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[MOD]Bravia Engine for sensation XL[DHD Port]

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BRAVIA ENGINE
FOR HTC SENSATION XL
Hi guys,ive come over from the SGS2 forums,i now have the XL after my S2 got run over by a bus .ive been trying a thew things and trying to get more development for the xl.heres one ive tried from the Desire HD and tested on my xl and there is some small differences in contrast and image detail.For more info on the bravia engine and what it does go to post 3 or for more detail go here http://blog.gsmarena.com/heres-what-sony-ericsson-mobile-bravia-engine-really-does-review/​
Instructions
You need to flash using clockwork mod.
wipe cache and then go to advanced and wipe dalvic cache(important).
Once thats done go install from sd card and select the zip file
and enjoy
all credits go to XxXPachaXxX

Sorry about your GSII man...
Btw, what exactly does this mod do? Make the detail sharper?

i miss it a little
what it basically is a screen mod which Sony Ericsson use on there xperia phones which sharpens imaging,tweaks contrast and saturation and makes colours more vibrant and reduces noise,so the overall effect is the quality of screen looks more lovelier.its a post processing engine so you can only see the improvement on the phones display,if you turn the brightness on the screen to max,look at it and then apply the mod and then look at it again you will see differences in quality.
its explained it much more detail here
http://blog.gsmarena.com/heres-what-sony-ericsson-mobile-bravia-engine-really-does-review/

this is very well received. its a good mod which i used on my gs2 as well. it smooths out graphics and makes everything look vibrant. loved the screen on my arc before i sold it just hated all that blue in sony stock roms

Good, I'll give it a try! Thanks

maxxpop said:
Good, I'll give it a try! Thanks
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post your thoughts please

Things do seem different but I honestly don't think its major, I like the screen as it is anyway. I'm came a Motorola milestone 2 which was a very crisp screen and has very natural colours. The screen on the XL may be low res but, everyone who uses my phone and plays on it say they love the huge screen and I agree haha!

jamieelockey said:
Things do seem different but I honestly don't think its major, I like the screen as it is anyway. I'm came a Motorola milestone 2 which was a very crisp screen and has very natural colours. The screen on the XL may be low res but, everyone who uses my phone and plays on it say they love the huge screen and I agree haha!
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yea difference isnt major but apparent in gallery and some videos. the screen on this phone is the biggest selling point as it is a joy to view

slight improvement. Hardly noticeable if im being honest though.

Hey thanks to you iphonekiller
i ported also Sony xLoud. It make sound louder and do not touch beats, srs and others enhanchements...follow my thread in DHD development
Thanks to you!

Would xloud work on xl straight away?

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post your thoughts please
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Sorry, can't see any difference!?

I wouldn't mind xloud have you got link for XL port please
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats using xda premium

yes, xloud works and it don't disable others audio optimizations, like beats i make an universal flashable zip for all phone and all rom...take it from desire hd android developement section...enjoy

Cheers
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using xda premium

Any way to disable Superior Auto mode on camera

Hi all, is there any way to disable Superior Auto Mode on camera start-up? I would like it to start on "Normal" mode (green arrow in picture) since SAM is awful in low light situations and creates a grainy mess.
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SocalTeknique said:
Hi all, is there any way to disable Superior Auto Mode on camera start-up? I would like it to start on "Normal" mode (green arrow in picture) since SAM is awful in low light situations and creates a grainy mess.
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no idea... i just came back from a 4 days trip with my phone, best solution i could find is open the camera, put it in normal mode, than lock the phone with the lock key, next time when you unlock the phone (not with camera start up) you will go directly to camera on normal mode.

Thanks but I'm thinking of selling my ZR. Camera is just awful even my Galaxy Nexus took better pictures with just a 5mp camera. Didn't want an S4 but I guess it's the best phone right now. I have contracted Sony about their over processing and low headphone volume. Hopefully they issue an update or at least a reply. Or should I wait for a fix our maybe CM?
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SocalTeknique said:
Thanks but I'm thinking of selling my ZR. Camera is just awful even my Galaxy Nexus took better pictures with just a 5mp camera. Didn't want an S4 but I guess it's the best phone right now. I have contracted Sony about their over processing and low headphone volume. Hopefully they issue an update or at least a reply. Or should I wait for a fix our maybe CM?
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thats wierd, in my opinion the camera does a great job, pictures look good and sharp, colors are always nice and mostly white balance is fine.
i've had nokia N8 up untill now which had a great camera and i feel the ZR is not disapointing me.
about headphones are you sure the volume is low? i feel my head exploding if i put the volume to maximum... didn't feel it was low at all...

shteren said:
thats wierd, in my opinion the camera does a great job, pictures look good and sharp, colors are always nice and mostly white balance is fine.
i've had nokia N8 up untill now which had a great camera and i feel the ZR is not disapointing me.
about headphones are you sure the volume is low? i feel my head exploding if i put the volume to maximum... didn't feel it was low at all...
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Sorry I meant the camera is bad in low light it's almost useless without the aid of additional light. I came from an HTC Amaze (aka HTC Ruby) that had a superb camera and the ZR feels like a downgrade. As for the volume. It's not as loud as my previous phones. I like loud music, specially when working out or mountain biking but I can live it it though
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Can anyone upload the 4.1 camera apks from the ZR ?

beniamin24 said:
Can anyone upload the 4.1 camera apks from the ZR ?
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Extract them for 4.1 FTF in frameworks thread of xperia zr>android development.

Yeah but still does any one have those apks?

Sony's new Camera Apps(Portrait Retouch & Background Defocus)

Will we get this new camera apps for our Z1 with an firmware update?
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i would've thought it would be added to Sony Select camera apps rather than in a new firmware.
why make a separate camera add-on store and then not use it.
only guessing
personally id rather they made some good video camera apps. already alot of decent photo apps on the playstore but barely any good video camera apps.

During the CES live stream they said that background defocus was a Z1s exclusive.

But @niaboc79 has confirmed he'll port that apps once we get Z1x dump files.
And if we know and we know that he's developing for Z family of Xperias (we'll get his eXistenZ ROM) - we will get all of that and I'm sure many more aps and features from new devices...
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Tonian1878 said:
i would've thought it would be added to Sony Select camera apps rather than in a new firmware.
why make a separate camera add-on store and then not use it.
only guessing
personally id rather they made some good video camera apps. already alot of decent photo apps on the playstore but barely any good video camera apps.
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It will come via Sony Select like all the other camera apps

Of course we get all this... c'mon patience guys. The Z1s is not even on the market, they sell it from the 22nd on (update: looks like some shippings are done).
We will have KitKat, a better Camera App and a whole bunch of updates and so on and on and on. Time by time.
Meanwhile why you just don't enjoy this awesome phone?

jamespmi said:
Of course we get all this... c'mon patience guys. The Z1s is not even on the market, they sell it from the 22nd on (update: looks like some shippings are done).
We will have KitKat, a better Camera App and a whole bunch of updates and so on and on and on. Time by time.
Meanwhile why you just don't enjoy this awesome phone?
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We are, me personally with iHackers ROM

Title got me intrigued, but turns out to be only a question. OP change your title please, misleading..

ruinkhan said:
Title got me intrigued, but turns out to be only a question. OP change your title please, misleading..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49471593
There you go

Ambroos said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49471593
There you go
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You're the man. Thank you veryyyy much!

Ambroos said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49471593
There you go
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Antivirus software pops up with Trojan warning when i download that

Tonian1878 said:
Antivirus software pops up with Trojan warning when i download that
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False positive, it's probably because I signed it with a development key.

hey
Portrait Retouch is Ported

xperiaz2 said:
Portrait Retouch is Ported
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Where ??please

[Rom] port [CM7.2] KITKATv1

Smooth as hell, all seems to work! even the videos youtube. Enjoy! this is all kitkat really pretty and fast ROM the best i found and made some fixes.
NEXUS ME TEAM AND ALL THE CREATORS OF THE MODS.
THE ROM IS BASED ON KITKAT V1 BY NEXUS ME (also the credits are untouched).
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I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, or anything that could go wrong so you are warned.
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Harness the gpu of your phone
After the success of my Audio Engine, I decided to dedicate myself to improve another part of the phone: the graphics.
We all know that if something is beautiful intrigues us and draws us; therefore, if our phone can show the images we see every day in the best way, our user experience improves!!
Each phone has hardware limitations, large or small they are... but also in the low-end devices you can do so much in the SW to improve the user experience.
In what way?
Certainly the various engine tweaks help, but what would happen if the files are being developed that enable every millimeter of the potential of the gpu?
In this case there is the Pure™ Graphic HD system
How does it work?
This system is a. Zip file less than 300 Kb big, that once extracted brings significant improvements to the system graphics. No themes, no apps, only functions that take advantage of the best of our mobile gpu
Features
- Enable GPU rendernig
- Enable dithering but did not affect consumption!!
- Use the GPU for the management of the touch
- Improve video HW render
- It allows you to play ported ARMV7 games without lags problems
- Increase scores on the AnTuTu graphic rank
- In MDPI devices improves the density pixels and brightness
- Eliminates lag system with the generator of video entropy
- Liquify the UI
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zi7q6fk7cm9lclq/Pure_Graphic_HD_%28Rendering+Version%29.zip
Compatibility
This Engine should works on any GB/ICS/JB (and I hope KK in future) roms of any devices
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DOWNLOADS
[https://www.mediafire.com/?x5hc06eb83ag1lj]
CREDITS
@kurdacrunch.
@startracker.
#nexus me team.
#pure graphics

well done

kurdacrunch said:
well done
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THNX for this so cool rim
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xXx
Gallery should have been replaced by quicpic.
Video recording which works in all GB ROMs(including CM 7.2) is not working.
Willy(wildfire buzz) has got camera with flash but still your flash light widget in notification bar don't work.
Where is superuser?
EDIT:-
I forgot you are a porter and a very successful one...So keep it going... I think you are best at this stuff...
Let other developers solve the issues as your job differs from them in many ways... Maybe I was wrong to judge you...
Arigato

Wew I love the screenshots.
Will give this one a shot
P.S Is this ROM the NexusMe Kitkat CM7 ROM?

patri3x said:
Gallery should have been replaced by quicpic.
Video recording which works in all GB ROMs(including CM 7.2) is not working.
Willy(wildfire buzz) has got camera with flash but still your flash light widget in notification bar don't work.
Where is superuser?
EDIT:-
I forgot you are a porter and a very successful one...So keep it going... I think you are best at this stuff...
Let other developers solve the issues as your job differs from them in many ways... Maybe I was wrong to judge you...
Arigato
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I will fix as soon as I get time .
No new ROM for 3 months
This ROM will go in open home port project
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"Harness the power of your GPU"
What GPU? Wildfire doesn't have a GPU xD

KoolKid98189 said:
"Harness the power of your GPU"
What GPU? Wildfire doesn't have a GPU xD
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Its the pure mod quote
You shouldn't count that . don't spam!
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startracker said:
Its the pure mod quote
You shouldn't count that . don't spam!
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Haha okay

quick pic not work.
camera not work.

Why it shows it's Android version is 2.3.7?!
How to fix it??

Best Camera Mods For my Z3 COMPACT, and rom.. going travelling

hello, look abit and from what it looks like the slim rom someone made be best just stock but debloated, which is always good, but camera mods there seem to be alot of different ones, some more for advanced users, im not good with all the technical stuff when it come to photograpgy, i just point and shoot, I guess 4:3 ratio will be better for instagram and facebook uploading which is what id be using it for, so i guess the mod that allows 20mp in 4:3, is there any other mods or tips you suggest for me going travelling for 2 months around thailand and wanna get good snaps

You dont need mods for good shooting if the camera is already capable.
Though here is my tips:
-Dont use flash, turn it off.
-For dark environment, use highest iso that you have or just use night scene or high sensitivity modes.
-keep your hand steady if you dont want blurry shoot.
-use grid if you want to get good perspectives in the camera properties.
-I recommend post process the picture through an app called Pixlr Express if you want to get the best of your picture.
-Dont point at the sky in broad daylight if you want to shoot scenery and use HDR.

I guess the best thing you could do is combine the Z5 camera libs with the Z5 ported camera and image quality mods on top of that.
You should be able to find the first 2 in this forum section and the image quality mods are available from scripts like L-Speed

tetsuo55 said:
I guess the best thing you could do is combine the Z5 camera libs with the Z5 ported camera and image quality mods on top of that.
You should be able to find the first 2 in this forum section and the image quality mods are available from scripts like L-Speed
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I see lot of mods and this stuff although dont see any feedback on whether people say there are an improvement or not, this is what im wording the best combination which does improve it,

Whelan189 said:
I see lot of mods and this stuff although dont see any feedback on whether people say there are an improvement or not, this is what im wording the best combination which does improve it,
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You make a good point, its very difficult for the average user to see a small improvement or worsening of image quality,
What we can do however is work with the assumption that Sony makes its software better with new releases, and that backporting those releases would give us those improvements, whatever they are. Newer is better is the motto here.
For point and click users like you and me the most important function is superior auto. I believe Sony does keep improving that so installing backported apps and libraries should result in better superior auto photo quality.
However for those who like to tinker with the settings you can make much better photos with a 3rd party app like CameraMX, without any further modding.
There is one mod though that never fails to please, and that is setting the quality of the jpg images to 100%, also any mod that would replace the jpeg encoder with a better one would be great but i don't think that exists.
We could try to do a more formal test but i cannot do it.
Here is a respected reviewer, all we need to do the same thing on a phone with either multirom or 2 nandroid images so each shot can be made with and without the mod.
http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7381192801/apple-iphone-6s-plus-camera-review?page=6

So i figured out how to test if camera mods improve, degrade or do nothing.
What you do is build a repeatable testing environment.
This means creating something like a macro studio, but with fixed positions for the phone so each time you take it out and put it back its in the same position.
Example: http://strobist.blogspot.nl/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
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However instead of making macro's you make pictures of test images.
Example: http://vcc.zih.tu-dresden.de/index.php?linkid=1.2.32&lang=en
This seems to be a rather cheap option: http://www.simplefilter.de/en/analysis/digicam1.html
Here is another free option: http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/res-chart.html
Best case would be to use a correctly calibrated proffesionally printed image.
So there seems to be automatic processing software, but even if you can't get your hands on that an easy test would simply be psnr test comparing the photo to the original image.
No need to go overboard, we're looking for differences between stock vs mods, so it doesnt need to be perfect you just need a stock baseline, and then see if a mod improves psnr or not compared to that baseline.