Hacking [TOOL] BIN2MP4

[Kakkoii]

Whipped up a little tool tonight as an easier way for people to obtain MP4 versions of the things they compile or find online, as I know many people can have a hard time setting up PHP servers.
Also can be integrated into your compiling workflow scripts to go straight to MP4.

Source code

Command Line usage:

bin2mp4.exe [target system version] [input file] optional:[output directory + filename.mp4]
Example: bin2mp4.exe 540 "C:\src\some directory\blah.bin" "C:\www\some directory\blah.mp4"

*If you don't specify an output directory, it will place the .MP4 file in the same location as the input file.
*If you specify an output directory and no filename.mp4, it will use the same name from the input file.
*Console mode will return negative error levels if something goes wrong
**So an %errorlevel% < 0 will allow you to stop your script if something went wrong.

Changelog:

Spoiler

v0.3:
-Fixed some issues with 5.5.0/5.5.1 compatibility.
-Version text at bottom right now links to this thread so you can check for latest version.

v0.2:
-Added command line functionality.
--Simply use the .exe with command line arguments and it won't launch the GUI.
-Source code reorganized a bit.

v0.1:
-Initial release

**Note: As it may not be obvious to some, your .bin file still needs to have been compiled for the correct system version.

 

[Falkiner]

This is Great!

Congrats!

 

[Mazamin]

Great program! Not useful for me but good job!

 

[rw-r-r_0644]

Nice program
I had the same idea but no time to make it. I will try to make a command line version so I can modify my libwiiu script to make the mp4 and move it to www folder automatically.
Thank you a lot! Also thank you for publishing source!

 

[Kakkoii]

Nice program
I had the same idea but no time to make it. I will try to make a command line version so I cab modify my libwiiu script to make the mp4 abd move it to www folder automatically.
Thank you a lot! Also thank you for publishing source!

Thanks, I already plan to create a command line version or try to add it into this app so it can do both, so if you don't mind waiting a day or so that'll be out too

 

[Kafluke]

What you say may be useless might be just the thing that someone is looking for.

Keep up the good work @Kakkoii!

 

[memomo]

Very useful, thanks a lot

 

[rw-r-r_0644]

Hmm... Have you tested the program? I actually successfully made a cmd version and tested but I found out the output mp4 wasn't working so I tried making one with your binary and it was still not working. I tryed with code550.bin from helloworld example. Have you got it to work? I'm on 551E

 

[Blackspoon]

@Kakkoii can you make a commandline version? it would be perfect to include them into a makefile like bin2s.

 

[BullyWiiPlaza]

With the release of the Homebrew channel, this will obviously be increasingly useless for <=5.4 users.

Ah, increasingly useless?

 

[rw-r-r_0644]

-snip-

 

[Kakkoii]

Hmm... Have you tested the program? I actually successfully made a cmd version and tested but I found out the output mp4 wasn't working so I tried making one with your binary and it was still not working. I tryed with code550.bin from helloworld example. Have you got it to work? I'm on 551E

I only have a 5.4 console, so I was only able to test on that. Could you send me a .mp4 of something that has worked for you on 5.5.1?
Thanks

 

[Whatnoww]

This needs to be added to a sticky with homebrew tools.

 

[Kakkoii]

Updated with command line functionality. If you pass it command line arguments, the GUI won't launch, so it can be used easily in scripted workflows.
Error codes are returned as well if something goes wrong. So a check with your script for an %errorlevel% < 0 will allow you to stop your script if something went wrong.

I don't have a 5.5.1 system, so if someone can supply me with a .mp4 that works for them on 5.5.1 that would be great.

 

[Kakkoii]

Updated with more solid support for 5.5.0 and 5.5.1.
Thanks to @rw-r-r_0644 for supplying a working 5.5.1 mp4 file for me to examine.

Hopefully can get some feedback from others!

@Kakkoii can you make a commandline version? it would be perfect to include them into a makefile like bin2s.

Added

 

[Blackspoon]

Its perfect for my purpose. This is a damn great tool.

 

[Primosete]

Thks a lot for this great tool

 

[Kakkoii]

Here's an experimental version that needs to be tested on other versions than 5.4.0 before I release it.
It should allow .BIN payloads of up to 29832 bytes (29.13kb), instead of the 20480 bytes that the current modified PHP files are able to do.
Hopefully will allow people to make some nicer homebrew on 5.5.0/5.5.1 especially.

I can't test it for 5.3.2/5.5.0/5.5.1, so anyone on that version that can test this with a >24kb .bin file would be helpful. (just fill it with a bunch of unused functions or something to bloat it.)

 

[smallchoi]

how do i use it

 

[smallchoi]

where could i find mp4 which mp4