7zip file support, and increase to maximum JPG filesize

[Delphy]

Today, I have added .7z files to the list of accepted uploads here, and increased the maximum size of JPG files from 200,000 bytes to 250,000 bytes.

You can extract .7z files using any one of the extractors found here: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html (includes Windows, Linux and OS X links)

7zip is free, and can often achieve better compression results than .zip or .rar. Did we mention free? Yup, no nagware. :)

One caveat with .7z right now is that the site currently doesn't look inside .7z files for custom content, but this will be updated soon.

[Vampire_of_Death]

Awesome, gotta love better compression, THANKS!

[Rapsheba555]

Fabulous. :D Excellent work as usual!

[Flabaliki]

Awesome, not that I use 7z, but maybe I will now :D

[Nonni]

This is great news if I ever have anything worth your taking a look at I will be able to submit for you perusal using my 7z option.

Thanks from Nonni

[daluved1]

Will zips/rars still be available, too?

[Vampire_aninyosaloh]

Oh my! Thanks a lot! The increase of maximum JPG filesize will be REALLY useful, at least for me =)

And I'll try 7-zip now ^^

[HystericalParoxysm]

daluved1 - Yes - all files already uploaded will remain as-is. It's simply another option for uploaders - you can choose from zip, rar, or 7z.

Let the "*sob* but I can't use 7z can u upload zip????" whining begin!

[Rez Delnava]

7z is so much better than WinRar. Being able to just right-click a file and have 7z make an archive that just works everytime... No nag-ware... Its nirvana of compression technology.

[-Maylin-]

Good news, Delphy! 7z is a format that I use for a long time.

[Marky Boy]

I honestly don't care about 7z. But what I do care about is the image size limit! Thanks for letting us post better quality images!
Anyway, is the limit going to be increased to other formats - especially PNG?
I'm suggesting 250,000 bytes JPG/PNG, and maybe 200,000 bytes others

[Delphy]

PNGs don't compress as well for the kind of screenshots we see on the site, so I have no plans to increase the PNG size. And there is no way GIF will be bumped up to that level either... :)

[Eclecticcrys]

Delphy has done it again! Improved the best site around. I have used 7zip for ages and am jumping up and down doing me nerdy girl dance that it is available now. :bunny:

Crys

[NekoCat]

I don't know much about 7zip, but can it be used for uploading the large world files? Specifically, is splitting a 7z and then unpacking it easier than doing the same with a multipart rar?

[Elephant]

I've never heard of 7z but can we fit more content into one than a .rar will hold?

[HystericalParoxysm]

7z files tend to have somewhat better compression than zip or rar files so you can generally fit more into a 7z than a rar (though it depends on what kind of files you're compressing - some don't compress hardly at all no matter what compression type you use).

I'm pretty sure you can do split 7zs.

[candlelight82]

yeah, better quality for pictures, thanks!

[CatOfEvilGenius]

I can finally use 7zip to make *.7z files, woot! Thank you, Delphy.

[ninotchka]

Incredibly generous - thank you, Delphy and MTS :bunny: :cool:

[Ghost sdoj]

Hugs Delphy

Thank you!!

[levini]

you know Izarc is better than that right it can open any file format i like it a lot and its free

[whiterider]

Izarc isn't a compression format, 7zip is both a compression format and a program. We now support 7zip files, you can open them with whatever you fancy.

[joninmobile]

what's 7z?

[Randir]

Very good news. I like those changes very much.

[ToniDale]

I downloaded it today and only one problem, I can't find how to set a default destination folder. As most everything I extract goes in the same folder every time, it's tedious to keep selecting the path every time. But...genius that I am, I deleted winrar, and now have lost that default setting too...lol

Thanks for keeping us updated!

[Aligeth]

Today, I have added .7z files to the list of accepted uploads here, and increased the maximum size of JPG files from 200,000 bytes to 250,000 bytes.

On the uploader page, it still states:

Maximum size for images is 195kb for JPGs, 150kb for anything else.

[Petchy]

Oh that's handy! Will be definitely more useful for big projects and those with slower connections :)

[LoonehWannabe]

Oh my God we have 7zip I'm so happy I think I'm having a Heart Attack!

[dreaming4dreams]

Would you be able to download zip and rar with 7zip or only 7zip files. Also wich do you choose if you have windows vista?

[whiterider]

7zip can handle 7z, rar, zip and various other types of archive (like tarballs). Pretty much any extractor, including both 7zip and WinRAR, will work fine on Vista.

[Kims*Designs]

Good news! Great about the pic size :)

[Pontiac76]

I personally use TugZip which supports compressing RAR, ZIP and 7Z as well as a bunch of other formats. Thanks for the updates though. :]

[donnaj867]

Hello !
I am also a new member. Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here? Good day you guy !

[Ghost sdoj]

Yes, a newcomer would be warmly welcomed. I suggest clicking that "Community" tab if you want to chat. ;)