BIK

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BIK files are video or image files created using Bink, as part of RAD Video Tools. The startup video that plays on all Valve games (since the Source 2007 Source 2007 update) is a .bik file. They are also used in the menu backgrounds and the elevator screens in Portal 2.

In all games using the Titanfall branch Titanfall branch, the game has been upgraded to use Bink 2. In Strata Source Strata Source, aswell as CS:GO engine branch CS:GO engine branch (since Panorama), it's was replaced by WebM.

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