Rad Game Tools Kraken
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According to MacWeek, Rad Game Tools has ported their game API/Tools to the Mac: 'I'm positive you will see more games ported to the Mac now that our tools are available,' said Rad programmer Jeff. Jeff’s company, RAD Game Tools, makes the most popular game development SDKs on the planet. Their line of video codecs — first Smacker then Bink — is used ubiquitously across all game companies on all platforms to such an extent that any video you see in a console or PC game is probably playing back through a RAD video codec.

Rad Game Tools Kraken

Many of the videos included in games and on promotional tourism CDs use the Bink (BIK) format, or its predecessor Smacker (SMK), which are the proprietary formats developed by RAD Game Tools. The videos in these formats can't be read by the general multimedia players, and due to this fact, we'll only be able to enjoy them with the game or by means of the corresponding CD.

Watch videos in BIK and SMK format

The problem that usually arises is, what can we do if we want to watch these videos outside the game or without the CD? The solution is really simple, all we have to do is install RAD Game Tools Splitter, a DirectShow codec that will allow the user to play BIK and SMK videos in the vast majority of current multimedia players, including Media Player Classic or Windows Media Player, among others.

Rad Game Tools Telemetry

So if you want to enjoy your favorite game videos once again, without having to open the game, or you want to watch a video before completing the part of the game that activates it, all you have to do is download and install RAD Game Tools Splitter to be able to enjoy it on your computer.