RCOXML Coding

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Description

RCOXML files are the XML descriptor files implicit inside Resource Container (RCO) files (.rco)

This RCOXML files doesnt exists inside the .rco container, tools like Rcomage extracts the info as XML as a representation of the data inside the .rco container

Are composed by tables, some of this tables works simply as an index of the contents inside the container (texts, sounds, languages), and others tables contains "pages" that builds the XMB items, animations, effects, dialog menues, selection windows, widgets, etc...

Note the name "page" here in wiki is used as a generic name for all types of pages, rcomage uses specific names for some types of pages wich purpose was identifyed, this names can vary between different versions of rcomage tool

RCOXML Contents (PS3)

There are 122 .rco files in PS3 firmware 4.76

filename.rco RCOXML contents notes
MainTree
Name
ImageTree TextTree SoundTree ObjectTree AnimTree
ap_plugin.rco ap_plugin No No No Yes No
audioplayer_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
audioplayer_plugin_dummy.rco sample No Yes No No No
audioplayer_plugin_mini.rco sample No Yes No Yes No
audioplayer_plugin_util.rco sample No Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
auth_plugin.rco auth_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
autodownload_plugin.rco autodownload_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
autoupdateconf_plugin.rco autoupdateconff_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
avc2_game_plugin.rco sample No Yes No No No
avc2_game_video_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) No No Yes No
avc2_text_plugin.rco tcgui Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
avc_game_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
avc_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
bdp_disccheck_plugin.rco bdp_disccheck_plugin No Yes No Yes No
bdp_plugin.rco bdp_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes
bdp_storage_plugin.rco bdp_storage_plugin No Yes No Yes No
campaign_plugin.rco campaign_plugin Yes (gim, png) Yes No Yes No
category_setting_plugin.rco category_setting_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No No No
checker_plugin.rco checker No No No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
closedcaption_config_plugin.rco closedcaption_config_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
comboplay_plugin.rco comboplay_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
custom_render_plugin.rco custom_render_plugin Yes (gim) No No Yes Yes
data_copy_plugin.rco sample No Yes No Yes No
deviceconf_plugin.rco deviceconf_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
dlna_plugin.rco dlna Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
download_plugin.rco download Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
dtcpip_util.rco dtcpip_util No Yes No Yes No
edy_plugin.rco edy_plugin Yes (gim) Yes Yes Yes No
eula_cddb_plugin.rco eula_cddb_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
eula_hcopy_plugin.rco eula_hcopy Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
eula_net_plugin.rco regcam_plugin Yes (gim, png, jpg) Yes Yes Yes No
explore_category_friend.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_game.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_music.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_network.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_photo.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_psn.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_sysconf.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_tv.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_user.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_category_video.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_plugin_ft.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_plugin_full.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
explore_plugin_game.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
explore_plugin_np.rco explore_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
filecopy_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
friendim_plugin.rco friendim Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes
friendim_plugin_game.rco friendim Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes Associated .sprx has a different name.
friendml_plugin.rco friendml_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
friendml_plugin_game.rco friendml_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
friendtrophy_plugin.rco friendtrophy_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
friendtrophy_plugin_game.rco friendtrophy_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
game_ext_plugin.rco game_ext_plugin Yes (gim, png) Yes No Yes No
game_indicator_plugin.rco user_info_plugin Yes (gim) No No Yes No
game_plugin.rco game_plugin No Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
gamedata_plugin.rco gamedata_plugin No Yes No Yes No
gamelib_plugin.rco gamelib_plugin Yes (gim) No No Yes Yes
gameupdate_plugin.rco sample No Yes No Yes No
hknw_plugin.rco hknw_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
idle_plugin.rco idle No No No Yes No
impose_plugin.rco impose_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes Associated .sprx has a different name.
ingame_manual_plugin.rco ingame_manual No Yes No Yes No
kensaku_plugin.rco kensaku Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
msgdialog_plugin.rco msgdialog_plugin No Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
mtpinitiator_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
musicbrowser_plugin.rco sample No No No Yes No
nas_plugin.rco nas_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
netconf_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
newstore_effect.rco skeleton_plugin No No No No No Empty file.
newstore_plugin.rco newstore_plugin Yes (gim, png, jpg) Yes No Yes No
np_eula_plugin.rco npeula Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
np_matching_plugin.rco np_matching_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
np_multisignin_plugin.rco np_multisignin_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
np_sns_plugin.rco npsns Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
np_trophy_ingame.rco np_achiev Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
np_trophy_plugin.rco np_achiev Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
npsignin_plugin.rco npsignin_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes
osk_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) No Yes Yes No
oskfullkeypanel_plugin.rco ime_osk_base_resouce Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
oskpanel_plugin.rco ime_osk_base_resouce Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
pesm_plugin.rco pesm No No No Yes No
photo_network_sharing_plugin.rco pesm Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
photolist_plugin.rco sample No No No Yes No
photoupload_plugin.rco dlna Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
photoviewer_plugin.rco photoviewer_plugin Yes (gim, png) Yes No Yes No
playlist_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
podl_plugin.rco podl_plugin No No No Yes No
poweroff_plugin.rco poweroff No Yes No Yes No
premo_plugin.rco premo_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes
print_plugin.rco print_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
profile_plugin.rco profile_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
profile_plugin_mini.rco profile_plugin_mini Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
ps3_savedata_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
ps3_savedata_plugin_game_mini.rco sample No Yes No Yes No
rec_plugin.rco rec_plugin No No No Yes No
regcam_plugin.rco regcam_plugin Yes (gim, png, jpg) Yes Yes Yes No
remotedownload_plugin.rco remotedownload No Yes No Yes No
sacd_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes Yes
scenefolder_plugin.rco sample No No No Yes No
screenshot_plugin.rco screenshot_plugin No Yes No Yes No
search_service.rco search_service No Yes No No No Associated .sprx has a different name.
software_update_plugin.rco software_update_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
soundvisualizer_plugin.rco soundvisualizer Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
strviewer_plugin.rco strviewer No Yes No Yes No
subdisplay_plugin.rco ap_plugin No No No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
sv_pseudoaudioplayer_plugin.rco sv_pseudoaudioplayer Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
sysconf_plugin.rco sysconf_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
system_plugin.rco system_plugin Yes (gim) Yes Yes Yes Yes Associated .sprx has a different name.
thumthum_plugin.rco sample No Yes No Yes No
upload_util.rco upload_util Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
user_info_plugin.rco user_info_plugin No Yes No Yes No
user_plugin.rco user Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
videoeditor_plugin.rco skeleton_plugin Yes (gim, png, jpg) Yes Yes Yes No
videoplayer_plugin.rco videoplayer Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
videoplayer_util.rco videoplayer No Yes No Yes No
vmc_savedata_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
wboard_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
webbrowser_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
webrender_plugin.rco sample Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
xmb_ingame.rco xmb_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
xmb_plugin_normal.rco xmb_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No Associated .sprx has a different name.
ycon_manual_plugin.rco ycon_plugin Yes (gim) Yes No Yes No
  • VSMXfile and ModelTree are not included in the table above because none of the PS3 .rco files includes them
  • Other .rco files from previous firmwares (not present in latest firmwares) using the MainTree name sample
    • xai_plugin.rco

RCOXML Structure

Not all nodes below are required, and various object/anim entries are omitted.

RcoFile - XML root element; generally does not need to be modified
	MainTree - root RCO node from which everything must descend from
		VSMXFile - attached UMD virtual machine instruction code, for UMD and some LFTV RCOs.  Only one may exist in an RCO file
		ImageTree - parent node from which all image resources descend from
			Image
			Image
			...
		TextTree - parent node from which all text language resources descend from
			TextLang
			TextLang
			...
		ModelTree - parent node from which all model resources descend from
			Model
			Model
			...
		SoundTree - parent node from which all sound resources descend from
			Sound
			Sound
			...
		ObjectTree - parent node from which all object pages descend from
			<Page>
				page objects go here
			<Page>
				page objects go here
			...
		AnimTree - parent node from which all animation sequences descend from
			<Animation>
				animation entries go here
			<Animation>
				animation entries go here
			...

MainTree

All RCOXML files starts with the tag:

	<MainTree name="label">

MainTree represents the root of the container, so it seems the label is the name of the .rco container and is working as an identifyer of it

  • Is unknown how this labels works and his purpose, but follows a few rules:
    • The same label can be used by several .rco's that shares functions
    • This label names doesnt appears in the associated .sprx

VSMXFile

None of the PS3 rco's uses a VSMXFile

ImageTree

TextTree

ModelTree

None of the PS3 rco's uses a ModelTree

SoundTree

ObjectTree

AnimTree