Screen\Video Capture Module by ADePSP

- Video Recorder from the CheatDevice by Edison Carter

Copyright @ ADePSP 2006
All Rights Reserved

email: ADePSP@googlemail.com
website: http://www.cheatsync.net

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OVERVIEW

This is a module for Devhook that extends the functionality of the existing screenshot module. Taking and modifying the code for the Video Recorder from the LCS CheatDevice by Edison Carter I have adapted it into a prx module so it can be used with DevHook.

The module is now also compatible with Custom Firmware 2.71 SE-C by Dark_AleX.

You are no longer limited to taking animated GIF clips in Liberty City Stories. It can now be done in any game you like. You can even capture out of game clips such as game menus, loading animations and even the XMB.

You can record video in normal mode (half the screen size) or advanced mode (full or quarter screen size) and video files will be saved to the PSP/PHOTO/SVCPlayer folder where as bmp screenshots will be saved to the PSP/PHOTO folder. The locations of the screenshots and video files is now configurable in the capture.ini file. It is recommended you use normal mode or advanced mode in QUARTER_SIZE for videos as advanced mode in FULL_SIZE slows the game down a lot and makes it difficult to play.

The animated GIF files are uncompressed so make sure you have plenty of memory stick space in order to store them (don't worry, if you run out of space the module will simply stop working). You can compress the GIF files massivly without loosing any quality using the GIFAnimator.exe program provided. It is a very good idea to do this if you intend to post your clips on forums but they wont work with the SVC Player.

There is a homebrew player for these uncompressed animated gifs now included called the SVC Player. You can find it in the MemoryStick option on the PSP XMB menus. The player can playback all the file sizes supported by the Screen\Video Capture Module but the files MUST be uncompressed. If you edit any of the files or even just save them with another program then they will no longer be playable with the SVC Player.

REQUIREMENTS

KNOWN ISSUES

• The module may not work in games on 2.71 SE-C unless you enable "Plain modules in UMD/ISO" which you do in the following way,
  
  - Startup your PSP (hold R) to enter Recovery Mode
  - Go to Advanced ->
  - Go to Advanced configuration ->
  - Enable the first option (Plain modules in UMD/ISO)
  - Go Back
  - Go Back
  - Exit
  
• The module, if enabled in the XMB for DevHook 0.51 Beta when emulating firmware 3.01 will crash if you try to load a game or homebrew so this has been disabled by the installer and left out of the manual instructions. This means there is no emulated XMB capture on 3.01 (by default).
• The module will be disabled when running Homebrew on 2.71 SE-C. This is to prevent crashing. You can still use DevHook to emulate 1.5 firmware which will allow you to capture screenshots and GIF videos of Homebrew apps.
• Has been known to sometimes crash if recording when a game is loading. There is no danger here it's just annoying. Try to avoid recording when games are loading up.
• This is still Beta software so you are advised to backup your dh folder before installing in case you run into problems.
• The SVC Player currently only supports uncompressed GIF playback. If you edit the files in any way they will become compressed and no longer work with the player.
• Playing larger full screen GIF files with the SVC Player slow down (depending on memory stick speed) because the buffer size couldn't be large enough given the memory available on the PSP.

CHANGE LOG

v0.5

• The Module and SVCPlayer are now compatible with Firmware 2.71 SE-C.
• The Module and SVCPlayer are now compatible with Firmware 3.1/3.2 emulated by DevHook 0.51 Beta.
• The locations the screenshot and video files are saved are now configurable in the capture.ini file. This means it is possible write directly to your PC if you have USB support enabled via other third party modules that are available.
• The SVCPlayer now also reads the capture.ini file to locate the videos.

v0.4

• Bug fixed to allow users with 4GB mem sticks to use the program

v0.3

• SVC Player now included to playback GIF Animations on the PSP
• GIF videos now stored in the /PSP/PHOTO/SVCPlayer folder

v0.2

• 16bit screen displays now supported (thanks edison)
• Stop recording button combo more responsive
• Config file added allowing customizable controls and video settings

CONTROLS

Screen\Video Capture Module

SVC Player

INSTALLATION

FOR FIRMWARE 1.5 USERS

• Copy capture.prx to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\kd folder
• Copy capture.ini to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\kd folder
• Copy the __SCE__SVCPlayer folder to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\PSP\GAME\__SCE__SVCPlayer
• Copy the %__SCE__SVCPlayer folder to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\PSP\GAME\%__SCE__SVCPlayer
• Edit each of the following files,
  
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\150\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\150\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\150F\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\150F\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\200\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\200\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\250\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\250\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\260\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\260\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\271\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\271\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\280\f0\kd\pspbtcnf_game_dh.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\282\f0\kd\pspbtcnf_game_dh.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\301\f0\kd\pspbtcnf_game_dh.txt
  
  If you only want to use this module when emulating 2.6 firmware then you only need to edit these files,
  
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\260\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\260\flash0\kd\pspbtcnf_game.txt
  
  In each file find the line that contains screenshotbmp.prx. If you find that line then replace the whole line with,
  
  ms0:/dh/kd/capture.prx
  
  If you can't find a line with screenshotbmp.prx in it then find the line that reads,
  
  ms0:/dh/kd/devhook.prx
  
  After that add a new line that reads,
  
  ms0:/dh/kd/capture.prx

FOR FIRMWARE 2.71 SE-C USERS

• Copy capture.prx to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins folder
• Copy capture.ini to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins folder
• Copy the __SCE__SVCPlayer folder to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\PSP\GAME150\__SCE__SVCPlayer
• Copy the %__SCE__SVCPlayer folder to the [PSP_DRIVE]:\PSP\GAME150\%__SCE__SVCPlayer
• Edit (or create) the following files,
  
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins\vsh.txt
  [PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins\game.txt
  
  In each file add a new line (at the top) that reads,
  
  ms0:/seplugins/capture.prx
  
• Restart the PSP (holding R) to enter Recovery Mode
• In the Plugins-> section enable the capture.prx in the [GAME] and/or [VSH] then go Back and Exit.

SVC PLAYER SKINS

You can easily change the way the SVC Player looks by downloading new skins for it or creating your own. A selection of forum user skins are included. A skin is simply a 480x272 .png file that you need to place in the following folder on your PSP,

The skin file can be called whatever you like but must be a PNG file and end in .png

When the SVC Player is loaded you can change the skin using the Left and Right Shoulder buttons.

There is a template skin provided with this readme.txt file called template.png. You can edit the black area but remember that the white box in the middle is where the GIF thumbnail will appear in the program.

CONFIGURATION

You can customize certain parts of this module to your liking using the capture.ini file that lives in the [PSP_DRIVE]:\dh\kd folder (or [PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins for 2.71 SE-C).

The following settings are available,

• ScreenShot
  
  Defines the button combination that tells the capture module to take a screenshot.
• VideoStartNormal
  
  Defines the button combination that tells the capture module to take a normal video capture.
• VideoStartAdvanced
  
  Defines the button combination that tells the capture module to take an advanced video capture.
• VideoStop
  
  Defines the button combination that tells the capture module to stop recording.
• VideoAdvancedMode
  
  Can be set to QUARTER_SIZE or FULL_SIZE, the latter being the default. This is the screen size when capturing a video using the VideoStartAdvanced button combination. If you use QUARTER_SIZE then the game will slow down a lot less when recording but the video will be recorded a lot smaller.
• Delay
  
  The number of miliseconds to wait after each frame of video is captured. the default is 100. The lower the number the higher quality the recording will be but the slower the game will run. Higher numbers reduce quality but improve performance. Use with caution!
• Overwrite
  
  Determins if existing video or screenshot capture files are overwritten each time DevHook is launched. The default is YES. If you specify NO then your existing screenshots and video gifs will be preserved but you are more likely to run out of mem stick space this way which will stop the capture module from working.
• PhotoDir
  
  This is the location on the PSP where the screenshot bitmaps will be saved. The default is ms0:/PSP/PHOTO
  DO NOT USE flash0:/ OR flash1:/ AS THIS MAY "BRICK" YOUR PSP!!!
• VideoDir
  
  This is the location on the PSP where the GIF animations will be saved. The default is ms0:/PSP/PHOTO/SVCPlayer
  DO NOT USE flash0:/ OR flash1:/ AS THIS MAY "BRICK" YOUR PSP!!!
• BoostBrightness
  
  Adds additional brightness to the captures to optimize them for viewing on PC monitors. The default is YES. Set to NO to prevent any brightness adjustment.

You can change this using any combination of the following constants,

For example, if you want to press Down on the D-Pad and the Left Trigger to take a screen shot you would write this,