How do I make .zl files?
Added by Jennifer Bailey almost 9 years ago
I recently just got zlib to work on my witty project, I tested converting my .jpg pictures to .gz and it works but I want to use the better .zl Zlib file format. How can I turn my .jpg pictures into .zl files?
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RE: How do I make .zl files? - Added by Wim Dumon almost 9 years ago
Jennifer,
I'm not aware of the .zl file format. Can you provide me any pointers?
Also note, that .jpg files are already highly compressed. Compressing them again with zlib probably makes little difference.
Wim.
RE: How do I make .zl files? - Added by Jennifer Bailey almost 9 years ago
.zl files are for the Zlib compressed file format that is better than .gz because it doesn't include the date or directory information in the file. I haven't been able to find a program that will make one, I believe I need a script to compress a file into a .zl extension. Back in the 90s there was a program called Easy CD Creator that made .zl files whenever a CD was made (not directly helpful for what I'm trying to do though). It was invented by Jean-loup Gailly the same guy who invented zlib and .zip I believe. I wanted to use this as my compression method over .gz because it is specifically designed to work with zlib the best.