OK, here we go again... Photographer 2.0...

[quote="faquick"][quote="MemphisX"]Cranking a software is a challenge, for crackers[/quote]
I really agree with you. It's the same thing for "hackers": the true spirit is just to "break fronteers", nothing bad in this.

Bad thing is only the BIG spread of pirate software in the symbian world :cry: as now, it's EASIER to find "cracked" apps than legal ones. It's a shame. Many publishers do HAVE trial releases, so I really think that going for a 'crack' for these is just not fair

Photographer is an excelent example cause there is no trial or demo of it, while the coding is really bad assuming it's size and features.

I don't agree with this. I don't think it's coded so bad. I am only sad they went on improving a security mechanism that IMHO is just useless. What I mean is: Microsoft, with its ACTIVATION thing wanted to stop "casual piracy" and the goal was accomplished. But in the symbian world, there is no such a thing as "casual piracy". Since all the software is only sold over the internet, it's easier to find the cracked one than the "real" one. And this is bad. But IMHO "activation"-like mechanisms don't work well for this kind of programs.

I have no solution for symbian piracy. The only effective thing IMHO would be to actively work against "distribution" sites and forums and let them all close. This way, I am sure, piracy would not be completely defeated. But only FEW people would have access to these "cracks". And these are the people who wouldn't pay for those softwares anyway. So, no loss for the developers. And more time to develop great apps 😉[/quote]

Actually, the "FEW" is around 2000-3000 people, of which I'm sure some would buy the software if the cracked ones were not available.

Yes, I agree, there should be no activation style mechanism. There should rather be a demo, and afull version, both different downloads.

As there are not many customers for any products (just guessing) the full versions should have the buyer's name and IMEI coded in, so that this information could be extracted from the file by the developers.
Here comes the hard part: Nobody else should be able to crack that info from the file and change it. This would be probably done best by not telling anyone that the info is actually somewhere in there. I'm not sure if this is legal though.

Anyways, this way if the full version is available somewhere, the developers could be able to locate the one who originally "leaked" it.

[quote="Makkara"]Actually, the "FEW" is around 2000-3000 people[/quote]

I don't think so. I think that NOW there could be some thousands people browsing "warez" sites... but if they were really HARD to find out, there would be really less people looking at them. If I had to choose between (a) asking 123213123 people, trying 32132131 sites, trying 3821321738 releases on my phone .. and (b) pay these few bucks for the app... well the simplest and less expensive (in time and money) would be just to buy the app 😉

I always buy all my software.
Am I the only one who does not even know where to begin finding these cracked programs.
It seems it's only you hardcore addicts that knows where to get all this stuff for nothing, the average guy on the street just pays his way.

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[quote="Anonymous"]It seems it's only you hardcore addicts that knows where to get all this stuff for nothing[/quote]

Actually, the REALLY BAD thing is that I don't search for these sites, it's people in every forum referring to them and/or asking or posting links or files :roll:

AEFOX: why is it when i deleted all my plugins like the gamm,colorm,mirror i only get a system error and i cannot open the photographer? what are the exact files you deleted to get a 40kb size of photographer software? :-?

Could anyone please post a picture taken with that prog????? If it's legal, of course.....

thanx

girosky - Make sure you delete the .dll files as well as the .rsc files in the 'cam' directory. There are also some in 'C:\System\Libs' I did it and it worked fine.

AEFOX - Thanks for the tip about deleting the plugin files, as I never use the editing features on Photographer 2.2 and you've saved me a lot of space.

jimbo.mars: all of the .dll files inside the c:\system\libs section can i delete it? 😊

No Not all. Most of them you need for other programs or else you will get system errors. He's the .dll files that I know of to do with Photographer and what they do. Cannot remember all as deleted them. I also deleted some in te Cam directory.

If you have the latest version you will have 'LicenseManager.dll and .rsc' these must stay to keep the program registered.

'stplugin.dll' must also stay.

'zplugin.dll is the zoom feature.

'CamMaskPluginBase.dll' is the Masks feature.

'gPlugin.dll' is the Gamma correction feature.

If you are unsure of deleting a file, then I sugest that you cut the file to C:\ That way if Photographer does not start then you can always cut the file back to C:\System\Libs 😉 .

Hello there... I'm quite lost. Why do you need to erase some of the DLL files again? I'm curious coz I installed Photographer 2.0 on my phone and I get a system error.

i got photographer 2.02 on mah 7650.. i think the pictures taken using this app is pretty good than that one using camera app provided in the phone.. the thing i really like about this app is the panorama.. its very cool.. 😃