Brian Mccartney
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The 2 gig file limit as far as the OS goes was due to the file system of the hard disc. Since Windows NT 4 in 1996, or there abouts, the NTFS file system did away with the hard limit of a 2 GB file. There is still the option to use FAT32 (up to 4GB file size) in Windows XP. It’s made available mostly for backwards compatibility. Add to that there are 2 different flavors of AVI. AVI1 and AVI2, AVI2 can handle file sizes over 2GB where AVI1 is limited to under 2GB. This was unfortunatlely the way Microsoft chose to go. Backwards compatibility to the extreme is pretty much the status quo for them. It certainly makes troubleshooting issues on the PC side of things challenging.
All that being said, I move DV AVI and Quicktime files back and forth between FCP 5 and Premiere Pro 1.5 without any issues related to file size. I wouldn’t dream of passing “native” HDV files back and forth though.
Brian McCartney
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I picked up the 1.42 with the superdrive. I was also teetering on getting an external DVD burner and saving 100 bucks but I thought I might as well just get what I need now and avoid trying to add-on after the fact. It’s bad enough that there is only one RAM slot so I have to ditch the 512MB it came with to get a 1GB stick. Oh well, that is what I get for trying to get away cheap.
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I just got my Mac Mini 2 days ago. I am pretty much in the same boat with you but I use Prem. Pro for work. I have wanted to get more familiar with FCP since I get calls to do work on it every now and again.
The verdict? It seems to work. DV editing is functional. I am using an external USB2 drive for media storage currently. Now I am not sure I would use this as a workhorse system, but it does do the job for me so I can get up to speed with FCP. I have yet to do any heavy lifting with it, but simple disolves and titles render out pretty quick. As with most computers, RAM is your friend. I have 512MB right now but will get 1GB as soon as the holidays have passed.
In my case, not a waste of money.
Good luck