Multi-segment capturing. Please help.

[Abang]

Hi, im new and need a LOT of help. I have a 80GB hd with 3 partitions:

First partition : 10GB (Windows 98se) - FAT32
Second partition : 55GB (captured programmes) - FAT32
Third partition : FAT32

I have Winfast TV2000 XP Expert (WDM) card and i use one of the bundled software (Winfast PVR) to capture TV programmes. I capture in MJPEG format and the file is splitted (multi-segment capturing) every 1.95GB automatically by the software coz limitation of FAT32 file system.

Is it possible to change my second partition (only) into NTFS file system without re-partitioning or losing data?

Is it possible for me to capture without multi-segment capturing method if my second partition is NTFS?

So sorry, I'm not so good in English. My English is terrible.
Thanks for your tips and help.

[johns0]

Nope,win98 cant read ntfs partitions.

[Vejita-sama]

If you re-partition you'll lose all data on that partition (can back up first)

win9x can't read NTFS but there was some free/shareware program out there that allowed it to at least see the files. Would recommend installing a winNT (win2k, winNT or winXP) OS on one of the partitions. NTFS os can read/write to fat32.

Setting up multisegmented captures is fairly easy with either Virtual Dub or AVI_IO. You can then either frameserve the piecies with either VDub or avisynth to TMPGenc/CCE/etc. I've done this with a lot of VHS captures (pre-NTFS) and it works fine, no skip/jump during the switch.

[Abang]

You can then either frameserve the piecies with either VDub or avisynth to TMPGenc/CCE/etc. I've done this with a lot of VHS captures (pre-NTFS) and it works fine, no skip/jump during the switch.

Yea, I use framserving technique. I got small skip/jump during the switch but it is not VDub fault, it is cause by the software I use to capture (Winfast PVR). I can't capture in VDub coz I got WDM TV Card.

Anyway, thanks to u all.

[sacajaweeda]

I can't capture in VDub coz I got WDM TV Card. :

http://btwincap.sourceforge.net/download.html

Have you tried these drivers?

[Abang]

http://btwincap.sourceforge.net/download.html
Have you tried these drivers?

Nope, but that for Brooktree's chipsets and mine is Conexant.

[sacajaweeda]

And....?

[Abang]

And I don't think it will work on Conexant chipset... ???? Am I wrong?

[sacajaweeda]

http://www1.pricetool.com/xPC-Avermedia_AVerTV_Stereo_MTVSTEREO

There's the card I use. I got mine for about half that on eBay, but that's the one. I used the BT drivers for it, and it too is listed as a Conexant in all my device settings. I was about to go buy another card because I couldn't get this one to capture 720x480 until I ran across those drivers.

You'll have to pry that twenty dollar jobber from my cold dead fingers now that it works right tho