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leepy
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_ 		1. November 2004 @ 12:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have just tried to capture footage from my dv camcorder(to AVI) using windows movie maker.When it reached 4 gig it says i can`t continue because im using the fat32 file system.Is there a way around this?
i would like to get complete tapes to avi to convert to m-peg.
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flip218
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_ 		1. November 2004 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
convert to NTFS file system. If you do you have to be running XP, 2000 or NT.
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euphrus
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_ 		1. November 2004 @ 21:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Converting to NTFS is your best bet, but if you can't you can always do the following:

If you are using DV
(which is actualy a file transfer not a capture)
You can use WinDV. It does automatic AVI splitting according to the timestamps on DV recordings.
You'll just need to calculate the framecount for approximately 3.5Gigs.

If you are actually "capturing" AVI then VirtualDub will work for you.
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leepy
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_ 		2. November 2004 @ 07:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do i convert to ntfs?
do i have to reformat?
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diabolos
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_ 		2. November 2004 @ 08:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes (NTFS and Fat are two diffents file formats that are not compadible with each other). If you go with the NTFS option you will have to reformat to do it. It is betterr to have our HD formated to NTFS since NTFS was created to make the Fat aproach absolete.

The best idea i heard was the one buy euphrus. It would be wise to create small files anyway for editing and coverting concerns.

Have fun and make sure you have either Win. 2000, XP, or NT!
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Veblin
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_ 		2. November 2004 @ 09:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, you do not need to reformat to convert to NTFS

Even after installing Windows XP/2000 operating system you can convert your FAT or FAT 32 drives to NTFS.
Open Help and Support and search for Convert NTFS to get complete directions.
Example:
Click Start - Run and type.
Convert C: /FS:NTFS

Before you make the conversion to NTFS.
It is a good idea to both defragment the drive and run a error check fixing both file system errors and recovery of bad sectors.
Right click on your drive and select Properties and these options are on the Tools tab.
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leepy
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_ 		2. November 2004 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks alot.i`ll give it a go tomorrow and let you know what happens
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leepy
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_ 		3. November 2004 @ 07:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i`ve converted to ntfs.everything seems ok apart from losing 10gig from the hard drive!
any ideas on whats happened?
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Veblin
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_ 		3. November 2004 @ 07:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't know. Try running the disk error check again with all the options selected. It may recover the space.
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leepy
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_ 		3. November 2004 @ 09:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tried the disk check.didnt work.
any ideas?
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flip218
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_ 		3. November 2004 @ 21:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It could have backed up your files. How big is your HD? If it's not that big, you could go through the folders :)
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leepy
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_ 		4. November 2004 @ 02:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my hd is 160 gig.i`ve used 60 gig of that.
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flip218
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_ 		4. November 2004 @ 16:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you've only used 60 go through your folders, see if there are files you don't need.
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euphrus
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_ 		5. November 2004 @ 02:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do the following:

Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Disk Management

Does it recognize your full drive and is it all being used
(i.e. does it show 157.7 gig fully allocated & formatted
or 147.7 gig of 157.7 allocated & formatted)
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leepy
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_ 		5. November 2004 @ 08:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its says there is 146.7gig capacity.with 90.78 gig available. it also says its layout is partition.
if i remember right it said i had a 157 gig hard drive originally.
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