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Transferring video files >4GB to PC via External HD

How do you transfer large video files to Windows based systems?

I'm on a currrent project where I've had to capture hour long talks in DV and HDV. The resulting files are larger than the FAT limit of 4GB, so I can't format the external HDs in that format. So, I have them formatted in NTFS 3G, and writing to them seems INCREDIBLY slow.


What workflow do you use? Am I missing something? While I could break the videos into smaller captures, the client doesn't have the capability to edit/rejoin the clips on their end.


Thanks for the help/recommendations,


Jarrod

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion, 16GB RAM

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 12:28 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2013 12:45 PM

macdrive is a utility that will allow you to mount a macosformatted drive on a pc. Worth every penny.


There are also mac utillities that will allow you to write to NTFS drives. Just do some googling. There are paid and free solutions.

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Jan 31, 2013 7:05 PM in response to Michael Grenadier

This really isn't about drive speed so much as it is about overcoming the 4GB limit of FAT32 or the write speed of NTFS 3G. I know FireWire is faster but most clients give me USB 2 or 3 drives formatted incorrectly.

I'm really looking for advice on my workflow. If there's no flaw in it then ill continue to do what I've been doing, file transfer speed be ******. Thanks.

Dec 14, 2013 5:54 AM in response to jarrodmakesvideos

itunes has a 4GB limit when storing files on a FAT32 formatted drive. I discovered this when trying to redeem a digital copy of Star Trek Into Darkness which is a 4.4GB file. After reading the forums, i changed my default drive to a local drive NTFS formatted drive, and checked for available downloads and it is now downloading fine - 3 mins to go!! I will re-point my itunes folder drive back to my external FAT32 drive after download is done. hope you can resolve your problems, too.

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