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<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> === Players ===<br /> It appears that Joel Yliluoma (Bisqwit) managed to figure out how to play these music files: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7AszqnEptI&amp;t=36s]. The page containing the source for this player: [http://bisqwit.iki.fi/source/adlmidi.html].<br /> <br /> <br /> EAPlay: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwTD43glfuu-SG1SdmlRcjB0T1E]<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> [Music and Sounds]<br /> <br /> Endianess: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> [File Layout]<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Absolute offset of MIDI track data.<br /> 0x02 BYTES Header data [0x00] - 0x02 bytes in length. Purpose unknown.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: MIDI track data.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTES MIDI track data.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Indicates whether or not the music/sound is played again when the end is reached: (0x80 = repeat, 0x81 stop.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> [Notes]<br /> <br /> The headers typically contain the following string: &quot;rsxx}u&quot;.<br /> <br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> See the file &quot;Electronic Arts Music Files.ods&quot;.<br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Also:<br /> <br /> -&quot;Car and Driver&quot; (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Hard Nova&quot; (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs&quot; (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Populous - The Promised Lands&quot; (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2017-07-11T11:50:19Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> [Music and Sounds]<br /> <br /> Endianess: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> [File Layout]<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Absolute offset of MIDI track data.<br /> 0x02 BYTES Header data [0x00] - 0x02 bytes in length. Purpose unknown.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: MIDI track data.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTES MIDI track data.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Indicates whether or not the music/sound is played again when the end is reached: (0x80 = repeat, 0x81 stop.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> [Notes]<br /> <br /> The headers typically contain the following string: &quot;rsxx}u&quot;.<br /> <br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> See the file &quot;Electronic Arts Music Files.ods&quot;.<br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Also:<br /> <br /> -&quot;Car and Driver&quot; (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Hard Nova&quot; (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs&quot; (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Populous - The Promised Lands&quot; (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:29:01Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Also:<br /> <br /> -&quot;Car and Driver&quot; (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Hard Nova&quot; (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs&quot; (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> -&quot;Populous - The Promised Lands&quot; (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:28:06Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Also:<br /> <br /> Car and Driver (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Hard Nova (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> Populous - The Promised Lands (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:27:50Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> '''Other games that contain compatible music files:'''<br /> <br /> Car and Driver (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Hard Nova (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> Populous - The Promised Lands (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:27:23Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> [b]Other games that contain compatible music files:[/b]<br /> <br /> Car and Driver (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Hard Nova (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> Populous - The Promised Lands (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:26:51Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Other games that contain compatible music files:<br /> <br /> Car and Driver (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Hard Nova (as *.bin files)<br /> <br /> Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> <br /> Populous - The Promised Lands (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-10-11T17:26:30Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> Other games that contain compatible music files:<br /> Car and Driver (in c&amp;d.lib as *.bin files)<br /> Hard Nova (as *.bin files)<br /> Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs (the files &quot;o&quot;, &quot;r&quot;, &quot;s&quot;, and &quot;v&quot;)<br /> Populous - The Promised Lands (pop_tune.dat)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-09-16T18:29:42Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-09-16T18:29:27Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> [Other games with similar file midi music files]<br /> -&quot;Ski or Die has&quot; a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast. <br /> <br /> <br /> -&quot;The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel&quot; music files (when extracted from the file &quot;Music.lib&quot;) can be played by Cartooners when the first 0x0B (ASCII 0x20 characters (spaces)) of bytes has been removed from their headers.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-08T14:59:11Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MOV 2015-02-08T14:58:21Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|mov}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MOV''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are 10 10 DF 00.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mov<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x04 BYTES Signature.<br /> <br /> 0x04 0x20 BYTES Palette. 0x04 nibbles repeated 0x10 times: {green, blue, null, red}.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x26 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x28 0x97 BYTES Null.<br /> <br /> 0xBF 0x20 BYTES A second palette with the same format as the first palette.<br /> <br /> 0xDF WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0xE1 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Frame records.<br /> <br /> 0xE3 WORD Frame record count.<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame record (repeat [0xE3] times.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Record length.<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Actor frame data (repeat for each actor.)<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Actor's animation record index???<br /> <br /> 0x06 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x07 WORD The actor's horizontal position.<br /> <br /> 0x09 WORD The actor's vertical position.<br /> <br /> End Record<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame scene and music data.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Scene index: (0x00 = none, 0x01-0xFF??? = scene index.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Music index: (0x00 = silence, 0x01-0xFF??? = music index.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure External files.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x?? BYTES List of external files. Each path is stored as follows:<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Length of path.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Null.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTES Null terminated path.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> ---THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS UNCERTAIN!!!---<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Dialog entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Index.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0B BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x0D WORD Vertical size.<br /> <br /> 0x0F WORD Horizontal size.<br /> <br /> 0x11 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x12 WORD Balloon type.<br /> <br /> 0x14 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD Text length.<br /> <br /> 0x1B 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1F WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x21 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Alignment (0x00 = left, 0x01 = center).<br /> <br /> 0x26 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x2B WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x2D BYTES Text.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Video]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-08T14:57:32Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|inf}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2015-02-08T14:54:34Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners File Viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-07T19:15:13Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Music File Layout */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0A BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-07T19:13:42Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Music File Layout */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x02 WORD Data offset.<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x . . . . . . No music.<br /> <br /> . . x . . . . . Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . x x x x . Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> . . . . . . . x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE MIDI event &quot;Stop playback&quot;??? ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-04T17:51:56Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similar file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-04T17:50:06Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similair file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similar file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-04T17:48:50Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: /* Other games with similair file midi music files */</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similair file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can play a Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-04T17:48:13Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> == Other games with similair file midi music files ==<br /> <br /> Ski or Die has a music file called &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; which Cartooners appears to play correctly when added to an animation. Ski or Die can a play Cartooners' music file when &quot;Ski2.bin&quot; is substituted with one, although it is played about two times too fast.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MOV 2015-02-02T19:47:11Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Animation<br /> |extensions={{ext|mov}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MOV''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are 10 10 DF 00.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mov<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x04 BYTES Signature.<br /> <br /> 0x04 0x20 BYTES Palette. 0x04 nibbles repeated 0x10 times: {green, blue, null, red}.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x26 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x28 0x97 BYTES Null.<br /> <br /> 0xBF 0x20 BYTES A second palette with the same format as the first palette.<br /> <br /> 0xDF WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0xE1 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Frame records.<br /> <br /> 0xE3 WORD Frame record count.<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame record (repeat [0xE3] times.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Record length.<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Actor frame data (repeat for each actor.)<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Actor's animation record index???<br /> <br /> 0x06 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x07 WORD The actor's horizontal position.<br /> <br /> 0x09 WORD The actor's vertical position.<br /> <br /> End Record<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame scene and music data.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Scene index: (0x00 = none, 0x01-0xFF??? = scene index.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Music index: (0x00 = silence, 0x01-0xFF??? = music index.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure External files.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x?? BYTES List of external files. Each path is stored as follows:<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Length of path.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Null.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTES Null terminated path.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> ---THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS UNCERTAIN!!!---<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Dialog entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Index.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0B BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x0D WORD Vertical size.<br /> <br /> 0x0F WORD Horizontal size.<br /> <br /> 0x11 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x12 WORD Balloon type.<br /> <br /> 0x14 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD Text length.<br /> <br /> 0x1B 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1F WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x21 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Alignment (0x00 = left, 0x01 = center).<br /> <br /> 0x26 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x2B WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x2D BYTES Text.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T19:46:48Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=configuration preferences<br /> |extensions={{ext|inf}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-02T19:46:21Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-02T19:43:49Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preferences format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T19:43:00Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=configuration preferences<br /> |extensions={{ext|inf}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T19:42:09Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=configuration preferences<br /> |extensions={{ext|inf}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners Actor File]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2015-02-02T19:41:13Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners Actor Viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2015-02-02T19:40:56Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (movie format used in cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (preference format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners Actor Viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-02T19:39:59Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]]<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MOV]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MOV 2015-02-02T19:39:24Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Animation |extensions={{ext|mov}} |released=1989 }} '''Electronic Arts MOV''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartoone...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Animation<br /> |extensions={{ext|mov}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MOV''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are 10 10 DF 00.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mov<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x04 BYTES Signature.<br /> <br /> 0x04 0x20 BYTES Palette. 0x04 nibbles repeated 0x10 times: {green, blue, null, red}.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x26 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x28 0x97 BYTES Null.<br /> <br /> 0xBF 0x20 BYTES A second palette with the same format as the first palette.<br /> <br /> 0xDF WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0xE1 WORD Unknown.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Frame records.<br /> <br /> 0xE3 WORD Frame record count.<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame record (repeat [0xE3] times.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Record length.<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Actor frame data (repeat for each actor.)<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Actor's animation record index???<br /> <br /> 0x06 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x07 WORD The actor's horizontal position.<br /> <br /> 0x09 WORD The actor's vertical position.<br /> <br /> End Record<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure Frame scene and music data.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x03 BYTE Scene index: (0x00 = none, 0x01-0xFF??? = scene index.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x05 BYTE Music index: (0x00 = silence, 0x01-0xFF??? = music index.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure External files.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x?? BYTES List of external files. Each path is stored as follows:<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Length of path.<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Null.<br /> <br /> 0x02 BYTES Null terminated path.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> ---THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS UNCERTAIN!!!---<br /> <br /> Begin Structure Dialog entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 WORD Index.<br /> <br /> 0x02 0x0B BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x0D WORD Vertical size.<br /> <br /> 0x0F WORD Horizontal size.<br /> <br /> 0x11 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x12 WORD Balloon type.<br /> <br /> 0x14 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD Text length.<br /> <br /> 0x1B 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1F WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x21 0x03 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x24 WORD Alignment (0x00 = left, 0x01 = center).<br /> <br /> 0x26 0x05 BYTES Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x2B WORD Palette color index.<br /> <br /> 0x2D BYTES Text.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T19:31:48Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=configuration preferences<br /> |extensions={{ext|inf}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T19:31:20Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=configuration preferences<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Talk:Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T18:47:42Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: Created page with &quot;The information I provided here is based on the MS-DOS version.&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>The information I provided here is based on the MS-DOS version.</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2015-02-02T18:47:04Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]] (inf format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners Actor Viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-02T18:46:32Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts INF]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2015-02-02T18:45:36Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Sound Drivers ===<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> * AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> * CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> * PC Speaker: n/a<br /> * Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> === Music File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> === Music File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners inf file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T18:45:02Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]] (actor format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_INF 2015-02-02T18:44:07Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Audio and Music |extensions={{ext|mus}} |released=1989 }} '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Ca...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts INF''' files are used by the Electronic Arts game ''Cartooners'' (1988).<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The files are always called ''Cartoons.inf'' and are 0x06EC bytes long.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === Inf File Information ===<br /> <br /> [[Endianness]]: big.<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.inf<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> === Inf File Layout ===<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Preferences.<br /> 0x00 WORD &quot;Buttons stay down.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x02 WORD &quot;Add ... adds to movie.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x04 WORD &quot;Play from first frame.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> 0x06 WORD &quot;Music off.&quot; preference: (0x00 = off, 0x01 = on.)<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: 0x0C .mov file entries.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x93 BYTES The full path to a .mov file with trailing nulls.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners music file]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/User:Peter_Swinkels 2014-06-11T12:59:47Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>I used to and (some times still) play a lot of MS-DOS games and have also tried to reverse engineer and modify them. Programming languages I'm familiar with: Quick Basic, Visual Basic(.NET), assembly language, HTML, JavaScript/VBScript and some C/C++.<br /> <br /> I have almost completely reverse engineered Cartooners' (year 1988/1989, developer: IDTA, publisher: Electronic Arts, MS-DOS version) actor file (*.act) format and made a program that imports and exports actor templates. See: [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> Right now I have also made a start at analysing Cartooners' music (*.mus) files. What I already know about the *.mus file format can be found at: [[Electronic Arts MUS]]. I've little experience with wiki's and had to reformat the contents of a plain text file to put on this site. I might clean it up later on.</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/User:Peter_Swinkels 2014-06-11T12:58:08Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>I used to and (some times still) play a lot of MS-DOS games and have also tried to reverse engineer and modify them. Programming languages I'm familiar with: Quick Basic, Visual Basic(.NET), assembly language, HTML, JavaScript/VBScript and some C/C++.<br /> <br /> I have almost completely reverse engineered Cartooners' (year 1988/1989, developer: IDTA, publisher: Electronic Arts, MS-DOS version) actor file (*.act) format and made a program that import and export actor templates. See: [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> Right now I have also made a start at analysing Cartooners' music (*.mus) files. What I already know about the *.mus file format can be found at: [[Electronic Arts MUS]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2014-06-11T12:48:38Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> '''Sound Drivers'''<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> <br /> CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> <br /> PC Speaker: n/a<br /> <br /> Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> '''Music File Information'''<br /> <br /> Endianess: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Music File Layout'''<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/User:Peter_Swinkels 2014-06-11T12:19:16Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>I used to and (some times still) play a lot of MS-DOS games and have also tried to reverse engineer and modify them. Programming languages I'm familiar with: Quick Basic, Visual Basic(.NET), assembly language, HTML, JavaScript/VBScript and some C/C++.<br /> <br /> I have almost completely reverse engineered Cartooners' (year 1988/1989, developer: IDTA, publisher: Electronic Arts, MS-DOS version) actor file (*.act) format and made a program that import and export actor templates. It can be downloaded at: <br /> [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors VBForums post]<br /> <br /> Right now I have also made a start at analysing Cartooners' music (*.mus) files. Unfortunately I know very little about MIDI music and the specifics of how soundcards work. Although there is a lot of information in this regard on the internet, I could still use any help offered. A document describing what I already know about the *.mus file format can be downloaded at: [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/ .mus (music) file format information.]<br /> <br /> Alright, I just made some progress. It appears that the last byte in a .mus file controls whether or not the music is restarted after the last note has been played. (0x80 = Restart the music. 0x81 = Stop playing the music.)<br /> <br /> In an attempt to organize all the information I found and added myself, I made a minimal website which can be found at:<br /> [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels]<br /> <br /> Alright, I moved the Cartooners *.mus (music) format information to a wiki: [[Electronic Arts MUS]]. Since I've little experience with wiki's it's a bit sloppy. I'll likely try to clean it up a little later.</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/User:Peter_Swinkels 2014-06-11T12:18:44Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>I used to and (some times still) play a lot of MS-DOS games and have also tried to reverse engineer and modify them. Programming languages I'm familiar with: Quick Basic, Visual Basic(.NET), assembly language, HTML, JavaScript/VBScript and some C/C++.<br /> <br /> I have almost completely reverse engineered Cartooners' (year 1988/1989, developer: IDTA, publisher: Electronic Arts, MS-DOS version) actor file (*.act) format and made a program that import and export actor templates. It can be downloaded at: <br /> [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors VBForums post]<br /> <br /> Right now I have also made a start at analysing Cartooners' music (*.mus) files. Unfortunately I know very little about MIDI music and the specifics of how soundcards work. Although there is a lot of information in this regard on the internet, I could still use any help offered. A document describing what I already know about the *.mus file format can be downloaded at: [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/ .mus (music) file format information.]<br /> <br /> Alright, I just made some progress. It appears that the last byte in a .mus file controls whether or not the music is restarted after the last note has been played. (0x80 = Restart the music. 0x81 = Stop playing the music.)<br /> <br /> In an attempt to organize all the information I found and added myself, I made a minimal website which can be found at:<br /> [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels]<br /> <br /> Alright, I moved the Cartooners *.mus (music) format information to a wiki: [[Electronic Arts MUS]]. Since I've little experience with wiki's it's probably a bit sloppy looking. I'll likely try to clean it up a little later.</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/User:Peter_Swinkels 2014-06-11T12:17:27Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>I used to and (some times still) play a lot of MS-DOS games and have also tried to reverse engineer and modify them. Programming languages I'm familiar with: Quick Basic, Visual Basic(.NET), assembly language, HTML, JavaScript/VBScript and some C/C++.<br /> <br /> I have almost completely reverse engineered Cartooners' (year 1988/1989, developer: IDTA, publisher: Electronic Arts, MS-DOS version) actor file (*.act) format and made a program that import and export actor templates. It can be downloaded at: <br /> [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors VBForums post]<br /> <br /> Right now I have also made a start at analysing Cartooners' music (*.mus) files. Unfortunately I know very little about MIDI music and the specifics of how soundcards work. Although there is a lot of information in this regard on the internet, I could still use any help offered. A document describing what I already know about the *.mus file format can be downloaded at: [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/ .mus (music) file format information.]<br /> <br /> Alright, I just made some progress. It appears that the last byte in a .mus file controls whether or not the music is restarted after the last note has been played. (0x80 = Restart the music. 0x81 = Stop playing the music.)<br /> <br /> In an attempt to organize all the information I found and added myself, I made a minimal website which can be found at:<br /> [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels]<br /> <br /> Alright, I moved the Cartooners *.mus (music) format information to a wiki.</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2014-06-11T12:16:22Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> '''Sound Drivers'''<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> <br /> CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> <br /> PC Speaker: n/a<br /> <br /> Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> '''Music File Information'''<br /> <br /> Endianess: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Music File Layout'''<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note: *** = Same for all files.'''<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> * [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/mus.htm Some format information.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2014-06-11T12:15:48Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> '''Sound Drivers'''<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> <br /> CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> <br /> PC Speaker: n/a<br /> <br /> Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> '''Music File Information'''<br /> <br /> Endianess: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Music File Layout'''<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 76543210<br /> <br /> xx...... No music.<br /> <br /> ..x..... Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> ...xxxx. Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> .......x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note:'''<br /> <br /> *** Same for all files.<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> * [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/mus.htm Some format information.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2014-06-11T12:01:44Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> '''Sound Drivers'''<br /> <br /> The music files that come with Cartooners appear to have sound hardware specific sections in their headers. See below for more information. Cartooners supports the following hardware for playing music:<br /> <br /> AD LIB: adtoons.smb<br /> <br /> CMS: cstoons.smb<br /> <br /> PC Speaker: n/a<br /> <br /> Roland MT 32/LAPC: mttoons.smb<br /> <br /> All of the above should work with DOSBox v0.74 default sound settings except for &quot;CMS&quot;. Set &quot;sbtype&quot; to &quot;=sb1&quot; under the &quot;[sblaster]&quot; section to enable &quot;CMS&quot; support. Whether or not a driver is used by Cartooners depends on whether the file present in the same directory as &quot;Cartoons.exe&quot;. How the program selects a drive when there are multiple drivers present is unknown.<br /> <br /> '''Music File Information'''<br /> <br /> Endianess: big???<br /> <br /> Extenstion: *.mus<br /> <br /> Software: Cartooners 1988/1989 - by: Electronic Arts &amp; IDTA<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Music File Layout'''<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Header.<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x03 BYTES Signature. ({0x7D, 0x00, 0x00}) ***<br /> <br /> 0x03 0d09 BYTES Unknown. (Roland MT 32 or LAPC: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x0C 0x07 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x13 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x14 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x15 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x16 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x17 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x71)<br /> <br /> 0x18 BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0x68)<br /> <br /> 0x19 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x1B BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x1C 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x22 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (AD LIB: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x2B 0x08 BYTES Unknown. (CMS: Zeroing any one of these bytes appears to disable an instrument.)<br /> <br /> 0x34 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x35 DWORD Unknown. (0xFFFFFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x39 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3A BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3B BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3C BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x3D BYTE Unknown. (0x00 or 0xFF)<br /> <br /> 0x3E BYTE Unknown. (0xFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x3F BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x40 WORD Unknown. (0xFFFF) ***<br /> <br /> 0x42 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) *** <br /> <br /> 0x43 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x44 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x45 BYTE Unknown.<br /> <br /> 0x46 BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x47 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x48 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC)<br /> <br /> 0x49 BYTE Unknown. (0xD0 or 0xDC) (Defines PC-Speaker instruments???)<br /> <br /> 0x4A BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4B BYTE Unknown. (PC-Speaker???)<br /> <br /> 0x4C WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x4E DWORD Unknown. (0x01010101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x52 DWORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x56 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x57 0x06 BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> 0x5D WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x5F WORD Unknown. (0x0202) ***<br /> <br /> 0x61 WORD Unknown. (0x0101) ***<br /> <br /> 0x63 WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x65 BYTE Unknown. (0x01) ***<br /> <br /> 0x66 BYTE Unknown. (0x02) ***<br /> <br /> 0x67 BYTE Unknown. (0x03) ***<br /> <br /> 0x68 BYTE Unknown. (0x04) ***<br /> <br /> 0x69 BYTE NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6A BYTE Unknown. (0x09) ***<br /> <br /> 0x6B WORD NULL<br /> <br /> 0x6D DWORD &quot;rsxx&quot; block identifier. ***<br /> <br /> 0x71 WORD Unknown. ***<br /> <br /> 0x73 0x0A BYTES NULL<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Data.<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> 0x00 0x0F BYTES Instrument indexes??? (Modifying/copying this section from other music files appears to change the instruments but not the tune.)<br /> <br /> 0x0F BYTES Linear data describing the music to be played. <br /> <br /> (Music plays for a while until it suddenly goes silent/freezes(no duration information???) on a note when data is zeroed beyond a specific point.)<br /> <br /> Effects when data bits are null:<br /> <br /> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0<br /> <br /> x x No music.<br /> <br /> x Minor distortion.<br /> <br /> x x x x Moderate/severe distortion.<br /> <br /> x Music sounds &quot;sped up.&quot;<br /> <br /> '''UNCERTAIN!'''<br /> <br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> Begin Structure: Footer.<br /> <br /> 0x00 BYTE Unknown. (0xFC) ***<br /> <br /> 0x01 BYTE Loop flag.<br /> <br /> 0x80 = Keep looping the music.<br /> <br /> 0x81 = Stop playing the music.<br /> End Structure<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Note:'''<br /> <br /> *** Same for all files.<br /> <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> * [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/mus.htm Some format information.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts_MUS 2014-06-11T07:34:01Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Audio and Music<br /> |extensions={{ext|mus}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Electronic Arts MUS''' files were used, in several variants, in some Electronic Arts games in the 1989-92 period, including ''Cartooners'' (which was actually an animated-cartoon creator rather than a game, per se), ''Ski or Die'', ''The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes'', and (apparently in a very different format, perhaps compressed) ''The Immortal''.<br /> <br /> == Identification ==<br /> <br /> The signature bytes at the start of the file are &lt;code&gt;7D 00 00&lt;/code&gt; for the Cartooners version, and &lt;code&gt;7F 00 00&lt;/code&gt; in other versions.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Cartooners actor file]]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=MUS_%28Electronic_Arts%29 Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]<br /> * [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/mus.htm Some format information.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Game data files]]<br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2014-06-11T07:33:24Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to Cartooners Actor Viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2014-06-11T07:32:34Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> The Cartooners Actor Viewer (and editor) comes with a file describing the actor (*.act) format.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to viewer/editor software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cartooners_actor_file 2014-06-11T07:22:23Z

<p>Peter Swinkels: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Game data files<br /> |extensions={{ext|act}}<br /> |released=1989<br /> }}<br /> '''Cartooners actor files''' define animated characters in cartoons created in Electronic Arts' Cartooners software, a late-'80s program (marketed as a game) to create animated cartoons.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (music format used in Cartooners)<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?759753-Cartooners-Actor-Viewer-export-and-import-actors Link to viewer software]<br /> * [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=38361 Forum discussion]<br /> * [http://www.myabandonware.com/game/cartooners-m7 Cartooners software download]<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjRKd9E7Cw Cartooners video]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Electronic Arts]]</div>

Peter Swinkels