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VIDE

Developer(s)

riintouge

Initial release

Dec 25, 2009

Stable release

Feb 27, 2013
(0.45b)

Written in

Operating system

Type

Mod tool

Target engine(s)

Distribution

Freeware

Website

Website

Version

0.45b

VIDE in use.

VIDE, or the Valve IDE, is a third-party tool used by Source developers and mappers. Its primary feature is the embedding of custom content into a .bsp map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.

Features

Hammer Splitter Editor
Package Viewer (equivalent to GCFScape)
Particle Editor
VBSP Editor
VMT Editor
Mass VMT Editor
VTF Editor (equivalent to VTFEdit)
Mass VTF Editor
BSP Info
Entity Lump Editor (equivalent to Entspy)
Pakfile Lump Editor (equivalent to Pakrat)

Tutorial

There is a tutorial by TopHATTWaffle on his website, here.

Download

Bugs

Bug:Automatic scan doesn't add custom decals. [todo tested in ?]

Bug:point_message texts are treated as sounds by automatic scan. This bug can cause VIDE trying to pack sounds that don't exist! [todo tested in ?]

Bug:Sometimes textures used as $refracttinttexture aren't added by automatic scan. [todo tested in ?]

Bug:BSPs which have compressed will fail to load in VIDE, and need to be decompressed with BSPZIP first.

Bug:The CRC resource is not correctly edited or stripped when using the VTF Editor. Resaving a VTF which contains a CRC will result in a corrupted file!.

Note:The file is sometimes still salvageable if this happens^[Clarify].

Third Party Source SDK tools

Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • Lambda

Map compilers	VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools CST compilers: CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS Ficool2's compilers: VBSP++ • VRAD++ • VVIS++

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • LumpStich • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • VPKEdit • WinBSPZip

Model compilers	NekoMDL

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • Softimage Mod Tool • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF (7.0 - 7.6, Consoles) • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • HL2Tex • Materialize • Paint.NET • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool • VTF Thumbnailer

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • SourcePP • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	BEE2 • CCExporter • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • Gmpublisher • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub

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-The '''Valve Integrated Development Environment''' (commonly referred to by its acronym '''VIDE''') is a third party freeware software distribution used by Source developers. It is commonly used by mapmakers to pack custom content ([[textures]], [[models]], [[soundscapes]]) into their levels.
+{{Source topicon}}
+{{LanguageBar|VIDE}}
-Any and all custom content must be packed into the level with VIDE; otherwise, external users of your map will see [[missing content]] textures in place of the custom textures only you see on your end.
+{{SoftwareBox
+| title = {{vide|4}}
+| developer = riintouge
+| initial_release = Dec 25, 2009
+| stable_release = Feb 27, 2013</br><small>(0.45b)</small>
+| written_in = c++
+| type =  Mod tool
+| distribution = Freeware
+| website = [http://www.riintouge.com/VIDE/ Website]
+| version = 0.45b
+| windows = 1
+| source = 1
+}}
-[[File:VIDE ui.png|thumbnail|400px|right|VIDE, being used to pack custom content into a .bsp file.]]
+[[File:VIDE ui.png|thumb|VIDE in use.]]
-==Features==
+{{vide|4}}, or the {{vide|3|nt=1}}, is a third-party tool used by Source developers and mappers. Its primary feature is the embedding of custom content into a {{ent|BSP|alt=.bsp}} map file and features a mass VTF/VMT editor.
-*Hammer Splitter Editor
-*Package Viewer ''(equivalent to [[GCFScape]])''
-*Particle Editor
-*VBSP Editor
-*VMT Editor
-*Mass VMT Editor
-*VTF Editor ''(equivalent to [[VTFEdit]])''
-*Mass VTF Editor
-*BSP Info
-*Entity Lump Editor ''(equivalent to [[Entspy]])''
-*Pakfile Lump Editor ''(equivalent to [[Pakrat]])''
-==Download==
+== Features ==
-*[http://www.riintouge.com/VIDE/ Download VIDE from the official website]
+* Hammer Splitter Editor
-*[http://www.tophattwaffle.com/downloads/vide/ Download (@ TopHATTwaffle's web site)]
+* Package Viewer ''(equivalent to {{GCFScape|4.1}})''
-*[http://therazzerapp.de/tools/vide.html VIDE] Download @ TheRaZZeRApp
+* Particle Editor
+* VBSP Editor
+* VMT Editor
+* Mass VMT Editor
+* VTF Editor ''(equivalent to {{VTFEdit|4.1}})''
+* Mass VTF Editor
+* BSP Info
+* Entity Lump Editor ''(equivalent to [[Entspy]])''
+* Pakfile Lump Editor ''(equivalent to [[Pakrat]])''
-==See Also==
+==Tutorial==
+There is a tutorial by TopHATTWaffle on his website, [https://www.tophattwaffle.com/packing-custom-content-using-vide-in-steampipe/ here.]
+== Download ==
+* [https://gamebanana.com/tools/6178 GameBanana]
+* [http://www.tophattwaffle.com/downloads/vide TopHATTwaffle's website] (unstable)
+* [http://therazzerapp.de/tools/vide.html TheRaZZeRApp's website] {{Dead link}}
+* [http://www.riintouge.com/VIDE Official website]
+== Bugs ==
+{{Bug|Automatic scan doesn't add custom decals.}}
+{{Bug|{{ent|point_message}} texts are treated as sounds by automatic scan. This bug can cause VIDE trying to pack sounds that don't exist!}}
+{{Bug|Sometimes textures used as <code>$refracttinttexture</code> aren't added by automatic scan.}}
+{{bug|hidetested=1|BSPs which have [[BSPZIP#Compression|compressed]] will fail to load in VIDE, and need to be decompressed with [[BSPZIP]] first.}}
+{{bug|hidetested=1|The CRC resource is not correctly edited or stripped when using the VTF Editor. Resaving a VTF which contains a CRC will result in a corrupted file!.
+{{note|The file is sometimes still salvageable if this happens{{clarify}}.}} }}
+== See also ==
 *[[Third Party Tools]]
-*[[Map Analyst]]
+*[[Pakrat]] - An alternative program to the VIDE, albeit deprecated.
+*[[Compile Pal]] - Can pack into the BSP as part of the compile setup
+*[[Compiling]]
+*[[Entspy]]
+{{sdktools|cat=0|0}}
 [[Category:Third Party Tools]]

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