VQA

• Extension: vqa
• Company: Westwood Studios
• Samples: http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/game-formats/vqa/

VQA stands for Vector Quantized Animation and is a FMV format used in a number of computer games by Westwood Studios.

Technical Description

TODO: import and combine Gordan Ugarkovic's documents from http://multimedia.cx/VQA_INFO.TXT and http://multimedia.cx/HC-VQA.TXT.

Game Using VQA

version 1

• The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge

versions 2 & 3

TODO: differentiate among v2 and v3

• Blade Runner
• Command & Conquer (and many more games in the series)
• Dune 2000
• Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny