"j r powell" wrote in message
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Indeed. All Windows XP (and above) systems can support (but do not always use)
NTFS, which removes this limitation. However, most removable USB drives are
still formatted to FAT32 for compatibility, so the 2GB filesize limit remains.
Many USB-enabled (linux-based or otherwise) do not support NTFS, so you're
stuck with .ts files split into 2GB chunks I'm afraid.

"Many USB-enabled set top boxes", that should say

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
o.uk...
j r powell wrote:

All Windows XP (and above) systems can support [...] NTFS

Err, make that all versions above Windows NT 3.1

Yes, but XP was the first NTFS-enabled OS to be aimed at the home user.

Do people in offices spend time messing with PVRs and .ts files now? I do hope
not.

"j r powell" wrote in message
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Yes that was it, the FAT32 limitation.

Indeed. All Windows XP (and above) systems can support (but do not always
use) NTFS, which removes this limitation. However, most removable USB
drives are still formatted to FAT32 for compatibility, so the 2GB filesize
limit remains.
Many USB-enabled (linux-based or otherwise) do not support NTFS, so you're
stuck with .ts files split into 2GB chunks I'm afraid.


I didn't know that about external USB drives and ports, so thanks.

I used to make up the odd DVD using video captured from S-video tapes using
Ulead VideoStudio 8 on a Win98 machine (2GB files), but it was such a
palaver and as the least glitch in the video caused the whole system to
crash, I got fed up with it.

After upgrading to an XP machine and VS v9 the file size could be the whole
DVD 4Gb size, but the VS 9 was so unstable it couldn't be used and old files
from v8 couldn't be imported, so gave up on that too, but went on in the
belief that the 2 BG file limitation had been relegated to history - until I
read your note above. A misconception dispelled.

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"j r powell" wrote in message
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Yes that was it, the FAT32 limitation.

Indeed. All Windows XP (and above) systems can support (but do not always
use) NTFS, which removes this limitation. However, most removable USB
drives are still formatted to FAT32 for compatibility, so the 2GB filesize
limit remains.
Many USB-enabled (linux-based or otherwise) do not support NTFS, so you're
stuck with .ts files split into 2GB chunks I'm afraid.


I didn't know that about external USB drives and ports, so thanks.

I used to make up the odd DVD using video captured from S-video tapes using
Ulead VideoStudio 8 on a Win98 machine (2GB files), but it was such a
palaver and as the least glitch in the video caused the whole system to
crash, I got fed up with it.

After upgrading to an XP machine and VS v9 the file size could be the whole
DVD 4Gb size, but the VS 9 was so unstable it couldn't be used and old files
from v8 couldn't be imported, so gave up on that too, but went on in the
belief that the 2 BG file limitation had been relegated to history - until I
read your note above. A misconception dispelled.

It's probably more to with the max file size limit (2GB) on ISO9660
formatted DVDs than anything else. In this case, it's a handy feature if
you're planning on archiving any of the recordings to a DVD, authored or
not.

Movie DVDs are simply standard ISO9660 data DVDs with a specific folder
and files layout. Most modern DVD players will let you see any MPG (and
MP3) files stored as simple data files on an unauthored DVD and allow
you to play them.

If you want to simply archive DVB-T recordings to DVD media that exceed
2GB, you'll have to split them before writing them to a DVD. If you make
sure to name the split files in alphanumeric order, a modern player will
simply continue from the first chosen file onto the next in the
directory listing without any pause or break.