- Extension
- .usm
- .j2k
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- CRI Middleware
- Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Description
- CRI USM Video is a proprietary video container format developed by CRI Middleware for use in video games. It stores compressed audio and video streams, often using CRI's own codecs, and is commonly used for cutscenes and in-game video playback. It is prevalent in many console and PC games developed in Japan.
- Compressed bitmap image that uses wavelet compression instead of the DCT compression used by standard .JPEG images; supports 16-bit color, alpha transparency, and lossless compression.
- MIME Type
- video/usm
- image/jp2
