Electronic Arts MAD (MADV)

MAD

• Format Type : Video
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  
• Signature : MAD / MADk / MADm / MADe
  

Format Specifications

// MAD file format

// little endian

num_of_chunks *
{
   //frame chunk structure
   4 bytes (char) - chunk name // "MADk" - intra frame
                               // "MADm" - inter frame
                               // "MADe" - low-quality-inter frame
   2 bytes (uint16) - size of the chunk
   4 bytes (uint32) - reserved // "0"
   2 bytes (uint16) - max data rate per second
   2 bytes (uint16) - frame_rate // milliseconds per frame
   2 bytes (uint16) - image width (in pixels)
   2 bytes (uint16) - image height (in pixels)
   1 byte (uint8) - unknown
   1 byte (uint8) - quantizer  // frame quantizer
   1 byte (uint8) - frame type / chunk type    // 00 = P-frame
                                               // 01 = I-frame
                                               // 02 = B-frame
   1 byte (uint8) - unknown
   x bytes - chunk data // bitstream
}

Notes and Comments

• Electronic Arts MAD (Madcow) video file format.

Games

List of games using the same file format:

• FIFA '99
• FIFA 2004
• FIFA 2005
• NBA Live 99
• NBA Live 2003
• Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
• Need for Speed 4: High Stakes
• Need for Speed 5: Porsche
• Need for Speed 6: Hot Pursuit 2
• Need for Speed: Underground
• NHL 2000
• Sim City 4: Rush Hour
• The Sims 2

quickBMS Script

• EA MAD Demultiplexer
• EA MAD Demux/Remux scripts

Compatible Programs

• Electronic Arts Sound eXchange (wiki) / ea_soundexchange (webarchive) (only to encode audio to EA STR/ASF format for muxing)
• NFS U2 EA Audio and Video Converter / mirror1
• VLC Media Player
• ffmpeg