Archaemic dropped by the QJ.NET forums earlier to announce the latest builds of FANG and No Bull Moose. The dev also had some extra details regarding the release of PSPComic version 1.1, so you'll want to visit the full article for the rest of the details.

Download: FANG v0.1.1 and No Bull Moose v0.2.4
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forum

Developer Archaemic dropped by the QJ.NET PSP Forums earlier to announce the much-awaited release of PSPComic v1.0.

The latest build of this comic reader app for your PSP carries several improvements, including the addition of a theme customizer and additional language support. The complete changelog is available in the full article.



Download: PSPComic v1.0 (Base Pack)
Download: PSPComic v1.0 (Theme and Language pack)
Download: PSPComic v1.0 (Mega pack)
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Developer Archaemic dropped by the QJ.NET PSP Development Forums to announce the release of FANG v0.1 and No Bull Moose v0.2.3. This latest release of the dev's JPEG converter hosts a new bug fix; Fang is a new GUI built specifically for NBM. Details are in the full article.

Download: FANG v0.1 and No Bull Moose v0.2.3
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums

It appears that No Bull Moose v0.2's release a few days ago was not without some problems. Archaemic dropped by the QJ.NET PSP Development Forums to announce the release of No Bull Moose v0.2.1, which should fix an error related to the recently added ZIP and RAR file support. More details are in the full article.

Download: No Bull Moose v0.2.1
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Archaemic over at the QJ.Net Forums is releasing No Bull Moose v0.1 for public use. This PC-based application will allow users to convert progressive JPEG into baseline JPEG format. This is expected to help minimize the JPEG loading errors that users reported earlier when running images on PSPComic.

The comic reader homebrew application, PSPComic, now updated to v0.9.9 beta 2, is also available here for download. This current build hosts a speed boost for its rotozoom function, among other tweaks:

• [Feature] One now has the ability to disable the analog nub entirely while using PSPComic
• [Bugfix] Fixed a crash in precaching that was introduced in v0.9.9
• [Bugfix] 8-bit color-keyed surfaces now work as expected
• Rotozoom algorithms optimized. They are now much, much faster
  

Be sure to view each application's file readme for full usage details. Or, you can also opt to drop by Archaemic's thread over at QJ's PSP development Forums.


Download: No Bull Moose v0.1
Download: PSPComic v0.9.9 beta 2
Visit: QJ's PSP Development Forums

Homebrew developer and QJ.NET reader Archaemic dropped by our PSP Development Forum and informed us that poisonhzkj has just updated his pet project Custom XMB plugin or CXMB. It is currently on version 2.1 and several things have changed since the last build was released back in June.

To those of you not so familiar with this program, it is actually a plugin for custom firmwares that makes it easier for PlayStation Portable owners to customize their XMB. This program is kind of different from all other similar applications because it doesn't make changes to the PSP's flash0.

Instead, what CXMB does is redirect the resource path file to ms0: by hooking some functions and doing a memory patch. Anyway, the following improvements have been included to CXMB v2.1:

• New method implemented
• Added prx support (effect all prxs except those in pspbtcnf.txt)
• Don't need to place the unused pgf font files in memstick anymore, u could simply place the files u need, for example: ltn0.pgf
• Fixed the .pmf problem

Unfortunately, the download package below still doesn't come with a Readme file so for further information, you can refer to the forum link below. Even though the program doesn't involve any flashing to your PSP units, please be careful when using it to avoid any problems.

Download: CXMB v2.1
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum

If you're into comic books or pretty magazines but find them too bulky to carry around, then PSPComic v0.9.9 beta is perfect for you. The developers, Archaemic and Kip, have rolled out the latest build which implements quite a few improvements on this homebrew.

If you've been using a previous version, then you'll probably want to upgrade to this if only for the new features and bug fixes. Kip posted this changelog of the program over at the QJ.NET PSP Development Forum:

• [Feature] One command line argument is now recognized. The full path of a comic book may now be specified, and it will load when the program starts. When the book is closed, the program will exit. THIS ALLOWS A PSPComic EBOOT TO BE USED AS AN Ir Shell PLUGIN!
• [Feature] New single-handed mode switches the L and R buttons allowing the program to be useful when used with only one hand
• [Feature] Square button in menu now performs several functions. See controls section for more information
• [Feature] The last comic book being read is now remembered. However, the page that was being read is not remembered
• [Feature] A comic book can now be saved to be read later. However, the page is not saved, but may be bookmarked separately using the previously existing bookmark feature
• [Feature] The bookmarks and configuration file are now stored in a common folder so that the iR Shell plugin can share bookmarks and configuration with the standalone version. The configuration file is migrated when the program is opened and the bookmark file is migrated when the first comic is opened with this version
• [Feature] Full view mode has been replaced with various autozoom modes. See the menu options section for more information
• [Feature] The zoom box now works on small images
• [Bugfix] Precaching option in menu now properly displays precaching state
• [Bugfix] One no longer has to hold down the start button to get a menu when on a page that couldn't load
• [Bugfix] Battery now redraws while a number menu is on the screen
• [Bugfix] Number menus now always draw immediately without input
• [Bugfix] Image no longer pops up in the background occasionally after enabling the zoom box
• [Bugfix] Fixed two memory leaks associated with precaching
• [Dev note] The TinyXML makefile has changed. If you intend to compile PSPComic and have compiled the TinyXML library for PSP previously, please recompile it with the makefile provided.
• Overall stability improvement

Like all homebrew, be sure to go over the Readme file included in the .zip file to avoid any unwanted problems. Enjoy!

Download: PSPComic v0.9.9 Beta
Visit: QJ.net PSP Development Forum

 

One of the nice things about having a public license is that people can add onto your work to bring new functionality to the applications you've created. Such is the case with suloku, who has modified Archaemic and Kip's PSPComic v0.9.8 beta 2 and added the ability to use PSPComic as a plugin for Ahman's iRShell.

In this case, PSPComic users can keep on using the application as a standalone program or turn it into an iRShell plugin, which would presumably allow you to take pictures of the comic panels you're viewing, among other things.

There is one known issue with this iRShell plugin version, however. According to the information in the readme, bookmarks and configuration files for the iRShell and standalone versions of the application are stored in separate places, which means that if you want to keep identical bookmarks and config files for both, you'll have to create them for each version of the app. Currently though, suloku is looking to talk to the author/s of the original app for a way to get past the minor issue.

You can find out how to install PSPComic 0.9.8 beta 2p - iRShell plugin version by checking the "readme_irShell" file. For questions about installing the standalone version, you can find them in the "readme" file. Feel free to give it a try and tell us how you find it. Enjoy the app!

Download: PSPComic 0.9.8 Beta 2p - iRShell plugin version
Visit: PSP Development Forum

A couple of days ago, homebrew developer Archaemic released a new build of comic-reader application PSPComic over at QJ.NET PSP Development Forum bringing it up to version 0.9.8. However, that version had problems with loading the bookmark upon loading the book and some issues with pre-caching.

The owner of the application quickly noticed the problem and came up with PSPComic v0.9.8 Beta 2. Here's the complete changelog for this version:

• [Feature] Pre-caching works better and was thus added to the menu
• [Bugfix] The menu no longer lingers in the background after closing the menu for a small image
• [Bugfix] Loading bookmark upon loading the comic book now actually works
• [Bugfix] Huge memory leak in pre-caching patched

Given all those big fixes, we expect all users of this app to update immediately. Take note that Archaemic included a Readme file in the download package so don't forget to browse through that one first before installing the program on your PlayStation Portable units.

Download: PSPComic v0.9.8 Beta 2
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum

 

Archaemic dropped by our forums recently to inform us of the release of PSPComic v0.9.8, the latest version of Archaemic's comic-reader application for the PSP. This version adds a lot of new features, as well as some fixes, to the program.

Here's the changelog for PSPComic v0.9.8

• [Feature] Menu now shows name and current page of opened comic book
• [Feature] When zooming, the image is centered on the same place, instead of resetting to one of the corners
• [Feature] Added full view mode
• [Feature] Added option to load bookmark upon loading comic book
• [Feature] Alpha-transparent PNGs now display properly
• [Feature] The comics folder is now created if it is not initially present
• [Feature] Jump to page menu now shows the names of the pages
• [Feature] Really glitchy precaching. Use at your own risk! It must be enabled manually by editing the config.xml file
• [Feature] Zoom box. Hold Triangle to activate a box that shows a zoomed in region of the page. Very slow currently
• [Feature] Holding a button for several seconds now cancels the action before it is taken
• [Feature] Battery meter now refreshes every couple dozen seconds instead of just when a different option is selected
• [Bugfix] Fixed several bugs relating to zooming
• Sped up resampling
• The menu no longer shows the open comic book in the background. This is to save memory.
• Scrolling menus no longer flicker
• Some other stuff I forgot
• And many more minor changes...

As always, make sure you check out the readme to learn how to install the app and read comics with it, alright? Enjoy your comic reader!

Download: PSPComic v0.9.8
Visit: PSP Development Forums