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Q: USB Stick / Large File transfer / windows supported TV only /

Hi there,

Hope you can help me.

Will installing Macfuse and then an NTFS prgramme allow me to drag a large film file onto my USB drive so I can then watch it on my LG HD tv?

Currently i have to use FAT 32 which can only do 3 gig.

Hope you can help me?

Cheers

Dave.

macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 4, 2011 7:45 AM

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Feb 4, 2011 7:51 AM in response to david hyde2
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    Feb 4, 2011 7:51 AM in response to david hyde2
    The question is also, will the TV read NTFS format drives? You'll have to check its specifications for that, or format an empty drive with a few jpgs on it and see how it reacts.

    If it won't and you're stuck with FAT 32 you could try splitting up the larger file. I have a DVD player that will play USB drives. In fact I found that when I did try playing a long video using it that the audio got out of synch even though they played fine on the computer. I think it is happier with shorter files. I do know it will play multiple videos almost seamlessly. I haven't needed to view a long video again but next time I do I will take an editor and break the video into smaller chunks with sequential numbers so it will play them as one.

  • by david hyde2,

    david hyde2 david hyde2 Feb 4, 2011 8:00 AM in response to Limnos
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    Feb 4, 2011 8:00 AM in response to Limnos
    Thanks,

    Assuming the TV does take NTFS, will doing what i suggested in the initial question work?

    You mention splitting the file? How simple is that to do?

    Cheers for fast response.

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Feb 4, 2011 8:24 AM in response to david hyde2
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    Feb 4, 2011 8:24 AM in response to david hyde2
    Assuming the TV does take NTFS, will doing what i suggested in the initial question work?

    Probably, since we're just talking writing files to a drive. there's also the freeware NTFS-3G

    You mention splitting the file? How simple is that to do?

    Depends upon the format file and the software you have. When I need to do it I will probably try MPEGstreamclip which is free. I think I have also seen software that splits up automatically, but I really can't recall the name. I also just tried a utility called Clip Creator 2 which doesn't do it automatically be seemed to handle what Streamclip found a problematic file.