EA SSH FSH Image

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SSH, FSH, MSH, XSH, PSH, GSH

• Format Type : Image
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian / Big Endian
  
• Signature : SHPI / SHPP / SHPS / SHPX / SHPM / SHPG
  

Format Specifications

// EA Graphics (FSH, SSH etc.)
// file format

// Note: Whole file may be compressed with LZSS or Huffman
// Note: Image data may be swizzled (XBOX only?)


// header
4 bytes (char) - signature  // "SHPI" for PC games
                            // "SHPP" for PS1 games
                            // "SHPS" or "ShpS" for PS2 games
                            //  SHPX" or "ShpX" for XBOX games
                            // "SHPM" for PSP games
                            // "SHPG" for WII games
4 bytes (uint32) - total file size
4 bytes (uint32) - number of entries
4 bytes (char) - directory ID // e.g. "G354", "G264", "G266",
                              // "G290", "G315", "GIMX", G344"

// directory
num_of_entries *
{
   4 bytes (char) - entry tag  // e.g. "br02"
   4 bytes (uint32) - entry offset 
}

// optional binary attachment (padding)
// Note: this attachment is added only for 16 bytes alignment
8 bytes (char) - ID string  // "Buy ERTS"
x bytes - padding


// data
num_of_entries *
{
   // entry header - 16 bytes
   1 byte (uint8) - record ID / entry type / image type
   3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block
   2 bytes (uint16) - image width
   2 bytes (uint16) - image height
   2 bytes (uint16) - X axis coordinate (Center X)
   2 bytes (uint16) - Y axis coordinate (Center Y)
   2 bytes - X axis position (Left X pos.)[uint12] + internal flag [uint1] + unknown [uint3]
   2 bytes - Y axis position (Top Y pos.)[uint12] + levels count (mipmaps) [uint4]

   x bytes - image data 
   x bytes - optional padding  // up to 16 bytes, filled with nulls
   x bytes - optional palette (header + data)
   x bytes - optional binary attachments (header + data)
}

Format Specifications (FSH/ShpF type)

// NBA Live 06
// FSH file format

// litte endian/big endian

// header
4 bytes (char) - signature  // "ShpF"
4 bytes (uint32) - total file size
4 bytes (uint32) - number of images

// TODO - format is different, e.g. contains longer filenames

Binary Attachments Specifications

• Metal Bin

// header
1 byte (uint8) - entry ID  // 0x69
3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block
2 bytes (uint16) - data size  // always 64
2 bytes (uint16) - flags  // 0x10 0x00 - has data
8 bytes (uint64) - unknown

// data
x bytes (char) - data + padding  // "EAGL64 metal bin attachment for runtime texture management"

• Hot spot / Pix region

// header
1 byte (uint8) - entry ID  // 0x7C
3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block

4 bytes (uint32) - number of value pairs (one region = 3 pairs)  // 3 - 1 region
                                                                 // 6 - 2 regions
                                                                 // 9 - 3 regions

// pix regions
num_of_regions *
{
   4 bytes (char) - hot spot ID  // e.g. "afih"
   4 bytes (uint32) - unknown  // always 0?
   4 bytes (int32) - left X
   4 bytes (int32) - top Y
   4 bytes (int32) - width
   4 bytes (int32) - height
}
x bytes - padding

• Image name

// header
1 byte (uint8) - entry ID  // 0x70
3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block

// data
x bytes (char) - image name + padding  // e.g. "tp01"

• Comment

// header
1 byte (uint8) - entry ID  // 0x6F
3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block
4 bytes (uint32) - comment string length

// data
x bytes (char) - comment string + padding // e.g. "TXLY,tp01,1,0,256,128,0x00000000"

• Palette

// header
1 byte (uint8) - entry ID 
3 bytes (uint24) - size of the block
2 bytes (uint16) - palette width // e.g. 16 or 256
2 bytes (uint16) - palette height // always 1
2 bytes (uint16) - number of palette entries // e.g. 16 or 256
2 bytes (uint16) - unknown // always 0
2 bytes (uint16) - unknown // always 0
2 bytes (uint16) - unknown

// palette data
x bytes - data  // e.g. 1024 bytes for 256-color palette

Entry Types

This format can handle several different entry types (record IDs).
All known types are listed below.

Entry Type (dec/hex)	Format	Description	Example Games Using This Format
1 / 0x01	unknown	4-bit image + palette	Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2)
2 / 0x02	unknown	8-bit image with 256-colors swapped palette	FIFA 09 (PS2) MVP Baseball 2005 (PS2) NHL 2002 (PS2) Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2)
4 / 0x04	r8g8b8	24-bit image wihout palette	Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2) Medal of Honor Vanguard (PS2)
5 / 0x05	unknown	32-bit image without palette	Medal of Honor Frontline (PS2)
14 / 0x0E	unknown	8-bit with custom EA swizzle??	MVP Baseball 2005 (PS2) FIFA Street (PS2)
33 / 0x21	unknown	256-colors palette	unknown
34 / 0x22	Palette 18	18-bit palette	unknown
35 / 0x23	unknown	16-colors palette OR 256-colors 15-bit palette	NBA Live 97 (PS1)
36 / 0x24	Palette 24	24-bit palette	unknown
41 / 0x29	Palette 16	16-bit palette	unknown
42 / 0x2A	Palette 32	32-bit palette	unknown
45 / 0x2D	Palette 15	15-bit palette	unknown
59 / 0x3B	Palette	Palette	Madden 08 (PSP)
64 / 0x40	R5G5B5P1	4-bit image with 16-colors palette (palette type 35)	NBA Live 97 (PS1) ReBoot (PS1)
65 / 0x41	R5G5B5P1	8-bit image with 256-colors palette (15 bits per color in palette) (palette type 35)	NBA Live 97 (PS1) ReBoot (PS1)
66 / 0x42	R5G5B5P1	16-bit image, no palette	NBA Live 97 (PS1) ReBoot (PS1)
...
91 / 0x5B	unknown	32-bit image with swapped RGB, no palette	unknown
92 / 0x5C	unknown	unknown	Madden 08 (PSP)
93 / 0x5D	unknown	8-bit image with palette and PSP swizzling (R8G8B8A8)	Madden 08 (PSP) Fight Night Round 3 (PSP)
96 / 0x60	DXT1	compressed image, DXT1 4x4 packed, 1-bit alpha	SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
97 / 0x61	DXT3	compressed image, DXT3 4x4 packed, 4-bit alpha	SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
98 / 0x62	DXT5	compressed image, DXT5	unknown
99 / 0x63	ETC1	PVR image	unknown
100 / 0x64	PVRTC 4bpp RGB	PVR image	unknown
102 / 0x66	6666	24-bit image	unknown
104 / 0x68	484	16-bit image without alpha channel	unknown
105 / 0x69	-	metal bin attachment	Almost all EA games
106 / 0x6A	1010102	32-bit image with 10-bit RGB channels and 2-bit alpha channel	unknown
109 / 0x6D	4444	16-bit A4R4G4B4	unknown
111 / 0x6F	-	comment binary attachment	unknown
112 / 0x70	-	image name binary attachment	Almost all EA games
120 / 0x78	565	16-bit A0R5G6B5	unknown
121 / 0x79	PAL4	image with palette (16 colors)	unknown
123 / 0x7B	PAL8	image with palette (256 colors)	SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
124 / 0x7C	-	hot spot / pix region	unknown
125 / 0x7D	8888	32-bit A8R8G8B8	SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
126 / 0x7E	5551	16-bit A1R5G5B5	unknown
127 / 0x7F	888	24-bit A0R8G8B8	SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
...
130 / 0x82	unknown	refpack compressed	SSX Tricky?
131 / 0x83	unknown	refpack compressed 16-bpp image (no palette)	FIFA 09 (PS2)

Notes

• Files using this file format are often stored inside BIG/VIV archives.
• Whole files may be compressed with LZSS compression or with Huffman compression or with Refpack compression.
• PS2 games uses SSH extension, PC games uses FSH extension, PSP games uses MSH extension,
  XBOX games uses XSH extension, PS1 games uses PSH, ART and PSP extensions.
• Files from XBOX games can contain images which are swizzled with Morton Order algorithm.
• Similarities:
  • Image types 3 and 66 seems to be the same.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Def Jam: Fight for NY
• EA Cricket 2005 (PS2)
• EA Cricket 07 (PS2)
• FIFA Street 1 (PS2)
• FIFA 2000 (PS1)
• FIFA 2006 (XBOX/PC/PS2/PSP)
• FIFA 2009
• FIFA 14 (PS2/PSP)
• Fight Night Round 3
• Golden Eye Rogue Agent (PS2)
• Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (PS2)
• James Bond 007: Nightfire (other than PC release)
• Madden NFL 06 (PSP)
• Madden NFL 08 (PSP)
• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
• Medal of Honor: Frontline
• Medal of Honor: Vanguarg
• MVP 07: NCAA Baseball (PS2)
• MVP Baseball 2005 (PS2)
• NBA Live 97 (PS1) (*.PSH / *.PSP / *.ART)
• NBA Live 06 (PC)
• NBA Live 07 (XBOX)
• Need For Speed [Special Edition]
• Need For Speed II [Special Edition]
• Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit
• Need For Speed: High Stakes
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit II
• Need For Speed: Porsche 2000
• Need For Speed: Porsche Challenge
• Need For Speed: Road Challenge
• Need for Speed: Undercover (PSP) (*.MSH / SHPM)
• NHL 2001
• NHL 2002 (PS2)
• NHL 2003
• NHL 2004
• NHL 2005
• NHL 2006
• NHL 2007
• NHL 2008
• NHL 2009
• ReBoot (PS1) (*.PSH)
• SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC) (*.FSH)
• SSX Tricky
• UEFA Euro 2004

Supported Programs

• EA Graphics Manager
• EA Graphics Tools (works with SSH/SHPS type, but only with some games like FIFA 2009 & FIFA Street 1)
• EA Graphics Editor (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. SimCity 4 Deluxe)
• FshEd (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. SimCity 4 Deluxe)
• Fsh Tool / nFsh Tool (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. SimCity 4 Deluxe)
• FshLine (works with FSH/ShpF type, eg. NBA Live 06 PC AND with FSH/SHPI type e.g. SimCity 4 Deluxe)
• FshX / FshX (for Vista) (works with FSH/ShpF type, e.g. NBA Live 06 PC)
• NBA 2006 Jersey Raptor (works with FSH/ShpF type, eg. NBA Live 06 PC)
• GoFSH - FSH Texture Editor (works with FSH/SHPI type e.g. SimCity 4 Deluxe)
• ExplodePSH (works with PSH/SHPP type e.g. NBA Live 97 PS1)
• NHL_2002_PS2_Tool.py (works with SSH/SHPS type and partially with other types - research in progress)
• GFXPack
• GAUP Plugin
• FiSHMan
• FSHLib
• SC4Tool
• SSX-Collection-Multitool
• iLive - Reader
• NHLINFO (Tool for older NHL games)
• FSH Editor
• otools
• Konvertor
• PSicture (works with PSH files)

quickBMS Scripts

• multiple_ea_images_in_one_archive_script.bms
• SSH SHPS script

Noesis Scripts

• ea_graph_man_noesis_script.py
• tex_EA_LosAngeles_ssh
• tex_EA_xsh

See Also

• FSH file format (SC4 wiki)
• FSH file format (FIFA wiki)

Gallery

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  EA Graphics Manager

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  EA Graphics Tools

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  FshX

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  EA Graphics Editor

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  Fsh Ed

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  nFsh Tool
  

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  NBA Jersey Raptor

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  GoFSH

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  ExplodePSH