WinRAR or 7z?

Harbinger1 · 03-09-12, 07:25 PM

I am planning in in-stalling DarkWraith`s New UIs_TDC_6_9_0_DarkWraith`s MOD.
should I use WinRAR or 7z to compress the files?
Thanks

misha1967 · 03-09-12, 07:26 PM

Either would work. I've used WinRAR for years, so that's what I use, but both oughta work.

DelphiUniverse · 03-09-12, 07:31 PM

Winrar works for both so I would use Winrar. Winrar is also the fastest and offers the best compression in most cases. The only place where I would recommend winzip is with pictures, winzip offer much better compression with pictures vs winrar.

Use WinRar for compressing data, games, video
Use Winzip for compressing images

TheDarkWraith · 03-09-12, 07:37 PM

Just some FYI I compress all my mods using ZipGenius. If you use that app to decompress it's guaranteed to work

Harbinger1 · 03-09-12, 07:38 PM

WinRAR it is!

Sailor Steve · 03-09-12, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DelphiUniverse

winzip

He didn't ask about Winzip, he asked about 7zip, which is far better than either "Win". After I discovered 7zip I threw out all five other programs I had been using, including WinRar.

Harbinger1 · 03-09-12, 10:55 PM

Is there a video tutorial installing the above mentioned mod. I read that I should chose the language for the UI (metric or imperial ) then place it in the MOD folder. Is that the MOD folder in SH5 or in the actual
in the downloaded files?

Harbinger1 · 03-09-12, 11:17 PM

sorry guys after I read my last message I didn`t even understand what I wrote. Here is the exact wording in the text that came with the MOD.

select appropriate 'Dials.dds' (or use your own!) and place in 'MODS\NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith\data\Menu\G ui'. Do this before enabling mod!
If there is a folder inside called 'TDC' then you have to copy the files in that folder to 'MODS\NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith\data\Menu\G ui\TDC'. Do this before enabling mod!

If there is a video tutorial out there that would be a great help.

Kafka BC · 03-10-12, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

After I discovered 7zip I threw out all five other programs I had been using, including WinRar.

With you there on that one Steve.

Bothersome · 03-10-12, 12:38 PM

What Steve said it gold.

7Zip is the only program I use any more and I've tried em all since the 80's. (PKzip for DOS)

DelphiUniverse · 03-10-12, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

He didn't ask about Winzip, he asked about 7zip, which is far better than either "Win". After I discovered 7zip I threw out all five other programs I had been using, including WinRar.

I desided to make a test using the latest of all programs. Latest winzip (v16), latest Winrar (v4.11) and latest 7zip (v9.20)

I compressed a full game of almost 400 MB of mixed data, video, pictures, music files. Here is the result:

7zip: 130 seconds and compressed size became 367,677 kB
WinRAR: 116 seconds and compressed size became 368,461 kB
Winzip: 79 seconds and compressed size became 365,153 kB

All programs used the best compression available.

The latest winzip beat the crap out of 7zip and winrar in terms of time and it is also smaller.

WinRar beat 7zip in terms of speed by a relatively good margin and had just a little bit extra size, nothing that will matter.

7zip had the longest compression time.

7zip compressed 2,896,160 bytes of data per second
WinRar compressed 3,252,614 bytes of data per second
Winzip compressed 4,733,117 bytes of data per second

winzip spent about 40% less time versus 7zip. If you compress 10 GB of data using 7zip and we imagine it will take an hour to do so, then winzip will spend 36 minutes to do the same, thats how serious it becomes when dealing with huge amounts of data.

Herr-Berbunch · 03-10-12, 04:32 PM

I'm not disputing your results but I find 7zip fulfilled my needs over the others when I first started unzipping( I don't zip), brand loyalty and the fact it still does want I want means it still has a place on any PC I have.

Kafka BC · 03-10-12, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DelphiUniverse

I desided to make a test using the latest of all programs. Latest winzip (v16), latest Winrar (v4.11) and latest 7zip (v9.20)
....

7zip is free and has no nag screens, Winzip and WinRar are not. 7zip will open nearly everything, including Linux .debs and other package files. I have also read that 7zip also has a safer compression algorithm.

Who makes mods of 10 GB in size. For the size of mods we are dealing with, size and time do not matter.

03-09-12, 07:25 PM	#1
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	WinRAR or 7z? I am planning in in-stalling DarkWraith`s New UIs_TDC_6_9_0_DarkWraith`s MOD. should I use WinRAR or 7z to compress the files? Thanks

03-09-12, 07:26 PM	#2
misha1967 Commander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 470 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Either would work. I've used WinRAR for years, so that's what I use, but both oughta work. __________________ Ansonsten, Herr Lutter, ist alles in Butter Liqui-cooled Intel i2550K @ 4.2 GHz, 8 Gb RAM, GTX 970 GPU

03-09-12, 07:38 PM	#5
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	thanks WinRAR it is!

03-09-12, 10:55 PM	#7
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	video tutorial Is there a video tutorial installing the above mentioned mod. I read that I should chose the language for the UI (metric or imperial ) then place it in the MOD folder. Is that the MOD folder in SH5 or in the actual in the downloaded files?

03-09-12, 11:17 PM	#8
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	What I really meant to sorry guys after I read my last message I didn`t even understand what I wrote. Here is the exact wording in the text that came with the MOD. select appropriate 'Dials.dds' (or use your own!) and place in 'MODS\NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith\data\Menu\G ui'. Do this before enabling mod! If there is a folder inside called 'TDC' then you have to copy the files in that folder to 'MODS\NewUIs_TDC_6_9_0_ByTheDarkWraith\data\Menu\G ui\TDC'. Do this before enabling mod! If there is a video tutorial out there that would be a great help.

03-09-12, 07:31 PM	#3
DelphiUniverse 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scapa Flow, underneath a ferry Posts: 272 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Winrar works for both so I would use Winrar. Winrar is also the fastest and offers the best compression in most cases. The only place where I would recommend winzip is with pictures, winzip offer much better compression with pictures vs winrar. Use WinRar for compressing data, games, video Use Winzip for compressing images

03-09-12, 07:37 PM	#4
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	Just some FYI I compress all my mods using ZipGenius. If you use that app to decompress it's guaranteed to work

03-10-12, 12:38 PM	#10
Bothersome Planesman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 194 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	What Steve said it gold. 7Zip is the only program I use any more and I've tried em all since the 80's. (PKzip for DOS)

03-10-12, 04:32 PM	#12
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I'm not disputing your results but I find 7zip fulfilled my needs over the others when I first started unzipping( I don't zip), brand loyalty and the fact it still does want I want means it still has a place on any PC I have. __________________