How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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marcosmoutta
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How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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Long story short, the serial SD adapter is not perfect and the read speed is sub optimal. I have my GDI collection and want to know how to compress the audio and video files so that they can be read faster (and also all fit in a 32 gig card).
I have no idea how old and obtuse the tools for doing this are and the tutorials I found here had broken links.
I am willing to put the time into this and don't expect it to be simple.
Any help is appreciated.

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Re: How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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That would mean learning to unpack rip all the files of a game rebuilding the game using tools not every game you could downsample etc.. Here is a collection for the sd card and dreamshell were this has been done https://archive.org/details/dreamcastdr ... 5gb.7z.001
Propeller_Arena
Phantasy_Star_Online
Aqua_GT
Dino_Crisis
Sega_GT
Spider-Man
Snow_Surfers
Unreal_Tournament
UEFA_Striker
Tokyo_Highway_Challenge
Star_Wars_Jedi_Power_Battles
Star_Wars_Episode_I_Racer
MARVEL_VS_CAPCOM_2
SPAWN
Virtua_Tennis
STREET_FIGHTER_3
PowerStone2
MEGADRIVE
KOF97
HEAVY_METAL
GigaWing
Death_Crimson
Zombie_Revenge
SILENT_SCOPE
PROJECT_JUSTICE
Fighting_Vipers_2
suzuki
quake3
JETRADIO
DEAD_OR_ALIVE_2
102_DALMATIANS
Sonic_Adventure_2
Sonic_Adventure
Skies_Of_Arcadia_GD2
Skies_Of_Arcadia_GD1
Shenmue_1_GD_4
Shenmue_1_GD_3
Shenmue_1_GD_2
Shenmue_1_GD_1
Resident_Evil_Code_Veronica_GD2
Resident_Evil_Code_Veronica_GD1
Record_of_Lodoss_War
Head_Hunter_GD2
Head_Hunter_GD1
Grandia_2
Flag_to_Flag
Evolution_The_World_of_Sacred_Device
Evil_Twin
Elemental_Gimmick_Gear
ECCO_the_Dolphin
Daytona_USA
Crazy_Taxi_II
Crazy_Taxi
ChuChu_Rocket
Capcom_vs_SNK_2
Capcom_vs_SNK
Cannon_Spike
Bomberman_Online
Blue_Stinger

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Re: How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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Ian Micheal wrote: Here is a collection for the sd card and dreamshell were this has been done


Wow, thanks, that was easy

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Re: How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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@swat has done a tool.
The downsample is almost invisible and run quiet well with the serial sd card reader.
http://www.dc-swat.ru/page/download/#pc

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Re: How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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fafadou wrote:@swat has done a tool.
The downsample is almost invisible and run quiet well with the serial sd card reader.
http://www.dc-swat.ru/page/download/#pc
Lots of downloads on that page, which one? It's all cyrilics
Also, do I need cdis or gdis for it?

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Re: How to compress audio and FMV files on GDI images?

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You have a des pack, if I remember well.

You have to extract your data from gdi or cdi, put your sfd in "in" folder run the batch and get your sfd downsample in "out" folder.

And of course repack your game.

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