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2 --> MikMod Sound System v3.0
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3 -> UniFormat Conversion Program (MIKCVT.EXE)
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7 -/- Introduction
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8 ================
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10 MikMod utilizes its own internal format called UniMod (or UniFormat).
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11 This internal format can 100% accurately represent any of the modules
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12 that MikMod supports. The advantage of UniMod is that the programmer
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13 can convert all modules of any type to this native MikMod format, and
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14 simply include the UniMod loader alone into the program.
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16 For more information about UniMod, see UNIMOD30.TXT.
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18 MikMod comes with a program called MIKCVT.EXE, which converts modules
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19 to the UniMod format. MIKCVT will load any module supported by
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20 MikMod, optimize and compress the pattern data, and save out a file
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21 with the .UNI extension. MIKCVT also supports wildcards, so that you
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22 can easily convert several modules at a time.
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25 -/- Distribution
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26 ================
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28 MIKCVT is a totally free utility, and can be downloaded separately
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29 from MikMod. MIKCVT comes with full source code, and the programmer
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30 can feel free to modify this source code in any way for PERSONAL use
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31 only (to rearrange the format to prevent module ripping for instance).
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32 PLEASE DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE A MODIFIED VERSION OF MIKCVT. The last
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33 thing anyone wants is to have odd non-std versions of UniMod modules
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34 floating around.
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38 -/- Usage
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39 =========
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41 MIKCVT has a very simple command line interface, as follows:
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43 MIKCVT [-strip] infile [infile] [infile] ...
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45 MIKCVT song1.s3m song2.xm
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46 MIKCVT -strip *.s3m
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47 MIKCVT *.*
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49 The first example shows the general syntax of MIKCVT. Note that
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50 -strip is optional, but if present MUST be the first option on
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51 the command line.
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53 In any instance, the -strip is optional, and if present will tell
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54 MIKCVT to remove all text strings from the module. This includes
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55 the title, sample names, instrument names, comments and other forms
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56 of text. This feature is generally intended for use by game and demo
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57 developers, who may not require such information in the release pro-
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58 duct.
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61 -/- Miscellaneous
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62 =================
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64 There will probably be a future version of MIKCVT that will further
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65 optimize modules in -strip mode.
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67 For information, questions, comments, or various chit-chat, contact
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68 Jake Stine / Divine Entertainment at jstine@hotmail.com.
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70 For updates and other updated information, check out the Divine Ent-
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71 ertainment website at http://www.epix.net/~dracoirs/
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74 That's all for today. Have fun!
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