sargilla 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 I just created an e-book with pics colours now it's up to the size of 20 MB.winZipping it doesn't help , I need to compress it so much that I'm stuck whether i should use Total Commander or WinRAR.i want to be able to send it to people and eventually I will be uploading it onto my server and people will be downloading it from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
serverph 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 well... then try both - total commander and winrar - to see which of the two can yield aMORE compressed file you pretty much answered your question already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pweb 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 i Think winrar is better winzipi use Winrarits Fastand easy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoSZ 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 no1 every method of comperssion has options remember that the more time it thake the better the outcome gets (read smaller) Â be aware that if you wanna compress a "compressed" content you aint gonna gain much. By that i mean JPG,GIF,AVIssss etc - thise sourser are already compressed. Â no2 winzip is the worst achriving standard ever build winrar is mych better so does Gzip and Bzip(linux) ACE stands even higher and if your into comandline UHARK is the hardcore when it comes to compression Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuTeD 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2004 use winrar and compress it into a ISO file.. they are the smallest i have ever seen, but i never heard of the other compresser u said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sargilla 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2004 Ummm I tried everything know and the file is still big, I'm just going to print the pdf then scann it but low quality and make it into a pdf, I don't know that might make it smaller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NuHoaXuLa 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2004 I think you must opimistic images and filter allthings without people eyes ! And after , compress file with highest compress by winrar ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myo 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2004 Well, let me tell ya It's been several years since I started using WinRar in place of WinZip. If you still use WinZIP, you should change your mind and move to WinRAR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvovk 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2004 There is a limit when you are compressing files. Expecially for JPEGs or other picture formats. Cause these formats tend to be already compressed by their algorithms, so make double compression will not make your files lot smaller, only few kB. Sometimes is gets even biggers .Better solution is to recompress files to lower JPEG level in Photoshop. That could do the trick you want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbrugge 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2004 The best result I did see till now came from 7zip. [/br]Archiver        Compressed size  Ratio[br]7-Zip (7z format)  5445402      100%[/br]WinRAR 3.10      6004155      110%[br]WinAce 2.3       6242424       115%[/br]CABARC 1.0      6455327      119%[br]7-Zip (zip format)  9461621       174%[/br]PKZIP 2.50       9842800       181%[br] http://www.7-zip.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taupe 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Yes : use 7-zip instead of winRAR.7-zip is an open format : everybody can read it.WinRAR produces RAR file, which is a closed and patented format : you have to pay to read it, and your compressed files depend from a company.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gta 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 i have not heard of total commander but winrar and win ace are good. Though have you noticed that they do not compress all types of files? Some files stay the same in size when compressed and some even increase.What is the problem?.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bj?rn 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 i also would recommend 7zip as a format. not only that it is open and free but it is also VERY VERY efficient....and i like the archiving tool because it simply focuses on what you need and leaves out anything else that is not necessary... it might not look very tuned up but it has a lot of power (and can also read almost all the other formats on the market....) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 I would 7-zip only if it offered a self extracting file since I dont think most people are capable of extracting that format. RAR would be a better choise overall since its more well know and supported. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbrugge 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 I would 7-zip only if it offered a self extracting file since I dont think most people are capable of extracting that format. RAR would be a better choise overall since its more well know and supported.erm...7.zip supports rar and ace files to (both compress as extract) and since 7zip is freeware and opensource what do you have to loose?7zip = (opensource) freewarewinrar= (closedsource) blameware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
