How to save space when building an app that requires a large number of media files

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi

I am a newbie developer and was thinking of an app which requires many media files. Each media file (mp3) typically gets to be about 3-5 MB and i am worried if I make an app and package all the media files with it, that I will end up bloating the app and making its size really big… ?

Any suggestions

thanks

#2

You can ship the app with a limited number of them and allow them to download the rest.  You can use 11khz mono files to keep them small

Rob

#3

If you convert them to mono you cut them by half in size. You can also try a lower bit-rate too, that would reduce the size too. 

How many .mp3 do you have in your app? and what kind of app is it? Just curious

#4

You can ship the app with a limited number of them and allow them to download the rest.  You can use 11khz mono files to keep them small

Rob

#5

If you convert them to mono you cut them by half in size. You can also try a lower bit-rate too, that would reduce the size too. 

How many .mp3 do you have in your app? and what kind of app is it? Just curious