4gb file limit when ripping dvd or capturing video? Win98se

[philtheskipper]

How can I capture or rip a file that is larger than 4gb using Win98se???

[NYPlayer]

You cant that's a FAT32 limit. You would have to upgrade to XP or W2K and convert to NTFS.

[Vejita-sama]

While it's true that no file larger than 4GB can exist on a fat32 partition this need not be a problem. First when you say ripping, I assume you mean ripping DVDs. The largest file size allowed by the DVD standard is 1GB, so that's not a problem.

As for capturing many programs (eg. Virtual Dub and AVI_IO) allow you to use a 'spill system'. That is you set an file size limit (eg. 2GB) and as you capture new files are created when you reach this limit. Virtual Dub (or AVISynth) can then open all the capture files as one unit for editing/encoding. However, not all capture programs can do this and not all editing software can read the multiple avis generated.

Again thou VDub and TMPGenc can. So odds are you shouldn't have any problems. To get around the 4GB limit consider installing either Linux, win2k or winXP.

[philtheskipper]

The largest file size allowed by the DVD standard is 1GB, so that's not a problem.

I thought a single layer DVD can hold 4.37gb and a dual layer 8gb? I'm confused.

[philtheskipper]

Anyone? I want to buy a dvd-rom drive today but If I can't rip a DVD I won't.

[petec]

While I have 2000 / XP Pro Machines still do all of my Video capturing, ripping, etc with a Windows 98SE machine. Initially using 2000 found that while the file size limit was nice many applications didn't always work right with 2000 and XP. Currently when doing Satellite captures from my Canopus combo files are written to the hard drive in a manner never to exceed the FAT32 limit. When ripping a DVD files never come close to that limit. When having to re-encode a DVD files usually approach that limit (3.8-4.1 or so gig). That and the 6-track AC3 file just come under the limit for DVD. Nero by default when creating an image also splits files to adhere to that standard. IE: Bourne Identity was approximately 6 Gigs of Video plus 380+ AC3 megs. I re-encoded it to approximately 4 gigs plus 380 megs which put me right under the 4.7 Gig limit.

[housepig]

when you rip the dvd, it's not going to come out as one big 4.3 Gb file... you will have several .vob files, which will be around 1 Gb each.

For example - "Yojimbo" on dvd is 4.1 Gb, when I rip it I get 4 1Gb files and one file that's about 100 Mb.

You will be able to rip under Win98SE... the 4Gb limit is more relevant to capturing video than ripping dvd's.

- housepig

[philtheskipper]

Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks guys!

[philtheskipper]

After I rip a DVD I'm going to convert it to mpeg1 so I can burn a VCD. Will the final mpeg1 file be larger than 4gb?

[rkr1958]

A VCD you create will put on CD-R, which has the maximum capacity of 700 MB (or so depending on the exact brand). You should be able to get 70-minutes or so on a single CD-R, so a two hour movie will require two CD-Rs. To answer your question, no ... the resultant MPEG-1 file(s) will not be bigger than 4 GB and, in fact, should be no bigger than 700 MB or so (basicly, what should fit on a CD-R).

[housepig]

check the Newbie, Author and Convert sections under "How To" on the left side of the web site....

short answer - no, it shouldn't be bigger than 4Gb. Most vcd's will hold about 60 minutes, so for a two hour movie, you will split it across two discs. So you will have two files that are approx. 650-700 Mb each, depending on how you do you conversion.

- housepig