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[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Useful Freeware Tools

Paint.net

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Most Image editing.

IrfanView

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Batch covert .PDN to .PNG.

GIMP

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More advanced Image editing.

Apply some filters to all Layers with script.

Export all Layers as individual .PNG.

FastStone Photo Resizer

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Batch Resize.

Batch Crop.

Batch Canvas Size.

Batch Overlay/Watermark.

TinyTask

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Macro automation. Incredibly useful time saver!

Bulk Rename Utility

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As name suggests.

GIF Creation

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https://ezgif.com/

http://gifmaker.org/

Image Hosting

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https://postimages.org/

https://imgur.com/upload
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Maybe a crazy idea about your great boot animations:

Wouldn't it be useful if a boot animation ended with a non-black frame to visually ensure that the device doesn't crash during an update or a flash?

I was thinking, for example, of the NASA boot animation.

Have a nice sunday.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I see what you're getting at. Yes it would be useful. It would also be a fluke if it froze on that one second of Black screen. And if the screen was Black for longer than a few seconds people will know, i suspect, that a freeze has occurred. From an aesthetic standpoint i prefer in some cases for there to be a Black image before the Lockscreen appears. It's less jarring.

If anybody is curious how large a Boot Animation can be, i think i'm getting closer to being able to answer that. Though i haven't yet found a maximum, i just tested one consisting of 900 frames at 60fps that comes in at 596MB. I think that's a forum record. It's not the total number of frames of course. There's some photorealism in it that makes each frame quite large. :laugh:

By the way, because the moving elements aren't particularly complicated, (most of what's there is static), the thing runs beautifully. The biggest problem is making a GIF preview that works well. I'm working on that right now. You may see the Boot Animation in question later in the year.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
I thought the same thing after sending my previous post.... you're absolutely right... Aesthetics must be a priority!

And thank you again for all the work you've done!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
The Blues Brothers

A tribute to one of the best movies of all time. Youtube.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
We're on a mission from God... :good:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Not to mention it's dark....and we're wearing sunglasses! :cool:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Simple Boot Logo & Animation
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
As I work at home today, I took advantage of my coffee break to flash the latest build (20191106) via Lineage Downloader app (which has an useful option... additional zip to flash). So I installed your latest Simple Boot Logo & Animation (the red one) on my device, as additional zip.

Fyi, the boot animation runs over 2.5 cycles during an update and, as expected, over 1 cycle during a restart.

Great job... Thanx [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION]!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Thanks. :)

A regular reboot is about the only predictable factor. (~10 to 12 seconds for the Boot Animation phase). So i try to keep the loop around 12s so that it completes once before the phone boots and without delaying the start unneccessarily. For longer bootups there are more loops, or some bonus content. (For example the Avengers slideshow will only get to Groot on a ROM build update or clean install). :p
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Joker Boot Logo & Animation

Better late than never!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Monty Python - Ministry Of Silly Walks
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Rick and Morty
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Something i never noticed in Pie before. Watch the upcoming Alarm icon as you slowly collapse the Notification shade. Pretty cool!

[MENTION=9708417]Eric_Lev[/MENTION]
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Indeed, I hadn't noticed in Pie before.

I just flashed the latest build (20190616 = new blobs from OOS 9.0.3) and your boot animations work perfectly on our two devices... :good:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Boot Animations. Basically unchanged for years. Probably the most ignored area in Android from a development perspective. i.e there is NO development! Why not allow the setting of a static image as a full screen background? That way the frames only need be the animated elements and reducing the overall size. (Also making it easier to animate the frames for more smoothness). Imagine a background being a top down view of a racetrack. You could animate a racecar, driving around it.

When i get home from work i'll finish up my latest project and get it posted. I think it's the best one yet. Watch this space!

PS.. Ever watched what the signal icon does in Pie? Open the QS Panel and it jumps from the Status Bar down to the Panel. Expand the Panel and it jumps again, down to the bottom. Why does it keep moving? Nobody knows! That sucker won't stay put. :D
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Starship Enterprise Boot Logo & Animation
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
My son will love it... Thanx [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION]!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I hope so. Let me know what his reaction is. :)

If anybody wants another Star Trek themed image made into a Boot Logo post it up and i'll make one. (1080x1920) I only included the still images in case anyone wanted a better look at the ship while it was static.

Would love to do a 60fps version but i don't think it would be much smoother than it already is. Also it would be twice the size.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
His reaction: "Wowwww it's great! I'll flash it tonight."
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I should pick his brain to find out what the yoof are into. He's probably got some good ideas!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
A few ideas about my third son:

- First man, Interstellar, La La Land

- https://www.myspacedream.com... He dreams of going to Mars...

- Basketball
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Me too. Knowing my luck i'd get there to find it full of tourists!

Did he watch or read The Martian?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Good luck... for finding Mars full of tourists ! ... :D

Yes, he did.

Edit: My son thanks you and just clicked on the "like" icon of your "presumed" space dream...
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
There's a few fictional 'Martian' based properties that i've always loved. War of the Worlds in all it's forms is a great story. H.G Wells once lived close to where i am now and based a lot of his story around this area. Then there's these hilarious chaps from Tim Burton's Mars Attacks:

A mediocre movie, but every scene with the Martians is comedy gold!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
H.G. Wells ... STS 122 ... ;)

Most liked... Who knows.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Star Destroyer Boot Logo & Animation

Google Drive or Dropbox.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Thanx [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION], I just sent it to my son.

You should register a copyright of your Star Destroyer because ArrowOS could use as boot logo... ;)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I believe any copyright would be held by Ansel Hsiao of Fractal Sponge. You could easily lose an entire day just browsing through his incredible artwork! All credit to him.

If it performs on your son's 3T as it does on mine he may want to skip it. I am curious though if there are performance differences between ROMs. If anybody knows, speak up. I suspect it's a hardware limitation though, which is a shame.

The only bright side is that once we upgrade to more powerful phones in future the same Boot Animations could be flashed. (I'm hoping that 1080x1920 still exists in future, otherwise they will all need remaking/adapting)! I do have my brand new OP5 to move onto once my 3T dies, so i'm good for a while longer. The OP5 does run these better, although i think the Star Destroyer is now pushing what that phone is capable of too.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Indeed, Star Destroyer (142 Mo) is a little jerky (low fps) compared to Starship Enterprise (63 Mo) but it's not disruptive... for me. For my son?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Unfortunately it's not the framerate. It's just the hardware struggling to process the images. If anything a higher fps would only make it worse. The way to combat that would be to lower the quality of the images, which would be pointless to me. These only make sense if they're pretty! If overall .zip size weren't a factor, i'd love to do these full screen for even greater visual impact...but the impact on the hardware would be fatal! :laugh:

I've got one more on the back-burner. I suspect it will break all the things, but it might be fine on the OP5. I'm sure there are more powerful 1080x1920 devices out there that will handle it just fine too, and there's no reason why any of these Boot Animations can't be flashed on other devices. (As long as the install path is to system/media).

What's the most powerful 1080x1920 device right now that could use one of these? Anyone know?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Agree with you. The "actual" low fps depends on the hardware but also on the quality of the images.

Unless I'm wrong, the quality of the images of Star Destroyer is greater than the one of Starship Enterprise (right?) and the number of images is the same in both cases (right?).

What's the most powerful 1080x1920 device right now that could use one of these? ... iphone 8 plus ... :D
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
ROFL. Do iPhones even have Boot Animations? :laugh:

The best indicator of how well a Boot Animation would run is probably a metric like 'average size per frame'. Amount of image on display, quality and level of detail will all affect that.

The one i'm testing has it all, and not necessarily in a good way. Large image, good quality, 740 frames, 45fps, and 173MB total size. (thought it would be bigger actually). :p
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
imac, iphone, ipad, i****... imho.

realme 3 Pro ... for testing your boot animation ... ;)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Pleased to report that latest effort outperforms expectations. Runs nicely in testing, even on the 3T. Looks great too. Think i hit the sweet spot. :good:

No rush to get that up with so many new ones to play with. In the meantime i need to devote some brain power on how to execute a War of the Worlds tribute. The time seems right. Audible have released an updated and remade version of Jeff Waynes musical, with a new script and cast. (Probably not as good as the original with Richard Burton though). I have heard rumours of a new TV series being made too. Can't imagine what i can make out of it, but i'll have a think.

Thanks for the realme recommendation. It's 1080p wide, but too tall. Too much empty space top and bottom for the best impact. These new 'long' aspect ratio phones would be ideal for a NASA style Boot Animation though, don't you think? More lift-off. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Oops ... Yesterday, I forgot to tell you that your "Space Dream" video is silent. ... (Maybe it's deliberate.)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
That had me scratching my head for a moment. I don't have a video on myspacedream. Which one did you think was me? Is your son in one of them?

Of course what i should have said is, 'there's no sound in space...or in my dreams'. Absolute silence for the rest of my life sounds perfect about now. So peaceful. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Sorry, I misunderstood.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
That's okay. I should have understood your earlier post better. :o

The neighbours have a new puppy and it hasn't stopped barking for a moment since. Short of sticking a pencil through my eardrums, being blasted into the vacuum of space sounds like a welcome alternative right now. Perhaps i should put that in a video and upload it! :laugh:

Anyway, i'm enjoying the chit-chat. It gives me a welcome break from editing images. I hope i'm not keeping you from anything?

Edit: I was going to watch tennis all day today but the rain washed it out. That's why i'm being so productive!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Edit: And me, so productive because I reread again and again the thesis manuscript of one of my PhD students... under a blazing sun... ;)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Starship Enterprise (Refit) Boot Animation

Google Drive or Dropbox.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Should i be calling you Prof.? I often wish i had pursued academia as a career. What is the thesis on? What's your area of expertise?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
For XDA threads., my name is Eric... Eric_lev ... ;)

To scratch your head, here is my lab's website: https://www.oneplus.com ... (under construction)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Professor Eric it is! :good:

Looks like we both love science. Of course i'm only 'interested' in it. You actually 'know' it. :p

Kudos to you my friend. You're living my dream. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
The War Of The Worlds

Just scratching an itch. To be read in the voice of Richard Burton.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Saturn V Boot Animation
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
My son will love it.

Thanx [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION] !
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Good. It could really use one of the longer aspect ratio screens though. If i ever buy one i'll have to make it again! :p

The one i'm working on at the moment is living proof that there is no real correlation between how long something takes and it's eventual quality. It's good, but not ten hours good. :laugh:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
My son thanks you... :good:

Saturn V has just been flashed on his device!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Glad he enjoys them! Send my regards.

Bad planning and execution on the new project. Had to start over. Much better now though. This one might appeal to you more than than it will the boys. It took a lot of Time and possibly Brain Damage. (That's a clue). :)

I'll post it tomorrow. Have you had a good day?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Yesterday, my brain was devoted to solving intricate equations for modeling via Matlab.

Today, be creative... as usual... ;)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
DSOTM (Remix) Boot Animation

Google Drive or Dropbox.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Here's a little insight into the creation process for anyone who'd like to try this themselves. The important thing is learning to work with Layers. I'm sure some are already familiar with the concept, but for those who aren't, here's a simple demonstration. I'll use the DSOTM (Remix) as an example.

Imagine instead of digital images you have actual paper pictures in front of you. Three pictures:

1) Bottom Layer - The Background image, which in this case is the entire picture including the Triangle and Light Beam.

2) Middle Layer - The Mask, for slowly covering the Background. It's entirely Black.

3) Top Layer - Just the Triangle itself on transparent Tracing Paper.

Slide the Middle Layer in slowly from the Right. Your Mask starts to cover the Light Beam a bit at a time. Take a snapshot each time until you have slid the Middle Layer all the way across to the Left, completely covering the Background. Now all you can see is the Triangle on the Top Layer, and you have a whole bunch of snapshot images. When played back in order and at speed, the snapshots are now an animation, SImple.

Of course in the actual Boot Animation the Light Beam doesn't disappear from the Right, it appears from the Left. To acheive this, simply rename the snapshot images you created in reverse order. So you may have numbered them '1,2,3,4,5,6...' as you created them. Let's say you created 100. So after renaming, '100' is now '1'. '99' is now '2', all the way to '1' which is now '100'. Now when played back the Light Beam appears from the Left.

Attached is a zip with each of the Layer .png images as well as a .pdn file which is all the layers together. Download yourself a copy of Paint.net and import the .pdn.

1) Click on the Middle Layer in the 'Layers' box.

2) Select the 'Rectangle Select' tool and highlight the entire image by holding down Mouse 1 and dragging across the image.

3) Select the 'Move Selected Pixels' Tool.

4) Use 'Left Arrow' on your Keyboard and the Middle Layer should slide across.

I used 5px increments, which i find gives the best results for smoothness. Cover up the Background this way, 5 pixels at a time and saving a new image each time. In this way an animation is created. The screenshot shows this in action with half of rainbow already covered by the Mask Layer:

Give it a go yourselves!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Thank you M. [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION] for the educational guide... :good:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I'm going back to work tonight for a rest. I'm wiped out! :p

Bumper post tomorrow. Something interesting and pretty. Hope you have a good weekend.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Hope you have a good weekend too.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Body Art

Original Artwork by John Poppleton.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Wow! Creative and productive today ... :D

PS: My son will test your tutorial asap ... (final exams... next week)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I finished those yesterday. Worked twelve hours last night and i still haven't slept. I'm a zombie right now. Just watching the movie Pontypool and waiting for the Tennis to start :p

If your son hasn't done much image editing in the past, this is a great excuse to become familiar with the software. paint.net is simple and effective and a nice image editor to learn on. In addition Boot Animations cover a lot of the fundamentals like working with Layers.

Sounds like he has something far to important to focus on right now. I wish him luck with his Finals.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Moon Boot Animation

Google Drive or Dropbox.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Thanx [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION]

9.0.3 fw update causes a lot of damage to young people who don't read the thread..

Predictable but the OP and the official guide should be updated (imho).

Have a nice evening.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Forewarned is forearmed, as they say.

Which makes this as good a time as any to do a PSA. Anyone flashing a LARGE Boot Animation should check that they have enough free space on /system first. (I have 1.1GB free using Pico Gapps on a LOS based ROM). I think most people will be fine. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] gFknQ:
[MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION] I am finding it impossible to apply boot animations to 9.0.3 pie. I have read your thread over and over and find no mention of anyone elae with problem. Haven't been able to rename or replace bootanimation.zip in system media. Sorry if I am missing something
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
What phone are you trying to flash to and which Boot Animation? Did the same work before 9.03?

I'm not on 9.0.3 yet so haven't been able to test it myself. I can't see why a Firmware update would affect anything here, but let's try and work out what's going on.

Edit: If you are extracting 'bootanimation.zip' from the flashable package and installing it manually, make sure you set permisions rw-r-r once you've moved it to system/media.

You could also try an app like this one:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=website.olivermillers.customboot2.

Any of the standalone Boot Animations, (without Boot Logo), can be flashed in TWRP to any phone as long as the install directory is system/media.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
No such issue on my side.

Flashing a [MENTION=1763460]Dirk[/MENTION]'s boot animation works fine via TWRP (the latest).

My setup :

OnePlus 3T / FW 9.0.3 / TWRP 3.3.1-0 / ext4 / unencrypted / unlocked Bootloader / latest official LOS 16.0 build / pico open gapp / official LOS addon SU
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Reading [MENTION=8251855]gFknQ[/MENTION] post again i'm confused by the renaming bit. Is there a chance someone is trying to rename 'NASA Boot Animation.zip' to 'bootanimation.zip' before applying it manually?

Just to double check. gFknQ, the zip you download is a flashable package. You would have to extract that .zip to get to the 'bootanimation.zip' that is inside.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
I just tried ... No sweat !

Now I will update a few Linux PCs of the village primary school.

Have a nice sunday.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Easy mistake to make. Some threads on XDA don't use flashable .zips They release something like 'GoT_1080p_60fps.zip', which is the actual package and expect people to rename it to 'bootanimation.zip' before installing manually.

Heathens! :D

You have a great day too. Enjoy what's left of your weekend. :good:
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Atheist (even heathens ... who knows) .... and proud to be ... :angel:

Edit: of the village primary school ... not from ... Sorry !
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Star Destroyer Boot Logo & Animation (2)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Unless I'm mistaken, you forgot to give the link for downloading the boot animation ... ;)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Decided at the last to slow down the animation a bit. I think it's better now. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Star Destroyer Boot Animation (2) just flashed on my son's device... Good job !!!

Have a nice evening.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Mars Flyby
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Right now, I'm taking less and less pleasure in following the LOS 16 thread... my grumpy side probably.

It was my evening mood ... sorry.

Have a nice evening.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
I completely understand. It's messed up. And it's spreading to the other affected threads. You've done everything you can and it's been helpful. Better to let the dust settle now i think. :)

I'm watching a Tommy Lee Jones movie and relaxing for the evening. Good to turn off the Brain for a while. Whatever you're doing, i hope you have a good evening too.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
ISS Boot Logo & Animation

Google Drive or Dropbox.
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] gFknQ:
Worked fine after I uninstalled xxxnolimits mod. Thanks for the reply. I actually used that app a long time ago and chatted with the dev who wound up living just a little bit away where I was in dallas. He was only about 14 or 15 when he made that app

Any chance to add any Tool or wutang sht?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
[MENTION=9708417]Eric_Lev[/MENTION]

How are you coping in the heatwave? It's hot here, but ten degrees hotter still where you are! You have my sympathies.

I must have inuit blood in my veins. Anything more than twenty celsius and i want to die!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Sad news. My 700MB behemoth went on a diet and is now just a paltry 190MB. :(

Booooooooo....!
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Eric_Lev:
Last Saturday... 39°C (i.e. 102,2°F) in the shadow !

But I'm still alive.

And your inuit blood ?
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Boiling like a thick broth! Actually it's cooled now to a bearable level. That one day though! :eek:

Good to see you back. As you can see we're still working through all the update ins and outs. The good news is that there's a simple and easy to remember bit of advice. "Use the modified firmware". It works perfectly in all conditions. :)
[OnePlus 3T Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dirk:
Enterprise Classic

Google Drive or Dropbox.