Re: [MiNT] File sizes

[p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk]

>---- Original Message ----
>From: Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org>
>To: mint@lists.fishpool.fi
>Sent: Sat, Jan 2, 2010, 5:20 PM
>Subject: Re: [MiNT] File sizes
>
>On 1/2/10 5:53 AM, p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk wrote:
>> I am just experimenting with firewire capture of my diving videos
>> from DVCAM tapes. Using full resolution they are big files. Maybe
>> there is another video format that the files can be saved in that
>> requires less space using better compression.
>>
>> I am using full PAL resolution at the moment and they aren't even
>> HiDef videos !
>>
>>    
>The straight videos from a mini dv cam are basically uncompressed so 
>nearly anything is better.  I prefer H264 but H264 DV is resource 
>intensive on a modern PC to playback let alone an atari.  I would use 
>maybe Xvid.  I wouldn't touch them if you plan to edit them, add 
>transitions, etc.  But if they are in their final format, a high bitrate 
>xvid shouldn't be too annoying.
>
>Thanks,
>Mark

http://sparemint.org/mailinglist/Mailing-Lists/MiNT-List.200509/66DC18A8418BEC40A860F6DE165FE29F03EF7D88@EATPEX01.dmt.de.text

This was the info I was looking for.

The size limits seem to disagree with wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext2

I am still puzzled how windos produced such a hige file from
about 14 mins of video. More experimenting needed.

Hopefully the USB drive will be readable on the ACP Coldari.

Peter