[Tutorial] Create Custom bootanimation's (Very Easy)

[Knucklessg1]

Prerequisites: Adobe Photoshop, Android Phone, Download and Extract "Bootanimation Setup"
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6913056_8382954_648643

1. Download "Root Explorer" from the Android Market and allow SuperUser access
2. Open the application and go to system->customize->resource->and locate the file that says "bootanimation.zip"
3. On the top of the screen, there should read a toggle that says "Mount R/W". Click it, to where it says "Mount R/O". (Turns on the option to write to your Root)
4. Copy your current bootanimation to your computer. (We're going to use it as a template)
5. Now put this aside for a while. Copy the "Export Layers to Files - (Fast PNG version)" script to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Presets\Scripts
6. Get a .gif or .avi file and open it with Adobe Photoshop. (Make sure it is the final copy of what you want and must have a frame size of 540X960)
7. Now in Photoshop, go to, File->Scripts->Export Layers to Files(Fast PNG)
8. Locate the file you downloaded earlier to your computer from your phone. Extract it and go into the "android" folder.
9. Go to wherever you saved the exported layers, and rename every frame with accordance the frames in the "android" folder so it matches.
10. Put all the renamed frames in the "android" folder and delete the old ones.
11. Use WinRar to zip them up again. BUT DO NOT COMPRESS THE .ZIP FILE, OTHERWISE THE PHONE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT. It compreses by default, make sure you untick that option.
12. Go back to your phone and locate the old "bootanimation.zip" and rename it to "bootanimation.bak". (To back it up in case of bootloop)
13. Copy the the new "bootanimation.zip" into the same location as your original bootanimation and reboot phone.
14. Enjoy!!

 

[nxt]

ahh thanks, didn't know the zip had to be uncompressed. I was having issues. Thanks!

 

[halla29]

ive never seen this done before but can we use videos as bootanimations?

 

[Knucklessg1]

If you follow these steps, it helps you convert a video into a bootanimation. Using an actual video would not be possible.

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[edgewoodzgimp13]

When I use ES File Manager I can't see a boatanimation.zip under the resource folder. What am I doing wrong?

 

[francescrm]

Noob question, bootanimation android folder contains 30 images, do i have to repect that amount or i can make it with just 8 (for instance)?

rgds,

 

[The Illest 619]

Noob question, bootanimation android folder contains 30 images, do i have to repect that amount or i can make it with just 8 (for instance)?

rgds,

they can be any amount of images...

 

[francescrm]

they can be any amount of images...

OK, thanks, will try.

Rgds,

 

[francescrm]

When I use ES File Manager I can't see a boatanimation.zip under the resource folder. What am I doing wrong?

It is there !!



Perhaps it is a hidden folder?

Rgds,

 

[francescrm]

OK, got t.
Two questions:
- is there any limit file size for the zip?
- i made a zip file with 8 images, it goes super-fast in showing them and then a black screen until Sense starts. Any way to make it slower?

Rgds,

 

[Knucklessg1]

I will update this tutorial on Saturday with adding sound and the settings file. Please hold on till then. But for now look for a text file, don't remember it off the top of my head. But if you open it, you can edit the file a change the frames per second, and amount of times it repeats. But the higher the amount, the more it lags during the first play. But like I said, wait until Saturday!

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[francescrm]

OK, thanks, will wait.

Rgds,

 

[edgewoodzgimp13]

When I initially looked in the resource folder there was no bootanimation.zip but maybe because I already had flashed a custom ROM? So I used AndroidFlasher1.8.0 posted in another thread to load a new boot animation which is a lot easier. How do I change the boot animation for powering down the phone?

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[xhausted]

thanks for the info

 

[francescrm]

I will update this tutorial on Saturday with adding sound and the settings file. Please hold on till then. But for now look for a text file, don't remember it off the top of my head. But if you open it, you can edit the file a change the frames per second, and amount of times it repeats. But the higher the amount, the more it lags during the first play. But like I said, wait until Saturday!

It seems you could not work on this ...
This is what written in txt file:
540 960 15 p 1 1 android
Any idea how to change it in order to make bootanimation slower?

Rgds,

 

[Vamp2]

thanks a lot for the guide

 

[ElecTriX666]

It seems you could not work on this ...
This is what written in txt file:
540 960 15 p 1 1 android
Any idea how to change it in order to make bootanimation slower?

Rgds,

15 means 15 fps (frames per second), change it lower like 10. But the lower it gets smoothnes decreases..

Quote from another post:

explanation of the desc file:
540 960 15
p 1 1 android

Width Height Frame-rate
p Loop Pause Folder

first line: width height frames-rate
second line: p just stands for play. the first number says how often to loop the animation. The second number says for how long to pause the animation after every loop. the string is the name of the folder we created above.

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[francescrm]

OK, thanks, will try.

Rgds,

 

[ice_lander]

hey guys does i need to root my phone to do all of that ? sorry for the stupid qs but i`m very interested to get rid of the stupid vodafone logo

 

[director_mr]

This seems pretty neat! I'll have to try to come up with a cool boot animation.