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[Stinger]

http://www.cncmods.net/

Grab the tools from the Downloads section. SDK Extras.

-Save a folder on your desktop. Call it whatever you like.
-Click on "bigextract.exe" located in your "cc3tools" folder. For the sake of reference this program is called the BIG Extractor Tool.
-When the BIG Extractor Tool program opens click "File" and then select "Open .BIG".
-In the BIG Extractor Tool navigation window go to the directory where you have Red Alert 3 installed.
-When you find the Red Alert 3 directory click on the "Data" folder and then click on the "EnglishAudio.big" to open it. This will take a few seconds to open as your system retrieves the data.
-When the .big opens you will see a list of .cdata files. Click "Edit" in the BIG Extractor Tool program window and then click "Extract All".
-Next you will be prompted to extract the contents of the .big to the folder you designated earlier. I used the desktop for accessibility. This extraction process will take a short while so I'd advise you not to run any programs while it is going through its motions. When it completes the process, you will receive a window saying "Extraction Complete".
-Now go to your cc3tools folder once again.
-Click "binview.exe". For the sake of reference this program is called the "Bin Viewer".
-When the Bin Viewer program opens click "File" and then click "Open .Manifest". Using the navigation window find the folder on your desktop where you extracted the contents of the .big.
-Contained within your previously saved folder you will see a subfolder named "data". Click on it.
-Contained within the data subfolder you will see a file called "audio.manifest". Click on it and this will reveal a list of the sounds used by Red Alert 3.
-When you want to save an audio file highlight it and select "File" and then "Save". You can then save that audio file as a .wav in the destination of your choosing.

Notes:

-Any file that is named "TEMP" will not save. I presume these were "temporary files" that were later removed by EALA engineers.
-Saving a .wav of the same file name twice in the same folder will cause the program to freeze (very easy to do when you're using Ctrl+S/Enter and the down arrow key on the numerical keyboard.)
-This guide is not compatible with the Steam version of Red Alert 3 since I am not familiar with its file structure.

Good luck. :o)

Edited by Stinger, 15 April 2009 - 07:29.

[The_Hunter]

good stuff that you posted that Stinger i tried this myself and works great.

I would also suggest that there should maybe a forum within this main RA3 editing forum where tutorials could be posted specific to RA3 modding.

[R3ven]

 The_Hunter, on 14 Apr 2009, 17:47, said:

good stuff that you posted that Stinger i tried this myself and works great.

I would also suggest that there should maybe a forum within this main RA3 editing forum where tutorials could be posted specific to RA3 modding.

i second this

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

We already have a tutorial section, you can post RA3 tuts there too.

Edited by Bob, 14 April 2009 - 22:01.

[Dr. Knickers]

Does this include music? I've been wanting to get my hands on one of the Allied battle themes from Uprising

[Kichō]

 Dr. Nick, on 15 Apr 2009, 0:05, said:

Does this include music? I've been wanting to get my hands on one of the Allied battle themes from Uprising

Afaik this can't be done because it uses Streams or something.

edit: I too would like the Yuriko exclusiv music.

Edited by Zhen, 14 April 2009 - 23:26.

[E.V.E.]

But it has been done allready.

Anyway, thanks for the Guide it's very helpfull and I will try this out for sure.

- E.V.E.

[The_Hunter]

 Bob, on 15 Apr 2009, 0:00, said:

We already have a tutorial section, you can post RA3 tuts there too.

yea i thought of that one after posting.

the topic title should be changed indicating it's a RA3/C&C3 tutorial and moved there then