FakeCamera Vita

FakeCamera
File:Fakecameravita.jpg
General
Author	OperationNT
Type	Plugins
Version	1.2.1
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2021/12/18
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FakeCamera is a henkaku plugin which fakes camera calls on PlayStation TV.

What is FakeCamera?

Henkaku plugin that fakes invalid camera calls in order to avoid some crashes for some titles on PlayStation TV.

Of course, those titles have been blocked by Sony and you must previously unlock them in order to launch them. Use an application like AntiBlackList (from Rinnegatamante).

Once titles are unlocked, they could crash due unexpected SceCamera API answers (because they were never conceived to run on a device without camera).

This is where this plugin could intervene to simulate expected answers and, therefore, avoid some crashes.

With fakecamerabmp.suprx or fakecamerakbmp.suprx plugin, a BMP file image can be loaded and used as camera output. Images must be placed in ux0:data/FakeCamera directory. An image is selected in this directory with the following priority:

• ux0:data/FakeCamera/TITLEID00_Front.bmp or ux0:data/FakeCamera/TITLEID00_Back.bmp (depends on front or back camera use)
• ux0:data/FakeCamera/TITLEID00.bmp
• ux0:data/FakeCamera/ALL_Front.bmp or ux0:data/FakeCamera/ALL_Back.bmp (depends on front or back camera use)
• ux0:data/FakeCamera/ALL.bmp

How To Install FakeCamera?

Dependencies

The plugin fakecamera.suprx doesn't have any dependency.

The plugin fakecamerabmp.suprx depends on an additional kernel plugin:

• dsmotion.skprx (Dsmotion Vita) for image scrolling with motion controls.

For fakecamerakbmp.suprx, there is also another dependency on the following kernel plugin:

• kuio.skprx (Kuio Vita) for file system access with kernel privilege.

Those dependencies must be loaded otherwise fakecamerabmp.suprx or fakecamerakbmp.suprx won't load.

Installation

For each title which crashes when it should activate the camera, you can add those lines in ux0:tai/config.txt:

*TITLEID00
ux0:tai/fakecamera.suprx

OR (even if the title doesn't crash, it will allow you to set up a BMP image as camera output)

*KERNEL
ux0:tai/dsmotion.skprx

*TITLEID00
ux0:tai/fakecamerabmp.suprx

OR (if the BMP file loading doesn't work with normal rights)

*KERNEL
ux0:tai/dsmotion.skprx
ux0:tai/kuio.skprx

*TITLEID00
ux0:tai/fakecamerakbmp.suprx

Replace TITLEID00 by your title identifier or by ALL to affect all titles.

DO NOT use fakecamera.suprx, fakecamerabmp.suprx or fakecamerakbmp.suprx on the same configuration!

Compatibility

• PCSF00007 - WipEout 2048 - The game won't crash on a multiplayer session start! (due to the useless picture feature)
• PCSF00214 - Tearaway - It won't crash but it will be locked on some asked interactions, like shaking the PS Vita (use DSMotion to by-pass this problem)

BMP load compatibility

• PCM300001 - Pro Camera Vita - Works fine
• VITASHELL - Vita Shell - Works fine in QR scan feature
• NPXS10007 - Welcome Park - Works fine in Hello Face and Snap + Slide (ARGB format test case) mini-games
• PCSB00031 - Virtua Tennis 4 - Works fine in CAM VT mode (packed YUV422 format test case)
• PCSF00214 - Tearaway - Works fine
• PCSF00007 - WipEout 2048 - Works fine with low resolution images (tested with 64x64)
• PCSF00043 - Frobisher Says - fakecamerakbmp.suprx is mandatory! Works fine (planed YUV420 format test case) but loading times are highly slowed down

Please report if you find a title where this feature doesn't work (just check with a low resolution BMP image and fakecamerakbmp.suprx before reporting).

Changelog

(v.1.2.1)

• Fix image usage issue when it was named "TITLEID00_Front.bmp" or "TITLEID00_Back.bmp" ("fakecamerabmp.suprx" and "fakecamerakbmp.suprx" only)

(v.1.2)

• Add support for "wait next frame" feature (avoid freezing "Frobisher Says")
• Add new camera format support for BMP loading
• "fakecamerakbmp.suprx" allows BMP file open with kernel calls (normal calls fail with "Frobisher Says")

(v.1.1)

• Fix some wrong resolution values
• "fakecamerabmp.suprx" allows to load a BMP image in camera buffer (please read the documentation for further information)

(v.1.0)

• Henkaku plugin that fakes invalid camera calls in order to avoid some crashes for some titles on PlayStation TV

Credits

• Rinnegatamante for AntiBlackList; application and his Kuio Vita; plugin.
• xerpi for his Libvita2d Vita; source code which inspired me for BMP format read.

External links

• Official Website - https://wololo.net/talk/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=48367
• Github - https://github.com/OperationNT414C/FakeCamera
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/296