tmpgenc over 4 gig warning

[sporlan]

I want to make a dvd from a 90 minute tape I have and Tmpgenc gives me a warning about the file being over 4 gigs. Has anyone had a problem with this and will the authoring programs handle this or should I just split the file in two and then author it. If I split the finished file in two will the finished movie paly the secong file without a skip.

[non-linear]

This problem isn't a result of the authoring program. It's a file size limit in the FAT32 file system (the older FAT16 has a 2 gig limit). If you have Windows XP, you can convert to NTFS (just look under help and search for "convert NTFS").

I don't know of any programs that will split the movie when encoding it. One thing I can suggest is to either find a point where you can split the movie then use the 2 movies together when authoring (this could be tricky). The only other thing I can think of is to lower the bitrate, so the file will be just under 4Gb, although this will affect the quality of the video. As for putting the two files together, I don't know if it'll skip since I don't know what program you are using to author.

[ZippyP.]

I don't know of any programs that will split the movie when encoding it.

TMPGEnc will create two (or more) files if you wish. Use the Source Range function to select which part to encode first then use batch encode to do more than 1 project. You can then author both files together. Give it a try but I suggest upgrading your operating system if you're serious about making DVD's.

[sporlan]

I am using XP also want to know if dvd players etcs can read a dvd with a 4 gig+ file

[non-linear]

I don't think you can put a 4Gb file on a DVD (I don't think the UDF format supports it). If you're talking about authoring that 4Gb video to DVD, it will work since when the disc is authored, the video's split into .vob files (usually 1Gb each).

[sporlan]

thanks for that answer that is what I was worried about having a 4 gig+ files on a dvd.