Beastage Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Can anyone explain me why we all still use ZIP when much much better compression is available with ACE or RAR??? Just recently I dowloaded a 95mb ZIP file in 50min , once downloaded I optimized (extract and compress) it to ACE format which resulted in a 70mb ACE file, thats a huge diffrence I even noticed that sometimes the ACE files are only 40% in size than the ZIP format , so why do we use ZIP???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CustardFD Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Originally posted by hurting101 Last edited by hurting101 on %DATEVAR% at %TIME:~2,5% I think you've got an issue with your sig there :ditsy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scorbing Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 .ZIP and .ACE both suck. Get WinRAR 3.0 - The ultimate compression tool. Supports ALL formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 yashiro Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 The code libraries for zip are FREE. This is why zip still persists. Most other compressors require payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Beastage Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 BAH!! all compression clients want money WinZIP WinACE and WinRAR not to mention windows that comes with built in ZIP support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 yashiro Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Originally posted by Beast_4thHM BAH!! all compression clients want money WinZIP WinACE and WinRAR not to mention windows that comes with built in ZIP support 'The code libraries for zip are FREE' Read and understand. Did I say applications based on zip were free? No. Go to the Infozip website and read about zip compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ahodes1 Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 From the lzip website 5. What are the benefits? Numerous; numerous. The size factor, obviously, is a prime benefit. But on a deeper level, using lossy compression to manage your files is a way to learn something about yourself. You will most likely experience a feeling of euphoria or lightheadedness as you watch your free disk space cascade upwards to 100%. You will become bolder, have increased stamina, and adrenaline may make you temporarily impervious to pain. You may also gain a new appreciation for backup devices (this has been widely reported among the developers). lol... A new appriciation for backup devices :pLossy compression has benefits that extend well beyond day-to-day file management. Our short list includes: permanent (irretrievable) archiving; ultra-high speed transfers over existing network lines, and high-security "steganographic" storage of sensitive information. Permanent archiving :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CustardFD Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by ahodes1 lol... A new appriciation for backup devices :p Remember, these are the people that said you can achive very good compression by removing all the 0's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ahodes1 Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by CustardFD Remember, these are the people that said you can achive very good compression by removing all the 0's... Even better if you remove the 1's as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CustardFD Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by ahodes1 Even better if you remove the 1's as well Well, if retrival time isn't important you could store it in /dev/null and then retrive it from /dev/random :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 J5PC Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 I recently wanted to download a file from a newsgroup (A free game for my C=64 emulator) and it was in .7z format. I did a search on google and found that it is a new compression format called 7-Zip. They claim the best compression rate, but I had to install it anyway to get my file. It will decompress most types such as RAR ZIP ACE, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Can anyone explain me why we all still use ZIP when much much better compression is available with ACE or RAR???
Just recently I dowloaded a 95mb ZIP file in 50min ,
once downloaded I optimized (extract and compress) it to ACE format which resulted in a 70mb ACE file, thats a huge diffrence
I even noticed that sometimes the ACE files are only 40% in size than the ZIP format , so why do we use ZIP????
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