Is It Possible To Compress Dvd Iso Files (4.5gb Size)?

[DennisD]

I`m wondering if its worth it, or even possible, to compress large ISO files. They soon start eating up HD storage space.

 

Don`t actually have a compression program of any kind at the moment.

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

[Andavari]

You can compress ISO image files however it's best to use something like the RAR format (commercial), or 7-Zip format (open source). Note though if the files stored within the ISO are already a compressed format wrapped into the ISO you won't get much compression. The nice thing about WinRAR is you can do an estimate of the compression without wasting a significant amount of time doing the actual compression.

[DennisD]

You can compress ISO image files however it's best to use something like the RAR format (commercial), or 7-Zip format (open source). Note though if the files stored within the ISO are already a compressed format wrapped into the ISO you won't get much compression. The nice thing about WinRAR is you can do an estimate of the compression without wasting a significant amount of time doing the actual compression.

 

Thanks for advice. Downloaded and tried 7-Zip.

 

Apart from the fact that it took the best part of two hours, the 4571mb only went down to 4372mb, although the file had only been compressed to about 90% of the original.

 

Good program to keep, but I think I will bin the ISO files after checking the movie is OK.

 

Regards

[Andavari]

You could always get a bigger hard drive for storing the files.

[DennisD]

Yes, thats worth thinking about. Just acquired a good wad of birthday cash. Good way to spend some.

 

I love movies, and it would be a shame to lose any.

 

Thanks again

[rridgely]

Are you just watching them on your pc or do you want to still be able to burn them back?

The reason I ask is because I saw a program somewhere that compressed a movie down to like a gig or two instead of the 7-8 they usually take. Of course this lessens the quality but it would probably be good for say a laptop, but not for a big screen tv.

[XanaTos112]

500 Gig External HD ftw

[DennisD]

Are you just watching them on your pc or do you want to still be able to burn them back?

The reason I ask is because I saw a program somewhere that compressed a movie down to like a gig or two instead of the 7-8 they usually take. Of course this lessens the quality but it would probably be good for say a laptop, but not for a big screen tv.

 

 

Hi rridgely,

 

I burn them to watch on main TV, and I really look after my discs, so maybe it`s just unneccessary to keep a copy just in case.

 

I`m actually famous in my family for keeping anything in case it comes in handy. Does that that sound familiar to anyone ?

 

My wife reckons I`ll not part with my own *****.

 

Not true.

 

Regards