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=Description=
[[Category:Software]]
'''Content Information Files''' are [[Multimedia Formats and Tools|Multimedia files]] used to display the content in the [[XMB]].


Only '''ICON0.PNG''' is mandatory. The other information related with the content (inputs/outputs) is stored in [[PARAM.SFO]].
==Content Information Files==


==Languages==
'''Content Information Files''' are multimedia files used to display the content in the [[XMB]].
Games/apps developers can choose if adding '''Content Information Files''' localized for the languages supported by the system, in this case the file name has a ''language number code'' added at the right from the table below
 
The system decides which '''Content Information Files''' to load based on the language selected by the user in {{icon category settings}} column in [[XMB]]
 
When the game/app doesn't have '''Content Information Files''' that matches the user language the system loads the default ones (without the ''language number code'' added at the right)


For more details about language dependant files see the [[Languages]] page
Only '''ICON0.PNG''' is mandatory, the rest are optionall and there is no security over them, so can be removed, replaced or added without problems, the system doesn't needs them to load the content.
{{PlayStation Languages}}


=Games=
The rest of the information related with the content (inputs/outputs) is stored in [[PARAM.SFO]].


==Games PS3==
===Game===
 
===HDD Game===
All the "bootable" HDD content displayed in "Game" column in XMB (categories: HG, 1P, 2P, MN) uses this "Content Information Files", also the main "bootable" content of a "standard" disc (category: DG).


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| [[PARAM.HIS]] || PARAM_'''xx'''.HIS || Update History || || ??? || || Used as a changelog by patches
| [[PARAM.HIP|PARAM.HIS]] || PARAM_'''xx'''.HIS || Update History || || ??? || || Used as a changelog by patches
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|}
|}
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*The sum of the sizes of SND0.AT3 + ICON1.PAM cant be higher than 2.4MB
*The sum of the sizes of SND0.AT3 + ICON1.PAM cant be higher than 2.4MB


===Disc Game===
===GameData and GamePatches===


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! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || Content Icon || 320x176 || || ||
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || GameData Icon || 320x176 || || ||
|-
|-
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || Content Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || GameData Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
|-
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || Content Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || GameData Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| PIC0.PNG || PIC0_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 1000x560 || || || Only visible in 16:9 screens (PIC2.PNG is ignored)
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG || Background picture || 1920x1080 || || ||
|-
|-
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG || Background picture || 1920x1080 || || ||
|
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|-
| PIC2.PNG || PIC2_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 310x250 || || || Only visible in 4:3 screens (PIC0.PNG is ignored)
| [[PARAM.HIP|PARAM.HIS]] || PARAM_'''xx'''.HIS || Update History || || ??? || || Used as a changelog by patches
|-
|-
|}
|}


There are speciall [[PARAM.SFO#CATEGORY|Disc structures]] that uses specific '''Content Information Files''' for different display modes.
===SaveData===
 
====PS3_EXTRA====
This display mode "mimics" the "PStore news" menu with largue square icons that can be animated, and fills the screen with a 3x3 icon pattern.


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! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
|-
|-
| ICON2.PNG || ICON2_'''xx'''.PNG || Extra Content Icon || 486x405 || || ||
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || SaveData Icon || 320x176 || || ||
|-
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || SaveData Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || SaveData Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
|-
|
|-
|-
| ICON3.SWF || ICON3_'''xx'''.SWF || Extra Content Icon Video || 486x405 || ??? || ??? ||
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 1000x560 || || || For both 4:3 and 16:9 screens
|-
|-
|}
|}


====PKGDIR====
*Overlay texts (under '''TITLE''' text row, and over '''PIC1.PNG''') are displayed using '''SUBTITLE''' (one text row) and '''DETAIL''' (severall text rows) from [[PARAM.SFO]]
This display mode resizes the icons and displays them inside bubbles (one bubble for each package). All the bubbles subfolders shares the same background image.
 
===Trophy===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! File !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Notes
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || Package Icon || 320x176 || || ||
| ICON0.PNG || Trophyset Icon || 320x176 || ||
|-
|-
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || Package Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
| TROP'''xxx'''.PNG || Trophy Icon || 240x240 || || "'''xxx'''" is the trophy number (from 000 to 999), platinum trophy is indexed as nº 000 when present
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || Package Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
|-
|-
|
|
|-
|-
| PIC0.PNG || PIC0_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 1000x560 || || || Only visible in 16:9 screens (PIC2.PNG is ignored)
| GR'''xxx'''.PNG || Trophyset Group Icon || 320x176 || || "'''xxx'''" is the group number (from 000 to 999), used to index trophies as subgroups unlocked/installed with expansion packs
|-
| PIC2.PNG || PIC2_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 310x250 || || || Only visible in 4:3 screens (PIC0.PNG is ignored)
|-
| PIC3.PNG || PIC3_'''xx'''.PNG || Background picture || 1920x1080 || || || Used as the background of all the other subfolders with packages
|-
|-
|}
|}


====CROSSDIR====
*Trophy information texts (right to each '''GRxxx.PNG''' and '''TROPxxx.PNG''') is displayed using text strings from [[Trophy_files#TROPCONF.SFM|TROPCONF.SFM]]
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
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! File !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size Max !! Notes
|-
| DATA000.PNG || PSvita package Icon || 128x128 24bit (no transparency) || 32768 bytes || indexed color
|-
|}


==Games PS2==
===Discs===
There are speciall [[PARAM.SFO#CATEGORY|Disc structures]] that uses specific '''Content Information Files''' for different display modes.


==Games PS1==
====PS3_EXTRA====
This display mode "mimics" the "PStore news" menu with largue square icons that can be animated, and fills the screen with a 3x3 icon pattern.


==Games PSP==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG??? || Content Icon || 144x80 || || ||
| ICON2.PNG || ICON2_'''xx'''.PNG || Extra Content Icon || 486x405 || || ||
|-
|-
| ICON1.PMF || ICON1_'''xx'''.PMF??? || Content Icon Video || 144x80 || ||  || Video with sound supported
| ICON3.SWF || ICON3_'''xx'''.SWF || Extra Content Icon Video || 486x405 || ??? || ??? ||
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3??? || Content Icon Sound || || ||  || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PMF is ignored
|-
|
|-
| PIC0.PNG || PIC0_'''xx'''.PNG??? || Overlay picture || 310x180 || || ||
|-
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG??? || Background picture || 480x272 || || || Same as PSP screen size
|-
|-
|}
|}


=Game Data=
====PKGDIR====
 
This display mode resizes the icons and displays them inside bubbles (one bubble for each package). All the bubbles subfolders shares the same background image.
==Game Data Utility (PS3/PS2)==
Refered to the content displayed at the top of the "Game" column in XMB inside "Game Data Utility" folder (categories: GD, 2D). Note that the same (category: GD) is refered to two different contents ("additionall content for games" and "game patches").


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! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || GameData Icon || 320x176 || || ||
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || Package Icon || 320x176 || || ||
|-
|-
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || GameData Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || Package Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
|-
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || GameData Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || Package Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
|-
|-
|
|
|-
|-
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG || Background picture || 1920x1080 || || ||
| PIC0.PNG || PIC0_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 1000x560 || || || Only visible in 16:9 screens (PIC2.PNG is ignored)
|-
|-
|
| PIC2.PNG || PIC2_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 310x250 || || || Only visible in 4:3 screens (PIC0.PNG is ignored)
|-
|-
| [[PARAM.HIS]] || PARAM_'''xx'''.HIS || Update History || || ??? || || Used as a changelog by patches
| PIC3.PNG || PIC3_'''xx'''.PNG || Background picture || 1920x1080 || || || Used as the background of all the other subfolders with packages
|-
|-
|}
|}


==PS Vita System Application Utility==
==Languages==
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=Savedata=
Its possible to create "'''language specific files'''" by adding a number to the end of the file name, this files will be loaded by the PS3 only if the user has configured their profile with the same language.


==Saved Data Utility (PS3)==
This language codes are used in several places when talking about the content in a PS3 e.g:
*Some parameters inside .SFO contains language specific names (e.g. TITLE_'''xx''')
*Audio tracks of .BIK video files (.BIK format supports 1 video track + severall audio tracks, the system decides wich ones to play)
*Trophy installers contains several files for several languages used as "source files", only one is installed


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
! Number !! Language
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG || SaveData Icon || 320x176 || || ||
| 00 || Japanese
|-
|-
| ICON1.PAM || ICON1_'''xx'''.PAM || SaveData Icon Video || 320x176 || 2.4MB* || ??? || Video with sound supported
| 01 || English
|-
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3 || SaveData Icon Sound || || 2.4MB* || ??? || When the file is present the sound from ICON1.PAM is ignored
| 02 || French
|-
|-
|
| 03 || Spanish
|-
|-
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG || Overlay picture || 1000x560 || || || For both 4:3 and 16:9 screens
| 04 || German
|-
|-
|}
| 05 || Italian
 
==Saved Data Utility (PS2)==
*https://www.giantbomb.com/playstation-3/3045-35/forums/moving-a-ps2-save-from-save-data-utility-folder-or-1804481/
*https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_medium/13/133617/2902039-img_1402.jpg
 
==Saved Data Utility (minis/PSP)==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! File !! Language specific files !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Time Size !! Notes
| 06 || Dutch
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || ICON0_'''xx'''.PNG??? || Minis SaveData Icon || 80x80 || || ||
| 07 || Portuguese
|-
|-
| SND0.AT3 || SND0_'''xx'''.AT3??? || Minis SaveData Icon Sound || || ??? || ??? ||
| 08 || Russian
|-
|-
|
| 09 || Korean
|-
|-
| PIC1.PNG || PIC1_'''xx'''.PNG??? || Background picture || 480x272 || || ||
| 10 || Trad.Chinese
|-
|-
|}
| 11 || Simp.Chinese
 
*Overlay texts (under '''TITLE''' text row, and over '''PIC1.PNG''') are displayed using '''SUBTITLE''' (one text row) and '''DETAIL''' (severall text rows) from [[PARAM.SFO]]
 
=Others=
 
==Trophy Collection==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! File !! Description !! Pixels Size !! File Size !! Notes
| 12 || Finnish
|-
|-
| ICON0.PNG || Trophyset Icon || 320x176 || ||
| 13 || Swedish
|-
|-
| TROP'''xxx'''.PNG || Trophy Icon || 240x240 || || "'''xxx'''" is the trophy number (from 000 to 999), platinum trophy is indexed as nº 000 when present
| 14 || Danish
|-
|-
|
| 15 || Norwegian
|-
|-
| GR'''xxx'''.PNG || Trophyset Group Icon || 320x176 || || "'''xxx'''" is the group number (from 000 to 999), used to index trophies as subgroups unlocked/installed with expansion packs
| 16 || Polish
|-
|-
|}
|}


*Trophy information texts (right to each '''GRxxx.PNG''' and '''TROPxxx.PNG''') is displayed using text strings from [[Trophy_files#TROPCONF.SFM|TROPCONF.SFM]]
==File Formats==
 
===PNG===
Background images supports 24 bits (for RGB channels). Other images suppports 32 bits with transparency (24 bits for RGB channels + 8 bits for an alpha layer).
 
"PNG Interlaced" and "APNG (Animated Portable Network Graphics)" formats are not supported by the PS3.
 
===AT3===
Can be created by saving the file as a '''.WAV''' container using the '''ATRAC3''' Codec @ 66Kbps.
 
Mono and stereo channels are supported
 
===PAM===
Pam files can contain audio


{{File Formats}}<noinclude>[[Category:Main]]</noinclude>
===SWF===
Shockwave Flash
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