- Extension
- .bik
- .pcl
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Video
- Document
- Developer
- RAD Game Tools
- Hewlett Packard
- 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.
- PCL stands for Printer Command Language which is a Page Description Language introduced by Hewlett Packard (HP).
- MIME Type
- video/x-bink
- application/vnd.hp-PCL