negpol
02-28-2004, 06:03 PM
http://www.virtualcd-online.de/vcd/apps/download/demo.cfm?lg=0
Virtual CD version 5 from H & H software allows for creation of virtual cd images from directories , and of course cds and dvd's.
I took a 10 gig batch of gamecube images in their various directores, and made a 2.1 gig virtual cd from it with compression mode 1, the fastest.
I'm using phoenix 2.1 serving on a p200 with 64 meg ram running an optimized xp, and it works just fine.
finally, get all those tiny render only games onto one dvd.
negpol
02-29-2004, 07:52 AM
NTFS compression of the directories and its 'size on disk' in the properties is pretty close to how big the virtual CD file would wind up.
So let the OS compress the directories..
No, I have no idea how ntfs compression affects gameplay, this is just for an estimate of the resulting container file.
negpol
03-03-2004, 12:45 AM
The virtual CD size limit is 18 gig, still-
Directory of c:\gamecube
03/02/2004 11:30 PM <DIR> .
03/02/2004 11:30 PM <DIR> ..
03/02/2004 11:30 PM 0 1.txt
02/28/2004 09:42 AM <DIR> Bust.A.Move.3000.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
02/28/2004 08:04 AM <DIR> Crazy.Taxi.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
02/29/2004 10:42 PM <DIR> Disney.Party.USA.GC-RARE
02/28/2004 11:35 PM 33,554,432 Eur-Acgc.gcm
03/02/2004 06:48 AM <DIR> Grooverider Slot Car Thunder
02/29/2004 07:13 AM <DIR> Hitman.2.Silent.Assassin.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 08:08 AM <DIR> Hot.Wheels.World.Race.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 07:02 AM <DIR> Mario Kart Double Dash Usa Ngc-Starcube
02/28/2004 09:23 AM <DIR> Mario.Party.4.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
03/02/2004 10:53 PM <DIR> MegaMan.Network.Transmission.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 09:39 AM <DIR> Nintendo.Puzzle.Collection.JAP.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 09:27 AM <DIR> Pac-Man Vs Usa Ngc-Starcube
02/26/2004 06:05 AM <DIR> PHOENIX V2.1
02/29/2004 03:42 PM <DIR> viewtfil_joe
02/28/2004 07:48 PM <DIR> Wario.World.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
2 File(s) 33,554,432 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Bust.A.Move.3000.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
02/28/2004 09:42 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 09:42 AM <DIR> ..
11/19/2003 03:59 AM 1,459,978,240 m3-bam3k.iso
11/21/2003 08:35 AM 14,387 m3-bam3k.nfo
11/21/2003 08:26 AM 150 m3-bam3k.sfv
3 File(s) 1,459,992,777 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Crazy.Taxi.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
02/28/2004 08:04 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 08:04 AM <DIR> ..
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> Crazy_Taxi_USA_NGC_PATCH_READ_NFO-DOLHPIN
02/12/2004 01:25 PM 242,508 Crazy_Taxi_USA_NGC_PATCH_READ_NFO-DOLHPIN.rar
02/28/2004 07:22 AM 1,459,978,240 m3-ct.iso
02/12/2004 04:00 PM 4,631 m3-ct.nfo
3 File(s) 1,460,225,379 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Crazy.Taxi.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE\Crazy_Taxi_USA_NGC_PATCH_READ_NFO-DOLHPIN
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> ..
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> dolphin-ct-usa-fix
02/12/2004 12:56 PM 475 dolphin-ct-usa-fix.nfo
02/12/2004 01:20 PM 241,879 dolphin-ct-usa-fix.rar
02/12/2004 01:20 PM 87 dolphin-ct-usa-fix.sfv
3 File(s) 242,441 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Crazy.Taxi.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE\Crazy_Taxi_USA_NGC_PATCH_READ_NFO-DOLHPIN\dolphin-ct-usa-fix
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 07:58 AM <DIR> ..
12/03/2003 01:35 AM 1,103 dolphin-ct-usa-fix.ppf
11/27/2001 10:05 PM 243,712 ppf-o-matic3.exe
2 File(s) 244,815 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Disney.Party.USA.GC-RARE
02/29/2004 10:42 PM <DIR> .
02/29/2004 10:42 PM <DIR> ..
11/16/2003 05:08 PM 1,459,978,240 rare-dp.gcm
11/20/2003 02:45 AM 3,248 rare.nfo
2 File(s) 1,459,981,488 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Grooverider Slot Car Thunder
03/02/2004 06:48 AM <DIR> .
03/02/2004 06:48 AM <DIR> ..
11/26/2003 11:05 PM 1,459,978,240 rare-gsct.gcm
03/02/2004 06:41 AM 3,063 rare.nfo
03/02/2004 06:41 AM 9,142 xboxirc.nfo
3 File(s) 1,459,990,445 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Hitman.2.Silent.Assassin.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/29/2004 07:13 AM <DIR> .
02/29/2004 07:13 AM <DIR> ..
10/18/2003 08:23 PM 1,459,978,240 s3-hman2.iso
10/25/2003 10:53 AM 6,123 s3-hman2.nfo
2 File(s) 1,459,984,363 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Hot.Wheels.World.Race.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 08:08 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 08:08 AM <DIR> ..
10/31/2003 03:28 AM 1,459,978,240 s3-hwwr.iso
11/02/2003 01:00 PM 4,878 s3-hwwr.nfo
11/02/2003 01:00 PM 192 s3-hwwr.sfv
3 File(s) 1,459,983,310 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Mario Kart Double Dash Usa Ngc-Starcube
02/28/2004 07:02 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 07:02 AM <DIR> ..
02/25/2004 01:57 PM 5,381 Mario Kart Double Dash Usa Ngc-Starcube.nfo
11/17/2003 08:03 PM 1,459,978,240 s3-mkusa.iso
2 File(s) 1,459,983,621 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Mario.Party.4.USA.NGC-MOONCUBE
02/28/2004 09:23 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 09:23 AM <DIR> ..
10/31/2003 08:23 PM 1,459,978,240 m3-mp4.iso
11/05/2003 04:44 PM 5,258 m3-mp4.nfo
11/05/2003 04:44 PM 228 m3-mp4.sfv
3 File(s) 1,459,983,726 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\MegaMan.Network.Transmission.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
03/02/2004 10:53 PM <DIR> .
03/02/2004 10:53 PM <DIR> ..
10/18/2003 01:28 AM 1,459,978,240 s3-mmnt.iso
10/21/2003 01:27 AM 4,659 s3-mmnt.nfo
2 File(s) 1,459,982,899 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Nintendo.Puzzle.Collection.JAP.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 09:39 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 09:39 AM <DIR> ..
10/12/2003 09:44 PM 144,411,608 s3-npuz.gcm
11/01/2003 01:03 AM 5,520 s3-npuz.nfo
11/02/2003 07:59 PM 95 s3-npuz.sfv
3 File(s) 144,417,223 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Pac-Man Vs Usa Ngc-Starcube
02/28/2004 09:27 AM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 09:27 AM <DIR> ..
11/30/2003 12:08 AM 1,459,978,240 s3-pacvs.iso
02/28/2004 09:25 AM 5,046 s3-pacvs.nfo
02/28/2004 09:25 AM 77 s3-pacvs.sfv
3 File(s) 1,459,983,363 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\PHOENIX V2.1
02/26/2004 06:05 AM <DIR> .
02/26/2004 06:05 AM <DIR> ..
02/21/2004 03:38 AM 13,202 cbs-phx21p.nfo
02/21/2004 03:38 AM 2,666,168 cbs-phx21p.rar
02/21/2004 03:38 AM 172 cbs-phx21p.sfv
3 File(s) 2,679,542 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\viewtfil_joe
02/29/2004 03:42 PM <DIR> .
02/29/2004 03:42 PM <DIR> ..
02/29/2004 01:36 PM 1,459,978,240 Gamecube - Viewtiful Joe.gcm
1 File(s) 1,459,978,240 bytes
Directory of c:\gamecube\Wario.World.USA.NGC-STARCUBE
02/28/2004 07:48 PM <DIR> .
02/28/2004 07:48 PM <DIR> ..
10/17/2003 05:28 PM 1,459,978,240 s3-wario.iso
10/27/2003 04:13 AM 5,163 s3-wario.nfo
10/27/2003 04:13 AM 114 s3-wario.sfv
3 File(s) 1,459,983,517 bytes
Total Files Listed:
43 File(s) 17,701,191,581 bytes
17.7 gig gets compressed to -
Directory of D:\gamecube4
03/02/2004 11:31 PM <DIR> .
03/02/2004 11:31 PM <DIR> ..
03/02/2004 11:31 PM 0 2.txt
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 199,270,281 gamecube4.000
03/02/2004 11:05 PM 21,527,910 gamecube4.001
03/02/2004 11:06 PM 172,811,453 gamecube4.002
03/02/2004 11:11 PM 1,017,085,214 gamecube4.003
03/02/2004 11:11 PM 315,766,423 gamecube4.004
03/02/2004 11:14 PM 992,644,448 gamecube4.005
03/02/2004 11:15 PM 253,567,025 gamecube4.006
03/02/2004 11:17 PM 406,847,233 gamecube4.007
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 1,065,820,003 gamecube4.008
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 215,210,311 gamecube4.009
03/02/2004 11:20 PM 914 gamecube4.htm
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 1,680 gamecube4.jpg
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 178 gamecube4.VBL
03/02/2004 11:19 PM 1,351 gamecube4.vc4
15 File(s) 4,660,554,424 bytes
Just under DVD size, and it plays fine.
Worth doing I think, 14 titles on one dvd. :D
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