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DCA files, also known as (unsure) Demo Cutscene Animations, are the keyframed animation format of Pikmin 1.
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DCA files are a model animation format used in ''[[Pikmin]]''. DCA files use frame-by-frame animation to show precise movements.
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They can only be found within the BUN file format.
  
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DCA files cannot be found outside of any archive, and are instead located in [[BUN file|bundle archives]].
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== File Structure ==
  
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Sorry that's all I really know right now.  If you make the animation play slowly with the KEY files, they look really jittery and mess with timing. It's the IEEE-754 float after the "spd" label.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ DCA Header
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! Offset || Size      || Purpose
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|-
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| 0x00 || 4          || Amount of Joints the file will animate.
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|-
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| 0x04 || 4          || Amount of frames in the animation.
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|}
  
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{{Credits|Minty_Meeo}}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Scaling
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! Offset || Size      || Purpose
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|-
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| 0x08 || 4          || Amount of scaling values
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|-
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| 0x0C || 0x08 value || Scaling value
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Rotation
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! Offset || Size      || Purpose
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|-
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| 0x0? || 4          || Amount of rotation values
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|-
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| 0x0? || 0x0? value || Rotation value
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Translation
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! Offset || Size      || Purpose
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|-
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| 0x0? || 4          || Amount of translation values
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|-
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| 0x0? || 0x0? value || Translation value
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ DCA Joint
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! Offset || Size      || Purpose
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|-
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| 0x00 || 4          || Index of the joint
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|-
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| 0x04 || 4          || Parent of the joint
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|-
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| 0x08 || 24          || Internally named 'sx_param' and 'sy_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
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|-
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| 0x || 24          || Internally named 'rx_param' and 'ry_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
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|-
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| 0x || 24          || Internally named 'tx_param' and 'ty_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
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|}
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{{Credits|Ambrosia, Minty_Meeo}}
  
 
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[[Category:File formats]]
 
[[Category:File formats]]

Revision as of 23:11, 29 March 2020

DCA files, also known as (unsure) Demo Cutscene Animations, are the keyframed animation format of Pikmin 1. They can only be found within the BUN file format.

File Structure

DCA Header
Offset Size Purpose
0x00 4 Amount of Joints the file will animate.
0x04 4 Amount of frames in the animation.
Scaling
Offset Size Purpose
0x08 4 Amount of scaling values
0x0C 0x08 value Scaling value
Rotation
Offset Size Purpose
0x0? 4 Amount of rotation values
0x0? 0x0? value Rotation value
Translation
Offset Size Purpose
0x0? 4 Amount of translation values
0x0? 0x0? value Translation value
DCA Joint
Offset Size Purpose
0x00 4 Index of the joint
0x04 4 Parent of the joint
0x08 24 Internally named 'sx_param' and 'sy_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
0x 24 Internally named 'rx_param' and 'ry_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
0x 24 Internally named 'tx_param' and 'ty_param', a table of 2 ints read 3 times
Credits: Ambrosia, Minty_Meeo
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