VOB file compression

[mystical_lord]

Is it possible to compress VOB files, using a program like Winzip?
Or will it corrupt the files?

Aaron

[Sefy]

It won't curropt the VOB files, but they won't get compressed either, i've hardly seen ZIP (or RAR or ARj) having any effect on a VOB/MPG files before

[ImaWeTodd]

I could be wrong but i believe mpeg files are already compressed.
I think mpeg encoding is technically the act of compressing video
spatially (duplication in 1 frame) and temporally (for mpeg2,
duplication across multiple frames).

So... compressing a compressed file doesn't do much but waste time.

I do use winace to "backup" vobs (for when I buy a dvd burner),
but I only use the archive option (i believe winzip has the same
options). Gotta do something with all of low quality cdr i've got.

On a side note: ya could get a Fluorescent Multi-layer Disc writer
and store up to 100gig on 1 disk. sorry but i just had to sneek
that in

[Sefy]

FMD has not yet come out to the world, and by the way, the normal standard will have 140gb on one media, but a current CD/DVD will not be capable of reading it, but future drives will be capable

[Greg12]

winzip won't compress something that's already been compressed.


AVI files can be compressed and so can bitmaps


But the only reason to zip up jpeg's or mpeg's is for distrabution.

[smokingweed3000]

ImaWeTodd, when you "backup" the vobs does it reduce the size of them, and if it does, could u tell me how to use the archive option in winace? Does the archive change the quality of the vobs?
Thanks

[ImaWeTodd]

Weed3k,

Sorry, no xtra compression but it takes foreverrrrr if you try

Under the options tab choose store for compression. Then in the volumes dropdown either pick a size or type one in. I go with 700mb for
my crappy compusa 80min cdr.


Sefy, sorry about the FMD comment but I hadn't heard about it
for a while Thanks for catching it...