Compressing Iso And Bin Files

[3rd gen noob]

i just tried compressing some bins and iso files there with winrar and i'm very surprised by the results.

i compressed an ISO of Grand Prix Legends from ~180MB to ~62MB and i compressed a BIN of Midnight Club II from ~808MB to ~750MB

anyone else tried this?

edit: sorry, got figures wrong first time, wrong file :">

[Robert00000]

The first looks like very good compression.

I think the best software for media compression is uharc, but it is very slow because of the compression ratio, but ideal for creating compressed files for kazaa downloads.

[DarthInsinuate]

you didn't mention what type of compression you used

had a try myself with .RAR - .iso compressed to around 41%
i've tried bin/cue before, i can't remember the figures but it was crap, not worth the effort

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@18 December 2003 - 13:53
you didn't mention what type of compression you used

had a try myself with .RAR - .iso compressed to around 41%
i've tried bin/cue before, i can't remember the figures but it was crap, not worth the effort
i just used the normal compression with winrar (as mentioned above) :)

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+18 December 2003 - 14:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 18 December 2003 - 14:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate@18 December 2003 - 13:53
you didn&#39;t mention what type of compression you used

had a try myself with .RAR - .iso compressed to around 41%
i&#39;ve tried bin/cue before, i can&#39;t remember the figures but it was crap, not worth the effort
i just used the normal compression with winrar (as mentioned above) :) [/b][/quote]
the normal winrar compression is .rar

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Robert00000@18 December 2003 - 13:59
the normal winrar compression is .rar
i meant the normal level of compression

[camille]

I&#39;m using Media Raider by Etymonix.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by camille@18 December 2003 - 14:52
I&#39;m using Media Raider by Etymonix.
would you like a prize?

[camille]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+18 December 2003 - 22:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 18 December 2003 - 22:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-camille@18 December 2003 - 14:52
I&#39;m using Media Raider by Etymonix.
would you like a prize? [/b][/quote]
Sorry I commited a mistake not supposed to mention Media Raider. But in CD Space Software I think there&#39;s compression for ISO.

[DWk]

just wondering why you did so? does alcohol read rars?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by DWk@19 December 2003 - 09:26
just wondering why you did so? does alcohol read rars?
no, but it takes less time to upload a smaller iso...plus it uses less storage space :)

[DWk]

ah ok coo :)

[TRshady]

Not a bad compression. Id like to know if any app can compress a 700mb to 500mb or under. Often find myself putting them on cd, then losing them :unsure:, would be easier storing my fave cds on my second drive. :)

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by TRshady@19 December 2003 - 09:34
Not a bad compression. Id like to know if any app can compress a 700mb to 500mb or under. Often find myself putting them on cd, then losing them :unsure:, would be easier storing my fave cds on my second drive. :)
after trying various iso&#39;s and bin&#39;s, basically i&#39;ve found that the space you save by compression with winRAR is very variable

i suppose you should just try using winrar or uharc and seeing how well they compress...

[Livy]

if your downloading bin/iso files of emule, have a look at the file info there, some of them same quite alot to compresion, just via emule. :D

[ck-uk]

This psx game on kazaa&#39;s compressed with winace,only 20mb.When you extract it its a 450 mb image.I cant rembr exactly what image it is thou.It works fine too. :)

File:ISS PRO EVOLUTION 2.exe
Length:21650332 Bytes, 21142KB
UUHash:=XkH7Q9fNV4SYemkxmEdizotvK2U=