VideopSpy changelog

We've previously seen a PRX module (HideFile PRX) which lets you hide your files via the XMB. Today though, we've got a full blown app that allows you to make some sensitive media files of your (videos and pictures) hidden.

The interesting thing about VideopSpy is that when accessed via the XMB, it looks like a normal homebrew calculator application. See the screencap above? Nothing suspicious about that right? And it's only when you input your correct code that your hidden files show up. Smart.

After a few months since the release of version 2.0, transce080 (previously known as dark420bishop) has finally come up with a new update which gives you a lot more options in hiding your sensitive files. VideopSpy v3.0 has the following details in its changelog:

• Rewritten from scratch in C
• Major graphical face-lift
• New Instant Action mode
• Expanded to include more directories

The readme is very comprehensive in that it has easy-to-follow installation instructions and other notes FW/CFW compatibility. There's a section which explains how to hide (and unhide) your files, and an informative troubleshooting/FAQ guide that you can refer to just in case things get trick, so make sure you take a look at the readme.

If you think VideoPSpy is great, then you ain't seen nothing yet. Homebrew coder dark420bishop just upgraded the PlayStation Portable (PSP) video-hiding application to version 2. Among the many changes and improvements, the program can now also handle photos and all video folders.

According to the developer, the problem with hiding your media directories is thati t looks quite suspicious and we can't help but agree dark420bishop added that this is even similar to programs that ask for a password. So he reckoned that the best way to solve the problem is to create a harmless looking app (a calculator for this instance) just waiting for you to enter the right password.

Anyway, as we've mentioned, there are a lot of new things to VideoPSpy v2. The complete changelo is as follows:

• Version 2 includes the option to run in various non-exclusive modes. (Note that version 1 ran in mode 1).
• Mode 1 - swaps your videos from the MP_ROOT100MNV01 video directory
• Mode 1 - swaps your videos from the MP_ROOT100ANV01 video directory
• Mode 3 - swaps your photos
• Mode 4 - swaps your videos from the VIDEO directory

The file's accompanying Readme file has other important details and instructions on how to use this really nifty application. If you just want a calculator, for that matter, the Readme has some reminders for you as well. Enjoy!

Thanks to comments you guys put in our previous article, dark420bishop found out that there was a bug in his previous release and fixed it, adding in new links to his original post and an extra download mirror for you to try out. As always, we're still on the case, and so we're also hosting the new file on our site.

As he writes on our forums,

I had to switch from Shine's player to Cool's right before release and I accidentally included both of them. You can't tell using a 3.03 OE-C with hidden corrupted icons like mine, but as soon as people started using it on 1.50 firmwares, it was plainly obvious. You have my sincere apologies, and the download links have been fixed.

For those who are new to this app, VideoPSpy allows users to hide videos on their PSP. When installed, a "BASIC Calculator" application acts as a gatekeeper . Inputting the proper code, which you can find in the readme, swaps the hidden videos with the visible ones, and restarting the calculator and inputting the code again will hide your private videos once more.

It seems dark420bishop has decided to make an application no one's managed to create just yet, and the discussion for it is getting pretty hot, what with all the insinuations of porn and all. The app, called VideoPSpy, allows users to keep private videos on their PSP without arousing suspicion.

Here's what dark420bishop explained about his new application:

The program will appear as a calculator application with the name "BASIC Calculator" in your XMB. The calculator program is functional, it's code is copied (with permission) from the calculator code included in Shine's Lua Player 0.20 with a few minor alterations. The only way to see your private videos is to enter the correct code sequence into the calculator. The program swaps your 100MNV02 directory with the regular 100MNV01 directory, replacing your regular videos with the private videos. Running the program again reverses the process, restoring your regular videos and hiding your private videos.

VideoPSpy has some interesting uses. For one thing, it keeps people from accessing your own stash of videos. A quick set of button presses can also let you hide your videos while letting you access something educational (if you have the Good News Bible, for example) to keep teachers off guard about what you're doing. More importantly, no one will ever find out your addiction to Taylor Hicks and American Idol, you cad, you. Enjoy the application, and don't forget to check the readme for installation instructions.