Photo Channel

Photo Channel
Type	Pre-installed
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Wii Channels
Release date(s)	JP December 2, 2006 NA November 19, 2006 EU/AUS December 8, 2007 KO
Genre(s)	Utility
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	HAYA01, HAAA01, HAYK01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

If a user inserts an SD card into the console, or receives photos or videos via email, they can be viewed using the Photo Channel. The user can create a slideshow simply by inserting an SD card with photos and, optionally, MP3 or AAC files. The Wii will automatically add between the photos and play either the music on the SD card or built-in music in the background.

A built-in editor allows users to add markings and effects to their photos. Mosaics and puzzles can also be created with this feature. Edited photos can be saved to the Wii (the Wii will not overwrite data on the SD card) and sent to other Wiis via the message board.

An update to the Photo Channel, named the Photo Channel 1.1, became available on December 10, 2007. It allows customization of the Wii Menu by letting users replace the Photo Channel icon with a picture taken from an SD card or a picture from the Wii Message Board. It also allows playback of songs in random order.

Emulation Information

Pre-existing Photos

A common Wii Menu download has some user photos left in. These photos can be removed by deleting the Wii Menu data folder (Dolphin Emulator\Wii\title\00000001\00000002\data) WARNING: This will erase all of the messages on Wii message board.

Problems

Doodle Drawing Tool Bug

When you draw a line sometimes it will appear and sometimes it won't. Change Texture Cache Accuracy to Safe to fix this.

Screenshot taken using Texture Cache Accuracy to safe.

Screenshot taken using Texture Cache Accuracy to fast.

Doodle Scissor Tool Bug

Disabled EFB Copies to Texture Only to fix this problem.

Corrupted Save File on Initial Launch

The first time the Photo Channel is launched, an error message about corrupted save data will be shown. This does not happen on console. Although the error were harmless, it got fixed in 5.0-11578.

"The save file is corrupted."

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Store EFB Copies to Texture Only	Off	Fix Scissor Tool Bug
Texture Cache Accuracy	Position 1 (Safe)	Fix Drawing Bug

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Photo Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

2.0

5.0

5.0-11578

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5.0-20166 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
4.0.2	Windows 7	Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.6 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 120	Runs great, BUT WHO THE HELL IS THAT KID? Edit- I found his posts on the Message Board, he is German(?), you can find them from late 2007 to late 2009-2010, if you got the Wii Menu same way I did, which was not the way Dolphin has it. Anyone who knows how to reset the icon, tell me.	Tom Nook
5.0-19159	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	Runs without issue, beyond doodle tool problems.	Kolano