T8 ‐ Replacing USMS ‐ created by BruhLookAtThis - CDDTreborn/Tekken-8-Resources GitHub Wiki

Credit

This is a guide by BruhLookAtThis posted to the ModdingZaibatsu Discord on how to replace USM files in Tekken 8. Link to original post: https://discord.com/channels/463113467738456067/1204669276984709180

Software/Tools

  1. VGMToolbox
  2. FFMPEG
  3. FFPROMPT
  4. ScaleformVideoEncode
  5. USM to MP4 Batch File

Locate usm Files.

  1. Location on your PC: (...\steamapps\common\TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Movies\usm)

IMPORTANT: Make a copy and do not use the original game files. If something happens to them then you may need to validate/re-install Tekken 8.

Convert USM to watchable format (mp4)

  1. Open VGMToolbox
  2. Go to Misc Tools/Stream Tools/ Video Demultiplexer
  3. Change Format to USM in the dropdown
  4. Drag the USM file you want to convert into the "Drop Files Here" area
  5. M2v will be exported in the same location as the USM you imported (At this point, you should be able to watch the video. VLC Media player worked for me with .m2v)
  6. Drag .m2v into the bin folder located inside the FFMPEG folder you downloaded
  7. Unzip the Convert_USM_to_mp4.zip and place the Convert_USM_to_mp4.bat in the same folder.
  8. Double-click the .bat file, and you will get an "output.mp4" file

Convert mp4 to USMs

  1. Create a new folder in this same directory with any name. For example: "ToUSM"
  2. Copy the output.mp4 and paste it inside this new folder NOTE: Check the vanilla video you are replacing for its dimensions/framerate. This might avoid issues if you match that same resolution/fps in your custom video. I've tested replacing 30fps vanilla videos with 60fps custom videos and it worked fine.
  3. Place the ff-prompt.bat inside the FFmpeg folder, next to the bin folder
  4. Double-click it
  5. Type this inside the command window that appears: ffmpeg -i ./ToUSM/output.mp4 ./ToUSM/output%03d.tga and press enter
  6. Alternatively, you can copy ffmpeg.exe, ffplay.exe, ffprobe.exe, & input.m2v.sfvx from the bin folder into the ToUSM folder then place the Convert_mp4_to_TGA.bat in the same folder and double-click it. A bunch of .tga image files will be created.
  7. Open Scaleform Video Encode
  8. Click the 3 dots next to Input Name
  9. Browse to the ToUSM folder, and select the very first .tga file
  10. In Tekken 8 the usms have no audio, so click None under Other Audio
  11. Press Encode
  12. This will generate an output.usm file in the ToUSM folder
  13. Rename to whatever you were replacing and replace vanilla game file