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What format is best for my games? - blueblur22 - 06-03-2009
I have riped a few of my games using 2 different methods. The 2 resultes were 1) ISO and 2) GCM.
Are one of these 2 files faster or more efficient to play?
The GCM format games seem to run with higher fps then the ISOs, but I wanted an official opinion.Also, are there any other formats that may be even more efficient to use?
LASTLY, does anybody know a simple method to convert various GameCube games into whichever the best format is?
RE: What format is best for my games? - nosound97 - 06-03-2009
There are no differences really, Dolphin would work good with both
RE: What format is best for my games? - DacoTaco - 06-03-2009
the only difference is that GCM is the correct name
iso is just way much handier to understand that its a disk image
(altho the iso's we use aren't really iso's XD )
RE: What format is best for my games? - cmccmc - 06-03-2009
actually you should try compressing them with dolphin to GCZ. thats the best because they work exactly the same but it's compressed.
RE: What format is best for my games? - blueblur22 - 06-04-2009
(06-03-2009, 11:37 PM)cmccmc Wrote: actually you should try compressing them with dolphin to GCZ. thats the best because they work exactly the same but it's compressed.
But it clearly states that there is a good chance it will just corrupt/damage the GCM file if it is compressed with this tool. If it were not for this, I would have already done it. I don't want to have to re-rip my game discs.
I may still try compressing a few anyway...
RE: What format is best for my games? - nosound97 - 06-04-2009
Just make backup of the game and try to compress
RE: What format is best for my games? - shuffle2 - 06-04-2009
(06-04-2009, 02:54 PM)blueblur22 Wrote:what?(06-03-2009, 11:37 PM)cmccmc Wrote: actually you should try compressing them with dolphin to GCZ. thats the best because they work exactly the same but it's compressed.
But it clearly states that there is a good chance it will just corrupt/damage the GCM file if it is compressed with this tool.
for gamecube games, compression is 100% safe.
for wii games, it's 99% safe
RE: What format is best for my games? - DacoTaco - 06-04-2009
(06-04-2009, 04:39 PM)shuffle2 Wrote: for gamecube games, compression is 100% safe.99,9999999 for gc
i corrupted my pso
RE: What format is best for my games? - shuffle2 - 06-04-2009
lolwhat. go look at the compression code, it doesn't break gc -____-
RE: What format is best for my games? - DacoTaco - 06-04-2009
(06-04-2009, 10:42 PM)shuffle2 Wrote: lolwhat. go look at the compression code, it doesn't break gc -____-it doesn't, i know
i was just REALLY unlucky