[T-Mobile LG G2x] es0tericcha0s:
Just wondering if anyone is interested in this? I learned how from the original back on the Motorola Droid and have made it work for other phones. I used to be a themer but have since been spending my free time on other things. However, I still have the urge every once in awhile. ;) For those not familiar, this will create a little looped video playing on the pull down screen.

Guide:

Instructions for Windows users... (Linux users: You should be able to follow along, as the idea is the same in both)

Things you will need:

The knowledge that whatever you do with this information is YOUR responsibility and not mine, nor the creators / developers of the mod and / or rom.

Basics -

Working computer.

Time.

Patience.

Animation images / Idea for making your own animation.

Computer Programs:

Java: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Apk Manager: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695701

Text Editor (Suggested - Notepad++: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v5.9.6.2.html )*

Archive Managing program (ie WinZip, WinRar, 7zip) (Suggested - 7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html )*

Image Manipulation program > Whether it be Photoshop, Paint.Net, or GIMP, we'll refer to it as PIMP for short from now on.

(Suggested - Dark Silent GIMP: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9903887/PCApps/Dark_Gimp.rar )*

Batch Renamer > if you are making your own (Suggested - http://www.den4b.com/?x=downloads&product=renamer )*

You'll also need the SystemUI.apk from your favorite rom.

(Found in: rom.zip > system > app > SystemUI.apk)

If wanting to make one with images from a video, you'll need:

A short vid (if you are wanting to use one from, say, http://www.youtube.com/ then you would copy/paste that web address to a site like http://www.savevid.com/) and export the video as a file to your computer.

Video Editor (Suggested - iWiSoft Free Video Converter: http://www.iwisoft.com/videoconverter/ )*

It's easiest to export the images as PNGs.

Alternatively, you can make your own images with PIMP or kang them from someone else's already made animation (Don't forget to send them a thanks if you do!).

Common Questions:

*How big does the image need to be? - The screen size is 480 x 800.

*How many images can I have? - I'm not sure. The one I made has 14 and there have been no issues whatsoever. I've used as many as 30 on my Atrix and didn't have any issues, but others did and the apk will get a little bloated with that many images, especially if it's not very transparent or there are a lot of colors.

*What duration should I change the animation to? - Again, this really depends on what you are going for. How the animation looks, how many images you have, etc. The default on mine is "200" Trial and error ftw!

*What kind of animation should I do? - Only you can answer that! If you are having trouble thinking of something, browse the forums and see if you can't find some ideas. Search YouTube for a cool video. Play with some creating some logos. Only limitation is your imagination.

After editing images or finding the ones you want to use...

Place your SystemUI.apk in the Apk Manager's place-apk-here-for-modding folder.

Double Click the Script.

Choose 22.

Choose the number of SystemUI.apk and hit Enter.

Choose 9 for Decompile.

Naviage to Apk Manager > projects > SystemUI > res > drawable hdpi (or drawable hdpi v4, depending on rom)>

Place your images resized and renamed as status_bar_background_animationX.pngs here. (where X is the number of the image in sequential order)

Navigate to Apk Manager > projects > SystemUI > res > drawable > and place this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9903887/status_bar_background_animation.xml in there.

The one I posted here is just the normal one I use that has 14 images, but you can adjust for the amount of images you want and the speed of the image changes using your Text Editor. You can just go from 1 - "X" number sequentially or you can have the images go 1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2 etc. depending on the style of animation or if you are trying to keep the image number down.

After that... (it really does not matter what order you do these in, but this might help you the first time or two to have a set path)

Navigate to Apk Manager > projects > SystemUI > res > layout > status_bar_tracking.xml and open with Text Editor.

Find:

com.android.systemui.statusbar.TrackingView in the second line and right after that (leave a space) add:

android:background="@drawable/status_bar_background_animation"

Make sure there is a space after this too, then save the xml.

After you have edited your images and xml and saved all of them go back to the script for Apk Manager and choose 11 to compile. After it finishes it will ask you if it is a system apk (Y/N). "Y" + Enter. It will ask you if you want to keep blah blah blah (Y/N). "Y" + Enter.

Go to the "keep" folder in Apk Manager > keep and delete the "res" folder and the resources.arsc file (this is the lazy/easy way).

Go back to the Apk Manager script and hit Enter.

The apk will be completed and named unsignedSystemUI.apk and you will find it in the "place-here-for-modding" folder. Even though it says unsigned, it is signed and you will not need to do anything else to it beyond renaming it to SystemUI.apk. This new finished SystemUI.apk will be added to a flashable zip file in this format (open zip as archive to not break the signature):

flashable.zip > system > app > replace previous SystemUI.apk

Place this on your SD card and install via ClockworkMod Recovery. You will not need to wipe data or cache for this.

The very first time you pull down the screen it will be static, but any other time it should start to animate. This is the same with every phone I have seen and not sure why this is.

Sorry if this seems crazy difficult, but I just wanted to be thorough so even relatively new people can at least see how it is made. If you need help, hit me up on Talk with my screen name. Enjoy!

*I receive no form of compensation for these recommendations. I merely suggest them as they are free, have a fair amount of support, and work well enough for me.*

I have attached for you to use/edit as you see fit:

*status_bar_background_animation.txt http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9903887/status_bar_background_animation.xml

*14 multicolored Honeycomb images inspired / kanged from the boot animation.

*status_bar_tracking.txt - Pretty sure these are similar/same between CM7 and Stock or just use as reference guide.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9903887/status_bar_tracking.xml

*Empty flashable zip for ClockWorkMod - Use the Archive Manager to open as archive and place your SystemUI.apk inside /system/app. Do NOT unzip and rezip as it will break the signature and not flash correctly.