Transfering video from PC to mac

Greetings everyone...
I've been learning quite a bit since I was informed a few hours ago that the
Windows XP based system at work will not write files larger than 2GB. But I could still use some help.
What we want to do is this: move very large video program files (40-50 GB) from a Windows-based Avid system to a Lacie Big Disk hard drive, and from there to my PowerMac.
Now Fat32 won't allow for the saving or transport of such large files, right? But am I correct in thinking that maybe we can format the Lacie drive in NTFS and thereby move those large files from Windows to Mac, since Tiger can now read NTFS formatted drives?
Or is there perhaps an easier and/or more reliable way to do what I wish to do?
Finally, would the "MacDrive" program I've been reading about be useful somehow in this sort of situation?
Thanks for thinking about this, everyone.
- Derek

Thanks much, Tim, for all the info.
Unfortunately, another complication has arisen since yesterday. I've just found out from the person who edits the source material (it's a travel show) that the Avid system he uses will not export files larger than a few gigs. So much for simply moving a 40 gig file from one spot to another.
So now my dilemma is: What do I need to do in order to get the edited product from a PC-based Avid system to my PowerMac in a form that will allow me to then encode it with Compressor?
The Avid will drop the masters onto digital tape via a Sony HDCAM VTR [model HDW M2000)...here's a web page on the deck itself:http://interprod5.imgusa.com/son-810/site/pdf/HDWM-20001-sheet.pdf.
From there I suspect I'll need to firewire my PowerMac to the Sony, and using some sort of program (DVDSP4? FCP? other?), transfer in real time the program as it plays on the Sony deck into my PowerMac, where I assume it will end up as one, large, QuickTime-compliant file ready to be encoded. Is this scenario of mine anywhere near the mark?
As you might suspect, this is all well outside my field of expertise. Which is to say, I'm flying blind as a bat here. Heck, I thought I'd just need to learn DVDSP4 (which I am) and have all the needed assets magically arrive on my desktop. So - any and all help anyone can furnish me with on this dilemma may well qualify as life-saving assistance. Just bound to build up your karma rating as well.
Thanks everyone for reading and considering all of this...
- derek

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