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**Jas** · 04-29-2006, 02:27 AM

Title says it all, why arent there programs that let you override the region lock on umd video's or let you play it without upgrading? like there should be an MPH Video Loader or something, or arent the umd videos hackable?

**muratcan** · 04-29-2006, 02:31 AM

Use UMD Emulator. It has a bunch of options and one of them involves getting past the region lock on UMD movies.

**PopeOfDope** · 04-29-2006, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jas

Title says it all, why arent there programs that let you override the region lock on umd video's or let you play it without upgrading? like there should be an MPH Video Loader or something, or arent the umd videos hackable?

Just get a bigger memory stick and a PMP player. No one bothers with UMD video because it sucks

c5cha7 · 04-29-2006, 02:37 AM

Was working on one...
But was way too much time consuming!
I will try and continue the project soon,
but at the moment i have other things in
which i wan't to do.

For all i know the region code could be
enrypted into the UMD!
but at the moment i am taking
wild guess's...

**Moose** · 04-29-2006, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by c5cha7

Was working on one...
But was way too much time consuming!
I will try and continue the project soon,
but at the moment i have other things in
which i wan't to do.

Well I hope you finish it one day!

**iball®** · 04-29-2006, 04:33 AM

Hmmm....I thought it was widely known the region coding is built-in to the UMD drive?

c5cha7 · 04-29-2006, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iball

Hmmm....I thought it was widely known the region coding is built-in to the UMD drive?

If it is built into the "UMD Drive", then that means
there is a chance of the UMD region code built into
the UMD itself. The UMD could be encrypted with the
region code though. It's quite confusing when you
don't have a clue where to start.

In other word's, there is a slight chance of anyone
actually coding a UMD region free program.

**mathieulh** · 04-29-2006, 02:56 PM

There is a new security since 1.52 fw preventing older firmwares to access the "STREAMS" folder in the UMD Video/Music containing the *.mps files which contains both the soundtrack and the video.

You can still dump those file using filassistant on 2.00, but you cannot play those from 1.50 using the UMD directly.
Some kernel patching must be involved so it can happen, but due to the lack for everyone about using UMD Videos I doubt that it will happen someday.

**Jas** · 04-30-2006, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by muratcan

Use UMD Emulator. It has a bunch of options and one of them involves getting past the region lock on UMD movies.

thats just there for show, it doesnt work, because i tried the umd video ''the warriors'' and no luck..

**Art** · 04-30-2006, 01:36 AM

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Hmmm....I thought it was widely known the region coding is built-in to the UMD drive?

So I've heard, but the more I look at it I have a harder time believing there is a microcontroller in it at all.
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/...059401,8059402

I think there is a seperate mcu for this sort of thing, but not in the UMD drive itself.
One day soon I will be sure.

**SodR** · 05-02-2006, 07:48 AM

I have checked the decomplied version of umd emulators source code and I think it couldn't be that hard to make your own app with that function (too bad I don't got any umd videos to test with...).

Xufar · 05-02-2006, 11:49 AM

It really shouldn't be that hard deeing that iso's are overrided too, loaded as system menu making use of the iso (UMD) info, this should be able for a UMD Video too. If I could only code... I'd really LOVE if someone would back such an app since I have an Asian PSP (I was told it was japanese) and I live in Europe, there are seriously almost no interesting movies that are region 3. And only Sony Pictures videos are regionfree...

The easiest app to edit for this is probably DAX ZISO Loader...

PLEASE MAKE THIS APP, ALL KUDO'S TO THE ONE THAT MAKES THIS APP!!!

Oh and SodR, I'll buy a R2 Movie and beta test it for you!

**Jas** · 05-02-2006, 11:53 AM

Yeah i really hope someone makes an app like this aswell!!

**z3ddicus** · 05-03-2006, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Xufar

The easiest app to edit for this is probably DAX ZISO Loader...

What? do you even know what DAX ZISO is for? It allows you to play compressed ISO's using other ISO loaders. So i gues if you wanted to make ISO's of Video UMD's and compress them then DAX ZISO might be something to look at editing...

05-03-2006, 04:13 PM

Good point. I wonder why there isn't one.

**Jas** · 05-04-2006, 07:14 AM

I guess its because the psp scene is all about games..

Xufar · 05-04-2006, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by z3ddicus

What? do you even know what DAX ZISO is for? It allows you to play compressed ISO's using other ISO loaders. So i gues if you wanted to make ISO's of Video UMD's and compress them then DAX ZISO might be something to look at editing...

Of course I know what DAX ZISO Loader is for, but you do have a run UMD function with different loading types and regioncode override. Anyway, I may have found a way to load these thing, I'll let you know if it's anything...

**z3ddicus** · 05-04-2006, 09:23 AM

He simply included the UMD Emulator core in the program. It uses UMD Emulator to load the ISO.

Xufar · 05-04-2006, 11:07 AM

Dude, read my comment k?

**jas0nuk** · 05-04-2006, 11:45 AM

Yeah, if the region code function was working properly (in the UMD Emulator core), DAX ZISO would be able to clear the region code from RAM, as it can run UMDs as well (in this mode, it runs the core without mounting the ISO file).

However, it doesn't work, and Humma says it may not be the only check, so more research is needed.

To quote Humma's core source code notations:

Quote:

# videoregion
# ----------
# region code for videos. Very confusing, and seems not to be the only check ...
# (on US PSP)
# - 0x01 : JAP
# - 0x02 : US
# - 0x04 : EUR
# - 0x08 : multiple (how to handle ?)
# - 0x0f : all (e.g. TripleX eur on US PSP [no regioncode at all])
#

**manaox2** · 05-05-2006, 02:40 AM

I remember you working on this. We still don't know much... Did you still need people to send in any more info from international UMDs?

Xufar · 05-05-2006, 10:36 AM

I just ordered my out-of-my-region UMD, I'll let you guys know if I find something.

**tave** · 05-05-2006, 08:40 PM

There is a program, but i cant mention it....sry....it can help in the aid of ...cough....cough...isos. ...cough....cough which is against forum policies

**Art** · 05-05-2006, 09:09 PM

And it's not worth mentioning because the region free feature doesn't work.

05-05-2006, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tave

There is a program, but i cant mention it....sry....it can help in the aid of ...cough....cough...isos. ...cough....cough which is against forum policies

You gave it away enough.

**Jas** · 05-06-2006, 04:11 AM

This is unusual of sony to put the region lock on the umd videos instead of the umd games?

**iball®** · 05-06-2006, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jas

This is unusual of sony to put the region lock on the umd videos instead of the umd games?

It's not Sony's doing. It's the movie studios decisions.
They wanted region coding on UMDs, just like DVDs.

Xufar · 05-07-2006, 09:17 AM

That regioncode override never worked for me with UMD Emulator, it does work with dax ziso though.

**Ibanez32** · 05-07-2006, 10:55 AM

Is that with UMD videos?

**jas0nuk** · 05-07-2006, 01:07 PM

UMD Video ISOs...

04-29-2006, 02:27 AM	#1
Jas Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 52 Trader Feedback: 0	Why arent there any umd video loaders? Title says it all, why arent there programs that let you override the region lock on umd video's or let you play it without upgrading? like there should be an MPH Video Loader or something, or arent the umd videos hackable?

04-29-2006, 02:37 AM	#4
c5cha7 11th Squad Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: You are here -----> 名前: アダム \| 飲むコー&#1 Posts: 2,562 Trader Feedback: 0	Was working on one... But was way too much time consuming! I will try and continue the project soon, but at the moment i have other things in which i wan't to do. For all i know the region code could be enrypted into the UMD! but at the moment i am taking wild guess's... __________________ FAVORITE GAME! - BEER & ANIME! - SO EXICTING! 開発者, 携帯用プログラマー日本サポータおよび恋人本名のアダムの鍛冶屋 Currently Working On: - Flashmod V2.50 - Flashmod V2.60 Currently Drinking: Coffee! - 私はコーヒーを飲む Chao Garden: DEMO v0.6 Chao Garden V0.5b Review!

04-29-2006, 04:33 AM	#6
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04-29-2006, 02:56 PM	#8
mathieulh Art is explosion Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In SCE headquarters. Posts: 555 Trader Feedback: 0	There is a new security since 1.52 fw preventing older firmwares to access the "STREAMS" folder in the UMD Video/Music containing the *.mps files which contains both the soundtrack and the video. You can still dump those file using filassistant on 2.00, but you cannot play those from 1.50 using the UMD directly. Some kernel patching must be involved so it can happen, but due to the lack for everyone about using UMD Videos I doubt that it will happen someday. __________________ Cheers to Dark_Alex/Moonlight, Fanjita, Ryoko_no_usagi, Groepaz, Booster, Tyranid, Nem, MrBrown, psppet, emu_kidid and Shadowsan from GCOS, Everyone from the prometheus project. gcmods operators, every one who supported us, and every devs who I forgot to mention on this signature :)

05-02-2006, 11:49 AM	#12
Xufar Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	. It really shouldn't be that hard deeing that iso's are overrided too, loaded as system menu making use of the iso (UMD) info, this should be able for a UMD Video too. If I could only code... I'd really LOVE if someone would back such an app since I have an Asian PSP (I was told it was japanese) and I live in Europe, there are seriously almost no interesting movies that are region 3. And only Sony Pictures videos are regionfree... The easiest app to edit for this is probably DAX ZISO Loader... PLEASE MAKE THIS APP, ALL KUDO'S TO THE ONE THAT MAKES THIS APP!!! Oh and SodR, I'll buy a R2 Movie and beta test it for you! Last edited by Xufar; 05-02-2006 at 12:37 PM.. Reason: Begging

04-29-2006, 02:31 AM	#2
muratcan Enter Custom Title Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,717 Trader Feedback: 0	Use UMD Emulator. It has a bunch of options and one of them involves getting past the region lock on UMD movies.

05-02-2006, 07:48 AM	#11
SodR Developer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 941 Trader Feedback: 0	I have checked the decomplied version of umd emulators source code and I think it couldn't be that hard to make your own app with that function (too bad I don't got any umd videos to test with...).

05-02-2006, 11:53 AM	#13
Jas Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 52 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeah i really hope someone makes an app like this aswell!!

05-03-2006, 04:13 PM	#15
TheMarioKarters Guest Posts: n/a	Good point. I wonder why there isn't one.

05-04-2006, 07:14 AM	#16
Jas Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 52 Trader Feedback: 0	I guess its because the psp scene is all about games..

05-04-2006, 09:23 AM	#18
z3ddicus Xbox/Xbox 360 Fanboy z3ddicus Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 518 Trader Feedback: 0	He simply included the UMD Emulator core in the program. It uses UMD Emulator to load the ISO.

05-04-2006, 11:07 AM	#19
Xufar Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	Dude, read my comment k?

05-05-2006, 02:40 AM	#21
manaox2 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 466 Trader Feedback: 0	I remember you working on this. We still don't know much... Did you still need people to send in any more info from international UMDs?

05-05-2006, 10:36 AM	#22
Xufar Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	I just ordered my out-of-my-region UMD, I'll let you guys know if I find something.

05-05-2006, 08:40 PM	#23
tave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Next Door Posts: 1,401 Trader Feedback: 0	There is a program, but i cant mention it....sry....it can help in the aid of ...cough....cough...isos. ...cough....cough which is against forum policies __________________ [QUOTE=steve_acfc] [B]I've just emailed my bank to ask for my own address[/B][/QUOTE]

05-05-2006, 09:09 PM	#24
Art Bush Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,557 Trader Feedback: 0	And it's not worth mentioning because the region free feature doesn't work.

05-06-2006, 04:11 AM	#26
Jas Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 52 Trader Feedback: 0	This is unusual of sony to put the region lock on the umd videos instead of the umd games?

05-07-2006, 09:17 AM	#28
Xufar Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	That regioncode override never worked for me with UMD Emulator, it does work with dax ziso though.

05-07-2006, 10:55 AM	#29
Ibanez32 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 942 Trader Feedback: 0	Is that with UMD videos? __________________ [CENTER]I think wii need a better name[/CENTER]

05-07-2006, 01:07 PM	#30
jas0nuk Developer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 571 Trader Feedback: 0	UMD Video ISOs... __________________ // jas0nuk ... // lan.st & malloc.us admin // MaxConsole staff

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