[UPDATE:july 25 2008] Wizard Camera Update!!! COMPLETED

[S.V.I]

Hello.
I have managed to hack the camera for our wizards; and change those ugly graphics using ResHacker.

now it does not look like it came out of the last milenium.

So I am posting it here for the chefs to cook with.

All you have to do (should you chose to) is replace the Camera.exe with the new one.

Or other users can just drop it into the Windows folder.:)

here it is:D

Update to camera 3.3 fixes some grapfic details for transparancies

[mailforkrishna]

Thanks for all your passion

[DrForIslam]

Thanks,I will try it

[S.V.I]

wow! 149 downloads! cool.

[boto]

niceee

trying right now!

[arsenal4ever]

its vere good itry now

[sleurhut]

it works on our wizard tnx

[character]

great work as always .... thanks for the share

[j3d1n4s7y]

seemless...well done brotha...

[Cyberdyne]

With the normal camera application you can choose where to save new pictures but you only have 2 options. Normaly you can choose between main-memory and memorycard. If you unhide the Ext-ROM you can only choose between main-memory and Ext-ROM but not memorycard anymore. Is this Problem already fixed or can you fix it? Thank you!

[S.V.I]

With the normal camera application you can choose where to save new pictures but you only have 2 options. Normaly you can choose between main-memory and memorycard. If you unhide the Ext-ROM you can only choose between main-memory and Ext-ROM but not memorycard anymore. Is this Problem already fixed or can you fix it? Thank you!

The extended rom is useless in all senarios. iven if you unlock it you can only copy files from it.. but not copy to.
The camera will not write to extended rom.

[Cyberdyne]

That's not the Problem! I don't want the camera to save pictures to the Ext-ROM. I just can't choose "Speicherkarte" as target if Ext-ROM is visible. You may say: Don't unhide Ext-ROM.
Three problems:
1. I still want to have access to my documents in Ext-ROM!
2. I have the same problem if I use network-folders. "Netzlaufwerk" comes for "Speicherkarte" and if a network-folder is maped I cannot choose "Speicherkarte" (memory-card) as target to save the pictures.
3. BT-Browser adds an extra external memory just like the network-folder. Again no "Speicherkarte" in the list of possible targets. You can only choose between main-memory and bt-folder.

Is it possible to expand the list to more than 2 entries?

[S.V.I]

I suppose if you can add the shortcuts in registry. the camera app is just the original app. I changed nothing in it other then the icons. in fact I did not have access to see any coding. All I saw were the reasourses (files embeded into it) and changed the graphics. it is still the same app that came with the rom (well at least my rom)

if you could do that with your original rom, then that should be in the registry settings.. unless these options were hard coded into the camera.exe itself.

if.that is the case, and those options were harcoded into the camera.exe; I would like to have that exe. If you want to share that with me you would have to do a hard reset, and copy the exe and send it to me. I can modify the graphics and repost the exe back on this forum.

otherwise, I would have to give the answer "I dont know" or "I dont understand". :(

[S.V.I]

Updated camera 3.3 graphics in first post.

[thurman]

I know that I am suppose to put this into the directory. Where is the directory? Stupid question

[S.V.I]

I know that I am suppose to put this into the directory. Where is the directory? Stupid question

windows folder. overwrite the original file.

If you or anyone notices any issues, please let me know so I can fix. thank you for taking interest in this.

[S.V.I]

I know that I am suppose to put this into the directory. Where is the directory? Stupid question

windows folder. overwrite the original exe. If you notice any issues, let me know so I can fix. thank you.

[S.V.I]

close to a thousand downloads.
has anyone noticed anything that does not fit?

[molski]

It looks great...I will add this to the Roms I will release! Nice job!

Yesterday during some cooking I needed some extra space in the Rom so I checked what .exe files were rather large and were able to get compressed (with UPX 1.38 GUI).

I reduced the size of the Camera.exe from +/- 600KB to nearly 300KB and it works just as good (stable and fast).

See the attached file (maybe add it to the 1st post in this thread...?).


Molski

[S.V.I]

thanx. I have been using UPX4PPC to compress programs. most of the times, when the dll or the exe has images embeded into it the program will not work as it should. one example is the MMSRES dll that covers most of the icons like the photo and video icons in the standard pictures explorer.

That is why I did not compress it. Thank you for trying that. The camera package (uncompressed is anout 5mb with the dlls) and that should help with my cooking.
Svi

[molski]

Compressing too much files for the same application will slow the app down I think...you can compress things, but take it easy with it, slowdowns is one thing we would not like to see in roms ;)

[S.V.I]

Compressing too much files for the same application will slow the app down I think...you can compress things, but take it easy with it, slowdowns is one thing we would not like to see in roms ;)

LOL. I have learned that. I only compress the largest files, if any.

are you planing to cook roms for wizard, or what?
If so, there is a 20xxx series rom floating around the kaiser forum from the latest diamond. that should be interesting. I have not found the original dump yet, but I can't say I have the time to look for it either.

[molski]

I just cooked one for the Wizard ;)
Maybe I will do some more cooking, but I cannot promise anything....too much stuff to do, way to less time to do them!

[thurman]

I know that I am suppose to put this into the directory. Where is the directory? Stupid question

While trying to place the camera.exe in the win directory. Of course it ask me if I want to replace w/ existing. When doing that I get a error Cannot copy, Access is denied?

Help.

[TiGuy82]

Maybe because camera is in use.

Use CE Commander to copy.

http://www.ghisler.com/ce.htm

[jwzg]

I just cooked one for the Wizard ;)
Maybe I will do some more cooking, but I cannot promise anything....too much stuff to do, way to less time to do them!

MOLSKI!!!!!!! HOLY UNDERWEAR! Good to see you back brother! What's it been now? Two years?

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack but this guy is a Wizard legend folks. The original Wizard ROM kitchen belongs to him.

[farris]

i thought it was a camera update to update the quality, but it's only the images....

I hate the cams of HTC phones. Now I have two phones with me: a wizard for calling and a K750i for beautiful pictures :(

[molski]

i thought it was a camera update to update the quality, but it's only the images....

I hate the cams of HTC phones. Now I have two phones with me: a wizard for calling and a K750i for beautiful pictures :(

Then why not carrying your HTC Phone and a small but good 5mp digital camera if you are going to carry 2 devices with you? ;)

[S.V.I]

i thought it was a camera update to update the quality, but it's only the images....

I hate the cams of HTC phones. Now I have two phones with me: a wizard for calling and a K750i for beautiful pictures :(

How to improve quality of your wizard's 1.3 Megapixel Camera:
Go to camera settings and check the box for refresh rate (instead of auto, set it to 50/60 hz)
This will alow you to take brighter pictures.
Also, increase the saturation for better (less blue color)

Clean your lens. since it is not recessed, it gets scratched and filthy very fast. I wipe mine clean of finger grease everytime I take a picture. It helps

The camera will never give you perfect pictures, but for the ridiculously low resolution, you can make it a "utility cam"

[dioxda2]

Hello.
I have managed to hack the camera for our wizards; and change those ugly graphics using ResHacker.

now it does not look like it came out of the last milenium.

So I am posting it here for the chefs to cook with.

All you have to do (should you chose to) is replace the Camera.exe with the new one.

Or other users can just drop it into the Windows folder.:)

here it is:D

Update to camera 3.3 fixes some grapfic details for transparancies

GREAT ~~~ i WILL PUT IN MY 1d - LAMSON.. :)

[IceMan2005]

Excellent job, I'll give this a try. Brilliant new graphics,

[lobotomy]

Where'd all the themes go?
I seldom use em, but now there aren't any. Anyone with a link?

[Ray_jai]

doe this improve camera quality or does it just add new funny pic graphics?
Thanks

[S.V.I]

that has already been answered earlier in the thread.

[kampf]

Nice work.

I was having problems with other Camera apps and the Night mode not working, but this change, and the tweak to 60Hz flicker, seems to have taken care of the problem.

[+ Que PPC]

that has already been answered earlier in the thread.

do you think to coock a new rom? or do you think the next one build comes later?

[S.V.I]

do you think to coock a new rom? or do you think the next one build comes later?

my laptop's hinges broke in half.
so far sleurhut has a great rom, which I pulled appart and recooked for my self... I just don't have the time or equipment at the moment.
also, work and new girlfriend are a priority right now. I wouldn't want to scare her with my hobby ;) lol

[doozerbob]

oooh very nice, thanks!!!

[malotron]

The GUI is nice and functions beautifully. Thanks for sharing.