DiskSpan GUI
 

DiskSpan GUI:
It is a tool developed to work together with CLS-DiskSpan.dll (by Razor12911) to create compressions using external compressors preconfigured in an ".ini" file.
It now supports 32-bit and 64-bit compressors again and can also work on 32-bit systems.

INFORMATION:
- With DiskSpan GUI it is possible to configure a collection of games with specific methods predefined for each game.
- You can create collections of up to 254 games and include up to 254 compressed files for each game.
- It is also possible to predefine several methods for each compressed file.
- Allows loading configurations with the best compression methods for a given game from a database created from information shared by users.
- It also allows the use of file inclusion and exclusion lists for each compressed file or for each game.
- It is also possible to use the "SPLIT" mode which splits the file after compression and before decompression it will be merged again.
This SPLIT mode is useful because it allows you to create masked compressions that are not supported by CLS-DiskSpan.dll.
But it is important to note that you will need extra free temporary disk space (the size of the largest compressed file) to merge the parts during installation.

SETTINGS:
To configure DiskSpan GUI, run "_Developer MODE.bat" file or hold "CTRL" key while running DiskSpan_GUI.exe and only release "CTRL" after DiskSpan GUI window appears.
After making the settings, click on the save button and wait for it to finish.
P.S: Do not run multiple instances in configuration mode because closing the last one will overwrite the settings.

NOTES:
- Added compact version to allow people who had problems with the interface cropping in the normal version when using resolutions below FULL HD or using Windows display scales above 100% to take advantage of this tool.
- The list of supported installers is in #post3.
- Read the changelog to stay on top of the latest changes.
- The scripts need to be updated to support use al resources of the DiskSpan GUI 2.0.2.2+ so we will maintain DiskSpan GUI 2.0.2.0, 2.0.2.1 and 2.0.2.2 for some time.
- Included along with DiskSpan GUI a simplified script example (ISDone modified script example).
. * With the example script ISDone users who want to include DiskSpan GUI support in their installers can more easily understand the necessary changes.
- You can delete the unused folder ("Win32" or "Win64") from within the "Resources" folder to reduce the size for sharing your conversion.
- In #post2 you will find separate versions of the DiskSpan GUI (32-bits) or (64-bits) for those who don't want additional files that they won't use.
- If you rename the file "DiskSpan_GUI.exe/DiskSpan_GUI (compact).exe" to "DiskSpan_GUI (x86).exe/DiskSpan_GUI (compact) (x86).exe" or "DiskSpan_GUI (x64).exe/DiskSpan_GUI (compact) (x64).exe" it will run in the mode specified by the name.

Help topics for DiskSpan GUI
 

- How to use Diskspan GUI

Attached separate versions of DSG (32-bits) and (64-bits).

Supported Installers
 

DiskSpan GUI v2+ supported installers:

- Advanced Simple Installer Script (ASIS) (KaktoR) (Updated to work with DSG 2.0.2.4+)
- Black Box Script (BBS) (Razor12911/oo7)(updated to work with DSG 2.0.2.4/2.0.2.5+)
- Custom Installer Ultimate (CIU) (Yener90/KaktoR) (updated to work with DSG 2.0.2.4+)
- CODEX Installer Script (CIS) (Mickey1s/Masquerade) (updated to work with DSG 2.0.2.4/2.0.2.5+)
- Light Installer Script (LIS) (Cesar82) (updated to work with DSG 2.0.2.4+)
- Windows Phone Installer (WPI) (Razor12911/bunti_o4u) (updated, but without Hash Page) (Requires update to work with DSG 2.0.2.0+)

Useful programs
 

- Inno Setup 6 repack v6.05 folder.
NOTES:
- Add the skinpack.bin file to the full version of the repack before installation.

INFO:
- The skin pack file is an additional file containing a collection of .cjtyles themes to be used in your installer using the IsSkin.dll library.
- The lite version repack file only contains the repackaged Inno Setup 6.05 including the IDE installation option created by the RESTOOL group.
- I updated the Inno Setup repack with updated tools, but it is still version 6.05 of Inno Setup because the ResTool interface does not support the latest changes in Inno Setup.

DiskSpan GUI v2.0.0.1
 

Updated DiskSpan GUI to v2.0.0.1 in the first post.

DiskSpan GUI v2.0.0.2
 

Updated DiskSpan GUI to v2.0.0.2 in the first post.
Special thanks to @KaktoR for all the work testing compressions and creating the DiskSpan GUI database configurations.

A little question.
How to create multiple small data.bins on ONE SINGLE DISK, instead one big one?
Maybe I doing something wrong but the end result always is multiple data.bins split to few DISKs intead all of the be on one DISK.
:confused::confused:

DiskSpan GUI splits the ARC files so they can be placed on DVD or BD.
It doesn't have a mode like SlicesPerDisk= using inno Setup's native compression.
The fewer parts the better the extraction will work, so putting more than one part on a disk is useless.

If you want you can choose the Custom size option from DiskSpan GUI and set the size you want and then after compressing move all files from all DISK_# folders to DISK_1 folder and change the Disk= key value of Records.ini to 1 in all sections.

DiskSpan GUI v2.0.0.3
 

I lost all source code from DiskSpan GUI 2.0.0.3 :mad::mad:.
So I decided to share the version I was working on.

You can safely use the 2.0.0.3 version of the first post, but if bugs arise I won't be able to fix it.
Windows crashed here and all bytes of .iss script were reset (Maybe because I tried to save after crashing Windows).
I think there is no hope of restoring the script, I'll have to redo all the recent changes again.

Don't know if you already have this on, but there's a setting in Inno which makes a copy of the script whenever you save the file.

Go to Tools > Options > Create Backups When Saving

I've been many times lost all projects before since 2014 that I started to make Mini Compressor. Even when I'm not giving up until I've made a backup on GitHub or something really important. It's really difficult to decide to make it or not. But trust me, do not give up to make another version like my own apps Mini Compressor. :)

Far Cry 6 / FIFA 22 (DiskSpan GUI + XTool Plugin)
 

The inclusion of the XTool Far Cry 6 plugin in the DiskSpan GUI has not been tested with the full game (English + Russian Languages).
Below are the results of the "full" game compression using DiskSpan GUI 2.0.0.3 using XTool (mfc6 plugin) + SREP + LZMA-MT. ;)
EDIT:
In my previous test the DiskSpan GUI wasn't including the lz4 library along with XTool, so it wasn't inflating the file.
But without inflating the file using SREP + LZMA-MT the final results were better than using the plugin.
Below are the results, this time using the plugin (now including the lz4 library).
I did a precompression test in full game folder just using: xtool:c32mb:mfc6
I found the rate of inflation of the files as a whole so low.
NOTES:
Informing those users who test using the DiskSpan GUI, I believe it is possible to enable XTool dedup from the command line by adding "-dedup" (without quotes) as a parameter.
In simple tests I used xtool:c32mb:mfc6:-dedup, but I had worse results than just using xtool:c32mb:mfc6

EDIT:
Precompression test frostbite3 plugin in full game "FIFA 22 Ultimate Edition" using DiskSpan GUI.

@Cesar
I updated the DB again.

(I can't replay to your messages for some reason and I can't reply to anything else :D).

the update Funktion from 2.0.0.3 give an error
the Database settings file isn't accessible from drive google

Newest update contains the whole Database folder.

Fixed:rolleyes:

Black Box DSG (DSG GUI 2.0.1.3+)
 

Black Box (Diskspan GUI Version) Updated

Credits:
Original Script By Razor12911
ISDone Script Example By Cesar82


Thanks Cesar82 for corrections:)
Attachment 30580
Attachment 30581
older version Attachment 30701

Updated By Cesar82(DSG GUI 2.0.1.3+)

Hello, or put a password to the created archive? I put a password in Unpacker Setup.dll and in setup DLL, setup DLL password. but the bin file created does not have a password it opens normally with freearc

Hello indeed, it works much better. but what is the password in SETUP DLL for?

Black Box (Diskspan GUI Version) Updated
Compatible with DSG GUI 2.0.2.4+

Credits:
Original Script By Razor12911
ISDone Script Example By Cesar82

https://i.imgur.com/dYfA5Jc.png
https://i.imgur.com/P5ksbro.png

older version Attachment 41411
older version Attachment 41412

Hello Cesar82
 

Hello Cesar82
DiskSpan_GUI v2.0.0.4 ?

Hello
what is the method to use to compress a game with more than one language?
I created with diskspan this way:
game1 / game2 / game3 / game4


in game 1:
Compressed file name:
Data-1.bin

this is the game
in game 2:
Compressed file name:
Data-2.bin
Tasks: 1
this is language 1

in game 3:
Compressed file name:
Data-3.bin
Tasks: 2
this is language 2

in game 4:
Compressed file name:
Data-4.bin
Tasks: 3
this is language 3

at the end of the compression I got a following records.ini

I created the setup
by activating task = 1
but the setup starts the installation then it closes automatically?
I am using Windows Phone Installer (DSG)

@fabrieunko
Your configuration is wrong in several configs.
Installation terminates because no date files will be listed, so this is considered an error (IsDoneError).
Use the last WPI DSG (U2) script that I updated last time.

Currently only CIU and ASIS are compatible with multi games (Components).
The Windows Phone Installer DSG does not support components, so if you use components with WPI, any files that have the Component= key in Records.ini will not be installed.

Another error is that all your Data files must have the value "1" in the name because when the file is split into parts (DVD) this number "1" will be incremented to "2", "3"... and so on.
You also cannot rename the Data bin files after they are created as this will cause disk seek errors in cls-diskspan.dll library.

So I leave the tip.
To use DiskSpan GUI with the "WPI (DSG)" script create just one "Game #" tab (because the script doesn't support using more than one "Game #" tab).
Create a "Data #" tab for the common game files and leave the edit "Tasks" empty, and create a "Data #" tab for each additional language including the task value in the edit "Tasks".

I have attached a preconfigured file to the post.
Close all instances of DiskSpan GUI and extract and replace the file "DSG_Settings" (attached) in the folder "Resources" and then run DiskSpan GUI again in Developer mode and view the settings for that situation.

ADITIONAL NOTES:
More than one value can be used in the edit "Tasks" or "Languages" by separating the values ​​with a comma ",".
Example: Tasks = 1,3,5 so in this case if task 1 or 3 or 5 is selected the corresponding Data file from the tab will be extracted.

ok I think I understood .. but in this case how to organize the game folder to be compacted? I have on my hard drive a folder named data 1 which is the game and data 2 for the language 1 data 3 for the language 3 etc etc.

You leave the original game folder.

Then use the include and exclude lists for files or folders.
Lists can be without text files or by directly adding the "Create/edit" button next to the "select" button in each list line.

Example:
In the example above the files and folders in the "Exclude" list will be ignored on Data1.
In other files Data# uses the "Include" list, so only files and folders contained in the list will be included.
The "* is a wildcard, but paths can be given without the wildcard.
The path given in the list is always relative to the game's root folder selected for compression.

P.S: Load some presets from database in DiskSpan GUI (from another folder) and you will see examples (Most presets have lists).

ok .. I think I understood I would do a test tonight. thank you

DiskSpan GUI v2.0.0.4
 

Updated DiskSpan GUI to v2.0.0.4 in the first post (attachment reuploaded).
A large part of the code was redone after the last src was lost so some bugs that had already been fixed fixed in the previous version may re-exist in this version.
Special thanks to @KaktoR for all the work testing compressions and creating the DiskSpan GUI database configurations.

INFO:
Now "XTool Plugins" and "RazorTools" tools are no longer included in "DiskSpan GUI".
But you can download specific tools and plugins for a conversion or download them all or leave it so that when the conversion is performed the end user will be downloaded during the conversion (In this case, you need internet access during the conversion).

hi bro
can you share me DiskSpan code for add on my script?

There is a code example inside "_ISDone Script Example (DiskSpan_GUI)" folder you can adapt to your script.

Cannot use FA-ULTRA, FA-MAX, or FA-BEST
 

Sorry to ask, i don't know if this is a real bug or something else. When i use FA-ULTRA, FA-MAX, or FA-BEST, DiskSpan error'd out. Error given in attachments, the longer one is for FA-ULTRA and FA-MAX. Sorry if this is something that has been discussed before, i just getting started using this utility along with LIS.

For the last 3 FA methods you have to use Split mode (see screenshot).

I created the presets based on the FreeArc GUI settings. for "best, max, ultra" methods use "-mx -ld<mem>".
These presets can be overridden for use with CLS-DiskSpan to:
But it will have less compression...
I made a test (attached) that works similar to diskspan gui so that some user with more freearc compression can test and maybe give me a solution for this problem.

Some time ago Razor12911 tried to explain how the methods were obtained from the FA source code but I couldn't understand.

If anyone wants to, they can create freearc's native method presets to be used in diskspan gui (no third party compressors, only fazip, and not using masks) which I replace the current ones.

Hello there Cesar82
New DiskSpan GUI 2.0.0.5
When Can We Use ?
DiskSpan GUI 2.0.0.5
Information on Innovations

Cesar82
Thank you for your hard work
I wish you continued success in
your future development, good luck

INFO:
Now "XTool Plugins" and "RazorTools" tools are no longer included in "DiskSpan GUI".
But you can download specific tools and plugins for a conversion or download them all or leave it so that when the conversion is performed the end user will be downloaded during the conversion (In this case, you need internet access during the conversion).


Hello, I do not understand this function? how to do?

The plugins will be downloaded automatically if you select the plugin and compress (download will be started before Setup.dll creation).

You can download the plugins manual too.

1. Run DSG in developer mode
2. choose compression ("Choose" button)
3. Go to "Download" tab and select

DiskSpan GUI v2.0.0.5
 

Updated DiskSpan GUI to v2.0.0.5 in the first post.
Special thanks to @KaktoR for all the work testing compressions and creating the DiskSpan GUI database configurations.

Hello, I have a question. when you choose the GOG, STEAM or UWP method, what exactly is this? must you necessarily choose a method? or does it not really matter?

These options are only used with the CIU.
When enabled the option of choosing the type when performing the conversion, an extra section [InstallerSettings] will be added in Records.ini with the key InstallerType=.
When launching the multi-install compatible installer like CIU the installer will start in the mode defined in this key.
As an example CIU will or won't insert keys in registry, or create shortcuts to different executables on desktop, or display certain play button depending on choice of installation type obtained in Records.ini generated during compression by DiskSpan GUI.

For unsupported installers this doesn't change anything when making any choice, whether or not to enable the combobox by checking the checkboxes in DiskSpan GUI's developer mode.

hello mausschieber

i think you can watch the video I sent to you and you can see the problem I'm having

i've been trying to compress this game for exactly 15 days now and I'm having trouble restoring the files



https://files.fm/f/5h3sdwbyc

Hello, I happen to have this little problem

Acces violation at address 774E4073 in module 'ntdll.dll' read of address 00000000

I use the 2004 version under window 10