NIFF 1.0: Binary Format

NIFF 1.0 Specification

3. Binary Format

3.19 LightList

1) LightList Area

The LightList area is where light-related scene data is stored. Up to eight Light nodes can be defined in one scene. In addition, one Ambient Light and seven Diffuse Lights (or Positional Lights) can be stored in one Light node. The LightList area is mapped as follows.

LightListHeader	u32	light_list_tag
	u32	light_list_header_size
	u32	light_list_size
	u32	light_num
	u32	nintendo_extension_block_size
	u32	user_extension_block_size
	u32	light_num_byte(0)
	...
	u32	light_num_byte(light_num - 1)
	Light(0)
	...
	Light(light_num_byte)
	NintendoExtensionBlock
	UserExtensionBlock

LightList Area Memory Map

u32 light_list_tag	Tag indicating LightList TAG_LIGHT_LIST 0x000f0000
u32 light_list_header_size	Size of LightListHeader
u32 light_list_size	Size of LightList
u32 light_num	Number of Light in LightList
u32 nintendo_extension_block_size	Nintendo extension block size
u32 user_extensino_block_size	User extension block size
u32 light_num_byte	Number of bytes corresponding to Light
Light	Actual Light data. One Ambient Light and up to 8 Diffuse Lights (or Positional Lights) can be stored in one Light area.
NintendoExtensionBlock	Nintendo extension block
UserExtensionBlock	User extension block