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Swosho: BCSAR View added to the Tools

2023-06-25T21:25:43Z

BCSAR View added to the Tools

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:25, 26 June 2023
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	* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames		* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames
	* [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction		* [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction
			* [https://github.com/thane98/BCSAR-View BCSAR View]
	* [https://github.com/Gota7/Citric-Composer Citric Composer]		* [https://github.com/Gota7/Citric-Composer Citric Composer]


	[[Category:File formats]]		[[Category:File formats]]

Meleemeister: Overview as a header seems redundant; put category at the end of the document

2021-01-07T18:55:50Z

Overview as a header seems redundant; put category at the end of the document

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 The BCSAR (Binary CTR Sound ARchive) format is the 3DS's equivalent of the Wii's BRSAR  format. They're not the same structures, though, but they do have the same purpose.
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 * [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction
 * [https://github.com/Gota7/Citric-Composer Citric Composer]

Meleemeister: /* Tools */

2021-01-07T18:34:31Z

Tools

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	* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames		* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames
	* [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction		* [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction
			* [https://github.com/Gota7/Citric-Composer Citric Composer]

Ethos8: Added entry for the 24-byte padding to the FILE partition header anatomy table

2020-05-26T02:31:24Z

Added entry for the 24-byte padding to the FILE partition header anatomy table

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	\| Length of FILE partition (also in CSAR header)		\| Length of FILE partition (also in CSAR header)
	\|-		\|-
			\| 0x8
			\| 0x24
			\| Padding
	\|}		\|}

Oreo639: Update names

2019-11-15T01:14:36Z

Update names

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	The BCSAR (CTR Sound ARchive) format is the 3DS's equivalent of the Wii's BRSAR format. They're not the same structures, though, but they do have the same purpose.		The BCSAR (Binary CTR Sound ARchive) format is the 3DS's equivalent of the Wii's BRSAR format. They're not the same structures, though, but they do have the same purpose.

	BCSAR are located in the RomFS, this is usually stored under "romfs:/sound/<name>.bcsar". This contains various audio formats, such as CSTM, CWSD, and CWAV.		BCSAR are located in the RomFS, this is usually stored under "romfs:/sound/<name>.bcsar". This contains various audio formats, such as CSTM, CWSD, CSEQ, and CWAV.

	== BCSAR Header ==		== BCSAR Header ==
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	\| 0x14		\| 0x14
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Partition header length [same for each~~ partition? (~~ie STRG,INFO,and FILE header lengths~~)]		\| STRG partition reference ID? (Always 0x2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x18		\| 0x18
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	\| 0x20		\| 0x20
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown~~ (~~always 0x01200000?~~)		\| INFO partition reference ID? (Always 0x2001)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x24		\| 0x24
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	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| Length of INFO partition		\| Length of INFO partition
			\|-
			\| 0x2C
			\| 0x4
			\| Main FILE partition reference ID? (Always 0x2002)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x30		\| 0x30
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	\| 0x8		\| 0x8
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2100		\| Audio Table Reference ID (0x2100)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0xC		\| 0xC
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the Audio Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x10		\| 0x10
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2104		\| Set Table Reference ID (0x2104)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x14		\| 0x14
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the Set Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x18		\| 0x18
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2101		\| Bank Table Reference ID (0x2101)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x1C		\| 0x1C
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the Bank Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x20		\| 0x20
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2103		\| WAV Archive Table Reference ID (0x2103)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x24		\| 0x24
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the WAV Archive Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x28		\| 0x28
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2105		\| Group Table Reference ID (0x2105)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x2C		\| 0x2C
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the Group Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x30		\| 0x30
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2102		\| Player Table Reference ID (0x2102)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x34		\| 0x34
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to Player Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x38		\| 0x38
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Unknown magic~~ 0x2106		\| FILE Table Reference ID (0x2106)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x3C		\| 0x3C
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| This + 8 points to ~~unknown~~		\| This + 8 points to the FILE Table
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x40		\| 0x40
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| Unknown ~~magic~~ 0x220B		\| Unknown Table Reference ID (0x220B)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x44		\| 0x44
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	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| Unknown		\| Unknown
			\|-
			\|}

			===== Table IDs =====

			{\| class="wikitable" border="1"
			\|-
			! ID
			! NAME
			\|-
			\| 0x2200
			\| Audio Table
			\|-
			\| 0x2204
			\| Set Table
			\|-
			\| 0x2206
			\| Bank Table
			\|-
			\| 0x2207
			\| WAV Archive Table
			\|-
			\| 0x2208
			\| Group Table
			\|-
			\| 0x2208
			\| Player Table
			\|-
			\| 0x220A
			\| FILE Table
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}
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	== Tools ==		== Tools ==
	* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames		* vgmtoolbox's Advanced Cutter/Offset Finder tool can extract BCWAVs without filenames
			* [https://github.com/soneek/3DSUSoundArchiveTool 3DSUSoundArchiveTool] reference implementation of CSAR extraction

Leoetlino: /* 0x2204 */

2019-07-28T07:16:17Z

0x2204

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	\| 0x0		\| 0x0
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| Sound ID		\| First Sound ID in this sequence set
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Another~~ Sound ID		\| Last Sound ID in this sequence set
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x8		\| 0x8

MarcusD: /* Partitions */

2018-10-31T05:25:41Z

Partitions

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 |  0xC
 |  0x4
-|  String lookup table index
+|  String lookup table index (-1 if unused)
 |-
 |  0x10
 |  0x3
-|  3-byte Resource ID, Little Endian
+|  3-byte Resource ID, Little Endian (-1 if unused)
 |-
 |  0x13
 |  0x1
-|  Resource type (01=sound, 02=sound list, 03=sound bank, 04=sound player name?, 05=?, 06=sound group)
+|  Resource type (01=sound, 02=sound list, 03=sound bank, 04=sound player name?, 06=sound group, FF=unused)
 |-
 |}
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 For now I only know some information in the header for this partition, but I'm working on figuring the rest out.
 {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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 |  0x4
 |  This + 8 points to unknown
 |-
 |}

MarcusD: /* Entry */

2018-10-31T04:01:31Z

Entry

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	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x10		\| 0x10
	\| ~~0x4~~		\| 0x3
	\| ~~Unknown~~		\| 3-byte Resource ID, Little Endian
			\|-
			\| 0x13
			\| 0x1
			\| Resource type (01=sound, 02=sound list, 03=sound bank, 04=sound player name?, 05=?, 06=sound group)
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

MarcusD: /* Entry */

2018-10-31T03:27:53Z

Entry

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	\| 0x0		\| 0x0
	\| 0x2		\| 0x2
	\| ~~Is 1~~ if contains data		\| Nonzero if contains data
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x2		\| 0x2
	\| 0x2		\| 0x2
	\| ~~Unknown~~		\| Bit test condition (index = (this >> 3), bit = (~this & 7)), -1 if unused
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Next~~ index? (-1 if ~~invalid~~)		\| Fail condition leaf index (-1 if unused)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x8		\| 0x8
	\| 0x4		\| 0x4
	\| ~~Data~~ index? (-1 if ~~invalid~~)		\| Success condition leaf index (-1 if unused)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0xC		\| 0xC
	\| ~~0x8~~		\| 0x4
	\| Unknown ~~data, -1 if contains no data~~		\| String lookup table index
			\|-
			\| 0x10
			\| 0x4
			\| Unknown
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

MarcusD at 03:39, 31 October 2018

2018-10-31T02:39:11Z

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