[new release] VJLumos II - SuperBrite screen

[vijay555]

Guys,

I've finally updated VJLumos after about 6 months.
http://www.vijay555.com/vj/Releases/VJLumosII/supernova.jpg

It's Magician only for now. You can test it on your Universal but I haven't implemented disabling it for now, so you'll have to soft reset when you're finished. I'll finish this later. But it will give you a brighter Universal too :)

This software will give you a superbrite screen. That's brighter then normal maximum brightness.

It also has an option to be installed so that it's enabled on startup and automatically every time you switch on.

Let me know how you get on. And don't forget to donate if you find it helpful :)

Remember to disable it before starting the camera! It may cause a soft reset in these circumstances.

Check it out on my website.

V

[ebliss]

Hi,
thanks, can you make it to have a white screen so that it can be brighter?

Thanks

[vijay555]

Make it brighter then VJLumos II (superbrite)?
I don't think so.. at least I don't know how to :(

V

[ebliss]

Brighter as in, a white screen is brighter than a screen with icons or dark background. So, if you are make the screen white (totally), it will definately be brighter. :P

[vijay555]

So make the screen totally white, like a torch app?
Sure, I've done that by accident a million times! Doing it for an app would be an improvement. :)

I think on Modaco there's a free torch app that will do the same, but you could just keep a small (1x1 pixel) jpg on your phone, view it with a photo app and zoom in until it fills the screen.

Do you really need an app to just make the screen blank?

V

[vijay555]

PS It appears that VJLumos II won't soft reset your phone even if you enter the camera, so it might be even happier then I described.. let me know how you get on.

V

[ebliss]

So make the screen totally white, like a torch app?
Sure, I've done that by accident a million times! Doing it for an app would be an improvement. :)

I think on Modaco there's a free torch app that will do the same, but you could just keep a small (1x1 pixel) jpg on your phone, view it with a photo app and zoom in until it fills the screen.

Do you really need an app to just make the screen blank?

V


I would prefer a instant ON, with white screen, rather than to have to expand the pixel. And yes, turning on the camera with your program on does not cause soft-reset.

[Chatty]

@vijay555: Do you still use the camera app or have you IDA'd your own way?

I'm asking coz I don't have the camera (hardware) installed and are wondering whether it works now for me.

[vijay555]

Chatty - it doesn't use the camera app anymore, but it does still use hardware tricks based in the camera hardware to make the screen brighter. I couldn't say if it works on your system, I'm not sure how much hardware you removed.

Try it and tell us. But I'm not optimistic :(

V

[Chatty]

It does nothing. So there's room for improvement 8)

[vijay555]

Anyone noticed any documented effects on battery life?
It's super bright, it must be draining juice quickly. But it's worth it I think :)

V

[ebliss]

Definitely sucks up battery life. :)

Finds my mini screen display "shivering" too.

Using PocketLCD to convert screen to white before activating your program. Waiting for you to have the white screen function. :wink:

[wingchun10]

hi

thanks again for this app. For the camera it's ok even with vjlumos loaded but when you close the camera it close vjlumos. Not a problem for me but just to let you know. I have a magician

regards

[hanmin]

I would prefer a instant ON, with white screen, rather than to have to expand the pixel. And yes, turning on the camera with your program on does not cause soft-reset.

I'm using a Charmer (very similar to Magician), its in the factory now getting the speaker repair, will test out your program. Anyway, in most cases, I find the brightness of the device is good enough for most conditions. As a matter of fact, I'm using the lowest possible brightness. However, I do want to sometimes, use the phone as a torchlight. To do so, I will need to

Start -> Setting -> Backlight -> Brightest -> Ok
Start -> Explorer -> Find my JPG file -> Zoom Zoom Zoom

So, it would be nice to have a little program called.. vjTorch? I can call up

Start -> vjTorch

which will give me a full white screen (or some other colours - via option settings) and automatically full brightness (for cases like mine that I like to have the screen on minimal brightness)

[Chatty]

... and vjTorch even remembers the old setting, so that "vjTorch -off" switches back to them. Having said that I look forward to pressing Voice Command key and say "start torch on" and "start torch off" :lol:

[vijay555]

You guys can already do that can't you?
VJLumos has an -on and -off command line.

ebliss has asked for the white screen thing, which is easy to implement but will chunk out the code a little. I am little concerned about bloating the app. but I will add this as an extra command line, eg -torch (toggle)

I use my Magician more then my Universal (for which there is VJCandela of course). But VJLumos can be a stand alone "torch" for the Magician, and I really like the extra brightness...

Chatty, any luck with your hardware?

V

[Chatty]

@vijay555: You probably missed this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=236665#236665) further up.

[vijay555]

Chatty, I know we had no luck like this, but I thought you were investigating another solution? I think I'd have to see similar hardware to yours to know how to trace it through the software. But have a look at the linux guys - in the VJCandela threads someone posted about the particular hardware used for the torch on the Universal. If you can obtain similar info on the camera hardware for the Magician, perhaps you can hack in at a very low level.

That's beyond me though. I reach my limits on the "copy and paste" tutorial on Welcome.exe. That had me stumped for quite a while...

V