The RAD Video Tools can compile one or more Bink or Smacker files into a self-running EXE. The EXE holds the player and the video, so it plays on any Windows machine without the RAD Video Tools installed - handy for sending a video to someone, or for a kiosk. The same window makes a Windows screen saver of a video.

The playback settings go into the EXE too, so it can start full-screen, loop, hide the cursor, or have Escape disabled - anything the advanced player can do.

To compile, highlight one or more Bink or Smacker files on the main window and click "Advanced play". Set the playback options you want baked into the EXE and click "Make EXE"; this window opens:

Video files to compile: The files to put into the EXE, in the order they will play. Use Browse to add files from other folders.

Output file info: The EXE to write; use Browse to pick a folder with your mouse. Check "Automatic overwrite?" when you don't want to be asked before an existing file is replaced. Check "Create screen saver (instead of EXE)?" to write a .scr screen saver that Windows can use: it plays the video, loops it, and exits on a key or mouse movement like any other saver.

Compile using what player switches: The playback switches to bake into the EXE. They start out as the settings on the advanced player window you came from, written as command line switches, and you can edit them here - the "List..." button shows every switch the player understands.

Compile: Writes the EXE. It is quick, because the only work is copying the video data into the file. Batch adds the job to the RAD Batch Editor instead.

The EXE is a Windows program. To play the same video on another platform, use the Bink SDK or your engine's Bink integration instead.