.rpf File Extension
File Type 1Grand Theft Auto Data File
| Developer | Rockstar Games |
| Category | Game files |
| File Format | Binary |
.RPF Type 1
GTA (Grand Theft Auto), an action-adventure game, has RPF files as a game archive in its versions IV and V. You can find player 3D model, texture graphics, and games audio, which are considered as game data files, in such files. Gamers often change RPF files to modify the content in a game.
Mostly, as a player, you are not going to come across RPF files in GTA IV and V. The exception is when you are interested in altering gameplay. For example, you can change the appearance of a character or environment or the sound effects by editing the RPF files. Some software, like Spark IV and OpenIV, can be used in Windows OS to modify RPF files that belong to GTA IV.
Programs that open RPF files
File Type 2Rich Pixel Format File
| Developer | N/A |
| Category | Raster image files |
| File Format | Binary |
.RPF Type 2
RPF is a graphic file abbreviated from Rich Pixel Format. It can contain a rendered frame from a 3D video or image. In general, they have RGBA (red, green, blue, and alpha) information. Other than that, they support "z-depth," aka arbitrary image channels. Besides, it is not surprising to find data like transparency, surface normals, and others.
After the production of different 3D compositing applications, it is possible to use RPF files to apply effects onto rendered frames. As files can include different pixel information types, we can separate particular parts using compositing software for the purpose of applying specialized effects.