File too large

[Joe Noodles]

I have a video that is 8GB in size and I'm try to put it on a 32GB USB stick
but I get a pop up saying "file too large" why is this and how can I get around it without making the file size smaller?

Edit: formatted it to exfat from fat32 now it works

 

[nara]

Common problem...and it still catches me out every time.

 

[Oggiman]

8gb seems quite large for a video file. Whats the file play time?

 

[Joe Noodles]

8gb seems quite large for a video file. Whats the file play time?

1hr 8 minutes
it was a screen capture that I done of a funeral, it was in 2 parts. stiched them together in Vegas pro



Vegas pro project properties

 

[Oggiman]

The data rate and total bit rate are quite high. You could try and re-encode the file using free program called Handbrake. Check the video and quality from each output file setting you try.

 

[Joe Noodles]

The data rate and total bit rate are quite high. You could try and re-encode the file using free program called Handbrake. Check the video and quality from each output file setting you try.

Its okay now I've put it on the USB now
I use them settings all the time for YT

 

[Carl Murric]

The size of the file or the fact that it is a video file does not matter. Simply, the FAT32 format is defined so that the maximum file size must be less than 4 GB.
So, use any other format and you won't have any problems.