iPodME 2.2

Again, another iPodME update that fixes several issues and adds some features requested in the comments.

I’ve made some testing, and it seems multiple subtitles support is quite unreliable for now. Using only one subtitle file / video works fine though. I’m working on it, and I’m also searching a way to support multiple audio tracks in an elegant way (iPodME’s goal is to remain simple and straightforward while being as exhaustive as possible, which is quite a hard task).

Changelog:
- 13/03/09 – Version 2.2:
+ subtitles files are now automatically converted to UTF8 format (no more mp4box UTF8 errors)
+ added a “Fix aspect ratio” option which try to correct distorted videos aspect (use it only when needed)
+ added the possibility to specify the aspect ratio in the custom profile
= updated help
= minor source license modification
= fixed bug when input has .mp4 extension causing input and output file names to be identical
= temporary files are now cleaned correctly before shutting down the computer

Download:
iPodME 2.2 / Sources

Quick iPodME update

Here’s a new version of iPodME, fixing the the incorrect FPS detection bug with some systems, and adding the saving of settings, as requested.

Changelog:
- 23/02/09 – Version 2.1:
+ last settings are now saved and automatically restored at start
= fixed the incorrect FPS detection bug with systems using a point as the decimal separator
= temporary files are now cleaned correctly before shutting down the computer

Download:
Version 2.1 / Sources

iPodME updated

…and I mean, a BIG update!

It’s been a while since the last release, and some serious work have been done for the new 2.0 version! New features, faster conversion, better video quality, smaller video size and more input formats supported, what else?

Changelog:
- 12/02/09 – Version 2.0:
+ added support for soft-subtitles and multiple subtitles per video
- removed subtitles burning and DirectShow input support (AviSynth/VobSub no longer needed)
+ new input codecs supported
+ added a new encoder mode for custom profile: “output size” allow you to specify a target file size, the corresponding average bitrate will be automatically calculated (experimental).
+ output folder is now changeable
+ better remaining time estimation
= tweaked profiles to reflect last ffmpeg changes, providing faster encoding in most cases, better quality and smaller file sizes
= fixed a bug when iPodME was minimized and could be locked
= fixed some UI bugs

Download: iPodME 2.0 / Sources

next a1ctl version

Since I now have very little free time since I started my new job, I decided to clarify the situation on some bugs/features of the current and next a1ctl versions:

The current a1ctl version may not work (no fan control & temperature) or only partially work (no slow mode for fan control), due to some different embedded controllers in newer Aspire One models. Since I don’t own those models, I’m not able to debug what good values may be for theses new chips, unfortunately.

In order to fix a1ctl for theses models, I’m going to release a tool (with some explanations of course) on how to find these “magic” values to read and control the EC chips in charge of the fan and temperature control, so any model may become compatible with a1ctl by the simple change of these “magic” values in the .ini file.

Concerning slow mode, while it may be working for most, sometimes you may have remarked that instead of going slow, the fan blows at full speed or is completely stopped. This is because there a temperature threshold preventing slow mode to be set: under a certain temperature, slow mode “magic” value activate full speed instead of slow mode.

In order to prevent that problem, I’ve added internally a threshold (set at 37°c) in the current version under which slow mode stop the fan completely until the effective slow mode can be activated. But it seems this threshold may be too tight sometimes (and maybe different on some models), causing full speed to be activated instead of slow speed.

As for the magic values, it will be possible to change the value of this threshold in the .ini in the next version, and I will set the default one a little bit higher (40°c) to prevent temperature yo-yo problem around the “real” threshold (found at 37°c on my AA1).

Please not also that I’ve read all comments and next a1ctl version will mostly include all your feature requests, exception the overclocking feature which is not possible to realize for now.

Thanks everyone for your support.

a1ctl 0.4 released

Here the first stable version of my new project a1ctl, a tool enabling fan, CPU, devices control & more for the Acer Aspire One notebooks.

New Marble version!

Just in time for the august homebrew bounty of gbatemp, here is a new version of my NDS game Marble.

Download:
http://noda.free.fr/nds/marble_preview_v2.rar
http://noda.free.fr/nds/marble_preview_v2_nomotion.rar (for linkers that have problems with motion functions, like new MK5 & clones)

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Changelog:
- 22/08/08 : Version Preview 1
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= Initial release

- 29/08/08 : Version Preview 2
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= lots of bugfixes in the level editor
= fixed the lock element bug
+ added an auto-repeat function to editor’s buttons, it’s now more user-friendly to adjust values
+ added top screen camera view smoothing, no more headaches when using DS motion
+ improved the stylus controls, it’s now less sensitive (use a quadratic scale instead of a linear one)
+ added 1 new scenario with 3 new levels, to adjust difficulty progression balance

New version of EFS Lib + WTD source code

I just release a brand new version of my EFS Lib, here’s the changelog:

25/06/2008 – v2.0
+ complete rewrite of the lib (breaks compatibility with old versions!)
+ added full devoptab integration, so it now use standard iolib functions
+ added automatic GBA rom detection (so it works in GBA flash kits & emu without any modifications), based on Eris’ NitroFS driver idea
+ full chdir and unix standard paths (relative/absolute) support
+ great speed improve

And by the way, it’s been some months but the Warcraft : Tower Defense source code is now available on this site also, since it’s now discontinued.

Warcraft : Tower Defense v0.5

Finally, after nearly a year without updates, the new version of my homebrew is released!

New iPodME version!

Here’s the changelog:

- 19/02/08 – Version 1.2:
+ added automatic FPS detection/correction, correcting the “video can’t be added to iTunes problem”
+ added a rough ETA estimation for the current conversion
+ added a “shutdown when finished” option
+ added the possibility to use DirectShow codecs insteand of internal ffmpeg’s codecs (should support video formats than can’t be decoded by ffmpeg, if you have the right codecs for it)
+ added help file
= corrected a bug with custom profiles (libx264 ones were missing an option causing the video to not be iPod-compatible)
= corrected a bug with the ouptut path: now it will always be the same path as where iPodME is
= fixed window size problem which occured on some computers

get this on the iPodME page

Site opened

Hi everyone!

Since the number of my dev projects is constantly growing, I needed a place to regroup them, so it will be easier to keep track of updates : here it is!