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Splash Screen Repository (Merlin XP Added)

Hey all,
I think it would be a good idea to have a one stop shop for people to get splash screens. It's something that's easy to add to your phone when it's done up but it's not always so easy for people to make them up with all the kitchens.
any way I'll try and start it off with a splash screen I made a while back and finally got around to putting on my phone if anyone wants it.
It's a simple one, but I think it fits in great with the Wizard Mobile Theme Though
I created the first one a while ago(with nothin's background from core kitchen 4.0 as a backdrop). I still have the layered pngs so I'm sure I'll end up swapping out some different backgrounds that I create or find(and uploading the merlin pngs if anyone wants em).
Let me know if I'm posting something that's already been done.
Update: Ive added an xp themed version now. I'll leave both on here if you like the version with nothin's crossbow background better
Each zip file contains an nk.nbf file to flash with the rom upgrade utility of your choice and a cab file to install the 3rd splash(welcome) screen

Just an FYI, but the 3rd splash screen (welcomehead.96..png) should be 320x320 (your's appears to be 240x320) so that it will work properly in Landscape mode. Main graphics should be in the 240x320 area, but it won't look right if you happen to be in Landscape (keyboard open) when you reboot.

mfrazzz said:
Just an FYI, but the 3rd splash screen (welcomehead.96..png) should be 320x320 (your's appears to be 240x320) so that it will work properly in Landscape mode. Main graphics should be in the 240x320 area, but it won't look right if you happen to be in Landscape (keyboard open) when you reboot.
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Thanks mfrazz, I didnt realize that. Ill change the third splash screen a little later tonight, and will post when I do. Feel free to post any splash screens you've made as well

Ok I padded the third splash screen so it doesn't show a black bar in landscape mode and updated the original post with it.
Does any one have any splash screens they have done or any that they would like to see?

btw....why you used my old xplore splashes without permission....:S
they are there - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=304876&highlight=xplore
my original one(3rd splash, "crossbow" was second one):
nevermind...though.

nothin said:
btw....why you used my old xplore splashes without permission....:S
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Recently, I edited the original post hoping to turn it from a question to a discussion, and in doing so I left out where I got the "crossbow" background. I got the BMP from the Core Kitchen 4.0 release, I then created a layered png out of it(only b/c they were the only 24 bit bitmaps I had on hand) for each merlin screen(only using your image as the backdrop). If you want me to remove your background as i stated originally that i planned on doing anyway when i update, i will.
My original post was to ask if we had a repository, and i had said i came up with these by adding merlin to the spash screen images included in the core kitchen. that's why the post said "Like I Said" although what i said isn't there anymore
Although, if the images where included in a kitchen to use freely, why would I need your permission to use them :|
no ouches required.... i re edited the original post to state that the background image came from the core kitchen.. why not link directly to your post with the splash screens here so others can get some use of them from here(although a link to the post is probably sufficient)/ thanks for your input to the "community"....

all right.

Ok I added a new version of the Merlin Splash Screen to my original post. This version uses a bit more color and is a little bigger but still flashes fine and looks good.
nothin i also left the version with your background attached for people who want the gray version, but I noted you in the file name of it. If you want me to remove it alltogether let me know
Here's a pic of the new version
Merlin XP
Im going to make a vista one soon too. Let me know what you think or if you have any cool splash screens feel free to post them.
Has anyone ever made an app to swap the third splash screen each time the device boots? That might be a fun tool to have

Blue Dialer Background

I have a question hopefully somebody can answer for me. I just flashed Duttys wm 6.1 fixed from April 16th, and then I added the wm7.tsk which is the blue theme for the today screen, does anybody know how I can get the dialer to match it? when I open up the dialer the screen is grey/black along with the buttons but the upper and lower bars are blue. I want the background to match the today screen and I have literally been searching for 2 hours and cant find anything. I have found a couple of cabs that say blue dialer skin but they dont work so any help is appreciated.

xtremdremz said:
I have a question hopefully somebody can answer for me. I just flashed Duttys wm 6.1 fixed from April 16th, and then I added the wm7.tsk which is the blue theme for the today screen, does anybody know how I can get the dialer to match it? when I open up the dialer the screen is grey/black along with the buttons but the upper and lower bars are blue. I want the background to match the today screen and I have literally been searching for 2 hours and cant find anything. I have found a couple of cabs that say blue dialer skin but they dont work so any help is appreciated.
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You would need to modify the dialer images. You can find one of the dialer cabs & extract it to see the names of all the button & background image files then you'll need to either create new images that match, size wise, or use an editor to modify the images.

modify:
\windows\blue_Dialer_Bkgnd_Land.png
\windows\blue_Dialer_Bkgnd_Port.png
and\or
\windows\blue_Dialer_BkgndSK_Port.png
\windows\blue_Dialer_BkgndSK_Land.png

I use the following dialer Its the best match I've found so far. Just install the iphone dialer cab and then copy the contents of the zip file into the windows directory.
http://rapidshare.com/files/109630624/Blueish_Dialer.zip.html

Thanks Ratcom, that is exactly what I was looking for.

Spash/Boot Screen

Hello,
Does anyone know how to change or customize the boot screen (the screen that comes up just after you turn on the device)?
Thanks!
Kosta

funnily enough, if you use the search button up on the right and search for splash screen you will find it.
One hint though, if you don't find it here, try looking in the diamond forum in the same way.....

Umm yeah, right.
On this forum, can't find anything, searched it pretty much with different keywords, and on Diamond, there are only splashes for Diamond. I would like to have the official "TouchPro" splash.

Schaps Advanced Configuration Tool lets you do it, there's an option for Splash Screen and you can browse the device and find an image to use.

That is right, it allows to change the splash screen for the windows, but it doesn't change the boot logo, which appears BEFORE the splash screen. That one I ment. I think that can only be changed through cooking...or am I wrong? I don't want to destroy my device doing something wrong...

Kosta88 said:
That is right, it allows to change the splash screen for the windows, but it doesn't change the boot logo, which appears BEFORE the splash screen. That one I ment. I think that can only be changed through cooking...or am I wrong? I don't want to destroy my device doing something wrong...
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Oh, my bad... I haven't actually used it so I wasn't sure what it was/wasn't able to change.

I don't actually have a Touch Pro, but on my old wizard you had to use the RUU to flash a nk.nbf that only had the splash screen in it. Apparently its actually stored in the ROM. I'll hunt around a bit.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431161
Please remember to use Google. Literally: i searched "touch pro splash screen" and the first link that came up had all the info you needed, including the default splash screen.
We are here to help you, but not to do your research for you. Use the Search Tool and Google, chances are your question has already been answered.

m.carroll said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431161
Please remember to use Google. Literally: i searched "touch pro splash screen" and the first link that came up had all the info you needed, including the default splash screen.
We are here to help you, but not to do your research for you. Use the Search Tool and Google, chances are your question has already been answered.
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Forget everything carroll just said, for $9 an hour I will do all of your research for you. Paypal is an accepted method of payment.

Black93300ZX said:
Forget everything carroll just said, for $9 an hour I will do all of your research for you. Paypal is an accepted method of payment.
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Haha! that is true, if the price is right, i'm sure some of us would troll around for you!

the first screen is built into the rom and is quite difficult to change
the spalsh screen is welcomehead96.png (or something)

Brendo said:
the first screen is built into the rom and is quite difficult to change
the spalsh screen is welcomehead96.png (or something)
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not that hard, the above link details the process and has tools to automate some of it.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread... and I am somewhat of a noob. Here goes- I have a Fuze and I want to get rid of the annoying 3g-Swoosh splash screen. I found the reg tweek to get rid of it and the sound, but I kinda wanted to try to make it something else. After reading this thread, I am not sure if this is right place to ask, as it seems there might have been an easier way... but at least I got here by using the search button.

Not too many options currently, a few splash screens, but other than the HTC Logo and 3G swoosh I do not know of many other replacements for the animated logo.
You can try searching in the HTC Universal forum and see if there are any other replacement animated.gif files.
Because of this lack of splashes and boot screens, I made myself fake BIOS / Boot Screen files to replace the images.
Which you can find here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467977

I found a few screens that replace the ATT 'World Phone' 1st screen. I am cool with keeping that. I am more interested in changing the animated /swoosh part and the immediatly following green screen. I remember it being pretty easy on my old 8525, but somehow this seems like a different ballgame altogether...

(ques) Remove Orange windows start/splash screen

hello all...i have a question...is there anyway to remove that orange windows screen when you start/tirn on your phone...i have an xda start up scrren bit only shows for like 2-3 seconds...so i want to get rid of the orangr one...any way...?...thanks in advance...

phordych05 said:
hello all...i have a question...is there anyway to remove that orange windows screen when you start/tirn on your phone...i have an xda start up scrren bit only shows for like 2-3 seconds...so i want to get rid of the orangr one...any way...?...thanks in advance...
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Yes that is Possible! Make a screen you want call ist welcomhead.png and copy it in the Windowsfolder on your device. Restart and ready.
Hope this helps!

would you mind posting that orange welcomehead? ive been trying to track it down.

Dic3ptor said:
Yes that is Possible! Make a screen you want call ist welcomhead.png and copy it in the Windowsfolder on your device. Restart and ready.
Hope this helps!
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it does help...im goong to yry it out...my only problem is...that i was on some thread...i forgot to save ot...but it had xda start/splash screens...and like i said i used it...but it is a cab file...is there anyway if i gave you thos file...you could somehow get that file into the type of file i need to copy it into windows file to work...like take the placr of that orange screen...?...okease help...lol...tbanks i. advance...
p.s.theres the link...and im using the " WHITE ONE "...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884109

ericv99 said:
would you mind posting that orange welcomehead? ive been trying to track it down.
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when i changr it...i will copy and paste the file here...o.k....stay tuned...lol...

there are 3 screens at start up
1 splash screen whichyou change by flashing with a custom ruu
2 boot screen which is your welcomehead(this one is animated gif)
3 second boot welcomehead png
which one you trying to change?

ericv99 said:
there are 3 screens at start up
1 splash screen whichyou change by flashing with a custom ruu
2 boot screen which is your welcomehead(this one is animated gif)
3 second boot welcomehead png
which one you trying to change?
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i am trying to change the very last screen...the orange windows screen...to the "animated white screen" shown in the link above

phordych05 said:
i am trying to change the very last screen...the orange windows screen...to the "animated white screen" shown in the link above
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3rd screen isn't animated. only the 2nd.
look into the windows folder on device and search for the"welcomehead" .gif or"welcomehead192" .gif those should be the file yourtrying to change.

or well.png (on energy roms).

May I suggest the use of JWMD Icon Changer to change the animated.gif and welcomehead.png bootscreens?
With this app, you can even restore your original bootscreens, and it is very user-friendly.

michoob said:
May I suggest the use of JWMD Icon Changer to change the animated.gif and welcomehead.png bootscreens?
With this app, you can even restore your original bootscreens, and it is very user-friendly.
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i have that but don't really know how to use it...o use csmi...

With CSMI, you cannot change the bootscreen, but with JWMD Icon Changer, if you go to Menu -> Bonus Features -> Change Microsoft Bootscreen, you can then choose a .png picture to use instead of the orange windows splash screen .
But make sure to use welcomehead .png pictures that are designed for this. You will find many of them in this forum.

Anyone notice we have other boot screens packed away in our phones?

So in my quest to make the phone more unique after rooting, I was EXTREMELY tired (after 4 days of ownership) tired of the stupid sprint sound and logo both before and after shutdown...
I found a thread where someone has the normal Samsung boot animation and right before I was about to install the 3 files into system\media. I took note of something.
We have multiple boot screens by default (or at least my Sprint phone does)
Ours are indicated by the SPR_bootfilename.
You can see the stock Samsung boot images.
Then I had BST, crypt, VMU, XAS...etc
So I first labeled all the SPR_bootsamsung images .bak hoping they would not then run, and in fact they did not. The stupid yellow spring flag logo went away and it just showed the fading sprint.
I then looked at the following and you can see where I was testing the file names and changed somethings.
VMU, is the Virgin Mobile boot screen.
BST has some super bright orange screen that says LTE.
Crypt has a really simple but cool green lock that has a circle spinning around it.
XAS didn't have anything and just defaulted to the Samsung boot.
I deleted the VMU and BST. Thinking I might run the crypt because it's super simple and clean looking.
My one question is that by default if I label anything SPR_ it will run that first, where should I look to change the script so that it would just run look at the normal Samsung file name instead of the SPR_.
Apologies if this is super old news but I thought it was interesting to say the least.
Video showing Crypt boot screen:
https://youtu.be/MnrywcfraaY
-Nigel

theyre packaged in the ROM itself and i havent been on a stock ROM in so long, i wouldnt have the foggiest whats included in one. Id have to unpack a zip and look. but if there are several in there, its probably sprint being too lazy to remove the others but virgin and boost are both MVNOs for sprint, so it kinda makes sense as the S5s available from all 3 carriers are all G900Ps, which is what you have

NewShockerGuy said:
So in my quest to make the phone more unique after rooting, I was EXTREMELY tired (after 4 days of ownership) tired of the stupid sprint sound and logo both before and after shutdown...
I found a thread where someone has the normal Samsung boot animation and right before I was about to install the 3 files into system\media. I took note of something.
We have multiple boot screens by default (or at least my Sprint phone does)
Ours are indicated by the SPR_bootfilename.
You can see the stock Samsung boot images.
Then I had BST, crypt, VMU, XAS...etc
So I first labeled all the SPR_bootsamsung images .bak hoping they would not then run, and in fact they did not. The stupid yellow spring flag logo went away and it just showed the fading sprint.
I then looked at the following and you can see where I was testing the file names and changed somethings.
VMU, is the Virgin Mobile boot screen.
BST has some super bright orange screen that says LTE.
Crypt has a really simple but cool green lock that has a circle spinning around it.
XAS didn't have anything and just defaulted to the Samsung boot.
I deleted the VMU and BST. Thinking I might run the crypt because it's super simple and clean looking.
My one question is that by default if I label anything SPR_ it will run that first, where should I look to change the script so that it would just run look at the normal Samsung file name instead of the SPR_.
Apologies if this is super old news but I thought it was interesting to say the least.
-Nigel
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I have to thank you for the post! I renamed the SPR files with ".bak" and the boot is faster, dimmer, and quieter. Thank you!
How did you view the other animations?

tofudisan said:
I have to thank you for the post! I renamed the SPR files with ".bak" and the boot is faster, dimmer, and quieter. Thank you!
How did you view the other animations?
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if you want some flavor choices, youre in luck! Many people make their own boot animations and some of them are pretty dang sweet!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/themes-apps/bootanimations-samsung-galaxy-s5-bios-t2800820
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/themes-apps/galaxy-s7-boot-animation-t3324518
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/themes-apps/boot-animations-watchdogs-android-n-t3410400
heres a few links with some animations for ya. Ive seen tons more in the past. Sports teams themed, cars, bikes, babes, bands, android vs apple. The list goes on and on. Just takes some googleing and many of them are flashable in recovery

tofudisan said:
I have to thank you for the post! I renamed the SPR files with ".bak" and the boot is faster, dimmer, and quieter. Thank you!
How did you view the other animations?
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No problem. I couldn't stand the stupid sprint logo because the phone would be dark, then a BRIGHT WHITE sprint yellow flag would show, which was blinding at night. I just did the above to disable them.
However to view the other ones simply add SPR_ to the front of them.
So for instance the crypt_bootsamsungloop.qmg should be renamed to SPR_bootsamsungloop.qmg.
Then just restart the phone and you will see the animation. If you like it, keep it, if not, just rename it back to the crypt*or whatever it was and you're done.
I deleted the factory SPR_ boot animations since I will never use those. I also deleted the Virgin mobile, XAS. They took up space so figured why need them.. Both the Virgin and the Sprint were something like 4mb each which is ridic.
I like the crypt though the more I look at it. Super simple, and doesn't tell you what the rom, or phone is which is cool. Very simple. I had someone with the same phone (who's had theirs for a couple years now) ask wait what is that? my phone doesn't do that..lol
-Nigel

Here is the video I made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrywcfraaY
-Nigel