PS2 Gnie's Xpert Tool - Anyone have it?

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I'm looking for this old tool. I have looked everywhere and it's a ghost.

I'm looking to get at the vsb audio files for a PS2 iso and I was led to this tool. Hoping that it works. I need to explore the iso and 7zip just isn't cutting it. Extracting and making IopVoice (aka VSB) files.

The game is Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories.
 
Indeed, I was able to find Xpert v2.0 in the AIO package but it was missing the plugin that I needed, [Shrinker_ps2_psp_CdDvd5_iso.epi]

So after a little more searching I found two working links for other "Expert Tools" by Gnie that included the plugin:
Experimental_Plugin_Ext_Reb_Tool [email protected]
Experimental_Plugin_Ext_Reb_Tool [email protected]

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Instructions to Gnie's Tool ExPERT From Paddymail:

Here's how to use it.. it might not work for all games though.

Open the program.

1. Select the Shrinker_ps2_psp_CdDvd5_iso.epi on the plugins drop down list.
2. Select the iso you want to rebuild.
3. Click extract LBA.
4. Click extract file and wait for it to finish.
5. Click rebuild file and wait for it to finish.
6. Click rebuild LBA.
7. Burn the new iso with Nero or DVD Decrypter as usual.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/252193)

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/252193)
 
Why would You think this plugin would extracting VFS from specific game?
Extractors-rebuilders and ripkits are often automatic tools which repacking VFS with dummied videos/audio and/or relinking LBAs in LBA tables (kind of game internal security layer). ;)

I believe a lot of plugins are lost because they (the same with CRC, another tool which You can check) was attached to threads on alucard.cc forum (home for both tools) which was one day down and there are no snapshots made by web archive sites crawlers. My artefacts in AIO have most of the plugins for Xpert v1, v2 and CRC but for sure not all (the same goes for ripkits and similar tools which was hosted only there back in days).

You can also not been auto-suggest by file extension. It doesn't matter. Many dev studio across different games using the same VFS formats, just differently named. Including Square-Enix.

You can also try different approach. Instead of unpacking VFS (virtual filesystem in other words, or just archives if You prefer that name), You can try find audio stream like ADPCM (using by most of games on i.e PSP and PS2). Tools for it are MF Auidio (but You need to put correct i.e start address). There is no solution for You on a silver platter because every game is different so it is not something which can be the same for all cases.

Another solution is just looking for official soundtracks (which seldom contain all game audio) or scene special modules like PSF, ripped to that form by others in a way which I don't even understand. :)

Oh, and You could ask peoples behind BMS to write for You script. One day I'm looking a script for National Geographic Africa game on PS3, and someone wrote it.
 
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