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Export via network, 2GB file
Hey guys,
I use to export from FCP via network to mac formatted HD plugged into a Windows computer using MacDrive. Most of the time it works great. But what I find annoying is that the exported quicktime file is always split into multiple 2GB files, instead of only one file as exported directly on Mac FW drives, why ?
Also, sometimes, FCP gives me a “General error” when I export that way (Mac FW drive, Windows, network) but will be ok when exported on the Windows IDE NTFS drive.
I know this more a OS than FCP question, but maybe someone has experienced this in the past.
Thanks!
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[Pierre-Luc] “But what I find annoying is that the exported quicktime file is always split into multiple 2GB files, instead of only one file as exported directly on Mac FW drives, why ?”
Windows limit is 2GB files. There is a way to format the newer Windows OS to allow larger files sizes, but I honestly don’t know what that is.
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Well, that’s something I was aware of, but I can copy a file as large as 60GB and more. I just can’t while exporting from FCP…
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That sounds like a drive formatted FAT32. Are you sure the FW drive is formatted Mac HFS+?
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