Rich Appearance Format (RAF)

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Description

RAF (Rich Appearance Format) is a container, used by the animation when PS3 boots (coldboot.raf), and inside dynamic Themes (as the animated scene displayed at the background of the theme)

  • RAF related firmware modules in dev_flashvsh/modules/:
    • raf.sprx <--- generic animations

RAF structure

See: CXML Containers page

RAF contents

It must comply with these restrictions : 

-Textures size max: 15 mb ( 15728640 Bytes ) ( on RSX local memory at run time )
-Geometry & script size max: 1 mb ( 1048576 Bytes ) ( on main memory at run time ) 
-Actor size max: 1.25mb ( 1310720 Bytes ) ( in the intermediate buffer ) 
-Actor number max: 128
-Cameras: 1
-Lights: 2 (ambient + point)
-Scripts: 1
-Models: 64 (with 8 animations each model)

RAF Scene (.XML)

Code Sample
Root Element: <raf>
Attribute Description
angle_unit Unit of angles in the scene file (radian/degree)

Model

Element: <model>
Attribute Description
id String accessed as the model attribute of the <actor> element
file Path to the model's .dae file exported by the DCC tool
vertex_color Usage (or lack) of color regarding each vertex
  • enable/disable
Sub Element: <animation>
Attribute Description
id String accessed by scripts
file Path to the animation's .dae file exported by the DCC tool
start Start time
end End time
sampling_rate Sampling rate

Material

Element: <material>
Attribute Description
id String accessed as the material attribute of the <actor> element
effect String specifying the effect. Effects are selected from the preset values in the system software.
  • pure_texture : No lighting. Display the texture as is.
  • pure_texture_alpha_0_depth_1 : Remove alpha from pure_texture
  • pure_texture_alpha_1_depth_0 : Remove depth from pure_texture
  • pure_texture_alpha_0_depth_0 : Remove alpha and depth from pure_texture
  • basic_lighting : Basic lighting
  • basic_lighting_alpha_0 : Remove alpha from basic_lighting
  • basic_lighting_edge_lit : Throw light on object's edges in addition to basic_lighting
  • basic_lighting_edge_lit_alpha_0 : Remove alpha from basic_lighting_edge_lit
  • basic_lighting_alpha_add : Derive blending of basic_lighting by addition calculation
Sub Element: <texture>
Attribute Description
file Path to the texture file
type String specifying the texture map method. This is selected from the preset values in the system software:
  • color_map : Color (RGBA)
  • normal_map : Normal in object space (RGB)
  • specular_map : Specular strength (G)
  • tangent_normal_map : Normal in tangent space, valid only for models with TEXTANGENT (RGB)

Actor

Element: <actor>
Attribute Description
id String accessed by scripts
model String that accesses the id attribute of the <model> element
material String that accesses the id attribute of the <material> element
position Vector to the initial position (x, y, z)
rotation Vector to the initial rotation angle (x-axis, y-axis, z-axis)
scale Vector to the initial scale (x, y, z)
color Vector to the initial color (r, g, b, a)
uv_scale Vector to the texture coordinates' initial scale (u, v)
uv_offset Vector to the texture coordinates' initial offset (u, v)
anim_weight Vector to the animation's initial blend weights (anim0, anim1, anim2, anim3)
anim_speed Vector to the animation's initial speed (anim0, anim1, anim2, anim3)
anim_time Vector to the animation's initial time (anim0, anim1, anim2, anim3)
zsort String indicating the z sort type (unspecified/back to front/front to back)

Camera

Element: <camera>
Attribute Description
id String accessed by scripts
file Path to the camera's .dae file exported by the DCC tool (if .dae is used)
type String indicating the camera type (perspective/orthographic)
yfov Scalar indicating the field-of-view in the vertical direction (perspective only)
ymag Scalar indicating the magnification in the vertical direction (orthographic only)
znear Scalar indicating the near clip plane
zfar Scalar indicating the far clip plane
position Vector to the initial position (x, y, z)
direction Vector to the initial direction (x, y, z)
up Vector to the initial up direction (x, y, z)

Light

Element: <light>
Attribute Description
id String accessed by scripts
file Path to the light's .dae file exported by the DCC tool (if .dae is used)
type String indicating the light type (ambient/point)
color Vector to the initial color (r, g, b)
position Vector to the initial position (x, y, z)
direction Vector to the initial direction (x, y, z)
attenuation Vector to the initial attenuation (zero-order, first-order, second-order)

Script

Element: <script>
Attribute Description
file Path to the script file
  • The maximum length of the string that can be specified to the id attribute of an element is 31 characters

Lights, Camera, Models, Animations (.DAE)

Dae files are geometric 3D objects, generated by collada plugin from one of the collada supported 3D tools (blender, maya, 3dmax, etc...)

The raf scene.xml takes .dae files as inputs, this files are converted to .edge and .skel (both seems raw geometric vertex info)

Dae files are xml based, and contains references to the libraries that were used by the 3D tool that build the object, this info is a collada standard and most of it is ignored when converted to .skel and .edge... in other words, most of the .dae info is lost when the .dae file is stored inside the .raf file (though is supposed to have some relationship with the graphic libraries availables in ps3 firmware)

  • Typical entries found in models (3d objects)
    • <asset>
    • <library_physics_scenes>
    • <library_images>
    • <library_materials>
    • <library_effects>
    • <library_geometries>
    • <library_visual_scenes>
    • <scene>
  • Typical entries found in models (3d lights)
    • <asset>
    • <library_physics_scenes>
    • <library_lights>
    • <library_visual_scenes>
    • <scene>

Textures (.JPG .GTF)

See Multimedia Formats and Tools page

Before compiling, only .dds and jpeg are supported.

After compiling, Graphics Texture Format (GTF) (is a container for storing one or multiple textures, "pack GTF", data in a layout that can be used as is by RSX).

Script (.JS)

The raf scene.xml takes as input an script with file extension .js written in PlayStation JavaScript language

This script is converted into an intermediate .jsx file in VSMX format, and then stored inside the .raf file.

RAF tools

Rich Apparence Maker

http://r.a.m.games-hack.fr/index.php

guide http://r.a.m.games-hack.fr/doc/Rich%20Appearance%20Maker%20-%20Quick%20Start%20Guide.pdf

R.A.M on PS3 News: http://www.ps3news.com/ps3-hacks-jailbreak/video-ps3-rich-appearance-maker-r-a-m-beta-is-now-open/

R.A.M on PSX Scene: http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/rich-appearance-maker-r-m-free-beta-now-open-dynamic-theme-maker-2161/

PS3 Color Logo Creator V2.511

PCLC Source: http://tizzyt-archive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/playstation-color-logo-creator-v2511.html

PCLC on PS3 News: http://www.ps3news.com/ps3-hacks-jailbreak/ps3-color-logo-creator-v2-50-v2-51-updates-now-available/

PCLC V2.511 Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/zbb3e07wdx22jub

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