Originally Posted by
Dr Unne
Depends on the nature of the data and the compression algorithm you're using. If the file is 3GB worth of 0's followed by a 1, you can compress it down to a few bytes. If the data is totally random, there will be hardly any compression possible. Some compression algorithms do well with English text, some do well with raw binary data. Etc. etc.
Do you want lossy or lossless compression? A DVD worth of video can be compressed down to a few hundred MB if you're OK with a substantial reduction in video quality.
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