Hey there everyone. So, I'm getting really close to finishing up a new boot animation. I'm just getting stuck on little things like size of the pngs (they're usually around 120,000 to 150,000MB and the whole thing is 21.1KB(164 png frames). That seems bigger than most I have seen, but I am pretty much a noob at any of these things. The fact that I have this thing working is just amazing to me lol. Also, having some issues with how to write the desc.txt file. Currently I have it set up like such:
320 480 24
p 1 0 part0
p 3 0 part1
From my understanding, I am telling the animation to be 320pixels x 480 pixels, running at 24 frames/sec, playing folder 0 once with no time inbetween frames, and playing folder 1 3 times with no time lapse between the frames. Is this correct? I'm having issues with the 2nd folder playing 3 times. I've tried playing around with arrangement of the last line and it will play in various configurations, but will usually just play all the way through and stop until the phone loads completely or if I put it all in just one folder, then use p 0 0 part0 then it will loop. I don't mind this so much, but would prefer just to have the 2nd half of the pngs recycle. Also, would love to add part of a mp3, but it seems no one has figured this one out yet? Have tried naming it boot.mp3/android_audio.mp3/android_sounds.mp3 in and around the zip file and in and around both the data/local files and the system/media files.
So, any advice? Would love to get this working to my expectations so I can share it with everyone!
The only way i've found to get sound on the regular 2.1 rom is to do it the bootscreen folder way (boot.gif, xml, etc..) instead of the bootanimation.zip (.png, desc.txt, etc..).
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I suppose maybe it would have helped if I mentioned I am running Aloysius V12? Or do you mean regular 2.1 as far as Sense and not Vanilla? I really don't want to have to learn how to turn this into a gif and the other stuff, but it might be worth it if that is my only chance. I'm doing a Super Mario Galaxy 2 animation and wanted to add a bit of an orchestra performing some of the music from the game.
I'm using more of a stock 2.1 sense rom, and doing the bootscreen method is the only way i could get sound working on it. As far as other roms i'm not real sure about, some may work with bootanimation.zip and an android_audio.mp3 in the system/media/ folder.
Thanks Magnum. Any chance that you could give me a few pointers on how to convert what I have to the bootscreen type idea? Do I just convert all my pngs to gifs and then find an .xml file and replace the info with mine? I really think the mp3 will add to the animation. I tried every combo of adding the mp3 that I have seen or heard of, to no avail.
PS. How big should this file be? Right now it feels like it might be too large because it stays on the skateboarding android screen for a pretty long time it seems. I don't remember it taking quite as long as before I started playing around with it.
So, totally meant to put down it's 21.1MB not KB. Silly me.
probably need an animation program that will convert your png's to a single boot.gif animation. Heres a link to the nexus bootscreen to look at. As far as file size, the one i use is around about 2 mb i think, not sure how big it can go though. Also not sure if the bootscreen way will work on non-rooted phones by pushing to /data/local method.
Also sent a pm (if it went through lol).
Alright, well just finally got it playing like I wanted. Loving it! Looks pretty sweet IMO, but it does take just over a minute on the boot screen before the animation starts. Is this normal? I've never really payed attention to it. I'm gonna see what I can do as far as reducing the pngs to take up less space, then I might try the gif deal.
es0tericcha0s said:
Alright, well just finally got it playing like I wanted. Loving it! Looks pretty sweet IMO, but it does take just over a minute on the boot screen before the animation starts. Is this normal? I've never really payed attention to it. I'm gonna see what I can do as far as reducing the pngs to take up less space, then I might try the gif deal.
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mine takes a little bit to get to the boot animation also.
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So, totally meant to put down it's 21.1MB not KB. Silly me.
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Btw, might want to try to get the file size down quite a bit, that seems kinda big for a boot animation.
es0tericcha0s said:
Hey there everyone. So, I'm getting really close to finishing up a new boot animation. I'm just getting stuck on little things like size of the pngs (they're usually around 120,000 to 150,000MB and the whole thing is 21.1KB(164 png frames). That seems bigger than most I have seen, but I am pretty much a noob at any of these things. The fact that I have this thing working is just amazing to me lol. Also, having some issues with how to write the desc.txt file. Currently I have it set up like such:
320 480 24
p 1 0 part0
p 3 0 part1
From my understanding, I am telling the animation to be 320pixels x 480 pixels, running at 24 frames/sec, playing folder 0 once with no time inbetween frames, and playing folder 1 3 times with no time lapse between the frames. Is this correct? I'm having issues with the 2nd folder playing 3 times. I've tried playing around with arrangement of the last line and it will play in various configurations, but will usually just play all the way through and stop until the phone loads completely or if I put it all in just one folder, then use p 0 0 part0 then it will loop. I don't mind this so much, but would prefer just to have the 2nd half of the pngs recycle. Also, would love to add part of a mp3, but it seems no one has figured this one out yet? Have tried naming it boot.mp3/android_audio.mp3/android_sounds.mp3 in and around the zip file and in and around both the data/local files and the system/media files.
So, any advice? Would love to get this working to my expectations so I can share it with everyone!
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To get audio, one of your folders must be named 'android' and your audio file must be names android_audio.mp3. Take a look at mine to see what I did. Both of these files would go to /data/local. The pdf file is really the mp3. This site does not allow attaching mp3 files.
Ihtfp69 - you are awesome! I've been wrestling with getting this file down to a manageable size for a couple of days and then with your post I realized I could do JPGs instead of PNGs, and voila! I went back through and redid the whole process in almost no time. After all the reading and research I've done and from your post, it's fairly easy now. I still couldn't work out the audio file though. I downloaded your file, but couldn't open it so wasn't quite sure what you were trying to show me. I put the correctly labeled mp3 in a file lableled android file and tried it in and out of the Zip file, and nothing happened. Yes, the obvious was considered and the volume was turned up. Either way, thanks for your help(and you too Magnum)! Check out my new post with the file in it and see what you think...
Send me your audio file and I will get it working for you. Did you rename my pdf file to mp3 before opening?
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I am at work now and don't have it handy at the moment. How long should the mp3 be to work the best? I originally had cut the mp3 out of a Youtube video and was approx. 30 seconds long and around 172 KB. Once you let me know, then I will recut it and PM you. Thanks!
It doesn't matter how long, but it should sync with your animation. Normally your phone won't take too long to boot. Just time it to see.
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Send me your audio file and I will get it working for you. Did you rename my pdf file to mp3 before opening?
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I've tried different ways i think to get audio on the stock like rom with not much luck (other than bootscreen/xml method), think i even tried your bootanimation. May just not work with the stock like rom, dunno lol.
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Hmm, maybe I should try it on a more Vanilla type rom. I like the idea of Vanilla, but just seem to have better luck with the Sense roms. Probably because people have been messing with those for longer and have more of the issues under control.
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I am at work now and don't have it handy at the moment. How long should the mp3 be to work the best? I originally had cut the mp3 out of a Youtube video and was approx. 30 seconds long and around 172 KB. Once you let me know, then I will recut it and PM you. Thanks!
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Sent you a PM.
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there is lag from time to time. even honeycomb was faster.
is there a reason why? i did install supplement.
is it possible for ANYONE to make a single install then 2?
also is there a reason why my wifi signal is so low now. Or is it just how the new icon displays it.
first time it restarted was when i was downloading stuff from market.
then when i was playing videos on rock player
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so i tired putting a different kernal on.
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also was looking into making 1 update for others.
if i just merged both zips. within 7zip would that break sign or would i need to re-sign it?
for 1080. the high profile issue answer that i was given seems to be right. but it still plays. only when i skip around in the vid does it freeze or force close
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I originally posted this in the E4GT forum, but didn't get any takers. As this is something that is extremely perplexing to me, I decided to take the impatient route and post this here as well.
Searching failed pretty badly, both here and a general Google search.
However, I am perfectly willing to admit the possibility that I wasn't searching for the correct terms.
I can pretty consistently flash new boot animations with CWM. The context of the zip was pretty easy to get a handle on. That being said, I've run into a problem with certain specific sounds being used as the boot sound.
I've renamed them with the appropriate PowerOn.wav name, but some work and some do not.
The ones that don't work show an odd behavior. The boot animation plays fine, the sound that I've selected plays normally, but then the looping part of the boot animation just loops indefinitely.
The phone itself has actually finished booting, since I can unlock it, and can navigate blindly, hearing the appropriate noises. I can power it off by guessing where the buttons are onscreen, but I can't see anything aside from the boot animation.
Changing the power on sound file fixes the problem, but doesn't give me the sound I would like to have for my boot.
The length of the file doesn't seem to matter, some shorter ones work, some longer ones work.
I'm wondering if possibly the encoding of the files may matter, but I can't seem to figure out a difference between what works and what doesn't...
I can post some examples if anyone would deem it helpful.
Thoughts?
1) Is there anywhere I can get a replacement motherboard? I was replacing my screen and my cat trampled on the phone and snapped the display connector. I found a company online that sell them for about £100 and for that price I would buy a new one!
2) I am able to run the Stage launcher on my Galaxy S2 on both GB and ICS but I cannot rotate even at 160 dpi. What other dependencies are there for the launcher? I know this isn't really a Dell question but it's the only place people might know.
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1) cant really help, besides the obv "check ebay" Devices in general tend to cost more if you buy all the pieces sep then together (esp phones and laptops/etc)
2) Can you post a screenshot? are you SURE you're at 160dpi? Stage specifically disables rotating at 240dpi as the widgets do not support landscape at 240dpi (it's disabled on the S5/V at 240dpi)
Give me infos on how you installed it? I can prob work though it with enough info as I found out that Stage has no deps besides the right lines in permissions to support it (I'd imagine you grabbed my Stage 1.6 flashable zip and poked around in it)
Sorry for the late reply I haven't checked my emails. I am 100% at 160dpi, I've tried every interval of 10 up to the standard 240. I have tried installing from SD card, pushing to system/app with root explorer or creating a zip and flashing in recovery and all failed. It works fine in landscape but as soon as I rotate it i get 'com.blah blah has stopped working'
Hello all,
This is my first post on XDA, so I apologize in advance if I'm in the wrong place. I've searched high and low for an answer to this, but all the threads I've come across are at least 5+ years old and don't directly relate to the issue I'm having.
Basically, here's what's going on. I have two app APK files that I have edited to change some of the resources in them. One of them is SwiftKey. I used APKEditor from the Play Store to replace two of the keyboard sounds included to custom ones. After I save the edited APK, I rename it to 'base.apk' and then replaced the 'base.apk' inside of the app's directory with the edited one. After doing this, everything seems to work fine, and the app continues to work normally with the new sounds I've added in.
However, the issue I'm having is that anytime I need to reboot my phone, any apps that I've edited the APK for disappear. After Android starts up, I can see the apps on my home screen for a second, and then they vanish. The folder for the app is still present inside of /data/apps, but the app does not appear under the list of installed apps anymore. I'm wondering if this is maybe because the modified APK isn't being signed right, or if I'm doing something wrong. I made sure the permissions were correct too after I replaced the base.apk file as well.
If there is another (better) way to do this, I am all ears! I'm pretty tech savvy, but I just recently switched from iOS to Android after not using Android for 4-5 years, so things are a bit different now than they were the last time I used Android.
Thank you for your help!
*EDIT- I also should mention that I am rooted, although that may have already been apparent
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anyone have any ideas?