Image Compression

[Luke]

I couldn't find a section of the forum for this, so if there is a better section feel free to move it mods.

I'm ripping my stargate collection to my computer and it is taking up quite a chunk of space. What would be the best way of compressing the Images?

 

[KSoD]

Are you doing the videos? If so .avi files but they will still be like 700MB or more each episode. If they are just images JPEG is a compressed image format.

 

[Oreo]

Can't you just resize all the pictures to a more sensible resolution ?

I just tried windows own "compress this folder to save space" i got my 90mb pictures folder down to 80mb on disk. I guess you will save more space with a much larger pictures folder, worth a try i guess ?

edit:

adding to what make said, if they are video's download virtual dub and compress them. I use it to compress 1gb+ fraps video to just 10 or 20mb with no apparent massive quality loss.

Downloads - virtualdub.org

 

[Luke]

^yeah, im doing the episodes (i made images out of them, i then mount and watch them) also i did it disk By disk.

 

[KSoD]

Ahh okay. You made them ISO files. There really isnt a way to really compress them much. Since they are direct images of the disk.

 

[CrazeD]

The ISO's are probably the full capacity of the DVD. If you are ripping them, use a program that will allow you to rip as AVI. A DVD rip AVI is usually around 700MB.

 

[Luke]

^actually it seem that it is more, each dvd is about 7.5 gb...

If you are ripping them, use a program that will allow you to rip as AVI

Any recommendations or will any old one due fine?

 

[Trotter]

Convert DVD to Avi and Mpeg using bitRipper

 

[KSoD]

http://www.techist.com/forums/f9/recommended-software-certain-tasks-171255/

 

[Luke]

^thats new...hadn't seen it yet.

Thanks for the links mak and trot.