ISO Suggestion

Hellsgate · Post by **Hellsgate** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:00 am

Has anyone thought of using ECM on ISO files to make them smaller for upload

here is quick description

ECM (Error Code Modeler) lets you prepare CD image files (such as BIN, CDI, NRG, CCD, or similar) so that they'll compress far better in programs such as WinRAR. Here's how to use it:
Run the CD image file (i.e. filename.bin) through ECM to create an ECM file (i.e. filename.bin.ecm).
Compress the ECM file (i.e. filename.bin.ecm) using your favorite compression program.
Back up, transmit via Internet, or whatever you normally do with CD images!
When you want to burn the CD again, extract the original CD image from the ECM file.

for more info goto

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http://www.neillcorlett.com/ecm/

I have been using this for over 6 months now on many many cd's with not one single problem and all cds where MD5 checked after extraction to be 100% sure of it's accuracy.

The program seem to handle winxp better in long name format than say 98/se but to get around that just lable cd's as cd1.bin etc - the program is very small and files are draged and droped on .exe so even a brain dead monkey could use it - and best of all it's fast.

I think it's worth a look

Post by **dead-meat** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:23 pm

That page seems down now for days! and I can't find the program anywhere else.
If you have that app pls upload it for me

Thx,
dead-meat

Hellsgate · Post by **Hellsgate** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:22 am

Seems to work for me - hmmmmm - I'll upload to somewhere for yuz

ILoVeScaryFun · Post by **ILoVeScaryFun** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:44 am

works for me..fine gimme a blank folder

Post by **dead-meat** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:49 am

Got that thing now, too as you might have noticed on the latest isos.
thanks hellsgate!

Hellsgate · Post by **Hellsgate** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:49 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (dead-meat @ Sep 21 2004, 11:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Got that thing now, too as you might have noticed on the latest isos.
thanks hellsgate!

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Good to see you got it dude - yeah it's great little tool - but as he states on his web page it will not work very well with cd's that have Audio tracks so maybe not much use on older pc games.