Alan Wake (DVD9 -> DVD5)

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Alan Wake DVD9 -> DVD5 1 spoken lang (supporting 1.03 update)

NOTE: Files needed can be found in Post #36

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At the very first biggest greetz fly to yener90 'coz this conversion uses his CI source.
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UPDATE: I'm sorry for wasting your time on converting biks via previous bik_conversion_v.2.rar.
Proper bik_conversion_v.3.rar greatly improves video quality and (paradoxically) straightly reduces conversion time from ~16 to ~8.5 hour on [email protected]
I strongly recommend bik converson via bik_conversion_v.3.rar to gain near-original quality.


You can update the game to 1.03 and it still fits on DVD5

1. Install the game and RADTools


2. Download bik_conversion_v.3.rar and extract to {game_folder}\data\videos folder.
Note: See Post #36 for file.


3. Go to {game_folder}\data\videos and run 1#resample.rlst

You can pause it and resume later.To do this click 'STOP' button in RAD Batch Editor. Let Bink Video Compressor finish actually converted file. Click 'SAVE AS...' button in RAD Batch Editor and save as 1#resample.rlst. Next time you run them, it'll start from next file.
If you must abort conversion immediately there is 2nd method. Click 'STOP' button on RAD Batch Editor and it'll generate "# Error returned:" message at the beginning of line with actually converted file. Delete "# Error returned:" text, click 'SAVE AS...' button and save as 1#resample.rlst. Now click 'CANCEL' button on Bink Video Compressor and answer 'NO' if asking about keeping partially converted file. You can run it later and it starts conversion from last converted file.


4. Run 2#audio_###.rlst (where ### is your preferred lang for cutscenes).


5. Run 3#copy_not_resampled.bat.


6. Download AW_DVD5_v.3.rar and extract to TEMP folder.
Note: See Post #36 for file.


7. Go to {game_folder} and move

thridparty

to

TEMP

8. Go to {game_folder}\data, delete unwanted lang files (remember to leave i.e. english if your language isn't spoken one):

ep999-000-##.bin
ep999-000-##.rmdp

9. Go to {game_folder}\data, run FreeArc and compress:

Config
*.bin
*.rmdp

archive name: data1.cab
compression: -mx -ld800
make EXE: not checked

10. Go to {game_folder}\data\videos\converted, run FreeArc and compress its content

archive name: data2.cab
compression: -m0*
make EXE: not checked

* If you want to gain some extra space (i.e. for soundtrack from 1.02 update) use -mx -ld800 compression instead


11. Go to {game_folder}, run FreeArc and compress its content (without data folder)

archive name: data3.cab
compression: -mx -ld800
make EXE: not checked

12. Make iso/burn content of TEMP folder with any label (final size: 4.25GB)

scr1.jpg

scr2.jpg

UPDATE:

See screenshots for differences (thin, black lines are not visible during on-game playback):

o_250_cine_3500.jpg oryginal
s_250_cine_3500.jpg previous (bik_conversion_v.2.rar)
n_250_cine_3500.jpg new (bik_conversion_v.3.rar)

o_480_cine_3500.jpg oryginal
s_480_cine_3500.jpg previous (bik_conversion_v.2.rar)
n_480_cine_3500.jpg new (bik_conversion_v.3.rar)

UPDATE 2: Italian lang added to bik_conversion_v.3.rar (108 downloads before)

Note: See Post #36 for file.