yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Xperia-Ray:
No need 4 this mode, Ufter weeks of testing and searching I fount that only this camera APK is really does the job! (100% real compression)

Camera360 and vigetta are *** the redecode the compressed image and make it large. and u can see at via JPEGsnoop

stock camera gets Approx quality factor ~ 86

CameraPro gets Approx quality factor ~ 96

and *** camera360 and vigetta gets Approx quality factor = 100! (not real!)

Cropped images attached (saved as Tif ) use Photoshop or other program to enlarge the image via nearest neighbor and u can see the big blocks of the stock camera and the artifacts

And my Q: how this apk can overcame the compression prob of the stock camera settings? (75% compression prob)

P.S - if u have Photoshop U can use the action file I created and get better sharpen image with more detail, pls take 8MP images and then run the script on them, finally U will get 4MP image with more detail and sharpening.

pls post your feedback!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] tRippinthehead:
Xperia-Ray,

Post link to this CameraPro app here, please.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Xperia-Ray:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tequnique.camerax
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] gk_terato:
do you think drawing on it with permanent marker would work? Im thinkin you can just wipe it off with bit of alcohol or acetone. But im not sure what the material of the lens is, could possibly ruin it if its some sort of plastic.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] giorgobiani554:
Please make .zip file of the Camera mod for ClockWorkMod please :((
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Seong6232:
Camera Xperia Play

Does anyone here try this out on Xperia Play ?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] hellocng:
I'm not sure if CameraPro compress less to remove the artifacts. I would actually believe that CameraPro has better algorithm to blur/round out objects. Its like a combination of blur and sharpen so you dont get more detail but you get a better looking picture.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Xperia-Ray:
Works on my xperia Ray (stock 2.3.4 .58 FW rooted)

Great job

It would be great If U can mod the hd720P recording bitrate (6Mb's) to 10Mb's

I moded the media_profiles.xml and now I can record video at 13Mb's (1280x720 30fps/24fps) via lgCamera apk (h.264&mp4)

But this can't effect on the stock camera who uses 6Mb's.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24138141&postcount=6
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] mando508:
There is mod like that already:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24147607

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1442506

13Mbps is too high - it'll drop frames, 10Mbps is perfect.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] drsoran2:
I have the bitrate modded to 14Mbit/s (the maximum, above it crashes immediatley!) and I don't have dropped frames or anything. See my tutorial here if you want to try it out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569309&page=7
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] indrajeet007:
.zip file of the Camera mod for ClockWorkMod !!!

Plz sum1 help......
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] auni:
Thanks! a lot.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] bura:
hi,

is there a way to install sweep multi angle function on xperia arc s?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] mayank4aug:
Works Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

increase in image quality and video stablizaton...

_________________________________________

Xperia Ray

2.3.7

gin2jellybean
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quadzilla122:
I don't understand why my headphones sound amazing when connected to a computer or my ipod, but when it's playing the music on my aria it sucks. I'm not asking to make my phone louder or my speakers louder or anything. I just want to know why it sounds so bad connected to my headphones :confused:
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
Does it happen with any headphones or just that one pair of headphones?

Have you tried cleaning out the headphone jack on the phone? (i.e., check for any lint or anything stuck inside and pull out with tweezers)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
Hi all,

I got my Galaxy Nexus GSM over a month ago now and got an OTA update straight away to 4.0.1. However I decided to flash the stock OTA 4.0.2 when it waqs released the first time (bootloader unlock and rooted).

However that update cause major lag on transitions and menus (forget the thread but it screwed many devices it seems).

Anyway it's re-rolling out again now and I'm thinking about giving it another try. I don't want to lose my data however.

The question is simple...is there a way to flash the update without wiping data?

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] apratomo:
1. Back up using adb backup (use search to find the thread)

2. Flash stock 4.0.1 then wait for update or ditectly 4.0.2 image, then restore data using adb restore

3. ???

4. Profit!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
OK, so in other words no.

Here's a question then...when people get their OTA updates does it wipe their devices?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
No it does not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
So in that case could I just relock my bootloader and unroot and get the update?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krohnjw:
Yes. Flash the factory image and don't use the -w flag when applying the update.

OTA does not wipe. Either wait to receive it or apply manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
Can you be a bit more specific - I can flash via the CW Recovery right? What method are you talking about using the -w ?

Help greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] apratomo:
I think that's the option when you flash image using fastboot

Anyway, is there any difference on latest roll of 4.0.2, compared to link on Google factory images, I was thinking doing the same today revert back from 4.0.3 custom rom to 4.0.2 stock
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wiggz:
I have stock 4.0.1 ROM, just bootloader and root unlocked. I'm getting OTA update and want to allow it to update is all.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
Just got a nook color last night and been looking at websites and downloading books with no sleep so bear with me.

I found this screenshot and would love to get my nook to look kind of like it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860404&page=39

(msgnyc picture "Do Not Panic")

My main areas of interest in rooting is 2 major things

1. What size SD card do I need to root, jailbreak or whatever the hell you want to call it. I currently have a 4GB in, but everyone I see says they are using 8+.

2. I really want this feature and is the main selling point of me rooting. I want to be able to create folders on my main screen with an authors name and possibly a picture that will open up to all my books from that author. I have downloaded almost all my books that I currently own in epub format so I want to make sure I have access to them.

If anyone can help answer these questions it would be very helpful, and also point to the simplest (and I mean books for dummies guide) on how to get my nook to look like that picture would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to sleep now.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
Well found this forum post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030227

Would this be my best bet for rooting a nook color version 1.4.1?

If so, then I just need help with my main questions and where to get those apps and how to put them on my nook.

Thanks again
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benzoman:
That's an ok place to start. All of the information and files you need to do this are either in the thread already or it will link to other threads or posts that have what you need.

Basically, you just got a LOT of reading to do before you will get to where you want. It's really worth it IMO. You will learn alot that you may use later while trying to get started, but it's a great time.

I have read hundreds of posts and learn quite a bit I didn't know while only trying to figure out one thing to do. I love it.

Best regards.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
I'll give it a go when I have more sleep, I'm just afraid I'll totally ruin this new toy and just wish companies would stop putting limitations on their hardware.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neckberg:
If you root and use cm7 off an sd card you have no worries. You can take out the card and go back to normal.

Search bootable sd card in here. Pretty simple, although you may not go back. I did that for a while, then just did it to the internal memory as I have no plans to go back to stock, even then it's not too hard if I really needed to.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anniraff:
No worries even if you decide to root your Nook w CM7 and use the card for storage. There are several locations here that will tell you how to get back to stock. You can not brick your new Nook.

Several good ereader apps available. I suggest either Alkido or the Nook app. Both work great for me.

Running Nook Color CM7 Nightly 253m on either root or SDcard, depending on the day and my mood.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
If you just want to create a bootable uSD so that you can root your NC, 1GB card is enough.

If you want to install new ROM and running it from the uSD card, then 32GB is max, normally minus 2GB (reserved for system and data), the rest is for your own use.

I have never rooted my NC so I can't help.

I only played the NC with stock ROM for 2 days after I bought it then installing CM7 ROM on, so I don't remember anything about stock ROM and what it offers you.

As for creating a folder with possible picture on the main screen, I don't know it can be done or not.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CobyHoff:
It's always good to read as many posts as you can, but sometimes it feels like established users aren't just sending you looking for a needle in a haystack, they're actually holding the needle and telling you to look in the haystack anyway. I'll tell you what worked for me. It turns out to be a 10 minute process (at most) once you know the steps. I started with a Nook Color running stock 1.4.1.

1. Get an SD card 1GB or greater.

2. Install Image Writer for Windows (https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer)

3. Install CWM (Clockwork Mod) image to your SD card using Image Writer for Windows, per the instructions in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=987735

4. Copy the Manual Nooter version 5.12.20 zip file to the SD card, obtain the zip from this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20456719&postcount=1631 that is on page 164 from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20456719

5. Shut your Nook Color off by holding the power button until the screen asks if you want to power it off.

6. Insert your CWM SD card into your Nook Color.

7. Hold the power button until the Nook Color starts to boot. (screen flashes)

8. Nook Color will boot into CWM. Use the volume keys to move down to "Install zip" (or something close to that) Press the "N" key on the Nook Color to select the option.

9. Select the option to "Choose zip", then select the MN 5.12.20 zip that you got from the Manual Nooter thread.

10. CWM does it's thing. Turn off when done. Remove SDcard. Boot. Done!

Obviously, this is just what worked for me. If it doesn't work, you'll have to go further down the rabbit hole to find out why. (read more of the linked threads)

I hope that makes the decision to root a little easier.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
You clearly have good taste in books. That looks like a rooted B&N pre-1.4.1 install running an alternate launcher with a pretty wallpaper applied.

To actually root, you don't need anything larger. However, you might want a larger SD for other functions (more below).

That is likely to be a challenge. I'm not aware of anything that will put this on your homescreen. The B&N launcher on the B&N firmware will let you put books on your homescreen, but nothing sorted like you're talking about. B&N firmware does have the shelves feature, and the Library will sort by author, but it doesn't show on your home screen. Other readers such as Aldiko do have a nice shelf display that you can sort various ways, but in my testing, the closest you can get is to use Aldiko or Mantano reader to put a shortcut to a single book on your homescreen. Unfortunately, it's very very tiny. You'll also only be able to do this on a non-B&N launcher home screen, so you lose the Today bar and pretty book covers all over the screen that B&N provides.

I've done a brain dump on my experiences with rooting B&N 1.4.1 that might help with some other decision points. Rooting is only the start of the adventure. There are a lot of customization options you'll want to consider as well.

BE AWARE that rooting B&N firmware is altogether different than installing CyanogenMod to eMMC. The "[GUIDE] Install CM7.1 or 7.2 + Clockworkmod to EMMC - ALL NOOKS! (Updated:1/5/12" guide you linked to is excellent, but will OVERWRITE your B&N firmware with alternate firmware (CyanogenMod). Not a bad thing, but it may not be what you want. Before doing that, I'd suggest creating a bootable SD card with CyanogenMod that you can use for a test drive before committing to getting rid of the B&N firmware. This way, you can test out CM to your heart's content, but still leave the B&N firmware on internal eMMC memory. THIS is why you might want a larger SD card. It will be used by the CM when you boot it.

As other have noted, even if you zap the B&N firmware, you can get back, so don't panic. Just be aware of the differences between B&N firmware and whatever else you load up. I tried to highlight those in my summary, so I hope it's useful.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
To be honest, I could care less about the today bar or anything else that comes stock with the Nook. I just want to be able to read my books that are in a nice organized fashion (which I found out you can't do with stock), play on the internet and use netflix. I also want the WiFi, screen brightness and battery indicator.

Another thing that pissed me off was I updated to 1.4.1 and it added the white bar at the bottom of the screen and you can not remove it (today bar I think?) I WANT THAT GONE!!!!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rnclock:
>>>>>>> +1 Aldiko
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
In that case, rooting 1.4.1 is just extra effort. Proceed with the instructions to run CyanogenMod (recommend the CM 7.2 RC0 Mirage build found here on XDA.

That white bar fills in with cover images from recent book you read from your library, and new issues of magazines and newspapers you subscribe to. If you don't subscribe to anything and generally don't care about B&N, just flash over it all.

As mentioned, Aldiko is a great reader. I'd suggest also checking out Mantano ($) if you don't mind spending a few bucks for a better PDF reader (IMO). Mantano provides more options for cataloging your books. I have had it crash the database with 500+ books, though, so do regular backups.

Unfortunately, I've yet to find anything that focuses on books for the home screen, other than the shortcut-to-single-book I mentioned before.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irisclara:
I've got an answer for the problem of creating author folders on the desktop. First you need to install ADW EX Launcher ($$). I don't know if you can do it in ADW free. Anyway, long-press on the desktop and select Shortcuts. Then choose your file manager. Now navigate to your books and select one. This should put a shortcut to that book on your desktop. Repeat as needed until you have all the books from one author. Now drag them into a stack, one on top of another. ADW will automatically create a folder that contains all the shortcuts in the stack. Now long-press on the folder/pile and select Edit. This will give you the option to rename the folder and if you touch the folder icon to the left of the label entry line it will let you add a custom icon for the folder.

There's also a free app called Folder Organizer that can do something like this. If you don't want to buy ADW EX and can't get ADW free to work you might give it a try. Just remember that you create shortcuts to your books by creating a shortcut to the file manager and going from there. Good luck!

And since everyone else is giving their favorite reader, Cool Reader FTW!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
You are a godsend for making this so easy. Was actually gonna buy an SD card off amazon that was already preloaded but decided to give it a try before spending money. Worked like a charm and got everything I need so far.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benzoman:
Glad to hear you got everything going. I'm sure you'll love it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
So you're going to stay on the rooted B&N firmware?

Don't bother with paying that premium for cards. You can roll your own in 10 minutes with the guidance here on XDA, and better learn how to maintain it as you do.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
Ok, I have a problem and have spent several hours trying to figure this out. If you look at the screenshot I linked, at the very bottom (status bar?) you see an arrow in the middle that brings up a menu. After updating to 1.4.1 it is no longer there and even after rooting I can't figure out how to get it back. I got AWD but that is not the same. Is it possible to get that feature back?

And do I need to put my epub books on my SD card for me to be able to see them in Aldiko? I currently have them saved on the nook itself.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
Don't see a screenshot, but do you mean the B&N shortcut bar that lets you select store,browser,library,etc.? If so, pressing the 'n' button brings that up on stock 1.4.1. Did you over-ride that with HomeCatcher by any chance?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
The screenshot was at the first page in my original post, sorry. And yes, that is what I mean, and I don't want to have to press the "n" button to do it, I want the old way back if possible.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benzoman:
You will have to restore back to 1.3.... 1.4.1 changes it.

Somebody may have a fix though I've not seen it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobstro:
I thought you couldn't care less about B&N content. That bar is all about B&N content. If you don't use that, it's really just a waste of screen space.

If what you want is to use the 'n' button as a home shortcut, HomeCatcher will do that.

I've summarized everything in the brain dump I pointed you to before. Just rooting the device is only the start of the process.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
Ben is right although I can't confirm what it looks like on v1.4.1 but yes, if you absolutely want that look, you have to reverse back to v1.3.

Note: AFAIK, none of the custom ROM has that exactly feature.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nmDXaddict:
Thanks!

Total Rooting noob and new Nook Color user.

was very scared and intimidating to root my new NC. It had the 1.41 update already and all I could find was older version root methods. Just wanted to say thanks to this thread and the people who work the magic for noobs like me.

It was a very pain free experience. I will say for the next noob, READ READ READ. There are many SW versions and you don't wan to root the wrong one. Anyway, after several days of scouring the net, I came across this thread today and had my NC rooted within 30 minutes.

I won the NC at a company xmas party and my wife has the kindle fire, which after receiving and playing with stock NC, I really liked the kindle better (insert backlash here).

NOT ANYMORE. Rocking it rooted and will possibly explore roms and other stuff, but pretty happy with what I got.

Joined XDA today to just write this post, but I will be coming back for more. And hopefully contributing more as well.

Once again, thanks to all the people who fiddle with this stuff to help out people like me.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
You can tease her with CM7 running off uSD, install a few launchers and play with it, also install some cool widget.

Even more, running latest ICS (aka CM9) on the NC.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
Well I wanted to get my bottom bar to look like biohazrd51 or refreblast

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860404&page=107

But no idea how they did that and haven't seen any apps to do it
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nook711:
I may be mistaken here but it looks like refreblast's status bar is just the stock cm7 status bar and right above his status bar is just a 3 icon dock.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biblet:
I went with a 16 gb Class 10 SD card. From what I've read though it's overkill but it was pretty cheap at Best Buy the other day, about $20 I think. Overall I had a heck of a time trying to get my backup but there's a great write up that I used:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21035054#post21035054

it took quite awhile before I got to a subthread that brought it all together for me though...

masondoctorjt

4th January 2012, 08:13 PM

# 1576

Ok I got it. I needed a little more info on how to use winimage. It would have been nice to have a couple of more details such as extract the image.zip (which I did, but the OP never said specifically to do that) and then it would've been helpful if it said to choose disk then Restor virtual hard disk image on physical drive, then choose (all files) then select the image file that you extracted and put it directly onto the sd card, then copy the cyogenmod.zip to the card and you are good to go.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
This is what I did and assumed I had CM7, so if that's the case then no, I do not have my bottom bar looking like that (it looks like the stock nook). If I need to do something different then I am all kinds of lost lol
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goferbroke:
Just a word of caution about the SD card...

General experience (and a lot of testing...see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102704 ) seem to favor Sandisk cards, either Class 4 or Class 2. The lower classes seem to handle the micro reads better than Class 10 cards, though that is NOT true in every case!!

Usually, you can tell if you start getting a lot of Force Closures (FC's), or if going from screen to screen hangs consistently (it happens time to time for everyone, but not on a consistent basis if you card is working properly). Also, make sure if you order Sandisk cards online that they are NOT counterfit cards...there seem to be a lot of them these days. As usual if the price looks too good, there is usually a reason.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reige1:
So can anyone tell me if I do have CM7 installed using the method that was posted, or that just the basic rooting and I need to go further down the rabbit hole? If I do have CM7, how come I don't have that bottom bar looking like the previous screenshots that someone said was the CM7 bar?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irisclara:
If you mean the instructions above for putting ManualNooter on a card, that just roots the stock BN operating system.

To install CyanogenMod I suggest you use verygreen's method to run it from your 16 Gb card. That's what I'm doing and I am very happy. Get your Cyanogen image here.

Both of those threads have quite a bit of information if you get stuck but feel free to ask here if you still have questions.

note: We're not kidding about the Sandisc class 2 or 4. Class 10 cards are nothing but trouble.