Black frame around 16:9 after rendering to AVI

[Edward Troxel]

[Oregondanne] “Do you know if there is a setting that enables longer AVI files? Since my film is 20 minutes long, it feels somewhat annoying that it cuts off just when the credits start to roll… (the size of the project/file seems to matter less than the length, as it cut after 16 minutes even before I added sound effects and music)”

Does it break at the 4Gig mark? If yes, you’re probably rendering to a FAT32 formatted drive instead of an NTFS formatted drive. FAT32 has a 4Gig file size limit. If that’s the issue, change the formatting to NTFS and you shouldn’t have that problem anymore.

Edward Troxel

[Oregondanne]

Hi again Terje,

Seems like the problems don’t want to leave me alone… Thanks to your help, the AVI files play perfectly in widescreen on my computer. I then use a program called ConvertXtoDVD to be able to burn it, and it seems like the aspect ratio is kept during processing (there is a preview window always visible).

But, after burning it to DVD (using either ConvertXtoDVD itself or Nero) it still does not play in widescreen neither on the tv nor on players like VLC (which it did as an AVI file). Any idea of what went wrong?

Sorry to bother you with all these questions, but it seems like you know your stuff pretty well! =)

[Oregondanne]

Hi Edward,

Yes, that’s what it seems like after a closer inspection. Yes, my drive is FAT32 formatted. Is there a way to change the formatting without losing content, or do I have to sacrifice and start from scratch with NTFS?

Thanks a lot for your help!

/ Daniel

[Terje A. bergesen]

Seems like the ConvertXtoDVD program doesn’t work properly. You should use some other software to create your DVD.

[Terje A. bergesen]

To convert a drive to NTFS under Windows XP (2000 as well if I remember correctly), open a command-line window and run the following command:

convert /FS:NTFS x:

x above is the drive in question. If it is your only drive, replace x with C to get convert /FS:NTFS C:

If you convert the drive that has the Windows installation, it will tell you that it can’t do that and that it will convert it after a re-boot. A convert doesn’t destroy any data and it is relatively quick if you have some space available on your drive. Please note that you should take a backup of your data before you run this, you can never be too careful.

[Oregondanne]

Thanks a lot! I’ll try it out asap.