This page lists all file formats/extensions in SA2 Dreamcast and SA2B along with the tools to work with these files.
Italics indicate that the program is part of the SA Tools suite.
| 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
|
| GVP
|
Gamecube variation of PVP
|
Puyo Tools
|
| GVM
|
Gamecube variation of PVM
|
Texture Editor, ArchiveTool, Puyo Tools, all GVM files are compressed into PRS archives
|
| M1V
|
MPEG1 video
|
FFMPEG, VLC etc.
|
| 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 (All texture archives and some binaries in SA2B, most PVMs and binaries in SA2 DC)
|
ArchiveTool, PuyoTools, Texture Editor (for PRS-compressed PVMs/GVMs)
|
| MLT
|
Dreamcast soundbank pack
|
MLTExtract
|
| MPB
|
Dreamcast single soundbank
|
MLTExtract
|
| CSB
|
Soundbank archive (2012 Port only)
|
|
| PAK
|
Generic archive (Mainly used for edited texture archives, but can also contain other file formats)
|
PAKTool, Texture Editor (For packs that utilize texture data)
|
| REL
|
GameCube binaries containing most of the general codebase and stage data for the GameCube version
|
SA Tools Hub, Split, SAMDL
|
| DLL
|
Binary containing stage data and assets related to Chao, Kart Racing, and 2P Battle screens
|
SA Tools Hub, Split, SAMDL
|
BIN files
| Filename |
Description |
Tool(s)
|
| SET*.BIN
|
Object layout for a level
|
SALVL, SETEdit etc.
|
| SET*_2P.BIN
|
Multiplayer object layout for a level
|
SALVL, SETEdit etc.
|
| SET*_HD.BIN
|
Hard Mode object layout for a level
|
SALVL, SETEdit etc.
|
| *_LIGHT.BIN
|
Object lighting for a level
|
SA2LightFogEditor
|
| *_FOG.BIN
|
Fog settings for a level
|
SA2LightFogEditor
|
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24E.BIN
|
English font (Comic Sans)
|
SADXFontEdit
|
| EFMSGFONT_ASCII24S.BIN
|
Western European font (Comic Sans)
|
SADXFontEdit
|
| EFMSGFONT_KANJI24.BIN
|
Japanese font
|
SADXFontEdit
|
| CHAORACECAM*.BIN
|
Chao Race cameras
|
|
| CHAOSETRACE*.BIN
|
Chao Race object layout
|
SALVL, SETEdit etc.
|
| MSGCHAOENTRANCE_*.BIN
|
Chao Race Lobby text strings
|
|
| MSGCHAOKARATENAME_*.BIN
|
Chao Karate fighter names
|
|
| E*MOTION.BIN
|
Event animation data
|
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