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Forum: Conversion Tutorials 01-07-2025, 17:00
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Posted By brispuss
Whispered Secrets - Cruise of Misfortune...

Whispered Secrets - Cruise of Misfortune Collectors Edition
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 01-07-2025, 03:42
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
I have several games where the assets are...

I have several games where the assets are contained within compressed and encrypted *.pak files.

What I am wanting to do is to minimize (compress) these *.pak files to save space as some of these...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 05-06-2024, 10:12
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the detailed reply. I'm looking...

Thanks for the detailed reply.

I'm looking into this now and will run some compression tests.

EDIT: Compression test results -

(Pre)Compressors Commands/Options Compressed...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 04-06-2024, 19:55
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
xtool Can't Handle JPEG files?

xtool supposedly is capable of handling (all) files compressed with zlib. JPEG files are usually compressed via zlib I believe, but xtool seems incapable processing the JPEG files?

Precomp, by...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 31-05-2024, 18:57
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for your suggestion. But this was not the...

Thanks for your suggestion. But this was not the content of the document.

I believe the document discussed the various types of (pre)compressors and related software for use with certain file...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 30-05-2024, 08:16
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Posted By brispuss
The document I was reading I believe it was on my...

The document I was reading I believe it was on my computer. I think I downloaded this document quite some time ago, so I would have to look on my browsing history maybe quite a few months back, maybe...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 30-05-2024, 07:08
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
File Types and/or (Pre)Compressors

I was reading a text document about a week ago that describes in some detail the file types, and/or the (pre)compressors used in compression. I didn't finish reading this document which I thought I...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 29-05-2024, 19:27
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Yes, thanks for this caution! I was about to...

Yes, thanks for this caution!

I was about to make a post as to why files compressed using the lm4 option failed to decompress!

It is now my understanding that the option lm is not...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 25-05-2024, 03:32
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the comments. I'm suspecting the...

Thanks for the comments.

I'm suspecting the issue of arc not working properly may be because I have several other programs that also have the arc.exe included. So when I attempt to run the arc...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 24-05-2024, 05:05
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
FreeARC Command Line Usage

Partly in relation to compressing MP4 files, I'm experimenting with the command line version of FreeARC (Arc.exe) and using additional (pre)compressors in association with Arc.

For example I've...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 24-05-2024, 04:50
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the detailed tests! Yes, it seems...

Thanks for the detailed tests!

Yes, it seems at this time from doing some testing myself now, that Razor compressor seems to give the best compression result so far!
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 23-05-2024, 18:50
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
OK. Suggested SREP settings?

OK.

Suggested SREP settings?
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 23-05-2024, 08:01
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thank you for the comments. Until a specific...

Thank you for the comments.

Until a specific compression tool for MP4 comes along, I'll have to use SREP.

Any particular or best options to set for SREP like -m3f or -m5f etc etc? Or do the...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 23-05-2024, 04:46
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Attempting to Compress MP4 Files

As per the title, I'm trying to compress MP4 files, but I'm having difficulty in getting any compression of the files so far.

From searches here, it appears that SREP should be used first followed...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 20-05-2024, 17:40
Replies: 117
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for your comment. I would like to...

Thanks for your comment.

I would like to suggest that OGV and WEBP file formats be included as I have a large number of these files from various games.

Thank you.
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 19-05-2024, 02:15
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Posted By brispuss
From encrypted game pak files.

From encrypted game pak files.
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 19-05-2024, 02:08
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Posted By brispuss
Noted, thank you. But as of this writing, it...

Noted, thank you.

But as of this writing, it seems that Mesa has limited file type detection and doesn't (as yet) include mp4 and ogv file types among others.

From my limited file checking of...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 18-05-2024, 15:00
Replies: 117
Sticky: Useful programs
Views: 221,134
Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the prompt reply and update to this...

Thanks for the prompt reply and update to this program!

A definite improvement over the last version of listext, especially with regard to file locations!

In my case, I have many thousands of...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 16-05-2024, 17:58
Replies: 117
Sticky: Useful programs
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Posted By brispuss
Thanks for this very useful program! Would...

Thanks for this very useful program!

Would it be possible to create a file listing based on reading file headers instead of reading file extensions? Reasons being that file extensions are not...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 13-05-2024, 04:28
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
Thank you very much!! I was coming to the...

Thank you very much!!

I was coming to the same or at least very similar conclusions as you have after carrying out more tests. I was about to post my findings and comments something similar to...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 12-05-2024, 04:39
Replies: 334
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Posted By brispuss
If you are referring to the arc.ini file located...

If you are referring to the arc.ini file located in Freearc here - C:\Program Files (x86)\FreeArc\bin , then no I haven't changed anything in arc.ini.

In any case, I rarely use Freearc or Arc at...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 12-05-2024, 02:39
Replies: 334
Views: 572,256
Posted By brispuss
Thanks for this! I downloaded and installed...

Thanks for this!

I downloaded and installed your copy of xtool.exe and preflate_dll.dll to a temporary directory for testing (D:\test).

My original xtool.exe and associated files are located...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 11-05-2024, 09:35
Replies: 334
Views: 572,256
Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the details, but maybe I'm still doing...

Thanks for the details, but maybe I'm still doing something wrong?

I'm using xtool version 0.8.7.

My manual translation of your script format command and options for manual input within an...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 11-05-2024, 04:35
Replies: 334
Views: 572,256
Posted By brispuss
Thanks for the verification of my command line...

Thanks for the verification of my command line command syntax.

However, how does Kaktor get a larger file output, whereas my outputs are only slightly larger than the original file?

Kaktor...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials 10-05-2024, 09:32
Replies: 334
Views: 572,256
Posted By brispuss
Thanks. But what is the correct commands to...

Thanks. But what is the correct commands to expand the png file using xtool (2020)?

Note that this is a manual input via command line and not part of a script (yet).
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