Random idea -> Data to Images

[Hyperz]

Well I'm in the process of learning a new functional programming language called F#. One of the first things people tend to do when learning a new programming language is write little, often completely useless, programs to test and verify their knowledge of the language.

Same with me. Since F# is very good with processing raw data I decided to make a data to image transcoder. So the program would read data (a file) and generate an image out of that data in a way that makes it possible to reverse the process (data out of an image).

This is probably nothing really new or special but it became obvious that this could be potentially be used for turning image hosts into file hosts. For example:
- take a big ISO file
- generate images out of it
- upload images
- post links to images on a warez forum

People could then:
- download images
- use a program to extract the iso out of it

This sounds kinda like rapidshare and rars. The thing about this is is that it doesn't have waiting times and doesn't cost money. I just wanted to hear your opinions/ideas about this because I'm considering turning this little test program into a 'real' public program.

Here's the Borderlands crack: http://i48.tinypic.com/mc536b.png

Hyperz Reviewed by Hyperz on 6th Jan 2010. Random idea -> Data to Images Well I'm in the process of learning a new functional programming language called F#. One of the first things people tend to do when learning a new programming language is write little, often completely useless, programs to test and verify their knowledge of the language. Same with me. Since F# is very good with processing raw data I decided to make a data to image transcoder. So the program would read data (a file) and generate an image out of that data in a way that makes it possible to Rating: 5

[Danny1986]

Could it be possible to do the same with movies?

For example create an iso of a movie, do your thing and turn it into images or whatever, then download it, and extract as a movie?

Or, am I on the wrong thing completely? lol

[Mac]

10mb image, I guess the same size as the crack. Size of (lets say) a movie turned to an image would result in, I suppose, 700+mb. Image hosts usually don't allow uploading 700mb images

[wf?9]

All The Best with that. What I guess is, in this way compression rate will be very high?

[Danny1986]

Yeah, it isn't the file size I am bothered about. If this is possible, then surely it would be easier to distribute warez, using images? The sites may find it weird though, a 700MB image. lol

[Catz]

Alright it looks cool, sounds cool but can't you achieve the same with just renaming a file?

http://www.imgcentre.com/images/view/25cd0cee17.png

Rename it to .rar

I dunno, seems to work by just renaming.

p.s. the image = a part83.rar file so don't expect it to unarchive

[Storm]

it is a great idea, tho i think you would have more success coding an operating system than this

[Danny1986]

If you just rename an archive, it won't show the image though, will it?

This way would actually show an image, may be a great idea

[Catz]

If you just rename an archive, it won't show the image though, will it?

This way would actually show an image, may be a great idea

Alright you are correct about that It's actually pretty cool!

[Hyperz]

Could it be possible to do the same with movies?

For example create an iso of a movie, do your thing and turn it into images or whatever, then download it, and extract as a movie?

Or, am I on the wrong thing completely? lol

Why would you want to 1st create a iso?
You could take the movie and the program would generate images out of the movie file (kinda like putting a movie inside a multi part rar archive)

10mb image, I guess the same size as the crack. Size of (lets say) a movie turned to an image would result in, I suppose, 700+mb. Image hosts usually don't allow uploading 700mb images

The crack was a 9.6MB rar file so it was already compressed. If you would put a large text file into a png the png would be a good deal smaller since png is a form of lossless compression.

All The Best with that. What I guess is, in this way compression rate will be very high?

Depends on the data. If you make a png out of a rar there wont be extra compression. Text would get compression

Alright it looks cool, sounds cool but can't you achieve the same with just renaming a file?

http://www.imgcentre.com/images/view/25cd0cee17.png

Rename it to .rar

I dunno, seems to work by just renaming.

p.s. the image = a part83.rar file so don't expect it to unarchive

Nope because that image is invalid plus a server could look at the file and see that the file headers are not those of a png file.