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Applies to version: 1.2
When converting from .pt, the converter will attempt to search various locations for pieces of metadata. All of the following except for song name are optional.
In the following sections, pt folder refers to the input folder containing .pt files, and .. means go up one level. For example, C:\A\B\..\C.txt refers to C:\A\C.txt.
The converter expects to find files named <song name>_star_<x>.pt or <song name>_pop_<x>.pt in pt folder, where <song name> is any string, and <x> is 1, 2, 3 or 4. If no such files are found, the conversion cannot start.
After this step, the converter treats <song name> as an identifier of the song. It will become the converted track’s title if the following search for a title fails.
The converter will attempt to open pt folder\..\..\Resource\DiscInfo\discstock.csv. If the file exists, the converter will search for a row matching <song name>, and extract from it the title, genre, composer and difficulty of each pattern.
The converter will attempt to open pt folder\..\..\Resource\DiscInfo\<mode>_stage_<x>.csv, where <mode> is pop or star, and <x> is 1, 2, 3 or bonus. If these files exist, the converter will search for a row matching <song name>, and extract from it the scroll speed of each pattern.
Scroll speed becomes the converted pattern’s BPS. Scroll speed 1 means 8 beats per scan; scroll speed 2 means 4 beats per scan. If scroll speed is not found, the converter will assume 4 beats per scan.
The converter will look for a disc image in the following order:
pt folder\..\..\Resource\Discimg\<song name>_<x>.png, where <x> is any characterpt folder\<song name>_disc.pngThe first file found (if any) becomes the converted track’s eyecatch image.
The converter will look for an eyecatch image in the following order:
pt folder\..\..\Resource\Eyecatch\Song\<song name>_<x>.jpg, where <x> is any characterpt folder\<song name>_eyecatch.jpgThe first file found (if any) becomes the converted track’s background image.
The converter will look for a preview track in the following order:
pt folder\..\..\Resource\Preview\<song name>.oggpt folder\..\..\Resource\Previewogg\<song name>.oggpt folder\<song name>_pre.oggThe first file found (if any) becomes the converted track’s preview track.
The converter will look for a BGA in the following order:
pt folder\..\..\Movie\<song name>.bikpt folder\..\..\Movie<x>\<song name>.bik, where <x> is any number between 1 and 20 (inclusive)pt folder\<song name>.mp4The first file found (if any) becomes the BGA of all converted patterns. The converter will launch ffmpeg to convert .bik to .mp4 if necessary.