Startup and Shutdown animations
 

Hello All!

I have been lurking for a couple of weeks now trying to decide if I wanted to get the TP2 or not. Well I finally bit the big one and sprung for one!

After spending a couple of days with it applying a lot of the tweaks and tips fron here and xda forums I must say that I am very happy with the phone!

This is my first post and I wanted to come in with a contribution to the group so here goes...

The animated Startup and Shutdown screens on this phone are boring to say the least so I have modified mine.

I have a Verizon TP2 and have not tested these on anything else but from the tweaks and registry edits I have found here and on xda I beleive they will work on Sprint and T-Mobile as well. If someone uses these on either phone please reply so others will know for sure.

The files posted below are for display purposes only, they are lower resolution and smaller than the files to be put on the phone (full size images are in the zip file below). Also, they are looping animations so you can see them better, on the phone they will only animate once.

I did not create the original artwork, I just animated them for the TP2.

Starup Animation:
http://kooldezine.com/HTC/Startup_sm.gif
This screen on the phone will animate and end on the black screen with the TP2 pic on it.

The screen after the Startup animation:
http://kooldezine.com/HTC/welcomehead.192sm.jpg

And the Shutdown animation:
http://kooldezine.com/HTC/Shutdown_sm.gif
The shutdown animation is quite fast, it starts with the eyes glowing and they fade out just about the time the phone shuts down.

The usual disclaimer: Please back up your phone or the original files in case you ever want to go back.
If you try these files and something goes wrong I am not responsible so try at your own Risk!


NOTE to Sprint TP2 users...
The file name for the Startup animation is: SPCS_480x800.gif so you will need to rename the file before putting it on your phone. Still haven't figured out what the Shutdown file name is for Sprint or if they even use one.

To install, download the zip file below and extract the files to you PC somewhere they can be access easily, then copy them to your TP2 (the Storage Card is a good place).
Then you will need Resco Explorer or Total Commander to copy or move all 3 files to the Windows folder on your TP2.
You will get a message telling you that you are about to overwrite files that on in your ROM and doing so could cause damage, I just ignore it and it works fine.

Download

Let me know what you think,

Gadget!

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All 3 are awesome. I will personally only use the welcomehead.png file, but great work on all of them!

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Awesome job! This really belongs in the Themes & Software forums, though

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Wow i'm diggin it, thanks man.

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can i get specific instructions on how to set this up please

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The instructions are in the first post. If they are not clear enough let me know.

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As stated in the first post, I have only tested this on a Verizon TP2, the file names could be different on the Sprint.

I can try to help figure it out though.

During startup and shutdown are you seeing both of the sculls (Startup and Shutdown) but just not animated?
If that's the case then Sprint may use a different type of animation file.

If you don't see either of them then I'm gussing that the file names are different on the Sprint phone.

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they work super in my vz tp2

~John

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No Skulls but you may be right. I 'll go thru RescoFileExplorer and see if i find the proper names and update the thread.

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OK, I done a bit of searching around. I never found exactly what I was looking for but I found insrtructions for changing the screen on a Sprint Touch Pro.
From looking at this I am guessing that the file names are different on the Sprint phones.

AGAIN...
Thes instructions are for a Touch Pro not a Touch Pro 2.

I am just posting them so that anyone that has a Sprint TP2 may be able to help figure this out.
Look in your Windows folder for a file name similar, maybe:
"Startup_800x480.gif" or something similar.

Or, if you have a registry editor look in the key mentioned above and see if you can find the file name in there.

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Thanks i prefer this windows start screen then the default green one. I did try the animated skull for boot but it didnt overight any files.. I am assuming the file name is wrong.

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Found it.. For sprint tp2 it is called SPCS_480x800.gif.. you have to replace that file to get the animated boot image here in the windows folder.

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Cool!
Thanks, now if you could possibly get me the name of the shutdown animation I will update the original post.

gadget

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If you want these turned into cabs let me know.

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I dont know about shut down. When i do that on my sprint tp2 i get the confirmation of shutdown i say yes, and they busy cursor and off the phone goes.. There isnt a splash screen for that as far as i can see.. So i dont know unless you do some reg editing to get that to happen unless i am missing something.

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Once we get the filenames for the Sprint figured out that might not be a bad idea.

In the meantime, here is another startup animation that flows right into the same startup screen as originally posted (welcomehead.192.png).

sample for post:
http://kooldezine.com/HTC/Startup2_sm.gif

Both files included in this zip file

(See first post for instructions)

Gadget

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Didn't make it, used it on my TP. Found it here in the TouchPro forum months ago

Start up animation
http://my-speakeasy.com/tp2/apple_squish.gif

Ripped this out and resized it to align with the start up animation

http://my-speakeasy.com/tp2/welcomehead.192.png

Then I just copied them into my \Device\MyDocuments\Personal folder.

Started up Advanced Config and used the option in it to point to them.

Phone starts up, animation shows, then the 2nd pic shows. They are aligned so there is no change. Looks like after the animation, it drops right to TouchFlo.

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removed by me

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bump...............any updates on this, or another link?

my questions are

what program did you use to make the animations?

any update on the sprint startup and shutdown file names?


thanks

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Just added these and I am liking them a lot. When I get a new computer Ill make some of my own.

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Is there any way I can get a copy of that zip file? The link is broken. :(