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MoonShell v1.71+1
MoonShell v1.71+1
Developer Infantile Paralysiser
Website Link
Status Released
Demo MoonShell v1.71+1 Videos
Rating

3.1/5 (88 votes)


MoonShell v1.71+1 MoonShell is a multimedia player for Nintendo DS (Lite) consoles.

Contents

[edit] Features

It has support for DPG video files, MP3/NSF audio files and viewing JPG/Jpeg/BMP/PNG (non progressive) files, it also has support for TXT textfiles. MoonShell supports dualscreens and it has full support for the touch screen. MoonShell has plug-in system that allows to add any compatible plug-in just by copying the plug-in files to the appropriate folder. MoonShell also comes with several kinds of useful plug-ins.

[edit] Media

See MoonShell in action.

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[edit] Download and Install Instructions

[edit] Quick Setup

  • Download MoonShell_DSX_171.zip to your computer
  • Copy 'MoonShell_DSX_DS-Xtreme.nds' to the apps folder of your DS-Xtreme
  • Copy the folder 'moonshl' to the root of your Ds-Xtreme
  • Run MoonShell from the apps menu of your DS-Xtreme

[edit] Detailed Setup

Download and extract the Moonshell package to a folder on your computer.

Download the DLDI file for DS-Xtreme and move it into the DLDI folder that was created in the first step.

Download this dsx.ini file and save it to the same DLDI folder as above

  • Plug your DS-X into your computer
  • Start setup.exe

Which can be found in the moonshell17_with_dpgtools13 folder that you created in the first step

  • Choose your DS-Xtreme for Destination in the list and click OK.

Image:moonshell install-1.png

  • Click on the button "All clear" and check the tick box called "DSX DS-Xtreme".

Image:moonshell install-2.png

  • Click on the button Setup.

Moonshell will install itself to your DS-Xtreme.

  • Once the copy has finished unplug your DS-Xtreme from your computer.
  • Launch your DS-Xtreme card and launch the Moonshell app.

By Shuny, 28/02/2007 (updated by ChuckMcB 27/04/07)

[edit] Basic Usage

(none yet)

[edit] Common Problems and Known Issues

  • What looks like error messages, actually troubleshooting data, appear on bottom screen on start up.
  • Movie lags if high bitrate and much movement and/or if file size is too large

[edit] Additional Information

[edit] Converting movie files

Movies have to be converted to .dpg format.
Options:

  • There is a converter bundled with Moonshell called dpgenc.exe

Image:MoonShell dpg encoder.png

The following formats can be converted:
avi, mpeg, mpg, wmv

Suggested settings: 

FPS:15
Width: 256
Height: 192
Bitrate: 256
Profile: High

Audio------
Bitrate 128
Samplerate 32000

[edit] Converting DVDs to be played on Moonshell

link

[edit] Converting under Linux

How to convert movies to .dpg under linux

[edit] How to play .dpg files in Windows

Use DPGShow.exe found in the dpgtools131 folder.

[edit] Example Movies

[edit] How to install Moonshell skins

  • Download and extract your skin to your computer
  • Put the new skin files in a subfolder of /moonshl/skin
  • Start Moonshell
  • In the options turn off the hiding of the moonshl directory
  • Restart Moonshell (reboot your DS - sigh)
  • Browse to the new skin folder
  • 'open' skin.ini.
  • The new skin will then load

[edit] Bookmark Function

The bookmark function was added in v1.1 final, it has been reported to cause problems with some cards (please post feedback if you get it to work): 

In order to enable the bookmark function you need to copy the 'bookmrk0/1/2/3.sav' 
files to CF/SD media's shell folder.
When you are using an adapter that is not supported, NDS will lock-up. If it happens, 
please delete the bookmrk* files from the shell folder.
After you have deleted the bookmrk* files, the bookmark function will be disabled.
Saving to files is important part of the bookmark function. To prevent data loss NDS 
will lock-up if there is a problem with saving.
You can open the menu with L/R shoulder buttons if the bookmark function is enabled.

To test this function create empty text files called: 'bookmrk0.sav', 'bookmrk1.sav', 'bookmrk2.sav' and 'bookmrk3.sav'

[edit] Related links

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