[DEV] MBE - Mobile Bravia Engine // Post-Processing Photo/Video improvements - HTC Wildfire S

Since the Wildfire S hasn't got a really high screen resolution, it still can be improved with this Engine, The Bravia Engine from Sony Ericsson:
step-by-step tutorial:
Step 1
Download THIS package. Link is down for now, reuploading asap
Step 2
Extract both the files to /system/etc
Step 3
Open /system/build.prop and add these lines:
#DJPBX TWEAKZ
#Bravia Engine Service
ro.service.swiqi.supported=true
persist.service.swiqi.enable=1
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Don't forget to save the whole thing
Step 4
Download and open Terminal Emulator from the Market. You will need ROOT
Execute:
su
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chmod 0755 /system/etc/be_movie
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_photo
busybox chown 0.0 /system/etc/be_movie
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Step 5
Reboot ;-)
Disclaimer
This will impove video/photo quality, but your device will give lower quadrant scores in 3D.
Don't want MBE anymore? Just remove be_movie and be_photo from /system/etc
You do this at your own risk.
You might say you see no difference, but there is a difference! Watch this: http://www.sonyericsson.com/product/xperiaarc/video/mbe/
You'll get better pictures and photos!

small question......it emulates the bravia engine a bit,right? And will it increase the resolution????Sorry can't test it.....S-ON

Nice, will test when S-OFF. But if you say we might not see a difference, then what's the point?

Well, the improvement isnt so big that you'll see it , unless you compare them next to each other.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

csoulr666 said:
small question......it emulates the bravia engine a bit,right? And will it increase the resolution????Sorry can't test it.....S-ON
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It doesnt emulate, it IS the bravia engine. It only improves quality, not resolution
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

Nice m8,tnx if only there would be more people with s-off this community would be great We need more roms,more tweaks and more people with s-off phones

Thanx dude great work. My friend always showed off BE on his incredible-s. Now I can show off BE on WFS too. And yes there is difference in the videos and pictures.

really tempted to try this out

aigaming said:
Nice m8,tnx if only there would be more people with s-off this community would be great We need more roms,more tweaks and more people with s-off phones
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I don't even have a Wildfire S (there came one with my Vodafone, but I sold it because I already have a Desire S)!
So Ill give it a shot pumping some stuff into this forum.

Thank you m8

Tried this a while back on my DHD and the difference is negligible. There's gotta be more to Sony's famed Bravia Engine than a few lines in the build.prop and a couple of other minor tweaks.

guys I'm a Samsung GalaxyGio user.
If I'll installthis on my phone,do I make a chance to brick anything?
Doyouthink it will work?
If none, could you help to port it to our phone?

Works but I find with DIVX movies the extra processing involved overwhelms the video.
Can I just install the photo part by chance?

Little Improvement in Display Quality
djpbx said:
Since the Wildfire S hasn't got a really high screen resolution, it still can be improved with this Engine, The Bravia Engine from Sony Ericsson:
step-by-step tutorial:
Step 1
Download THIS package
Step 2
Extract both the files to /system/etc
Step 3
Open /system/build.prop and add these lines:
Don't forget to save the whole thing
Step 4
Download and open Terminal Emulator from the Market. You will need ROOT
Execute:
Step 5
Reboot ;-)
Disclaimer
This will impove video/photo quality, but your device will give lower quadrant scores in 3D.
Don't want MBE anymore? Just remove be_movie and be_photo from /system/etc
You do this at your own risk.
You might say you see no difference, but there is a difference! Watch this: http://www.sonyericsson.com/product/xperiaarc/video/mbe/
You'll get better pictures and photos!
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I applied this on yesterday, little improvement which is visible in your phone only(only for Display), not for pictures or video you captured.
Any one can use this is for little improvement.

Links down
Marvel Custom

d33ps1x said:
Works but I find with DIVX movies the extra processing involved overwhelms the video.
Can I just install the photo part by chance?
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Yes.
Sent from my HTC Desire S

shiftyHungary said:
guys I'm a Samsung GalaxyGio user.
If I'll installthis on my phone,do I make a chance to brick anything?
Doyouthink it will work?
If none, could you help to port it to our phone?
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It should work on any Phone. But better safe than sorry, nandroid first!
Sent from my HTC Desire S

junxracr said:
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Marvel Custom
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Yes, i think megaupload has quitted... :-( im going to reupload everything tomorrow. Any favourite filehost?
Sent from my HTC Desire S

I like dropbox, but any working link will do. Thank you
Marvel Custom

Hi! I would like to try this SBE too. Would really appreciate your new upload.
Dropbox is great. It has a lot of interesting features to keep your files synchronized between PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.
It's also very easy to share a file there. I use it everyday.
Of course you can upload it where you want. That's up to you.
Thanks in advance for your trouble.

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[MOD] Hacked Camera.APK for better audio quality, usage with any battery life & MORE!

[MOD] Hacked Camera.APK for better audio quality, usage with any battery life & MORE!
Final Update-
Some people have been asking for sourcecode/instructions, so once more, this is the method I used, all credit to Rafalense.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10980448&postcount=268
Those of you wanting me to reupload the APK's, I'm sorry, I don't have them stored anymore, and I wouldn't put them up even if I did. They're based on ANCIENT firmware revisions, and whilst I can appreciate you still would like the functionality somehow, I'm not interested in taking on the project again at this time. Thank you very much for your continued use and desire for my work though, it's very flattering.
I won't be actively developing or supporting this anymore because of it's defunct nature. If you want something similar, I highly recommend the lgCamera app, which has a far better implementation of improved bitrates (select whatever bitrates you want in a menu.) You can get lgCamera on the market- I highly reccomend it.
Anyone who wants to pick up this project can feel free to discuss here or make a new thread, as you please. If you do, please include the link to the guide by Rafalense, as it was the basis for this mod and will doubtlessly be of use to someone.
(Original Post Below)
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In light of my new student status, and since my student loan doesn't even cover my accommodation... I have made a donate link.
If you use the mod regularly, please consider donating, it would really help me out. Don't worry if you can't though, the mod will always be free for all to use.
Thanks for all the support-
- Potatoman.
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Hey folks-
It's with great pleasure that I'm releasing a hacked Camera.apk for you all today! This is my first android mod, so be gentle
Info-
The apk replaces the stock Camera.Apk in the Galaxy S II (or Samsung Captivate!), and has the following features-
- Allows use of the camera & camcorder at any battery life
- Records Audio in 192kbps/44.1Khz quality (CD Quality) rather than stock (64kbps/16khz quality)
- Increased Video Bitrate in 1080 and 720p modes* (See 2nd post for info and download link for this version)
- Optional No Sounds versions (for Standard and Highbit versions!). All of the features, None of the noise! Yes, even the autofocus noise is gone!
- HyperX-'s SuperHighBit version now available (See 2nd post for info and download link for this version)
I have left the settings for the 320x240 and 176x144 resolution modes as stock, so they will be the same size and with the same audio. This is to ensure video messages are kept within the filesize limits
Before/After Comparison (thanks robbiekhan)-
robbiekhan said:
Before:
After:
Treble is high for loud sources in this mod, I'm working on improving it in v2. for now, just stand further back like robbiekhan said - Potatoman
Treble seems high so apologies for that, car volume was higher than I realised ¬_¬
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Additional info:
If you want to get rid of the shutter sound, create a file in /data called local.prop and add the line "ro.camera.sound.forced=0" and restart your phone. This removes both the shutter sound and the focus sound when your phone is on silent, but keeps the sound when it's not on silent. - llBlackenedll
Install Guide:
1) Root & install a file manager which lets you browse root
2) browse to /system/app, and rename your Camera.apk to Camera.apk.bak and your Camera.odex to Camera.odex.bak (for use as a backup to restore from)
3) Unrar my APK (password: [email protected]) and copy it over to /system/app.
4) Rename it Camera.apk
5) Close the file manager and run the Camera app from the main menu
6) IF the app fails to run, or the shortcut is missing, go back to the /system/app folder and try to install it (tap it in root explorer then "install"). This step is only a fallback, do NOT do this if it works already at step 5.
7) Enjoy!
ADB Install Guide- See 2nd post!
This mod was tested on my own Galaxy S II with KE2, KE7, KG1, VillainROM and CognitionROM firmwares.
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Thanks all, hope you enjoy! Thank if you like it
(Download: http://www.multiupload.com/KHRWLERS4J)
(Download with no sounds: http://www.multiupload.com/NNR1SYDYL6 Same password. Be sure to remove cam_start.ogg, cam_stopp.ogg, Camera_click.ogg, Camera_click_short.ogg, Shutter_01.ogg and videoRecord.ogg from /system/media/audio/ui as well!)
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Credits-
Potatoman - Sound implimentation & merging of features & Version Splitting/Maintainance
Soraxd - Original battery life functionality & upcoming music playing functionality
Rafalense - A great post which lead me through how to do this mod over on the Galaxy S forums
pulser_g2 - Original battery life functionality (with soraxD )
llBlackenedll - tip on how to disable shutter sounds
robbiekhan - Before/After Comparison videos
Antoniotdi - An excellent bugfix
hyperX - Great minds think alike eh? HyperX released a similar mod to this on the same day as me! Anyway, we'll be working together on cameramods from now on. Good news huh?
Knightnz - The ADB install guide
ADB Install guide (Thanks knightnz!)-
knightnz said:
How to install using adb with phone connected to your computer:
Copy the new .apk to the root of the internal sdcard of the phone. then run the appropriate set of commands:
STANDARD VERSION:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
cp -r /sdcard/Camera.apk /system/app/Camera.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Camera.apk
NO SOUND VERSION:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
cp -r /sdcard/CameraSoundless.apk /system/app/Camera.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/Camera.apk
cd /system/media/audio/ui
rm cam*
rm Cam*
rm Shut*
rm Video*
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HyperX-'s SuperHighBit version released!
This is kept here because it isn't mine to remove, and I haven't heard from HyperX in a while. Please note I wont be able to support anyone with this if you choose to use it.
hyperX- said:
Since some of you know me... i imigrated from Symbian here to Android.
Now i am working on several mods with Potatoman to bring you more mods/tweaks stuff.
I have prepared a package, with the following settings:
1080p mode: Normal – 17 Mbit Fine – 24 Mbit – Super fine – 30 Mbit
720p mode Normal – 9 Mbit Fine – 13 Mbit Super fine – 17 Mbit
Both modes have audio at 48000 khz at 192 kbit
Download
Also for those, who are interessted, my site will be soon updated for an Android section.
www.hx-custom-roms.com
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DISCLAIMER TO AVOID DRAMA-
I work on this in my own time as a project, as and when I see fit. At no point does using or donating to the development of this app entitle you to demand anything from me other than what has already been shared. The app is also for use "as is", with no warranty. Support is provided by me (and other helpful members) in this thread and in my PM box as and when we desire.
Anyone who takes an issue with this is more than welcome to not use the app, not post here, and otherwise avoid being a nuisance to the rest of us in this thread.
thanks it works
Nice will download it. But for version 2.. I am able film and listen to music at the same time now on KE7
Cool . Are you able to make the power button work as a shutter key when in the camera app ?
good work, thanks!
This looks great, can someone please upload it to an Android browser friendly file sharing site, like megashare.com for example. Many thanks.
pin spot still here ?
sorrowuk said:
Cool . Are you able to make the power button work as a shutter key when in the camera app ?
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+1 Good idea
Screen brightness low
Hi nice work, thanks. I have one problem with it. When I turn on Camera screen brightness turns to the lowest value, so it is very hard to see what I am filming or photographing.
Potatoman said:
Info-
The apk replaces the stock Camera.Apk in the Galaxy S II, and has the following features-
- Allows use of the camera & camcorder at any battery life
- Records Audio in 192kbps/44.1Khz quality (CD Quality) rather than stock (64kbps/16khz quality)
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Great work man!
Quesiton: does anyone think that there might be a little more video quality to squeeze out of the phone too, or is this already flat maxed out on 1080p at highest settings?
^^ The video quality is already very good. low light sensitivity is a lot better than iPhone 4, for example. I have tested side by side and the ip4 is blocky in low light and motion isn't as good.
Before:
After:
Treble seems high so apologies for that, car volume was higher than I realised ¬_¬
really good job! Works like a charm !!!!
Excellent, could you also fix the force close when running camera on LCD density 160?
It seems only working on the default LCD density 240.
Mine is working fine at 182dpi. But we need a few modifications to the design. It only looks usable at 240dpi.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
Thankssssssssssss waiting for v2
Samsung Galaxy S II gets 1080p 24 Mbit/s recording hack
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-gets-1080p-24-mbits-recording-hack-31155902/
Wow, fast replies
zxz0O0 said:
Nice will download it. But for version 2.. I am able film and listen to music at the same time now on KE7
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Really? Lucky you then when I tested on mine it closes the music player while camera app is open... but maybe it's because I'm not using stock music player. I'll test some more. Either way, enjoy:
sorrowuk said:
Cool . Are you able to make the power button work as a shutter key when in the camera app ?
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I was thinking about trying this, I'll look into it. Shouldn't be too hard.
padlad said:
This looks great, can someone please upload it to an Android browser friendly file sharing site, like megashare.com for example. Many thanks.
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Done. Password is potatoman: http://www.MegaShare.com/3306744. Enjoy
djase said:
pin spot still here ?
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Can you explain what you mean? I don't understand
mdaaddic said:
Hi nice work, thanks. I have one problem with it. When I turn on Camera screen brightness turns to the lowest value, so it is very hard to see what I am filming or photographing.
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Was your battery very low? I know if the battery is VERY low the brightness on the whole phone dims completely, but this isn't something I can fix. If not, it's an odd problem, I can't seem to replicate it... mine retains the brightness it is set to. Can you try enabling the "Auto Brightness" in settings (Display -> brightness -> automatic brightness) and see if it works better then? If not you may have to resort to enabling "outdoor visibility mode" in the camera settings to use it until I can replicate it to fix it.
Richdog said:
Great work man!
Quesiton: does anyone think that there might be a little more video quality to squeeze out of the phone too, or is this already flat maxed out on 1080p at highest settings?
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Robbiekhan hit the nail on the head, increasing the bitrate doesnt necessarily increase the quality by a margin that is worth having... especially with the associated filesize increase. I managed to get it working at 32Mpbs bitrate, but the quality didnt warrant doubling the amount of space it used up.
robbiekhan said:
^^ The video quality is already very good. low light sensitivity is a lot better than iPhone 4, for example. I have tested side by side and the ip4 is blocky in low light and motion isn't as good.
Before:
After:
Treble seems high so apologies for that, car volume was higher than I realised ¬_¬
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Thank you for the comparison videos! I'll add them to the first post for people to see as an example (if you don't want me to just let me know :3)
trUePN said:
Excellent, could you also fix the force close when running camera on LCD density 160?
It seems only working on the default LCD density 240.
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KLoNe1 said:
Mine is working fine at 182dpi. But we need a few modifications to the design. It only looks usable at 240dpi.
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As much as I'd like to, I'm not sure how to go about it. Did the camera app work before at those resolutions? I don't imagine it did, since I didn't change any of the graphics... which means its crashing because of something else. Probably needs a graphic redraw to suitable sizes for the resolutions, but that's quite time consuming and I can't really commit to something like that right now. Sorry.
ermacwins said:
Samsung Galaxy S II gets 1080p 24 Mbit/s recording hack
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-gets-1080p-24-mbits-recording-hack-31155902/
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Yeah but I did it first Mine was ready a few days ago, I just waited for a reply from soraxd as a courtesy before releasing publicly.
The method is the same for changing the video settings as it is audio, but I felt when testing that the difference in quality was not worth the difference in filesize. When I shot a video at 1080p with 36Mbps (that was the max I could use without the phone crashing) it looked virtually identical to the original one, but used up twice the space. If enough people really want it (though I don't see why) I will happily add the functionality to this apk, so you can enjoy the other features as well.
Hope this helped-
Potatoman
Potatoman said:
Wow, fast replies
As much as I'd like to, I'm not sure how to go about it. Did the camera app work before at those resolutions? I don't imagine it did, since I didn't change any of the graphics... which means its crashing because of something else. Probably needs a graphic redraw to suitable sizes for the resolutions, but that's quite time consuming and I can't really commit to something like that right now. Sorry.
Potatoman
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It actually works on LCD density 160, but crashes when you try to scroll down at camera settings or change to videocam.
For now I switch density when I use my camera properly, np.
Password on the file
Edit: My bad, wrong password...

bravia engine

Could anybody tell me how to enable this feature for this phone.
Please do not give the obvious answer because I already tried with all zip files uploaded in other threats.
I know there is a manual way for activating this option but I would really appreciate if you can upload a zip file to be directly flashed in this phone.
Thanks in advance
Galaxyon said:
Could anybody tell me how to enable this feature for this phone.
Please do not give the obvious answer because I already tried with all zip files uploaded in other threats.
I know there is a manual way for activating this option but I would really appreciate if you can upload a zip file to be directly flashed in this phone.
Thanks in advance
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It does not work on our phones
Then why it is enabled on the beastmod rom?
No judging just curious
Galaxyon said:
Then why it is enabled on the beastmod rom?
No judging just curious
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Its not...they r still working on it to get it to work along with the XLOUD...
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
One purge links I had found walked through activating it through adding the files in through root explorer and then adding in the commands through terminal emulator. I tried it and they seem to be working as my gallery seems a little sharper than it used to be. Granted I am also running my own version of kl1 so I don't know if its just in my head but I like it
Sent from out of this Galaxy S II
tpreludesh said:
One purge links I had found walked through activating it through adding the files in through root explorer and then adding in the commands through terminal emulator. I tried it and they seem to be working as my gallery seems a little sharper than it used to be. Granted I am also running my own version of kl1 so I don't know if its just in my head but I like it
Sent from out of this Galaxy S II
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The bravia and xloud engines do not work at all on any phone but Sony xperia phones. Everything is a placebo. Its Proprietary software and hardware no phones but the Sony phones have.
The method you're talking about was called out as [email protected]#t by supercurio. If anybody knows, its that dude.
Its enabled and does work in BeastMOD.
Flash 3.6 listen to the sound, and thn flash any 4.x version and you will see.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Master&Slave™ said:
Its enabled and does work in BeastMOD.
Flash 3.6 listen to the sound, and thn flash any 4.x version and you will see.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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http://t.co/rV8aOrfq
Dude dsp manager does the same thing. Which is not how xloud is supposed to work.
billydroid said:
http://t.co/rV8aOrfq
Dude dsp manager does the same thing. Which is not how xloud is supposed to work.
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Im only going to say this once again. Its working and enabled. If you want to believe other wise then be my guest.
M&S
Master&Slave™ said:
Im only going to say this once again. Its working and enabled. If you want to believe other wise then be my guest.
M&S
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So video and audio both are improved in beast mod?
billydroid said:
So video and audio both are improved in beast mod?
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They only work on sony phones. What people are seeing is a placebo effect. Image rendering is part of the system as well deeply embedded in the linux kernel drivers. Placing two files with in system/etc with certain permissions does nothing. The build prop edit also does nothing. It is totally bypassed.
In no way were system files patched or hacked or anyway by this. You would have to hack the image process library and patch the required system files. As well hack and patch apk files that take advantage of this.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Killbynature said:
They only work on sony phones. What people are seeing is a placebo effect. Image rendering is part of the system as well deeply embedded in the linux kernel drivers. Placing two files with in system/etc with certain permissions does nothing. The build prop edit also does nothing. It is totally bypassed.
In no way were system files patched or hacked or anyway by this. You would have to hack the image process library and patch the required system files. As well hack and patch apk files that take advantage of this.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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I know, I'm calling just bs on this beastmod "port".
Apparently they were able achieve the impossible./sarcasm/
billydroid said:
I know, I'm calling just bs on this beastmod "port".
Apparently they were able achieve the impossible./sarcasm/
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Well did you do what i said?...flashing 3.6 then flashing 4.0 people in the thread have also had sound improvments
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Master&Slave™ said:
Well did you do what i said?...flashing 3.6 then flashing 4.0 people in the thread have also had sound improvments
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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I have flashed and noticed nothing. Also there is absolutely no improvement to video or images.
The point is this: this engine port is known to not work at all.
You say youve made it work and your proof is you can hear it. That is silly.
Like the link I posted. Proof gives this credibility and you have no proof.
/sits back while eating popcorn
billydroid said:
I have flashed and noticed nothing. Also there is absolutely no improvement to video or images.
The point is this: this engine port is known to not work at all.
You say youve made it work and your proof is you can hear it. That is silly.
Like the link I posted. Proof gives this credibility and you have no proof.
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Ok.......
M&S
billydroid said:
I have flashed and noticed nothing. Also there is absolutely no improvement to video or images.
The point is this: this engine port is known to not work at all.
You say youve made it work and your proof is you can hear it. That is silly.
Like the link I posted. Proof gives this credibility and you have no proof.
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I can notice the audio different between with the bravia engine and not.
I used to have a sony walkman cell phone and listen at least 1 hour everyday during driving for 2 years. When I switched to the samsung s2 phone and i noticed the S2 audio is weaker then my sony.
I flashed the beastmod 4.0, i can hear the audio is very closed to the sony phone. I noticed the audio different before I've checked the change log, so this is not my mentally thinking. It's the fact.
1 thing I need to clarify, I do hear the big different if I am using my car audio speaker. But if I use the cell phone speaker or the earphone, honestly, I don't notice much. I believe the cell speaker or the earphone can't able to handle the best part. But the bravia engine does work on the samsung S2.
For the video or picture part, I don't know about it.
hinghing1113 said:
I can notice the audio different between with the bravia engine and not.
I used to have a sony walkman cell phone and listen at least 1 hour everyday during driving for 2 years. When I switched to the samsung s2 phone and i noticed the S2 audio is weaker then my sony.
I flashed the beastmod 4.0, i can hear the audio is very closed to the sony phone. I noticed the audio different before I've checked the change log, so this is not my mentally thinking. It's the fact.
1 thing I need to clarify, I do hear the big different if I am using my car audio speaker. But if I use the cell phone speaker or the earphone, honestly, I don't notice much. I believe the cell speaker or the earphone can't able to handle the best part. But the bravia engine does work on the samsung S2.
For the video or picture part, I don't know about it.
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The bravia engine has nothing to do with the sound. Also it really has nothing to do xcloud. There are a whole bunch of kernel patches for the qualcomm processor online that boost the the volume you hear. By 20%. The qualcomm chip has dsp manager built in. A few tweaks would get the volume louder than what it is.
The bravia engine is image rendering. Which literally does not work. Samsung devices do not even have the correct system files or services which would activate it. This has been done on various devices the only devices its known to work on is xperia arc devices. Also bravia engine has not been open source. Either so you would need to do some serious hacking as well.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
billydroid said:
The bravia and xloud engines do not work at all on any phone but Sony xperia phones. Everything is a placebo. Its Proprietary software and hardware no phones but the Sony phones have.
The method you're talking about was called out as [email protected]#t by supercurio. If anybody knows, its that dude.
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I figured it was probably placebo, but truly it does seem to work. My gallery displays cleaner pictures whereas before a lot of the images in preview were blurry they are now not. I trust supercurio though and if he says its BS than it is in fact BS
Sent from out of this Galaxy S II
tpreludesh said:
I figured it was probably placebo, but truly it does seem to work. My gallery displays cleaner pictures whereas before a lot of the images in preview were blurry they are now not. I trust supercurio though and if he says its BS than it is in fact BS
Sent from out of this Galaxy S II
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The only logical method would be to edit the standard media profiles, hack the camera, and change the way compression works in the gallery. Thats why on other roms its looks diffrent. Than on beastmod. I will also add that sony line only has LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen. Ours is a super amoled + not only would you have to reverse engineer to get the kernel drivers that make the bravia engine works sinces it is not open source. You would have to port them as well to make it work with super amoled drivers.
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[DEV] Camera Mod Discussion

zeroprobe and me are are trying to improve camera quality, this mod/research apply for HTC One S but since libs and camera app should be really similar to One X, it shouldn't be hard to apply these mods to One X too
zeroproble: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756204
me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28548383&postcount=41
Interesting.
The One X and One S both use the same camera (I think), so it should be portable.
well, to see if this aspect of the camera start to go mod, I really surprised that nobody has yet put to work, the first attempt was unsuccessful and now appear to be applying a mod of the cam of sensation, hopefully that begins to be worked the issue seriously. A greeting and thanks.
Great news! Thanks :good:
Very interesting, I to feel that HTC dont use their camera full. Like Sony, great camera on paper but pics way to compressed, like a max of 2 mb and looks like rub* in full resolution...
Please keep on. I love t be a tester.
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Hi,
modified camera from venom rom makes big pictures.
sample: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvikjnroulooscz/2012-07-09 19.10.37.jpg
cheers
starbase64
pirlano said:
zeroprobe and me are are trying to improve camera quality, this mod/research apply for HTC One S but since libs and camera app should be really similar to One X, it shouldn't be hard to apply these mods to One X too
zeroproble: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756204
me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28548383&postcount=41
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excellent!
FPS needs to be adressed big time....default outdoors is 24fps, indoor even less
never gets close to 30fps as advertised....
I'm getting indoors 22fps @ 19000kbps with cm9 18 not yet tested outdoors, I couldn't notice compression. When I was on sense with mod I got 29fps @ 11-12000kbps. 29fps @ 20 - 40 would be awesome.
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starbase64 said:
Hi,
modified camera from venom rom makes big pictures.
sample: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvikjnroulooscz/2012-07-09 19.10.37.jpg
cheers
starbase64
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wow thats pretty good quality. If only it could be replicated to CM9.
Into viperx rom hq camera mod is implemented in here tweaks, sorry for my bad english
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MrLadoodle said:
wow thats pretty good quality. If only it could be replicated to CM9.
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I think CyanogenMod 9 -TripNRaVeR has the camera mod, because im getting 5mb pics and high bitrate video recording.
hi folks,
who tried it on the one x ?
Yeah, I have been using this same camera mod for a month or so now with out a single issue. Photo's between 2-6meg every time. Or in the Play Store there is a camera app that always gets me to 8mb limit. Its called Camera FV-5. There is a free version with very limited resolution, so what the point is I have not got a clue. The pay version is only about £2.50 if my memory serves me correctly. It has lots of features that I don't understand that are supposedly professional. But, if you are keen photographer and want to turn that brilliant 1X of ours in to a DSLR for the price of a coffee give it ago and spread the tips back to me once you have figured out how to use it. I NEED HELP.lol https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5mbGF2aW9uZXQuYW5kcm9pZC5jYW1lcmEubGl0ZSJd
i have this app and works quite well.
so this camera mod, what is the jpg compression rate? can you also save as png?
I tried to install the hqcamera.zip in #6 but in clockwork recovery it just said installation aborted, and trying to manually copy and paste the files in Es File Explorer it would not work, said I was unable to delete the current files.
Any idea how to get it to install?
willhub said:
I tried to install the hqcamera.zip in #6 but in clockwork recovery it just said installation aborted, and trying to manually copy and paste the files in Es File Explorer it would not work, said I was unable to delete the current files.
Any idea how to get it to install?
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it's not a flashable zip, push files manually or copy with root explorer
cheers
starbase64
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Hi,
here is a flashable zip of venom hq camera:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjx9lqgkmjgs5d3/Venom_HQ_Camera.zip
cheers
starbase64
starbase64 said:
Hi,
modified camera from venom rom makes big pictures.
sample: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvikjnroulooscz/2012-07-09 19.10.37.jpg
cheers
starbase64
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the quality of the photo is excellent .... is it flashable via cwm ?
mkhader said:
the quality of the photo is excellent .... is it flashable via cwm ?
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look at my previous post
pirlano said:
zeroprobe and me are are trying to improve camera quality, this mod/research apply for HTC One S but since libs and camera app should be really similar to One X, it shouldn't be hard to apply these mods to One X too
zeroproble: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756204
me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28548383&postcount=41
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It would be awesome if this came to the OneX. Are you planning on taking that on yourselves or are you just saying that a OneX dev is allowed to use your work?
willhub said:
I tried to install the hqcamera.zip in #6 but in clockwork recovery it just said installation aborted, and trying to manually copy and paste the files in Es File Explorer it would not work, said I was unable to delete the current files.
Any idea how to get it to install?
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hi,
quick question, with this mode, do you still have all the functionalities of the stock camera like, shooting 5fps, panorama etc etc?

[MOD]webcam as fully functional rear cam!

EDIT: sorry for the jittery video new one on its way! and added another link just to amuse you
hey guys!
today i was really curious as to how i could get a webcam to fully function, and to maybe permanently use one as a web cam. after hours of surfing, i found that their is a way to preview, but not to actually use one. so i wanted to fix this problem!
after hours of research, and a bit of testing, and have finally reached some success!
found a thread in the viewsonic g tablet section, that managed to do about the the same. since they were both tegra based, with similar enough soc's , i decided to experiment. with stock kernel and firmwares, the nexus 7 has drivers for plug and play webcams. what this mod does is gives permissions and makes the webcam show up as a rear camera feed. WITH THIS MOD ACTIVE YOU CANNOT USE YOUR FRONT CAM.
it was made for the g tab. if modifications are made, we may be able to bring it back.
WARNING: as usual, i am not responsible for any mishaps that may happen by you doing this mod, including nuclear monkeys taking over the world.
i am coating the writer at the g tab thread for the credits on who originaly made the base for this mod for the gtab : "Credit BELONGS to Borkata at "another site""
so first, u will need:
1. a UVC webcam. or simply, a plug and play camera. anything that didnt need anything extra to work, other than you plugging it in. some only need the extra cd to use its full potential, but may work without one. check here: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/#devices
95% of webcams should work.
2. the attached file. (camera.tegra3.so)
3. nexus 7
4.OTG CABLE!
5.a camera app other than stock. (lgcamera or similar)
STEPS!
EXTRACT and COPY the camera.tegra3.so FILE INTO your tablet's /SYSTEM/LIB/HW folder, and reboot. BACK UP THE ORIGINAL camera.tegra3.so if u want to revert later.
plug in your camera.
open up terminal emulator. run this:
su
chown system.camera /dev/video0
chmod 660 /dev/video0
now go to your camera app and check it out!
taking pics works fine. video has bad fps though. response is a bit slow too. but i think these are software issues.
you will need to put those lines in the terminal everytime you plug in the camera. (or make some kind of a script, or ask someone to)
i am not improving this mod simply because i dont have the experience to. but i did want to share this with you.
here is a little demo i uploaded of it so u guys can get an idea of it-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU-JoTLGUvk&list=UUobzyrXBHPPRBxTzbHtFRsQ&index=1
original g tab thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789642
MUST WATCH- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXpsxB0oD-E
hit thanks if i helped
Nice Work.....Thanks Man.....It works great
rgds
Hi there,
there is any chance to exclude the input script every time connected the camera?
Is possible to make any permanent script so when camera connected, starts working on the go?
Regards.
hasafly said:
Hi there,
there is any chance to exclude the input script every time connected the camera?
Is possible to make any permanent script so when camera connected, starts working on the go?
Regards.
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yes, but i honestly dont know how. it shouldnt be that hard. i am sure some other dev can help out here. definitly possible, but i just suck at making scripts.
my cam logitech quickcam xpress does not suppors(((( black screen in display.
At the beginning it takes some time, but after successful work, it has recognized my Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 and works fine with it.
Thanks again
hmm i wonder is there any chance getting photosphere to work with this mod
is there a possibility to record video (on motion) ?
like with motion or mjpeg_streamer?
thx
can i put this in my rom giving you full credits?
azoller1 said:
can i put this in my rom giving you full credits?
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sure! not a problem! its xda! everything posted here is meant to be shared and used
misterjoji said:
hmm i wonder is there any chance getting photosphere to work with this mod
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should work with a camera app that has photosphere built in or similar. havent tested much though.
File not found while writing "chown system.camera /dev/video0"
How can i fix that?
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Streykatorato said:
File not found while writing "chown system.camera /dev/video0"
How can i fix that?
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Could mean a few things. Either USB otg not working, or the tablet doesn't recognize the web cam as a webcam because it doesn't support plug and play, or incompatible ROM or kernel. Most probably the webcam's fault.
All of them was recognized by usb host controller... tried 4
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R: [MOD]webcam as fully functional rear cam!
Good thanks
Streykatorato said:
All of them was recognized by usb host controller... tried 4
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try a different rom+kernel maybe? when you plug in the webcam, a folder should be created here: /dev/video0 .
did you put in su before the commands?
unreal3000 said:
try a different rom+kernel maybe? when you plug in the webcam, a folder should be created here: /dev/video0 .
did you put in su before the commands?
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Yes i wrote su
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Would love to see this further developed. Make a camera app to be able to switch between the two.
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BDR456 said:
Would love to see this further developed. Make a camera app to be able to switch between the two.
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Wouldn't it be possible to take the stock camera app and to modify it so we can have access to the 2 cameras and photosphere? (This is assuming we do have the camera app source code available)
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wow, impressing.
Just the video is not very 'professional' you shaked too much mate
wildcolor said:
wow, impressing.
Just the video is not very 'professional' you shaked too much mate
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thanks for the feedback handling a cam with one hand, while handling a tablet and 2 webcams in another wasnt easy
not to mention a bad cam itself will improve

[APP] Snapdragon Camera v2.1

According to the QUALCOMM: Snapdragon camera app is designed to make it easier than ever to capture, edit, and share the moments that make life so special, which works with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 series processors.
We have a powerful processor in OnePlus X, so we can benefit from this great Camera application. For extended details on the Snapdragon Camera, features and some samples please visit the official blog post here
How to install
>> A flashable zip for automatic installation is here
Thanks to @Einstein67
Manually:
Step 1:
Download required files
- Snapdragon Camera v2.1
- Snapcamtinyplanet.so
- Snapcammosaic.so
Step 2:
» Download the camera apk and lib.files [Snapcammosaic.so , Snapcamtinyplanet.so] into your device.
» Open any root explorer app and navigate to device/internal storage>system>lib>place the two lib files downloaded above{cut/paste}. Also change permissions to each lib to 0644 (-rw-r--r--).
» Similarly, place the snapdragon camera app [apk.file] in device/internal storage>system>app and again change permissions to apk to 0644 (-rw-r--r--).
» Now, reboot your device to activate the changes and enjoy! :victory:
any sample shot comparisons?
Root needed ?
Radzioo85 said:
Root needed ?
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Yeah I guess because you have to cut/paste the needed libs in the "system" folder..
ckret said:
any sample shot comparisons?
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Maybe later, dont have much time now, but until then just try it and see for yourself! It's a super easy procedure! :laugh:
Excellent! Thanks! Camera is lightning fast! No more delay after taking a pic
Lots of options, but can't save to SD card. It will save to USB OTG though, I clicked on this even though I had no USB plugged in and it gave me a toast of couldn't locate SD card, which won't go away now. It works nicely though and some will find it useful.
@jackshot you've forgotten a very important point. The permissions have to be changed on both the libs and on the apk too.
parasthakur37 said:
@jackshot you've forgotten a very important point. The permissions have to be changed on both the libs and on the apk too.
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Will that change the quality of the pics too? I know it sounds silly to ask, but I installed it yday, it worked but photos looked worse (much, much brighter) than on stock app. Also, after using this app the normal camera apk wouldn't boot.
parasthakur37 said:
@jackshot you've forgotten a very important point. The permissions have to be changed on both the libs and on the apk too.
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Oh, my bad.. Actually a friend asked me to try it and I decided to share it with the community.. What permissions should we set on libs and apk? If you know, I will add it to instructions..
jackshot said:
Oh, my bad.. Actually a friend asked me to try it and I decided to share it with the community.. What permissions should we set on libs and apk? If you know, I will add it to instructions..
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apk and lib files should be with permissions 0644 (-rw-r--r--)..
charliebigpot said:
Will that change the quality of the pics too? I know it sounds silly to ask, but I installed it yday, it worked but photos looked worse (much, much brighter) than on stock app. Also, after using this app the normal camera apk wouldn't boot.
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Thanks for the review, can you post same sample too?
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Thanks for the review, can you post same sample too?
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Right after trying this camera I tried the battery mod posted in the other sub-forum and unfortunately turned my phone into a brick. I solved it now but the photos are lost Not going to install it again, at the end of the day I realised that the oneplus app is the fastest and the google photo app will do the job too.
charliebigpot said:
Right after trying this camera I tried the battery mod posted in the other sub-forum and unfortunately turned my phone into a brick. I solved it now but the photos are lost Not going to install it again, at the end of the day I realised that the oneplus app is the fastest and the google photo app will do the job too.
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It was real help mate, thanks. (Pulled thanks trigger too )
charliebigpot said:
Right after trying this camera I tried the battery mod posted in the other sub-forum and unfortunately turned my phone into a brick. I solved it now but the photos are lost Not going to install it again, at the end of the day I realised that the oneplus app is the fastest and the google photo app will do the job too.
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Well maybe it was battery mod's fault then?
I use Snapdragon Camera and I never had a problem or conflict with anything I flashed since then..
jackshot said:
Well maybe it was battery mod's fault then?
I use Snapdragon Camera and I never had a problem or conflict with anything I flashed since then..
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I'm almost sure it was the battery mod's fault, but I don't want to try it again
This camera worked, the only issue I had was that any other camera wouldn't open afterwards (had to fc the snapdragon camera), but maybe that's related to the missing permissions, that info came after I tried it.
Where's this app taken from? I also saw this post but they doesn't mention any source.
raulx222 said:
Where's this app taken from? I also saw this post but they doesn't mention any source.
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The files were sent to me by a friend in order to test them in my OPX.. I just shared them here with the community.
I guess he got it from Oneplus One's thread..
Working perfect! I was using it with Sultanxda CAF ROM in my Oneplus One and love it. Best camera App IMHO.
Thanks dude!
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Followed steps exactly but it's not working. The app just starts goes to a black screen and closes
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