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Steve Kalle · September 5th, 2009, 12:52 AM

I can get the 8GB SxS cards for a much better price-per-GB than the 16GB cards but I will need to record at least 30-40 minutes straight sometimes.

So, my question is: how many SxS cards can a single video be spanned across and has anyone encountered ANY problems with spanned videos on SxS?

Thanks

Brooks Graham · September 5th, 2009, 10:35 AM

I don't know that there is a limit to how many cards a single clip can span, but if there is one, it's probably some nifty power-of-two number like 256 or 65536 - if that doesn't make sense, find the nearest software engineer or 14 year old and they'll explain it.

One of my corporate clients occasionally asks me to record marathon meetings for them. I think the longest single clip I've done to date spanned two 16GB and three or four 8GB cards.

Never had an issue with genuine SxS cards.

September 5th, 2009, 12:52 AM	#1
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Span Across Multiple SxS? I can get the 8GB SxS cards for a much better price-per-GB than the 16GB cards but I will need to record at least 30-40 minutes straight sometimes. So, my question is: how many SxS cards can a single video be spanned across and has anyone encountered ANY problems with spanned videos on SxS? Thanks

September 5th, 2009, 10:35 AM	#2
Brooks Graham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 121	I don't know that there is a limit to how many cards a single clip can span, but if there is one, it's probably some nifty power-of-two number like 256 or 65536 - if that doesn't make sense, find the nearest software engineer or 14 year old and they'll explain it. One of my corporate clients occasionally asks me to record marathon meetings for them. I think the longest single clip I've done to date spanned two 16GB and three or four 8GB cards. Never had an issue with genuine SxS cards.