IPU Update! - News discussion

**refraction** · 2 Weeks Ago

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I tried to think of a flashy title for this, but i couldn't, so I thought I'd just blurt it out!

Yes the IPU (video side of PCSX2) has been updated by none other than Saqib! You might be asking what this will bring to the table? Well im sure as many of you know, videos in PCSX2 suffered from Macroblocking (Corrupt squares appearing all over the place) or videos freezing randomly. Well thanks to Saqib for his marvelous work, many games no longer suffer from these symptoms. Here is a quick rundown of some of the games fixed.

Atelier Iris - Grand Phantasm
Ayumi Hamasaki - A Visual Mix
Bully
Graffiti Kingdom
Many Growlanser games
Monster Hunter
Resident Evil 4
Simple Series Videos
Soul Calibur 3
The Simpsons
Many more!

In light of these changes a lot of games have been improved to a playable status or had their stability increased!

The code is in SVN, do NOT ask for help on the forums. If you guys are lucky, i might be nice enough to compile a new beta very soon

-Refraction

feel free to talk about it here, discuss any findings youve had (if you can compile it)

We will NOT be providing support for any broken games/requests on how to compile it.

postkastl · 2 Weeks Ago

Great news .

Did these changes make it into the 347svn or do I have to compile a new one?

**refraction** · 2 Weeks Ago

347? if it was in that, dont you think we would have mentioned this ages ago?

Ramadear · 2 Weeks Ago

This is great news. But I'm to much of a idiot to know how to compile things myself. Please those who do compile it, post results. I'm curious to see.

Thanks

gamersat678 · 2 Weeks Ago

Nc. Give me a minute to check it out.

Edit 1: No changes for any of my games. O well. Thanks for the update.

Mkilbride2588 · 2 Weeks Ago

Wow, a big break through. Good job team...you're almost there.

cottonvibes · 2 Weeks Ago

holy **** this is awsome,
i'm going to compile it now.

the funiest thing is yesterday i was going through the IPU sourcecode to see if i could fix it up a bit.

anyways, i'm off to test some games. hopefully persona 3's FMV sequences won't cut off now.

diablo2121 · 2 Weeks Ago

Great news. I actually watched Soul Calibur III's opening FMV as well as the THX video that crashes before.

Also, Yakuza videos work now too.

cottonvibes · 2 Weeks Ago

just tested FFXII, the videos work perfectly!

no more messy squares!

going to test some more games...

legatosama · 2 Weeks Ago

Great! FFXII opening video runs with no errors!
EDIT: same with bloody roar 4, Tekken 5...

cottonvibes · 2 Weeks Ago

This is awsome Persona 3 videos play perfectly!!!!

they play all the way through, and don't cut off!!!

originally they would only play like 1/5 of the video and the cut-off, but now they play the whole way through, and run just as good as on the real PS2!

this PCSX2 update is awsome.

Ramadear · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by cottonvibes

just tested FFXII, the videos work perfectly!

no more messy squares!

going to test some more games...

I'm jealous. lol

**RPGW1ZaRD** · 2 Weeks Ago

Haha didn't know until now that he was even working on it, Saqib doesn't speak a lot on IRC.

Indeed this is a nice breakthrough, IPU code WAS the part that needed an update mostly, it was very horribly coded before. Gonna have to test this out right away!

EDIT: YAY it works nicely. ^^

toyopsp · 2 Weeks Ago

Thank God and of course Saqib and the pcsx2 team for this marvelous update! Way to go, simply excellent

rainbow · 2 Weeks Ago

DMC3 FMVs work perfectly now.:P

sonic-x- · 2 Weeks Ago

Hoo yea im looking better videos in FF_X-2(SLES_518.19) and FF_XII(SLES_543.58) both spanish versions, im going to speak great work Sagib i dont know how much this cost in work but you are a master

Mikkie · 2 Weeks Ago

Sorry for noob question - what should I download in order to get these improvements ?

Mkilbride2588 · 2 Weeks Ago

SVN, and compile it with Visual Studio 2005, but we cannot give you information on how to compile it, as it is against the rules.

**mudlord** · 2 Weeks Ago

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but we cannot give you information on how to compile it, as it is against the rules.

....O.o? So its against the rules to discuss how to even use a compiler? Sheesh....

Or is it that you don't know how to compile, and you are using that reply as a excuse?

Mkilbride2588 · 2 Weeks Ago

I do know how to compile, but I was told on several occasions not to post the info, as many people wouldn't be able to grasp it or something, and many people would make tons of topics and complain because they couldn't figure out exactly how to do it, and I've seen others also say they can't post the information, as it is related to beta SVN's, and therefore, not allowed...

It makes sense to me, because if it was allowed, I'd believe we'd see a sticky long ago on how to compile it.

2 Weeks Ago	#3 (permalink)
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2 Weeks Ago	#5 (permalink)
gamersat678 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: IDK Posts: 265	Nc. Give me a minute to check it out. Edit 1: No changes for any of my games. O well. Thanks for the update. Last edited by gamersat678; 2 Weeks Ago at 01:29.

2 Weeks Ago	#6 (permalink)
Mkilbride2588 The Pest Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 1,469	Wow, a big break through. Good job team...you're almost there. __________________ PC configuration Q6600 @ 3.4GHZ Stable,GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3(Super-clocked) ,4GB PC8000(1000MHZ) RAM @ 950MHZ(5-5-5-15)(Waiting to tweak them eventually),Windows XP SP2 Professional(Vista 64 bit, Dual Boot),750GB 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache Hard-drive(SATAII),24'' LCD( I know, sorry CRT'ers) HD 1080pi, DVI connected, 1920 x 1200 @ 60HZ),P35-DS3L Revision 2.0 @ 1.49V http://tinyurl.com/2zzzsr Use the Guide above to get PCSX2 to run properly. Has all you need to know to run PCSX2. Having trouble with a game? Check here: http://tinyurl.com/2cuzhx

2 Weeks Ago	#7 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Neechan ;) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,695	holy **** this is awsome, i'm going to compile it now. the funiest thing is yesterday i was going through the IPU sourcecode to see if i could fix it up a bit. anyways, i'm off to test some games. hopefully persona 3's FMV sequences won't cut off now. __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs

2 Weeks Ago	#9 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Neechan ;) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,695	just tested FFXII, the videos work perfectly! no more messy squares! going to test some more games... __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs

2 Weeks Ago	#2 (permalink)
postkastl Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: bagdad Posts: 3	Great news . Did these changes make it into the 347svn or do I have to compile a new one?

2 Weeks Ago	#4 (permalink)
Ramadear Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 80	This is great news. But I'm to much of a idiot to know how to compile things myself. Please those who do compile it, post results. I'm curious to see. Thanks

2 Weeks Ago	#8 (permalink)
diablo2121 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 72	Great news. I actually watched Soul Calibur III's opening FMV as well as the THX video that crashes before. Also, Yakuza videos work now too.

2 Weeks Ago	#10 (permalink)
legatosama DARKNIVES Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Guatemala Posts: 36	Great! FFXII opening video runs with no errors! EDIT: same with bloody roar 4, Tekken 5... Last edited by legatosama; 2 Weeks Ago at 02:18.

2 Weeks Ago	#11 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Neechan ;) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,695	This is awsome Persona 3 videos play perfectly!!!! they play all the way through, and don't cut off!!! originally they would only play like 1/5 of the video and the cut-off, but now they play the whole way through, and run just as good as on the real PS2! this PCSX2 update is awsome. __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs

2 Weeks Ago	#13 (permalink)
RPGW1ZaRD PCSX2 & O/C Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: My Computer Posts: 2,660	Haha didn't know until now that he was even working on it, Saqib doesn't speak a lot on IRC. Indeed this is a nice breakthrough, IPU code WAS the part that needed an update mostly, it was very horribly coded before. Gonna have to test this out right away! EDIT: YAY it works nicely. ^^ __________________ « Feel free to browse through PCSX2 screenshots on RPGWiZaRD's Putfile.com section » Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 @ 4.0GHz «-» Abit IP35 Pro «-» Team Xtreem 2x1GB @ DDR2-1000 4-4-4-8 «-» JetWay 8800GT 512 MB @ 715/1750/1030 MHz «-» Thermaltake ToughPower 750W «-» Sony Multiscan G400 19" CRT «-» Tuniq Tower 120 «-» Creative SoundBlaster Audigy «-» Logitech X-530 5.1 «-» Logitech MX-510 «-» Windows XP Pro SP3 Last edited by RPGW1ZaRD; 2 Weeks Ago at 04:34.

2 Weeks Ago	#14 (permalink)
toyopsp Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: philippines Posts: 56	Thank God and of course Saqib and the pcsx2 team for this marvelous update! Way to go, simply excellent

2 Weeks Ago	#15 (permalink)
rainbow jRPGs and Anime Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: None of your business Posts: 622	DMC3 FMVs work perfectly now.:P __________________ C2D E6300 3.06 GHz \| P5N-E SLI \| 2 GB RAM 1000 MHz 5-4-4-12 \| 7900GS 585/800 MHz \| Audigy 2 \| XP Pro SP2 FF XII Helper - How to get Final Fantasy XII fully playable with PCSX2 - metroid's guide

2 Weeks Ago	#16 (permalink)
sonic-x- Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in my house of course Posts: 23	Hoo yea im looking better videos in FF_X-2(SLES_518.19) and FF_XII(SLES_543.58) both spanish versions, im going to speak great work Sagib i dont know how much this cost in work but you are a master

2 Weeks Ago	#17 (permalink)
Mikkie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kyiv Posts: 1	Sorry for noob question - what should I download in order to get these improvements ?

2 Weeks Ago	#18 (permalink)
Mkilbride2588 The Pest Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 1,469	SVN, and compile it with Visual Studio 2005, but we cannot give you information on how to compile it, as it is against the rules. __________________ PC configuration Q6600 @ 3.4GHZ Stable,GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3(Super-clocked) ,4GB PC8000(1000MHZ) RAM @ 950MHZ(5-5-5-15)(Waiting to tweak them eventually),Windows XP SP2 Professional(Vista 64 bit, Dual Boot),750GB 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache Hard-drive(SATAII),24'' LCD( I know, sorry CRT'ers) HD 1080pi, DVI connected, 1920 x 1200 @ 60HZ),P35-DS3L Revision 2.0 @ 1.49V http://tinyurl.com/2zzzsr Use the Guide above to get PCSX2 to run properly. Has all you need to know to run PCSX2. Having trouble with a game? Check here: http://tinyurl.com/2cuzhx

2 Weeks Ago	#20 (permalink)
Mkilbride2588 The Pest Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 1,469	I do know how to compile, but I was told on several occasions not to post the info, as many people wouldn't be able to grasp it or something, and many people would make tons of topics and complain because they couldn't figure out exactly how to do it, and I've seen others also say they can't post the information, as it is related to beta SVN's, and therefore, not allowed... It makes sense to me, because if it was allowed, I'd believe we'd see a sticky long ago on how to compile it. __________________ PC configuration Q6600 @ 3.4GHZ Stable,GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3(Super-clocked) ,4GB PC8000(1000MHZ) RAM @ 950MHZ(5-5-5-15)(Waiting to tweak them eventually),Windows XP SP2 Professional(Vista 64 bit, Dual Boot),750GB 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache Hard-drive(SATAII),24'' LCD( I know, sorry CRT'ers) HD 1080pi, DVI connected, 1920 x 1200 @ 60HZ),P35-DS3L Revision 2.0 @ 1.49V http://tinyurl.com/2zzzsr Use the Guide above to get PCSX2 to run properly. Has all you need to know to run PCSX2. Having trouble with a game? Check here: http://tinyurl.com/2cuzhx

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