Is there an input file size limit?

[markrb]

I am trying to encode a 10.1gb avi file in CCE 2.5 and it always errors out about 1/4 of the way through saying that there is an error reading from the disk.
I think I remember reading that CCE had a 4gb input file limit. Am I right? Is this why I am getting the error?

If that is so can anyone tell me how to cut the avi into mutiple parts and then feed them all into CCE?

Thanks,
Mark

[grer]

hey markrb,

yes, i had the same problem with CCE. I believe the file size limit is around 2 gigs.
The way i got around the problem is to open the file in Virtual Dub (a program u can get from www.doom9.org), and then go to File, and press the "Save Segmented AVI" option. There, select how you want to divide the file (usually pick 2000MB or something like that) and make sure that you select "Direct Stream Copy" from both Video and Audio menus, otherwise the file size will be huge, and it will take a long time to make the files. Direct Stream Copy should process relatively fast.

Then you can take all the files you created, and drag them to CCE for encoding.

Hope this helps,

grer

[TactX]

I don't think that CCE has an input file limit. At least not at only 4 GB !

It is a professional encoder and nobody would pay $4000 for it if you could only use input files <4 GB.

[grer]

CCE 2.62 (or whichever one is after 2.5) does not have a size limit.
CCE 2.5, however, does. At least, when you import the avi file directly.

[therick]

It is FAT32 that has the limit that you are referring to...not CCE 2.5...I have been using 30gb+ files for ever with 2.5...

[jeffy82]

Wow, I got excited for a minute, with the hope that theRick knew what he was talking about. Shoot!!!

Uless I'm completely off base, which I might be,
I believe that CCE 2.50 STAND ALONE encoder (not the plugin) DOES have a 2 gig limitation -- Regardless of the file structure. Unless Cinemacraft has some reason for understating it's own encoder's capabilities, they clearly list a 2 gig limitation in their manual.

I do believe that they have raised the limit with CCE 2.62 & Higher.

@ TactX - I hope you were being sarcastic.


I've been using Win2000 with all NTFS Drives, and I have always gotten an error message as soon as it enclodes/passes the 2 gig mark. That why >2gig AVI files have to be frameserved by Virtual dub or premiere, for encoding with the CCE 2.5 standalone.

Also, AVI 1.0 does have the 2 gig limit, but I don't believe the OpenDML format does. I'm using 25GB OpenDML AVIs without problems, but I could be wrong.

theRick -- Please enlighten me, I would love to know how you get it to work with those big AVIs without using any type of handler or Frameserver.

[therick]

@jeffy82 - I made an assumption about you guys frameserving...I thought everybody frameserved...I missed grer's comment about segmenting the .avi's. Can I ask this...you do frameserve, don't you? I apologize for not reading the posts better...I was a little drunk when I did that ;)

[TactX]

Ooops.... I missed that markrb was talking about 2.5 !

But why would anyone use an older version if the source is AVI (not frameserved) ?

[jeffy82]

@theRick

After reading another one of your posts, I figured as much. Isn't it frustrating when you know that you're paying a fortune in tuition and that goes to pay the salary of some prick professor.

Why am I not frame serving? Speed I guess?

This is where you have me at a total disadvantage. So I can say with pretty good certainty, that I DON'T know what the hell I'm talking about. That said. I'm all ears for better faster encoding.

I may be doing it the slow or inefficient way. But my idea was to utilize the shear Speed & Quality of CCE.

For the most part I'm encoding Edited DV (Presentations, Weddings,etc.) to Mpeg2(DVD), So it's already the right size and I don't need nor want to deinterlace it (at least I don't think so). So by going through the additional step of Segmenting the File with virtual dub, I save time with CCE 2.50.

My system is a P4 1.8gh 768MG >200Megs HDD

On a 1hr 27min video these are my numbers.

VirDub FS - > CCE DVD Rate: .565 Time: 2hr 30min
Premiere VS.93 - > CCE DVD Rate: .485 Time: 2hr 58min

VirDub Segmenting: Time: 17min
+ CCE Encoding Directly Rate: .820 Time: 1hr 43min
Total Time: 2hr 00min

VirDubFS can't do Multipass it is limited to CBR or 1pass MBR.

If I overclock, to 2.05Ghz, I damn near get Realtime at .932.

Are this bad numbers, or is there a way to do this process faster? :)

[jeffy82]

@TactX,

Sorry, forgot to answer your questions. Well.....First off, I don't own version 2.62, and from what I understand, it doesn't work with some programs, DVD2??? and the likes, but aside from that, you may be right; I have no better reason to use 2.50.

[therick]

@jeffy82 -

Well, the major difference is in what we are doing I believe...I am not creating DVDs (yet), I am currently transferring my VHS...so I sometimes (with a bad quality tape) use VDub for filters to clean up noise and other things...another thing is that I am at my apartment for an average of about 4 hours + 5 hours of sleep. So I have what you would call the perfect setup...I will capture at night, then just start an encode before I go to bed...start another when I wake up and let it run while I am away all day...then come home and mux it and burn it and test it. So speed has never really been a huge issue for me. But you are completely right about frameserving...it is slower...I just never really cared so much...I am new to this also...my tuition is not so bad cause I go to a certain little land grant school in a certain little state that has managed to keep it's size and tuition down...:)