Just Cause SAB files

[Aceman]

Greetings,

I'll get straight to it, I've come here to ask for help extracting the SAB files from Just Cause, as no extractor in existence seems capable, and I've certainly tried quite a few.

Here's a link to the demo:

http://www.gamershell.com/download_15145.shtml

I would attach a file cutter extract, but it's too big, I would email it to somebody through.

Cheers.

[Savage]

I remember SAB files. are raw pcm audio, with a modified header, get oggdec and make this:

1. oggenc --raw file.sab
2. play the ogg

oggenc=> http://www.vorbis.com

This post must to be in audio section

[Aceman]

Ok,

So I got a oggdec V1.9.3 file, now I have to download either:

libvorbis
libogg
vorbis-tools
libtheora

Which one exactly?

And then I do start > run > cmd, and type in this:

oggenc --raw file.sab

Changing the file name to match the file being extracted yes? and it gets converted into an OGG file? And then I convert it?

Sorry for the questions, I'm a bit green.

[Savage]

Changing the file name to match the file being extracted yes? and it gets converted into an OGG file? And then I convert it?

If you do

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oggenc --raw name.sab

you file must be name.ogg, play it with ffplay/mplayer/vlc/winamp or any player, maybe sounds too fast, no problem

Now do this:

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oggdec --raw name.ogg

You must obtain a name.raw, next you need to make a fake header, the game check this, get the first 1 kbytes of the original game, save it and do:

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copy /b header.txt + name.raw name.sab

After this the game recognizes the audio, but!!! only the voices, NOT the music

I know it's silly method, but works, maybe somebody can make a small exe of this

[Aceman]

Ok,

I tried and failed, and I've spent too much time on this already just for the music

Instead I respectfully ask that the SAB file format is included in future releases of Multiex, so that future users are spared.

Cheers for the help Savage, but I'm just too green.

[Vess]

I've just encountered this pretty fun game, and, curious about the possibility of extracting its main title music, checked for help here. As it turns out, there is a faster and lossless way: simply open the *.SAB file(s) as RAW, 22050, stereo, 16-bit, Intel PCM file, et voila. There will be a half-a-second click in the beginning, due to the file's header, so just cut it off.

The issue then is to divide the file properly. There should be 52 tracks, named:
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_01
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_02
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_03
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_04
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_05
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_06
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_07
MUSIC_ACTION_HIGH_08
MUSIC_ACTION_LOW_01
MUSIC_ACTION_LOW_02
MUSIC_ACTION_LOW_03
MUSIC_ACTION_LOW_04
MUSIC_ACTION_LOW_05
MUSIC_BLACKHAND_01
MUSIC_CARAMICAS_SPEECH
MUSIC_CARDRIVE_01
MUSIC_CARDRIVE_02
MUSIC_CARDRIVE_03
MUSIC_CARTEL_01
MUSIC_CIA_01
MUSIC_FLYING_01
MUSIC_FLYING_02
MUSIC_FLYING_03
MUSIC_LIBERATE_SETTLEMENT_01
MUSIC_LIBERATE_SETTLEMENT_02
MUSIC_LIBERATE_SETTLEMENT_03
MUSIC_LIGHT_01
MUSIC_LIGHT_02
MUSIC_MENU_01
MUSIC_MISSION_COMPLETE_01
MUSIC_MISSION_FAILED_01
MUSIC_OBJECTIVE_01
MUSIC_OBJECTIVE_02
MUSIC_OBJECTIVE_03
MUSIC_OBJECTIVE_04
MUSIC_RADIO_01
MUSIC_RADIO_02
MUSIC_REBEL_01
MUSIC_RICO_DEAD_01
MUSIC_ROMANCE_01
MUSIC_SAFEHOUSE_AGENCY_01
MUSIC_SAFEHOUSE_CARTEL_01
MUSIC_SAFEHOUSE_REBEL_01
MUSIC_SEXY_01
MUSIC_SEXY_02
MUSIC_SKYDIVE_01
MUSIC_SPEEDBOAT_01
MUSIC_SPEEDBOAT_02
MUSIC_SPEEDBOAT_03
MUSIC_STEALTH_012
MUSIC_STEALTH_023
MUSIC_COUNTDOWN_M16

I split the file automatically, with a tool from Softpedia (or maybe Tucows?) that could cut WAV files based on detecting silence periods in them. I fiddled with the silence threshold setting in it and I think it's split correctly, but only the composer could verify all this.

(The SFX files have to be treated either as mono or 11025, by the way - I haven't really checked.)

[Savage]

Can attach the program you used? or the name?

[Bioscope]

@ Vess....

Yes. I also got it right with MEN OF VALOR PC. There is one archive file named music.sab, which I succesfully rip in the same way you mentioned. I also found some individual music files in .sab format. Some are playable after ripping the pcm audio, but others have a curious way of playing in thousands of chunks with background noise inbetween. i tried encoding to ogg but get the same result. I try to open audacity in case of multiple channels, but still get 2 channels. Seems to have something to do with being dynamic layers....

Will your wav splitter work here?