Introduction

About Developers Kit Version 5.0

1. Contents

The contents of this release are as follows:

- Nintendo Intermediate File Format Version 1.0 Specification (HTML version)
- Nitnendo Intermediate File Format Version 2.0 Specification (HTML version)
- NIFFeditor for SGI
- NIFFeditor for Windows
- NIFFAPI
- NIFF Tools
- niff2nvf Converter
- nvfview Previewer
- niff2gfx Converter
- n64prev Previewer
- MultiTextureViewer(Windows version only)

2. Directory Structure

The directory structure of this release is as follows:

    NIFFDIR = $N64KITDIR/niff

    $NIFFDIR/bin/            :  NIFFeditor-related files
             niffapi/        :  NIFFAPI-related files
             nifftools/      :  NIFF general tools
             nvfview/        :  niff2nvf converter + nvfview previewer
             mtv/            :  MultiTextureViewer-related
             n64prev/        :  niff2gfx converter + n64prev previewer
             doc/            :  Documents
             sample/         :  Samples
             user_data/      :  User data

    By default, N64KITDIR is installed in the following directories:

    SGI
    N64KITDIR = /usr/local/n64kit

    Windows
    N64KITDIR = c:\nintendo\n64kit

Since NIFF Editor and the converters are dependent on the relative directory structure under NIFF, please do not change the directory structure. However, another directory can be specified for the data-use directory. In addition, as long as the directory structure under NIFF remains the same, it is possible to copy everything under $N64KITDIR to another directory and use it from there.

NIFF editor and the converters write files into the nvfview and n64prev directories. If these directories are write protected, please change them to the write-enabled state. Please note that whenever preview is executed from the editor, the same file name is always used. Thus, if more than one person will be using NIFF editor on the same machine, copy everything under NIFF to another location so there will be separate versions of the nvfview and n64prev directories.

For questions about NIFF, please contact NOA's Development Tools Support Group.

Phone: (425) 861-2724 FAX: (425) 558-7100.

Or visit the NOA Engineering Website: http://www.noa-engineering.com.