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Exported AVIs: How to get to a PC?
I’ve got 50GB of AVI files from FCP that I need to send to someone editing with a PC. I’ve got an external hard drive ordered that I am planning to use to ship the media, but I’m trying to figure out how to format the external USB drive so the files that I add from the Mac can be used on the PC.
I tried the MS-DOS FAT 32 format in Disk Utility, but that couldn’t be read by my PC. Is there any format that will allow an external drive to be accessed by both a Mac and PC? If the new hard drive arrives formatted to NTFS, will that work?
My back up option is to transfer the files to a PC via File Sharing and then add to the external, but I’m hoping to not transfer 50GB over my network. Suggestions?
Thanks.
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[Matt Larson] “I tried the MS-DOS FAT 32 format “
Don’t try FAT-32. They have a limit of 4Gbs files.[Matt Larson] ” Is there any format that will allow an external drive to be accessed by both a Mac and PC?”
Only FAT-32. But you can’t use it.[Matt Larson] ” If the new hard drive arrives formatted to NTFS, will that work? “
You will need an application (Paragon NFST) to manage it from your Mac.You can also format your HD for Mac. The PC will need “MacDrive” to control the HD.
rafael -
I knew there was a 4GB limit in there somewhere, so I exported all the clips to be about 3.5GB.
Looks like FAT-32 should work then?
2 x3Ghz Quad MacPro
9 GB RAM
Mac OS X 10.5.5
QT 7.5.5
FCP 6.0.5
AJA Kona 3 (6.0.1 drivers)
G-Speed XL 12 RAID -
Yes, it will work, but there can be other issues.
50 Gig is not that much. A half decent gigabit network is faster than your average el-cheapo transport drive, so that will not make a difference in time.
(I edit on gig-ethernet, although with iSCSI)You should be able to get about 20 – 30 MB speed.
So it should take you less than an hour over your network.(Of course Rafaels solutions are great, but if it’s a one timer, be done with it the easy and safe way..)
Bouke
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[Bouke Vahl] “but if it’s a one timer, be done with it the easy and safe way.”
Excellent advice. I’ll transfer to the PC first, thanks!
2 x3Ghz Quad MacPro
9 GB RAM
Mac OS X 10.5.5
QT 7.5.5
FCP 6.0.5
AJA Kona 3 (6.0.1 drivers)
G-Speed XL 12 RAID
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