[request] Remove checks for DreamMovie VCD player?

[megavolt85]

I just looked at the dream movie files and I think when I was referring in the first post to it having all of these files from the sdk that it was actually xing hong that has a bunch of unnecessary files from sdk. (including dream photo)

you only see what the developers of DreamMovie have allowed to see

It looks like dream movie might be using the same win ce video player that 4x4 evo uses as well.
*thanks to ian for info about gyplay using this wince video player

the real executable file is hidden, the funny thing is that it is writed on the KATANA SDK, and all the WINCE files are for a diversion

[MoeFoh]

I just looked at the dream movie files and I think when I was referring in the first post to it having all of these files from the sdk that it was actually xing hong that has a bunch of unnecessary files from sdk. (including dream photo)

you only see what the developers of DreamMovie have allowed to see

It looks like dream movie might be using the same win ce video player that 4x4 evo uses as well.
*thanks to ian for info about gyplay using this wince video player

the real executable file is hidden, the funny thing is that it is writed on the KATANA SDK, and all the WINCE files are for a diversion

This guy really wanted his app protected!

[Ian Micheal]

Almost like josh prod hiding things in romdisks

[SMiTH]

this is getting interesting..

[MoeFoh]

@megavolt85, Can your Maple adapter be made into the I/R receiver? It would be a good semester project for a college engineering student.

[alexfree]

If you don’t mind the fact that you can’t pause, I’d really really recommend just doing SFD Player. You can play video at VCD quality or at over 3x the standard VCD bitrate. It’s the only worthwhile way IMO to watch any video on a Dreamcast.

https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14382

(Tutorial can use modern Windows or Wine).

[MoeFoh]

If you don’t mind the fact that you can’t pause, I’d really really recommend just doing SFD Player. You can play video at VCD quality or at over 3x the standard VCD bitrate. It’s the only worthwhile way IMO to watch any video on a Dreamcast.

https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14382

(Tutorial can use modern Windows or Wine).

I read your article a few days ago and thought it was excellent. I wish more people would publish their findings in such a well written way. In this case, however, the OP has a stack of commercial VCD's that he just wants to play without doing any converting or CDR burning.

[dave_van_damn]

the real executable file is hidden, the funny thing is that it is writed on the KATANA SDK, and all the WINCE files are for a diversion

Thanks for looking into this! Does that mean it's not possible to remove the checks?

[Ian Micheal]

https://dcemulation.org/index.php?title=DC_Movie_Player suppports VCD with out converting
It's old and has water mark.. Course all VCD players are useless for gdemu user

[megavolt85]

Thanks for looking into this! Does that mean it's not possible to remove the checks?

nothing is impossible, I just don't have much free time to do it right now