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'''Bink''' is a video format | '''Bink''' is a proprietary video format (extension '''<code>.bik</code>''') developed by RAD Game Tools, which is primarily designed and used for storing cutscene videos in computer and video games. | ||
== | * The Xbox version of [[GTA III]] and [[Vice City]] use this format for the two startup movies, <code>movies\GTAtitles.bik</code> and <code>movies\Logo.bik</code>. | ||
* [http://www.radgametools.com/default.htm RAD Game Tools] | * [[GTA IV]] uses this format for its in-game television programming. These files are located in the directory <code>Grand Theft Auto IV\Movies</code> folder. | ||
* [[GTA V]] uses this format for its in-game television programming, too, but also uses it for in-game movies, the game's start-up splash and for Jimmy's video game Righteous Slaughter 7. These files are located in the directory <code>Grand Theft Auto V\movies</code> folder. | |||
== Tools == | |||
* [http://www.radgametools.com/default.htm RAD Game Tools], official site for Bink Video | |||
* [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ FFmpeg] | |||
=== FFmpeg === | |||
FFmpeg is a free software that can decode and encode a wide variety of audio and video formats, including Bink. The following instruction is for converting a Bink file into an AVI file on Windows. | |||
* Download the Windows build, static version, at http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/. | |||
* Download 7-zip at http://www.7-zip.org/. | |||
* Use 7-zip to extract the files. | |||
* Run <code>ff-prompt.bat</code>. | |||
* In the command prompt, type in the command <code>ffmpeg -i input.bik output.avi</code>, where input.bik is the location of the Bink file and output.avi is the location of your output file. | |||
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[[Category:File Formats]] | [[Category:File Formats]] | ||