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Compression

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    Solved! Trackpad doesn't work after unplugging mouse

    Hi, I have been using an Amazon mouse with my new GS65 Win 10 Home laptop and whenever I unplug the mouse the trackpad doesn't work. Also, is there a setting somewhere that will smooth the pixels of movies on Netflix? I rewatched Good Will Hunting just now and the image was made up of square...
  2. K

    How to blanket decompress an entire hard drive with mixed compressed and uncompressed files

    Hi Everyone, I think I've got a computer virus that compresses things against my will and I was wondering if someone on this forum could help. TLDR at bottom :) I first noticed when media files (youtube videos, Amazon radio, offline WAV, mp3 and mp4 files) would not play back correctly. When I...
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    Solved! DTS-HD master is?

    DTS-HD master is? A. An audio compression file format B.Discrete Fourier Transform. C.Dependent Function Treaceability. D.None of the option please which of this correct?
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    Need help compressing a 256 GB video

    I made this video for school and it ended being over 25 minutes long with close to 300 pictures. The total size of it 256 GB and I can't upload it to YouTube despite being verified. I am not sure how to compress it. Any help or software suggestions would be greatly appreciated Some background...
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    Looking for a USB/ethernet camera that gives raw unompressed images (not necessarily footage)

    Hi Most webcams compress their video feed onboard or at the driver level. This means that they can't give an uncompressed image, even a still. I don't necessarily need a video feed, but I need maximum detail from some monitoring cameras I plan to set up. My question is: Does anyone know of...
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    How to uncompress video

    Hello, I was wondering if there was a software to uncompress mp4 video for my short films? I’m very frustrated with the compression, some areas of the video is blocky and pixelated and no, its not digital noise. I use Wondershare filmora as the editing software and a Panasonic g7 Incase that...
  7. ebmurray21

    programmes to create/edit .gif

    I want to create and edit gifs, could someone please recommend me free programs to do this with. I would also like the programs to be able to compress the files. I'm a bit of a newbie if you haven't guessed already. Cheers!
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    I have a WinRar Password issue for any contenders. Be warned of futility!

    All right, ready for some fun? TL;DR You need to read this to understand my situation, sorry not sorry :p A few months ago, I hid a txt file within a picture thanks to a CMD (there's a ton of guides online, not the issue). It worked well, and to see the file I had to add the picture to an...
  9. po6pwn

    How to compress a large number of photos

    I've accumulated a lot of photos over the years on my HDD. Most of these are backups from my phone. I have literally 1000's of photos which I don't really want to delete. How can i compress these photos efficiently so they take up as less space as possible. I don't really need the photos but...
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    PCM and Bitstream: Which is more common?

    Hi everyone. I have been doing some research for a dissertation I've been writing, trying to find out whether surround sound will ever take over and become more common compared to stereo systems for gaming. I've been looking into audio formats used for surround sound and by far, it seems that...
  11. tojonegi

    Compress an already compressed pdf file?

    Hello everyone :) I just finished making my portfolio. And it has about 36 pages, so 36 different psd files. I went on to export them all as JPGs at level 6 medium quality. (the cumulative size of all pictures were about 45 mb. Then I used Photoshop again, to compile those pictures in a PDF...
  12. SyncroScales

    WinRAR, WinZip, etc. Which program?

    Hi. I don't know which forum to place this in. I am considering buying WinRAR. I was wondering if there is another program or a freeware/open-sourced software program that does the same thing. Pay or free. I am mostly using these programs for opening and uncompressing files. There are times...
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    doubt about transform................

    Many hardware architecture transform cores are designed to support mpeg1/2/4 ,vc-1,AVC,AVS standards etc.These standards(MPEG1/2/4,VC-1,AVC,AVS) are already video compression format.i have the doubt for what purpose these transform core design used for? Is this transform used for again...
  14. ZenShredder

    HD Video Being Compressed & Causing Artifacts

    Hello, so recently I did a clean install on my laptop of Windows 8.1 onto a WD Black 2 drive. After finally getting everything set up and good to go, I've ran into a major issue that I've never had problems with and have no idea where to begin on fixing. Before I jump into this, here's my specs...
  15. Wayfall

    Compressing Frap videos

    Hello I have recorded a few of my lets play Dishonored videos for my new youtube Channel but 15 minutes of game-play set at half size at is 5-6gbs. Youtube takes 4 hours just for one to upload due to the size and my internet speed, i'm lucky to get 3-5mb/s. Could you recommend a program that...
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    Acronis true image back up question.

    Hi. recently backed up my 2 separate 500gig hdds (running in my main pc, one system and apps and the other data) using acronis true image 2014, I backed up to a single 1tb drive and I choose the normal default compression level. I wanted to check if I have done everything correctly before I...
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    MP3 "lossy" compression algorithm doubt

    Hi everyone, I just had a doubt about the .mp3 compression method. I know that when you compress a raw sound file, like a .wav, with the mp3 algorithm, some chunks of data are discarded. (It may sound kinda stupid), i.e when you convert an mp3 file to a wav file, it will not have the same...
  18. goku1234567890

    Best compression program!!!

    Can anybody suggest me the best compression program there is. I have a lot of files and personal data which i converted into a .iso file and deleted the original data. Now my space is filling up so i need to compress that .iso file. I heard about KGB achiever but it does not compress files...
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    How do I find out the details (bits / compression) on a TGA (Targa) image file?

    I need to find out if a *.TGA (Targa) file I have is 16, 24 or 32 Bit and wether it's uncompressed or compressed (RLE). I was told that information is available in Windows by right-clicking the file and choosing Properties, but I don't see those details. On "General" tab I see only the...
  20. viveknayyar007

    PC Turns Off Automatically after Compressing through WinRAR

    Well!! If you are facing such issue, believe me it is not actually an issue. In fact it is one of the configuration options that WinRAR has. This option has been made available in WinRAR in order to allow the users to sleep sound if they have initiated a lengthy compression process, and are...