[APP][FINISHED] Puggsoy's Video Game Sound Converter

[puggsoy]

Here's something I decided to make when I couldn't find a way to mass-convert .sad files. Decided to release it here since I can see how others might find it helpful.

Puggsoy's Video Game Sound Converter (a.k.a VGS Converter or just VGSC) is an Adobe AIR app that basically has the ability to convert a range of different video game audio formats into .wav files. It can do multiple files at once, and it can be a mixture of formats.
The program uses a library called vgmstream, which does that actual converting. I'm actually surprised that something like this hasn't been made before, vgmstream has a huge range of supported formats (it says so in the readme, anyway).

Details on how vgmstream is used by my program (Click to View)

Unfortunately I'm not really useful at C++ or C# or any language that could use this library properly. I'm really good at AS3 though, which is the language for Flash and AIR applications, so I wanted to know if there was a way that I could use vgmstream.
One the very page that I linked to above, there's a link to some builds of a test program. This test program is basically a command-line application that samples what the library can do. Obviously it's not meant to be used properly, but it's got a few command-line parameters that customize how files are converted. Unfortunately this is very tedious and pretty much useless if you want to convert a bunch of files, since it can only do one at a time.
What my program does is it accesses files selected by the user, feeds them through to this program (along with some parameters) and then the program does the rest, producing a .wav file. All my program really does is makes it easier for people to use this program, wrapping it in a GUI and giving it the ability to convert multiple files (that is, converting files one after the other).

How to use
Most people should be able to use this without help, it's quite straightforward, but just in case here's some instructions with a screenshot.



Click on "Add Files" to, add files to the list. You can also drag files directly into the list, as well as folders. If you drag a folder, it will add all of the files in the folder and any subfolders as well.
All files will come up with a status of "Unconverted". You can choose one of the three options of where the converted files go, and click "Convert!" to convert them. If you choose a specific folder to convert the files to, any folders you dragged into the program will retain their directory structure.
The files will convert one after the other, and end up with a status of either "Converted", in which case it will have converted successfully. Otherwise it'll say "File isn't supported/doesn't exist", which can mean a number of things but generally means what it says.
The result of a successful conversion will be a .wav file with the same name as the original file, in the chosen location, and the original file will remain unchanged. If the file looped in-game then the converted audio will only contain one loop. Also, remember that if you chose the third option of a specific folder, the converted files of any folders you dragged into the program will retain their folder structure.

Here is a list of the currently supported files according to the vgmstream readme (you can find the readme itself in the vgmstream subfolder of the application). I can't guarantee that all or most of these will work, I've only tested a few of them. However I believe that as long as you got the file from the console associated with its extension below (e.g. a .ss2 file from a PSX game), you should have no trouble converting it.

Compatability List (Click to View)

vgmstream readme Wrote:--- File types supported by this version of vgmstream ---

As manakoAT likes to say, the extension doesn't really mean anything, but it's
the most obvious way to identify files.

PS2/PSX ADPCM:
- .ads/.ss2
- .ass
- .ast
- .bg00
- .bmdx
- .ccc
- .cnk
- .dxh
- .enth
- .sir
- .filp
- .gcm
- .gms
- .hgc1
- .ikm
- .ild
- .ivb
- .joe
- .kces
- .khv
- .leg
- .mcg
- .mib, .mi4 (w/ or w/o .mih)
- .mic
- .mihb (merged mih+mib)
- .msa
- .msvp
- .musc
- .npsf
- .pnb
- .psh
- .rkv
- .rnd
- .rstm
- .rws
- .rxw
- .snd
- .sfs
- .sl3
- .smpl (w/ bad flags)
- .ster
- .str+.sth
- .str (MGAV blocked)
- .sts
- .svag
- .svs
- .tec (w/ bad flags)
- .tk5 (w/ bad flags)
- .vas
- .vag
- .vgs (w/ bad flags)
- .vig
- .vpk
- .vs
- .vsf
- .wp2
- .xa2
- .xa30

GC/Wii DSP ADPCM:
- .aaap
- .agsc
- .amts
- .asr
- .bns
- .bo2
- .capdsp
- .cfn
- .ddsp
- .dsp
- standard, optional dual file stereo
- RS03
- Cstr
- _lr.dsp
- MPDS
- .gca
- .gcm
- .gsp+.gsp
- .hps
- .idsp
- .ish+.isd
- .lps
- .mpdsp
- .mss
- .mus (not quite right)
- .ndp
- .pdt
- .sdt
- .smp
- .sns
- .spt+.spd
- .ssm
- .stm/.dsp
- .str
- .str+.sth
- .sts
- .swd
- .thp, .dsp
- .tydsp
- .vjdsp
- .waa, .wac, .wad, .wam
- .was
- .wsd
- .wsi
- .ydsp
- .ymf
- .zwdsp

PCM:
- .aiff (8 bit, 16 bit)
- .asd (16 bit)
- .baka (16 bit)
- .bh2pcm (16 bit)
- .dmsg (16 bit)
- .gcsw (16 bit)
- .gcw (16 bit)
- .his (8 bit)
- .int (16 bit)
- .pcm (8 bit, 16 bit)
- .kraw (16 bit)
- .raw (16 bit)
- .rwx (16 bit)
- .sap (16 bit)
- .snd (16 bit)
- .sps (16 bit)
- .str (16 bit)
- .xss (16 bit)
- .voi (16 bit)
- .wb (16 bit)
- .zsd (8 bit)

Xbox IMA ADPCM:
- .matx
- .wavm
- .wvs
- .xmu
- .xvas
- .xwav

Yamaha ADPCM:
- .adpcm
- .dcs+.dcsw
- .str
- .spsd

IMA ADPCM:
- .bar (IMA ADPCM)
- .dvi (DVI IMA ADPCM)
- .hwas (IMA ADPCM)
- .idvi (DVI IMA ADPCM)
- .ivaud (IMA ADPCM)
- .myspd (IMA ADPCM)
- .stma (DVI IMA ADPCM)
- .strm (IMA ADPCM)

multi:
- .aifc (SDX2 DPCM, DVI IMA ADPCM)
- .asf, .as4 (8/16 bit PCM, EACS IMA ADPCM)
- .ast (GC AFC ADPCM, 16 bit PCM)
- .aud (IMA ADPCM, WS DPCM)
- .aus (PSX ADPCM, Xbox IMA ADPCM)
- .brstm (GC DSP ADPCM, 8/16 bit PCM)
- .emff (PSX APDCM, GC DSP ADPCM)
- .fsb, .wii (PSX ADPCM, GC DSP ADPCM, Xbox IMA ADPCM)
- .genh (lots)
- .musx (PSX ADPCM, Xbox IMA ADPCM, DAT4 IMA ADPCM)
- .nwa (16 bit PCM, NWA DPCM)
- .psw (PSX ADPCM, GC DSP ADPCM)
- .rwar, .rwav (GC DSP ADPCM, 8/16 bit PCM)
- .rwsd (GC DSP ADPCM, 8/16 bit PCM)
- .rsd (PSX ADPCM, 16 bit PCM, GC DSP ADPCM, Xbox IMA ADPCM, Radical ADPCM)
- .rrds (NDS IMA ADPCM)
- .sad (GC DSP ADPCM, NDS IMA ADPCM, Procyon Studios NDS ADPCM)
- .seg (Xbox IMA ADPCM, PS2 ADPCM)
- .sng, .asf, .str, .eam (EA/XA ADPCM or PSX ADPCM)
- .strm (NDS IMA ADPCM, 8/16 bit PCM)
- .ss7 (EACS IMA ADPCM, IMA ADPCM)
- .swav (NDS IMA ADPCM, 8/16 bit PCM)
- .xwb (16 bit PCM, Xbox IMA ADPCM)
- .wav, .lwav (unsigned 8 bit PCM, 16 bit PCM, GC DSP ADPCM, MS IMA ADPCM)

etc:
- .2dx9 (MS ADPCM)
- .aax (CRI ADX ADPCM)
- .acm (InterPlay ACM)
- .adp (GC DTK ADPCM)
- .adx (CRI ADX ADPCM)
- .afc (GC AFC ADPCM)
- .ahx (MPEG-2 Layer II)
- .aix (CRI ADX ADPCM)
- .baf (Blur ADPCM)
- .bgw (FFXI PS-like ADPCM)
- .bnsf (G.722.1)
- .caf (Apple IMA4 ADPCM)
- .de2 (MS ADPCM)
- .kcey (EACS IMA ADPCM)
- .lsf (LSF ADPCM)
- .mwv (Level-5 0x555 ADPCM)
- .ogg, .logg (Ogg Vorbis)
- .p3d (Radical ADPCM)
- .rsf (CCITT G.721 ADPCM)
- .sab (Worms 4 soundpacks)
- .s14/.sss (G.722.1)
- .sc (Activision EXAKT SASSC DPCM)
- .scd (MS ADPCM, MPEG Audio, 16 bit PCM)
- .sd9 (MS ADPCM)
- .smp (MS ADPCM)
- .spw (FFXI PS-like ADPCM)
- .stm renamed .ps2stm (DVI IMA ADPCM)
- .str (SDX2 DPCM)
- .stx (GC AFC ADPCM)
- .um3 (Ogg Vorbis)
- .xa (CD-ROM XA audio)

This compatibility list is from the readme, which hasn't been updated in a while. This is most likely because no major formats or features have been added, but there have been slight fixes and tweaks (hence newer vgmstream versions in each release), which you can view on the vgmstream SourceForge changelog. The changes made are mostly relatively small and only matter for specific situations and thus I'm not going to update VGSC for each revision, only when I update VGSC itself or if significant changes have been made to. However, if you want me to update VGSC to a new revision of vgmstream for a specific purpose, feel free to say so.


---Download---
You can download the latest version, v1.2, here. The program requires Adobe AIR to run, which is kind of like Java. It is currently available only for Windows.

History log

Version 1.2 (Latest version)
-Implemented file adding/removing system
-Allowed dragging files into window
-Allowed adding of folders and their subfolders
-Made the window resizable
-The application now remembers the last folder you added files from
-Updated vgmstream to r1007

Version 1.1 (Download)
-Added save location options.
-Updated vgmstream to r979

Version 1.0 (Download)
Initial release. Uses vgmstream r975.

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If you find any bugs, have any questions, or think the compatibility list is wrong, please post here. Comments on how awesome you think this is are also welcome, of course

[Ploaj]

Wow this will really come in handy

[Gaia]

This will be useful, now I can rip SE from games I couldn't before!

... Yet it appears to re-direct me elsewhere. So what I reccomend is uploading it onto mediafire.

[puggsoy]

Sorry about that. Google Drive struggles with direct links, looks like it's not working for people other than me.

I've changed it so that it's not a direct link. It should work now, but if it doesn't I'll use Mediafire.

[Gaia]

Good, now that I downloaded it making music and sound through a rom should be easier (I have two certain roms that can do that).

[BlueBlur97]

Wow Puggsoy! This tool will come in very handy! Thanks for making it! Are you planning to put in more any compatible formats? Just wondering...

[Previous]

(05-13-2012 08:33 AM)BlueBlur97 Wrote:  Wow Puggsoy! This tool will come in very handy! Thanks for making it! Are you planning to put in more any compatible formats? Just wondering...

If you had actually read his description, you'd know that format support is up to vgmstream ;-)

[puggsoy]

Indeed, as Previous says, I can't decide which formats are supported, that's up to vgmstream. I'll check every now and then, and will update the program with any new versions of vgmstream that may appear, but last I checked the project doesn't seem very active. If I ever get into it, I might be able to expand it myself, but for the time being I'm afraid I can't do much. The current range is still pretty wide though, only the newer consoles (Wii (U), 3DS, etc) might use unknown formats.
However I might occasionally add some other features that I do have control over, such as allowing you to choose vgmstream parameters. If I can find a way, I might even be able to let users choose an output folder (instead of the .wav files being in the same folder as the original files.)

By the way, Google Drive doesn't really seem fit for public file sharing as much as private file storage, so I've updated the link to a Mediafire one. There should be no more problems with downloading now. It's still the same app though, no changes or updates.

EDIT: Huh, it seems that vgmstream is still active, the most recent update (the one that's used in VGS Converter right now) was from the 21st of March this year. I'm following the page for changes now, and will update this VGS Converter whenever a useful new version appears. Some versions may add nothing useful for my app though, in those cases I obviously won't update.

[puggsoy]

OK, right, really sorry about this. I tested my app after installation for the first time (all other tests had been debug runs during development), and I noticed that it doesn't actually work. Well, it opened, but it didn't convert the files, or even attempt to. Don't know why nobody else reported it, but I'm guessing that no-one's used it yet.

Anyway, figured out what was wrong (application options required for release that I changed just before I released it messed it up) and fixed it. I decided to add the version number to the end of the installer to keep track, and I changed the installer's folder options a little bit (it automatically creates a subfolder for the folder you select). It's also an .exe now, instead of .air.
Anyway this isn't an update, I haven't added anything only fixed it, but anybody who's already downloaded the old version should get this instead. Just use the same link in the first post, I re-linked it.

[thegameexplorer]

Oh damn yes, I was waiting for a gui version of Vgmstream so I could mass convert stuff. Thanks man!

[Previous]

Welp, sorry, but apparently, I don't have any weird exotic audio files for conversion. The weirdest stuff I have are some .rws files (from Silent Hill Origins, PSP) which are not accepted (but play just fine in MediaPlayer Classic (while WinAmp rejects them)). Sooo I can't really test it. Sorry.

[puggsoy]

Right, a new version's out!

Version 1.1
Download

Not much new going on here, but you now have more options of where your converted files go. You can choose to keep them in the same folder as the originals, in a new folder called "wavs" (within the original folder), or you can choose a totally different directory altogether.
This took some time to actually get working, so it's possible that it might not function properly under certain circumstances. Please be sure to say if you notice anything weird, especially file type incompatibility where there shouldn't be (since that's what most errors will result in).

I also updated it with the newest version of vgmstream (r797, released on 15 May), although the readme doesn't mention any new formats, and I couldn't find anything different. Maybe it's just more stable, I dunno.

If you have any suggestions for future features (NOT additional formats), feel free to post them here (or PM me if you'd prefer, whatever).

[thegameexplorer]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS PROGRAM!
I've been using it alot, because I'm porting SA2 music to Generations.
Anyone who wants a beta, pm me.

[puggsoy]

I glad you like it so much, it's good to know I'm helping people! Be sure to tell me if you stumble upon a format or something that's in the compatibility list but doesn't work, or have any problems with save locations.

[Marine The Raccoon]

Thanks!!! This is useful!!! Now I can convert the sound files I need!!!