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ismart
 
Reply Sun 9 Jul, 2006 09:30 pm
Can I ZIP my vedio or MP3 files to save space?
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timberlandko
 
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Reply Sun 9 Jul, 2006 09:31 pm
If you have a .zip utility you can.
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USAFHokie80
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jul, 2006 07:32 pm
actually, no, you can't. we use the mp3 codec because it is the most efficient way to pack bytes that we have at the moment. zipping an already compressed file (mp3 is a type of compression) will only provide a very few extra bytes at best. most likely, it won't do anything. the same goes for video. the best way to save space with multimedia files is to convert them to a better codec. the best as far as quality vs. space are WMA (for audio) and WMV (for video).
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timberlandko
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jul, 2006 08:21 pm
Didn't say anything about how much space it would save :wink:
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Mon 10 Jul, 2006 08:46 pm
Might be better to copy them to a flash drive if space is at a premium on the machine.
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Heliotrope
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jul, 2006 02:14 pm
timberlandko wrote:
Didn't say anything about how much space it would save :wink:

Laughing
Well done that man.
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