Can help me about Windows XP Professional build 2600?

[lafamar]

I would like to know if Windows XP Professional build 2600 can eliminate the multiple AVIs from single capture (2/4GB size limit) and if this new operational system works fine (compatibity) with Pinacle Studio DC10+ card for capture and TMPGenc software for encode.
Tks everybody.

[VidGuy]

Unfortunately, no - the AVI size limit is not operating-system dependent - its' a limitation of AVIs.

In addition, in order to eliminate the 4 GB File size limit, you have to format your disk with NTFS, not FAT32. If you do that, you could capture MPegs > 4 GB.

[lafamar]

VidGuy,
Tks very much for your help.
Bye.

[CocoPops]

Strange...I have made a 11 GB AVI file under Win2000 on a NTFS drive, works fine...

[Jeomite]

You can HARMLESSLY convert your FAT32 harddrive to NTFS by using the simple command in the MS-DOS Prompt:

convert x: /fs:ntfs

It will only takes a few minutes (less than 5 minutes). No formatting necessary! =)

yea but from what I hear you cannot convert back to fat32 without reformating.

[Psx]

There is no reason you would need to convert back...is there? The only reason I would keep FAT32 is because I haven't found a way to write to NTFS under linux...only read.

[VidGuy]

My understanding was that the 4GB limit was an internal limitation due to the format of an AVI file.

[Jeomite]

No, the 4GB limit is a FAT32 issue. You cannot create ANY type of file over 4GB, it does not just concert AVIs. It's the way FAT32's File Structure is constructed (the way how it's store and all). Do the search on the knowledge base @ microsoft.com to learn more about it.

It is true you cannot convert back from NTFS -> FAT32. But why would you want to go back? If you defragment your HD on 'reasonable' time intervals, it will perform as well or better as if you ran a FAT32 file system. If not, your system performance will suffer compared to FAT32. Otherwise, breaking the 4GB limit it DEFINITELY useful for capturing. =)

[lafamar]

Jeomite, I tried your sugestion, but DOES NOT WORK.
The step: I opened MS-DOS window and on C:\> prompt I digited:
convert c: /fs:ntfs

My feed back was: command invalid ...

Please, what's wrong?
Tks.

[lafamar]

I would like to complement my post:
My operational system is Window Millenium Edition.
Tks

[jtor]

Unless I'm missing something, NTFS is for WinNT/W2K.

Another thing, Studio DC10+ does not have drivers for WinNT/W2K.

[lafamar]

jtor,
Tks for your help.
Bye

[mole]

Ok folks, speaking from experience:

The 4GB limit IS NOT just for AVI's. If you are running Win 95/98/ME then you are probably using FAT32. The limit is with the FAT32 file system. It doesn't matter if it is an AVI, a WAV, or an MPG. Anything over 4 GB will be "corrupt".

95/98/ME DO NOT recognise a HD formatted with NTFS. There are tools that will simulate it, but IMO the SUCK.
If, you are looking to rid yourself of the file size limit, then I recommend running WIN NT4/2000, or XP (whistler) and format your HD as NTFS, and you will have no problems.

As far as your card being compatible with XP, USUALLY if your card's manufacturer has drivers for Win 2000, then those very same drivers will work under XP.


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[pocholin]

mole is right, NTFS is the way to go, but then again you might have another limitation, that is the video editor it self. I've run XP succesfully with NTFS and can capture file as big as I want them (the biggest one I've captured is 11.3 GB) but when I tryed to edit it with Media Studio Pro 6.0 using AVI Main Actor DV compressor the program stopped responding at 5 GB, but from minute ~19 on it would only have rain and trash. Now I don't know if the limitation was Media Studio or Main Actor compressor.

But it sure is nice to capture the whole tape at once and then cut it in pieces as you please.

Alfonso