11.09 GB HD Video to FAT32

[SyncingFeeling]

I've tried figuring this one out on my own to no avail, so I turn to you, the experts, to ask for assistance.

I have a 11.09GB MPG video file that I need to transfer to a FAT32 drive. As most of you know, the maximum file size for a single file on an FAT32 drive is roughly 4.2GB. Therein lies my problem.

The video is 1080p, and maintaining a high quality is extremely important to me. I am operating Mac OSX Lion and have tried several different video converters and file splitters but to no avail. Ideally, I would like to split the video into the largest chunks possible (4.2GB), again while maintaining video/audio quality, so I have as few separate files as possible. I've found a program that would get the job done, but its maximum split size is 2GB, and that's too small. While playing the entirety of the video, I want to have to stop and go to the next file/part as seldom as possible. I don't mind if I have to convert the entire video, so long as there isn't a noticeable loss in quality.

Any help here would be tremendously appreciated, as hours of scouring the internet and trying different programs has yielded no results, other than my frustration that this should be so difficult. I also seem to be at a massive disadvantage operating a Mac (though it pains me to say that).

Please help

[aedipuss]

2 or 4 gb parts shouldn't make any difference. most video player software should play the parts consecutively if they are named like xxxxx001.mpg, xxxxx002.mpg, etc and in a folder together. try vlc for starters.

[SyncingFeeling]

Ah, should have mentioned: I'm wanting to bring the files to an external HD to be played via my PS3 system. It's possible to turn on a system option to play files sequentially, but that makes some things a bit annoying when viewing game trailers and whatnot. If I have no other option I guess I'll have to settle with 2GB, I'm just hoping to learn of an option that will allow the max FAT32 size.

[jman98]

Why do you "need to transfer" this to a FAT32 drive? You do know that HFS+ does not have those kind of limitations, right? You might want to explain why you are limited to FAT32 because it seems to me that there is some chance that this painting yourself into a corner may be because you are making assumptions that are not valid. Macs can support NTFS too, it's just that Microsoft and Apple sometimes refuse to license each other's software so you have to use 3rd party (both free and payware) drivers to access NTFS from Macs.

[transporterfan]

Some software to look at if you are sure you need to split video.

Pay software: http://www.xilisoft.com/video-splitter-mac.html
Free software: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

[jman98]

OK, so you explained why you need it. And apparently as best I can tell, you are right NTFS won't work with the PS3.

I want you to think seriously about what I am going to say next. Both the Xbox and the PS3 have LONG since been surpassed as media players. You'd have to go back about 4 years to find a time when they were as good as it got. You have 2 choices here.
1) You can buy a media player like a Western Digital or similar one that is not only very small in size, it will play a lot more types of audio and video files than the PS3 will. No worries with NTFS on a media player. It will be supported.
2) Or you can continue to paint yourself into a corner with the PS3 and save money but lose time and sanity as you have to do things all the time like split files into pieces and sometimes do format conversions because of the PS3's limitations.

[jagabo]

mpg2cut2

[SyncingFeeling]

Interestingly enough, since I posted this I went on eBay and bid on a WD Media player, which I think would be an excellent replacement for using my PS3 to play video. All those MKV conversions alone were getting tedious, let alone having to deal with FAT32 limitations. I very much appreciate all the responses, thank you everyone. Thank you especially to jman98, you made some excellent points that I've both learned from and gained confidence in my purchase decision.

[jagabo]

Interestingly enough, since I posted this I went on eBay and bid on a WD Media player, which I think would be an excellent replacement for using my PS3 to play video.

Definitely.

[johns0]

Use multiavchd and output to ps3 and copy the AVCHD folder to the hdd.