16 minute clips at DVinfo.net

Jamie Walker · December 3rd, 2011, 01:35 PM

I recorded about 2 hours of video at third highest video quality setting. I recorded on a 32GB SDHC card @ 20MB/s. When I view the video it breaks it up into 16:22 clips. Why did it do this? And can It just record a straight 2 hours without the clips?

Jamie

It's a Canon vixia hf41
Thanks

Jamie Walker · December 3rd, 2011, 02:03 PM

I may have my answer in another post...
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xa...-problems.html

Thanks

Jeff Harper · December 4th, 2011, 06:01 AM

Right, it's the file size.

Don Palomaki · December 4th, 2011, 06:27 AM

As I understand it, the split (at ~2 GB) is in part due to the file size limitations of the file system used on the SD cards and in part legacy from the old Microsoft type 1 AVI file limitation days. FAT 32 commonly used on memory cards actually has a 4 GB file size limit, but Type 1 AVI files were limited to 2 GB. Most makers of AVCHD gear still stick to the 2 GB file size limitation - perhaps to reduce the incidence of issues with other connections to other gear; e.g., people trying to copy a large file to a smaller storage device.

The old command line function: COPY with the /B option can be used to assemble the piececs into one big file with no "missing" frames on a NTFS drive if you do not have the necessary utility on hand.

Jamie Walker · December 5th, 2011, 05:16 AM

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the help.

Jamie

Iker Riera · December 5th, 2011, 06:26 AM

i also posted this in the thread linked a few posts up:

i use this free program here: MTS File Joiner

it joins the files in seconds with no recompression. It was actually made for Vixia users, works like a charm.

December 3rd, 2011, 01:35 PM	#1
Jamie Walker New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 19	16 minute clips I recorded about 2 hours of video at third highest video quality setting. I recorded on a 32GB SDHC card @ 20MB/s. When I view the video it breaks it up into 16:22 clips. Why did it do this? And can It just record a straight 2 hours without the clips? Jamie It's a Canon vixia hf41 Thanks

December 3rd, 2011, 02:03 PM	#2
Jamie Walker New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 19	Re: 16 minute clips I may have my answer in another post... http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xa...-problems.html Thanks

December 4th, 2011, 06:01 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: 16 minute clips Right, it's the file size. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

December 4th, 2011, 06:27 AM	#4
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,489	Re: 16 minute clips As I understand it, the split (at ~2 GB) is in part due to the file size limitations of the file system used on the SD cards and in part legacy from the old Microsoft type 1 AVI file limitation days. FAT 32 commonly used on memory cards actually has a 4 GB file size limit, but Type 1 AVI files were limited to 2 GB. Most makers of AVCHD gear still stick to the 2 GB file size limitation - perhaps to reduce the incidence of issues with other connections to other gear; e.g., people trying to copy a large file to a smaller storage device. The old command line function: COPY with the /B option can be used to assemble the piececs into one big file with no "missing" frames on a NTFS drive if you do not have the necessary utility on hand. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

December 5th, 2011, 05:16 AM	#5
Jamie Walker New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 19	Re: 16 minute clips Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the help. Jamie

December 5th, 2011, 06:26 AM	#6
Iker Riera Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 164	Re: 16 minute clips i also posted this in the thread linked a few posts up: i use this free program here: MTS File Joiner it joins the files in seconds with no recompression. It was actually made for Vixia users, works like a charm.