely done ...

oh, and thank again :) :)
[Android Themes] neroyoung:
Doesn't Worked For Me Please Help

I followed everything as instructed,but sound did not played.I have given proper permissions to files too.All the change is i am not Modified Stock ROM not CM7.But i have rooted ROM.Is there any way to make it work on non CM ROM ?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
If you don't use CM or AOSP ROM, then I can't guarantee the sound will work. I don't think there's any way to make it work on non-CM and AOSP ROMs.
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
I'm pretty sure just ROOT access is enough.. All ADB does is push files to the phone, it doesn't change any settings or core files. :)
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
Hello despotovski01, I've made a bootanimation from a video. All is good according to your boot animation previewer, the preview is good, but when I put it in system/media or in data/local it don't work. Just have black screen untill the phone boots.

What could it be?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Looks like you haven't read the entire post.

To all: Guys, please read the entire post before asking questions. I get the same questions all over again, and the answers are probably in the first post. Also, try searching the thread, because I have answered countless questions, and you might find your answer there.
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
I created it with the boot animation creator. Don't think is one of these problems..
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Then, maybe is with the color mode.
[Android Themes] foxmolder1985:
When it's not in RGB, the software analyze it and advises that it's not in the right color scale mod (color indexed). But don't say anything, just says all right.

The scale is set on RGB mode, just controlled.

edit: what else problem should it be?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Maybe your ROM doesn't support boot animations. If it does, can you send me the boot animation to analyze it?
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
Keep in mind the boot animation is played at boot, before the Android OS starts up. That's why the boot animation image needs to be so specific (format, colour depth, etc).

What device do you have? If you don't have a problem sharing it, upload it so we can try help find the problem. It will be much easier that way...
[Android Themes] mdfaisal:
hi.. thanks for great tutorial

But I always fail making my bootanimation with sound

when i type:

which part that I go wrong? :(

file bootsnd.sh is in sdcard not in a folder
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Try mounting the system as rw. :)
[Android Themes] mdfaisal:
Iam using "mount/system (rw/ro)" from market. I already choose mount r/w button. and then I go to terminal and type sh bootsnd.sh still got the same problem :(

My phone is Optimus Black with zeus v.3n
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Then maybe your phone doesn't support boot sound.
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
i have a bootanimation in PNG,

i converted to JPG, and now don't show any image,

what i'm doing wrong ?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Maybe your images are in wrong color mode. It should be RGB 8bit or RGB 16bit. :)
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
i have it on RGB 8bit :(

and dont work :(
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
can any one tell me why this jpg dont work ?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
That image is completely black.
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
i know, but dont work :(

here other, please see if the JPG is in the right format
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
For some reason, the color mode is RGB/8#. That may be the problem. Set it to RGB/8 and see if it works.
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
How i change that?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I do it this way:

1. Open the existing image in Photoshop

2. Copy it and create a new image with the same size and properties, but for color mode choose RGB 8bit.

3. Paste the image and save it
[Android Themes] GabrielSousa:
i did that, and didnt work :(

has you can see on this jpg its RGB/8 and not RGB/8#
[Android Themes] MikeC84:
How do you "store" compress a file in ubuntu
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
This is tough. Can you post your boot animation, so I can deeply inspect it?
[Android Themes] sep33:
Boot Sound

Hey guys quick questions? Is any one running the Droid Charge with Eclipse rom? If so have you been able to get the sound to work. I have read most of the post and I have tried many of the sound options but with out luck.

Thanks
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
Here's another idea (or at least, the way I do it), in Photoshop, use the "Save for Web and Devices" option instead of the standard "Save". It strips out unneeded EXIF info from JPGs, which the Android bootloader wouldn't read anyway. Ir even try PNG format instead, with a mostly black animation, each image would probably be smaller in size anyway. :)
[Android Themes] montyfabio:
Hi, the tutorial about to add sounds to bootanimation is good for galaxy nexus (ics) ?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I don't know. Test it. :)
[Android Themes] O-E-M:
great tut. boot animation works fine for me.

here is something i was trying out last night if anyone care.

one problem is finding the best height and width pixels to put in desc.text

so it doesn't look to small or stretch out

1.download youtubedownloadersetup35.exe from cnet

2. download freevideotojpgconverter.exe from cnet

3.after dwnld video with ^ and convert to .jpg with ^

4. keep the frames you want for boot animation

5. open bridge from adobe and select all-frames.

go to tools and batch rename.

there you will see option for "new file names" and four options

1.select text and leave black

2.select text and leave black

3.select "sequence number" and type"10001" select "5 digits"

4.select text and leave black

5. hit "rename" upper right corner

6.it should auto save and u cant undo

6. take frames and put in part 0

7. follow OP directions on how to create .zip file.
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
That's probably the easiest part... That must be set to the size of the animation in the partX folders. If the frames (images) are smaller than the device screen size, they will just be centred on the display, the only time they get stretched or squashed is if the pixel width and/or height in desc.txt is larger/smaller than the actual images.
[Android Themes] O-E-M:
thanks. i also realize i was stretch the image. the frames i cut from the video i used was smaller then what set it too.
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
No problem. :) I trim the images down to as small a size as possible when I make boot animations (my current one only uses 6 frames of 300 x 300px). It does away with most of the 'starting lag' when the animation starts playing and needs to load each frame for the first time.
[Android Themes] Jay_B:
Thanks the "Store" option solved my problem...

:)
[Android Themes] miladio2:
unfortunately it doesnt work for me. plz help me. i uploaded it here:

http://www.4shared.com/zip/23ARCPDe/bootanimation.html?
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
Your ZIP file is compressing the contents, whereas it should be put into the archive using the 'store' method. If you don't use Winzip or WinRAR, look for a 'no compression' option. Here's the warning about that from the first post:
[Android Themes] skywalker311:
Add sound to CM9

I'm running nightly CM9 on a SG2 I777. I've got the boot animation down but now I'm trying to add sound. I add a file and name it root and I put the bootsnd.sh flie in it. Then I go into terminal emulator and enter the text the way it shown but I'm just not having any luck. Here a screen shot of terminal emulator. Hope you are someone can help.

View attachment 999610
[Android Themes] Gyku:
Great job

Thanks a lot. I pressed the thanks button.

Now I download the boot animation creator and the boot animation preview :P

Nice job man.:D
[Android Themes] Donkeytrousers:
terminal emulator

excellent tutorial thanks

but when i follow your instructions in terminal emulator i get an error after

sh bootsnd.sh

error is No such user 'root:shell'

any help gratefully recieved.. :)

jim
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Try Boot Animation Changer. It has an option to add boot sound. :)
[Android Themes] Thatgrass:
Brick?

can this brick my device if something goes wrong? and can I just compress it with standard .zip ''maker'' (just: right click>copy to>zip file)??

EDIT: Stock zip creator doesnt work.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
No, you can't brck your phone. :)
[Android Themes] Thatgrass:
Here stays something of a zip file with 'store' otherwise it wont work. Is this the same with a full rom: if i unpacked it and packted it again with compromise option; the rom cant imstall?

Sent from my awsome Gio over microwaves trough the walls of my house (:
[Android Themes] basmaje:
Pretty cool, thank you!
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Yes, you must pack it in compression method Store. :)
[Android Themes] Brianakin:
Size limitation?

Just curious, after converting a video to several hundred sequential JPG's which crashed my phone on startup, if there is a general rule of thumb as to how many jpg's/png's should be zipped into an animation.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I think there's not a frame count limitation, but the size of the animation could be really big, and that's probably the reason why it crashed your phone.
[Android Themes] Donkeytrousers:
Tried boot changer but not working.

I flashed a star wars boot via cwm.

How can I get rid of it now ?

I have made my own boot animation.zip but I can't get it to work.

Please help. :-)
[Android Themes] 39FarmallM:
On your SGS II, I think it is in the system/media folder. Copy and paste the new one there. Delete or cut and paste the old one to your card. Rename the new exactly the same as the old one. Reboot, you should be good to go.

Sent to a tower near you using ClearDroid and XDA app.
[Android Themes] Donkeytrousers:
Sorted it thanks.

It was in /data/local

Just deleted it then used the one in /system/media

All good now. But don't have sound. I don't think my from allows it. :mad:
[Android Themes] MissionImprobable:
You have to make a boot sound file. Some Roms will let you set it from the menu, others you have to create the oog/mp3 and place it yourself.
[Android Themes] Donkeytrousers:
I have replaced the android_audio.mp3 file in system/media.

Still no sound. Hmmmm its getting a bit annoying now.

Can I get a different screen to the Samsung galaxy s 2 screen before my boot animation. ?
[Android Themes] MissionImprobable:
I can't recall for certain, but I believe I've seen a way to change even that but it's never been something I've bothered messing with.
[Android Themes] ZaLiTHkA:
Whether or not you can use a start-up sound and where it's stored is specific to each ROM, what ROM are you running on your S2?

The image before the boot animation is called a splash screen. As long as you have S-OFF, you can use something like Android Flasher to change that. :)
[Android Themes] Faseeh Rehman:
Yayy made a bootanimation succesfully! Thanks @despotovski01 (pressed thanks too :D ) love ya man.. i have attatched the bootanimation too, if any one wants to try should go ahead ;)

View attachment 1036941
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I previewed it, and it looks very nice. Good job! :)
[Android Themes] Faseeh Rehman:
Thanks bro.. i'd like to learn more stuff :D
[Android Themes] Faiz Malkani:
Does anyone know any good software to extract frames from a video?

And at an average, how long should the video be?

I extracted some frames from a 13 second video and followed eeverything with 30fps but it lags :(
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Try VirtualDub. Here's a video tutorial how to extract frames from a video file using VirtualDub (it's made by me :cool:):

[YOUTUBE]XMCoe1e2H7E[/YOUTUBE]
[Android Themes] SkrillexEvo:
Sound

for some reason, my phone wont pick up the command line "sh bootsnd.sh" it tells me "sh: not found" everything else worked thank you. please reply:D
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Did you run the command as root?
[Android Themes] SkrillexEvo:
#Su?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Yes, try running su first.
[Android Themes] SkrillexEvo:
It tells me: "no such user 'root:shell'
[Android Themes] Donkeytrousers:
I get same error. Can't work it out.
[Android Themes] vj_dustin:
what if my ROM doesnt have a Terminal emulator?

The bootanimation is working but how do i type in the commands for Boot sound? :confused:
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
You can download it for free from the Google Play Store, or you can do it from your computer using ADB shell.