Roku - SDK Assets and Assets Bundle Upload Plugin

Introduction

Assets are required in Roku apps for such things as logos, splash screens, placeholder images etc.

These assets can sourced from

• A default contained within the SDK.
  • In the field for such an asset enter the path name pkg:/
    • For example pkg:/images/focus.9.png is the default image for the focus state image around the Roku Simple Cell
• An asset from the bundle uploader file.
  • In the field simply enter the asset's name as found within the uploaded file e.g. menulogo.png (case sensitive)
• A URL to upload from the web

Build time assets in the SDK

Go to Assets in Zapp App settings for your specific app

Here you can upload the following assets

Key	Use	Information
top_banner		1924px x174px
splash	A full screen image displayed during app loading	1920px x 1080px
logo_image	Displayed in your app, top left	400px x 144px total Use transparent alpha around logo to ensure logo fits this size.
menu_icon	The Roku Home Page Icon that will promote your app	540px x 405px
place_holder_roku	In cells when no image is available from the feed or has not yet been loaded	Size can match the largest cell size you have in your app
lock_icon	Used in cells when content type in feed has locked status	Size to match the cell this will be used in. Image is transparent alpha with lock icon in desired position

 

Asset Bundle Uploader

It is also possible to upload a zip file of assets from which the file name of individual items can be entered in various places in the app to pull the required asset. Example uses might be the left app logo icon or a settings page icon in the menu or individual placeholder images for different cells.

Go to the plugins section of your app and ensure this plugin is installed before app build time

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Create a file of all the assets required in your app and compress it. Make sure when zipping your assets that you highlight all the assets themselves and zip them into a compressed file. Do not just zip the existing folder name on your PC.

 Click on the plugin and you can upload the assets bundle zip file of all assets to be used in your app.

Save and build your app.