File Compression
akatonbo:
Also, since there is a pretty good chance that a file which is now 19MB will never be squished down to under 5MB, your friend might want to start looking into other ways to share it besides email or the Yahoo group, such as uploading to one of the umpteen million free filesharing sites now available (MegaUpload being one, I wouldn't dream of trying to list them all) and then sending an email or a message to the Yahoo group notifying people about how they can download it.
SimsDiva:
I'm sorry, I didn't notice I never said what type of file it was... crap! (Serves me right for staying up all night simming. Sheesh) She's trying to compress a 15 minute mp3 into a send-able size.
I'll ask her if she's able to split it up into smaller parts... not sure if she has the means to do it or not, but that would be a good solution to the problem.
If not, I'll point her towards megaupload or something similar. :)
I appreciate the help!
nekonoai:
tell her to get winrar. it allows for the splitting of files into chunks of any size.
SimsDiva:
Quote from: Gwill on 2007 June 13, 11:31:42
Some types of files simply compress better than others. Some types of files are already compressed by the very nature of their file format.
RAR compresses tighter than ZIP, and there are other formats that compress even more, but then people start complaining along the lines of "ONG I need Zip, my computer don't do RAR!"
(Slightly OT)
You know, I was wary of using winrar at first, because I typically hate all unknown programs. But once I figured out how much easier it was to use compared to winzip, I wished I'd heard of it long ago. It's SO much easier and less time consuming. Winzip is tedious when you have multiple files to open up.
SimsDiva:
Quote from: nekonoai on 2007 June 13, 12:45:37
tell her to get winrar. it allows for the splitting of files into chunks of any size.
Oh, that's right, it does! I remember seeing that option earlier when I was looking at it, now that you mentioned it. I'll pass that on to her. ;D
*presses thanks button a few times for good measure*
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