Winzip?

[Fall Out Boy]

I've been trying to compress files (.mp3, .mpg) with Winzip but only managing to compress them by between 1% and 5%.

Is that normal? And if not, what can i do to improve the compression ratio?


Cheers

 

[M29]

Yes. They are compressed enough as it is. The only way you can shrink them more is via lowering the bit rate, which reduces quality.

 

[iceman]

M29 is right - mp3's especially dont compress enough to make a difference.... no matter what you do they wont fit on a disk (if thats what youre trying )

burning onto a CD is the only way to go i think

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by iceman
M29 is right - mp3's especially dont compress enough to make a difference.... no matter what you do they wont fit on a disk (if thats what youre trying )

burning onto a CD is the only way to go i think

Nah, wasn't trying to get them on disk, was just trying to send a rather large mpeg to someone, thought i might be able to compress it a little.

Anyway, thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[red+black]

use one of the free online storage sites. i used to use xdrive but i think u have to pay now. i had at least 50mb space, and it was the best way to send files between work and home, or to share out to mates. no need to copy to disk/cd, or to email the file(s).