Re: [Lzip-bug] Request for help with Windows version of Plzip.

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Global_Defense_Initiative wrote:
> Hey guys,
> It works, Amount of time required for compression is low. [ using Plzip ]
> But that will reduce compression ratio.
> If I try to achieve the same compression ratio of Lzip with Plzip then,
> The required amount of time is not so different.
> So I guess one will have to either use a very powerful processor or
> will have to choose between compression ratio or time.
> Am I right?

You can obtain both high compression ratio and fast compression speed, 
but only on large enough files. The home page of plzip gives a hint:

http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/plzip.html
"Note that the number of usable threads is limited by file size; on 
files larger than a few GB plzip can use hundreds of processors, but on 
files of only a few MB plzip is no faster than lzip."

And the manual page explains the details:
http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/manual/plzip_manual.html#Minimum-file-sizes


Best regards,
Antonio.