How to install and use Tacview with Falcon 4?

Setup Tacview

Tacview installation is automatic and straightforward:

1. Download Tacview
2. Launch the installer

Setup Vhs2Txt

V2T Shortcut

Tacview doesn't support natively Falcon 4 VHS files. You must first install Vhs2Txt. Vhs2Txt is a powerful converter writen by Nayfe which will convert Falcon 4 VHS files into Tacview ACMI files.

1. Download and install the latest Java runtime
2. Download the latest version of V2T.jar (541 KB) (Vhs2Txt Web page)
3. Copy V2T.jar in [c:\V2T\] folder
4. Create a shortcut to launch V2T:
   • Target: [c:\windows\system32\java.exe -jar -Xmx1024m V2T.jar]
   • Start in: [c:\V2T\]

Use Vhs2Txt

Vhs2Txt

Vhs2Txt works with almost any version of Falcon 4.

1. Launch the V2T shortcut you've just created
2. In the first field, select Falcon 4 folder
3. In the second field, select the VHS file name
4. In the third field, if not automatically done, select the battlefield (e.g. Balkans\Terrain)
5. If applicable, check the Falcon4-AF box
6. Then launch the conversion by pressing [RUN]

Vhs2Txt will convert your VHS file into a Tacview ACMI file. The new file will have the .vhs.txt.acmi extension and will be generated next to the original VHS file.

Your flight recording is now ready to be opened in Tacview!