Versions tested:0.05, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09
Rating:44
Performance C/D:75/5
Optimal parameters:-b112000
Links:bcm005.zip
bcm007.zip
bcm008.zip
bcm009.zip
Authors:Ilia Muraviev
Algorithms:BWT+CM
Notable peformances:-

bcm

BWT compressor by Ilia Muraviev, using libdivsufsort by Yuta Mori.

The author submitted following instructions for testing:

BCM should be tested with a biggest block size possible.

[...]

Better if block size = file size. For a text file it is always true, for binary data not always...

email 2009, March 8

 

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Qualified configurations
VerRatingCPRDPRS.E.R.E.RatioC. kB/sD. kB/s
CompressionRatings.Com
-b112 (also -b112000, e112)
0.054475521123.5828821125
0.0738-14%-15%--14%3.586+0.1%752-15%973-14%
0.0832-16%-14%--17%3.593+0.2%631-16%790-19%
0.0921-34%-31%--39%-3.633+1.1%387-39%441-44%

Version info

v0.05, using tar: yes, using sfx: no
compression: bcm.exe <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: bcm.exe -d <cfile> <src>
v0.07, using tar: yes, using sfx: no
compression: bcm.exe <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: bcm.exe -d <cfile> <src>
v0.08, using tar: yes, using sfx: no
compression: bcm.exe <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: bcm.exe d <cfile> <src>
v0.09, using tar: yes, using sfx: no
compression: bcm.exe <args> <src> <cfile>
decompression: bcm.exe -d <cfile> <src>