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

[shazzla]

@Masquerade :
Srep+razor : whats the point ? Razor already dedups the data ! Use LOLZ instead of RZ. It compresses much better.

Mp3 : use MPZAPI with PMT. Much faster than MSC.
Use MSC when MP3 files are embedded in other files(stream).

BK2 : some bk2 files cannot be processed as bink with BPK (corrupts the archive). Compress them separately to check things.
Hope this was helpful.

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by shazzla

@Masquerade :
Srep+razor : whats the point ? Razor already dedups the data ! Use LOLZ instead of RZ. It compresses much better.

Mp3 : use MPZAPI with PMT. Much faster than MSC.
Use MSC when MP3 files are embedded in other files(stream).

BK2 : some bk2 files cannot be processed as bink with BPK (corrupts the archive). Compress them separately to check things.
Hope this was helpful.

Thank you for the points! I have found that srep+razor yields better results with misc small files and binaries over LOLZ. I don't know if this is true for all games, but I will start to test both srep+rz against srep+lolz.

I'll look into PMT, will it have a major effect on conversion size?

[Grumpy]

If you're reading this, I meant to reply to shazzla and KatoR in one post, not 2! I am very sorry!

I dont mind 2 posts if they each add different info or if they are replies to different people

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Masquerade

I'll look into PMT, will it have a major effect on conversion size?

No, at least not for razor.

MPZ is minimal -> https://fileforums.com/showpost.php?...5&postcount=56