MiniDV to HDD

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I have been using Ulead to put my digital camcorder videos onto my computer then I would edit the video and burn onto DVD.

I am just recently starting having a problem. When I put the video onto my HDD the video skips. Weird but the video is not smooth. I can watch the video on the screen fine but the sound and image will not download smooth to the HDD.

Could it be service pack 2 or that my new HDD is foramtted to FAT32? Even thought my HDD is FAT32, I am still putting the video onto a NTFS HDD.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Well NTFS runs much smoother on XP but lets also look at how you have your system setup.

What controlers are the HDD's on and what controller is the DVD Drives on?

Example:
HDD #1 Maser on Primary
HDD #2 Slave on Primary

DVD-RW Maser on Secondary
DVD-ROM Slave on Secondary

If you have a HDD on the same controler as a DVD drive then there will be some slowdown.

If you wish to convert your FAT32 to NTFS you can do so from the command line (cmd.exe from Start/Run) and type the following:

convert X: /fs:ntfs

(X is the drive lever of the the new HDD, D: E: etc..)

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My two HDD are on the same controller and my two cd drives are on the other.

The problem is when I suck the video from the camcorder to the HDD using firewire.

Are there any adverse effects to convert a FAT32 drive to NTFS?

[TRI0N]

Nope nothing is lost and all file structures remain intact. The other good thing about NTFS is that it is more secure and maintains its structure much better then FAT32.