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File Size? Is It Important?

  • NicoB
  • 12/10/2011 07:13 AM
  • 8076 views
Hey guys,

So I've been trying to decide lately how exactly I want to implement Jose's custom songs. On the one hand, I can add them as MP3 files, but doing so will greatly increase the size of the file (the custom soundtrack is already over 130 MB large). On the other hand, I can add them as OGG files, which have the same quality and take up half the space. For the previous release, I used MP3 files but also used a program that decreased the file size with a very minor decrease in sound quality. However, I don't want to diminish any of the quality of Jose's songs, so I won't be doing that this time around (at least not for the custom tunes).



There are pros and cons to both file types. MP3s will be the easiest for me to implement, as I can basically go in and just copy them over the original files, meaning I won't have to go in and change any specific events. Also, MP3s will allows people to transfer any of their favorite songs over to iTunes if they want. OGGs are smaller, but implementing them is a bit of a pain. In order to get them to work, I have to add .wav to the end of its file name, so that the file name will say "Songname.ogg.wav" (or just "Songname.ogg). Because this changes the name of a number of songs, I can't just paste it in the game's music folder. I'll have to change every event that references that specific song, which will take some time. Also, adding .wav makes the song pretty much unplayable outside of the game (unless the user changes it back to OGG). It's also a possibility that not everyone will be able to play OGG music files without the correct codecs, meaning I'd have to include them with the game.



I'm thinking when the game is all said it done, with MP3s, it will probably be around 160 MB. With OGG, it'd be about 95 MB. So my question for you guys is:

"How important is file size to you?"

I would rather just include them as MP3s because it's easier for me and for people to play outside the game; but I don't want to do it if the file size discourages people from downloading the game.

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I know I'm kind of late to the discussion, but I thought I should say something...

As many people said, downloading 160 MBs is no big deal these days, really.

BUT!

If you're that worried about it, download Audacity, and you can reencode your mp3s to a much lower bitrate (Audacity can go as low as 8 KB/s), which will put your MP3s at only a couple hundred KBs apiece, instead of the full couple MBs per song. The quality WILL drop, but the difference is negligible if you're trying to save space.
i dont give a shit about file size.

i download gigs of stuff every day
Alright, cool. The consensus seems to be that MP3s are just fine.

Hallelujah! \(^o^)/ Thanks for the input, guys.
author=Archeia_Nessiah
author=SummonOfYuna
author=Archeia_Nessiah
It takes me 3 hrs to download 100 mb *shrugs* Well either way, it depends on your target audience.
Yes, but would you NOT download this game if you had to wait that long? Probably not, if it's a game you really wanted to play

PS: Double negative... :|
I'm actually replying to the people who posted above me that says who doesn't have fast net these days when it varies from country to country <_<

Where in my message says anything about the game in a negative way??

That said mp3 is fine.


My message wasn't any attack on you or anyone else. I just meant, if it's just a matter of time, would it be a factor? So you just let it run overnight or something

And about the double negative: I meant myself, I used not in my question and no in my answer. Could get confusing :P
Makes me no difference, though I tend to prefer better sound quality.
KingArthur
( ̄▽ ̄)ノ De-facto operator of the unofficial RMN IRC channel.
1217
author=Darken
author=KA
Go as large as you want; I download a few GB worth of anime daily so 160MB is nothing.
as long as the eye catching content is widescreen and subbed

I watch raws, don't need subs.
author=KA
Go as large as you want; I download a few GB worth of anime daily so 160MB is nothing.


as long as the eye catching content is widescreen and subbed
KingArthur
( ̄▽ ̄)ノ De-facto operator of the unofficial RMN IRC channel.
1217
Go as large as you want; I download a few GB worth of anime daily so 160MB is nothing.

Besides, what difference does 100MB make from 160MB besides maybe fitting on a ZIP disk?
Oblic
Once a member of RMN, always a member of RMN!
1937
If this weren't a really impressive game, I would suggest compressing them. Considering the fan base and attention this game gets, I would say leave them as mp3s. I pay way too much for my internet not to take advantage of the speed, so load it up!
Ciel
an aristocrat of rpgmaker culture
367
whatever you do with the file size, make sure the hentai gifs are high resolution pngs
Could care less about filesize, I have similar situations like yourself. XD
chana
(Socrates would certainly not contadict me!)
1584
I,don't mind, I can wait a very long time for a game really want to play.
author=Archeia_Nessiah
Where in my message says anything about the game in a negative way??


We don't need no education!
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15150
I would just go with .ogg personally, and if somebody wanted to listen to the music you could upload a separate soundtrack archive. Even if people's connections can handle a small file (160megs is small), the smaller the better still.
Filesize restriction max limit on RMN was bumped from 150mb to 450mb recently, so we can accommodate 160mb now. (of course, large filesizes are still up to the discretion of the submission queue moderator (me) but at least now larger files are physically possible to upload now)
author=SummonOfYuna
author=Archeia_Nessiah
It takes me 3 hrs to download 100 mb *shrugs* Well either way, it depends on your target audience.
Yes, but would you NOT download this game if you had to wait that long? Probably not, if it's a game you really wanted to play

PS: Double negative... :|

I'm actually replying to the people who posted above me that says who doesn't have fast net these days when it varies from country to country <_<

Where in my message says anything about the game in a negative way??

That said mp3 is fine.
DE
*click to edit*
1313
I don't care.
Use Mp3 :]
You could even, you know, have a download with diminished sound quality, a download with full sound quality (therefore much larger) and a download of the OST itself. Also... Upload the Forever's End OST to Youtube! :D
It's always nice to have indie game soundtracks on youtube ~ ♥
author=Archeia_Nessiah
It takes me 3 hrs to download 100 mb *shrugs* Well either way, it depends on your target audience.


Yes, but would you NOT download this game if you had to wait that long? Probably not, if it's a game you really wanted to play

PS: Double negative... :|
It takes me 3 hrs to download 100 mb *shrugs* Well either way, it depends on your target audience.
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