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[Android Themes] slantyshanty:
First bootanimation

Just wanted to say thank you again. (sorry this is so long, I'm excited and hopped up on Mt. Dew)

I have just completed my first bootanimation using your creator. I had to tweak a few things as I went (maybe this is covered somewhere else? I didn't see it) Nothing major, and probably because I used so many jpg's to make the animation. I believe the final count was 1111.jpg?! Is this normal? :D

I made two versions, one that only has two "part" folders and the other ended up having ten "part" folders. I did this in case anyone wanted to edit it. The final size is around 42M for the two part and 50M for the ten part! This seems like a HUGE file? I wasn't smart enough to backup my original animation (supremesense v.9) So I don't have anything to compare it to.

Some issues I had while creating mine was starting my .jpg's with 10001 and going from there. For some reason (and again, probably because there were so many jpg's) when the animation finished, it would jump around... not just stutter, like actually skip to different parts of the vid? I think maybe this was my fault in numbering... or rather using another program to number for me? Either way, I started at 0000.jpg and ended with 1111.jpg and this seems to work the best for me.

[[[ I used VirtualDub to export an avi to jpg. This program is also awesome and free! ]]]

Also, probably because of the use of ten folders, I had a problem with naming the folders part0, part1... part10. I had to start with part00, part01... part10.

I have an mp3 I would like to add someday but for now I think I am done.

I have sat internet, because I live out in the middle of the damn desert, and sat internet sux... so as soon as I finish uploading to dropbox I will share with everyone.

This was a GREAT project for me. I do not know that much about android but I love to learn! Maybe someday I will be able to contribute more... until then THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO!!!1

Here is the two "part" folder version:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50723498/Boot%20Animations/Nuke%20Boot%20%282%20part%20folders%29/bootanimation.zip

Here is the ten "part" folder version:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50723498/Boot%20Animations/Nuke%20Boot%20%2810%20part%20folders%29/bootanimation.zip

Here is the mp3 to use:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50723498/Boot%20Animations/TSAR%20Hydrogen%20Bomb%20Detonated%20by%20USSR%20%28with%20sound%29.mp3

http://youtu.be/WtMRb5eYnWk
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
That's a pretty big boot animation. Nice work! ;)
[Android Themes] zscomp:
I am pretty sure that this problem is related with the program you use to sort the jpg's.When you sort the pics be sure that every picture in the folder have the same number of digits.4 in your example.
[Android Themes] slantyshanty:
yeah that's one of the things I noticed... like the folder names. Either way, the creator worked very well for me. I even messed up a bunch of stuff along the way and each time it work, or rather did what I told it to do. :)
[Android Themes] zscomp:
If you start the numbering from

001

.

.

009

0010

then 011 will go above 0010 thats your problem.Tell me that i found it :D
[Android Themes] slantyshanty:
I don't know, I deleted as I went and just recreated a new animation each time... but that looks/sounds like that would do that.
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Damn nice animation!!!!!

Just finished viewing your animation. Nice job. I'm not trying to rain on your project, however, I don't know of a device that takes long enough to boot that your animation would ever be seen completely. You may have 8 to 10 seconds at the most. It's a good first effort and you surely learned a lot doing it. Keep at it, you'll be producing other top notch animations in no time.:)
[Android Themes] slantyshanty:
Thank you. I hope to get better. Always wanted to create a Nuke/post apocalyptic theme (working on that now with UOT Kitchen) With Red, Black, Grey, and White.

I'm on supremesense v.9 as of yesterday (themikmik.com) and the boot timing works almost perfect for me. Evo_shift. But you're right, it is a long boot time I think. But Mik ROMs are awesome and I think worth it. I really don't boot THAT often.

Now, if I could figure out how to post a preview on here...
[Android Themes] kurdo_kolene:
Great tool

Nice job. Whether it was the compression or the desc.txt formatting and locale, it made my animation work.

One thing though, could you make it cross-platform, since I could make it run with wine under Linux (i don't know how portable vb programs relying on .net are, but wine has the ability to install .net)

Other than that, a "Start over" or "make another animation" option at the end would also be apreciated, since I have noticed that it takes a bit more time when browsing folders when you have just fired the program, as opposed to when you have it done once.

So thank you for making this tool, below for those interested is one of the 2 bootanimations i've made so far, this one is based on the opening of Linchpin by Fear Factory. It's 640 x 480 , runs pretty well on my Streak.

docs.google.com/open?id=0BzybN3BOAjx8Y2I0ZmU4MmUtNjdjMi00NzhkLThkNmQtMWJkODQ0MjliMGE2

Save it as bootanimation.zip and copy to the appropriate folder for your device.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I'm glad you like my program. Thanks for your suggestion, I'll keep that in mind.

It wouldn't be easy to port it to Linux, because the program is written on the .NET platform, available only on Windows, in the VB.NET language. There are some BASIC languages for Linux, but it would be hard. I don't promise about the Linux version, but I'll try. :)
[Android Themes] kurdo_kolene:
Thanks for the reply. As far as I know mono (the open source version of .net implemented for linux) supports most of the .net framework programs , but i'm not aware to what extent.

I could try to make a script for linux which should do the job, but i have to figure out where did my previous attempts of making a bootanimation.zip by hand went wrong. However if i manage to make a script it most likely wouldn't be portable and if it is, it wouldn't be as easy to use as your program.

EDIT:

I HAVE IT WORKING IN LINUX

However, it is not straight-forward, probably can't be updated with the updater.

Here's how to do it:

1.Install [URL="http://winehq.org]wine[/URL] if you don't have it already on your system

2.Install the windows version of [URL="http://download.mono-project.com/archive/2.10.8/windows-installer/1/mono-2.10.8-gtksharp-2.12.11-win32-1.exe]mono[/URL]

3.Install 7zip in wine through winetricks or just unpack the .msi installer and extract the contents of the Data1.cab archive into a folder.

4.Open the wine configuration, add Boot Animation Creator, go to libraries and add "mscoree.dll" and edit it to "Builtin(Wine)" and hit "Apply"

5.Run Boot Animation Creator from the folder which you extracted.

Edited to make it shorter and simpler.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Thanks for your efforts! I really appreciate that. Just note that the program uses a folder stored in AppData. It would be great if you could send me your contents, so I can test them. If I'm satisfied with it, I'll add it to the start post with your credit.

By the way: mono is not a really good choice because it doesn't support some. NET classes and it doesn't support windows forms.
[Android Themes] kurdo_kolene:
Here are the contents of the folder in Program Files, after it's installed

docs.google.com/open?id=0BzybN3BOAjx8NTZhOTVmMzEtZTE0MC00ZWY0LWI0YWYtNDAzODU2ZDNkMmNm

As I said, i also tried just unpacking the Data1.cab file from the .msi installer, and putting it in a folder, which also seems to work, but i havent tested it extensively.

I'm aware of the shortcomings of mono, specifically the windows forms problem, however it does the job in this particular situation. If i need to rely on .net programming for work related stuff, i probably wouldn't consider it at all
[Android Themes] tula...:
Great :p.................
[Android Themes] bigt305:
edit: nevermind
[Android Themes] jpn1tr0:
Thank You!!!

Thank you very much for this app!!!

This is the best!!!

Hitting the thanks button is not enough for me!

This will help me add more posts to my account. (I'm just new here, I need five more posts before posting links and my signature)

Thank you again!
[Android Themes] xrscyr:
hi, first of all i want to thank you for creating this great software. it seems to work great but im having an issue which im sure is my error but curious to know if someone can point me in the direction i need to fix it. i've been trying to create a boot image and i made the desc file manually the first time before i found your program. problem i was having was it would play through my part0 folder but not part1.. so i messed with the desc file so much it stopped playing all together lol, so i decided to try your program.. was great and easy to use but my same original problem.. doesnt play through part1 folder.
[Android Themes] franco077:
Great ^^

What language did you make the program?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Can you post your boot animation, so I can see what the problem is?
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I made it in Visual Basic.NET on the .NET Framework 4 platform. :)
[Android Themes] Murtezah:
i was looking for such app

good job bro
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
New update!

I released a new update for Boot Animation Creator! :D Here's the changelog for the latest version:

v1.2.0.0 {04.01.2012}
-Integrated with D01 Software Manager (the ugly old updater is gone)
-Fixes (corrected the typo in the about box)
[Android Themes] kurdo_kolene:
Do the images in your part1 folder follow the numbering from part0, or do they start from 1?

If it's the latter, you just need to rename them starting with a number after the last in part0.

If it's the former, it's important to know whether you preview your animation with the bootanimation previewer, straight on the device using using the "bootanimaiton" shell command, or do you reboot your device to see it. Last time i modified a bootanimation that was already created by Boot Animation Creator, the previewer just showed the older version, but when i copied the animation to the device it played in full, however only on first boot and after an update, does my entire animation play and loop(it's a bit long), otherwise it cuts before the end of the second part. So these are some things you may want to look at.

EDIT: I see there's a new version posted, so i managed to test the update mechanism in linux. It doesn't work , you'll still need to download it manually. Again the msi installer creates an entry in the registry but fails to create folders and to copy the executables and related files (yes, i know that's a linux problem, i'm only writing it here, so that anyone else wishing to use this program can save his time trying the normal way). So if you want to use this program under linux, follow the instructions i've posted a few posts back.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Is it OK if I add your instructions to the startpost? Of course, with your credits?
[Android Themes] kurdo_kolene:
Ofcourse, i have just cleaned them up a bit to make them quicker and clearer to read.
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Hi Alesander,

Here is a suggestion for your program BA Creator, at the screen where one sets the properties, when I select one of the properties to change I get a new screen to set that property, but before I can do that I have to click on the box to get a cursor in the box to make the change. I would make your program more functional if you programmed the code to already have the cursor in the change box. If I decide to change all four settings, that means four extra mouse clicks one has to make, one for each property. Hope I am making sense. Great program.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Yeah, I've noticed that too. Thanks for your suggestion! :)
[Android Themes] paule213:
link broken :(
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
It's working for me. Try again.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Update

:D:D

v1.2.1.0 {10.01.2012}

-Bug fix – fixed the bug not recognizing D01 Software Manager

-Improvements – when the Set Property Dialog is shown, the text box automatically gets focus

-New feature – it tells you if your animation contains frames with indexed colors

Update your program to the latest version using the following method:

0. If you haven't installed D01 Software Manager, download and install it.

1. Open D01 Software Manager

2. Select the Boot Animation Creator bar

3. Click Update
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Suggestions

I see in your latest release that you fixed the little issue that I pointed out. Don't know if you want to mess with these next two, but here goes:

1. Some people don't like to take their hands off the keyboard when entering data. I have found that switching between the different fields in the set up properties page has to be done with the mouse, one cannot use the tab or arrow keys. Also, I cannot select a field to change using the enter key on the keyboard. Not that big a deal, but if you are trying to make your program the most functional as possible, it's strictly up to you. Just a suggestion, I love your program.

2. I don't know if you have played an animation on a HP TouchPad or not. After I have created an animation with a certain frame rate, and test it on the TouchPad, I find that sometimes I have to redo the animation because it plays too slow or too fast. Does the Preview function of Creator actually play at the correct frame rate set in the descriptor file? Some animations I find I have to set the frame rate as low as 10 for them to play correctly on the TouchPad, but in preview they play so slowly, it is not worth trying to preview them. Other animations I set at 20 or 30 depending on the number of frames in the animation and I am happy with the result. But the speed that they play at on the Touchpad is obviously different than the speed they play at using the Preview function of Creator or your Previewer program. Did you write the routine to play a boot.zip or did you use an off the shelf player?

Don't stay up late at night trying to figure these out. Creator is a great program and these are just suggestions. I was happy with version 1, and it is just getting better with each release. Keep up the great work.:)

---------- Post added at 03:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 PM ----------

On what device are you suggestion this. I am running GB 2.3.7 CM7 on a HP TouchPad and there is no "Local" sub-folder in the Data folder. Thanks

---------- Post added at 03:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:40 PM ----------

Try a better antivirus program like MSE or AVG. To prevent Norton from deleting Creator, add it to Norton's exceptions or white list.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it! :)

You can scroll between the properties in the property list box, but you must click them with the mouse to open the set property dialog. I'll see what I'll do about it. ;)

The framerate issues you have are probably with the HP Touchpad. It's not a native Android device, so you can't expect everything to be bugless. :) I don't have that problem with Samsung Galaxy S Plus. It plays the boot animations at the exact same speed as Boot Animation Previewer (Boot Animation Creator uses the exact same preview engine). The problem is probably with your HP Touchpad's ROM. I coded the preview engine myself. :cool:
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
That's right. It adds a little delay between frames. I'll add support for that in both Boot Animation Creator and Previewer. Expect a new update in a week or two. ;)
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Thanks for your great support Aleksander. Have you tested how well putting in a delay works? How big of a delay can one put in? I saw someone post that they thought 10 milliseconds was the most one could use. That isn't much of a delay, one tenth of a second when one is talking about 30 frames per seconds for an animation. It will be a nice tool to have when trying to fine tune the speed of an animation.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I'll mess with those stuff later today, and I'll post the results here. :)
[Android Themes] gurugabe:
Idea

Would it be possible to get input from users on their device model, if they have boot sound, and all the info for boot animation sound like type of file ie mp3 ogg and so on. Then make device type the first selection in program to help out and make sound in boot flawless.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I didn't understand that quite well, but I think I got your point. That would be very hard to do.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I found out that the second number isn't the delay between frames, but the delay between loops.
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Yeah, that's not going to help me any. Can't imagine why anyone would want to put any kind of delay between loops. I haven't seen that in any of the animations I have looked at the desc file.

I think I have figured out why I am seeing the speed of the animations I have worked on running slow in your viewer. Most of the animations out are for phones and they use rather small .jpg's, like 240X360 or 244X448. I am setting the file size to 768X1024 in the desc file so when the boot animation viewer on the TouchPad runs the animation, the frames fill the screen which has a 4X3 perspective and it is a 10 inch screen. When played on the TouchPad, they run fine, it's just in your viewer that they run slow. Don't know if you have a way to speed up the player to accommodate larger files or should I say compensate for different file sizes. Thanks for looking into the delay thing.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Actually, the delay between loops is quite helpful. I've successfully implemented that feature in the Previewer today (to recognize delays) (yay!), and I played around with it. I must say I'm really impressed with that loop delay feature. It can add some special effects to your animation. According to me, delays between frames wouldn't make sense, because the FPS property controls that.

The updates for Boot Animation Previewer and Creator are coming ahead of schedule. Expect them in a few days. :D
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
What kind of special effects would that be? Thanks
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
For example: I have one boot animation, in which there's an android eating apples (Apple Inc. logos). With the delays, you can treat the android with two apples first, then set a delay, so it would wait a while before eating the rest of the apples. It's a bit hard to explain, but it is useful. You can also save some time making extra frames! :)
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
Update

I released the new update!! :D:D:D Here's what the update brings:

V1.3.0.0 {17.01.2012}

-New: Added support for loop delays

-Performance improvements

-Updated Previewer (now you’ll see scroll bars if the animation’s size exceeds previewer’s window size)

-…
[Android Themes] nevertells2:
Did you ever figure out what the max delay one can use?

Here is a thought for the next version. In "Set The Properties", when I put in a value for the "Set the Width", can you have the program jump to the next value to set when I press the enter key? That way one would not have to use the mouse to go to the next box unless he wanted to go to a box past the next one or if there is no change, press enter to jump to the remaining boxes. That sounds confusing, but I think you get the point. Thanks
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I don't know what's the maximum delay. I'll try to find out.

I understand what you're trying to tell me. I'll try to figure it out for the next update.
[Android Themes] Gam3r 4 Life:
Hey just want to say thanks for this. I was working on a custom boot animation for my Kindle Fire for several hours having issues when I found your program. Used it and first time through it worked. I was able to tweak it to get it as close to perfect as possible. Heres a link http://youtu.be/L39mmmJsT1Y to a video of it.

I do have a question though. Do you have some sort of code that flashes a screen with a picture of an android carrying a sickle that shows up for about a 1/10th of a second right at the end of boot animations ran through your program? Because I had never seen this before, and it happened right after I used my boot animation made with your program. At first I panicked and thought it was malicious code I had somehow picked up, so I restored a previous back up. But the second time I put my new boot animation in and rebooted I didnt see it. So I dont know what it was. It flashes so fast I just barely saw what it was. Theres also some writing in there too but its too fast to read it. So I though maybe it was just a little something you added to identify boot animations made with your program.

Anyway thanks again. Love the simplicity of the program.
[Android Themes] despotovski01:
I'm glad you like my program. :)

My program doesn't put any kind of watermark on the boot animations. Maybe you have an 'extra frame' in your animation.
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