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Chienworks wrote on 8/30/2003, 7:20 AM
Are you rendering to DV .AVI? Are you sure it's 3GB and not closer to 4GB? Is your system formatted for FAT32? If the above are true then you're running into the file size limitation of FAT32. You can't have a file bigger than 4GB, so Vegas automatically splits the output file into 4GB chunks.

If the above aren't true then we'll have to look a little harder to find the problem.
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:00 PM
ok thanx..I think that can be the problem... do you think I should get a new operating system?
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:05 PM
ok thanx..I think that can be the problem... do you think I should get a new operating system?
donp wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:08 PM
Your operating system is not the problem. If you have no problems with capture (dropped frames) and the like then a simple cure would be to get another hard drive and dedcate that for video capture. Install it and fomat it to NTFS. That would cure the 4 gig limit that a FAT32 format has on file size, since NTFS essentially doesn't have such a limit.
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:27 PM
win 98 offers that? wouldnt xp cure this?
kameronj wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:33 PM
Well...it's not really a cure (all though it would allow you to format to NTFS).

Keep in mind you are talking about reformatting your drive. You will have to remove all of your data and (basically) start all over.

No, I don't think Win98 allows for formatting to NTFS.
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:41 PM
well I have a drive to back it up..so losing a the data isnt an option...if xp is my only option then thats what I gotta do
JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/30/2003, 12:51 PM
You are talking about potentially a very costly upgrade and a very time consuming upgrade at that. Trust me on this one, I just did an upgrade from WinMe to WinXP Home it and it took me a week to get a stable system and half of the peripherals I owned were not support by XP. Can’t use ‘em anymore. Just throw them away and buy new ones I guess. You don’t want to upgrade your operating system unless it’s the last choice available to you.

The question is: Why do you want to fix this problem? Vegas gets around the 4GB limit by splitting your AVI files. Why is this a problem? What is it stopping you from doing? You can print the multiple AVI files to tape seamlessly so that can’t be the problem. You can drop them back on the Vegas timeline and create an MPEG2 file for DVD authoring so that can’t be the problem. What is it you’re trying to fix? Because I can almost guarantee you that upgrading your operating system will give you lots and lots of things to fix for weeks to come. ;-)

~jr
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 1:03 PM
well I just upgraded my whole system..the only thing that doesnt support xp is my video card which is all in wonder, and thats not profession video capture card, Ill haVE TO CAPTUREfrom firewire and eliminate this vdeo card anyway
JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/30/2003, 2:23 PM
If you’re going to do it, just make sure you don’t use the Upgrade option. This will cause a lot of headaches. You want to format your C: drive and install a fresh copy of XP. (after backing up all your data of course) ;-)

The only way to do this is to Boot from the XP installation CD. If you just put the XP CD in your drive while Win98 is running, it will give you two options: 1) Upgrade and 2) New Install (or something like that) but the New Install is deceiving. It does not allow you to format your C: drive and it installs XP in the same \Windows directory that Win98 was in without cleaning up any of the files you’ve collected over the years. Trust me (I had to install XP twice because of this) you want to boot from the XP CD and start with a formatted C: drive. If your CD-ROM drive doesn’t support booting from it, then you will have to make boot diskettes. But its worth it to know you have a clean system.

~jr
INFMAN wrote on 8/30/2003, 3:33 PM
thanx bro..this info is worth alot....this seems to be my best option
swordfish wrote on 9/7/2003, 4:16 PM
thats not true,

you can also convert to NTFS. and even BACK!!