Movie Formats

[Cyber Akuma]

Ok, I just got ZOE2 and REALLY like the intro. So I wanted to encode it. First thing I noticed that liek ZOE1, all the movies are in 1 big file called movies.dat. *groan* This will be annoying to parse but not impossible.

However, second thing I noticed was that I couldent open or copy the file. When I tried to open it in a hex editor, it claimed that the file didnt exsist. And when I tried to copy it through dos or explorer it said that the file is an invalid format.

Ideas anyone?

[TylerDurden]

Use ISOBUSTER to save files to your HDD then try using Winhex to view in Hex. It has a better success rate than other hex editors.







Tyler!

[Cyber Akuma]

Sigh, ok I got the file, but so far everything I have tried to locate the movie files within the dat file have failed. I tried comparing it to a normal PSS file, but the dat file itself has the same headers and footers as the PSS file, almost appearing as one big movie. I know there are probably no rip kits out yet for this game since it just came out in the USA.........

Is there a quide or FAQ anywhere on extracting the movies hidden in .dat files? Or the structore of PSS and movie DAT files?

[TylerDurden]

The DAT file you have is considered a MUNGE file. You will have to know how to code an extractor/rebuilder to be able to properly edit the movie files.



Tyler!

[Cyber Akuma]

Do you know of any FAQS for working with MUNGE files?

[TylerDurden]

Myself, no. I leave that up to some genious 16-17 year olds that I know. Coding in C++ is to complicated for me at this time.




Tyler!