DV Capture problem - file size exceeded :(( 1

[dbrom]

Hi everyone!

When I capture a movie from my DV camera using FireWire, I can only capture about 7 min of video, and then I get the message that the file size was exceeded.

The size of a movie that is 7 min long is about 4GB...
Is that normal?

Can I capture the video with some sort of compression?

I am new to Premiere, so any help will be appreciated!

Dmitriy. <Dmitriy>
dbrom@crosswinds.net

 

[KenKasmar]

Actually if you are using Windows 2000 and an NTFS partition there are no limits to file size. This is the environment I running in and everything's all good! So much for your Windows dis.

 

[dbrom]

Yep, I am running Win2K, so there shouldn't be any problems with file size as far as I can see.

Can my problem be due to scratch disk settings or stuff like that?

Any ideas? <Dmitriy>
dbrom@crosswinds.net

 

[KenKasmar]

If you are running Win2k and is crapping out at 4GB then that means that you probably have the hard drive (or partition) that the file is going to is set up as FAT32 and not NTFS. You must have the drive (or partition) formatted as NTFS to have the unlimited file size. You can always convert it from FAT32 to NTFS, but it is a one way trip.

 

[dbrom]

Now we're getting closer

Exactly, I have the partitions set up as FAT32...
So I guess it's a fileystem limitation, not OS limitation.

Thanks KenKasmar, it was helpful.
I'll think about converting to NTFS.
<Dmitriy>
dbrom@crosswinds.net

 

[rsandelius]

Fair warning to all of you who may use NTFS... on the normal computer, there is a tradeoff... NTFS is more secure (stable), but it's also a tad bit slower. Slower captures can mean dropped frames. Just thought I'd throw my two bits down.