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...I don't see much difference in performance...
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Yes, its not much slower, the user will not notice it. :)

The original screenshot function was memory wasteful, but I need she only one time for the release thread picture.
I have no other way to capture a screen and would't make another ugly blurred youtube video.
 
aldostools said:
WOW!!! Your new screenshot algorithm works great... It uses 10MB less!!! I made a few tweaks and I don't see much difference in performance :) THANK YOU!!!

SRC: http://aldostools.org/temp/test/blitting.c

Here is the updated VSH Menu for webMAN v1.0: http://aldostools.org/temp/test/wm_vsh_menu.sprx

I have promoted the version to 1.0 due the big improvement in memory usage.
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...thanks Aldo.
Nice, VSH Menu now it works well :) You've fixed also for screenshot with webMAN MOD?
I also thank [MENTION=21]3141card[/MENTION]

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[MENTION=89]aldostools[/MENTION]
oops...sorry, maybe I should look the screenshot before....I got a strange image

screenshot_2015_10_21_17_37_32.png


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I restarted PS3, and tried again... This time it worked correctly

screenshot_2015_10_21_18_09_20.png
 
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aldostools said:
The dropdown menu shows 2 examples of commands: the default behavior (block servers) and the one why the feature was implemented.
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Dropdown menu ? ... I just have plain text.:confused:

aldostools said:
The idea is good, but it would be too difficult for an user to remember all these combinations.

IMO it's better to leave it as is.
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There is not that much to remember i guess:
L2 is for (reversing) auto-play only
R2 is for (reversing) auto-play and syscalls
Same principle for mounting and lauching for anywhere on XMB (L2 is for play / R2 is for play and syscalls)
I admit may be the table, which is just a result of that principle, was a bit overdone ;)

aldostools said:
I could implement the function to block PSN if you or kokotonix provide the code. I could try to do it myself, but why to reinvent the wheel?
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Agree... another possibility (i don't know if that could be done) and may be much less work might be that wMM emulates the PSNPatch combo (L3+R3+R2) to disable syscalls and un-block PSN.

aldostools said:
wMM 1.43.11 is supposed to work in the way that you described here. I don't understand what is your point here.
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I only wanted to answer [MENTION=11838]Dr. L Ron Bumquist[/MENTION] question :)
 
Dr. L Ron Bumquist said:
No, and your post is off topic.
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Dr. L Ron Bumquist said:
Please tell me how

"So how those tags works ? I'm confused :P
So let's say that i have the game Metal Gear Solid - The Legacy Collection (Disc 1) if i rename it folder to [online] Metal Gear Solid - The Legacy Collection (Disc 1) webman mod will automatically do what ever it needs to spoof and remove cfw syscalls to play online ? like sen enabler ? "

That quote fits into the "General Information Thread" because I didn't realize that senenalber which has nothing to do with webman-mod was revelant to webman-mod.

Who ever said "webman mod will automatically do what ever it needs to spoof and remove cfw syscalls to play online ? like sen enabler ?"
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Seriously now ? What's wrong with you ? -_-
I ask about the webman mod...i want to know what those online tags are and how they work....if i can't ask in the webman thread then where i should ask .....? -_-
kozarovv said:
Name of thread is WEBMAN MOD - GENERAL INFORMATION THREAD. I don't see off topic in his question.

BTW. [MENTION=89]aldostools[/MENTION] can explain how to use online tag?
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thanks for the support :)




[MENTION=89]aldostools[/MENTION] could you please explain a bit more about those online tags ? Thanks ! :D
 
nickxab said:
[MENTION=89]aldostools[/MENTION] could you please explain a bit more about those online tags ? Thanks ! :D
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Like [MENTION=89]aldostools[/MENTION] explained:
Yes, it is as you said. Rename the name of the folder or the ISO, adding the [online] tag.

When the game is mounted the syscalls 6,7,8*,9,10,11,35*,36 and 38 will be disabled.
Syscall 8* is disabled only if ps3mapi is used or using the nonCobra build.
ps3mapi has different options to disable syscall 8 (partially or fully disabled)
Syscall 35* is disabled only on nonCobra build.

webMAN does not pretend to be a replacement of SEN Enabler or PSNPatch applications. I suggest to continue using them.

TIP: Avoid to use large folder names like the one you posted. Try something shorter"[online] MGS The Legacy Collection Disc1".
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When you add [online] tag then you can use this instead of psnpatch or sen enabler (if you are on 4.75 or older then external spoof is still needed), but like was mentioned:
webMAN does not pretend to be a replacement of SEN Enabler or PSNPatch applications. I suggest to continue using them.
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In simple words, webman doing basic "stealth" tasks, but senenabler or psnpatch will do this better (and not specially harder).
 
Have you tryed to screencapture main XMB with the official wave/sparks animation on background ?
I mean... before doing the screencapture go to [xmb]-->[settings]-->[theme settings]-->[theme] and choose "classic" or "original" (the one with the wave)
As far i remember this was not working either in mysis POC plugin


If you set a static theme, or a background wallpapaer the screencapture works because the image is "quiet" (not moving)... but with dynamic themes or the default wave/sparks animation there was problems in mysis POC plugin because the displayed images are "moving"
 
3141card said:
surely a mem prob.

Try to use less memory for the screenshot, skip the big framebuffer copy and dump/convert line by line:

Reduce the memory consumption to 6 MB but make the screenshot time slower, kk.
But better than skipping the bmp buffer too and write line by line to the target bmp file, this would be really slow.
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I have managed to reduce the memory usage of VSH Menu from 30MB to only 4MB + 64K...

The screenshot function now uses only *64KB* (1 page of 64KB), although it could be reduced even more up to 14KB (8KB frame line buffer + 6KB bmp line buffer) using arrays.

The initial heap for the background and canvas was 16MB, but only 4MB is needed. So the total memory reduction is ~26MB.

This is the newest blitting.c:
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/blitting.c

Here is the complete source code of webMAN MOD 1.43.11 updated the new screenshot code:
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webMAN_MOD_1.43.11.rar

VSH Menu for webMAN v1.0 (updated)
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/wm_vsh_menu.sprx

[MENTION=161]Matsumot0[/MENTION] [MENTION=1506]Dino05[/MENTION] [MENTION=48]littlebalup[/MENTION]
 
Nice optimizing, good work!!!

Code: 
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for(i = h; i > 0; i--)
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Now from behind, hehehe, like in my first version for mysis BD screenshot.
I hate the bmp format furthermore, but png/jpg encoding make trouble last time I test it in a plugin.
 
sandungas said:
Have you tryed to screencapture main XMB with the official wave/sparks animation on background ?
I mean... before doing the screencapture go to [xmb]-->[settings]-->[theme settings]-->[theme] and choose "classic" or "original" (the one with the wave)
As far i remember this was not working either in mysis POC plugin


If you set a static theme, or a background wallpapaer the screencapture works because the image is "quiet" (not moving)... but with dynamic themes or the default wave/sparks animation there was problems in mysis POC plugin because the displayed images are "moving"
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Have you tried to use the latest VSH Menu? The original POC plugin didn't have the rsx_fifo_pause that is used now to pause the drawing of the dynamic waves/themes.

When the menu is closed, the rsx rendering is unpaused. This avoid the noise caused by dynamic background. However in some themes it could cause a timing issing.

e.g. In "Lost In the Space Dynamic Theme" when the menu is closed, the stars move faster than usual for few seconds.
 
3141card said:
Nice optimizing, good work!!!

Code: 
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for(i = h; i > 0; i--)
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Now from behind, hehehe, like in my first version for mysis BD screenshot.
I hate the bmp format furthermore, but png/jpg encoding make trouble last time I test it in a plugin.
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Maybe you should try again the png/jpg encoding, now that it is using only 64KB instead of 16MB like in the initial code.
 
I search the old source and try out some things, but the encoder needs a input buffer with the raw picture data,
e.g. a pointer to the current framebuffer. And as far as I can remember, the encoder API makes the problems to this time.

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And yes, mysis usage of the real screenshot util + pausing the framebuffer during this, is may be a good idea.
 
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aldostools said:
Have you tried to use the latest VSH Menu? The original POC plugin didn't have the rsx_fifo_pause that is used now to pause the drawing of the dynamic waves/themes.
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Now that I mentioned rsx_fifo_pause, maybe it would be a good idea to include it as a command to pause your games for debugging :)
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webftp_server.sprx

New commands:
/browser.ps3$rsx <- toggle rsx paused/normal
/browser.ps3$rsx_pause <- pause rsx
/browser.ps3$rsx_continue <- continue rsx rendering

/browser.ps3$screenshot_xmb <- should I explain it?
 
aldostools said:
I have managed to reduce the memory usage of VSH Menu from 30MB to only 4MB + 64K...

The screenshot function now uses only *64KB* (1 page of 64KB), although it could be reduced even more up to 14KB (8KB frame line buffer + 6KB bmp line buffer) using arrays.

The initial heap for the background and canvas was 16MB, but only 4MB is needed. So the total memory reduction is ~26MB.

This is the newest blitting.c:
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/blitting.c

Here is the complete source code of webMAN MOD 1.43.11 updated the new screenshot code:
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webMAN_MOD_1.43.11.rar

VSH Menu for webMAN v1.0 (updated)
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/wm_vsh_menu.sprx

[MENTION=161]Matsumot0[/MENTION] [MENTION=1506]Dino05[/MENTION] [MENTION=48]littlebalup[/MENTION]
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I tried now screenshot combo from webMAN and works...PS3 no more freeze as they did before.
Only thing a bit difficult know how long hold combo to do screenshot...without getting 2 screenshots (one accidentally).
Look the picture, in the upper right you see the popup notification of the second screenshot got accidentally

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Dino05 said:
I tried now screenshot combo from webMAN and works...PS3 no more freeze as they did before.
Only thing a bit difficult know how long hold to do screenshot combo...without getting 2 screenshots (one accidentally).
Look at the picture, in the upper right you see the popup notification of the second screenshot got accidentally
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I have added a 2 beep before the save... please check if this is enough.
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webftp_server.sprx
 
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