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

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!!

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

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

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

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,

francescrm said:
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,
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they can be any amount of images...

The Illest 619 said:
they can be any amount of images...
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OK, thanks, will try.
Rgds,

edgewoodzgimp13 said:
When I use ES File Manager I can't see a boatanimation.zip under the resource folder. What am I doing wrong?
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It is there !!
Perhaps it is a hidden folder?
Rgds,

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,

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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OK, thanks, will wait.
Rgds,

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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thanks for the info

Knucklessg1 said:
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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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,

thanks a lot for the guide

francescrm said:
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,
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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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OK, thanks, will try.
Rgds,

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

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

[GUIDE] Custom Boot Animations for SGR [ICS]

Friends,
This thread guides about the process of Changing the boot animation in ICS.
STEP 1
Make a backup of bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg from /system/media and remove them.
Now make a backup of samsungani and bootanimation from /system/bin
Download the modded samsungani and bootanimation files from this LINK.
Copy these files and paste it into /system/bin. It will overwrite the existing files.
Change the permission of both these files to rwx r-x r-x
STEP 2
Now you can get any of the custom bootanimation file. The name shud be bootanimation.zip.
Place the file in /system/media
A Collection of Boot Animations will be made available in the second post. You can download them and use it.
STEP 3
Download and Flash Ardatdat's kernel (either 4.1 or 4.2 beta 6) from this LINK
These kernels are modded to support Custom Boot animation
Reboot to CWM and flash the kernel
Reboot the mobile. Now u will have new custom bootanimation
Wanna Create your Own Bootanimation ??? -------------------> Check it out Here
P.S. For those who are in Angeek rom, you can skip STEP1 and directly go to STEP2.
Thanks to wanamsmile, Cooleagle, Kataria.Vikesh and off-course Ardatdat

[Collection] Custom Boot Animations
This post will be updated regularly with boot animations compatible for Samsung Galaxy R ICS.
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Man I am unlucky. Last night I spend 3 hrs getting this done and today I find a tutorial. Damn!!
But good job Selva. :good::good: Tutorial like this are very helpful.
Hey btw, I found an article last night on SIII forum where the developer(freeza) says that interchanging bootanimation and samsungani(I am guessing wanansmile used this hack) had a side effect, atleast in SIII. His solution seems a lot better and cleaner. It doesn't require any changes to bootanimation or samsungani. He just handles it with init script changes. I tested it last night, it works perfect on MIUI rom. Ofcourse we need to add 'stop bootanimation service on boot_complete' to the init script. He did not mention that in his guide but maybe its not required for SIII.
Here the guide for reference. I hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793747

parajsinghal said:
Man I am unlucky. Last night I spend 3 hrs getting this done and today I find a tutorial. Damn!!
But good job Selva. :good::good: Tutorial like this are very helpful.
Hey btw, I found an article last night on SIII forum where the developer(freeza) says that interchanging bootanimation and samsungani(I am guessing wanansmile used this hack) had a side effect, atleast in SIII. His solution seems a lot better and cleaner. It doesn't require any changes to bootanimation or samsungani. He just handles it with init script changes. I tested it last night, it works perfect on MIUI rom. Ofcourse we need to add 'stop bootanimation service on boot_complete' to the init script. He did not mention that in his guide but maybe its not required for SIII.
Here the guide for reference. I hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793747
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Thanks for the info buddy. Yeah i added stop boot animation service in init.rc script for preventing the infinite boot loop. Was going thru wanamsmile's modded kernel and checking for mods he done and finally found that he used the stop service to make it work. I will try with the above suggested method too buddy. :highfive:

selva.simple said:
Thanks for the info buddy. Yeah i added stop boot animation service in init.rc script for preventing the infinite boot loop. Was going thru wanamsmile's modded kernel and checking for mods he done and finally found that he used the stop service to make it work. I will try with the above suggested method too buddy. :highfive:
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Hey selva buddy, can you please update the Re-severed Post with Boot animations file..??:fingers-crossed:
Also, added your this useful thread to Roll-up of Justin(now handed over to me)

kataria.vikesh said:
Hey selva buddy, can you please update the Re-severed Post with Boot animations file..??:fingers-crossed:
Also, added your this useful thread to Roll-up of Justin(now handed over to me)
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Ya buddy.. making a collection of working boot animations along with a animated preview.Will update it first with what i have and will keep on updating. Everyone likes to have a preview before downloading. So preparing that.

selva.simple said:
Ya buddy.. making a collection of working boot animations along with a animated preview.Will update it first with what i have and will keep on updating. Everyone likes to have a preview before downloading. So preparing that.
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that what i called a quick action..lightning fast one.

kataria.vikesh said:
that what i called a quick action..lightning fast one.
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Yeh Agree with you :laugh::laugh:

OP Updated with few custom boot animations. It will be updated regularly. So Stay tuned. For ur convenience, an animated preview is given. Enjoy

selva.simple said:
OP Updated with few custom boot animations. It will be updated regularly. So Stay tuned. For ur convenience, an animated preview is given. Enjoy
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You are ultimate buddy. Hats Off..Great One.:good:

location of this command in init.rc
selva.simple said:
Thanks for the info buddy. Yeah i added stop boot animation service in init.rc script for preventing the infinite boot loop. Was going thru wanamsmile's modded kernel and checking for mods he done and finally found that he used the stop service to make it work. I will try with the above suggested method too buddy. :highfive:
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where do we add this command in init.rc?? any specific location??

ragz85 said:
where do we add this command in init.rc?? any specific location??
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It shud be added at the end of all the services. To be precise, at the end of the file.

Selva buddy I want to ask if these boot animations are for hdpi screens??coz I m using android reactor animation,but it seems of poor quality...So pls if you can post hdpi animation it'd be nice
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[GUIDE] How to make your Own Custom Bootanimation
Hey Selva Buddy,
Please add this one in OP & if possible please change it to HOW TO make your own custom boot animation.
This is tutorial of HOW TO make your own Custom boot Animations:
Making Android open-source is probably the smartest thing Google has ever done with their platform. Putting control in the hands of thousands of dedicated developers has left us with some fairly spectacular results. If you know what you’re doing, there’s a way to customize just about every part of Android.
Even the boot animation can be changed if you know how. If you’re tired of that boring start-up that came with stock, fret not because it can be changed. This isn’t the most complex hack (we’re not changing how Android handles multitasking). However, it is a nice option to customize another part of your phone. On a purely practical level, we’re a little sick of hearing the noisy boot-up noise for MIUI. This guide can help you change your animation so it’s exactly what you want.
The Android boot animation is stored within one very special file named bootanimation.zip inside the phone’s memory. Change the .zip, change the animation. It’s as simple as that.
What’s not simple is how Android stores bootanimation.zip. For some unknown reason, Android actually keeps two copies of the animation file. One is stored at /data/local and the other at /system/media.
The difference between these locations is minor. The /data/local copy does not require root access. The phone also uses this animation before the other. The other one in /system/media does require root. However, installing a new animation to /system/media means that it will survive a factory reset. It’s a trade-off.
Regardless of which location you decide to use for your new boot animation, be absolutely sure to back up the original files. When replacing bootanimation.zip, keep a copy of the original .zip file saved to your computer. To be absolutely sure, you may want to make a Nandroid backup before doing any modifications.
How It Works
This section is intended to inform those who might wish to make their own start-up animation. If you have no interest in doing so, feel free to skip ahead. Understanding exactly how bootanimation.zip works is not necessary to install a new one.
If you copy bootanimation.zip to your computer and unzip it, inside will be a collection of files. There will be folders labeled part0, part1, part2 and so on. Also included will be desc.txt.
For our MIUI ROM, the boot animation was split into two parts. Part 0 had a huge list of image files which it used for the animation. Part 1 simply held the final screen at the end of the animation.
Desc.txt contains extremely simple instructions telling the phone how to run the animation. The first line lists the width, height, and frame rate of the animation. So 480 800 24 means to run the animation at 480×800 resolution and 24 frames per second.
The next two lines refer to the animation files. “P” invokes a part folder. The next number tells the phone how many times to play that part of the animation. So our second line “p 1 0 part0” means that the animation files in the part0 folder will play once. If we put zero, then the animation will loop until fully booted. The most notable use of looping animations is CyanogenMod 7’s spinning blue arrow.
The second number in that line is the pause time. This tells the phone how long it should pause DURING/BEFORE/AFTER/ the animation. Pause time is measured in frames, so 24 would be 24 frames of pause at 24 frames per second. Thus it pauses for one second. Our 0 means the phone pauses for zero frames (no time).
Creating Your Own Boot Animation
The first step is drawing the animation. Create a series of images which form one continuous animation. The frames must be labeled by increasing numbers, e.g. 000.png and 001.png and so on. Each part of the animation goes into a separate folder, starting with part0 and part1 and so on.
Finally open Notepad and write out a few lines of instructions. The first line should be the resolution and frame rate of the animation. The resolution must match that of your device. If you don’t know what that resolution is, see this page. The frame rate should match the one in the original desc.txt.
The next lines dictate the parts. Each part folder requires one line of instruction. Write out the numbers for each part of the animation. Once finished, save the file as desc.txt.
The final step is creating the .zip file. Select all the part folders and desc.txt. Right click on the files and select Send To > Compressed folder. Windows should quickly create the new file. Be sure to name it bootanimation.zip and nothing else.
Various Methods of Changing the Boot Animation:
1) Installation by ROM
Although there is a universal procedure for changing the animation, certain ROMs and themes come with their own rules for flashing. The MIUI ROM lets you change the boot animation within its Themes app. You can download custom animations within the app, no modifications needed.
2) Installation by Flashing
Other themes come as .zip files which can be flashed within ClockworkMod. This is much easier and definitely recommended. When downloading a theme from XDA or elsewhere, be sure to check the page. It might be a flashable .zip.
To flash a .zip file, simply copy it to the SD card.
Reboot into recovery mode.
Now go to “Install .zip” and choose the file from your card. CWM should run the file.
Reboot once finished.
3) Installation via ADB
Obviously, this method assumes that you have the Android SDK installed. It’s sort of necessary. If you feel the need to change the boot animation in a really cool programmer way, here’s how.
3.1) Download an animation and rename it to bootanimation.zip.
3.2) Copy the .zip file to the directory where the SDK is installed and within the platform-tools folder. So it’s (installation directory)android-sdkplatform-tools. Paste the file here.
3.3) Plug in the phone and turn on USB debugging.
3.4) Open Command Prompt and type “cd (installation directory)android-sdkplatform-tools“.
3.5) Type “adb remount” to mount /system as read-write. You should get a success message.
3.6) Enter in “adb shell” then “su” to double-check that you’re in root mode.
3.7) Navigate to the animation folder by typing “cd /system/customize/resource“.
3.8) Rename the original to the PC by entering “mv bootanimation.zip bootanimation.bak”. Now the original is there if you want to restore it, but the system won’t use it.
3.9) Type “adb push bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource” to copy the file over. That’s it!
Note: Here we are assuming that the file bootanimation.zip is located at “/system/customize/resource“. In case the file is located at some other location on your phone, replace “/system/customize/resource” by that specific file path.
To change the boot audio:
1) Find an mp3. It should be relatively short as most phones don’t take much time to turn on.
2) Rename the mp3 to bootaudio.mp3.
3) Copy it to the SD card.
4) Now open Super Manager and copy the mp3 to /system/media.
TADAAAAAAAAAAA...now you can make your own bootanimation.zip file.:good:
Buddy please add this one also for boot animation:
Click here to download
Preview:
Source is vikitech.com

kataria.vikesh said:
Hey Selva Buddy,
Please add this one in OP & if possible please change it to HOW TO make your own custom boot animation.
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Hyperlinked this post in OP buddy :good:

khpatel4991 said:
Selva buddy I want to ask if these boot animations are for hdpi screens??coz I m using android reactor animation,but it seems of poor quality...So pls if you can post hdpi animation it'd be nice
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These bootanimations are for hdpi screens only buddy. Poor quality is because in some bootanimations, the pictures used are not of high clarity. Thats why u may find it bit pixelated in some animations. Will update some more high quailty pic contained boot animations.

Are you sure you didn't missed any step? I did all as in your tutorial, tried Nexus ICS boot animation...it did change to Nexus ICS boot animation but got stuck in boot loop... actually i can hear sounds by pressing on my display and have vibrations but animation is still playing over...

Nephilim983 said:
Are you sure you didn't missed any step? I did all as in your tutorial, tried Nexus ICS boot animation...it did change to Nexus ICS boot animation but got stuck in boot loop... actually i can hear sounds by pressing on my display and have vibrations but animation is still playing over...
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Dude try to Download and Flash Ardatdat's kernel (either 4.1 or 4.2 beta 6) from link whch selva has provided in OP, my self also had the same problem but after flashing the Ardatdat's kernel 4.2 beta 6 it's work like charm..
Hope this will work for you....:good:

sshinde555 said:
Dude try to Download and Flash Ardatdat's kernel (either 4.1 or 4.2 beta 6) from link whch selva has provided in OP, my self also had the same problem but after flashing the Ardatdat's kernel 4.2 beta 6 it's work like charm..
Hope this will work for you....:good:
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Yeah, I'm already on Ardatdat's 4.2 beta 6 (1GHz) since it came...lucky for me i made cwm backup... can it be because i'm on TheFrankenstain^MOD 4.0.2? Or is the kernel that Selva supplied modified?

Nephilim983 said:
Yeah, I'm already on Ardatdat's 4.2 beta 6 (1GHz) since it came...lucky for me i made cwm backup... can it be because i'm on TheFrankenstain^MOD 4.0.2? Or is the kernel that Selva supplied modified?
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Yes Dude selva had modified the kernal to support the custom boot animation's that's why i told you to patch the kernal which provided by Selva in op post.:good:

Boot animation not changing in nexus 5

Hey guys, today i tried to change my boot animation with ROM toolbox but it failed. Then i also tried by copying boot animation.zip in root/system/media but still it didn't change.
What should i do ?

put the bootanimation.zip into (root)/data/local/, save and reboot(with a root file explorer). if its still not working, then wont work with the n5. rom toolbox is an old app, and has old boot animations. its possible they wont work with the n5.

@simms22
Worked by placing zip in data/local
Thanks , from where can i get batman boot animation for nexus 5 .
Tried google it bt no good results

jaferiqbal said:
@simms22
Worked by placing zip in data/local
Thanks , from where can i get batman boot animation for nexus 5 .
Tried google it bt no good results
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you can make one
if you do find older boot animations, most will be tiny on the n5screen.n because the n5 has a much greater screen resolution than any older device. i havent seen any newer batman boot animations.

simms22 said:
put the bootanimation.zip into (root)/data/local/, save and reboot(with a root file explorer). if its still not working, then wont work with the n5. rom toolbox is an old app, and has old boot animations. its possible they wont work with the n5.
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Old or not, there's no reason they shouldn't work. If they aren't made for this specific screen resolution, all you need to do is unzip the animation, batch resize all the images in the the folders, edit desc.txt and compress it back to a zip file again. Pretty simple, actually! :good:

RoyJ said:
Old or not, there's no reason they shouldn't work. If they aren't made for this specific screen resolution, all you need to do is unzip the animation, batch resize all the images in the the folders, edit desc.txt and compress it back to a zip file again. Pretty simple, actually! :good:
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i said older and being tiny on the screen. anyways, i think if the op knew how to enlarge them and zip them back up, then he wouldnt be looking for a batman boot animation, he would make his own

simms22 said:
i said older and being tiny on the screen. anyways, i think if the op knew how to enlarge them and zip them back up, then he wouldnt be looking for a batman boot animation, he would make his own
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Yeah u r right

RoyJ said:
Old or not, there's no reason they shouldn't work. If they aren't made for this specific screen resolution, all you need to do is unzip the animation, batch resize all the images in the the folders, edit desc.txt and compress it back to a zip file again. Pretty simple, actually! :good:
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That sounds like a lot of work to me

Alternative boot animations for your L-24(US) honor 5X

Here are a couple of alternative boot animations for the L-24 5X. Like all things with the 5X OS they are completely different to any animations I have made for any other device I have owned and I have only tried them using the install method I will describe.
Although I suggest you adopt my method I do not take any responsibility for any ills that may befall your device.
1) Copy the downloaded animation file to whatever folder you wish on your Ext SD card.
2) Using a File Manager navigate to the folder .... /system/media .... there you will find a file named bootanimation.zip ...... Either delete this file or rename it. You will not be using this file again.
3) Again using a File Manager move the new animation file you have downloaded to the folder .... /cust/hw/usa/media .... there you will find another file named bootanimation.zip, rename this file in case you wish to use it in the future.
4) Rename the new file you have moved there to ...... bootanimation.zip ...... Reboot and you will see your new animation.
IMPORTANT NOTE ::::::: THESE ZIP FILES ARE NOT FLASHABLE ZIPS, DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL BY FLASHING - DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL BY EXTRACTING THE CONTENTS OF THE ZIP FILE - ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MOVE THE ZIP FILE TO THE FOLDER INDICATED
Please don't ask if they will work with L-21/L-22 variants - I don't have those devices so I am unable to test with them - however if you have "large, round, golden ones" and are willing to try, please help out others by informing us if they do or don't.
When you have renamed your new file to bootanimation.zip change the permissions to what the original one has.
I have included animated GIF's so you can have some idea as to what they look like. I would welcome others to build and publish other anims on this thread, when I have time I hope to add a couple more.

I am on rooted L-22 variant.
there is no folder in root with name "/cust/hw/usa/media".

subodhverma21 said:
I am on rooted L-22 variant.
there is no folder in root with name "/cust/hw/usa/media".
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@subodhverma21 ... If you had bothered to read my post #1 you would have seen that I specifically asked for no questions in respect of the L-21 & L-22 variants because I had no way to test those devices. However if you wish to purchase an L-22 for me so that I can test it, then by all means let me know and I will give you the address where to send it.

L21 is using /cust/preinstalled/public/media/bootanimation.zip

chrisdotjan said:
L21 is using /cust/preinstalled/public/media/bootanimation.zip
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@chrisdotjan ... Thanks for that useful information. :good:

Here is one more. All strictures in post #1 apply.

metpolds said:
Like all things with the 5X OS they are completely different to any animations I have made for any other device I have owned and I have only tried them using the install method I will describe.
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Was the process of creating the bootanimation.zip different from the usual method or just the installation? I have made several before (although it's been a while). Just wondering if it's the same procedure.

wickedesires said:
Was the process of creating the bootanimation.zip different from the usual method or just the installation? I have made several before (although it's been a while). Just wondering if it's the same procedure.
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@wickedesires ... I found virtually everything to be different and gave up trying to understand the method used and just copied the format of the original animation. To give you a brief and quick breakdown, the "desc.txt" file takes on a different format - each "part" file is named differently and when previously making animations for other devices I have always placed it in .... /system/media .... as I've said above this is not the case with the 5X. My advice to you is to download the original animation, break it open and amend it by keeping the original format and just replacing the ".jpg" files.
I would strongly advise testing any you make on your own device before publishing on a thread.

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Deleted - Sorry guys/gals for last 3 posts. I had problems in the early morning with both my browsers, hopefully they are resolved now. Will load the new anim in next post.

Back for another attempt...Post#1 applies, don't forget to adjust Permissions. NOTE..... If you are using CyanMod Beta Rom then you may have to place anim in ..... /system/media .

metpolds said:
Back for another attempt...Post#1 applies, don't forget to adjust Permissions. NOTE..... If you are using CyanMod Beta Rom then you may have to place anim in ..... /system/media .
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any chance of getting something that matches @wickedesires Skull Boot Logo

clsA said:
any chance of getting something that matches @wickedesires Skull Boot Logo
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My good friend @clsA ... I was betting my bottom dollar that you would come up with a request like this :laugh: :good:
The attached is one I made for my moto G and I've hacked it about a bit and made adjustments, so count this as my first effort. I do have some other ideas which might work but will need a bit of work.
To any one who downloads it, I would remind you that all the previous strictures apply and please note that if you are on the BETA CM ROM or it fails to run, then put it in ...../system/media
As usual the GIF gives you an idea.

OK here is my 2nd "Ghostie" one...... The usual...rhubarb...rhubarb...rhubard apply.

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any chance of getting something that matches @wickedesires Skull Boot Logo
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When I get some time to sit and fool with it I'm going to make a few more splash screens and some boot animations to go with them. It's just been hectic the last few days for my personal life lol. @metpolds I dig the new 1s bout to set Mona as mine until I can do those

Red skull bootanimation
Here's my first boot animation. It's stretched vertically to be 1080x1920 full-screen, the original was 1080x608. I also made a matching red version of the skull splash screen (which is in the boot logo thread).

Red skull bootanimation
Here is a less stretched/windowed 1080x1080 version of the same animation.

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Here is a less stretched/windowed 1080x1080 version of the same animation.
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@wickedesires ... Congrats on the anims, its good to see you won the battle against the 5X's os.

I made a couple more, but due to file size restrictions I can't upload them directly to this post. They are full HD so they are about 30mb each. They can be found here. I cannot guarantee that they will remain there a year from now but I will leave them unless I need the space. As always refer to OP for how/where to install.

[ROOT] [HD 10] Customize your boot animation

I finally figured out what was stopping a custom boot animation from being installed onto the HD 10 running stock FireOS. This guide will show you how to replace the boot animation, to just about anything you want. For reference, we are using my favorite Android boot animation from Marshmallow, but there is Lollipop boot animation as well. You need to be rooted in order to complete this guide.
****THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR YOUR TABLET. RESULTS CAN VARY. YOU ARE PERFORMING THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK. WORST CASE SCENERIO: NO BOOT ANIMATION (MUST REFLASH YOUR CURRENT VERSION OF FIRE OS TO RESTORE IT)****
1. Download the Marshmallow boot animation zip from this thread (1080p is perfect) to your internal storage. Using a root explorer, open the zip file and tap system then media and extract 'bootanimation.zip' to your internal storage.
2. Download 'bootanimation.zip' at the end of this post and extract the 'bootanimation' file to your desktop PC or the internal storage of your tablet. (THIS IS NOT A FLASHABLE ZIP FILE)
3. Again, using a root explorer, navigate to /system/bin and make a copy the 'bootanimation' file and back it up to a folder in your storage. Now copy the 'bootanimation' file you downloaded in step 2 and paste it in /system/bin, overwriting the existing one. Make sure to set the permissions of the file to rwxr-xr-x
4. Using a root explorer again, go back to your internal storage and copy the 'bootanimation.zip' you extracted earlier in step 1. Then navigate to /system/media and paste 'bootanimation.zip'. Set the permissions to rw-r--r--
5. Reboot and watch your animation. See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lmNGAn_YIY
HOW?
The answer was in /system/bin. Amazon modified the 'bootanimation' file in /system/bin so only their boot animation is the one used. If you had only placed the zip in /system/media, the animation would animate for a few seconds, freeze and just before the end of booting, would start to animate again. I tried portrait and landscape. I tried different resolutions. I tried different animations and every one of the animations would freeze. I opened up the ROM for the Fire 7 (Fire Nexus ROM by @ggow) and copied the 'bootanimation' file from /system/bin over to the stock FireOS ROM on the HD 10, and set the proper permissions. Problem solved!
Updates:
January 11, 2019: The bootanimation-STOCK.zip attached below, contains the stock FireOS bootanimation. Simply delete the bootanimation.zip in /system/media (if there is one). Extract/unzip the bootanimation-STOCK.zip into internal storage and copy/paste the bootanimation file to /system/bin, overwriting the one there.

Awesome post, as always, Mr. DragonFire1024

Heads up. If you simply overwrite the file in /system/bin with the bootanimation file (not the zip) and reboot, you get a surprise. I don't want to ruin it With that said, if someone could extend that animation a little...

Wonder if we can use the Oreo Boot animation I'm using for my Moto G4??

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Wonder if we can use the Oreo Boot animation I'm using for my Moto G4??
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Should be able to copy the .zip from /system/media to the same folder on the HD 10. The worst that can happen is it won't work (but won't break anything. You may get a black screen until the booting finishes) or the graphics will be too small.
Edit: still need to overwrite the bootanimation file in system/bin no matter what animation you want to use. It just needs to be done once

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Should be able to copy the .zip from /system/media to the same folder on the HD 10. The worst that can happen is it won't work (but won't break anything. You may get a black screen until the booting finishes) or the graphics will be too small.
Edit: still need to overwrite the bootanimation file in system/bin no matter what animation you want to use. It just needs to be done once
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Alright, I'll give it a try...Thanks for the Reply.

DragonFire1024
I was just curious if you plan to do any more YouTube videos as proof of concepts to coincide with your very helpful posts

dondraper23 said:
DragonFire1024
I was just curious if you plan to do any more YouTube videos as proof of concepts to coincide with your very helpful posts
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Depends what I find or do and if it should have a video. I'm always working on something ?

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Depends what I find or do and if it should have a video. I'm always working on something
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I know you are and I always look forward to what you post next!

I Just wanted to report back and let you guys know that the Custom Oreo Boot Animation works Perfectly for FireHD10. I used the 1440p Resolution file from here https://www.yourtechnocrat.com/download-android-o-oreo-bootanimation-on-any-android/

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I Just wanted to report back and let you guys know that the Custom Oreo Boot Animation works Perfectly for FireHD10. I used the 1440p Resolution file from here https://www.yourtechnocrat.com/download-android-o-oreo-bootanimation-on-any-android/
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I just tested that out. Thanks for the info! Works great.

I cannot, regardless of what I do, get this to work.
I have followed the instructions - exactly - multiple times now.
I have tried numerous bootanimation.zip, including the one linked to in OP.
Files are in the proper locations, file permissions are set as specified.
It doesn't matter if I have the zip in /system/media or not, I get a black screen until UI loads.
Power on --> amazon logo --> black screen --> UI, no matter what I seem to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is driving me nuts, I just don't understand what I'm missing or doing wrong.

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Yeah, I followed all the directions and still cant get it to work nor can I get the original boot animation to work.

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Yeah, I followed all the directions and still cant get it to work nor can I get the original boot animation to work.
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I can't either. I tried after reading your comment.
No zip in /media, restored bootanimation in /bin to the original, still just a black screen during boot.
So this broke the bootanimation altogether.
Edit: I will add that my stock OS was 5.6.0.1. I suspect something has changed from previous versions, what was your stock version? What was OP's?

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I can't either. I tried after reading your comment.
No zip in /media, restored bootanimation in /bin to the original, still just a black screen during boot.
So this broke the bootanimation altogether.
Edit: I will add that my stock OS was 5.6.0.1. I suspect something has changed from previous versions, what was your stock version? What was OP's?
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You have to place the bootanimation.zip in /system/media after overwriting the file in /system/bin. Unzip the animation in the link in OP. There will be another zip inside it. that's the zip you use.

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You have to place the bootanimation.zip in /system/media after overwriting the file in /system/bin. Unzip the animation in the link in OP. There will be another zip inside it. that's the zip you use.
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Yeah I follow, and I did so several times. I can't even revert to having the stock "fire" boot animation.
Following the guide effectively broke my boot animation altogether. Again, I cannot even go back to having the original boot animation. Same thing the guy who replied after me reported as well.

smam1338 said:
Yeah I follow, and I did so several times. I can't even revert to having the stock "fire" boot animation.
Following the guide effectively broke my boot animation altogether. Again, I cannot even go back to having the original boot animation. Same thing the guy who replied after me reported as well.
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Make sure the permissions are set correctly. .bin file: rwxr-xr-x and the .zip: rw-r--r--

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Make sure the permissions are set correctly. .bin file: rwxr-xr-x and the .zip: rw-r--r--
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Yes, I have, numerous times. As I have said.
I'm going to flash my system.img backup and see if that restores the stock boot animation, because nothing else has.
Edit: dd-ing my system.img of my post-root supersu backup restored my boot animation to stock.
Final Edit/Update:
Confirming that this does indeed work. I'm not sure what exactly I did the first time, but it completely botched the boot animation.
dd'd system.img (I had other compelling reasons to anyway), followed the instructions again, exactly as they are written.
I didn't even extract the zip on PC and then push, I did it all in ES.
The first time I did this I think I had some sort of permission issues (had to delete bootanimation and then paste the replacement, couldn't overwrite), and I suspect that combined with a little user error ruined boot animation. Anyway, thank you for the guide @DragonFire1024. This is a little thing, but completely worth it, imo.

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Yes, I have, numerous times. As I have said.
I'm going to flash my system.img backup and see if that restores the stock boot animation, because nothing else has.
Edit: dd-ing my system.img of my post-root supersu backup restored my boot animation to stock.
Final Edit/Update:
Confirming that this does indeed work. I'm not sure what exactly I did the first time, but it completely botched the boot animation.
dd'd system.img (I had other compelling reasons to anyway), followed the instructions again, exactly as they are written.
I didn't even extract the zip on PC and then push, I did it all in ES.
The first time I did this I think I had some sort of permission issues (had to delete bootanimation and then paste the replacement, couldn't overwrite), and I suspect that combined with a little user error ruined boot animation. Anyway, thank you for the guide @DragonFire1024. This is a little thing, but completely worth it, imo.
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Very strange but glad it worked. You can now have just about any boot animation you can find. Simply replace the zip in /system/media, give permissions, reboot. Just make sure to have the right resolution ?

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Very strange but glad it worked. You can now have just about any boot animation you can find. Simply replace the zip in /system/media, give permissions, reboot. Just make sure to have the right resolution
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I still have no idea where I messed it up. It seems like ES wasn't actually in Root Explorer, it showed the permissions as being set, but they definitely weren't.
Was weird that I could delete then paste bootanimation in /bin but not overwrite.
Of course, right after I got this working I used a boot animation that wasn't the right resolution.
I thought 1440p would just look better, not give me a bootloop
I've spent way too much time on merely changing the boot animation. :laugh: