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* ''' Format Type ''':    Image <br>  
* ''' Format Type ''':    Image <br>  
* ''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness Endian Order] ''': Little Endian <br>
* ''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness Endian Order] ''': Little Endian <br>
* ''' Signatures ''':    GGATCGVA / GGATCXAM / GGATSFFO <br>  
* ''' Signatures ''':    GGATCGVA / GGATCXAM / GGATSFFO / GGAT<br>  




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// TODO
// PAA / PAC file format
// Based on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PAA_File_Format
 
// IMAGE HEADER
  2 - Image Format (65281=DXT1, 65282=DXT2, 65283=DXT3, 65284=DXT4, 65285=DXT5, 17476=RGBA4444, 5461=RGBA5551, 34952=RGBA8888, 32896=Gray with Alpha)
 
// TAGS
  // for each tag
    4 - Tag Header // "GGAT"
    4 - Tag Type String  // e.g. "CGVA"
    4 - Length of Tag Data
    X - Tag Data
   
// PALETTE
  2 - Number of Colors
 
  // for each color
    1 - Blue
    1 - Green
    1 - Red
   
// MIPMAPS
  // for each mipmap
    2 - Width
    2 - Height
    3 - Image Data Length
    X - Image Data
   
    if (ImageFormat == DXT# && width&32768 == 32768){
      // image data is LZO Compressed
      }
    else if (ImageFormat != DXT#){
      // image data is LZSS Compresed
      }
    else {
      // raw image data
      }
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* This file format occurs in games from '''Bohemia Interactive'''.
* This file format occurs in games from '''Bohemia Interactive'''.
* This file format supports several tag types:
** AVGCTAGG / GGATCGVA (AVGC / CGVA) - average colour
** MAXCTAGG / GGATCXAM (MAXC / CXAM) - color of brightest pixel in texture?
** FLAGTAGG / GGATGALF (FLAG / GALF) - marks if texture contains transparency
** SWIZTAGG / GGATZIWS (SWIZ / ZIWS) - optional swizzling description
** PROCTAGG / GGATCORP (PROC / CORP) - non ASCII string
** OFFSTAGG / GGATSFFO (OFFS / SFFO) - mipmap offset list
* Image data can be compressed with '''RLE''', '''LZO''' or '''LZSS'''.


=== Games ===  
=== Games ===  
List of games using this file format:
List of games using this file format:
* Argo
* Arma 1
* Arma: Armed Assault
* Arma 2
* Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (*.PAA / *.PAC)
* Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (*.PAA / *.PAC)
* Arma 3
* Operation Flashpoint


=== QuickBMS Script ===  
=== QuickBMS Script ===  
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* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BI_Tools_2.5 BI Tools]  
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BI_Tools_2.5 BI Tools]  
** Texture Viewer (TexView2) from BI Tools - it can convert and view PAC/PAA files
** '''Texture Viewer''' (TexView2) from BI Tools - it can convert and view PAC/PAA files
** Texture Merger (texMerge) from BI Tools - it can merge PAC/PAA/TGA files and save them as TexMerger files (PTM files)
** '''Texture Merger''' (texMerge) from BI Tools - it can merge PAC/PAA/TGA files and save them as TexMerger files (PTM files)
** '''Pal2PacE''' from BI Tools - command line tool for texture conversion (more info [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Pal2PacE here]). It can convert '''JPG/PNG/TGA to PAA/PAC''' and '''PAA/PAC to JGP/PNG/TGA''' files.
** '''Oxygen 2''' from BI Tools - model editing tool with support for processing PAC/PAA textures
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DePac DePac]
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DePac DePac]
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ImageToPAA ImageToPAA (from Arma 3 tools)]
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ImageToPAA ImageToPAA (from Arma 3 tools)]
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=== See Also ===
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Pal2PacE Pal2PacE (community.bistudio.com)]
* [https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PAA_File_Format PAA file format (community.bistudio.com)]
* [https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma:file_formats:paa PAA file format (pmc.editing.wiki)]
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[[Category:Complete WIP|Bohemia Interactive PAA PAC]]
[[Category:Complete Complete|Bohemia Interactive PAA PAC]]
[[Category:Platform PC|Bohemia Interactive PAA PAC]]
[[Category:Platform PC|Bohemia Interactive PAA PAC]]
[[Category:CE Compressed|Bohemia Interactive PAA PAC]]
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[[Category:Extension_paa | Extension: paa]]
[[Category:Extension_paa | Extension: paa]]
[[Category:BMS_None | BMS: None]]
[[Category:BMS_None | BMS: None]]
[[Category:RLE compression]]
[[Category:LZO compression]]
[[Category:LZSS compression]]
[[Category:File Format]]
[[Category:File Format]]

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PAA, PAC

  • Format Type : Image
  • Endian Order : Little Endian
  • Signatures : GGATCGVA / GGATCXAM / GGATSFFO / GGAT


Format Specifications

// PAA / PAC file format
// Based on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PAA_File_Format

// IMAGE HEADER
  2 - Image Format (65281=DXT1, 65282=DXT2, 65283=DXT3, 65284=DXT4, 65285=DXT5, 17476=RGBA4444, 5461=RGBA5551, 34952=RGBA8888, 32896=Gray with Alpha)
  
// TAGS
  // for each tag
    4 - Tag Header // "GGAT"
    4 - Tag Type String  // e.g. "CGVA"
    4 - Length of Tag Data
    X - Tag Data
    
// PALETTE
  2 - Number of Colors
  
  // for each color
    1 - Blue
    1 - Green
    1 - Red
    
// MIPMAPS
  // for each mipmap
    2 - Width
    2 - Height
    3 - Image Data Length
    X - Image Data
    
    if (ImageFormat == DXT# && width&32768 == 32768){
      // image data is LZO Compressed
      }
    else if (ImageFormat != DXT#){
      // image data is LZSS Compresed
      }
    else {
      // raw image data
      }

Notes and Comments

  • This file format occurs in games from Bohemia Interactive.
  • This file format supports several tag types:
    • AVGCTAGG / GGATCGVA (AVGC / CGVA) - average colour
    • MAXCTAGG / GGATCXAM (MAXC / CXAM) - color of brightest pixel in texture?
    • FLAGTAGG / GGATGALF (FLAG / GALF) - marks if texture contains transparency
    • SWIZTAGG / GGATZIWS (SWIZ / ZIWS) - optional swizzling description
    • PROCTAGG / GGATCORP (PROC / CORP) - non ASCII string
    • OFFSTAGG / GGATSFFO (OFFS / SFFO) - mipmap offset list
  • Image data can be compressed with RLE, LZO or LZSS.

Games

List of games using this file format:

  • Argo
  • Arma 1
  • Arma: Armed Assault
  • Arma 2
  • Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (*.PAA / *.PAC)
  • Arma 3
  • Operation Flashpoint

QuickBMS Script

Not written yet.

Compatible Programs

  • BI Tools
    • Texture Viewer (TexView2) from BI Tools - it can convert and view PAC/PAA files
    • Texture Merger (texMerge) from BI Tools - it can merge PAC/PAA/TGA files and save them as TexMerger files (PTM files)
    • Pal2PacE from BI Tools - command line tool for texture conversion (more info here). It can convert JPG/PNG/TGA to PAA/PAC and PAA/PAC to JGP/PNG/TGA files.
    • Oxygen 2 from BI Tools - model editing tool with support for processing PAC/PAA textures
  • DePac
  • ImageToPAA (from Arma 3 tools)

Gallery

  • Texture Viewer (from BI Tools)

    Texture Viewer (from BI Tools)

  • Texture Merger (from BI Tools)

    Texture Merger (from BI Tools)

See Also



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