Response to 2 gig file limit on Macs

The previous answer to this question seems to confuse the old DOS limitation on large HD sizes with the 2GB limitation on video files in both Video for Windows and Quicktime. To answer your question, yes, there is a 2Gig limit on individual .mov (Quicktime) or .avi (VfW) files. So if you're editing DV footage you'll be limited to a video file of about 9 minutes. However, most of the hardware/software bundles out there now include playback from the timeline of your NLE software (such as Premiere) which sequentially plays back a series of files, bypassing the 2Gig limit.

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