.zip files ?

[GuyMcBeerdrinker]

so I thought these motherfuckers were supposed to compress a file. I'm emailing my friend one and the .zip is only like 1.2 mbs smaller than the original.

maybe I'm confused as to have a .zip does.

[Wasch_24]

The compression depends on the contents. Also there are different settings for the compression. Check and make sure it is on the highest setting.

[Headbanger]

Ask Joshua, he is the IT degree newbie.

[caudio51]

There is an option where you can choose the compression.

Usually goes: Store, Fastest, Fast, Normal, Good, Best

[joshua]

What was in the zip? If its something like images or mp3 files, those already are compressed so you wont get much compression out of it.

[GuyMcBeerdrinker]

highlight clip of the rose bowl set to music.

[ClockworkDragonfly]

highlight clip of the rose bowl set to music.

Chances are good that it's already compressed quite a bit. There's just no more extraneous space in the file to reallocate.
Imagine taking a well rolled cigar and trying to squeeze to poor bugger to make it a smaller ring guage. Well, seeing as how it was well rolled to begin with, it's not gonna go much smaller if any.
It's not at all a perfect analogy mind you, since that'd ruin a cigar but doesn't hurt a file at all.