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Printed:11/19/98 4:16 PM By:SCEA Filename:final44Dataconv.doc Last saved by:SONY On:11/19/98 3:28 Comments: Master Copy Table of Contents About This Manual vii Changes Since Last Release vii , TechRef Release 4.3. Related Documentation vii Developer Reference Series vii Typographic Conventions viii Developer Support viii Chapter 1: Video Data Conversion Utilities Overview 1-3 mc32: PlayStation Movie Converter 1-4 MovConv: PlayStation Movie Converter 1-49 MovPack: Packs multiple streaming/audio data sets into single pack 1-67 Chapter 2: 3D Graphic Conversion Utilities DXF2RSD: Converts DXF to RSD 2-3 DXF2RSDW: Converts DXF to RSD (Windows version) 2-10 LABP: Converts Labp-formatted file to binary data 2-16 MESHCONV: Creates MSH file for RSD extension 2-19 MIMEFILT: Creates MIMe difference file from TMD 2-21 MIMESORT: Sorts TMD Vertex Information 2-23 MKMIME: Makes MIMe for HMD 2-25 MKTOD: Makes TOD from PRJ and HRC files 2-27 RSD2DXF: Converts RSD to DXF 2-30 RSD2HMD: Converts RSD to HMD 2-31 RSDCAT: Links multiple RSD files to create new RSD file set 2-33 RSDFORM: Deforms or moves RSD data 2-35 RSDLINK: Converts RSD to TMD 2-39 RSDUP: Converts old RSD file to HMD-compatible RSD file 2-45 TMD2PMD: Converts TMD to PMD 2-47 TMDSORT/INFO: Sorts and displays TMD files 2-49 XHMD: Converts an HMD data file to labp format 2-50 Chapter 3: 2D Graphics Conversion Utilities BMP2TIM: Converts BMP to TIM 3-3 PICT2TIM: Converts PICT to TIM 3-4 RGB2TIM: Converts RGB to TIM 3-5 TIMTOOL 3-6 TIM2BMP: Converts TIM to BMP 3-10 TIMPOS: Changes VRAM in TIM 3-11 TIMUTIL: Allows multiple TIM, BMP, PICT and RGB conversions 3-12 TIMEXP: Plug-in for use with Photoshop 2.5 and 3.0 3-22 TIMexpE: Plug-in for use with Photoshop 4.0, Windows or Artist Board 3-25 TIMfmtE: Plug-in for use with Photoshop 4.0, Windows 95 or NT 3-32 TIMFMT/TIMformatE: Plug-ins for use with Photoshop 2.5 and 3.0 3-37 MGAME.ADDIN: Plug-in for Alias Wavefront 3-42 TOD_I.KXP: Plug-in for 3D Studio 3-57 Plug-ins for LightWave 3D 4.0 3-64 Chapter 4: Sound Conversion Utilities SMF2SEQ: Creates Sequence Data (Mac version) 4-3 SMF2SEQ: Creates Sequence Data (PC version) 4-5 AIFF2VAG: Creates Waveform Data (Mac version) 4-6 AIFF2VAG: Creates Waveform Data (PC version) 4-8 MKVAB: Makes VAB 4-9 SEQ2SEP: Converts SEQ to SEP 4-11 Printed:11/19/98 4:16 PM By:SCEA Filename:final44Dataconv.doc Last saved by:SONY On:11/19/98 3:28 Comments: Master Copy Data Conversion Utilities iv Table of Contents VABSPLIT: Splits VAB into VH and VB 4-12 List of Figures Figure 1-1: Main Window 1-6 , TechRef Release 4.3. Figure 1-2: Conversion Window 1-7 Figure 1-3: Video+Sound Window 1-8 Figure 1-4: Multi Channel Window 1-10 Figure 1-5: MDEC Parameters Window 1-12 Figure 1-6 : MDEC Parameter - Q Matrix Window 1-14 Figure 1-7: XA Parameters Window 1-14 Figure 1-8: Script Window 1-15 Figure 1-9: Video Window 1-16 Figure 1-10: Sound Window 1-17 Figure 1-11: General Setting Dialog Box 1-17 Figure 1-12: Video Data Creation Procedure 1-18 Figure 1-13: Sound Data Creation Procedure 1-21 Figure 1-14: Ordinary Streaming 1-22 Figure 1-15: Multi-channel Streaming 1-22 Figure 1-16: Efficient use of CD-ROM storage with multiple channels 1-23 Figure 1-17: Procedure for creating multi-channel data 1-23 Figure 1-18: MovConv Main Window 1-50 Figure 1-19: Preview Dialog Box 1-51 Figure 1-20: MDEC Parameters Dialog Box 1-51 Figure 1-21: Preview MDEC Image Dialog Box 1-53 Figure 1-22: Q Matrix Dialog Box 1-54 Figure 1-23: XA Audio Parameters Dialog Box 1-54 Figure 1-24: AVI Parameters Dialog Box 1-55 Figure 1-25: Interleave Video with Audio Dialog Box 1-55 Figure 1-26: Script Dialog Box 1-57 Figure 1-27: MovPack 1-67 Figure 2-1: Conversion of Coordinate Systems 2-4 Figure 2-2: Information Dialog 2-11 Figure 2-3: Information Dialog 2-13 Figure 2-4: File Open Dialog 2-14 Figure 2-5: File Save Dialog 2-14 Figure 2-6: Undefined Color Dialog 2-15 Figure 2-7: VDF File Format 2-22 Figure 3-1: Parameter Setting Window 3-14 Figure 3-2: TIM Display Dialog 3-16 Figure 3-3: File Open Dialog 3-16 Figure 3-4: File Save Dialog 3-17 Figure 3-5: Directory Select Dialog 3-18 Figure 3-6: Set Dialog 3-18 Figure 3-7: TIM Locate Dialog 3-19 Figure 3-8: VRAM Image Area 3-19 Figure 3-9: Information Area 3-20 Figure 3-10: Select List Area 3-20 Figure 3-11: Menu Bar 3-20 Figure 3-12: TIM Export Options Dialog Box 3-23 Figure 3-13: TIM Export Options Dialog Box 3-28 Figure 3-14: TIM Format Output Options Dialog Box 3-34 Figure 3-15: "Open" Dialog Box 3-38 Figure 3-16: "Open in Specified Format" Dialog Box 3-38 Figure 3-17: "Save with another Name" Dialog Box 3-39 Figure 3-18: Warning about Image Information which cannot be Saved 3-39 Printed:11/19/98 4:16 PM By:SCEA Filename:final44Dataconv.doc Last saved by:SONY On:11/19/98 3:28 Comments: Master Copy Data Conversion Utilities Table of Contents v Figure 3-19: TIM Format Output Options dialog box 3-40 Figure 3-20: Opening the Plug-in Manager window 3-42 Figure 3-21: Search path and file name window 3-42 Figure 3-22: Plug-in Manager window 3-43 Figure 3-23: Opening the Make Game translator window 3-43 , TechRef Release 4.3. Figure 3-24: Make Game translator window 3-44 Figure 3-25: PlayStation Export window 3-45 Figure 3-26: TMD File option 3-45 Figure 3-27: Video RAM Mapper window 3-47 Figure 3-28: Screen Size Menus 3-48 Figure 3-29: Load Map File window 3-48 Figure 3-30: Textures section 3-49 Figure 3-31: Options Section 3-50 Figure 3-32: Animation Section 3-50 Figure 4-1: SMF Output in Performer 4-3 Figure 4-2: SMF2SEQ 4-4 Figure 4-3: SMF2SEQ Icon 4-4 Figure 4-4: AIFF Output in SoundDesignerII 4-6 Figure 4-5: AIFF2VAG Conversion File 4-6 Figure 4-6: AIFF2VAG Icon 4-7 Figure 4-7: ADSR rates 4-10 List of Tables Table 1-1: Movie Tools 1-3 Table 1-2: Formats Supported by mc32 1-4 Table 1-3: Setting the Total Number of Channels for XA Sound 1-11 Table 1-4: Type of conversion as a function of input data and output format settings 1-12 Table 1-5: Setting leap sectors 1-13 Table 1-6: Script Functions 1-25 Table 1-7: Conversion Differences as a Function of Audio 1-52 Table 1-8: Leap Sector Setting 1-52 Table 1-9: List of Scripting Functions 1-59 Table 1-10: Settings for the total number of channels in XA audio data 1-68 Table 2-1: Commercial 3D modelers convertible with DXF2RSD 2-5 Table 2-2: Currently unconvertible commercial 3D modelers 2-6 Table 2-3: RSD o TMD Conversion Comparison Table 2-41 Table 3-1: Parameters specifiable in the [DefaultValue] section of TIMexp.ini 3-27 Table 3-2: Parameters specifiable in the [DefaultValue] section of TIMfmt.ini 3-33 Table 3-3: Controlling the STP bit of the color entries 3-49 Table 3-4: GetPlayStation Options 3-51 Table 4-1: Appropriate Format (SMF) 4-3 Table 4-2: VabHdr 4-9 Table 4-3: ProgAtr 4-9 Table 4-4: VagAtr 4-10 Printed:11/19/98 4:16 PM By:SCEA Filename:final44Dataconv.doc Last saved by:SONY On:11/19/98 3:28 Comments: Master Copy Data Conversion Utilities vi Table of Contents , TechRef Release 4.3.