{"name":"Sound Tools","title":"Sound Tools","type":"topic","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Sound_Tools","revid":336721,"updated":"2023-01-04T15:24:44Z","aliases":["SoundTools"],"markdown":"#### Basic information\n\n**Author:** Bohemia Interactive\n\n**Compatibility:** Armed Assault, Arma 2 and Arma 3\n\n**Download:** Included in BI Tools, BI Tools 2, BI Tools 2.5 and [part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/233800/)\n\n#### Description\n\n**Description:** SoundTools allow to convert various sound formats used by Bohemia Interactive's games and also create information necessary for lip sync.\n\n#### Usage\n\n**Line call:**\n\nWaveToLip.exe source_file\nWaveToWSS.exe options source_file\n\n**Options:**\n\n8b deltapack\n\n- -d8\n\n4b deltapack (voice)\n\n- -d4\n\nplay the sound instead converting it\n\n- -play\n\n#### Licenses\n\n**Licensing:** Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement\n\n**See also:** Sound Tools Manual, Wave2Lip, WSSDecoder, WaveToWss\n\n#### Additional information\n\nWaveToLip is an application that generates a lip files (*.lip) from wav, ogg or wss audio files supported by RV engine.\n\nA lip file accompanies a sound file meant for spoken words in a mission. The file lip-syncs the month of the charter to the spoken words in a sound file. It shares the same name of the sound file and must be in the same folder.\n\n**Example:**\n\ntalking1.ogg\n\ntalking1.lip\n\ntalking2.ogg\n\ntalking2.lip\n\n**NOTE:**\n\nogg files are actually sound files encoded with the Ogg Vorbis codec developed by Xiphophorus software\n\nwss files are proprietary BI sound files created by WaveToSSS. Wss files are optimal for the engine except a long audio that needs to be streamed - for that ogg format is best.\n\nTo use, simply drag a 16-bit mono aduio file into the WaveToLip.exe. It will then generate the lip file to the same directory/folder as the source audio files.\n\n**Tip:**\n\nAdd a short-cut of the WavToLip program to Windows Send To folder (C:\\Documents and Settings\\<your user name>\\SendTo ). This will let you simply right click on a supported audio file wav and select \"send to\" and WaveToLip.","sections":[{"heading":"Basic information","level":4,"markdown":"**Author:** Bohemia Interactive\n\n**Compatibility:** Armed Assault, Arma 2 and Arma 3\n\n**Download:** Included in BI Tools, BI Tools 2, BI Tools 2.5 and [part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/233800/)"},{"heading":"Description","level":4,"markdown":"**Description:** SoundTools allow to convert various sound formats used by Bohemia Interactive's games and also create information necessary for lip sync."},{"heading":"Usage","level":4,"markdown":"**Line call:**\n\nWaveToLip.exe source_file\nWaveToWSS.exe options source_file\n\n**Options:**\n\n8b deltapack\n\n- -d8\n\n4b deltapack (voice)\n\n- -d4\n\nplay the sound instead converting it\n\n- -play"},{"heading":"Licenses","level":4,"markdown":"**Licensing:** Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement\n\n**See also:** Sound Tools Manual, Wave2Lip, WSSDecoder, WaveToWss"},{"heading":"Additional information","level":4,"markdown":"WaveToLip is an application that generates a lip files (*.lip) from wav, ogg or wss audio files supported by RV engine.\n\nA lip file accompanies a sound file meant for spoken words in a mission. The file lip-syncs the month of the charter to the spoken words in a sound file. It shares the same name of the sound file and must be in the same folder.\n\n**Example:**\n\ntalking1.ogg\n\ntalking1.lip\n\ntalking2.ogg\n\ntalking2.lip\n\n**NOTE:**\n\nogg files are actually sound files encoded with the Ogg Vorbis codec developed by Xiphophorus software\n\nwss files are proprietary BI sound files created by WaveToSSS. Wss files are optimal for the engine except a long audio that needs to be streamed - for that ogg format is best.\n\nTo use, simply drag a 16-bit mono aduio file into the WaveToLip.exe. It will then generate the lip file to the same directory/folder as the source audio files.\n\n**Tip:**\n\nAdd a short-cut of the WavToLip program to Windows Send To folder (C:\\Documents and Settings\\<your user name>\\SendTo ). This will let you simply right click on a supported audio file wav and select \"send to\" and WaveToLip."}],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: Official Tools","Arma 2: Official Tools","Arma 3: Official Tools"],"groups":["Tools and File Formats"]}