Mac file size vs. PC file size

scummvm4ever · Post by **scummvm4ever** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:18 pm

Once i run my mac CD'd(sam and max, day of the tentacle,...) through HFVE explorer. Will the new Mac data file be larger than a PC game data file? Or do they end up being about the same? One more question, are there any files that can be compressed on the Mac CD?

clem · Post by **clem** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:30 pm

as far as I know the Mac CD datafiles are identical to the PC ones

see this thread for reference: http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php ... torder=asc

clem

scummvm4ever · Post by **scummvm4ever** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:35 pm

So once I run them through HFVE Explorer I can compress them the same way that the PC files are compressed.

fingolfin · Post by **fingolfin** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:23 am

No. The mac data files are bundled together in a custom LucasArts archiv file format.

However, you can use the extract_scumm_mac tool to extract the data files; those files then are nearly identical to the PC data files, and can be compressed etc.

scummvm4ever · Post by **scummvm4ever** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:03 pm

I am sorry I don't quite understand.I am not very good with all of this stuff. I do have scumm on my psp with two games that work but those were from the PC disks and that was pretty easy. I will be using a PC to extract the files off of my mac disks. Do I use HFVE to extract or extract_scumm_mac tool. I am also confused about all of these tools you need. When I downloaded scummvm for my psp did these tools come with the download or do I get them some place else. I have read the tutorias I am just waiting for someone else to explain this better. Please any help would be great.

fingolfin · Post by **fingolfin** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:37 pm

Just read the HOWTO: http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/HOWTO-Mac_Games