Rendering question

[Terry Esslinger]

It sounds like your drive is formatted as FAT32. It needs to be reformatted as NTSF. Otherwise there is a 4GB file limit.

[Jorge Trinchet]

Thanks, Terry!
Could you tell me how I can do that? I am not sure of how to start…
Thanks again,

Jorge

[Terry Esslinger]

One way. Double click on My Computer. Riht click on the drive in question. Choose properties. It will show you whether the drive is Fat32 or NTSF. If it is FAT32 you will need to convert it…

Now use the Windows XP convert tool: Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt (or, from a Run box, type CMD) and, assuming you intend to convert C:, give the command:

VOL C:

Note the name of the disk in the first line, and the Volume Serial Number (for example, 3F4E-2D1B) in the second. Then type:

CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS

It will ask for that name in confirmation. Then it will ask two further questions. Reply Y each time to set up conversion to happen at the next boot, then restart the machine. (If you are converting a partition other than the operating system’s partition, you may find that it runs without rebooting.) After returning to Win XP, the hard disk will work for two or three minutes, tidying up. Leave things alone during this time.

[Jorge Trinchet]

Thanks so much!
I had never heard of this and I am not that good with computers, so now I have a very obvious question: will this process cause any loss of files or anything like that?
This is not like formatting the drive, right?
You didn’t mention anything, so it probably doesn’t. But I just need to double check.

Thanks a lot!

Jorge

[Terry Esslinger]

No, it is not reformatting. When I did it I did not lose a thing. BUT your mileage may vary.

[Jorge Trinchet]

Thanks a lot for such a quick reply! All right, sounds good. We will go for it.

Jorge

[Jorge Trinchet]

Sorry for posting so much.
I just check the drive and it says that it is actually NTFS. So I guess that I don’t need to convert it. I’m relieved!
Do you have any other ideas on why Vegas rendered the sequence as two separate files?
Thanks!

[Jorge Trinchet]

Terry, you were right!
The C: in my computer is formatted as NTSF, but when I saved that file, I saved it to a portable drive that I have, which is formatted as FAT32. So that is probably why it did it. Thanks so much!!!

Jorge

[Jorge Trinchet]

Terry,
I’ve been trying to convert my portable drive to NTFS, but I have not been able to.
It is asking me: Enter current volume label for drive G: (like I said, I am converting a portable drive).
In the directions that you gave me you said: It will ask for that name in confirmation.
But what name?
I have typed: NTFS
G: /FS:NTFS
G:

No matter what I type, it always says: An incorrect volume label was entered for this drive.
What is it asking for?
Thanks!

Jorge

[Jorge Trinchet]

I have tried all kinds of name combinations, and it keeps saying the same: An incorrect volume label was entered for this drive.
This is how it goes:

When I type VOL G:
It says: Volume in drive G is My Book
Volume Serial Number is B1D0-196E

Then I type: CONVERT G: /FS:NTFS

It says: The type of the file system is FAT32.
Enter current volume label for drive G:

I type: My Book B1D0-196E

It says: An incorrect volume label was entered for this drive.

By the way, sometimes when I type this directly: CONVERT G: /FS:NTSF (without previously typing VOL G:), it says: Conversion from FAT32 to NTSF volume is not available.

Any ideas?
Thanks,

Jorge