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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
When you pull down the menu, you should be able to set low, medium, or high number of frames

Woops, for some reason I had the stream config set wrong. Try this XML and lmk if it works.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mark_JR:
@beserker15 It didn't work for me. It keeps freezing in 1080p at 60fps, and 4k at 60 is disabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
That's weird. That xml made the video work for me. Only thing that doesn't work is slow motion but I think k that's just gcam in general. This is the only that seemed to chance in the xml. It's was set to the same as the others.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mark_JR:
@qandres12 If you can record in 4k at 60?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
Ni only at 30 im able to record in 4k. after the change of xml. before it crashed
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mrthink:
Sorry, my problem is with taking a basic photo. The frame freezes at a particular spot after a second or two on a scene as I am panning the camera/phone. I can take the picture of that frozen spot but it will not "unfreeze" until I close the app and re-open it. I've tried turning off most of the options/settings to no avail.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
Go to develop settings and search for 4k60fps and enable it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaolin95:
Is it fine to try new betas or we need to wait for an updated s21 ultra file?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
Did anyone know how i can turn off auto night sight in the Arnova Gcam?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
You can try any version of the builds by the developers but know that config files may not work across builds. Sometimes they do work, sometimes they don't.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mark_JR:
That was it, bro. Thank you very much!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaolin95:
Is there any way to manual focus any of these cameras?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] smudgeTHEcat:
is there a burst mode?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Not really. BSG has the option of defining like 3 different focal points and you can toggle between them, but not the same as say a manual focus sliding bar.

No burst mode, but if you use HDR+ instead of HDR+E, it's zero shutter lag so you can just rapidly press the shutter button with no delay. It's almost like a burst mode.

On a separate note, for those who likes macro, using BSG, choosing the ultra wide, and then zooming into 1.7x is the same as macro mode on the stock camera. Results are in my opinion better than stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] buggleston:
@beserker15 So I just installed the OneUI 4 beta on my S21U (Snapdragon), and lo and behold, the front camera now works in GCam. However, only video appears to work fully, as still photos won't actually save. I'm running the most recent version of BSG with your config loaded. Any ideas on setting changes to try and actually get the front camera working?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
That's actually normal behavior for BSG since he bypassed the RAW requirement but at the same time won't actually have HDR working. Can you try Arnova's or Wichaya's build to see if the front camera works?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] buggleston:
Ah yeah, I guess I got excited over nothing. No front camera functionality in Wichaya's. Arnova's was crashing on OneUI 4 beta as soon as I loaded the config, so I gave up trying that version.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] yoyosquad:
is the night sight feature supported for all these builds? and can you load any custom libs to Greatness mod? also the difference between scan3d and ruler apks?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Wichaya and BSG supports night sight and astrophotography mode. Arnova's should but I haven't been able to get it to work. The Greatness mod doesn't support custom libs. No difference between Scan3D and Ruler, just different package names that Samsung whitelists for the telephoto cameras.

Arnova just released an update today to what is probably his last 8.1 build before future 8.3 builds. He did unfortunately switch back to using the Ruler package on this so you might need to uninstall BSG or Wichaya to use it. Changelogs are in the link. Old XML profiles seem to work after this update but I have also updated my config to make use of some of the changes, such as the ability to capture 108MP in portrait mode using GCAM.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
I installed and it's freezing, when i use the xml file from Arnova i get black screen nothing works. Could you share your xml?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Did the GCA file extract the XML? If you go to the Configs8 folder, you should see an XML, 4 noise profiles, and a lib file.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
I'll take s look
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
I went to the config 8 folder and just my original xml was there. Nothing else. I also reinstalled to see if it dropped it in there and still nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
You got to this screen to load the GCA file after you extract it from the zip right?

Here's how you load the GCA file:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
I don't have a gca file. Just the arnova xml i downloaded. Is that what your using?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Whenever there is a significant enough change in an update, it'll require a new XML. In this case, the XML is inside the GCA file. Download the Arnova ZIP that I shared and extract the GCA from that (XDA doesn't let me upload GCA file types directly).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
Okay I'll try that thank you so much
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
Sorry I can't find the ZIP file that you shared.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
So I went to the beta and found the config zip file is that it?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Ah, are you using the App or something where you don't see attachments? I upload and update all of my configs on the first post.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
Okay I see thank you

Okay I figured it out thank you for being patient with me I appreciate it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] davidstjohn1:
So I have one problem maybe you can help me with maybe I did something wrong I don't know but when I take a photo everything's fine except for after it's processed if you watch the thumbnail goes from light to extremely dark almost like it wants to darken the whole thing up.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
lol this is what happens when I tweak my XML at night (forgot to account for uneven lighting). With everything else the same, try this XML and let me know what you think.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] goofwear:
Is there a way to edit the config.xml to make the camera always default to the photo sphere?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mpore14:
Hi, I've been trying to install the latest version of Arnova but it says app not installed and whenever I try to install, the installer would prompt me if I want to install an update to this existing application. I don't have any previous versions of GCam installed.

Edit: I uninstalled the Measure App. All working now
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
Edit: nevermind I found out how but it seems the old libcastart8.1 file doesn't work on this new build. Doesn't seem like a big deal since you included a new lib file that seems to be just like that one.

How do you load the gca file? Keep telling me file already exists.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
Has anyone had any luck trying BSG'S MGC_8.3.252_V0e on S21U (snapdragon). I can't seem to load a config file by double pressing the space between the shutter button and the gallery. Maybe I just need to wait for the stable version but was anxious to try.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
The GCA file is basically like a ZIP file. It's really meant for someone who doesn't have any Arnova configs currently. As a new user, you no longer need to create the proper Configs8 folder. All a person needs to do is just open up Arnova GCam, give it permissions, go to the app's setting and load the GCA file. It will automatically extract the proper folders and put the files in them including the XML file. Then the person can just load the newly extract XML.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
It needs to be put in folder named GcaFiles, so Gcam/GcaFiles. That's what I was having problems with. Once I did that, there was no issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
You pro

You probably don't have the xml in the proper place. BSG folder for xml is located in the Downloads folder not the Gcam folder.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
I have the xml file located in the Downloads folder as seen in the image attached. Perhaps the file path needs to include the V0e portion is all?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
No dice with that tweak either.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rosinsteve:
Any idea why it would say "Phone out of storage"?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] inpression:
Had that too, apparently you need to have both the .gca file and a folder named Configs8 in the Gcam/GcaFiles folder, and probably also the Gcam/Configs8 folder, already had it.

Gotta say I'm impressed with the latest build (using Arnova), detail, colors and overall quality are visibly superior to the Samsung camera app.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
Hmm I do have that folder structure. But my viewfinder is black for both front facing and back cameras after following the required steps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Which GCam are you using? You mentioned BSG 8.3 earlier and that one doesn't work well with this phone. If you're using Arnova's in my link, make sure you gave the app full permissions. It should have my username in the XML portion of settings if it loaded correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
Thanks for the reply. I'm trying them both separately 😂 I have up on BSG beta and was trying Arnova. Permissions are set correctly for Arnova though. I'll uninstall and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Roscopcoletrain:
Really hope we can get the gcam action modes. Ive wanted a smooth water mode for the S21u for ages.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] herooftimeloz:
I'm on the oneui 4 /Android 12 beta. Which gcam version do you recommend for it?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Was looking at a video review of the pixel 6 pro and noticed their gcam focus point actually follows the face or even the eye of the subject versus always being located in the center of the screen on our gcam (unless we tap the screen elsewhere) . I've never owned a pixel but any clue if this is new to pixel 6 gcam feature? Or a pixel only feature? It'd love to see this on our gcam. Is there hope? Since we don't have those exposure sliders I guess I'm not going to hold my breath..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] omaralwardian:
UPDATE:

MGC_8.3.252_V0e_Arnova

Changelog:

🇺🇸 BSG public version changelog (8.3.252 from 10/30/2021):

- Arnova8G2 added some menu items.

- some work algorithms have been optimized.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mpore14:
is there any config file?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] yoyosquad:
How do you enable the 108MP mode on the mods?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
These BSG 8.3 test versions are not for us. There's no Samsung package names either. Best to stick with the 8.1 builds for now. I'll update the thread when a more compatible 8.3 build is out. With the Pixel 6 out, developers might actually just jump to 8.4 builds but that'll take a while.

Focus tracking on GCam doesn't work on many devices. It's unlikely it'll work with newer builds.

You need to give it full storage permissions. Uploaded video on OP with full steps on how to load Arnova's build and GCA config file.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mrlynch:
I've just installed Arnova with @berseker15's files. The GCA method wouldn't work for me (I followed the instructional video) so I manually extracted the gca file using 7Zip and it installed perfectly.

I'm having a small issue that it won't remember the aspect ratio, I prefer to shoot in 16:9 but it often goes back to 4:3 after changing lens or pressing the settings dropdown. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ipse_Tase:
The word "fcuk" has been extensively used in the process of updating to the latest Arnova build because of the gca file change.

The ONLY thing that worked for me was to manually extract the content of the gca file...for some reason the instructions in the video (thanks @beserker15 !) resulted in a "file exists" message and no config being extracted as xml.

Painful and I don't consider myself a novice on Android....I'm not quite understanding the need for this change...ffs, the config you're loading is still under xml, so why not leave it as it was.

Thanks guys for sharing experiences, I would have blamed myself for the failures 🤣. At least I'm not alone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ipse_Tase:
@beserker15 is it me fking something up or using Arnova with the provided gca yields incredibly soft pictures with all cameras?

I ended up using your July "HDR fix" XML file and it looks a lot better.

BTW: I saw some info in the gca noise profiles which to me looked a bit weird (GN2 sensor instead of out HM3) maybe thats why?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Strange that you guys are having issues with the GCA file. My video was recorded on a phone that has never had GCam before, thus no GCam folders or anything. Maybe because you guys already have the folders and certain elements of the profile previously, it doesn't extract correctly?

As for softness, yup, that's actually the lib file I used. I found the one I had previously used to be contrasty and sharp, but in certain lighting conditions, do weird things with highlights or shadows. I decided to switch to a different lib that is more natural (even if it is softer). If you prefer the older look, you can actually keep using the new XML but then go to the lib portion and just switch it to the libgcastartup8.1_mNR70W19T28 one and you'll get the sharp/constrasty photos back.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] martideleon:
I've got the same issue here. Installed Arnova GCam port and config from OP and the viewfinder freezes after a few seconds
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ipse_Tase:
Thanks @beserker15 ...done that, not much improvement.

I can definitely say that night mode is not working properly now...hopefully Arnova82g will fix things in the upcoming release.

I'm at a point where every single photo taken with the stock app looks better than Gcam. Might have to downgrade back to the March version.

EDIT : yikes, I fooked myself in the process as somehow the old version doesn't run properly anymore (I cleaned everything before installing, folders and files, started really fresh as I had an inkling that leftover files might screw things up) and the zoom ranges show as zero, zooming with 2 fingers freezes the app, etc.

Oh well, back to October version and hoping for the new magic version.

Re softness : the Edit/Adjust/Sharpness in Google Photos does seem to work reasonably well. It's an option we can resort to. I'm shy to post pics, but I did a few comparisons and I don't see a visible quality drop, even if I'm editing jpegs.

BTW...looks like Android 12 GA will soon be pushed by carriers here, I wonder if that will break Gcam.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] SmartDyPants:
Am I the only one who actually got worse quality than the stock camera by installing gcam? I tried all 3 versions in the original post.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
If it's freezing, it means you haven't applied the config correctly. Follow my video exactly. Delete the GCam folder if needed since GCA generates the correct folders.

Part of it is personal preference, or maybe your guy's stock camera is somehow much better than mine lol. I'm on the October update which is only one version behind the latest. Stock camera still does too much noise reduction to my liking in indoor photos. Here's some samples I took to compare. Besides various exposure differences, the level of detail should be quite noticeable.

Stock

Arnova's with my Config

Arnova's with the libgcastartup8.1_mNR70W19T28.so lib

Stock vs my Arnova config

Stock vs Arnova's with libgcastartup8.1_mNR70W19T28.so
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] SmartDyPants:
For whatever reason it didn't seem to want to focus on what I wanted to focus on when taking pictures. I'd try tapping on the subject and for whatever reason it would pick something else as the focus. Portrait shots also just didn't focus on the subject.

I was running it on the Android 12 beta if that makes a difference.

Also, is there any way to make the blur not suck if the subject is even slightly moving?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
I don't have Android 12 Beta so I'm not sure. The BSG build probably has the best auto focus of the three. Try doing a screen recording to demonstrate what you are referring to. Remember that focus tracking doesn't work on GCam.

Not sure what you mean by make the blur not suck. GCam handles slight motion pretty well. If the slight shutter delay from HDR+ Enhanced is too much, change it to just regular HDR+ to have zero shutter lag. You lose a bit on dynamic range and have increase noise from that, but it should be much quicker to take pictures with.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
I just upgraded my S21U to Android 12 / One UI 4.0 last night and I'm now seeing some odd rippling lines appear in the viewfinder of Gcam. They don't seem to be showing up in a captured image, but I'm not certain on that quite yet. I've attached a screen record of the issue.

Do I need to just wait for the 8.3 build? Currently using BSG 8.1. Much thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
That only shows up under low light conditions right? I don't have the update to mine yet. I'm assuming it's the app trying to make darker scenes brighter by increasing gain on the viewfinder.

Since you've updated, can you also install the attached apk and share your results? I want to see if they made any changes to the Camera IDs.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
It does seem to go away in better lighting, yes.

Sure, happy to. The share button crashes the app so hopefully these screenshots show what you're looking for - at least the camera IDs are in view.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Thanks! Well the good news is it doesn't look like they did anything to worse GCam compatibility lol. The bad news is front camera RAW is still disabled...so for Android 12, the Exynos version now has more cameras that accept RAW 🤷‍♂️
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Masikj:
@beserker15 do the xml and apks you provided here work with exynos too now that its raw enabled?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
I can't seem to consistently get Gcam to switch to 10x and .6x since upgrading to Android 12. I click the button but it doesn't switch. Every once in a while it works but I can never reproduce it. This is with BSG 8.1. Is this expected?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Masikj:
Now that exynos has RAW access, Will Snapdragon xml / lib work when applied on a Exynos? Will they work?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Dummen:
I have that issue too, try pressing the buttons on the right side for 10x and on the left side for the 0.6x. The buttons are a little bit off from the correct positions, at least for my case.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
You're correct! I can confirm the same experience with the buttons not quite being positioned where you need to actually touch in order to switch between zoom levels. At least it's functional but it is still an annoyance.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] SkubiDoo:
Which gcam and what files should I use on my new S21 Ultra 5G with Exynos processor?

I'm coming from Op7pro..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qandres12:
You need to find the post for Exynos. This is snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mpore14:
Hi @bersaker, I used the S21U config for BSG uploaded on the first post. The S21Snapdragon from celso seems to produce a better result? Do you have your personal config or what can you suggest for better photo quality
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
"Better" is very much up to personal taste. The XML I have is the one I use. If you believe another fits you more, you should explain how. Does it have less noise, sharper, contrast, etc? Also for which lens?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tafo:
Hello @bersaker

Thabk you foe your efforts, i was trying the bsg gcam with your xml .it works great .but as reported the front camera is not taking pics.

I loaded s21 xml by mistake and the front camera worked and i can take photos, can you take a look into it?

Thank you again and sorry for any disturbance
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] grangermoch:
Just curious if there's any estimate on when the 8.3 builds will be available? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Is there a way to disable night mode turning on automatically in the regular photo mode? I'd rather if it never tried and that I need to switch to night mode manually.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Jolest:
Look for a post on the first page of this thread that mentions "catshark"...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] maddoggin:
How can I get this camera to work on galaxy s21 ultra. Camera keeps freezing!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Ah thanks! I didn't remember reading that info!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Hey all! Just updated the OP with a working 8.4 build while we all still wait for the bigger devs like BSG and Arnova to release their versions.

Since front camera RAW is disabled by Samsung, BSG's implementation doesn't support HDR. While it can work, it will look worse than stock camera so there is no point in getting it to work since making it work does weird things to the rear cameras.

No point in going to 8.3 now that 8.4 builds are slowly starting to show.

Carefully read the steps on how to load the configs for each build.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Matzinger87:
Great stuff! Thanks a lot for providing us with a fully working version of GCam 8.4! 👍

As I'm not a huge fan of custom libs, I would like to switch to the stock google lib in Gcam 8.4. Is there a way to change that without modding the apk again?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] bigc004:
Same! Would love to try it with no lib.

Thanks again for getting 8.4 to us so quickly
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
Since lib patcher isn't available in the 8.4 build yet, stock lib looks pretty bad. If you want to try it, just download the APK from the Celso link in my post. It doesn't have the package name that enables telephoto but you'll still be able to see how it looks for the main and ultra wide camera (in my opinion it looks bad).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Matzinger87:
You're right that stock Google lib doesn't look very good. Are there any tutorials or tools for creating custom libs and inserting them into an apk file?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
No need to insert them now that the updated version supports loading them from a folder. As for modifying libs, sorry but that's beyond my knowledge. It involves being familiar with the Android developer stuff, plus linux libraries, and then decoding it and modifying hex values. It's better to just download libs from people that are already familiar with creating them haha
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] artur_spetsnaz:
Hello, did you tried different package names like com.samsung.android.aremoji or com.samsung.android.app.galaxyraw, may be it will give access to front camera? Also may be galaxy raw package may give more shutter speeds as it used in Samsung's Expert Raw app, which can capture up to 30s exposure on all lenses.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] yoyosquad:
Hi, is the Arcide library bundled with the APK you have attached? sorry I couldn't find it in the post.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] beserker15:
AREmoji is a system level app that can't be uninstalled and Expert RAW only supports the rear cameras also. There's no indication that using a different package name will unlock anything more than what has been already accessible with the known package names.

It's because I haven't uploaded them yet lol. Just did now so you should be able to see it. It's a zip file so you'll need to extract them.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] dudefy33:
Just started using the Arnova build. Is there a way to show 3x and 10x instead of 2.9x and 9.9x?

The prior Arnova builds I believe used the 3x and 10x naming