avi capture file size

[Guest]

can any of you wonderful people out there explain further the file size
limitations and what i am doing wrong.
i cannot capture file sizes above 2gb even though formatted in ntfs using xp
and a wincast capture card i do no need massive file sizes the 4gb limit
which i should get would do, anybody?

 

[Graham Hughes]

It can depend on the file type you capture and where from. I'm not familiar
with your capture card, but it may well be capturing in type 1 avi files.
See this for more info.
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=1165
You can of course just join them all up in your editing app.