Wing Commander III MVE - Revision history

Multimedia Mike: /* File Format */

2008-05-12T17:45:56Z

File Format

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	The second FOURCC in the header is probably a sub-identifier for the file type. The FORM header is a common occurrence in game data files. The second fourcc (MOVE) helps distinguish this format from others.		The second FOURCC in the header is probably a sub-identifier for the file type. The FORM header is a common occurrence in game data files. The second fourcc (MOVE) helps distinguish this format from others.

	The next chunk in a MVE file is a _PC_ chunk. Very little is known about it:		The next chunk in a MVE file is a _PC_ chunk. Very little is known about it except for the fact that it distinguishes the PC format variation from the variation found on the 3DO version of the game.

	bytes 0-3 '_PC_' chunk identifier		bytes 0-3 '_PC_' chunk identifier

Dashcloud: Update samples link

2006-08-20T03:22:25Z

Update samples link

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	* Extension: mve		* Extension: mve
	* Company: [[Origin Systems]]		* Company: [[Origin Systems]]
	* Samples: [http://~~www~~.mplayerhq.hu~~/MPlayer/samples~~/game-formats/wc3-mve/ http://~~www~~.mplayerhq.hu~~/MPlayer/samples~~/game-formats/wc3-mve/]		* Samples: [http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/game-formats/wc3-mve/ http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/game-formats/wc3-mve/]

	In 1994, Origin, a video game company best known for its Ultima and Wing Commander franchises, released a third installment of their Wing Commander series. Wing Commander III made liberal use of interactive cinema scenes in which real actors recited dialogue against computer-generated backgrounds. Many of the scenes seem to consist of Luke Skywalker (rather, Colonel Blair played by Mark Hamill) sighing		In 1994, Origin, a video game company best known for its Ultima and Wing Commander franchises, released a third installment of their Wing Commander series. Wing Commander III made liberal use of interactive cinema scenes in which real actors recited dialogue against computer-generated backgrounds. Many of the scenes seem to consist of Luke Skywalker (rather, Colonel Blair played by Mark Hamill) sighing

Multimedia Mike: /* 3DO Variation */ some more diffs

2006-06-25T22:02:04Z

3DO Variation: some more diffs

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	* the initial header contains the characters '3DO_' instead of '_PC_'		* the initial header contains the characters '3DO_' instead of '_PC_'
	* there is a chunk tagged 'FINL' with a 0x14-byte payload near the front of the file		* there is a chunk tagged 'FINL' with a 0x14-byte payload near the front of the file
			* some files use a video chunk tagged by 'DFCL'
			* files that use 'VGA ' chunks for video appear to start new SHOTs with a new type of chunk called 'CEL '

	[[Category:Game Formats]]		[[Category:Game Formats]]

Multimedia Mike: /* 3DO Variation */

2006-06-25T21:27:25Z

3DO Variation

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	Wing Commander III was also released for the [[3DO]] system. The game used the same multimedia files with a few variations:		Wing Commander III was also released for the [[3DO]] system. The game used the same multimedia files with a few variations:

			* the files bear an extension of .mov
			* the initial header contains the characters '3DO_' instead of '_PC_'
			* there is a chunk tagged 'FINL' with a 0x14-byte payload near the front of the file

	[[Category:Game Formats]]		[[Category:Game Formats]]

Multimedia Mike: outline 3DO section

2006-06-25T21:13:52Z

outline 3DO section

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	As an example, the number 0x68 is written in binary as 01101000. Rotating left by 2 yields 10100001 = 0xA1. Index 0xA1 in the above table is 0xB1 which would be the actual color component used.		As an example, the number 0x68 is written in binary as 01101000. Rotating left by 2 yields 10100001 = 0xA1. Index 0xA1 in the above table is 0xB1 which would be the actual color component used.

			== 3DO Variation ==
			Wing Commander III was also released for the [[3DO]] system. The game used the same multimedia files with a few variations:



	[[Category:Game Formats]]		[[Category:Game Formats]]

Multimedia Mike: revert spam/vandalism

2006-03-24T19:17:00Z

revert spam/vandalism

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2006-03-24T08:37:55Z

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2006-03-24T07:27:02Z

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Multimedia Mike: sample link

2006-03-15T05:52:33Z

sample link

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	''This document is based on the document 'Description of the Wing Commander III MVE Movie File Format' by Mike Melanson and Mario Brito found at [http://multimedia.cx/wc3movie.txt http://multimedia.cx/wc3movie.txt].''		''This document is based on the document 'Description of the Wing Commander III MVE Movie File Format' by Mike Melanson and Mario Brito found at [http://multimedia.cx/wc3movie.txt http://multimedia.cx/wc3movie.txt].''

	~~In 1994,~~ [[Origin Systems~~\|Origin~~]], a video game company best known for its Ultima and Wing Commander franchises, released a third installment of their Wing Commander series. Wing Commander III made liberal use of interactive cinema scenes in which real actors recited dialogue against computer-generated backgrounds. Many of the scenes seem to consist of Luke Skywalker (rather, Colonel Blair played by Mark Hamill) sighing		* Extension: mve
			* Company: [[Origin Systems]]
			* Samples: [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/game-formats/wc3-mve/ http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/game-formats/wc3-mve/]

			In 1994, Origin, a video game company best known for its Ultima and Wing Commander franchises, released a third installment of their Wing Commander series. Wing Commander III made liberal use of interactive cinema scenes in which real actors recited dialogue against computer-generated backgrounds. Many of the scenes seem to consist of Luke Skywalker (rather, Colonel Blair played by Mark Hamill) sighing
	heavily while being berated, scolded, and generally disapproved of by other characters in the story.		heavily while being berated, scolded, and generally disapproved of by other characters in the story.

Multimedia Mike: wikify PCM

2006-02-04T06:05:38Z

wikify PCM

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	bytes 8.. audio data		bytes 8.. audio data

	MVE files store audio data as signed, 16-bit, little-endian, monaural PCM data.		MVE files store audio data as signed, 16-bit, little-endian, monaural [[PCM]] data.

	A text chunk has the FOURCC 'TEXT'. This chunk has the following format:		A text chunk has the FOURCC 'TEXT'. This chunk has the following format: