- Extension
- .bik
- .hrz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- RAD Game Tools
- Slow Scan Television Group
- 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.
- This is the display format associated with the broadcast of slow-scan television. This legacy format was used to transmit a static image given limited bandwidth through the use of specialized software.
- MIME Type
- video/x-bink
- image/x-pict