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NrmMyth

29-03-2005 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anubis@Mar 29 2005, 09:54 PM
New version of WinRar support to uncompress 7-Zip, if I'm not mistaken.

Not sure about Power Archiver, I know that 7-Zip become standard for games in rom format for emulators. For example, with merge tool friend of mine archived all his pokemon roms (more then 2 GB of GBA roms) in to an 18MB archive.

But took him over 2 hours to do this. Again, over 2 GB more room on his HD, and this was his first use of 7-zip.

Wow.... :crazy:

JJXB	29-03-2005 10:13 PM

well, i have 2 versions of winrar:
NXSecure Edition (3.41 skinned)
Crystal Edition (3.42 skinned)

i can't give out the nxsecure edition (exclusive to membership of a special forum :P) but if you want crystal edition, pm me (and no it is not warez before you fret)

xoopx

29-03-2005 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by NrmMyth+Mar 29 2005, 10:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NrmMyth @ Mar 29 2005, 10:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Anubis@Mar 29 2005, 09:54 PM
New version of WinRar support to uncompress 7-Zip, if I'm not mistaken.

Not sure about Power Archiver, I know that 7-Zip become standard for games in rom format for emulators. For example, with merge tool friend of mine archived all his pokemon roms (more then 2 GB of GBA roms) in to an 18MB archive.

But took him over 2 hours to do this. Again, over 2 GB more room on his HD, and this was his first use of 7-zip.

Wow.... :crazy: [/b][/quote]
roms are always great at compressing. i dont think you'd get 20gb into 18mb if it was mp3's or jpgs ;)

Rogue

30-03-2005 12:29 AM

It's not 20GB, it was 2GB. Those roms were verty simillar, so that's why compress ratio was so great. If you have simillar songs, then you'll have nice compress ratio too.

TheSmyth

30-03-2005 12:02 PM

If 7-zip is so good (can't comment.. i haven't tried it) are the abandonia archives compressed using it.

7-zip files can be uncompressed by winzip etc...

xoopx

30-03-2005 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheSmyth@Mar 30 2005, 12:02 PM
If 7-zip is so good (can't comment.. i haven't tried it) are the abandonia archives compressed using it.

7-zip files can be uncompressed by winzip etc...

i know the MAME team get people telling them to change the compression of the ROMS for mame to 7zip, and they reply that its only like 5-10% better (or something) and it would mean everyone would need an unzipper that could handle 7zip. its not really an acceptable trade-off!

Rogue

30-03-2005 02:41 PM

It will take some time and effort to have 7-zip on many computers. You can compare it with IE and FireFox. Even FireFox is much better, not everyone is using it, is it?

For my own needs I am using 7-Zip, but when sending stuff to others, I use Zip, as I know that most of them never heard of 7-Zip.

DeathDude

30-03-2005 02:43 PM

A bunch of sites I go to now are slowly starting to use 7-Zip I've noticed, it's slowly growing, but as long as I have winrar on my comp, I'll be fine.

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