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HideMov BETA

Posted Feb 23, 2007 at 02:44PM by Kristine C. Listed in: Homebrew Applications Tags: XMB, pj1115

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For those who like to keep their top secret video files with them at all times, well, you can now carry them around in your PSP without worrying about your content being viewed by unauthorized eyes. And no, we're not referring to the downloaded porn videos that you don't want your little brother to see. It could be that music video that you've been prepping up for its international debut on YouTube, or it can be a video which shows your super top secret homebrew app that would put veteran coders to shame. Now, if you don't want anyone stealing your ideas, then take pj1115's advice and start using this little app called HideMov Beta.

As the name implies, it's an app that means to keep your video clips safe from prying eyes. This means that even if you passed your PSP around the whole office (because everyone just wants to have a go at Loco Roco...), they wouldn't be able to snoop on your vids... unless, of course, they know the key combination that you set which unlocks your whole stash.

According to the app's maker, HideMov is meant to work with Dark_AleX's OE firmwares. When launched with the XMB, it basically stops the PSP's video menu from detecting any files until the correct combination of keys is pressed. Until then, it will simply keep displaying the message "There are no videos". On top of that, you can even re-disable the videos with a second button combination.

Weighing in at a featherweight 3.58KB, you might want to give this app a try.

Now, just remember folks: as with any piece of homebrew, ALWAYS READ THE README FILE BEFORE YOU TRY ANYTHING. Once you've gone through pj1115's notes, then go ahead and have fun.

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by Benji (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Cool...

This actually looks like a pretty good add on. Thanks!

Re: zacharya1990 - 2007-02-23

» HUMM...

Wow thats cool. I wonder if this could be used with other things like, Pictures, Music, and games. It would make me feel alot safer if this could be set with specific eboots, mainly any FLASHER, or UPDATE, to prevent snoopy people from bricking or updating my psp.

by sds (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» first post

yooo hooo first post !!!!!
great app

Re: scythe - 2007-02-23

» lol

lol, what a retard.

by Dave Obvious (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» shall I point it out?

hold R at boot, disable plugin, watch pron....

Re: Dave Obvious #2 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» @Dave Obvious

Most people(unless serious homebrew people) don't really know about the Recovery menu, even some people on pspupdates probably don't know about it.

Re: JulietBravo (Unregistered) - 2007-02-24

» wrong

once video directory locked, you can not watch your porn on your psp even if you disable it.
unlock first and watch

by azy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» tried it?

guys have anyone tried the app yet?

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Re: some random guy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-24

» re

id love to try it, but i use pmp mod instead...

by Big D (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Excellent

Sounds great, this app has many possibilities especially if it was able to write to flash then it would be pointless to steal a PSP with this on it! Still I am going to wait untill its not a beta and also it has more functions to it.

by someone (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» doesn't work

hey this thing is not working for me, wen i turn on my psp its all black(a brick?) but wen i disable it the psp works again

help?

ps im useing 3.03OE-C

Re: DJ (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» yeah...

same here.everything the same. 3.03 OE-C. (im not a noob so i know its not my fault) u think its only meant for 3.10 OE? its either that or he is new to the prx coding and didnt test it before he released it. hence the name "beta"

Re: same (Unregistered) - 2007-02-24

» same thing happened

but then i tried it again and it worked... great app
*locks away porno*

by ybakker (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» doesn't work

I dunno, but for me it doesn't work. Enabled the plugin and all. Maybe it's only for the MP_ROOT folder, because all my videos are in VIDEO

by pj1115 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» HideMov v2

HideMov v2 on its way, folks. It's turning into a complete media privatization facility!

It will soon be able to hide music, photos, video, bookmarks and even certain folders in GAME.

Keep sharp.

Re: ybakker (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» New Folders

It doesn't hide the videos from the folder VIDEO in the Root of the memory stick. It only hides the videos in MP_ROOT.

Re: poohter (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» thanks

thank you pj, you rock.

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Re: Uber0ne (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» .

Well technically it wouldn't be "HideMov" then. If it hide all that stuff I think it needs a new name.

Re: PSPZorZ - 2007-02-24

» f

It's called "Hidemov" because, to make the PSP not see videos, it "moves" videos to an MP_R00T folder (with zeros instead of o's). It doesn't stand for movie...

by ssssssssss (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» sssssss

IF

you want to hide you "videos"

just just use fileassistant or something or pspfiler

and name the extension something different so say it was....

blahblah.mp4

just add

blahblah.mp41

and it wont show on the video section

done

Re: ybakker (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ummm

uuhhhhhh duh. quite obvious isn't it? what does that have to do with this plugin?

doing what you just told me will completely ignore all the videos... So you want me to 1st startup FileAssistant, rename the videos, go back to the XMB, watch it, and when I'm dong watching, go back to FileAssistant, and rename the videos?

Re: me (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ummm

ya what would be the point of renaming the file everytime you want to watch it? or hide it? in that case i don't even need fileassistant or anything i can use windows to do that. but then they might as well go on the computer. cause i need my computer to watch them...

Re: .. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ..

try this one: rename the folder they are in..

by me (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» dunno

if i could hide games it would be interesting. i don't know about the rest of you but i don't have room on my ms to have videos or pics. only games. i'll leave vids and pics on my phone where i know it's better protected.

by pj1115 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Hmm...

Well, I've had an idea.

Right now, my module is only capable of hiding the files in MP_ROOT, and it does so by messing with some filenames.

What I'm thinking is (the more secure way), that instead of messing with the memory stick, a single file in the flash has a '1' added onto the end, so as to make it completely secure. Yes, it's more secure, but it writes to the flash, which I'm not sure will go down well. (I have experience with flash writing, so don't worry).

What do you guys think?

Re: pj1115 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» bleh

It's just that I'm not entirely comfortable with coding something that would write to the flash so freely and frequently. And also it may get baaad reactions.

Re: MaTiAz (Unregistered) - 2007-02-24

» nah

Man, do NOT write to flash like every time you start your PSP. Patch the path it looks for the videos in memory, that's MUCH safer. Like ms0 to ms1 or something :P

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by Tek (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» cool but

A MUCH easier way of doing this is opening an app that can change folder names and just take the last letter or number off the folder that contains the videos. The PSP won't read them til it's properly spelled. So like you can have 100MNV01 with music videos and 100MNV02 with porn... just rename it to 100MNV0 and it will only show the music videos until you add the 2 again. :) So you don't have to disable all the videos.

Re: pj1115 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Umm

Not sure how effective that would be. Iw would mean the user re-organising their videos completely, and it's just too much effort. Besides, I'm not aiming this app toward hiding porn, that's just immorale and childish.

What does everyone think about the flash idea? If not, I'll just expand the renaming to the VIDEO, PHOTO, MUSIC, GAME, bookmarks etc. The only problem is after the key-combi is pressed, it would take 3 or 4 seconds before everything is written.

Re: Tek (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ehh

The porn thing was just a figure of speech. I meant whatever you want to be hidden. You could have the key combo rename the directories or something.

by Lol (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» whoa

need a a hide game. or browser

by PSProdigy - 2007-02-23

» Hmm...

I wonder how many of these "pj1115"s are actually posted by pj1115...

Re: pj1115 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» I agree

I did not really post any of this, it was all people attempting to imitate me...

Or was it?

(Makes you think)

Re: seven (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ...

seriously though, if your the author of this app, make an account so people dont impersonate you, and only post under that username. I just dont register because im lazy.

Re: DJ (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» pssshhh

yeah right, "it was all people attempting to imitate me" like a dev would say that. (i know its a fake) but he is talking for real. i have experience with coding, just not as well as the real devs are but im getting there. anyway he is for real. it will slow down b/c of accessing the mem in different location while writing.

by Mii (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Black screen?

Anyone else get a black screen when you load up this plugin?

by mrrogers (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» hmm

good little tweak, although the guy with the black screen, it happened because you copied & pasted the "module.prx", probably.
Or, boot up psp without the memcard in it, than put it in. the plugin will already be enabled.

by bob (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ??

this is not working for me it makes me sad....take a look at this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Potato-Chip-MINT-CONDITION-collectors_W0QQitemZ300084507055QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33774QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Re: DJ (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» what

the Heck does that have to do with anything?

Re: dave (Unregistered) - 2007-02-24

» thing

nothing it is just strange

by CoBrA2168 - 2007-02-23

» Nice job.

The author did a nice job.

I wish it would hide videos in the "Video" folder of the root though.

by pspguy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» yeah

All the person has to do is get your psp and connect it via usb to a computer to view any of your files. This little plug-in/app is only beneficial if people aren't connecting your PSP to a computer.

Re: uhh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» ...

you could just make the folders hidden, im sure the typical user doesnt know how to go to folder options, view, show hidden files
or you could pass protect them although im not surfe if the psp could read it then or not hmm

by Ace0spades808 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Nice App...

Yeah, this thing is really nice, all you gotta do is make it able to hide everything you put on your PSP...then this would be an EXTREMELY useful app, such as hiding flash agent, cintro stuff, and others as such...and as well, there are a few bugs i have noticed...first of all, i cant go into recovery while in XMB anymore with this on, second of all, the PSP doesnt boot properly from startup, and ive never been able to go to XMB from recovery...just some ideas for you...

by fdasf (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» fdsaf

yea shut up retard

by wwww_bob (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» isnt it obvisouly...

..for pr0n?

by Will Killabich (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» cant get it 2 work

im having the same problem as some of the others i read up above......

i enable the plugin then my psp wont even bring anything up.....i thought it was bricked for a few till i just disabled the plugin and everything works fine again...???

how do i get this working??? i added the line in vsh.txt and everything??

by Halopro (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» Could cintro's effect the boot up?

it doesn't work for me..maybe it's because I have a cintro?

by CoBrA2168 - 2007-02-23

» Doesn't seem to work at all.

At first I said that it didnt work for the "video" folder in the root. Well it doesnt seem to work at all.

i'm confused. is this a fake?

Re: halopro (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» cant be a fake...

If it's on the front page. I'm sure the QJ staff tried it themselves.

by uhh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-23

» uhh

also could you make it hide the dcim folder because i have some well lets just say my dad would kill me if he found them
yea that would be great