If you’re installing a repack with lossy videos on a machine with 8GB of RAM or less, always check the "Limit installer to 2GB" box to avoid crashes during the decompression of these heavy files. Final Verdict fg-selective-videos-lossy.bin
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Once the setup wizard finishes and the game is successfully installed on your PC, The installer has already extracted the data into your game's installation directory. Keeping the .bin files simply wastes disk space. You can safely delete the entire download folder or archive it on an external drive. To help clarify your specific situation, tell me: What specific video game are you trying to install? fg-selective-videos-lossy.bin
: Indicates that the file is entirely optional. The installer does not require this file to successfully install the core game.
ffmpeg -f h264 -i clip_000.h264 -c copy clip_000.mp4 If you’re installing a repack with lossy videos
When downloading a game, users are typically presented with a breakdown of components: Description Bitrate / Quality In-game videos in native retail quality. fg-selective-videos-lossy.bin Recoded, highly compressed in-game videos. ~3–5 Mbps fg-optional-[language].bin Language-specific audio tracks (e.g., German, Japanese).
: Specifies the payload type. This archive holds in-game cinematics, cutscenes, intro movies, or background b-roll. I need to figure out what it is
: Contains the original, high-quality cutscenes (often ~20 MBps).
Let me search for "selective FGS coding" to get more details. 1 is a Semantic Scholar page. I'll open it. is a research paper from 2006. The filename "fg-selective-videos-lossy.bin" might be related to this concept, but it's unlikely to be directly from that paper.
: Significantly smaller download size—sometimes saving several gigabytes of traffic. How to Use It During Installation
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