Help with formatting to NTSF! Ahh... the joys of digital video! Any experts?

[AnitaPeterson]

Howdy,

I have recently installed Win2000 Pro on my machine, but did not format to NTSF.

So now I'm trying to capture from my FireWire card about 60 minutes of video, and I keep bumping into that stupid FAT32 limitation to 4GB.

This is annoying!

So I'm thinking I should convert to NTSF.

1) how do I do that?
2) would converting now be enough? I mean, after converting to NTSF, would the damn Ulead and other video capture programs allow me to create big files? Or do I have to reinstall everything? 😱

Has anyone had this experience before?

Thanks!

 

[SaigonK]

Convert FAT volumes to NTFS.
CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V]
volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.

There are the tools you need, the file limit size is easier to deal with in NT, I would convert then try it. If it doesnt go well, you may just need to reinstall the apps.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Ummm, I know I'll sound like an idiot, but I'm still at a loss bout how to make the conversion... where do I put all those commands? What's "verbose"?

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< Ummm, I know I'll sound like an idiot, but I'm still at a loss bout how to make the conversion... where do I put all those commands? What's "verbose"? >>



There is a nice faq about this. Click on the faq link near the search area at the top of each forum page.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Thanks for the FAQ idea, but it still does not tell me if the programs will work afterwards.

Also, would the NTFS conversion affect programs that are already installed on the computer, from Photoshop to SoundForge? How about games?

Can anyone who changed to NTSF mid-stream please post and confirm that all the programs continued to function?

 

[DocDoo]

2 seconds in Google will give you this result:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/managing/convertfat.asp

 

[AndyHui]

You haven't read the other NTFS FAQ: Using FAT32 and NTFS on the same system.

 

[manly]

Offhand, end-user applications have no awareness of the underlying filesystem. FAT32 or NTFS, they don't care.

However, some older apps may break if they expect loose (or no) permission restrictions on directories.

Although W NT/2K/XP are pretty compatible with legacy applications, NTFS filesystem security can actually get in the way.

For example, to use Intuit apps (i.e. Quicken or Turbotax), you need to install/run the apps as Administrator.

I suspect it is this compatibility problem that led Mickeysoft to give all users created during WXP installation Administrator privileges. As always seems to be the case, given the choice between security and end-user convenience, M$ will choose convenience.

I'm not a hard-core gamer, but I believe many games have to be treated the same as Intuit apps (install & run as a user with Administrator-level credentials).

Unfortunately, you'll probably have to work through this issue on a case-by-case basis. If you always use an Administrator-level account (which I wouldn't recommend), then permissions won't affect you.

 

[rbV5]

<< Can anyone who changed to NTSF mid-stream please post and confirm that all the programs continued to function? >>



I've converted my filesystem from Fat32 to NTFS in Win2k with no issues or loss of data. The other way, you would need PM or something, but for Fat32>NTFS, the MS utility worked great for me.