4 GB Video Limit????? MEESA SAD

Here's a thread on how to convert to NTFS:

https://www.techspot.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1623&highlight=convert+NTFS

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Converting shouldn't affect too much, if anything your programs may run a bit better.

Start/Run/cmd.exe

convert C: /fs:NTFS

Replace C: with the drive letter you want to convert to NTFS and this will do it for you, providing you are using Windows 2000 or XP

Keep in mind that while converting, you cannot specifiy cluster size. You will need a program like Partition Magic for this. The default cluster size during conversion is 512b, which is very small and may decrease hard disk performance slightly if you have a large drive with many files. The typical NTFS volume uses 4kb clusters. Larger is better, in terms of performance.

Yeah, the best thing you could do is format an existing fat32 partition as ntfs. you will loose any data on there but will get the more sensible cluster size. larger can be better in terms of performance, but larger can also waste space. fat32 is great at this. choose the defaults with a fresh format and you will be fine. hopefully on your system you have a partitioning scheme where you will be able to do this.

the 4GB file size limit shouldn't effect your games, or anything else for that matter. Only movies. 4GB is already a pretty long movie...most people with FAT32 just make multiple files. You can do this, and should you decide to go with NTFS, you could just merge them all together.

Originally posted by Phantasm66
hopefully on your system you have a partitioning scheme where you will be able to do this.

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Partitions are a computer user's best friend:grinthumb

k

K, while I'm pondering what to do, will this erase my harddrive?

Simply converting, by typing in that command Rick gave (also in the link Phantasm66 gave), will not erase your hard drive. You will be able to go over 4Gb there. The best option though if you backup your data is to format it as NTFS, that will erase what you have.

k

Ok, I see. Hmmmmm, seeing as I'm not expert, are there any really negative effects from just doing it Rick's way?

Just the disadvantage Rick mentioned, with you not being able to choose cluster size, like he said if you have a big drive with lots of files that small of a custer size might not be real efficient. If you have partition magic you can do it that way and specify sizes.
If you are just a casual user that has big videos to create then it will work, its not the best way (formatting as NTFS would) but it will work.
Also as always when playing around with these type of things backup any important data first, I actually have had a convert fail before, and its not pretty if you don't have things backed up. (another reason why multiple partitions are good).

Originally posted by Vehementi
4GB is already a pretty long movie...

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Really? It depends on the compression. When I'm editing video clips, 4 GB is usually about 15 minutes of video.

Originally posted by Mictlantecuhtli
Really? It depends on the compression. When I'm editing video clips, 4 GB is usually about 15 minutes of video.

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That's true if you record in AVI. Also ripping DVDs to your hard disk can take up 6gb or more.