Yaz0 - Revision history

Effect2: Fixed typo; changed RLE link to internal link instead of one to Wikipedia

2019-04-10T05:39:09Z

Fixed typo; changed RLE link to internal link instead of one to Wikipedia

Effect2: Changes in wording

2019-04-10T05:37:41Z

Changes in wording

Effect2: Added another decompressor to the list; added Template:magic

2019-04-10T05:21:58Z

Added another decompressor to the list; added Template:magic

Effect2: Got rid of weird link style

2019-04-10T05:17:31Z

Got rid of weird link style

Effect2: Effect2 moved page Yaz0 (Nintendo) to Yaz0: There are no other formats with identical or similar names listed on the wiki, and so the disambiguation is unnecessary.

2019-04-10T05:15:09Z

Effect2 moved page Yaz0 (Nintendo) to Yaz0: There are no other formats with identical or similar names listed on the wiki, and so the disambiguation is unnecessary.

Dan Tobias at 00:32, 13 January 2018

2018-01-13T00:32:58Z

Dan Tobias at 00:24, 13 January 2018

2018-01-13T00:24:50Z

Kamome at 21:05, 12 January 2018

2018-01-12T21:05:40Z

Kamome at 21:03, 12 January 2018

2018-01-12T21:03:12Z

Kamome at 21:02, 12 January 2018

2018-01-12T21:02:43Z

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-'''Yaz0''' is a lossless binary compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It uses a form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding]. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "{{magic|Yaz0}}", in ASCII. Usually, compressed files take on the extension ".szs" regardless of their original format.
+'''Yaz0''' is a lossless binary compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It uses a form of [[run-length encoding]]. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "{{magic|Yaz0}}", in ASCII. Usually, compressed files take on the extension ".szs" regardless of their original format.
 == Tools that handle Yaz0 compressed files ==
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 *[http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Wexos%27s_Toolbox Wexos's Toolbox]
 *[https://github.com/aboood40091/libyaz0 A python library for Yaz0 Dec/Enc by AboodXD]
-*[http://hitmen.c02.at/files/yagcd/yagcd/chap16.html#sec16.2 The "Yer Another Gamecube Guide" decompression routine]
+*[http://hitmen.c02.at/files/yagcd/yagcd/chap16.html#sec16.2 The "Yet Another Gamecube Guide" decompression routine]
 == Further Reading ==

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-'''Yaz0''' is a compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (ie. Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It is a form of RLE, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding] (A lossless data compression method) and usually shows up in .szs files. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "{{magic|Yaz0}}", in ASCII.
+'''Yaz0''' is a lossless binary compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It uses a form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding]. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "{{magic|Yaz0}}", in ASCII. Usually, compressed files take on the extension ".szs" regardless of their original format.
 == Tools that handle Yaz0 compressed files ==

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-'''Yaz0''' is a compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (ie. Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It is a form of RLE, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding] (A lossless data compression method) and usually shows up in .szs files. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "Yaz0", in ASCII.
+'''Yaz0''' is a compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (ie. Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It is a form of RLE, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding] (A lossless data compression method) and usually shows up in .szs files. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "{{magic|Yaz0}}", in ASCII.
 == Tools that handle Yaz0 compressed files ==
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 *[http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Wexos%27s_Toolbox Wexos's Toolbox]
 *[https://github.com/aboood40091/libyaz0 A python library for Yaz0 Dec/Enc by AboodXD]
 == Further Reading ==

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 |extensions={{ext|szs}}
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-'''Yaz0''' is a compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (ie. Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/RARC_(Nintendo) RARC]) containing model and texture files. It is a form of RLE, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding] (A lossless data compression method) and usually shows up in .szs files. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "Yaz0", in ASCII.
+'''Yaz0''' is a compression format designed by Nintendo for use in game development. It is found in many Nintendo titles from the 2000s (ie. Mario Kart Wii, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, etc...) and is often used to compress an archive (like [[RARC]]) containing model and texture files. It is a form of RLE, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding run-length encoding] (A lossless data compression method) and usually shows up in .szs files. Compressed files can be easily identified in a hex editor, as the first 4 bytes of the header read "Yaz0", in ASCII.
 == Tools that handle Yaz0 compressed files ==

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	*[http://www.amnoid.de/gc/yaz0.txt Yaz0 format documentation written by thakis]		*[http://www.amnoid.de/gc/yaz0.txt Yaz0 format documentation written by thakis]
	*[http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/YAZ0_(File_Format) A more in-depth data layout on the custom Mario Kart Wiki]		*[http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/YAZ0_(File_Format) A more in-depth data layout on the custom Mario Kart Wiki]
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		+	[[Category:Game data files]]