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=Description= | =Description= | ||
'''P'''lay'''S'''tation '''ARC'''hive is a | '''P'''lay'''S'''tation '''ARC'''hive is a container that allows subfolders and per-file compression using [[Template:Zlib|Zlib]] or lzma with 9 compression levels | ||
*Notes: | |||
**lzma with compression level 9 has a compression ratio of around 50% of the size for general files | |||
**some files doesnt admits much compression like .BIK videos (max compression ratio for .BIK doesnt reachs 1% or 2%). For this reason is better to dont use compression with videos because the size reduction is ridiculous | |||
=Structure= | =Structure= | ||
See | See {{Talk}} page | ||
==Header== | ==Header== | ||
==Table 1== | |||
==Table 2== | |||
==Etc== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+PSARC Flags | |||
! Hexadecimal<br />(big endian) !! Decimal !! Binary<br />(flags) !! Flag Name !! Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''01''' || style="text-align:right;" | 1 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000000'''1''' || || | |||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''02''' || style="text-align:right;" | 2 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 000000'''1'''0 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''04''' || style="text-align:right;" | 4 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000'''1'''00 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''08''' || style="text-align:right;" | 8 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000'''1'''000 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''10''' || style="text-align:right;" | 16 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 000'''1'''0000 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''20''' || style="text-align:right;" | 32 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 00'''1'''00000 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''40''' || style="text-align:right;" | 64 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 0'''1'''000000 || || | ||
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| | | {{cellcolors|black|lime}} 00 00 00 '''80''' || style="text-align:right;" | 128 || 00000000 00000000 00000000 '''1'''0000000 || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
*Flags are stored in the header as a big endian number, and defines the characteristics and structure of the archive when it was created | |||
* | |||
=PSARC Tools= | =PSARC Tools= | ||
There are several versions of PSARC related tools, features has been implemented along the different versions and is hard to keep a record of them, please help filling the info in the page | There are several versions of PSARC related tools, features has been implemented along the different versions and is hard to keep a record of them, please help filling the info in the page | ||
GUI versions are | GUI versions are derivated from the command line versions | ||
==Open PSARC PS3 Extractor== | ==Command line versions== | ||
===Open PSARC PS3 Extractor=== | |||
By Matthieu Milan. It allows you to extract PSARC archive data in linux | By Matthieu Milan. It allows you to extract PSARC archive data in linux | ||
Source code: https://www.ferb.fr/ps3/PSARC/ | Source code: https://www.ferb.fr/ps3/PSARC/ | ||
==PSARC tool== | ===PSARC tool=== | ||
Port of Matthieu Milan's open PSARC PS3 extractor to Windows. Tool written by Matthieu Milan (@usineur). Ported to VS2012 by AlexAltea. | Port of Matthieu Milan's open PSARC PS3 extractor to Windows. Tool written by Matthieu Milan (@usineur). Ported to VS2012 by AlexAltea. | ||
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-e START END Extracts files with the file id specified by the range between START and END (inclusive). | -e START END Extracts files with the file id specified by the range between START and END (inclusive). | ||
==PSARC Extractor== | ===PSARC Extractor=== | ||
By Insomniac @ xentax forums, download link: http://www.ps3hax.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=452 and http://www.modcontrol.com/Board/pc-tools/28869-psarc-ps3-extractor.html | |||
By Insomniac @ xentax forums, download link: | |||
'''Usage:''' | '''Usage:''' | ||
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3 | 3,30 KB | /my/files/dummies/dummy3.bin | 3 | 3,30 KB | /my/files/dummies/dummy3.bin | ||
==PSARC== | ===PSARC=== | ||
1.60.008 SDK : x | 1.60.008 SDK : x | ||
1.92.001 SDK : x | 1.92.001 SDK : x | ||
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4.50.001 SDK : psarc-1310.001 (C++), built on Nov 16 2011 at 03:31:36 | 4.50.001 SDK : psarc-1310.001 (C++), built on Nov 16 2011 at 03:31:36 | ||
*From xentax forums: http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=44228&sid=0a7b5167ba4599f71f85471119c918a6#p44228 Download link: | *From xentax forums: http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=44228&sid=0a7b5167ba4599f71f85471119c918a6#p44228 | ||
*Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?o3wy35uublreh | |||
=== | *Help | ||
'''usage:''' | |||
psarc verb [options] [file...] | |||
psarc --xml=XMLFILE | |||
'''verbs:''' | |||
create Create an archive. (default) | |||
extract Extract contents of an existing archive. | |||
list List contents of an existing archive. | |||
dump Print detailed info about archive for unit testing. | |||
verify Verify an existing archive's structural integrity and ensure that all files can be decompressed. | |||
dtd Display a DTD describing psarc's XML input syntax. | |||
'''general options:''' | |||
-h, --help Show this help message and exit. | |||
--version Display version and exit. | |||
-d, --debug Debug: Show debug messages. | |||
-v, --verbose Verbose: Show additional progress. (default) | |||
-q, --quiet Quiet: Don't show any progress. | |||
-y, --overwrite Overwrite existing files when creating/extracting. | |||
--xml=XMLFILE XML list of actions to perform. | |||
'''create options:''' | |||
-oFILE, --output=FILE Archive filename to create. | |||
-IINPUTFILE, --inputfile=INPUTFILE Inputfile listing files to archive. Consider --xml instead, which gives you more control. | |||
-m, --mself Create a PSARC-MSELF hybrid file for PS3, which can contain encrypted special files like SDATA, SPRX, and SPU SELF. | |||
--zlib Use [[Template:Zlib|Zlib]] when compressing. (default) | |||
--lzma Use LZMA when compressing. (usually for PS3 PSN) | |||
--level=N Compression quality. 1 is fastest, 9 is best. (default = 9) | |||
-N, --nocompress Store all files uncompressed in the archive. | |||
-bBS, --blocksize=BS Use blocks of size BS. (default = 64KiB) | |||
-jJOBS, --jobs=JOBS Compression threads to run at a time. (default = number of CPUs) | |||
-sREGEX, --strip=REGEX Perl-compatible regex specifying a prefix to strip from the pathnames stored in the archive. This may be specified more than once. (default = current dir) | |||
-S, --strip-all Strip all paths from files stored in the archive. | |||
-a, --absolute Make the paths within the archive absolute. | |||
-R, --relative Make the paths within the archive relative. (default) | |||
-i, --ignorecase Make the archive directory case-insensitive. | |||
--exclude=WILDCARD Wildcard specifying files to exclude. | |||
--skip-missing-files If set then ignore it when a file cannot be found. | |||
--mergedups Compare the content of all files, and merge identical files so that only one copy of the data is included. | |||
'''extract options:''' | |||
--input=FILE Archive to extract files from. (default is first file argument) | |||
--to=DIRECTORY Directory to write extracted files to. (default is current directory) | |||
extract options: | |||
--blocksize is in bytes. | |||
==Total Commander plugin== | ==Total Commander plugin== | ||
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/PSARC.html | http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/PSARC.html | ||
==PS3 PSARC GUI== | ==GUI versions== | ||
===PS3 PSARC GUI=== | |||
It's a graphical user interface to view, extract or create psarc archives. GUI written by aldo, unknown psarc tool used internally | It's a graphical user interface to view, extract or create psarc archives. GUI written by aldo, unknown psarc tool used internally | ||
Download link: http://aldostools.org/ps3_psarc_gui.rar | Download link: http://aldostools.org/ps3_psarc_gui.rar | ||
=Games or Apps using PSARC files= | =Games or Apps using PSARC files= | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | ! colspan="3" | External information !! colspan="5" | PSARC's !! rowspan="2" | Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Plateform !! TITLE_ID !! TITLE !! Version !! Compression !! TOC entry size !! Block Size !! Flags | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Ape Escape || 00010004 (v1.4) || [[Template:Zlib|Zlib]] || 1E || 10000 || 2 || uses full paths (created with --absolute ?) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Atelier Rorona Plus || 00010004 (v1.4) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 2 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || God of War. Ascension || 00010004 (v1.4) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 2 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Killzone 3 || 00010004 (v1.4) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 1 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Mass Effect 3 || 00010004 (v1.4) || lzma || 1E || 10000 || 3 || AUDIO.PSARC created with: --lzma --nocompress --absolute --ignorecase<br />MAIN.PSARC created with: --lzma --absolute --ignorecase | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Motorstorm. Pacific Rift || || || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Ni No Kuni || || || || || || .psarc file extensions renamed to .adat | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || The Last Of Us || 00010003 (v1.3) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 0 || the game can load files from decompressed psarcs (because the original psarcs doesnt uses flags ?) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Uncharted 2 || 00010003 (v1.3) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 0 || the game can load files from decompressed psarcs (because the original psarcs doesnt uses flags ?) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | {{icon content ps3}} || || Warhawk || || || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{icon content ps4}} || || VidZone || 00010004 (v1.4) || zlib || 1E || 10000 || 0 || | |||
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| VidZone | |||
|} | |} | ||
*Other games that probably uses PSARC's | *Other games that probably uses PSARC's | ||
**Uncharted 1? | **Uncharted 1?, and 3? | ||
**Killzone colletion ? | **Killzone colletion ? | ||
**God of War. III ? | |||
**God of War. Collection ? | **God of War. Collection ? | ||
**other Motorstorms ? | **other Motorstorms ? | ||
*Rebuild notes: | |||
**Mass effect 3 MAIN.PSARC contains a folder with generic files (compressed with level 9) and another folder with .BIK videos (not compressed at all). In the creation options suggested above in the table the compression level is not defined and this means all them will use the default compression level 9 (so the .BIK files will have an 1% or 2% of compression ratio). This is not how the original file was created (but works), it seems there is a way to define specific compression levels "per file" or "per folder" (by using a DTD.XML filelist?) | |||
{{File Formats}} | {{File Formats}} | ||
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