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#1 2012-06-14 01:39:11

AtomicBawm3
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How much memory does compressing a project save?

I've wondered this for some time, but since I have a project right now that is at 11.2 MB if I leave it how it is, but is at 9.4 MB if I take out an unneeded but cool feature, is it worth it to leave it in and compress?


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#2 2012-06-14 02:19:19

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Re: How much memory does compressing a project save?

Well, it depends on the media in the project. Some sounds and images can be compressed a lot, others won't. And if you choose to compress images and sounds manually before uploading, choosing different settings (high, normal, low) will cause differences in compression size.  hmm


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#3 2012-06-14 02:41:33

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Re: How much memory does compressing a project save?

Alright, thanks!


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#4 2012-06-14 10:38:31

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Re: How much memory does compressing a project save?

I know that if you compress sounds to the lowest quality a 3 minute song that took up 3000KB before will only take up about 800KB after compression.


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#5 2012-06-14 10:40:35

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Re: How much memory does compressing a project save?

It can save anywhere from 1KB to several MB. It all depends on what is imported (for example, solid color graphics would be compressed greatly, while pictures wouldn't).


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