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I have not touched few Bink video files as they are tied to the screen resolution that they are playing at, else they will appear zoomed in, when in-game.
Uses Bink 1 encoder which is less bitrate efficient, uses limited RGB mode, packed into Bink 2 file container. I do not see any difference between Bink 1 and Bink 2, almost like their features are for marketing purposes. E.g. Bink 1 was supposedly unable to play 4K videos but here we are, Bink 1 does support 4K playback.
Introduction
Originally, these files are rendered at 1920×1080 / 1080p. As we all know, when moving your monitor’s resolution to 4K can have some ugly side effects on game video files and in-game gameplay when the screen resolution is set on 1080p.
Using AI upscaling software, I have applied appropriate upscaling methods, which added few extra details whilst keeping the clarity of the video as original in a sense.
The Evil Within corporates a pre-rendered cutscene within in-game elements. Guess the game developers took a sneaky approach with implementing them within in-game.
They have also had moments where they were like “Oh crap, stop converting the pre-rendered cutscene into Bink 1 and convert it into Bink 2” and left those empty bink 1 files within the game files.
As a side note: Yes, these are correctly working in-game without any side effects. You would not need to buy an SSD to use these.
This is in work in progress, meaning not all the planned upscales has been completed.
Reminder: These video files are not encoded in Bink 2 encoder, they are just using the file extension of Bink 2 file for the game engine to recognise them, the Bink SDK game implementation figures out the video file encoder to playback the video.
Screenshots
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Progress Table
Main Story
| Filename | Upscaled? | De-Noised & De-Aliased? | Converted back to Bink? | Original File Size | Final File Size |
| cs3000.bk2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.81MB | 12.2MB |
| cs3001.bk2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4.67MB | 16.1MB |
| cs3002.bk2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5.72MB | 17.1MB |
| cs3015.bk2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14.0MB | 42.3MB |
| cs3018.bk2 | No | No | No | 18.4MB | N/A |
| cs3019.bk2 | No | No | No | 2.0MB | N/A |
| cs3025.bk2 | No | No | No | 6.82MB | N/A |
| cs3030.bk2 | No | No | No | 4.67MB | N/A |
| cs3101.bk2 | No | No | No | 4.67MB | N/A |
| cs3102.bk2 | No | No | No | 2.86MB | N/A |
| cs3130.bk2 | No | No | No | 5.05MB | N/A |
| cs3202.bk2 | No | No | No | 1.52MB | N/A |
| cs3302.bk2 | No | No | No | 2.29MB | N/A |
| cs8107.bk2 | No | No | No | 5.72MB | N/A |
| digest_ch4.bk2 | No | No | No | 13.5MB | N/A |
| digest_ch8.bk2 | No | No | No | 13.5MB | N/A |
| digest_ch13.bk2 | No | No | No | 13.5MB | N/A |
| openingcredits_pb.bk2 | No | No | No | 135MB | N/A |
| openingcredits_tew.bk2 | No | No | No | 135MB | N/A |
| tango_logo.bk2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40.4MB | 226MB |
DLC 1 – The Assignment
| Filename | Upscaled? | De-Noised & De-Aliased? | Converted back to Bink? | Original File Size | Final File Size |
| cs4103.bk2 | No | No | No | 81.9MB | N/A |
| projector_joseph.bk2 | No | No | No | 8.79MB | N/A |
| projector_kidman.bk2 | No | No | No | 8.78MB | N/A |
| projector_marucello.bk2 | No | No | No | 8.78MB | N/A |
DLC 2 – The Consequence
| Filename | Upscaled? | De-Noised & De-Aliased? | Converted back to Bink? | Original File Size | Final File Size |
| boss_phase2_01.bk2 | No | No | No | 18.8MB | N/A |
| ch3_ip026a.bk2 | No | No | No | 20.9MB | N/A |
| ch3_iv034a.bk2 | No | No | No | 25.1MB | N/A |
| ch4_monitor_shadowman_01.bk2 | No | No | No | 25.1MB | N/A |
| cs4203.bk2 | No | No | No | 6.70MB | N/A |
| picture_ruvik_01.bk2 | No | No | No | 8.25MB | N/A |
DLC 3 – The Executioner
| Filename | Upscaled? | De-Noised & De-Aliased? | Converted back to Bink? | Original File Size | Final File Size |
| cs5500.bk2 | No | No | No | 87.0MB | N/A |
| cs5501.bk2 | No | No | No | 75.8MB | N/A |
Download / Installation Instructions
drive.google.com – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gzRo9bVNyLQ3v1ZqWOogyaIsRMMepbz3/view?usp=sharing
Contains the following bink files, upscaled to 4K.
- cs3000.bk2
- cs3001.bk2
- cs3002.bk2
- cs3015.bk2
- tango_logo.bk2
Typically, you just need to drag and drop TheEvilWithin folder within steam –> steamapps –> common folder.
Other Upscaled Projects
Bully Scholarship Edition [720p –> 2160p]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2411333475
File Size: 990MB
Silent Hill Homecoming [720p –> 2160p]
Guide needs to be made. Currently available in SHH guide discord server.
File Size: 4.74GB
Tomb Raider (2013) [1080p –> 2160p]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2414026866
File Size: 4.47GB
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