Files with bnk file extension might also be found as vidoes encoded using the RAD Tools.
BNK file extension - BINK compressed video file
What is bnk file? How to open bnk files?
File type specification:
File extension bnk is also used for files created by Bink and Smacker game video file codec. Its used by great number of games. A free viewer is available at the RAD Game Tools site.
Bink is a "better-than-DVD" class codec - it compresses at higher quality than DVD at up to three times the playback speed! Bink uses up to 16 MB less memory at runtime than other codecs. It has been licensed for over 3,800 games since 1999!
Bink is a hybrid block-transform and wavelet codec that can encode your video using 16 different compression techniques (wavelet, DCT, motion compensation, a variety of vector quantizers, Smacker-style, etc). With all of these techniques in one codec, Bink can handle any type of video.
Updated: November 16, 2023
The default software associated to open bnk file:
Company or developer:
RAD Game Tools, Inc.
A set of tools for Bink format, the RAD Video Tools give you everything you need to create, use, and distribute Bink and Smacker video files! They include the compressors, sound mixers, players, and general graphics and sound converters.
List of software applications associated to the .bnk file extension
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bnk file players - programs that can play bnk file - BINK compressed video file
Programs supporting the exension bnk on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for play bnk file action.