Imagination Pilots Matte Animation - Revision history

Kostya: update information based on feedback from the original researcher

2022-01-17T05:27:18Z

update information based on feedback from the original researcher

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	* Company: Imagination Pilots		* Company: Imagination Pilots
	* FOURCCs: Ipma, Ip20~~, SUGR(?)~~		* FOURCCs: Ipma, Ip20

	This is a simple LZW-based video codec with transparency pixels and delta frames. The LZW format according to [https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/spiele/blown_away/~~art_decoder.php~~] is the same as in [[GIF]] but without any additional data being present in the stream (it uses dynamic index size from 9 to 12 bits, code 256 means decoder reset and code 257 means end of stream).		This is a simple LZW-based video codec with transparency pixels and delta frames. The LZW format according to [https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/spiele/blown_away/ipma_codec/ Blown Away game technical analysis] is the same as in [[GIF]] but without any additional data being present in the stream (it uses dynamic index size from 9 to 12 bits, code 256 means decoder reset and code 257 means end of stream).

	Each frame consists of raw frame data compressed with LZW and with pixel value 0 used for transparent pixels (or unchanged pixels in delta frames) and pixel value 1 is used for pixels that should reuse the original background. In version 1 of the codec the first frame serves as the original background for the rest of the video, in version 2 there is no background stored in the video, those files are supposed to be partially transparent animations rendered over game scene.		Each frame consists of raw frame data compressed with LZW and with pixel value 0 used for transparent pixels (or unchanged pixels in delta frames) and pixel value 1 is used for pixels that should reuse the original background. In version 1 of the codec the first frame serves as the original background for the rest of the video, in version 2 there is no background stored in the video, those files are supposed to be partially transparent animations rendered over game scene.

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2021-10-05T12:11:53Z

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	This is a simple LZW-based video codec with transparency pixels and delta frames. The LZW format according to [https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/spiele/blown_away/art_decoder.php] is the same as in [[GIF]] but without any additional data being present in the stream (it uses dynamic index size from 9 to 12 bits, code 256 means decoder reset and code 257 means end of stream).		This is a simple LZW-based video codec with transparency pixels and delta frames. The LZW format according to [https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/spiele/blown_away/art_decoder.php] is the same as in [[GIF]] but without any additional data being present in the stream (it uses dynamic index size from 9 to 12 bits, code 256 means decoder reset and code 257 means end of stream).

	Each frame consists of raw frame data compressed with LZW and with pixel value 0 used for transparent pixels (or unchanged pixels in delta frames).		Each frame consists of raw frame data compressed with LZW and with pixel value 0 used for transparent pixels (or unchanged pixels in delta frames) and pixel value 1 is used for pixels that should reuse the original background. In version 1 of the codec the first frame serves as the original background for the rest of the video, in version 2 there is no background stored in the video, those files are supposed to be partially transparent animations rendered over game scene.

	== Games Using IPMA Animation ==		== Games Using IPMA Animation ==

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2021-10-04T15:43:31Z

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* Company: Imagination Pilots
* FOURCCs: Ipma, Ip20, SUGR(?)

This is a simple LZW-based video codec with transparency pixels and delta frames. The LZW format according to [https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/spiele/blown_away/art_decoder.php] is the same as in [[GIF]] but without any additional data being present in the stream (it uses dynamic index size from 9 to 12 bits, code 256 means decoder reset and code 257 means end of stream).

Each frame consists of raw frame data compressed with LZW and with pixel value 0 used for transparent pixels (or unchanged pixels in delta frames).

== Games Using IPMA Animation ==
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/blown-away Blown Away]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/panic-in-the-park Panic in the Park]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/wheres-waldo-at-the-circus Where's Waldo? At the Circus]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/wheres-waldo-exploring-geography Where's Waldo? Exploring Geography] (leftover <code>avi_test.avi</code>)

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[[Category:Game Formats]]