Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Codecs, formats, encoding/decoding of game audio, video and music
Pepsee
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Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by Pepsee »

Hello, everyone! I recently got into digging through the files of an old, but gold Xbox Arcade Game: Hexic HD. After exporting the files, I wanted to look through the audio, as it was really the main event for me. To my surprise, I didn't get .wav or .xma files at least, but .flv files that I can't open with any audio player for the life of me.
I uploaded all 29 sounds files here.

Here is a picture of the header, I don't know what else to do, Wavepad, VLC, EkszBox-ABX, towav.exe, none of them will open them or convert them.
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aluigi
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Re: Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by aluigi »

0x165 is the codec for XMA which can be converted with ffmpeg.
So remove the first 0x19 bytes of the FLV header, dump the remaining data as .wav and then: ffmpeg -i input.wav output.wav
Now you can play output.wav with any player.

*edit* fixed syntax
Pepsee
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Re: Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by Pepsee »

Unrecognized option "o". Sorry, I never Hex Edited ever before... I don't know which are the first 0x19 bytes either...
brendan19
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Re: Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by brendan19 »

Hexic HD Sounds

Here you go :)

Transcoded into PCM WAV from XMA using vgmstream.

I have also included the original XMA streams just in case anyone else wants them.
aluigi
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Re: Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by aluigi »

My mistake on the -o option, don't know how it went there...
A44
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Re: Weird .flv files, can't convert/listen to them (Hexic HD)

Post by A44 »

I have a similar request / problem, but with .flv files that wont play from UNO, they were embedded in / contained in a .swf file which I decompiled and the .flv audio clips are not playable, if anyone could help me make them playable / convert them that would be great! I have attached a zip with all the files in.