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An Update of the popular PS3 Media Player Showtime has been released. Thanks to Andreas Öman for his great Application!

A checklist of changes because 2.99.401 release:

Popup menu redesigned a bit
Add assistance for Windows 1251 codepage
upnp: Make positive that we actually uncover subtitles when carrying out a blind probe. This bug has caused problems for some folks creating some video not start at all.
Make it achievable to enter credentials in the auth popup that is not saved to disk
Add support for passing mimetypes internally. This speed up media loading and playback begin.
ps3: Update XMB icon (better centered)
Make SRT subtitle discovery better
Add support for setting subtitle output delay
Add seek-by-thumbnail in the command popup menu (looks really negative on ps3 at the moment though)
ui: Redesign the auth popup
Boost the setting views
ps3: Add assistance for BD remote
Add support for cycling among audio and subtitle tracks using a single button
Make presentation of audio and subtitle tracks much better
Enhance subtitle rendering. There is a lot of changes right here. see bc0cf58e and 76142920
ps3: Show all affordable entries located in technique VFS root as solutions on their personal
ps3: If show operates in non-square pixel 16:9 mode, scale UI accordingly
Use libav.org’s recently released .7 edition (with a couple of bug fixes on leading)

Changelog

Download Showtime 2.99.534

Usage Guide and FAQ

Source

A new version of Showtime is out — it’s the homebrew media player supporting HTPC setups. You can also jam your videos and tunes from UPnP/DLNA servers, like MediaTomb or PS3 Media Server for example.

What’s new? Adjustments considering that Showtime 2.99.401:

• Popup menu redesigned a bit
• Add assistance for Windows 1251 codepage
• upnp: Make sure that we actually discover subtitles when performing a blind probe. This bug has caused troubles for some folks making some video not start at all.
• Make it possible to enter credentials in the auth popup that is not saved to disk
• Add assistance for passing mimetypes internally. This speed up media loading and playback start.
• ps3: Update XMB icon (much better centered)
• Make SRT subtitle discovery better
• Add assistance for setting subtitle output delay
• Add look for-by-thumbnail in the command popup menu (looks quite negative on ps3 at the moment although)
• ui: Redesign the auth popup
• Increase the setting views
• ps3: Add support for BD remote
• Add assistance for cycling between audio and subtitle tracks utilizing a single button
• Make presentation of audio and subtitle tracks far better
• Improve subtitle rendering. There is a lot of modifications right here. see bc0cf58e and 76142920
• ps3: Display all reasonable entries found in technique VFS root as services on their own
• ps3: If display operates in non-square pixel 16:9 mode, scale UI accordingly
• Use libav.org’s recently released 0.7 version (with a couple of bug fixes on best)

Andreas also mentions that Showtime 3. is proper around the corner need to no critical issues arise. So download it, verify it out and report any bugs proper here.

Download: Showtime v2.99.534

developer djmati11 has posted a new verion of xmbctrl plugin whose function is to allow the choices in the XMB Settings TN, the TN HEN for 6.20 PRO-B7 PRO-B7 6.35, 6.39 PRO-B7, this time named PRO Settings.

New in v4

– At final version 6.35.
– Added configuration plugin.
– Additional MAC Spoofer. (Ms0: spmac.txt)
– Added choice to lock the driver ‘Normal’.
– Added password protection on startup.

ABCanG and participant in the PSP Genesis Competitors, brings us the new edition of its plug-in that turns our Property Menus in some more attractive and functional, adding details about the PSP, the game, the battery and the PSP choices on how to suspend a menu exactly where prior to we could exit the game.

– You can Display a warning when the battery degree is low
– Added support for prxlibmenu.prx and cmLibMask.prx (Put the lib folder. pwrCtrl also utilized)
– You can upgrade the plugin from the web radio. Spot the file “cushome.prs” in ms0: / PSP / Radioplay

The French Ps3 development team, acknowledged as Team PS3-Devs Addict have released a second edition of their 3.55 CFW, which is stated to have the very same stability as Kmeaw, here is a quote from the Modify Log:

Changelog Rev 0.2:

• add new lv1 lv2 peek &amp poke for otheros &amp more + + new patch

• New user Icons

• Package Manager by Rebug

• Incorporated BDemu v2 &amp OpenFTP by axtux

• Add Heavy Rain theme

• Spoof 3.66

• add 22GB for otheros, just Want to install petiboot

• Assistance for otheros + + (bug no trophy)

Unique Thanks: Kakaroto for Ps3MFW, Glevand For patch Rebug, Dudu_clx for testing and user image … &amp A lot more

A quote from the source:

Some of you almost certainly noticed that it only supports CFW activation QA Flag as I have obviously mentioned that the new CFW PS3A permitted. In fact after additional testing we realized that this patch created inoperative trophies and as a result prevented the games run. We consequently preferred to eliminate this attribute. In brief it does not install the pkg from QA by QA if the cons has been previously activated it will stay active.

That is if you have any suggestions or desires for the subsequent edition of our CFW, you express

They also added this update:

Update:
Comply with-up testing by some members and myself, what a CFW product “BlueScreen” on PS3 with a 40GB hard drive. If others encounter comparable dilemma going via the recovery mode and then returned it. Go to the forum to notify me your dilemma.
But the excellent news that his CFW supports the downgrade with out you adjust the CFW-otheros Specific order downgraded, I would like to thank the entire community of PS3A to follow us every day.

CaptainCPS-X developer has released Retro Multimedia Tools, a Pc application that will aid you to organize collection of your preferred emulator roms.

Multimedia Any individual who has utilized with emulators know that rename the covers of the roms, to display correctly can produce more than a headache. Retro Multimedia Tools, ends with these nuisance for us this job much easier.

In addition to the automated renaming of the covers, the tool automatically generates for your roms PKG and covers. With a function like this, Multimedia Tools Retro tends to make installation of new subject material for your emulators can be created in an instant.

Attributes

– Automatic scanning of roms for supported systems.
– Support for recognition of roms for NES, SNES, Genesis, VBA (GB, GBC, GBA).
– ZIP verification when needed, ensuring that includes a valid ROM.
– Add and eliminate from the list a single rom.
– Traits of individual housing allocation for each rom in the checklist.
– Ability to clear assigned to cover a selected ROM.
– covers support for PNG and JPG.
– Preview in high top quality by calculating appropriate aspect ratio.
– Automatically rename the cover images to match the ROM games.
– Automated generation of covers PKG files ready to be installed on PS3/MultiMan.
– Automated generation of ROM PKG files ready to be installed in PS3/MultiMan.
– Produce projects for each supported technique.
– Potential to conserve and load projects.
– Particulars of the project, total ROM, covers and complete size.
– Verification of existing roms when opening projects.
– Keyboard shortcuts for easy navigation and editing.
– Choices to configure each and every distinct job.
– Search / Filter ROM-based text entry user.
– Investigate / Handle cover pictures without making use of the Windows shell.
-. Unpack / Unzip PKG files without any external tools (adapted from source GNU Fail0verflow)
– Configure directory covers for supported systems (SNES, Genesis, NES, VBA).
– Search / Filter of cover-based text entry.
– Investigate / Manage ROM without having employing the Windows shell.

long term functions
– (WIP) Add choice to disable the renaming of the covers (useful for producing packages ROM).
– (WIP) Add function to convert cover images (PNG -&gt JPG to JPG and PNG).
– Calculating the size of hard disk space to steer clear of conflicts in the course of the processing of numerous data.
– Built in Unicode.

What’s new in v0.07
– Additional characteristic to Browse / Handle roms devoid of making use of the shell Windows.
– Fixed a bug that was changing the application directory (root).
– Fixed some troubles with the checklist function index that was causing problems by adding, delete, clean checklist items.
– Fixed buffer overflow memory when the selected directory to unzip a file PKG was also extended.
– Other small corrections.
– New image of marker application.

If you have been keeping up to date with us, you almost certainly heard of the QA Flagging news. Nicely the folks at Gitbrew have released their downgrade, and you can find out how to downgrade your PS3 Firmware 3.55 to 3.41 or 3.15.

Download these:

• QA Flagging Tools
• CFW 3.55 OTHEROS Special PUP
• Firmware you want to downgrade to: 3.41 or 3.15

Note: These tools COULD format your ps3. (which indicates Any and ALL psn / downloaded information really should be erased)

Guidelines:

1. Install CFW355-OTHEROS++-Unique.pup (Doesn’t matter what version you are three.41, three.50 and so forth etc)
2. Set up qa_flag_additional.pkg
3. Run qa_flag (It will display up as this, that is fine)
4. If you hear the beeps, carry on. If you don’t hear the beeps start off more than.
5. Reboot
6. Go into recovery menu and Update your ps3 with the firmware that you want (3.15, 3.41 and so forth)
7. Have it set up