diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BIK.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BIK.java
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+package com.riiablo.video;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
+import com.riiablo.io.BitUtils;
+import com.riiablo.io.ByteInput;
+import com.riiablo.io.InvalidFormat;
+import com.riiablo.logger.LogManager;
+import com.riiablo.logger.Logger;
+import com.riiablo.logger.MDC;
+
+public class BIK {
+  private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(BIK.class);
+
+  static final int EXTRADATA_SIZE = 1;
+  static final int MAX_WIDTH = 7680;
+  static final int MAX_HEIGHT = 4800;
+  static final int MAX_TRACKS = 256;
+  static final int SMUSH_BLOCK_SIZE = 512;
+
+  private static final byte[] SIGNATURE = new byte[] { 0x42, 0x49, 0x4B };
+
+  private static final int FLAG_VIDEO_ALPHA     = 0x00100000;
+  private static final int FLAG_VIDEO_GRAYSCALE = 0x00020000;
+
+  final ByteBuf buffer;
+  final short version;
+  final int size;
+  final int numFrames;
+  final int largestFrame;
+  final int width;
+  final int height;
+  final float fps;
+  final int flags;
+  final int numTracks;
+  final BinkAudio[] tracks;
+  final int[] offsets;
+  final BinkVideo video;
+
+  public static BIK loadFromByteBuf(ByteBuf buffer) {
+    return new BIK(buffer);
+  }
+
+  BIK(ByteBuf buffer) {
+    log.trace("Reading bik...");
+    this.buffer = buffer;
+
+    ByteInput in = ByteInput.wrap(buffer);
+
+    log.trace("Validating bik signature");
+    in.readSignature(SIGNATURE);
+
+    version = in.read8u();
+    log.tracef("version: %c (0x%1$02x)", version);
+    if (version != 0x69) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "version(" + String.format("0x%02x", version) + ") is not supported!");
+    }
+
+    size = in.readSafe32u() + 8; // include {SIGNATURE, version, size}
+    log.trace("size: {} ({} bytes)", FileUtils.byteCountToDisplaySize(size), size);
+
+    numFrames = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("numFrames: {}", numFrames);
+
+    largestFrame = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("largestFrame: {} bytes", largestFrame);
+
+    in.skipBytes(4); // skip duplicate of numFrames
+
+    width = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("width: {}", width);
+    if (width < 1 || width > MAX_WIDTH) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "width(" + width + ") not in [" + 1 + ".." + MAX_WIDTH + "]");
+    }
+
+    height = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("height: {}", height);
+    if (height < 1 || height > MAX_HEIGHT) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "height(" + height + ") not in [" + 1 + ".." + MAX_HEIGHT + "]");
+    }
+
+    final int fpsDividend = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("fpsDividend: {}", fpsDividend);
+    if (fpsDividend <= 0) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "fpsDividend(" + fpsDividend + ") <= 0");
+    }
+
+    final int fpsDivisor = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("fpsDivisor: {}", fpsDivisor);
+    if (fpsDivisor <= 0) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "fpsDivisor(" + fpsDivisor + ") <= 0");
+    }
+
+    fps = (float) fpsDividend / fpsDivisor;
+    log.trace("fps: {} fps", fps);
+
+    flags = in.read32();
+    if (log.traceEnabled()) log.tracef("flags: 0x%08x (%s)", flags, getFlagsString());
+
+    numTracks = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("numTracks: {}", numTracks);
+    if (numTracks < 0 || numTracks > MAX_TRACKS) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "numTracks(" + numTracks + ") not in [" + 0 + ".." + MAX_TRACKS + "]");
+    }
+
+    tracks = new BinkAudio[numTracks];
+    for (int i = 0, s = numTracks; i < s; i++) {
+      try {
+        MDC.put("track", i);
+        tracks[i] = new BinkAudio(in);
+      } finally {
+        MDC.remove("track");
+      }
+    }
+
+    video = new BinkVideo();
+
+    offsets = BitUtils.readSafe32u(in, numFrames + 1);
+    if (log.traceEnabled()) {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(256);
+      builder.append('[');
+      for (int offset : offsets) {
+        builder.append(Integer.toHexString(offset)).append(',');
+      }
+      builder.setCharAt(builder.length() - 1, ']');
+      log.trace("offsets: {}", builder);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public String getFlagsString() {
+    if (flags == 0) return "0";
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(64);
+    if ((flags & FLAG_VIDEO_ALPHA) == FLAG_VIDEO_ALPHA) builder.append("ALPHA|");
+    if ((flags & FLAG_VIDEO_GRAYSCALE) == FLAG_VIDEO_GRAYSCALE) builder.append("GRAYSCALE|");
+    if (builder.length() > 0) builder.setLength(builder.length() - 1);
+    return builder.toString();
+  }
+
+  BinkAudio track(int track) {
+    return tracks[track];
+  }
+
+  int numTracks() {
+    return numTracks;
+  }
+
+  void decode(int frame) {
+    final int offset = offsets[frame];
+    log.tracef("offset: +%x", offset);
+    final ByteBuf slice = buffer.slice(offset, offsets[frame + 1] - offset);
+    final ByteInput in = ByteInput.wrap(slice);
+
+    for (int i = 0, s = numTracks; i < s; i++) {
+      try {
+        MDC.put("track", i);
+        final int packetSize = in.readSafe32u();
+        log.trace("packetSize: {} bytes", packetSize);
+
+        final ByteInput audioPacket = in.readSlice(packetSize);
+        final int numSamples = audioPacket.readSafe32u();
+        log.trace("numSamples: {}", numSamples);
+
+        log.trace("bytesRemaining: {} bytes", audioPacket.bytesRemaining());
+      } finally {
+        MDC.remove("track");
+      }
+    }
+
+    log.trace("videoPacket.bytesRemaining: {} bytes", in.bytesRemaining());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BinkAudio.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BinkAudio.java
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+package com.riiablo.video;
+
+import com.riiablo.io.ByteInput;
+import com.riiablo.io.InvalidFormat;
+import com.riiablo.logger.LogManager;
+import com.riiablo.logger.Logger;
+
+public class BinkAudio {
+  private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(BinkAudio.class);
+
+  static final int SIZE = 0x0C;
+  static final int MAX_CHANNELS = 2;
+
+  static final int FLAG_AUDIO_16BITS = 0x4000;
+  static final int FLAG_AUDIO_STEREO = 0x2000;
+  static final int FLAG_AUDIO_DCT    = 0x1000;
+
+  private static final int[] BANDS = {
+      100, 200, 300, 400, 510, 630, 770, 920, 1080, 1270, 1480, 1720, 2000,
+      2320, 2700, 3150, 3700, 4400, 5300, 6400, 7700, 9500, 12000, 15500,
+      24500
+  };
+
+  private static final int[] RLE = {
+      2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 32, 64
+  };
+
+  final short numChannels;
+  final int sampleRate;
+  final int flags;
+  final int id;
+
+  final int frameLen;
+  final int overlapLen;
+  final int blockSize;
+  final int halfSampleRate;
+
+  BinkAudio(ByteInput in) {
+    log.trace("slicing {} bytes", SIZE);
+    in = in.readSlice(SIZE);
+
+    in.skipBytes(2); // unknown -- I've seen { 0x00, 0x1C }
+
+    numChannels = in.readSafe16u();
+    log.trace("numChannels: {}", numChannels);
+    if (numChannels < 1 || numChannels > MAX_CHANNELS) {
+      throw new InvalidFormat(in, "numChannels(" + numChannels + ") not in [" + 1 + ".." + MAX_CHANNELS + "]");
+    }
+
+    sampleRate = in.read16u();
+    log.trace("sampleRate: {} Hz", sampleRate);
+
+    flags = in.read16u();
+    log.tracef("flags: 0x%04x (%s)", flags, getFlagsString());
+
+    id = in.readSafe32u();
+    log.trace("id: {}", id);
+
+    final int frameLenBits;
+    if (sampleRate < 22050) {
+      frameLenBits = 9;
+    } else if (sampleRate < 44100) {
+      frameLenBits = 10;
+    } else {
+      frameLenBits = 11;
+    }
+
+    frameLen = 1 << frameLenBits;
+    overlapLen = frameLen >> 4;
+    blockSize = (frameLen - overlapLen) * numChannels;
+    halfSampleRate = (sampleRate + 1) / 2;
+  }
+
+  public String getFlagsString() {
+    if (flags == 0) return "0";
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(64);
+    if ((flags & FLAG_AUDIO_16BITS) == FLAG_AUDIO_16BITS) builder.append("16BITS|");
+    if ((flags & FLAG_AUDIO_STEREO) == FLAG_AUDIO_STEREO) builder.append("STEREO|");
+    if (builder.length() > 0) builder.setLength(builder.length() - 1);
+    return builder.toString();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isMono() {
+    return (flags & FLAG_AUDIO_STEREO) == 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BinkVideo.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/video/BinkVideo.java
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+package com.riiablo.video;
+
+public class BinkVideo {
+
+  BinkVideo() {}
+
+}
diff --git a/core/test/com/riiablo/video/BIKTest.java b/core/test/com/riiablo/video/BIKTest.java
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+package com.riiablo.video;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.AudioDevice;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
+
+import com.riiablo.RiiabloTest;
+import com.riiablo.logger.Level;
+
+public class BIKTest extends RiiabloTest {
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void before() {
+    com.riiablo.logger.LogManager.setLevel("com.riiablo.video", Level.TRACE);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void load_bik240() {
+    FileHandle handle = Gdx.files.internal("test\\New_Bliz640x240.bik");
+    ByteBuf buffer = Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(handle.readBytes());
+    BIK.loadFromByteBuf(buffer);
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void load_bik480() {
+    FileHandle handle = Gdx.files.internal("test\\New_Bliz640x480.bik");
+    ByteBuf buffer = Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(handle.readBytes());
+    BIK.loadFromByteBuf(buffer);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void read_bik480() {
+    FileHandle handle = Gdx.files.internal("test\\New_Bliz640x480.bik");
+    ByteBuf buffer = Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(handle.readBytes());
+    BIK bik = BIK.loadFromByteBuf(buffer);
+    bik.decode(0);
+
+    AudioDevice audio = Gdx.audio.newAudioDevice(44100, false);
+    // TODO: create video tool
+    // TODO: test audio playback
+    // TODO: test injecting bik audio into AudioDevice stream
+    // TODO: test AudioDevice android support
+  }
+}
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