Sonic Adventure/File Formats - Revision history

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	This page lists all file formats/extensions in ~~SA1 Dreamcast~~ and ~~SADX~~ along with the tools to work with these files.		This page lists all file formats/extensions in [[Sonic Adventure\|Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX]] along with the tools to work with these files.

	Italics indicate that the program is part of the [[SA Tools]] suite.		Italics indicate that the program is part of the [[SA Tools]] suite.

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	This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files.		This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files.
	Italics indicate that the program is part of the [~~//github.com/sonicretro/sa_tools~~ SA Tools] suite.
			Italics indicate that the program is part of the [[SA Tools]] suite.
	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"
	! Extension \|\| Description \|\| Tool(s)		! Extension \|\| Description \|\| Tool(s)
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	\| PVP		\| PVP
	\| External palette for a PVR texture		\| External palette for a PVR texture
	\| Puyo Tools		\| ''Texture Editor'', Puyo Tools
	\|-		\|-
	\| PVM		\| PVM
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	\| GVP		\| GVP
	\| Gamecube variation of PVP		\| Gamecube variation of PVP
	\| Puyo Tools		\| ''Texture Editor'', Puyo Tools
	\|-		\|-
	\| MPG		\| MPG
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	\| MLT		\| MLT
	\| Dreamcast soundbank		\| Dreamcast soundbank
	\| MLTExtract		\| MLTExtract (SA Tools Research repo), manatools
	\|-		\|-
	\| DAT		\| DAT

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	BIN files		<h2>BIN files</h2>
	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"
	! Name or extension \|\| Description \|\| Tool(s)		! Name or extension \|\| Description \|\| Tool(s)

End User: Created page with "This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files. Italics indicate that the program is part of the [//github.com/sonicretro/sa_tools SA Tools] suite. {| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;" ! Extension || Description || Tool(s) |- | PVR | Dreamcast PowerVR texture | ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools, PVRViewer, WinPVR etc. |- | PVP | External palette for a PVR texture | Puyo Tools |- | PVM..."

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Created page with "This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files. Italics indicate that the program is part of the [//github.com/sonicretro/sa_tools SA Tools] suite. {| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;" ! Extension || Description || Tool(s) |- | PVR | Dreamcast PowerVR texture | ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools, PVRViewer, WinPVR etc. |- | PVP | External palette for a PVR texture | Puyo Tools |- | PVM..."

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This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA1 Dreamcast and SADX along with the tools to work with these files.
Italics indicate that the program is part of the [//github.com/sonicretro/sa_tools SA Tools] suite.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"
! Extension || Description || Tool(s)
|-
| PVR
| Dreamcast PowerVR texture
| ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools, PVRViewer, WinPVR etc.
|-
| PVP
| External palette for a PVR texture
| Puyo Tools
|-
| PVM
| Dreamcast texture archive
| ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools
|-
| GVR
| Gamecube variation of PVR
| ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools
|-
| GVM
| Gamecube variation of PVM
| ''Texture Editor'', ''ArchiveTool'', Puyo Tools
|-
| GVP
| Gamecube variation of PVP
| Puyo Tools
|-
| MPG
| MPEG1 video (SADX PC only)
| FFMPEG, VLC etc. SADXPC video was encoded with TGMPEnc version 2.55.38.142
|-
| ADX
| CRI compressed audio
| vgmstream, adx2wav, adxencd, FFMPEG etc.
|-
| SFD
| CRI video format (MPEG1 video + ADX audio)
| FFMPEG, Dreamcast Video Creator, sfd2mpg
|-
| PRS
| Generic compressed binary (Game Gear games in SADX, all PVMs and binaries in SA1 DC)
| ''ArchiveTool'', PuyoTools, ''Texture Editor'' (for PRS-compressed PVMs)
|-
| NB
| Models+animations binary
| ''Split'', NBTool
|-
| PB
| Dreamcast texture archive (headerless)
| ''ArchiveTool''
|-
| MLT
| Dreamcast soundbank
| MLTExtract
|-
| DAT
| SADX PC soundbank
| ''SADXSndSharp''
|-
| DLL
| Binaries containing models for characters, Adventure Fields, Chaos 0 and the Mystic Ruins Chao garden
| ''SA Tools Hub'', ''Split'', ''SAMDL''
|}

**BIN files**
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto;"
! Name or extension || Description || Tool(s)
|-
| SET*.BIN
| Object layout for a level
| ''SALVL'', SETEdit, DXEdit etc.
|-
| SETMI*.BIN
| Mission layout for a level
| ''SALVL''
|-
| PRMMI*.BIN
| Mission parameters for a level
| ''SALVL''
|-
| CAM*.BIN
| Camera layout for a level
| ''SALVL''
|-
| SS_MES*.BIN
| Text strings used by NPCs in Station Square
| ''SADXTweaker2'', SA1 Text Injector
|-
| MR_MES*.BIN
| Text strings used by NPCs in the Mystic Ruins
| ''SADXTweaker2'', SA1 Text Injector
|-
| PAST_MES*.BIN
| Text strings used by NPCs in the Past
| ''SADXTweaker2'', SA1 Text Injector
|-
| CHAODX_MESSAGE*.BIN
| Chao-related text
| ''SADXTweaker2'', SA1 Text Injector
|-
| MSGAL*.BIN
| Chao Black Market and Name Machine text
| ''SADXTweaker2'', SA1 Text Injector
|-
| K_*.BIN
| Gameplay demos played after waiting on the title screen
| SADX Demo Converter
|-
| FONTDATA0.BIN
| Japanese font (2004+ only)
| ''SAFontEdit''
|-
| FONTDATA1.BIN
| Western European font (2004+ only)
| ''SAFontEdit''
|-
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24E.BIN
| English font (Impress) (used in Chao menus in 2004+)
| ''SAFontEdit''
|-
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24S.BIN
| Western European font (Comic Sans) (used in Chao menus in 2004+)
| ''SAFontEdit''
|-
| EFMSGFONT_KANJI24.BIN
| Japanese font (used in Chao menus in 2004+)
| ''SAFontEdit''
|}