FSPDS

FSPDS
General
Author	NotImplementedLife (N.I.L)
Type	Other Apps
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2023/08/02
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FSPDS is a homebrew application that allows you to play DSi Flipnote Studio .ppm files on Nintendo DS (Lite) directly from your flashcard.

Released in 2009, Flipnote Studio is a free downloadable application for the Nintendo DSi which allows users to create frame-by-frame flipbook-style animations with the console's touch screen, cameras and microphone.

Installation

Copy FSPDS.nds (DLDI if needed) anywhere to your SD card.

Create a folder on your SD card and copy your favorite flipnotes there.

Notes and limitations:

• FSPDS does not detect/play flipnotes larger than 1MB.
• You can have up to 1024 files in flipnotes directory.
• The flipnote's BGM track should be smaller than 512KB in order to be played correctly.

User guide

FSPDS manual.

Running FSPDS for the first time:

• Tap the "Browse" button and then the "Add Flipnote Location" icon in the top left corner to index flipnotes location.
• A flipnote location is a folder containing flipnotes. A flipnote file name is considered valid if it matches the original Flipnote Studio name convention:
  • The file name must be 24 characters long and followed by the extension ".ppm".
  • For example, 01B155_0B803A974C99E_003.ppm is a valid flipnote filename.
• Navigate to the folder you want to add, then tap "Select" in the bottom right corner. FSPDS will search and index flipnotes in the chosen location.
• Once indexing is complete, you'll be redirected to the locations list.

Viewing Flipnotes:

• In the locations list, use the D-Pad to navigate to the desired location.
• Press A to view flipnotes there.
• Browse flipnote thumbnails on the top screen using D-Pad arrows, while the bottom screen displays information about the selected flipnote.
• Touch the "Play" button to play a flipnote.

Controls

D-Pad - Navigate menu

A - View flipnotes

Touchscreen - Select menu options, Playback options

B - Return to the flipnotes list

Screenshots

Media

Playing DSi Flipnote Studio files on DS Phat/Lite (NotImpLife)

Compatibility

Tested on:

melonDS emulator
DeSmuME emulator
no$gba with DSi NAND & virtual SD card
Nintendo DS Lite with R4(i) flashcards
Nintendo DSi with DSTWO

Changelog

v1.0

• Recreated the application from scratch.
• Brand new beautiful UI.
• Considerably improved frame decoding performance.
• Flipnote paths are preindexed in cache file data for faster access.
• Flipnotes can be loaded from any location on the SD card.
• More stable and useful player bar with previous/next navigation features, auto repeat and shuffling.
• Can display flipnote author names with Unicode support.

V0.3.47244716D

• Better file management system (still, not perfect).
• Added screen saver.
• Fixed a sound pausing issue that let redundant samples play after the user has switched tabs.

V0.3.41164628D

• FSPDS now looks for flipnotes in official Flipnote Studio paths from the SD card:
  • /private/ds/app/4b475556 - for Flipnote Studio Europe/Australia
  • /private/ds/app/4B475545 - for Flipnote Studio Americas
  • /private/ds/app/4B47554A - for Flipnote Studio Japan
  • The directories are detected automatically based on whether they exist on the SD card. The user can choose which path to look in for flipnotes.
  • Pressing B on the "Files" tab displays the Path menu in case user wants to inspect another directory.

v0.2.1

• Removed debugging artifacts from the player menu.
• Updated version label on the bottom side of the border.

v0.2.0

• Proudly announce the sound pause/resume issue have been fixed.
• Fixed a minor inconsistence regarding the display of fatal error messages.

v0.1.0

• First release. Can render frames, but no sound.

Credits

• Guys from DSiBrew and Flipnote Collective for their awesome documentation on .PPM file format.
• devkitPro for their compiler, ndslib and examples
• The authors behind GodMode9i for the idea of overwriting character fonts
• Drenn1/GameYob repo for helping me figure out how to work with makefiles.
• RinLovesYou for her ADPCM to PCM Decode() method from PPMLib
• tomrow for their suggestion on Alternate flipnote browse locations
• Moonshell2 source code for hints on making the screen saver during playback
• DSC Engine provides the main framework of this application

External links

• itch.io - https://notimplementedlife.itch.io/fspds
• GitHub - https://github.com/NotImplementedLife/FSPDS