.....change any file into a RAM file? I've heard of changing other file to MP3 or WMV but I want to know what change anything to a RAM file. Also what program can shrink the size of your files? I've heard of someone mentioning it here but they never said the name of the program that can do that.

If anyone knows please answer or e-mail me ^_^ Instant Messenging works too.

Arigato!

-- HIYF (iy_home_0729@hotmail.com), June 12, 2004

Answers

RAM file is a Real format. Use Easy realmedia producer to encode files into Real format. Haven't try yet to encode my "audio" files, but you can "shrink" a lot for your video files. You can bring your video files down to 30-50% (by using varial bitrate .RMVB) of the original size and keeping +70% of the quality. 350 kbps of video sample rate is good enough for usual video motion. You might need to increase to 450-500 kbps for action movie. Usual a ~24 mins anime file can be around 80 Mb.

Easy RealMedia Producer: http://redcheek.net/erm/

-- Andy Tsao (nohead88@yahoo.com), June 12, 2004.

So will the files be "wrecked" if I shrink them? If they are then is there a way to keep the good quality or should I leave it as it is (a big-take-up-space-on-my-computer file)?

-- HIYF (iy_home_0729@hotmail.com), June 13, 2004.

As I said, if you tried 450 kbps sample rate then you can probably get a 85-90% of the original quality at 50% of size. The movie won't be wrecked and still very good. You gotta experimented by yourself for the fun. It won't damage the source file.

-- Andy Tsao (nohead88@yahoo.com), June 13, 2004.

So what's varial bitrate? I'm so sorry but I'm not a genius with computers yet.

Oh yeah... is Easy Real Media Producer a Windows 93 program or am I screwed?

-- HIYF (iy_home_0729@hotmail.com), June 14, 2004.

I'm sorry I meant Windows 98 not 93. Sorry again for the inconvenience.

-- HIYF (iy_home_0729@hotmail.com), June 16, 2004.