In the below example I have created an animation splash screen. Here I have first created animate.xml and traslate.xml layout in anim folder and in activity_main.xml layout I have added ImageView. I have used AnimationUtil.loadAnimation method in MainActivity. You can see the below code it will clearly describe you how to make animation splash screen.

Step(1)-Create animate.xml layout in ainm folder

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<alpha
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:fromAlpha="0.0"
    android:toAlpha="1.0"
    android:duration="3000" />

Step(2)-create the android xml file under anim folder (anim/translate.xml).

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <set
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <translate
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:fromXDelta="0%"
        android:toXDelta="0%"
        android:fromYDelta="200%"
        android:toYDelta="0%"
        android:duration="2000"
        android:zAdjustment="top" />

   </set>

Step(3)-MainActivity-

 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {


        public void onAttachedToWindow() {
            super.onAttachedToWindow();
            Window window = getWindow();
            window.setFormat(PixelFormat.RGBA_8888);
        }
        /** Called when the activity is first created. */
        @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
            StartAnimations();
        }
        private void StartAnimations() {
            Animation anim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.animate);
            anim.reset();
            LinearLayout l=(LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.lin_lay);
            l.clearAnimation();
            l.startAnimation(anim);

            anim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.translate);
            anim.reset();
            ImageView iv = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.logo);
            iv.clearAnimation();
            iv.startAnimation(anim);

        }

    }