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Kamshaft-XBA
09-16-2008, 08:09 AM
http://www.digital-forums.com/showthread.php?t=301528

According to various web sites, you need to format the memory stick or hard disk to "HFS+", it seems to be a native MacIntosh format. Go figure.

If only Microsoft would support NTFS, we wouldn't be having this thread.

Variation-XBA
09-16-2008, 03:35 PM
This is why Xvid/Divx are the winners~

Kamshaft-XBA
09-16-2008, 03:51 PM
This is why Xvid/Divx are the winners~

Codecs have nothing with the FAT32 - 4 Gigabyte file size limit. Hell, I've seen Xvid and DivX files over 4GB. :yikes:

Anyways...here are ways to get around the file size limit.

1. Put your +4 GB file on a network server and you stream it. You probably need a 100 megabit LAN for that.
2. Format your USB device MAC HFS+ file system, it should see the larger file sizes
3. Use a dual layer DVD and put your file on it.