Paladin v1.0: Convert your PALs to POPS |
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Coldbird has just released a new application to help you get the most out of playing PSX games on your PSP using the firmware PSX emulator. And this ain't another Popstation GUI.Paladin is an application that will convert PSX games from PAL to NTSC format. According to Coldbird, in most cases it works a lot better than the popular PAL to NTSC converter, Zapper2000. Those who have known developer-speak from an early age might want to know that this is because Paladin modifies the VModes rather than the YPos Values.
Coldbird would like to know which games work and which ones don't. So do drop him a word via the comments area or the forums release thread. Here's a few final words from Coldbrid:
If you still experience a Screen Displacement after patching with Paladin, apply a YPos Move to 0/0 with Zapper.Keep in Mind thought that its highly suggested not to use Zapper or any other Patching Tool if its possible... only move the Coordinates to 0/0 with Zapper if needed.
Just drag the file you want to be converted from PAL to NTSC over the "paladin.exe" file and it will do everything for you, no expert knowledge necessary! However, if you do have expert knowledge and would like to have a go at improving this application, then Coldbird has included the source code for you to take a peek at.
Download: [Paladin v1.0]
Discuss: [Forum release thread]
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Wooooh! First! But seriously, will this work on Gauntlet Legends to no avail...
I'm testing it right now on FinalFantasy7 PAL...
But only Drag&Drop over the paladin.exe doesn'T work.
I have to do it in cmd with:
paladin inputimage.bin outputimage.bin
I'm waiting now until its done...
I tested it on ff7pal now and its not working.
Every 2D (background etc) is screwed up and even the y position isnt correct....
-.-
I tried on Porsche Challenge (PAL) and it just seems to hang. The hard-disk doesn't seem to access or anything...
it takes a bit but it's working on lod and this is a great thing
COOL
The Tool aint perfect, I never said that...
The Problems with FF7 arise because currently I only created a Searchmask for Type A Structs...
Type B and C Structs arent supported yet (FF7 uses Type C if i'm right informed - and it will be the first one Im working on...)
This Tool aint ment to replace existing ones, but its giving the Peaple that are stuck with "unconvertable" Games a new Hope...
And those that have bad conversions, the chance to improve their ISO by properly centering the Image...
FF7 should - at the very moment - result in a "No Y-Pos Struct Found" - meaning that you need to use the Standard VMode Mask... Thats a Bad Thing, as it can ruin your ISO - or do nothing at all - depending how the Game is built...
Remember, this is a Work in Progress
And I would prefer that you Guys provide me with Working / Non Working Reports via MSN, its just the easiest to handle and it will allow me to create a little Compatiblity List for each Version...
Im liking the MSN idea. I have alot of games and I'm happy to go through them if its gonna help you. But MSN would be a good idea as I dont want to test the same game twice.
I bought a 4Gb memory card, so I can load pretty much anything into my PSP. If there is anything else I can do, gimme a yell.
my MSN address is (my name, as above) at gmail.
I hate spam bots :S
Thank you so much Coldbird to choose the Open source way.
And thank you for supporting Linux compatibility
=)
If i drag and droped the .bin file over the paladin.exe the window comes up and close. nothing happen. What make i false?
"But only Drag&Drop over the paladin.exe doesn'T work.
I have to do it in cmd with:
paladin inputimage.bin outputimage.bin"
i don't know how the cmd function :-(
A GUI would make anything easyer with that tool ... because many People dont know how the CMD function.
Thanks to Coldbird for his new App!!!
thank you sooo much dude for working on a way to help us pal regioners out. well appreciated.
Here a mini BatchGUI
http://devgun.de.funpic.de/easypaladin/EasyPaladin01.rar
Just put the EasyPaladin.bat in the same Folder as Paladin.exe+Image and start it.
Cool i trie it! THANKS
151mb PAL rollcage iso (eboot runs in psx emu but screen is offset) takes >25mins on core2 + 2gb ram, whilst spitting out messages of vmode being adjusted.
so i presume it was working, but >25mins for a small iso?
quicker to download the NTSC psx eboot.
??!!?? i cant seem to get it working ??!!!
i dont know if its because ive extracted the iso's from some of my pal- eboots but it just sits there not showing any progress what-so-ever.
oh well, i will keep trying
i run it from a command prompt (cmd)
using : paladin diehard.iso dientsc.iso
and it just sits there using no cpu usage with a blank screen.
im wondering if its only iso's extracted from eboots that has this prob.
does it work with other images files like .img and .bin
i left it going since the last post (about 3hrs) and still nothing.
i doubt its my rig as i have a 3200+ 2gb ram and a load of other performance parts. im sure there used to be a pal-ntsc + ntsc-pal patcher for the ps1 a long time ago. its time to go searching...
my rollcage.iso was extracted from a working eboot/keys pair. i terminated it after about 30mins, constantly 50% on one cpu, 25% on the second.
also tried with a FF8 PAL iso created straight from the cd. exactly the same scenario, altho FF8CD1 didnt provide any output after about an hour of cpu crunching.
Just tried the german version of Grandia CD1 and it works fine!
Time to convert ... ~ 6 hours.
Hope the next version is much faster!
Ich drück dir die Daumen!
how can i convert a bin file into a eboot so i can play this freakin brigandine game!!!???help!!