diff --git a/cuslines/generic_tracker.py b/cuslines/generic_tracker.py
index ec308aa..b2dbcb4 100644
--- a/cuslines/generic_tracker.py
+++ b/cuslines/generic_tracker.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from trx.trx_file_memmap import TrxFile
 from dipy.io.stateful_tractogram import Space, StatefulTractogram
+from dipy.tracking.streamlinespeed import compress_streamlines
 from nibabel.streamlines.array_sequence import ArraySequence
 from nibabel.streamlines.tractogram import Tractogram
 
@@ -16,11 +17,55 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
         return False
 
+    def set_compression_parameters(self, pos_dtype=np.float32, linearize=False, tol_error=0.1, max_segment_length=10):
+        """
+        Set compression parameters to compress generated streamlines.
+        Only works with TRX.
+        
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        pos_dtype : dtype, optional
+        Data type to use for the positions of the streamlines.
+        Default: np.float32
+
+        linearize : bool, optional
+        Whether to linearize the streamlines using [1].
+        Default: False
+
+        tol_error : float, optional
+        If linearize is true, tolerance error in mm.
+        Default: 0.1
+
+        max_segment_length : float, optional
+        If linearize is true, maximum length in mm of any given segment produced by the compression.
+        Default: 10
+    
+        References
+        ----------
+        [1] Caroline Presseau, Pierre-Marc Jodoin, Jean-Christophe Houde, and Maxime Descoteaux.
+            A new compression format for fiber tracking datasets.
+            NeuroImage, 109:73-83, 2015. URL: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.058
+        """
+        self.pos_dtype = pos_dtype
+        self.linearize = linearize
+        self.tol_error = tol_error
+        self.max_segment_length = max_segment_length
+
+
     def _ngpus(self):
-        if hasattr(self, "ngpus"):
-            return self.ngpus
-        else:
-            return 1
+        return getattr(self, "ngpus", 1)
+
+    def _pos_dtype(self):
+        return getattr(self, "pos_dtype", np.float16)
+
+    def _linearize(self):
+        return getattr(self, "linearize", False)
+
+    def _tol_error(self):
+        return getattr(self, "tol_error", 0.1)
+
+    def _max_segment_length(self):
+        return getattr(self, "max_segment_length", np.inf)
 
     def _divide_chunks(self, seeds):
         global_chunk_sz = self.chunk_size * self._ngpus()
@@ -58,7 +103,7 @@ def generate_trx(self, seeds, ref_img):
         # trx files use memory mapping
         trx_reference = TrxFile(reference=ref_img)
         trx_reference.streamlines._data = trx_reference.streamlines._data.astype(
-            np.float32
+            self._pos_dtype()
         )
         trx_reference.streamlines._offsets = trx_reference.streamlines._offsets.astype(
             np.uint64
@@ -87,6 +132,14 @@ def generate_trx(self, seeds, ref_img):
                 tractogram.to_world()
                 sls = tractogram.streamlines
 
+                if self._linearize():
+                    sls = ArraySequence(compress_streamlines(
+                        sls,
+                        tol_error=self._tol_error(),
+                        max_segment_length=self._max_segment_length(),
+                    ))
+                sls._data = sls._data.astype(self._pos_dtype())
+
                 new_offsets_idx = offsets_idx + len(sls._offsets)
                 new_sls_data_idx = sls_data_idx + len(sls._data)
 
diff --git a/run_gpu_streamlines.py b/run_gpu_streamlines.py
index 7776763..0484a24 100644
--- a/run_gpu_streamlines.py
+++ b/run_gpu_streamlines.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def get_img(ep2_seq):
 parser.add_argument(
     "--ngpus", type=int, default=1, help="number of GPUs to use if using gpu"
 )
-parser.add_argument("--write-method", type=str, default="trk", help="Can be trx or trk")
+parser.add_argument("--write-method", type=str, default="trx", help="Can be trx or trk")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--max-angle", type=float, default=60, help="max angle (in degrees)"
 )