2GB-limit on FAT32 !?

[xandl]

Hello !

I´m using DVDx with Divx4-encoder on a NTFS-partition.
My data-partition (where the avi-files are being stored) is formatted as FAT32.
It isn´t possible to create files bigger than 2GB, my avi-files will be splitted.
I thought the limit would be at 4GB (FAT32).
With other programs (for example Backup) there are files created >2GB (also on FAT32-partition).

So what to do ?


Thanks a lot,
xandl

[khp]

The 2 GB limit isn't caused by the file system.
It's caused by the avi file format, which in it's original format is limited to 2 GB.
There is an extended version of the avi fileformat, called OpenDML, which allows for much larger avi files, but not all applications support this.

Flask0.5xx for example does not support OpenDML avi.

[xandl]

Hello !

Thanks for answering so fast.
I´ll look for other programs/tools/encoders with no such limits.
By the way: Do You know if mpeg2-video-format also does have this limitation of 2GB (I think so because of 2GB-VOB-files) ?

Thanks,
xandl

[setarip]

"Do You know if mpeg2-video-format also does have this limitation of 2GB (I think so because of 2GB-VOB-files) ?"


There is no such limit for MPEG-2...

[shiny#3]

hello xandl.....

just out of interrest......

why are your divx 4 files that big ???
do you use such a high bitrate or are your movies that long
or do you save the audio in uncompressed *.wav
(wave) format????

[xandl]

Hello !

The files are so big, because I´m using a bitrate of 6000kbit/s (I know...).
I want to archive the files for a later burning (when I will have a DVD-writer....); because of that I´m using this high bitrate.
At this rate most films can be encoded without splitting.

Thanks,
xandl

[UncasMS]

you are aware, that most mpeg-4 formats cannot be played from a dvdplayer.

what i'm driving at is this:

in case you want to *backup* some 2-4 movies on ONE dvd you should then create the file based on some decent filesize calculation in order to make them fit properly.

if you want to play the movie with a standaloneplayer, then avi is the wrong format.

[Batman]

A bitrate of 6,000Kbit/s is "overkill" for XVID/DIVX. I would recommend you read some guides on divx at divx-digest, and doom9, to get an idea of various encoding techniques, and features of mpeg-4 based codecs.

[xandl]

Hello !

I think You´ve got a false impression.
I take this high bitrate because I want to archive the films for burning later (with the DVD-writer which I still don´t have yet).
So I don´t want to have any loss of quality because of compression.

I hope this helps to understand my motive,
xandl

[Batman]

In most cases you can obtain optimal quality at significantly lower bitrates. MPEG-4 is specifically designed for low bitrates.

Also everytime you encode or convert content you will lose some quality, so if you want to preserve an mpeg-2 dvd film the best way is to not re-encode it at all.

[techno]

imo - DVDx sucks (look on my site)

I prefer to use TMPGEnc for making VCD's/SVCD's/DVD's and nandub 2 pass encoding (3.11alpha) for DIVX encodings.

TMPGEnc is much faster and better quality - less buggy than DVDx.