recordings .ts file question

[ManikM]

my files are split into several .ts files, my disk is currently on journaled.

what it make a difference to choose fat?>

can one recording be one big file or not?

ta

[Steve_M]

my files are split into several .ts files, my disk is currently on journaled.

what it make a difference to choose fat?>

can one recording be one big file or not?

ta

There's a 4Gb limit on a FAT 32 file size

[ManikM]

sorry i know that, but im not on FAT at the moment, and the files are segmented (i think its on journaled whatever that is)

is there a choice of filesystem so that the files are 1 big file>

[Steve_M]

sorry i know that, but im not on FAT at the moment, and the files are segmented (i think its on journaled whatever that is)

is there a choice of filesystem so that the files are 1 big file>

You have a choice of formatting the HDD in one of two file systems only, ext 3(journalled) or Fat 32. Journalled means you can have a file larger than 4Gb but physically the file is split into smaller segments. If you use FAT then you have a single large file but restricted to 4Gb. If your HDD is currently formatted as journalled then formatting to FAT will erase all your data.

[ManikM]

LOL i realise what formatting does mate.

So the answer is no, there is no way to have "1 big file" recordings.

[mgluby]

FA**2 is no use if you want to record an HD film. It will require more than 4GB. The problem with this is it doesn't give much in the way of copying the recorded film / programme onto a NAS device for example to be able to share or backup local recordings.

[ManikM]

neither format is ideal then...unless you "glue" the .ts files together.

[echelon]

in general any recording system including a dvd gives multiple files , be they vob files or any other types of files

and when you look at the restrictions on file sizes caused by some filing systems like FAT and FAT 32 its nor surprising that this happens , and will be compounded by the higher sizes of files required for HD programmes

so its reasonable to assume that multiple files will exist for a recording , which means that its very unlikely that a recording will be one file only , especially if it exceeds 4 gig

you only have to look at any commercial dvd to know this

[aadham]

LOL i realise what formatting does mate.

So the answer is no, there is no way to have "1 big file" recordings.

Unless the manufacturer decides to support NTFS.

[ManikM]

Unless the manufacturer decides to support NTFS.

yer which they wont


my old topfield used to record 14gb files no problem (as 1 file)

just find it strange that a newer STB can't do it.

[echelon]

yer which they wont


my old topfield used to record 14gb files no problem (as 1 file)

just find it strange that a newer STB can't do it.

that box probably used its own proprietary filing system , possibly producing some sort of mpeg or vro file

problem nowadays is they just piggy back and use a common windows system like fat 32 , which affects all boxes the same that use it

[ManikM]

yeah it did mate, cheers Ech.