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Limitations in Microsoft Video for Windows code prevents AVI files growing to more than 2Gb so special caching software was used to play the chunks in sequence seamlessly for the completed S-VHS tape. It does this by holding the first few frames of each chunk in memory, allowing the hard disks time to seek to the next chunk in the sequence.
Finally, I used the Xing MPEG1 encoder software to make the clip for this site and a VideoCD. The latter required 25 hours solid rendering time to complete! Fortunately, I was at work and then out on the tiles - eating, drinking and being merry while this was going on...
I have to watch the finished video on either S-VHS or CD because although I could restore the original from a backup tape, it takes about 3 hours. I could do with one of the new AIT 8mm tape drives that Sony has just brought out (25Gb @ 180Mb/min. against DAT tape's 12Gb @ 65Mb/min.) but you don't want to know how much those cost - trust me.
If you want to find out more about desktop video try:
FAST who make the AV Master or Miro who make the DC 30.
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