Post by FluffyQuack on Apr 6, 2019 9:36:19 GMT 10
After working on a couple of sound mods, I wanted to see if I could simplify the process a bit. Converting WAV to WEM isn't hard, but it means starting Wwise, opening a project, importing WAV files, and then converting them. I wanted to make the process as automated as possible with minimal steps.
I learned Wwise comes with a command line tool letting you convert sound files which aren't part of a project. The downside is that these sound files have to be defined in an XML file. So the main thing I did was making a tool which will convert a directory listing to an XML file which Wwise can read files from. And then I created a batch file with presets for the Wwise command line tool.
Download link: www.fluffyquack.com/tools/WwiseWemConvert.rar
Here's how to use it:
- Install Wwise: www.audiokinetic.com/download/ (I'm running version 2018.1.5 but hopefully this is compatible with any version of Wwise)
- After installing it, make a project within Wwise (note which folder you chose for the project)
- Extract WwiseWemConvert.rar to the same place your project is in (after extracting, it should look similar to this: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/449840053049360388/563868055424335914/wwise-project-structure.png )
- Copy any WAV files to convert\input
- Run convert.bat
- The process might take a minute or two, but once it's done, all of the finished WEM files will be in convert\output\Windows
Whenever you need to convert WAV files, just repeat the last three steps. No need to open Wwise or mess around with the project files.
If you get an error message when running the batch file, try installing the Visual Studio 2008 C++ 32-bit runtime library: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29
Source code for the tool I made: www.fluffyquack.com/tools/source/WwiseWemConvert.rar
If someone is looking for an easy way to convert WEM to OGG and other formats, I recommend using this: github.com/Vextil/Wwise-Unpacker
I learned Wwise comes with a command line tool letting you convert sound files which aren't part of a project. The downside is that these sound files have to be defined in an XML file. So the main thing I did was making a tool which will convert a directory listing to an XML file which Wwise can read files from. And then I created a batch file with presets for the Wwise command line tool.
Download link: www.fluffyquack.com/tools/WwiseWemConvert.rar
Here's how to use it:
- Install Wwise: www.audiokinetic.com/download/ (I'm running version 2018.1.5 but hopefully this is compatible with any version of Wwise)
- After installing it, make a project within Wwise (note which folder you chose for the project)
- Extract WwiseWemConvert.rar to the same place your project is in (after extracting, it should look similar to this: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/449840053049360388/563868055424335914/wwise-project-structure.png )
- Copy any WAV files to convert\input
- Run convert.bat
- The process might take a minute or two, but once it's done, all of the finished WEM files will be in convert\output\Windows
Whenever you need to convert WAV files, just repeat the last three steps. No need to open Wwise or mess around with the project files.
If you get an error message when running the batch file, try installing the Visual Studio 2008 C++ 32-bit runtime library: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29
Source code for the tool I made: www.fluffyquack.com/tools/source/WwiseWemConvert.rar
If someone is looking for an easy way to convert WEM to OGG and other formats, I recommend using this: github.com/Vextil/Wwise-Unpacker
