[loggio]

Hi guys,

Got bored the other day and made an xbmc intro animation... was wonder if there is any way to replace the splash.png with an animated clip?

Thanks in advance.

Log.

[SlaveUnit]

Mind sharing the animation. I'm curious to see it.

I dont' think you can change the startup file to an animation either.

[Waffa]

No, you can't animate splash screen, but you can make a animated image in Startup.xml

See MiniMeedia Waffa! For an example.

[ubuntuf4n]

Waffa, could you give us a hint, how we can do that with other skins ?

[Waffa]

It's a bit confusing in my skin because also have the option to start playlist at start up and the option to hide startup animation.

But what you have to do is simply add a group with an animation like this:

Code:

        <control type="group">
            <description>startup animation</description>
            <posx>90</posx>
            <posy>160</posy>
            <animation effect="fade" time="600" start="100" end="0">WindowClose</animation>
            <control type="image">
                <description>startup animation</description>
                <animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="1800" tween="circle" easing="in" reversible="false">WindowOpen</animation>            
                <texture>MiniMeedia.png</texture>
            </control>
            <control type="image">
                <description>startup animation Glow</description>
                <animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100"  time="200" reversible="true" delay="1800">WindowOpen</animation>
                <texture>MiniMeediaGlow.png</texture>            
            </control>
            <control type="image">
                <posx>750</posx>
                <posy>320</posy>
                <description>startup animation Waffa</description>
                <animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100"  time="200" reversible="true" delay="1800">WindowOpen</animation>
                <texture>waffa.png</texture>
            </control>
        </control>

And add a delay to the buttons:
<animation effect="fade" delay="2000">Focus</animation>

My animation takes "2000" so that's why I add a delay="2000" to the button(s)

[ubuntuf4n]

ok. got it.

where do i have to put my animation (which folder)?

[Waffa]

You put the animation code into startup.xml.
And as you can see, do I store the png's in media folder or textures.xpr

[loggio]

I'll render out a copy tonight some time and post it