- Extension
- .bik
- .aifc
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- RAD Game Tools
- Apple Inc.
- Description
- The Bink Video File (BIK) is a proprietary video file format developed by RAD Game Tools. It is commonly used in video games to store and play back game cinematics, cutscenes, or other in-game video sequences. Bink Video is designed to be highly optimized for performance, offering good quality video playback while minimizing CPU and memory usage, making it particularly suitable for use in video games where resources are often limited.
- It contains CD-quality audio file commonly used in gaming consoles and media players. AIFC can be compared to .WAV file that has been compressed to reduce file size. Therefore, it may incorporate ALAW, ULAW, or G722 compression.
- MIME Type
- video/x-bink
- audio/aiff
