MF6+HD : Video split into multiple volumes diuring capture

winterde · Post by **winterde** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:43 am

I am trying to capture HDV from my Canon HV20 using MF6HD. All goes well, however the captured video is split into several files (001.mpg, 001.-vol-02.mpg, 001.-vol-03.mpg etc) The maximum size of these files is 596MB.

This is not a problem in itself, however, when the files are played the sound is lost (or pops) momentarily during the transition between volumes.

This is very annoying of course.

Is there a way to increase the size of the files (596MB is only 3 minutes of so) or to prevent the video from being split in this way?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:28 am

1. Click Advanced Settings and select Capture Options.
2. De-Select Split video.
3. Click OK.

winterde · Post by **winterde** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:04 am

There is no "Split Video" option visible. In fact there is no "Advanced" option visible either.

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:13 am

At the upper right of the capture screen, do you have the options of Full Tape or Fixed Duration? I only have a Digital-8 which uses tape, and those are the only options that I'm presented with.

If you do, make sure you're using the Full Tape, or if using the Fixed Duration, set the duration high enough to make sure it does not split your capture.

winterde · Post by **winterde** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:01 am

The issue is not cause by the duration value for capture. It simply captures video to a file (size 596mb) and then, if there is still video to capture, creates another file, and another... until it has captured the desired duration. Somewhere in MF6+HD there is an arbitrary file size limit for capture of 596mb. Which does not make sense.

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:17 pm

I have also come across this bug. Haven't had time to test it out again.
Is you Operating system on a FAT32 drive? This shouldn't make a difference but my XP install in on a FAT32 drive, although my capture folder is set to a NTFS drive.

Do you have any other ulead software installed?

You can also capture using HDVSplit and use those files in MF6+.
I use HDVSplit alot because it does support date/time splitting.

Not sure what's up with MF6+ causing this to happen.
I also think there is a difference whether XP or Vista.
Like I say I haven't had time to try & find out why this is happening. It does not happen to me running Vista.

winterde · Post by **winterde** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:08 am

I'm running XP and NTFS. I couldn't find an answer to how to fix this problem, so I used HDVSplit.

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:14 am

I think if you navigate to the Blu-Ray burner module and don't use straight to disk you can capture correctly in that module.
You have to access it via START -> Program Files -> the blu-ray burner program (not the normal MF6 program).
Then after capturing in that module you exit & go into MF6+.and insert the videos. In the Blu-Ray module you can't proceed unless you have a blu-ray burner. It's for making BDAV disks (video without menus), but I've captured in it before.

The last time i did capture with MF6+ I did not have this capture problem with High Definition, I don't know why. The program also split standard DV video in 4 gig increments when I captured on an NTFS drive.