Appendix; Faq - Frequently Asked Questions And Their Answers - TerraTec Cameo 600 DV Manual

Appendix

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions and their answers
Recording video data from the Media Studio Pro 6.0 VE with your DV-camcorder using
Windows 98SE does not work as described in the Chapter "DV reproduction on your
camcorder.
1. You probably you haven't activated your camcorder´s DV-In feature or you haven't
installed DirectX 8.0a. DirectX 8.0a and the "Digital Video" Update are included in the
installation CD.
2. Check the DirectX website frequently for updates.
http://www.microsoft.com/directx
I heard that the file size of videos is a problem. Is that true?
There are indeed limitations to the file size. One reason is the AVI format itself. The AVI
format is supported by older VfW-based Software only to a file size of up to 2GB . Current
programs, based on DirectShow, support AVI files up to 4GB. As this also only supports a
maximum DV video length of 18 minutes, the format has been enhanced. The current
OpenDML-format has no limitations apart from the file size of the corresponding
operation system.
- FAT (Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000)
Maximum file size is 2GB (approximately 9 minutes of DV video)
- FAT 32 (Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000)
Maximum file size is 4 GB (approximately 18 minutes of DV video)
NTFS (Windows 2000)
The maximum file size depends on the partition size.
If you wish to edit longer videos, we recommend Windows 2000 as an operating system.
Media Studio Pro 6.0 VE of course supports open DML files.
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