Shockwave (Director) - Revision history

Jsummers: Category->Animation

2024-04-28T15:41:58Z

Category->Animation

Jsummers: Category:Macromedia

2024-01-29T17:53:11Z

Category:Macromedia

Dexvertbot: /* Sample files */

2023-12-28T03:24:24Z

‎Sample files

Dexvertbot: Undo revision 46559 by Dexvertbot (talk)

2023-12-28T03:02:16Z

Undo revision 46559 by Dexvertbot (talk)

Dexvertbot: Change telparia.com samples link to template

2023-12-28T02:55:07Z

Change telparia.com samples link to template

Nosamu: Added MC95 type code for older uncompressed casts

2023-12-22T00:55:16Z

Added MC95 type code for older uncompressed casts

Nosamu: Misc fixes

2023-12-13T07:39:26Z

Misc fixes

Nosamu: Improved description of file extensions

2023-12-13T07:33:41Z

Improved description of file extensions

Nosamu: Added type codes for uncompressed movies and compressed casts

2023-12-13T07:19:03Z

Added type codes for uncompressed movies and compressed casts

Nosamu: Added Director Cast Ripper and standalone projectors to Software section

2023-12-13T06:53:22Z

Added Director Cast Ripper and standalone projectors to Software section

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{FormatInfo
 |formattype=electronic
-|subcat=Miscellaneous File Formats
+|subcat=Animation
 |extensions={{ext|dcr}}, {{ext|dir}}, {{ext|dxr}}, {{ext|cct}}, {{ext|cst}}, {{ext|cxt}}, {{ext|drx}}
 |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-director}}
@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 The [[PRONOM]] database claims that the PC version of Director creates files that begin with "RIFX" (i.e. big-endian), and the Macintosh version creates files that begin with "XFIR" (little-endian). This is backwards.
 [[Category:RIFF based file formats]]
 [[Category:Document]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:53, 29 January 2024
Line 70:		Line 70:
	[[Category:Web]]		[[Category:Web]]
	[[Category:Adobe]]		[[Category:Adobe]]
		+	[[Category:Macromedia]]

@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 == Sample files ==
 * [https://archive.org/details/SfantaScripturabor2001EditieJubiliara Sfanta Scriptura (BOR 2001, editie jubiliara)]
-* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/macromediaDirector/
+* {{DexvertSamples|archive/macromediaDirector}}
 * [https://archive.org/details/CREATOR_201808 Director, CXT and [[SWA]] samples]

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 File extensions:
 * .DIR = Director file (holds an editable project)
-* .DXR = Protected (compiled
+* .DXR = Protected (compiled & read-only) Director file; most commonly seen on published CD-ROMs. (.DRX extension has also been seen)

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 File extensions:
 * .DIR = Director file (holds an editable project)
-* .DXR = Protected (compiled & read-only) Director file; most commonly seen on published CD-ROMs. (.DRX extension has also been seen)
+* .DXR = Protected (compiled
-* .DCR = Shockwave (protected & compressed) version of DIR; the normal format for distribution of Shockwave content over the Internet.
-−
-=== Cast Formats ===
-One major element of Shockwave is "cast members", objects that can have scripts and other resources attached to them. These can be bundled together into a "cast" file for modularity.
-−
-File extensions:
-* .CST = Editable Director cast
-* .CXT = Protected (compiled & read-only) Director cast
-* .CCT = Shockwave (protected & compressed) cast; to be loaded after a reference by (presumably) a DCR file
-Sources: [https://web.archive.org/web/2021/https://helpx.adobe.com/director/kb/common-questions-director.html] [https://forum.ragezone.com/f338/help-extracting-cct-files-280268/] [https://help.adobe.com/archive/en_US/director/UsingScripting/director_reference.pdf]
-−
-== Software ==
-* http://aluigi.org/papers/bms/shockwave.bms - (direct download) A script for QuickBMS roughly describing how to apply decompression to a DCR file.
-* [https://github.com/tomysshadow/Movie-Restorer-Xtra Movie-Restorer-Xtra] - "allows Director to open and save Protected and Compressed Movie Files"
-* [https://github.com/n0samu/DirectorCastRipper Director Cast Ripper] - Exports assets and information from Director movies and casts
-* [https://archive.org/details/recover_cct Recover-CCT] - "recovers" protected movie and cast files
-* [https://github.com/System25/drxtract drxextract] - "Script to extract contents from Macromedia Director 4.0 and 5.0 DRX files... [a]lso can extract contents from 'updated' Macromedia Director DRI files"
-* [https://github.com/renaldobf/D4Player D4Player] - Open-source player for Shockwave 4 files
-* [https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm ScummVM] - Open-source player for early Director movies. [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Director See their wiki for compatibility information].
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/2021/https://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/shwv_distribution3.html Adobe Shockwave Player installers for Windows & Mac OS X]
-* [https://archive.org/details/ProjectorSkeletonForAdobeDirector12.0.0.111 Standalone Director players for Windows]
-* [https://archive.org/details/dirOpener300-850-1-PC dirOpener] - Removes the protection from CXT/DXR/DCR files yielding readable files
-−
-== Sample files ==
-* [https://archive.org/details/SfantaScripturabor2001EditieJubiliara Sfanta Scriptura (BOR 2001, editie jubiliara)]
-* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/macromediaDirector/
-* [https://archive.org/details/CREATOR_201808 Director, CXT and [[SWA]] samples]
-−
-== Links ==
-* [[Wikipedia:Adobe Shockwave]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Adobe Director]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Adobe Shockwave Player]]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/2021/https://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/kb/xtras-installed-shockwave-player.html Xtras installed with Adobe Shockwave Player] - Adobe's list of default extras installed with shockwave
-* [https://github.com/eriksoe/Schockabsorber Schockabsorber] - Has some very rudimentary reverse engineering of the Director format.
-* [https://gist.github.com/TheCjw/b21d82dfe43107c58a6f Adobe Shockwave - A case study on memory disclosure] - This contains some useful specifics on the format, specifically for the purposes of building a security exploit.
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220310020731/https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?t=252 Shockwave .DCR - ZenHAX (Archive.org)] - A thread on a game reverse engineering forum discussing the DCR format
-* [https://nosamu.medium.com/a-tour-of-the-adobe-director-file-format-e375d1e063c0 A Tour of the Adobe Director File Format]
-−
-== See Also ==
-* [[Lingo bytecode]], used in compiled Shockwave files
-−
-== Editors' notes ==
-The [[PRONOM]] database claims that the PC version of Director creates files that begin with "RIFX" (i.e. big-endian), and the Macintosh version creates files that begin with "XFIR" (little-endian). This is backwards.
-−
-[[Category:RIFF based file formats]]
-[[Category:Document]]
-[[Category:Video]]
-[[Category:Web]]
-[[Category:Adobe]]

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-director}}
 |pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/341}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/317}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/486}}
-|type code={{Type Code|MV93}}, {{Type Code|FGDM}}, {{Type Code|FGDC}}
+|type code={{Type Code|MV93}}, {{Type Code|FGDM}}, {{Type Code|MC95}}, {{Type Code|FGDC}}
 |released=≤1995
 }}

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 '''Shockwave''' is a platform and format for multimedia applications, video games, etc. It was owned by Macromedia during most of its formative years, and is now owned by Adobe. It has many names, most of which involve permutations of the words "Macromedia", "Adobe", "Shockwave", and "Director". ''Director'' is the application usually used to develop it. It is distinct from [[SWF]] (Flash).
-The format seems to be based on the [[RIFX]] metaformat, though some DCR files are not[https://sites.google.com/site/reverseshockwave/home/dcr-format] actually valid RIFX files.
+The format seems to be based on the [[RIFX]] metaformat, though some DCR files are not[https://web.archive.org/web/2021/https://sites.google.com/site/reverseshockwave/home/dcr-format] actually valid RIFX files.
-It might be that the DCR files don't work as valid RIFX files due to DEFLATE compression being used on some sections of the file using an undetermined scheme. Presumably a correct application of INFLATE would yield a valid file. AN old oreilly[https://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/web2/wdesign/ch26_07.htm] book reveals that this compression and decompression step used to be done by a Director Xtra plugin called "afterburner" before it was a built in feature. Afterburner is available on some mac abandonware sites.
+It might be that the DCR files don't work as valid RIFX files due to DEFLATE compression being used on some sections of the file using an undetermined scheme. Presumably a correct application of INFLATE would yield a valid file. An old oreilly[https://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/web2/wdesign/ch26_07.htm] book reveals that this compression and decompression step used to be done by a Director Xtra plugin called "afterburner" before it was a built in feature. Afterburner is available on some Mac abandonware sites.
 Shockwave also has a plugin system called "xtras" which may complicate the correct interpretation of some files in the future.
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 == Editors' notes ==
-The [[PRONOM]] database claims that the PC version of Director creates files that begin with "RIFX" (i.e. big-endian), and the Macintosh version creates files that begin with "XFIR" (little-endian). This seems backwards. Either PRONOM is wrong, or something else is going on here.
+The [[PRONOM]] database claims that the PC version of Director creates files that begin with "RIFX" (i.e. big-endian), and the Macintosh version creates files that begin with "XFIR" (little-endian). This is backwards.
 [[Category:RIFF based file formats]]