TaxOwlbear Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Does someone know a program that can extract the videos from the C&C3 DVD? I know that I could just record them or download them from Youtube, but I'm curious how this is done. I'm not expecting full instruction, but I'd appreciate if someone could give me a hint where and with what software to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRaLeX Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'm a hacker (or at least that's what people like to call me), so I can give you a tip or two on this. What are FMVs? Bear in mind that I don't have a RA3 DVD. [*]Turn on your brain. [*]If they are in-game sequences, you can't extract them. [*]Check both the installation directory and the DVD. [*]Videos are likely to be large > 20 MB files. [*]Extract any cabinet file (you'll need to figure out the file formats yourself). [*]Check everything and everything you have extracted for large files. [*]Videos are likely to be in some sort of bink, flash, avi or whatever format. [*]Just try to open suspicious files with your favorite video player and let him figure out the format. [*]If this doesn't work, you'll need to figure out the right format yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Ugh, shut up alex. If you don't know, don't bother replying. TaxOwlbear: If I remember correctly, the game has separate files for video and audio, for easy multi-language support. The format is called VP6, and the videos are stored somewhere inside the game's .big archives. The audio files have the extension .snd, the video files .vp6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRaLeX Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Ugh, shut up alex. If you don't know, don't bother replying. So, how is what you said so much different than what I said? Yes, you mentioned specific RA3 file formats. If I'm not mistaken I did mention that I don't own a RA3 DVD and hence can't name any specific file formats but therefore I described a generic way on how to go about it that works for any game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampastring Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I have to chime in and notify that C&C3 != RA3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRaLeX Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ramp a string is right about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ramp a string is right about that. You were the only one mentioning RA3 It's entirely possible the RA3 formats are the same, but all my knowledge on the subject stems from helping on the Tiberian Dawn mod for C&C3, so the details I gave are most certainly correct in relation to C&C3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRaLeX Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Well, I didn't know the difference between RA3 and C&C3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxOwlbear Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 There's apparently a .big extractor for C&C3 (or at least designed by someone who used it for C&C3). Does anyone whether it's any good? http://www.moddb.com/groups/tiberium-essence-fans/downloads/cc-big-extractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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