.

[J just J]

.

[DarkCypher]

Can you explain the need for truncating the files? it seems like it would just break the file formatting if you're chopping the end of a file off. I don't see why the file size would be an issue unless the OS does some sort of file length check before loading them.

[DarkCypher]

Appreciate the response!

[retrogunner]

IIRC, someone has a github project with several pre-made startup movies to look like old retro console startup screens. It should appear in a web search of this forum or one of Reddit's r/SteamDeck or r/SteamDeckTricks

Also, I don't have my Deck on atm but this should be relatively easy to script something like this untested bash script (writing this on the fly)

webm=deck_startup.webm
webm_og="${webm}.valve"
webm_my="mycool.webm"

css=library.css
css_og="${css}.valve"
css_my="mycool.css"

# make backup and working copies
cp -ai ${webm} ${webm_og}
# stage your "mycool.webm"

cp -ai ${css} ${css_og}
cp -ai ${css} ${css_my}
# edit ${css_my}

# get size in case of change between OS updates
webm_bytes=$(wc -c  ${webm_og}) # you could use $(stat --format="%s" ${webm_og})
css_bytes=$(wc -c  ${css_og}) # you could use $(stat --format="%s" ${css_og})

# trim to fit
truncate -s ${webm_bytes} ${webm_my}
truncate -s $(css_bytes} ${css_my}

# replace factory default
mv ${webm_my} ${webm}
mv ${css_my} ${css}

[blupendragon]

theres an update from Valve on this, as of now you need to be on Beta or Preview build, but will probably be pushed to general in a while

from desktop
step 1) go to /Home
step 2) show Hidden files
step 3) navigate to Home/.local/share/Steam/steamui
step 4) create folder overrides
step 5) create folder movies
step 6) drop "deck_startup.webm" here no need for truncate or scripts
(folder structure should read "Home/.local/share/Steam/steamui/overrides/movies/deck_startup.webm")
step 7) PROFIT

[Vambier ︻芫 ---]

This is not /Home but /home/deck, Home with a capital H is the name of the link in Dolphin which directs to /home/deck, so the full path name is /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamui/overrides/movies

And it works!! Thanks for the update!

[ianmacd]

Originally posted by Vambier ︻芫 ---:

This is not /Home but /home/deck, Home with a capital H is the name of the link in Dolphin which directs to /home/deck, so the full path name is /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamui/overrides/movies

The Steam release notes claim it should be `uioverrides`, not `overrides`.

[Kloud'92]

Hey guys i need help setting up the boot animations, i have already updated to the most recent preview channel update, set up all the folders (from what i can tell, according to valve’s instructions) and i added a webm format video into the movies folder but i never see the animation and it seems to just play the default boot every time. Can anyone offer any advice?