Large avi files

I keep getting error code 0 when I try moving my large avi files 9GB to my external drive. whats wrong? this seems like a remedial task that should be a none issue

the 4gb thing doesn't make any sense i have plenty of dvds 4.7 gb on the disk
If they're compressed or segmented, they may be less than 4GB per file.
so how do I reformat a drive hooked to a mac
Use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to erase it.
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Can't Import large .avi file from digital camera into iPhoto 08

I have a digital camera with a 4GB SD card. I was shooting video and have several small .avi files on the card and one large .avi file (2.67 GB) on the same card. I did not have a problem importing the small files. iPhoto hung while trying to import the large file. I read in this forum that I should use Image Capture, which I tried. When I used Image Capture on the smaller files (just to see how it worked), my camera would flash while it was transferring. When I tried Image Capture on the large file, the camera did not flash and after about 20 minutes, there didn't seem to be anything going on with the transfer. I also tried an old card reader through Image Capture, and that didn't work either. Should Image Capture be able to handle this size file? Do you know of any way to break up the large file into smaller files on the SD card? What am I missing? Thanks!

Canon's cameras do not mount on the Desktop. It's a 'feature' of the brand.
There are several possibilities for Image Capture - including minor directory damage on the card etc. The only solution is get the card to mount, and that means a recent Card Reader.
Regards
TD

Convert large AVI files to MPEG4 with PE11 to reduce size

I have a lot of large AVI files from captured VHS tapes. Computer hard disk is full. Should I convert large AVI files to MPEG4 using PE11 to reduce file size? In the future, can I import MPEG4 into PE11 for video projects? I don't want to delete the AVI file until I know I can work with MPEG4.

uberjaeger,
My next objective will be to learn PE11 so I can edit the video.
This Tips & Tricks article has links to many learning resources for PrE: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/800455?tstart=0
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Problem import large avi-files into iMovie '11

I have a large AVI-file, DV, from an old video camera that I want to import to iMove '11. The file is 10,37 GB but when I import it to iMovie only a few scenes is visible. Also, iMovie says the file is 4,71 GB.
How do I import the whole file?
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If you can convert the AVI movie back on the PC to Quicktime, this would be your best option. AVI files are limited to 4GB in size. To get around this limit, the AVI file might be referencing other smaller files on the PC. The AVI file format has been pretty much abandoned by Microsoft which now uses the WMV format.

How to divide a large avi file

Hope that this is the appropriate forum for this. I have a large .avi movie file which will not fit onto a single DVD-R disc (4.7GB) when I try to use Toast for burning. Is there any simple way of dividing the file into two parts so that each part will fit onto it's own DVD disc?

You are absolutely correct. S & C does split the file into parts (I chose 2 of 350MB each for the avi file of 837.8MB) but adds an extra extension of the type .00a, .00b after the .avi extension. Then, with this weird extension, it is not recognized as a movie file. I did remove the extra extensions so that each part ended only with .avi (and had to make a change in the main name for each part so that they had different names) but curiously only the first part played perfectly as a movie but the second part did not - an error message appeared "not a movie file". Here I thought that dividing/splitting a file would be a simple thing to do but once again I'm foiled. I may just go out and purchase the newly released Western Digital HD Media Player which connects to a TV and takes its input from the computer via a USB storage drive. This way I transfer the avi file to a jump/flash/thumb drive from my computer and plug the drive into the WD Media Player which then displays the movie on TV. No discs/burning/file splitting, etc. to contend with. The reviews for the device are quite positive and it works for both PC and Mac. It is relatively inexpensive as well ($100-150).

Canon IXUS 950 won't import large AVI files into iPhoto

The new canon Ixus 950 IS wont import large (over 50mb) AVI files in iPhoto, why not?
They sit on the SD card and then sometimes subsequent pics and video's don't upload.
If there are say, 3 x 40mb files they dont upload either... After waiting ages the box pops up, unable to import.
I can individually import the AVI files under 50mb
I also note that the hard drive icon for the camera does not appear on the desktop or the finder so I could not 'drag' them in either...
Any ideas?
David

I have a similar problem with importing large AVIs from my Canon A610. iPhoto would import everything else (usually) except the large AVIs, which it claims is unreadable. In this particular case (~470MB file), it plays in QuickTime, I've resaved it using QT (still won't import) and converted it from MJPEG to Cinepak (still won't import). I'm now considering cutting the AVI up into smaller chunks and importing those... but any other options before that?
Misc computer details: Main HD is 120GB with 30 for Boot Camp, 80 remains for Mac OS X, but the iPhoto Library is on an external HD (also 120GB, same model as internal HD except not SATA) formatted to FAT32. Would 10.4.11 make a difference here?

IDVD: Fitting a large AVI file on DVD

I have a large (2.5Gb) avi file that I want to burn on dvd using iDVD, and though I am using a dual-layer dvd, it is still not large enough to accommodate that video (I'm exceeding the capacity by about 500 Mb). Is there an option in iDVD to "fit" the video on the media you've got? I'm ok with (hopefully small) quality loss.

First off, the size of your AVI file in GB doesn't matter to iDVD. What DOES count is the running time in minutes.
On a double-layer DVD the maximum content length is about 120 minutes in iDVD.
iDVD doesn't offer an option to force fit the content to the media. I suggest you look at Roxio's Toast Titanium which does offer such an option. You might also want to look at the free BURN at http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/
F Shippey

Converting Large AVI files for iMovie

I had an old 16mm film transferred into AVI files (HD, very high quality). The main file is too large to edit (200G), and even play on my machine. I had them converted by the same company that did the transfer, but there is so much loss of quality, they are only good for a small digital video. Goal is to produce this on DVD (from iMovie) for later distribution.
So my question is this--what file format should I get these AVI files converted to, so the end output is maximum quality for DVD? IAny help and advice appreciated!

Hi, thank you for your response! I don't have access to a MAC right now, so will need to check later (the EHD the large files are on is formatted for MACs), but I'm sure it's uncompressed.
Even editing with a RAID, don't I eventually have to compress to fit onto a typical DVD? So if I compressed or converted now, could I edit without a RAID? If so, I'm just wondering what best to convert to, for maximum quality on the finished DVD product later on.

Unable to import large AVI files

I make flash animations and then turn them into AVI files. When the avi file is bigger than 2gb, I am unable to import it to the timeline. If I then go back in flash and cut it in two and make two avi files, I can import them. I seem to be missing a codec or 2GB is the largest file I can import.
Any help on the codec question. I downloaded some codec detectors and it mentioned PCM as a codec. Any help would be appreciated.

You do not seem to be understanding what Neil said and asked
The TYPE of AVI you are creating out of Flash uses the TYPE of codec that only works to 2Gig... so, of course, your files over that size are corrupt
Using the DV AVI codec is a different TYPE of codec... which does allow files over 2Gig
Just because a file ends with .AVI does NOT mean it is the same as any other file which ends in .AVI - one example of this is that divX creates .AVI files, but they are actually a (hacked) version of the MPEG-4 codec and do not work well with Encore
You need to find out if you are able to create AVI files using a different codec

Audio problem: large avi file / audio out of sync getting worse towards the end

Hi,
We have an 11 hours avi file (about 500GB) that plays fine in Windows Media Player and is in sync.
When we import it into Premiere Pro CS6 audio and video tracks are of the same length. At the beginning of the video sound is fine and in sync as well. But at the end of the video the audio is out of sync by a couple of frames (but still the same length). We tried different things and the only thing that worked was setting the audio buffer size to maximum. Now the audio is in sync at the beginning, middle and end of video. But of course editing is impossible like this (if you hit pause the audio needs some time to stop).
Any help or suggestions are welcome.
Cheers

AVI is a wrapper... what is inside YOUR wrapper?
Codec & Format information, with 2 links inside for you to read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1270588
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30 for screen shot instructions
Free programs to get file information for PC/Mac http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download
Also, When your project sequence is correct, you will not see a red line over your timeline at first import, before you do anything to the video
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2011/02/red-yellow-and-green-render-bars.html
If you have a red line over the timeline after importing a video and before adding any effects... your project is wrong for your video
The NEW ITEM process will ensure that your sequence matches your video file
CS5-thru-CC PPro/Encore tutorial list http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1448923 has a link to learn about the NEW ITEM process
Now that you have your video DETAILS available, check to see if you have a video file with a Variable FRAME Rate
IF YES, you will most likely need to find a program to convert to a CONSTANT Frame Rate to edit in Premiere Elements

I have A large avi file but cant burn it in idvd

So i have an avi movie file, 802mb. I want to be able to burn this to a dvd and have it play in any dvd player. I really dont care about titles and such. Every time i open idvd i drag the movie under the menu then it says, "+Your project exceeds the maximum content duration. To burn your DVD, change the encoder setting in the Project Info window+." I go to the project info menu and reduce quality and it still wont work. It says I exceed the file limit. The movie length is 2:32:03 long. I have 108gb left on my mac HD. Is there another program, for free, out there that I can just drag and burn to play in any dvd player.

Hey,
I am having the same exact problem, my files sizes are supposedly ok but it give the same error message. Any luck? Please feel free to email me back or let me know what you had to do to get it working. I would really apprecaite it
Court

Reading frames in avi files

When reading large AVI files, I get an error when trying to read frame 870 or higher:
Error -1074395967 occurred at IMAQ AVI2 Read Frame
Possible reason(s):
IMAQ Vision: (Hex 0xBFF604C1) Error reading AVI frame
Is this a limitation of the system? I have the problem even when using the AVI read example.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I have to disagree. I do not use old functions. The test program is very simple (see the picture). But video contains over 60,000 images (640x480, 8-bit grayscale, no compression). This example hangs on image 3474.

How to fix a corrupt .avi file (from capture in CS3)?

So I was recording a VERY long meeting at work and recorded it to my PC via Premiere. Since the recording was unattended, the file size is 275GB! I didn't really think anything would go wrong since I have recorded large .avi files in the past.
Well when I try to import the .avi or play it in media player, it is saying it is corrupt/wrong file format. I tried a few avi repair utilities and none of them fixed it. I'm guessing the avi headers are missing, but I thought Premiere wrote progressive .avi files (at least their export is progressive and valid while its writing).
Any help to repair salvage the avi? I only need about 50% of the actual content.

>wonder why you can view a video that is currently being exported
Seeing what the computer is
DOING while it is doing it is really not the same as trying to open a file after the fact
I have an inexpensive standalone DVD recorder to be able to move a movie from a DirecTv Tivo box in one part of the house to a DVD player in another part of the house
I can watch the video on the TV while it is playing from the DTivo box to the DVD recorder
If I do not properly CLOSE the disc when the recording is done, the DVD will not play
An improperly closed file is, as you found, not going to work
As I said, my best GUESS is that hitting the full point on the drive caused needed information to not be written to the header (or file end) and now any software you use to try and play or edit that file doesn't know what the file
IS because the identity is lost
I will guess that is also why the AVI repair programs you've tried won't work... they need to have some starting information to work, otherwise the contents of the file are just so much random "noise"

How to split large video files into multiple individual clips by date

Hello. I'm looking for a freeware/shareware program (if one exists, or willing to pay for one if it does this well) that will:
1) Analyze a large AVI file identifying the start/start points of each segment of video and the dates the video segments were shot.
2) Then allow me to organize (for example, join 2 or more segments together if it's a video with a lot of start/stop points during the same shot) the segments identified in step 1 into logical clips that could be split apart from the 1 large AVI file.
3) Lastly, it would split my one large AVI file into the multiple clips or files that I identified in step 2.
A piece of software called FootTrack does a great job analyzing AVI files as I describe in steps 1 & 2, but it doesn't allow you to split or export the one avi file into multiple avi files.
I really don't want to have to do this one clip at a time, I've got to believe there's a program out there that will automate this process for me.
Thanks

I don't know of a way to automate it. I just did about 15 years worth. It wasn't too hard. I use an application called mpegstreamclip. Its very easy and free to download either from the apple site or direct from its site.
http://www.squared5.com/
Bascically you set the in and out points with the i and o keys and export.

2 avi files to DVD

Hi
I need to transfer two large avi files to a DVD. I want the dvd to be able to play back on a DVD player, including my computer. If it helps, I have ffmpegx.
Thanks!

I would try using iDVD. To make those two clips play without using a menu, do the following:
1. Create a new iDVD project.
2. Click on the "Map" Button.
3. Drag both clips into the box that says "Drag clips here to play when the DVD is inserted"
If you want to go ahead and create a menu, then by all means, create a menu, and to add the clips to the DVD, just drag them into the iDVD window. Make sure not to drag them into the "Drop Zones". Those are reserved for pictures or small video clips (several seconds long) to add to the design of the theme.
If your clips total between 1 and 2 hours in length, then make sure to go to into iDVD preferences under the iDVD menu, and select "Best Quality". Under the setting "Best Performance", you can only burn up to 1 hour of video to a single-layer DVD.
Hope this Helps
Trevor

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