quick question on picture viewer: 'pictures and video' - 8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General

I am trying to create a shortcut that opens the "pictures and video" application in a specific directory. The following shortcut does not work:
Code:
36#"\Windows\pimg.exe","\Storage Card\"
It returns an error "cannot load file"
Code:
36#"\Windows\pimg.exe","\Storage Card\*"
also returns the same.
Any ideas on how I can get pimg.exe to open pointing to a specific directory?
For example I know there is a command line switch for the camera "pimg.exe -camerakey". Does anyone know of any more?

no pointers at all?
i've noticed there is also a registry value which reverts back to /My Documents/ after every run of the app.
I might have to get a hex editor out on the pimg.exe file to check whether it's hard-coded.

I really hope you figure this out. I really want it to open to my Storage Card. :/

mattt said:
I really hope you figure this out. I really want it to open to my Storage Card. :/
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Yeah - frustrating isn't it. Have not yet had a look with a hex editor but will do this coming week.

mattt said:
I really hope you figure this out. I really want it to open to my Storage Card. :/
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Can someone send the pimg.exe file to me? I can't seem to copy it from the windows directory.

Nobody found something ?

I do not use the in built picture viewer, it is both cumbersome and slow.
I use xnview pocket which is a much faster viewer and editor and its free. And of course can be set to storage card\my pictures easily by default. Give it a go - its free http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html

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Saving camera's pictures on specific path...

Hi guys!
I configured the camera of my Jam to save the pistures and videos on my SD...
I create My Documents folder on the root of my SD and the camera save the files creating new folder under /Storage Card/My Documents/
That's pretty good but I'd like to configure the camera to put my pictures inside /Storage Card/My Documents/My Pictures/
Is it possible? How can I do it?
Good luck, I've been searching for this answer for some time, please, please if you find out let me know.
Get you're favorite registry editor (i use phmRegEdit) and go to the following key: HKLM\SOFTARE\HTC\Camera\AppDefSettings\Image
You should find an empty value called "SaveFolder". You can change this to whatever you like (even invalid paths but it must be able to get created by the camera app). So if you set it to "\My Pictures" the pics you take will be stored in
(Storage Card)\My Documents\My Pictures\(some dated dir)\(somepicname).(some extension)
as far as i could see the SaveTo DWORD represents the storage location (0 = \My Documents, 1 = Storage card)
What i'd like to have is a tweak that does not create those nasty long dir names... just store the pics in "\My Documents".
Regards,
Fossalta
[Edit] You can do the same trick for the /Video key [/Edit]
Any way to store in storage, not storage card? I mean the internal ROM.
Thanks Fossalta!
Works great...
Fossalta said:
Get you're favorite registry editor (i use phmRegEdit) and go to the following key: HKLM\SOFTARE\HTC\Camera\AppDefSettings\Image
You should find an empty value called "SaveFolder". You can change this to whatever you like (even invalid paths but it must be able to get created by the camera app). So if you set it to "\My Pictures" the pics you take will be stored in
(Storage Card)\My Documents\My Pictures\(some dated dir)\(somepicname).(some extension)
as far as i could see the SaveTo DWORD represents the storage location (0 = \My Documents, 1 = Storage card)
What i'd like to have is a tweak that does not create those nasty long dir names... just store the pics in "\My Documents".
Regards,
Fossalta
[Edit] You can do the same trick for the /Video key [/Edit]
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GREAT! now we just need to piss off the additional folder some how
ampda said:
Fossalta said:
Get you're favorite registry editor (i use phmRegEdit) and go to the following key: HKLM\SOFTARE\HTC\Camera\AppDefSettings\Image
You should find an empty value called "SaveFolder". You can change this to whatever you like (even invalid paths but it must be able to get created by the camera app). So if you set it to "\My Pictures" the pics you take will be stored in
(Storage Card)\My Documents\My Pictures\(some dated dir)\(somepicname).(some extension)
as far as i could see the SaveTo DWORD represents the storage location (0 = \My Documents, 1 = Storage card)
What i'd like to have is a tweak that does not create those nasty long dir names... just store the pics in "\My Documents".
Regards,
Fossalta
[Edit] You can do the same trick for the /Video key [/Edit]
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GREAT! now we just need to piss off the additional folder some how
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There's actually a way to do this (to get rid of the dated folders). The latest T-Mobile WWE ROM 1.12.152 has a latest version 2.70 (Build 20117) Camera for PocketPC app by HTC in its Ext_ROM. This app lets you save pictures and videos to any type of memory on your device (Main, Storage, Storage Card) and DOES NOT create dated folders. It saves pictures directly in \...\My Documents\My Pictures.
Oh, and another thing... It also automatically flips display right (landscape mode, camera button on top) when you activate camera. After exit, it automatically reverts to a portrait mode.
Enjoy!!! :lol:
Hi guys!
I'm trying with the tip of registry entry but it doesn't works for me:
I open the given registry path and I chenge the SaveFolder entry from empty to this string: "Storage Card\My Documents\My Pictures".
I close the reg editor and start the camera.... I made a test picture but it doesn't save the file with msg: "Unable to save the captured image 36001:500:0".
I open the reg edit and I see that in the SaveTo DWORD is present the value 0... I change it in 1 but seems to doesn't save the value! If I open back the reg editor the value is still 0.
Any idea?
no need to do the reg edit, i've been using that camera patch that guy just uploaded for some time now and it works perfectly. just go under options and set the save path to storage card and it automaticly puts in it storage card/my documents/my pictures also it puts teh camera sideways on the screen so its more comfortable to take pics
Thanks! I'll try it! :wink:
I don'd understand very well what is this cab and what is the extended rom... I just open a new topic for extended rom...
Markino said:
Thanks! I'll try it! :wink:
I don'd understand very well what is this cab and what is the extended rom... I just open a new topic for extended rom...
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Just download the .cab file to your device and run it. It will install automaically. :wink:
Just installed that T-Mobile patch to my Qtek S100 (1.12) and it works superbly. It had been annoying me for a while that it made the dated folder each time you took a picture.
Now to solve my MMS issues and I'll be totally happy.
S.O.S.!!!!
I just install the cab and my Jam is not working fine now....
The today screen is a mix of other applications screen!!!!
Seems to don't pain well the today screen!
If I lounch the camera I see the some settings of the old configuration... I can select wich memory but not the specific folder...
I made soft reset but the problem of the today screen persist.... How can I make a rollback and/or unistall the given CAB?
Please! Help me! I don't want to make hard reset!!!!
Any idea how to save them to the internal ROM, the "storage"???
Hi all again,
Again I thought i would sure the CAB work I'm doing for my Mini.
The second CAB file will install the new Camera app (thanks to "heretic") into the Storage area and not into the RAM (Save smoe space). This will allow you to save the pictures straight into "My Picture" without that extra folder in either Main memory, SD Card or Storage.
I have also added the short cuts needed to replace the original camera app from within the Magician so they point to the camera app installed in Storage.
I have uploaded 2 versions, 1 with the camera app only and the other with the new Album app that comes with the above CAB file from "heretic".
The only issue which i can't iron out is that with the second CAB file (Camera only) if you click on the "Album" icon from within the camera app its comes up with an error (Its looking for the Album app in the same directory as the camera app in Storage). So if you use the internal Album app standard with the Magician then download the first CAB file.
The 1st CAB file will also install the new Camera & Album app into Storage so the error from above goes. I haven't gone through the registry to associate the image files to open with the new version yet but all the shortcuts will point to the new version.
I personal don't use the Album app so i only installed the 2nd CAB file.
Both of these CAB's have the "Snow" fix that i posted before.
Is it possible to get an answer to a simple question, goddammit. How can I set the saving location to the internal ROM (called storage on my device)??? Regedit it, install a tool - whatever, any way to do that?
Start the Camera
Go to the spanner icon in the corner
Go to "Tools">"Options"
you will see a "Save To"
Select Main Memory (this will save in the device)
Select Storage Card (as it says)
The only way to save to the Storage is to install the apps above, the camera program gives you the storage option
Thank you! I thought maybe you can regedit the path just like you can do with AvantGo.
Can the 2nd (cam only) be installed into Ram too? And will it overwrite the old version there from the ExtRom?
If you want to install in RAM install the CAB file from "heretic" above, mine install them into Storage. And yes they will replace the old ones
can we use this pach to Alpine(qtek 2020i) who has the same problem?

Is there anyway to hide an album(folder) from HTC album?

I'd like to set "all" as the favorite album in the TF3D photo tab so it just displays all the photos I've taken (I have about 100 pics separated by folder under \storage card\pictures\) The problem is when I do that it puts other pics like the icon's for Angelusz's landscape fix at the top of the thumbs list.
Is there a way to either hide certain album's(folder's) from HTC Album's view, or a way to make it only look at the storage card and not at the phone itself?
if you get an answer.... please repost!!!!
having same issue.
looking to not show in the 'albums' section a specific folder that has images in it.
and in the same token, making these (same) pics not be available through the 'see-all' feature.
trying to not have 'accidental' display of pics no need to make them "hidden-files" because then one wouldn't be able to view them when needing to.
can there be a limit set to the viewer and how 'deep' it searches for images? maybe they can be placed in a series of sub-folders that are so many deep, that the viewer does not look for....?
yeah this is a big problem if you have tomtom because it loads all of those pics
turnstar said:
I'd like to set "all" as the favorite album in the TF3D photo tab so it just displays all the photos I've taken (I have about 100 pics separated by folder under \storage card\pictures\) The problem is when I do that it puts other pics like the icon's for Angelusz's landscape fix at the top of the thumbs list.
Is there a way to either hide certain album's(folder's) from HTC Album's view, or a way to make it only look at the storage card and not at the phone itself?
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The simplest solution is to change the properties to hiddend for the image files you do not want to see in the tab.
There is also a reg patch to exclude particular folders but i dont know the details
anath said:
There is also a reg patch to exclude particular folders but i dont know the details
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If anyone has more information on this reg patch, I'd like to know more.
Also as Angelusz pointed out to me in another thread the HTCAlbum doesn't search the windows directory, so I've been dumping wallpapers ect. in there whenever I can. The big downside to this is the amount of time it takes the X1 to load the windows directory, especially when your trying out several wallpapers.
Key
HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum\Ignored
(if ignored doesn't exist: create it)
Make a new String Value and give it any name
example: igo
set the Data for the new value to the full path of the folder to be ignored
example: \Storage Card\iGO8
(note: all sub-folders will be ignored as well)
source
Great, thanks for the tip!
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Key
HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum\Ignored
(if ignored doesn't exist: create it)
Make a new String Value and give it any name
example: igo
set the Data for the new value to the full path of the folder to be ignored
example: \Storage Card\iGO8
(note: all sub-folders will be ignored as well)
source
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Excellent, thanks.
Thanks for the info! But there is an issue
Hello -
i tried your suggestion, but it didn't quite work.
i have the HTC fuze -
i created a folder in the storage card called ddd, then went to the registry and followed your suggestion, but when i go to the camera, and select the soft-key for albums, there are some options called "all" and "camera shots" that still reveal the contents of the whole phone. and the folders that contain the images that are to be kept away from accidental viewing, are already located on that folder 'ddd' on the storage card. how do i delete the "all"/"camera shots" feature form the album viewer, or better yet, how do i keep some pictures from coming up in their individual folders in the same viewer.
sorry to be a pest, but if there's anywhere else to get good info on this matter...it'd be here.
thanks for the help!!
works for me, thanks

picture viewer

I am having problems viewing jpg files. i can only view them through the camera album. i cant just click on a picture to view it. i have to open pictures and videos and then go through all my pictures to find the one i want to view. it use to work and now it doesn't. when i select a picture i get the message "There is no application associated with "name of file." Run the application first then open this file from within the application." I have soft reset the phone 3 times and nothing has changed. i don't know what changed on the phone i haven't done anything but install a couple of games. does anyone have a clue or can point me in the right direction. i dont feel like wiping the phone and starting fresh again.
Open your file explorer and see if you can open "pimg.exe" in the Windows folder.
I can do that and it opens. I cant say go to my storage card with file explorer go into my pics and then just click on a pic to view it. thats when i get the message. i have to open up pictures and videos and the search thru them to find the one i want to view it. i was able to do that a few days ago and now i cant. the only thing i can think of that might have made a change was system mechanic and i did run that recently.
If you changed the default app for it, it may have caused a problem. There are 1 or 2 apps I know of that can change associated apps. Schap's adv config will do that. If that doesn't fix it, try the trial of resco explorer. It has an "open with" dialogue that allows you to set default apps. I'm not sure if it would stick after deletion though. I forget the name of the other app designed to change default apps, I used to use it in the PPC kitchen.
If nothing fixes, do a hard reset.
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If you changed the default app for it, it may have caused a problem. There are 1 or 2 apps I know of that can change associated apps. Schap's adv config will do that. If that doesn't fix it, try the trial of resco explorer. It has an "open with" dialogue that allows you to set default apps. I'm not sure if it would stick after deletion though. I forget the name of the other app designed to change default apps, I used to use it in the PPC kitchen.
If nothing fixes, do a hard reset.
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Ok i downloaded Schaps adv config and it kind of works but its still not right. it just opens the the picture and videos program when i click on the picture. after that opens i have to search a second time to find the pic i wanted open. i dont know if you have adv config but would you know or somebody would know what was listed as the default app for opening the jpegs or png or gifs. or know Thanks so much the the help already. Its getting me closer to the answers i need.
TheChampJT said:
If you changed the default app for it, it may have caused a problem. There are 1 or 2 apps I know of that can change associated apps. Schap's adv config will do that. If that doesn't fix it, try the trial of resco explorer. It has an "open with" dialogue that allows you to set default apps. I'm not sure if it would stick after deletion though. I forget the name of the other app designed to change default apps, I used to use it in the PPC kitchen.
If nothing fixes, do a hard reset.
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ok i figured it out. It needs to be set to pimg.exe "%1" instead of pimg.exe. thanks again for all you help
bread999 said:
ok i figured it out. It needs to be set to pimg.exe "%1" instead of pimg.exe. thanks again for all you help
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No prob, glad you fixed it.

Camera Default storage Location...?

Can anyone Plz tell me how to change default storage location of pictures taken by camera from DCIM to Storagecard/MyDocuments/My Pictures . I know in previous devices i used advance configration tool but what about HD2 its not working for me in HD2 . I am using HTC new 1.66....wwe rom plz help
Shouldn't you be able to select this in the Camera app itself?
donalgodon said:
Shouldn't you be able to select this in the Camera app itself?
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I can Chose storage location either to save pictures on Phone memory or storage card . But even when i chose storage card the camera application makes a DCIM folder in storage card and save pictures and videos there .What i need is a cab or a registry tweak to save picture in storage card/My Documents/My pictures and videos in Storage card /My Documents/My Videos directory . as in our old Kaiser days a program named Advance configration tools3.3 can change these settings but this program cant change it in HD2 .It shows the path is changed but the camera still save it to the Storagecard/DCIM directory .
Plz help. Nobody knows how to do it .....?
PLZ Help anypme...?
Im intrested in this too if possible?
I triple that. I want to know as well.
I don't like having contact pictures that I take show up and saved in the same folder as the pictures I take with my camera.
cmon guys, use the search functions. heres a thread from.....yesterday with an answer
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627746
Actually your help yesterday let me adjust the settings back to the original default options (so my pictures again at least showed up in the Sense pictures tab).
What I was originally trying to do by playing around with all of the registry settings was what all these people are asking.
I was trying to set the default folder for pictures taken with the camera as anything other than \Storage Card\DCIM.
There appears to be no way to overwrite this setting.
madstyle69 said:
Actually your help yesterday let me adjust the settings back to the original default options (so my pictures again at least showed up in the Sense pictures tab).
What I was originally trying to do by playing around with all of the registry settings was what all these people are asking.
I was trying to set the default folder for pictures taken with the camera as anything other than \Storage Card\DCIM.
There appears to be no way to overwrite this setting.
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So it seems there is no way of doing iy. Thats pretty sad i wish someone could find a way to change the default settings . But anyways Thanks alot .
No, there was no answer ...
samsamuel said:
cmon guys, use the search functions. heres a thread from.....yesterday with an answer
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627746
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It never ceases to amaze me how rude people can be when some of us ask simple questions.
I'm sure HE DID search for an answer, but found none, and your reply was wrong. There was NOT an answer on THAT thread.
I read THAT thread and the question is still "up in the air."
As far as I can see, making any changes in the registry is futile with regard to camera image storage location. I've tried them all, including the ones referenced in THAT thread noted above (WRONG!). None work! The pictures STILL get stored in a DCIM folder on the storage card.
So, even I am still waiting for a solution. Oh well.
Peter
PeterHTC said:
As far as I can see, making any changes in the registry is futile with regard to camera image storage location. I've tried them all, including the ones referenced in THAT thread noted above (WRONG!). None work! The pictures STILL get stored in a DCIM folder on the storage card.
So, even I am still waiting for a solution. Oh well.
Peter
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Is there anyone out there that still has this problem, or even knows how to fix it?
I've changed enableDCIM to 0
Changed HKLM\system\pictures\camera\OEM\picturelocation
to "\my documents\my pictures"
A registry search for DCIM turns up one result, the enable DCIM setting....
All locations that I've checked refer to the "My Pictures" folder.
I've created the folder in my documents, and in the storage card top level, deleted the DCIM folder, restarted the phone and STILL, when taking a picture it goes to DCIM.... Does anyone know if theres a file somewhere where this is stored?? I'm going insane with having to move my pictures from one folder to another all the time...
Ta in advance
MattOG said:
Is there anyone out there that still has this problem, or even knows how to fix it?
I've changed enableDCIM to 0
Changed HKLM\system\pictures\camera\OEM\picturelocation
to "\my documents\my pictures"
A registry search for DCIM turns up one result, the enable DCIM setting....
All locations that I've checked refer to the "My Pictures" folder.
I've created the folder in my documents, and in the storage card top level, deleted the DCIM folder, restarted the phone and STILL, when taking a picture it goes to DCIM.... Does anyone know if theres a file somewhere where this is stored?? I'm going insane with having to move my pictures from one folder to another all the time...
Ta in advance
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I had the TP2 before and I was able to just use advanced config to put my pics in to my pictures, and, easily view them from the sense tab, further more, I was able to have the pics named with the date and time, so I would not be over writing any pics after a flash.
I to have fought with this for a couple of weeks and finally just gave up and am currently using the DCIM folder to store my pics.
With my TP2, it worked great, it has to do with the actual camera app, on HD2, you can select your store location from there, TP2 camera app has no option of where to store, it is all handled with registry/advanced config.
Good luck, but I don't think there is a solution to this currently.
Jeff
Yeah it's odd that there's all these registry entries, but they seem to do nada...
Hi, firstly, sorry for my abruptness earlier in the thread.
I hadn't looked in to the problem, and i was assuming that what was true for other devices was true for us.
So, i had a look at it this evening, (tho im no tech, im kinda flying blind with hex editing) an as expected the save path is hard coded.
Get Camera.exe
Not sure whether you can extract it from the phones windows folder, I got mine from within a
kitchen.
Disable read only file attribute
Open it up in a hex editor and find
line 596,350 (hex 0009197e) or there abouts, and change DCIM to Pics
see two images, (ignore the fact the line number changed in pic2, )
Save Camera.exe, and copy it to your phone, overwrite the Camera.exe in your phones
/Windows/
folder. You might need to use something more than the default file manager, I used resco.
Or you could use a cab to install it.
Next time you take a pic it will save it to Pics/100Media
Notice that Pics is 4 letters like DCIM so the file size stays the same.
When i tried to insert data to call the folder SamsPics, camera.exe failed to load.
I also changed the two registry entries
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Pictures\Camera\OEM\PictureLocation changed from \DCIM\ to \Pics\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Camera\General EnableDCIM to 0
however i didnt do tests between each change, so not sure if they do anything.
(update, i forgot to check at the time and i just flashed back to default so can't check, but i think one of teh flashes I had it working with the Pics path without changing those two reg entries, just the hex editing, so try it without first,.)
To fix manila photo tab showing no images found,
take a pic to make sure folder has been created
then from pics tab
albums - albums - select album probably called 100media
then
menu - set album as favourite
For the prefix IMAG I couldn't find how to change it, other than it pics up from the last IMAGxxx name in the target folder.
There is a section in the camera.exe where the code contains the string \DCIM\100Media around code line 675,954 but changing that seemed to have no effect.
So all in all, not too usefull, can only change to 4 letter folders, cant change prefix, cant get rid of 100media folder, but a step in the right direction., unless someone knows how to replace camera.exe in my kitchen with one of a different file size (or maybe how to trim space from elsewhere to leave the same filesize? I'm new to hex editing, but would love to learn more about hacking files like this, if anyone has any pointers)
samsamuel said:
Hi, firstly, sorry for my abruptness earlier in the thread.
I hadn't looked in to the problem, and i was assuming that what was true for other devices was true for us.
So, i had a look at it this evening, (tho im no tech, im kinda flying blind with hex editing) an as expected the save path is hard coded.
Get Camera.exe
Not sure whether you can extract it from the phones windows folder, I got mine from within a
kitchen.
Disable read only file attribute
Open it up in a hex editor and find
line 596,350 (hex 0009197e) or there abouts, and change DCIM to Pics
see two images, (ignore the fact the line number changed in pic2, )
Save Camera.exe, and copy it to your phone, overwrite the Camera.exe in your phones
/Windows/
folder. You might need to use something more than the default file manager, I used resco.
Or you could use a cab to install it.
Next time you take a pic it will save it to Pics/100Media
Notice that Pics is 4 letters like DCIM so the file size stays the same.
When i tried to insert data to call the folder SamsPics, camera.exe failed to load.
I also changed the two registry entries
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Pictures\Camera\OEM\PictureLocation changed from \DCIM\ to \Pics\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\Camera\General EnableDCIM to 0
however i didnt do tests between each change, so not sure if they do anything.
(update, i forgot to check at the time and i just flashed back to default so can't check, but i think one of teh flashes I had it working with the Pics path without changing those two reg entries, just the hex editing, so try it without first,.)
To fix manila photo tab showing no images found,
take a pic to make sure folder has been created
then from pics tab
albums - albums - select album probably called 100media
then
menu - set album as favourite
For the prefix IMAG I couldn't find how to change it, other than it pics up from the last IMAGxxx name in the target folder.
There is a section in the camera.exe where the code contains the string \DCIM\100Media around code line 675,954 but changing that seemed to have no effect.
So all in all, not too usefull, can only change to 4 letter folders, cant change prefix, cant get rid of 100media folder, but a step in the right direction., unless someone knows how to replace camera.exe in my kitchen with one of a different file size (or maybe how to trim space from elsewhere to leave the same filesize? I'm new to hex editing, but would love to learn more about hacking files like this, if anyone has any pointers)
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I was able to change it to save to the Pictures folder without any problem. I did it on my first try, so I don't know that I even have the error... But what I did was over write the DCIM and 100Media with Pictures; then I 00'd what was left of the 100Media. Same file size, works like a charm. It got rid of the 100Media folder too. My hex structure was weird tho; D C I M (in hex; there was a 00 inbetween each letter). I just followed that format;
\ D C I M \ 1 0 0 M e d i a
overwritten
\ P i c t u r e s M e d i a
then replace each hex value corresponding to the letters in media with 00 (note that the space button in hex is 20, not 00)
\P i c t u r e s

Create Icons for movies or videos?

Is there any way to create icons for movies that i load onto my phone? I like the way HTC did the transformers icon to get to the transformer movies, but how can i create one for another movie?
I was trying to find or create something of the same
The Easiest way I would say is Creat the icon and then point the reg to use that icon.
zelendel said:
The Easiest way I would say is Creat the icon and then point the reg to use that icon.
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Would you mind explaining a little further? How would one do that? Sounds like a great idea
boomersooner4900 said:
Would you mind explaining a little further? How would one do that? Sounds like a great idea
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Well The first thing I did was search the internet for a base png file, Then I used Gimp to edit the file to fit what I wanted to use it for. HERE is a good start. Once you have your icon, you drop it into your windows folder.
Second You need to create a shortcut to file, I use Total commader to create the .lnk file and put that in the windows folder. After your icon is done and in the windows folder with the lnk file you need to point the reg to the lnk file. Below is an example of the reg setting I use for my calculator icon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Tools\Calculator.lnk]
"Icon"="\\windows\\Start_Icon_Calc.png"
Now this is just to get you started. Once you get better at it you can create from scratch with diff programs link photoshop or such.
zelendel said:
Well The first thing I did was search the internet for a base png file, Then I used Gimp to edit the file to fit what I wanted to use it for. HERE is a good start. Once you have your icon, you drop it into your windows folder.
Second You need to create a shortcut to file, I use Total commader to create the .lnk file and put that in the windows folder. After your icon is done and in the windows folder with the lnk file you need to point the reg to the lnk file. Below is an example of the reg setting I use for my calculator icon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Tools\Calculator.lnk]
"Icon"="\\windows\\Start_Icon_Calc.png"
Now this is just to get you started. Once you get better at it you can create from scratch with diff programs link photoshop or such.
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So I happened across this thread from a search, what I am trying to do is create a launcher icon from scratch for my movies, for example I have Hellboy 2. I would like to create an icon with a Hellboy image and when pressing it, will start Hellboy 2. Is this possible using the method mentioned above and if it is what else do I need to do? Thanks for any info provided
chrisrj28 said:
So I happened across this thread from a search, what I am trying to do is create a launcher icon from scratch for my movies, for example I have Hellboy 2. I would like to create an icon with a Hellboy image and when pressing it, will start Hellboy 2. Is this possible using the method mentioned above and if it is what else do I need to do? Thanks for any info provided
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Yes for the most part it will work. the main thing is making the shortcut to the movie file and then making the reg to match
zelendel said:
Yes for the most part it will work. the main thing is making the shortcut to the movie file and then making the reg to match
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Ok I have the shortcut to the movie and the .png I created all in the windows folder. The part I am stuck at is the .reg file. I want the movie icon to appear in multimedia, no when navigating there using the path you listed above I see all the .lnk reg files for the various programs in multimedia. I try to add a value and when doing so it's not coming out like the ones listed. This is the step that I'm hung up on.
And thanks for providing the info
chrisrj28 said:
Ok I have the shortcut to the movie and the .png I created all in the windows folder. The part I am stuck at is the .reg file. I want the movie icon to appear in multimedia, no when navigating there using the path you listed above I see all the .lnk reg files for the various programs in multimedia. I try to add a value and when doing so it's not coming out like the ones listed. This is the step that I'm hung up on.
And thanks for providing the info
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Ok I think I missed a step. Sorry about that. What you need to do is find your short cut in windows folder and move it to windows\start menu\Programs\Multimedia and then reboot once you have the lnk in the folder and the reg set
You know what I actually just made a shortcut of the movie and copied it to the multimedia folder in my start menu and then used JWMD Icon Changer to change the icon to the one I created and problem solved. Clicking it starts the movie just like the Transformers Shortcut does. Is that essentially what following this method is?
chrisrj28 said:
You know what I actually just made a shortcut of the movie and copied it to the multimedia folder in my start menu and then used JWMD Icon Changer to change the icon to the one I created and problem solved. Clicking it starts the movie just like the Transformers Shortcut does. Is that essentially what following this method is?
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Yeah pretty much. The only reason I detailed it out that way was the JMWD doesnt always seem to work for everyone. Glad you got it to work
zelendel said:
Yeah pretty much. The only reason I detailed it out that way was the JMWD doesnt always seem to work for everyone. Glad you got it to work
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Sweet, thanks for providing the info, I may set up the reg though so that I can have it created and done during XDA_UC for a new flash.
But I would not have thought of doing that for my movies until this thread lol. I always figured it would be more complicated.
found this little app that might be a better alternative for some. I haven't tested it out much yet so use at your own risk:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520604
run the cab file, then open the program, it doesn't scroll so you will have to use the arrow buttons in the cab. Point it to your media folder, for me that was storage card (which it defaults to), My Documents, My Videos). then click the left soft key (settings) and click on make startup folder.
Then anytime you click on the app, it opens straight to your video folder. C
Click on a movie and press open (or double press on the movie) and it starts playing in the htc video player. Press stop on the movie and it goes to a blank screen, press back and you are back to your movie list.
I tried to resume a movie but that froze my phone.
The reason I am trying this is that my wife and file explorer do not get along so if I can find a way for her to access her movies easily, all of us will benefit. If this app seems to buggy then I guess I can do it your way. Great idea.
chrisrj28 said:
Sweet, thanks for providing the info, I may set up the reg though so that I can have it created and done during XDA_UC for a new flash.
But I would not have thought of doing that for my movies until this thread lol. I always figured it would be more complicated.
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I'm wondering if by using mortscript you can create shortcuts for files, that might be a good idea. Esp if you can create a movie folder in your multimedia folder that is just for movies. Time to play with mortscript.
Or you could just create a shortcut lnk with the following contents
Code:
35#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies
So it just opens file explorer in that folder, this also works with resco, you just have to substitute the resco path and exe for fexplore.exe, just remember that the number before the "#" is the number of characters after the "#", this includes spaces.
So for instance "fexplore.exe" would be 14#"fexplore.exe"
Once you have the shortcut in your start menu, you can of course change the icon with your favorite icon changer ...
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Alternatively if you were to say create a lnk with the info below it would open the movie.mp4 in whatever it's default program is
Code:
45#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies\movie.mp4
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Attached is a zip with a Movies.lnk, unzip it drop it in your \windows\start menu\programs it will then show up in cht to create quicklinks if you like.
Of course with this example you have to have a folder on your storage card called Movies, but you can edit it as I said above to make it a link straight to a file.
watcher64 said:
Or you could just create a shortcut lnk with the following contents
Code:
35#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies
So it just opens file explorer in that folder, this also works with resco, just remember that the number before the "#" is the number of characters after the "#"
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Alternatively if you were to say create a lnk with the info below it would open the movie.mp4 in whatever it's default program is
Code:
45#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies\movie.mp4
EDIT2:
Attached is a zip with a Movies.lnk, unzip it drop it in your \windows\start menu\programs it will then show up in cht to create quicklinks if you like.
Of course with this example you have to have a folder on your storage card called Movies, but you can edit it as I said above to make it a link straight to a file.
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you've confused me a bit, anyway you can help out a fellow ord member and make a .zip with the link going to \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos?
please???
nrfitchett4 said:
you've confused me a bit, anyway you can help out a fellow ord member and make a .zip with the link going to \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos?
please???
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Here ya go
Code:
51#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos
Of course you can use JWMD or any icon changer to change the icon of the shortcut ...
thanks watcher.
works perfectly.
nrfitchett4 said:
thanks watcher.
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No prob ....

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