FileForums - Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A

 14:28:01 - Selected ARC method for Data1a.bin was: oo2recm7+srep_new+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:mc1000000

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 21:45:22 - Overall input size: 72.15 GB

 21:45:22 - Overall output size: 30.56 GB

 21:45:22 - Overall conversion time: 07:17:19

Masquerade

28-03-2021 03:49

If you are compressing Crash Bandicoot 4, don't use any stdio.

STDIN for srep ---> crash at srep

STDIO for xtool ---> crash at xtool

After running both in normal $$arc$$ mode, it has precompressed and waiting to run through srep without issue.

KaktoR

28-03-2021 05:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade (Post 491140)

Nope, works fine for me with stdio (xtool).

dixen

28-03-2021 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade (Post 491140)

XTool_Preflate STDIN - No errors))

Quote:

XTSRARC = xt20+srep+4x4:b64mb:lzma:ultra:64m:bt4:fb273:lc8:m c1000000

[External compressor:xt20]
header = 0
packcmd = xt20\xt20 precomp -mpreflate -c64mb -t100p --dbase - - <stdin> <stdout>

Masquerade

29-03-2021 01:33

You see, with srep stdin I get:

Code:

  ERROR! Input file is larger than filesize spe  5.5%

  5.5%

Errorlevel=3



ERROR: write error (disk full?) in compression algorithm srep

Now, I did run last night , xtool+srep+lolz but the archive was broken so I am going again.

EDIT 2: After looking at srep command line, I'd need to use -s param to set the input size for stdin to something like 50GB in ordedr to not get this error, am surprised I didn't know this earlier.

KaktoR

29-03-2021 01:49

If I remember right srep has still bugs with stdin, so always use $$InFile$$ $$OutFile$$ with srep to be safe.

Code:

[External compressor:srep]

header     = 0

packcmd    = "srep.exe" {options} InFile OutFile

datafile   = InFile

packedfile = OutFile

samadrahman74

29-03-2021 06:56

What is the problem ?
Project CARS 3

Code:

pcars3_bdt+pcars3_oo2reck+srep_new+lolz

https://s16.picofile.com/file/8429106500/Untitled.png

KaktoR

29-03-2021 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by samadrahman74 (Post 491155)

What is the problem ?
Project CARS 3

Code:

pcars3_bdt+pcars3_oo2reck+srep_new+lolz

https://s16.picofile.com/file/8429106500/Untitled.png

https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?...19&postcount=2

Masquerade

29-03-2021 12:55

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Ripped all files shown in this photo (unused videos) (25 vids + 3 folders = 380MB)

Start Size: 22.8GB

Compression method:

Code:

xtool-preflate+srep+lolz

on mp4 videos:

Code:

srep+LZMA2

Final Size: 14.0GB :D

Thanks KaktoR and dixen

KaktoR

29-03-2021 13:03

You can even rip out unused languages from videos files with ffmpeg. Unfortunatelly the audio streams are not named, therefore you have to figure out what audio stream is what language they speak.

Usage:

Code:

ffmpeg -i "C_GameEnd.mp4" -map 0:0 -map 0:X -acodec copy -vcodec copy "Processed\C_GameEnd.mp4"





-map 0:X

I don't know what number is for which language. Use MPC and change audio track to listen.



X = Audio stream ID



-map 0:0 is the main audio track (non-voice) I guess.



First -map 0:0 tells ffmpreg to not touch non-voice track (main audio like sounds and stuff)

Second -map 0:X tells ffmpeg to not touch selected voice audio track (X).

In the above example ffmpeg removes all audio tracks with the exception of 0 (main audio track) and X.

"-acodec copy" tells ffmpeg to copy audio source (it doesn't change stuff like bitrate, etc.). Just a 1-to-1 copy without changing anything.

"-vcodec copy" is the same for video source.



If you want to leave 2 voice languages, add a third -map option:

ffmpeg -i "C_GameEnd.mp4" -map 0:0 -map 0:X -map 0:Y -acodec copy -vcodec copy "Processed\C_GameEnd.mp4"

Masquerade

29-03-2021 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaktoR (Post 491164)

therefore you have to figure out what audio stream is what language they speak.

Audio track 1 is english, audio track 3 is German. Can't understand much more right now.

Masquerade

30-03-2021 05:14

PayDay 2 [Build 6412663 / v204.1 + All DLCs]

Start Size: 69GB

Compression Method:

Code:

xtool+srep+lolz

Final Size: 20.3GB

Notes: This game does use bink video. I unpacked the bundle files but could not see any videos, not even a videos folder. I didn't take a deep look however.

If you can find the videos, you may be able to patch them out of the bundles then use bpk to lower the size.

Entai44

30-03-2021 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade (Post 491170)

Start Size: 69GB

Compression Method:

Code:

xtool+srep+lolz

I think you forget to add about 990 MB worth of .movie files (from The End achievement) and 2.9GB of soundtrack (flac and mp3), so the final size should be around 73GB.

Edit: I own the game and it is 73GB, so I just think that 69GB is just the bundle files with the dlls and exe :P

Hexagon123

30-03-2021 13:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masquerade (Post 491166)

Audio track 1 is english, audio track 3 is German. Can't understand much more right now.

unless you have to play throughout?

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