Friday, July 21, 2017

OnePlus 5 Camera Mod - Enables HEVC/H.265 Recording

OnePlus 5 Camera Mod (Requires Root) Enables HEVC/H.265 Recording

The HEVC/H.265 encoder is still in its infancy but a lot of people are already enjoying the benefit of its reduced file sizes. XDA pankajsammal, Member was able to modify the OnePlus 5 so that it can record videos in this format for 4K, 1080p, and 720p quality. This mod is also reducing the bitrate of of the recording to, so that will reduce the file size even more.

To enable it, simply overwrite the /system/etc/media_profiles.xml file with the modded one provided in the thread (and be sure to backup your original).

Note  :
  • Take a backup of your 'media_profiles.xml' located at system/etc/ before attempting this mod.
  • To install just overwrite 'media_profiles.xml' at system/etc/ with File Explorer (Root device required)
  • Set the permission of the file to 0644 (RW-R--R--) and reboot your phone. 
  • Tested only on OxygenOS 4.5.5 

File Download
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media_profiles.xml file - download 
rename that file into media_profiles.xml

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