[MrMann]

Is there any way to extract the video and audio data instead of manually encoding it out of the pak file?

Unfortunately, I do not of any way. My guess is that once those PS2 Emulators are finished, a PS2 FMV extractor will exist around the same time. You may even want to watch out for this program: GiGaHeRz's FMV Search & Extract Tool - Beta 01

And if you know how to Hex Edit, you can probably do it that way, I don't know how to Hex Edit.

Thank you for that guide, but it appears that I have to do an extreme amount of manual work in order to extract the data. You said that I not only have to extract the video though a conversation method, but personally remove the bad frames myself. Considering that a video can have hundreds of thousands of frames... how do you expect me to do this by hand?

Also, I would have to guess where to cut off the video and audio, this leads to a great deal of chance of the audio being out of sync with the video.

You're welcome. And about extracting the video through a conversation method, I relate it to DVD Backup/DVD-Rip folks. They frameserve the source video so that they don't have to worry about a gigantic AVI file. So I figured it was okay to edit the video file. And it seems that I forgot the MPG encoding folks in the little guide I made. I don't know much about that kind of stuff, but there should be some video editing programs for MPG.

About removing the bad frames, that should be easy only if you don't mind separating things as I have done. Like keeping the opening and extra video separate. And that theory of mine of how the .PCK files work came from editing the video and seeing the actual audio graphs. You can see for yourself if you try it. And if you're only after the opening and extra video, the editing should be easy. Have the game on so you can check back and forth to see how the videos begin and end. First, the opening: if you're using VirtualDub, just drag along to the end, which is around 50 seconds. You can pretty much tell when it ends. After it ends, go to the next frame and "Set selection start" ("Edit" menu); then go to the very end and "Set selection end". Then delete. Now you have the opening video. The Extra video is slightly more difficult, the concept is sort of the same. Go to the very beginning and "Set selection start". After the Company Logos, go to the last of the flickering picture, then go to the next blank frame and "Set selection end". Delete. The end doesn't really matter, just delete everything after the video. Now you have the Extra video. There's a chance you can "Start frame server..." (File menu) and let it work with an MPG video program, I don't know, I haven't tested it.

After everything, I have the videos all together. I never got them out of sync, though at one time, I thought I did with (May talking scene), but I forgot that's how the Japanese do Anime talking.

I'm very much a rookie/amateur at video editing, so that explains my explanation. And remember to check with how the videos look when you play them on your PS2. If you're using an Audio Editing program, remember to zoom in to accurately delete or select what you want. There's a chance I left something out, so you might have to ask or figure them out yourself. Good luck!

And about ZOE1, I got the FMVs, but the audio is screwed up for me. I used MFAudio, but the audio never ends. The FMVs are okay. I used the Nova Software Extractor method (Emuforums - schattenberg88). Or you can Hex Edit (Alternative Universe - Ryu). Unfortunately, there is nothing but PSS files in ZOE file. Go after the big ones or the ones with a resolution (in Nova).

About the Tenchu 3 FMVs, they are interlaced, at least the US version, anyway.