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overdue · Jun 16, 2006, 09:24 AM

I wasn't really sure if this is where I should post this so feel free to move it if it's in the wrong place.

I'm trying to exact video from some of my older Dreamcatcher games and the video files are under AVF. Bink and Smacker won't open it because I'm guessing it's not that type of file. I've tried to just rename the extension, but that doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know how I could go about opening these files so I can extract the video to an avi? So I can easily grab frame by frame caps?

I've included a copy of one of the files via sendspace. If someone could help me figure this out I'd be so very grateful.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z90rqa

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Musharraf · Local time: Jun 16, 2006, 03:48 PM

Moved to Help Desk.

Thanks to eriol for the hint.

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RYU · Local time: Jun 17, 2006, 01:01 AM

try AccountsVision Workbook to open your file

http://www.blueeyesoftware.com/bluee...n/discover.php

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Bodomi · Local time: Jun 17, 2006, 01:17 AM

I'm quite sure that won't work, RYU.
Copied from this site: http://www.multimedia.cx/mmentry-2004-08-07.html

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There are a lot of Nancy Drew-branded mystery games from Her Interactive ("For girls who aren't afraid of a [computer] mouse") and Dreamcatcher. I finally found one cheap enough that I was motivated to purchase it and see about multimedia. The features on the back of the case do not mention FMV specifically.

I had this weird feeling that the games probably used Bink for its multimedia. In fact, it uses a format I have never encountered before: Something called AVF files. That is the assumption anyway, based on the fact that all of these files live in a directory named CDVideo/. The files begin with the signature 'AVF WayneSikes'.

Looks to me that it is some game specific video format. Could be that no one has coded any program to convert or view it.

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overdue · Jun 16, 2006, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by RYU

try AccountsVision Workbook to open your file

http://www.blueeyesoftware.com/bluee...n/discover.php

Is that a video program? It says "spreadsheet." All I know is that the file was made with 16-bit directx and C++. I am not familiar with either of those things. I just wanted to extract the video file to make some icons. The file is from the Dreamcatcher Nancy Drew games. Those are the only ones I can't seem to decode because it's a different type of extension that I've never heard of.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Rock · Local time: Jun 17, 2006, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by RYU

try AccountsVision Workbook to open your file

http://www.blueeyesoftware.com/bluee...n/discover.php

You know, how about using your brain for a second before giving useless "advice"? You've been cluttering up the Help Desk with a lot of this shit lately.

How ya doing, buddy?

overdue · Jun 18, 2006, 02:03 PM

I opened one of the avf files in a hex editor but it didn't tell me much. All it said on the first line was "AVF Wayne Sikes". And the rest of it I couldn't understand. I guess it's obvious that these files will never be decoded.

I hate dreamcatcher and their retarded game files!

At least, HI is using something more common now.

FELIPE NO

overdue · Jun 21, 2006, 04:10 PM

Okay, I've even tried to capture the video while I'm playing the game but that doesn't seem to work either. I've tried programs like Mr. Captor, Game Cam, Camtasia, and two other programs that I can't remember the names too. If anyone has any suggestions, please do!

How ya doing, buddy?

RYU · Local time: Jun 22, 2006, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Rock

You know, how about using your brain for a second before giving useless "advice"? You've been cluttering up the Help Desk with a lot of this shit lately.

i'm post too fast from this info link http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=avf that why I'm wrong but about capture is doesn't work I think not there way to capture or to convert it,like wmv with DRM protection.

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overdue · Jun 21, 2006, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by RYU

i'm post too fast from this info link filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=avf that why I'm wrong but about capture is doesn't work I think not there way to capture or to convert it,like wmv with DRM protection.

Okay, I couldn't understand a word you said there.

I know what filext says about the AVF extension, but usually Her Interactive names their extensions differently. The extensions .AVF for the VIDEO files listed under the HDVideo and CDVideo folders are from the first five games HI had done with Dreamcatcher. The rest of them are done in something newer. These .AVF files aren't spreadsheets! Why would there be spreadsheets in a video game under a folder entitled Video? They are video files hidden within .AVF extension. The video files were created with DirectX and C++ so I don't see why these capturing programs wouldn't pick them up unless there's something else hidden in the file that distorts the capping procedure.

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