Supported File Formats

The Orion Engine can utilize many different file types. This page lists all of the file formats that are currently supported.

Proprietary Orion Engine File Formats

Extension	Usage	Description	Format	Magic
.OEB	Scene Loader	Orion Engine Binary Scene File	Binary	OEBS
.OES	Scene Loader	Orion Engine ASCII Scene File	Text	NONE
.OEARC	File System Manager	Orion Engine Media Archive	Binary	OARC
.OEFIX	File System Manager	Orion Engine Updater / Patcher File Format	Binary	OFIX
.OEFL	File System Manager	Orion Engine File List	Text	OEFL
.OEPTR	Window Manager / Control Library	Orion Engine Pointer File Format (Mouse Cursor)	Binary	OPTR
.OEFONT	Window Manager / Control Library	Orion Engine Font File Format	Binary	OFNT
.OETHM	Window Manager / Control Library	Orion Engine Theme Manager Data File	UNDONE	NONE
.OELCD	Window Manager / Control Library	Orion Engine LCD Grid Controller Data File	Text	OLCD
.OEACT	Input Manager	Orion Engine Input Action Mapper Data File	UNDONE	NONE
.OEILOG	Input Manager	Orion Engine Input Logger Data File	UNDONE	NONE
.OBSP	Media / Assets	Orion BSP / PVS File Format	Binary	OBSP
.OMESH	Media / Assets	Orion Mesh File Format	Binary	OMSH
.OIMG	Media / Assets	Orion Image File Format	Binary	OIMG
.OSFX	Media / Assets	Orion Shader Effect File Format	Binary	OSFX
.OMTL	Media / Assets	Orion Material Library File Format	Binary	OMTL
.OSTR	Media / Assets	Orion String Localization Database	Text	OSTR
.OEDRV	Orion Engine Driver	Orion Engine Driver Module	Windows DLL	N/A
.OEOBJ	Orion Engine Plug-in	Orion Engine Plug-in Scene Objects Module	Windows DLL	N/A
.OSSRC	Orion Script	Orion Script Source Code	Text	NONE
.OSASM	Orion Script	Orion Script Assembly Code	Text	NONE
.OSEXE	Orion Script	Orion Script Executable	Binary	OEXE
.OSPRJ	Orion Script IDE	Orion Script Project File	Text	OPRJ
.OSHAPI	Orion Script IDE	Orion Script Host API Data File	Text	NONE
.OSADD	Orion Script IDE Plug-in	Orion Script Add-in Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OSTPL	Orion Script IDE Plug-in	Orion Script Template Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OSLANG	Orion Script IDE Plug-in	Orion Script Language Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGCLR	Orion Genesis IDE	Orion Genesis Color Presets Data File	Text	OCLR
.OGIMP	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Importer Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGEXP	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Exporter Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGADD	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Add-in Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGMOD	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Modifier Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGCTL	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Animation Controller Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGTEX	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Procedural Texture Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGMSH	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Procedural Mesh Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A
.OGEDT	Orion Genesis IDE Plug-in	Orion Genesis Parameter Editor Plug-in	Windows DLL	N/A

Supported External File Formats

"Image/Texture"

• .BMP – read/write
• .DIB – read/write
• .DDS – read/write
• .HDR – read/write
• .PFM – read/write
• .EXR – read/write
• .JPG – read/write
• .TGA – read/write
• .TIF – read/write
• .PNG – read
• .PPM – read

"Sound"

• .WAV – read
• .MP3 – read
• .CDA – read

"Mesh/Animation"

• .X – read/write (Orion Genesis Only)
• .3DS – read (Orion Genesis Only)
• .OBJ – read (Orion Genesis Only)

"Motion Capture Hierarchical Data"

• .BVH – read (Orion Genesis Only)

"Shader Effect"

• .FX – Microsoft FX Effect File – read/write (Orion Genesis Only)
• .CGFX – NVIDIA CgFX Effect File – read (Orion Genesis Only)

File Format Naming Conventions

.O... - Orion Generic / Shared

.OE... – Orion Engine

.OG... – Orion Genesis

.OS... – Orion Script

Future Considerations

• Are there any other mesh object file formats that might be useful to us?

• Create our own, compressed, sound file format?

• Support the OggVorbis formats?

• Create our own file format that can be used to store custom force-feedback data?

• We need to support a codec that supports video playback, preferably without the need to pay any royalties and/or licensing fees?