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Introduction

Section titled “Introduction”

unbikit (un-bik-ɪt) is a decoder for .bik (Bink Video) files that can be used to play or transcode videos. The format was first released in 1999 and has since been used in many classic computer games.

This site hosts the documentation for the decoder, as well as a ⭐ video player demo and other information.

There is also a repository page on GitHub!

Features

Section titled “Features”
  • Supports Bink 1, revisions c to i inclusive
  • Handles demuxing and decompression of audio and video streams
  • TypeScript/JavaScript (no WASM or native code)
  • No dependencies
  • Straightforward API: supply a video via Blob, File, Request or URL
    • the Web Streams API will be used where possible for efficient reading of video data
  • Isomorphic
    • runs on client/server runtimes that support at least ES2022
    • can be run with older runtimes by using the syntax lowering feature of some bundlers