MultiMAN

	MultiMAN
General
Author(s)	deank
Version	04.08.00
License	Freeware
Links
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Installation

English

Download multiMAN.
Download BDEMU.pkg
Install multiMAN.
Install BDEMU.pkg
Run multiMAN.

Português - Br

Download multiMAN.
Download BDEMU.pkg
Instalar multiMAN.
Instalar BDEMU.pkg
Execute multiMAN.

Ελληνικά

Κατεβάστε το MultiMAN.
Κατεβάστε BDEMU.pkg
Εγκαταστήστε το MultiMAN.
Εγκαταστήστε το BDEMU.pkg
Τρέξτε το MultiMAN.

Features

User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
Copy/backup progress bar
Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
Support for REMOTE PLAY via PSP or other compatible peripherals
Animated icons and backgrounds
Update check/download feature with [R3] button
Support for COVER.PNG in AVCHD video folders
Support for AVCHD activation from external USB devices
Support for backup of AVCHD to internal HDD
Support for playback of AVCHD and Blu-ray content from internal HDD
Overscan support for DLP and CRT TV sets
MP3/AC3 playback (play songs using the File manager from local and network locations)
JPEG/PNG picture viewer (browse/view pictures using the File manager from local and network locations)
HEX file viewer
Support for at least 4 freetype fonts (user can change using [SELECT]+[R3] in game display modes)
Translated into 24 different languages

Firmware Payloads

Firmware 3.41:

PS3Jailbreak/PSGroove/PSFreedom (initial versions) = SYSCALL36
Later sticks/payload revisions = SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke)
Later payload revisions = SYSCALL8 (Hermes 4)
Later payload revisions = SYSCALL35 (PL3)

Firmware 3.55:

CFW GH: installing signed PKG files
CFW Wutang: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke) + signed PKG
CFW Kmeaw: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 (Peek/Poke) + signed + fake_signed PKG
CFW WNK: SYSCALL6 + SYSCALL7 + signed PKG + SYSCALL36 + smth else

Controls

In GAME display Modes

[X] - Load a title
[O] - Exit to XMB
[□] - Settings menu for selected title
[∆] - System Menu

[R1] - Switch to next game display mode
[L1] - Switch to prev game display mode

[R3] - change current FreeType font
[L3] - Switch Title Names font size / paths

[SELECT]+[O] - rename game title (changes PARAM.SFO)

[SELECT]+[L2]/[R2] - change overscan options
[SELECT]+[L3] - force content refresh from all devices
[SELECT]+[R1] - change content mode (GAMES/VIDEO/BOTH)

[SELECT]+[START] - launches File Manager
[START]+[SELECT] - restarts multiMAN
 
[START]+[∆] - enable PFS driver (for external USB NTFS HDDs)
[START]+[R2] - Screenshot to RAW RGB (saved in /dev_hdd0 or connected /dev_usb000 or /dev_usb001)

[START]+[left] - Previous MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[right] - Next MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[UP] - Increase playback volume
[START]+[DOWN] - Decrease playback volume

[START]+[□] - stop music playback (for mp3 and background theme audio)

In FILE MANAGER mode

[ANALOGUE STICKS] - Move mouse pointer
[D-PAD] - up/down/left/right moves mouse cursor 1 line up/down (left/right pane)

[L1] - Switches back to 'game' display mode
[SELECT]+[L1] - Switch to the game mode before File Manager was launched

[L2] - Page up (current pane)
[R2] - Page down (current pane)

[R3] - Open file in HEX viewer / LV2 memory viewer / LV2 memory save
[R3] - (INTERNAL HDD) Create FOLDER hardlink
[R3] - (INTERNAL HDD) When PS3_GAME selected: Create special shadow copy
[R3] - (EXTERNAL HDD) When PS3_GAME selected: Create BD-ROM mirror to external USB

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[X] - Enters selected directory
[X] - Play selected AC3/MP3 file and loads remaining in playlist, view selected PNG/JPG picture (and enters PICTURE viewer)
[∆] - Exit to XMB
[□] - Delete file/folder (use with caution - disabled for PS3 root folders)
[O] - Copy file/folder

[SELECT]+[O] - Move file/folder
[SELECT]+[X] - Rename file/folder or refresh net_host# folder
[R1] - Create new folder

Bottom device icons:

[X] or [L3] - Loads device folders in LEFT pane
[O] or [R3] - Loads device folders in RIGHT pane

***

[SELECT]+[L2]/[R2] - change overscan options
[SELECT]+[L1] - change cover mode

[START]+[LEFT] - Previous MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[RIGHT] - Next MP3 song in the playlist
[START]+[UP] - Increase playback volume
[START]+[DOWN] - Decrease playback volume
[START]+[□] - stop music playback (for mp3 and background theme audio)

In PICTURE VIEWER

[X] - Next image
[L1]/[LEFT] - Previous image
[R1]/[RIGHT] - Next image
[L2] - Zoom In
[R2] - Zoom Out
[Left Stick] - Pan
[Right Stick] - Zoom
[L3]/[DOWN] - Zoom image to fit width
[R3]/[UP] - Zoom image to fit height
[SELECT] - Show file information
[START] - Starts picture slideshow
[∆] or [O] - Exit picture viewer

In HEX file viewer

[UP]/[DOWN] - Scroll in pages (512bytes)
[LEFT]/[RIGHT] - Scroll in blocks (8KB)
[L1] - Seek to start of file
[R1] - Seek to end of file
[L2] - Scroll up one line (16 bytes)
[R2] - scroll down one line (16 bytes)
[∆] or [O] - Exit HEX file viewer

Navigation When Using USB Mouse

LEFT BUTTON = [X]
RIGHT BUTTON = [O]
WHEEL UP = [UP]
WHEEL DOWN = [DOWN]
WHEEL BUTTON = [L1] (to switch display modes)

Navigation When Using USB Keyboard

In game display modes:
[F1] - [F6] - directly select display modes (1-5 and 6th is file manager)
[TAB] = [L1] (switch to next display mode)
ARROWS = UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
[NUM+] - increase mp3 volume (select+UP)
[NUM-] - decrease mp3 volume (select+down)
[NUM /] - previous MP3 song
[NUM *] - next MP3 song
[PageUp]/[PageDn] - Scroll games in pages
[F7] or [CAPS LOCK] - switch title names size/paths (like L3)
[F8] - USB patch mode
[F9] - TEST source
[F10] - Check for updates (like R3)
[F11] - previous display mode
[F12] - next display mode
[C] - Copy [O]
ENTER = [X] Launch game
DEL = [ ] Delete game
[ESC] - Quit [/\]

In FILE MANAGER mode:
[F2] - rename current file/folder
[TAB] = [L1] (switch to next display mode)
ARROWS = UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
[NUM+] - increase mp3 volume (select+UP)
[NUM-] - decrease mp3 volume (select+down)
[NUM /] - previous MP3 song
[NUM *] - next MP3 song
[PageUp]/[PageDn] - Scroll current pane
[F11] - previous display mode
[F12] - next display mode
[C] - Copy [O]
[X] - Move [select-O]
[V] - View file in HEX viewer
ENTER = enter folder or play mp3/ac3 or view jpg/png
DEL - Delete file 
INS - Create new folder 
[ESC] - Quit [/\]

Changelog

04.08.00

Added proper support for [Hermes] for 4.21CEX ROGERO (SC-8)
Fixed issue with loading split games from external USB HDD
Improved support in lastGAME, gameDATA and bdRESET applications

02.09.00

Improved performance in XMMB display mode
Backup from PS3 game discs now works as it should
You can still launch PSX games from XMMB Game Column
You can still launch PS3 game backups from DVD-R/RW / BD-R/RE
You cannot create ISO backups or access non-genuine PS3 game discs (unless Direct Disc Access is enabled)
You will see an animated icon in XMMB Game column, which you can use to launch your PSX backups.
To keep the same functionality as before you can turn on "Direct Disc Access" from XMMB Settings column.

>>> Press [TRIANGLE] -> Enable Direct Disc Access >>> When in Direct Disc Access mode you can rip BD movie discs, launch games, but you can't create backups of PS3 Game Discs. >>> Do not use "Direct Disc Access Mode" unless you really need it.

02.08.00

Added: "Create ISO" option in SIDE menu when BD/DVD is selected in VIDEO column or PLAYSTATION/PLAYSTATION2 is selected in Game column
Added: "Create ISO" option in File Manager's context menu when /dev_bdvd is selected
Added: Creating ISO files bigger than 4GB to USB HDD will result in splitting in segments .iso.0, .iso.1 ... .iso.31
Added: Advanced option in XMMB Settings: "Expand Contents of XMMB media columns"
Added: SD/SDHC, CF and MS/MSPRO devices to Photo/Music/Video columns
Added: Standalone Web-Browser application with FTP (BROWSER.SELF) to avoid all memory issues
Added: Support for launching PSX games from CD-R discs (XMMB Game Column and other display modes)
Added: Launching directly ps1_emu.self or ps1_netemu.self from file manager will make multiMAN assign your Memory Cards properly, too
Added: Options to set preferred Video Mode for PAL and NTSC PSX titles (default/480/576/720/1080)
Added: peeklv1 and pokelv1 commands to control console
Added: String printout for peekl and peeklv1 control console commands
Added: Prompt to dump Hypervisor/LV1 after creating GameOS/LV1 memory dump
Changed: Improved the looks of the old debug font, used in some dialogs and file manager
Changed: multiMAN starts faster now
Fixed: Unnecessary auto-refresh/scan for content on each startup
Fixed: Browsing for ROMS in ZIP format

02.07.00

Added: "Background Appearance" option in XMMB Settings to switch image/video background for XMMB and Coverflow modes
Added: Screensaver will display the motion background if enabled
Added: Option to select 9 different motion backgrounds wave.divx, wave2.divx... wave9.divx (restart may be required)
Added: Support for REBUG CFW 3.41.3
Added: Support for Cobra content folders: PSXISO, PS2ISO, PS3ISO, DVDISO and BDISO (WIP)
Added: System Auto-Off in settings column (60/120/240/360 min - 1/2/3/4 hours)
Added: Restart System and Shutdown System in Home/multiMAN column
Changed: When motion background is activated, multiMAN will stay in 5.1 audio mode when possible
Changed: Default display timing set to VSYNC = no tear
Changed: SIDE menu will 8x zoom current entry icon (in VSYNC mode)
Changed: Implemented OpenPS3FTP by jjolano and removed the old buggy FTP server (faster transfer speeds and no path/file length limitations). Login: anonymous | Password: <anything>
Fixed: All issues in coverflow mode (lock or motion video bg stop/break)
Fixed: "Key Repeat Delay" option

Added: LV2 access rights to use LV1 Storage Manager (syscall 864)
Added: LV1 patch for user access to sys_storage functions (syscalls 600 to 623)

02.06.00

Added: Support for 7 connected controllers to be used simultaneously
Added: Animation/slide effect when browsing USB/PS3HDD devices in XMMB mode
Added: BD Remote controller buttons: YELLOW BUTTON = Restart, RED BUTTON = QUIT
Added: Experimental motion/movie background support: If wave.divx is present in multiMAN's USRDIR folder you can enable motion background with SELECT+TRIANGLE.
Added: REFRESH option in SIDE menu for photo/music/video/retro columns when USB/PS3HDD entries are selected
Added: Quit and Restart options in SIDE menu for Settings column
Added: Quick access options in SIDE menu for XMMB Game and Favorites columns
Added: A small touch to the SIDE menu: it will ZOOM in the current entry much like the real XMB
Added: Increasing/Decreasing MP3 playback volume will make the pop-up box display in the lower left corner (thanks to chitalov for the reminder)
Added: If multiMAN is started via Remote Play, TV Overscan will be automatically set to 10%
Changed: Color labels when selecting the color for the SIDE menu
Changed: Browsing USB devices in XMMB will behave like real XMB (i.e. will first open /VIDEO or /MUSIC or /PICTURE folders to look for content)
Changed: If non-English GUI language is selected in conjunction with User Font, proper User Font will be restored after restart
Fixed: Setting wallpaper after PNG file was used as wallpaper
Fixed: Sorting order in XMMB for PS3 HDD and USB device icons.
Fixed: MP3 playback (when sometimes audio plays in wrong frequency)
Fixed: Freezing in coverflow when fast-browsing over 100 titles
Performance check: multiMAN does ~122fps @ 1920x1080p 59.94Hz
Showtime 3.1.241 available via online update and included in BASE/FULL versions

02.05.00

Added: SIDE menu in XMMB mode to access various functions (access the menu with [TRIANGLE])
Added: SIDE menu option for XMMB Settings column to switch between ADVANCED and STANDARD settings
Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" Showtime in XMMB Video column when "Start Showtime" is selected
Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" in XMMB RETRO column to check/download EMULATOR updates by squarepusher2
Added: Option in XMMB Settings to change SIDE menu background color
Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS menu will not download updates for higher than your current PS3 firmware version
Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS can now check/download updates for SNES/FCEU/VBA/FBA/GEN+ Emulators by squarepusher2
Changed: All options in the XMMB Settings column are now selectable via the SIDE menu (much like in the regular XMB mode)
Added: Option in XMMB Settings column: [Write access to /dev_flash via /dev_blind]
Added: Permissions check upon loading a title
Added: VP6 file extension to recognizable video formats
Added: Support for browsing USB devices and Internal HDD in XMMB Photo, Music, Video and Retro columns
Added: Larger icons when browsing devices in XMMB mode
Added: Indication in "browse mode" when playing music (a note sign will appear next to Device or Folder icon)

02.04.00

Added: Display of embedded JPEG images in MP3 files for XMMB Music column
Added: Pulsing of selected entry/title in XMMB display mode
Added: Czech, Hungarian, Catalan, Galician and Indonesian languages
Added: Other various tweaks and changes
Added: Option in XMMB Settings column: [Write access to /dev_flash via /dev_blind]
multiMAN LOGO Contest Winner: TheForce
Cover server updated with latest 2644 game covers
Changed "Download Themes" server back to my primary one
"Set as Wallpaper" and "Restore Wallpaper" options when you press [TRIANGLE] in photo column.
UPDATE (Showtime) when "Start Showtime" is selected in VIDEO column (initiates download of SHOWTIME.SELF)
REFRESH: to refresh content for PHOTO, MUSIC and RETRO columns
FILE MANAGER: to open the folder of the selected entry (picture, music, video, rom) in File Manager

02.03.00

Changed Font properties/functions for all modes
Max number of games+AVCHD in game modes 960(was 640)
Max number of entries per XMMB column 3200
Changed character limit for XMMB Settings column [selected option] to 36 (was 32 – now German/French fit)
Moved [selected option] to the far right
Freed more than 20MB of RAM (and reallocated some of it to increase max number of games/xmmb entries)
This update should fix “Not enough memory for web browser” which some users experienced. If it doesn’t – use the Original Theme.
Added check for downloaded multiMAN updates (to avoid installing broken/incomplete PKG files)
Added check for downloaded covers (to avoid accepting broken/incomplete downloaded files)
Command menu in File manager changed a bit
Legend in most display modes will use current localization setting
Pad vibration added as warning for “Delete” game/folder prompts
Included all languages (with latest versions posted by translators)
Added back Dutch
Added back Portuguese BR
Added back Arabian

02.02.00

Added: Multilingual Support (22 languages)
Changed: 2304 entries per XMMB column
Added: Caching of XMMB Video column to speed up boot process
Added: MP3 pop-up info box in XMMB and File Manager
Added: "Motion Sensor" setting in XMMB SETTINGS column
Added: Motion sensitivity (waving left/right the dualshock controller changes display modes)
Added: Debug mode (hold L2+R2 during boot). It will allow downloading official update, even if you're on the same version.
Fixed: Issues with coverflow display mode
Fixed: Lock when too many AVCHD or Video titles present
Fixed: Retro column not sorted after returning from emulator
Changed: Behavior of "Refresh" buttons in XMMB multiMAN column and "System Settings" menu

02.01.00

Grouping by Genre for Game/Favorite Columns (SQUARE)
Grouping by Emulator Type for Retro column (SQUARE)
Grouping by title name (alphabetically) for Music (SQUARE), Game, Favorites, Retro columns (SELECT+SQUARE)
Info pop-up during music playback
Removed duplicate entries (by name) in Photo and Music XMMB columns
BD Remote: [SLOW<<]/[SLOW>>] will change playback volume
BD Remote: [BLUE] will switch to File Manager and back
BD Remote: [GREEN] will turn on the Screensaver
SELECT+START will switch to File Manager and back

02.00.05

Changed: Coverflow mode completely rewritten to use XMMB engine
Changed: Coverflow shows covers in perspective
Changed: Better memory management
Changed: XMMB display mode visualization
Changed: Caching only of Photo, Music and Retro XMMB columns with their actual size (faster boot and exit/restart) (16MB HDD space freed)
Added: Option in XMMB Settings column “XMMB Game Icon Swap” to select mode for covers/icons for Game column
Added: Options in XMMB Settings column “Key Repeat Delay” and “Key Repeat Speed”
Added: Launch .zip ROMs from File Manager (from emulator folders or dev_hdd0 or dev_usb00* ./ROMS/[emulator])
Added: Support for FBA Next emulator (port mods by squarepusher2)
Fixed: PPU crashreport about MultiStream on exit (thanks to an0nymous for the backtrace log)
Fixed: Minor issues when applying themes
Fixed: Minor issues/garbage with boot screen on rare occasions
Removed: Use of virtual memory

MP3/Audio related

Changed: MP3 playback requires 384KB of RAM (was 24MB before) and now MP3 file size is unlimited (4MB ram freed)
Added: Fade-in / fade-out for mp3 playback
Added: Indication of which mp3 title is currently playing/paused in XMMB mode
Added: multiMAN mp3 playback will pause if you play music from PS3 XMB Music column

Extended support for BD Remote Controller:

BD Remote: [ENTER] and [PLAY] keys will act as [X] (much easier to navigate)
BD Remote: [PAUSE] will pause music playback
BD Remote: [PREV]/[NEXT] will skip to previous/next audio track
BD Remote: [STOP] will stop music playback

02.00.04

Added: Threaded processing for various tasks (downloading covers, scanning, etc) (no more GUI interruptions)
Added: XMMB mode will invoke download of missing covers, too
Added: Support for Genesis+ GX retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
Added: Support for FCEUltra (NES/ULTRA) PS3 retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
Added: Support for VBA PS3 retro emulator (GameBoy/GameBoy Advanced)
Added: Support for PNG covers for Retro column (408x408 max resolution) (408x180 for best results)
Added: L2+R2 will turn on screensaver mode (or put the PAD on a table/coach/sofa and press it down gently)
Added: Caching of the whole XMMB mode
Improved: XMMB Photo column display and navigation (no more image buffers release when full - a lot seamless now)
Improved: Navigation in XMMB is completely rewritten - now smooth and faster than original PS3 XMB
Improved: Increased image buffers (50 icons/covers) in XMMB (30 in prev versions)
Added: Unfolding effect up/down while loading XMMB columns
Added: Indication in XMMB mode when FTP service is used or background download is active
Added: Warning prompt when user leaves multiMAN with active FTP connections
Added: Screensaver Timeout option in XMMB Settings column (1-10 mins)
Added: Link to GBATemp website with Online User Manual by Cyan in XMMB WEB column
Added: FF/REW for Picture Viewer in XMMB mode (holding left/right or L1/R1)
Added: Support for 2048 entries per XMMB column
Added: Virtual memory used for certain tasks (like mp3 playback) to save real memory
Added: Asnynchroious loading of MP3 files for playback
Added: A bit more memory allocated to webbrowser and put it in separate container
Added: MP3 playlist support for 2048 entries (was 128)

02.00.03

Fixed: Launching games with cached files right after they're cached
Fixed: GAMEI folder won't appear on USB unless "Ext Game Data" option is used
Fixed: Double entries in VIDEO column when thumbnail is named for example video.avi.jpg and not video.jpg
Improved: Scrolling left/right in XMMB mode (faster and won't load columns)
Improved: Scrolling up/down. Scroll will pause for ~1 second before looping.
Added: Option "Hide BD-ROM disc from game list" in XMMB Settings
Added: L2/R2 switch pages in 4x2 and 8x4 game list modes
Added: "Save Screenshot" option in PS3 XMB Photo column to capture multiMAN screens in PNG (multiMAN Screenshots album) (10x to squarepusher2 for the hint)
Improved: multiMAN will return from emulators and showtime much faster (~1-2 seconds boot screen)
Improved: Last XMMB column and selection/entry restored upon restart/respawn
Improved: JPG and PNG loading and decoding is performed faster (via SPU with fallback to PPU when header-decoding fails)
Added: "Retro" column for emulators (WIP)
Added: "Genre" option in "Game Settings" submenu to select categories for albums/grouping
(WIP) Added: Support for latest SNES9x port for PS3
(WIP) Added: Support for SNES9x ROMS: SMC/smc, FIG/fig, SFC/sfc, GD3/gd3, GD7/gd7, DX2/dx2, BSX/bsx, SWC/swc, JMA/jma
(WIP) Added: New options in options.ini:
Added: Support for playing music/playlists from PS3 XMB Music column (thanks to squarepusher2)
Improved: TVs with 480p/576p resolution will show XMMB and slide-coverflow modes a bit better

MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS

Improved: Added threaded processing for photo/music/video/game/favorites/retro columns
Improved: Added threaded processing for loading jpg/png images in XMMB mode

SNES9x

Fixed PS3 reset when exiting with {PS} button
Fixed returning to XMB
Fixed returning to multiMAN

multiMAN

Greatly improved loading of all columns in XMMB mode
Progress icons added in the top right corner (next to the clock)

02.00.02

Fixed: handling of themes_dir and covers_dir options in options.ini (broken in .01)
Fixed: handling of NETHOST definitions in options.ini (broken in .01)
Changed: Remember user font selection on exit (prevents reverting to theme font at each startup)

File Manager related

Added: Context menu in File Manager (similar to right-click) with CIRCLE button (all other shortcuts are removed)
Changed: Removed File Manager from mode list (L1/R1 skips it)
Changed: File size in File Manager shown with 2 decimal precision
Added: "File Manager Access" option in SETTINGS XMMB column - PIN protected - to disable FileManager mode
Changed: Key to select multiple files/folders: [SQUARE] (was [select])
Left pane shows up to 60 characters and right up to 55 for file/folder names (was 26/22)

XMMB related

Added: "Poster and Cover Alteration" option in XMMB Settings column
Added: "Button Assignment" option in XMMB Settings column
Added: Current selection in Settings column remembered
Fixed: Applying themes now changes text colors immediately in XMMB mode (clock, option names, game column title)

Added: Video thumbnails for XMMB VIDEO column (3264x3264 max res):

- for external (non-XMB) video files: Example: --- movie name: my_video.avi --- thumbnail : my_video.avi.jpg, my_video.avi.JPG, my_video.jpg, my_video.JPG - for internal (XMB) videos - .STH thumbnail generated by the PS3 is used

Added thumbnail support for AVCHD, BDMV and DVD video structures (POSTER.JPG, COVER.JPG)
Added thumbnail support for AVCHD, BDMV (multiAVCHD compatible /HDAVCTN/BDMT_O1.jpg, /BDMV/META/DL/HDAVCTN_O1.jpg)
Added thumbnail support for PHOTO column (for JPEG images with resolution up to 3264x3264)
Added: Last game selection is remembered in XMMB mode after restart and after switching to other display modes
Improved: No more reloading of XMMB columns each time you leave/enter XMMB mode or game/system submenu
Changed: Scanning for content while in XMMB doesn't show the ugly "Scanning..." screen
Removed: File extensions for known media files in MUSIC/PHOTO/VIDEO XMMB columns
Added: Download Themes application in WEB XMMB column (thanks to S4BRE and condorstrike for hosting)
Added: Visit multiMAN forum link in WEB XMMB column
Graphics fixed: Downloading files via web browser while in XMMB mode
New option in options.ini/options_default.ini: themes_web_dir (to store downloaded themes)
Option: Directory to store downloaded multiMAN themes

themes_web_dir=/dev_hdd0/game/BLES80608/USRDIR/themes_web

Visualization improvement (good news for users with 720p/576p/480p TVs, too):
No more jagged edges of the textures (ICONS) during enlargement/shrinking
576p looks good now, not to speak of 720p
Smoothing also applied to OVERSCAN modes
Added: Support for srt/ssa/ass subtitles when caching video for Showtime from NTFS drive
Removed: AC3 playback from file manager
Optimized memory management (90MB free during mM operation)
More optimizations: multiMAN executable (RELOAD.SELF) size down to 496KB

02.00.01

XMMB mode

Game poster/background loads/shows 2x faster now
Game poster is crisp and unaltered
All texts in XMMB are smooth and easy to read with bright backgrounds
All texts got small shadow to improve visibility
Favorites column shows game icons
Fave star applied to game icons in Favorites column
Clock and column title more visible and better looking
Cover overlay image (GLC.PNG) applied to cover in XMMB mode, too
Added image background for theme selection (10x to condor) (pop up can be moved with analogue sticks)
Fixed: time/date format changes immediately (not after 30 seconds)
Fixed 'favorites' column (showing stuff when no faves selected)
Added option in SETTINGS column to disable "Theme Audio"
"Title Details" option in SETTINGS column to change 4x2, 8x4, cover flow and Box-art modes (title/+id/+title count/none)
Fixed Mouse X/Y deadzone setting
Fixed PHOTO column populates properly from USB storage (/PICTURE folder)
Changed: "Verifying USB Games" option: [Always/Auto/Never]
Added new function in SETTINGS column "Clean Game Cache"
Added selection list menu to clear Game Data for specific Game
Favorites selection remembered when going out of game-settings submenu
Added support for SDHC/MemoryStick/CompactFlash storage for MUSIC/PHOTO/VIDEO columns in XMMB mode
Added: SDHC, CF and MS icons in PHOTO/VIDEO/MUSIC XMMB mode
Added: multiple strategies for mounting titles using all available methods

Other

Changed: options are saved on exit (not each time you change a setting in SETTINGS column)
Changed boot procedure (EBOOT.BIN is just 50KB and it launches main multiMAN app RELOAD.SELF)
"Mouse X/Y deadzone" can go up to 90%
"Dim titles" setting can go up to 10 seconds
Changed top-menu in File Manager
Fixed "DIRECT BOOT" from external USB HDD
Changed: "Overscan" application (much better than before)
All texts in FileMan mode look better now
Added support for SND0.AT3 in themes
Added option BD-Emulator (to switch between Standard (syscall36) / Hermes (syscall8) / None)
Added support for MFW 3.41 (BD-Emulator option: Hermes (syscall8)
Added support for playing games with split big files from USB HDD (up to 10 BIG 4+GB files supported):
- Caching split files to internal HDD for unlimited number of titles
- Playing games with split files works with "Direct Boot" and "BD Mirror" options, too.
- Launching games with split files works from Disc Icon and /app_home
Added new option in "Game Settings" submenu: "Ext Game Data" (install game data on external USB)
Fixed: garbled screen in File Manager when Help/About selected while coming from another display mode
Fixed: changing current game for game modes while browsing XMMB display mode
Removed: sparks/stars from slide-coverflow mode
File Manager top menu text color is defined by COLOR.INI FMFILE setting
Added: Vertical alignment for title/title+id in some modes when "Title Details" option requires it

02.00.00

Fully working XMMB display mode (XMB clone)
Editable options in "Settings" column of XMMB mode
Game Covers and Game Poster in XMMB Game column
Improved XMMB scrolling, speed and reliability
"Themes" option in "multiMAN/Home" XMMB column
Changed options/options_default.ini
Direct Boot method changed
SELECT+X auto-sets BD-Mirror option and is remembered
A lot of other stuff

01.xx.xx

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