NTFS or FAT32, 2000 xp or 98?

  • Thread starter Thread starter shackrock
  • Start date Start date
S

shackrock

New member
which one for my new comp? ntfs or fat32? (whats the diff.)

MAINLY for recording... but i'm thinking i might have to use it for video editing as well... (also internet connection, network connection, etc.) no games/word prossesing programs though.


also - 2000, xp (home or pro), or 98?
 
NTFS ( especially for video) - it can handle larger partitions better.

Hmmm, I do video editing as well and I have decided to switch back to 2000 for that after XP. I was getting 1-5% frame dropouts when capturing video in the VideoCD format (pretty low quality/non demanding) on my ATI All-in-Wonder 128 in XP. After switching back to 2000, it was 0%.

What video capture hardware would you be using?
 
i got vegas video right now, and i use it's video capture.

then i got i a texas instruments ieee1394 (3 ports).

driver = Texas instruments OHCI Complient IEEE 1394 Host Controller


it took me FOREVER to get that working, but finally i am no longer loosing frames (on my P4, 256 ram, 40 gig 7200rom drive).

so what are the "technical" differences from NTFS and FAT32 - i mean if i'm not mistaken, i think i'm using fat32 now - along with most people. so why wouldn't everyone just use NTFS if its better?
 
First of all, most people are probably still using Win98 or ME and they don't support NTFS, only FAT32 - that would explain why its not widely used yet!


NTFS is found only with *NT* based OS's - NT 4.0,2000 and XP. It is a 32-bit file system from the ground up.

Basically, FAT32 is just a patched up, 32-bit version of the anchient FAT file system from DOS.
 
From what I've heard, the only differece is that NTFS is more secure than FAT32. I think they support the same things.
 
the only differece is that NTFS is more secure than FAT32
Click to expand...

No. Security in the form of access rights is one of the differences. Other things NTFS has that FAT32 lacks are: native long filename support, disk compression, data encryption, extra large disk support (measured in exabytes), quotas, no limit on file size, and a few more things.

I heard a rumor last week that Microsoft has an entirely new filesystem in the works, one that will feature metadata in a big way.
 
The best reason I know of to use Fat32 is that you can then boot up your PC with a floppy disk (a Win 98 startup disk for example) to access your data if your PC becomes unbootable.

Fat32 Pro & Cons (vers NTFS):

Pros - readable by any other Windoze OS
Easy to use in dual-boot
While more likely to become corrupt, its easier to fix
Arguable it's slightly faster than NTFS

Cons - More likely to become damaged
Doesn't support file-level locking & encryption

Note: The issue with partition size isn't real. Windows XP will not CREATE Fat32 partitions bigger than 32 megs just because Microsoft wants people to use NTFS. However you can create larger partitions provided you use a boot floppy, or use pre-existing partitions from an old OS, and they will work with no problems.
There is no difference between the systems in terms of file compression.
 
Fat32 is faster for data writes. NTFS is more secure.

For Video you get beyond the 2GB limit for captures using NTFS.
For sound I would use Fat32.

If you are doing both you can make one drive dedicated to video ie. NTFS and another drive for audio keeping it Fat32. I do this under Windows XP and am pleased with the results.

The down size to a multiple use system like this is your video plug-ins for video show up in your audio software as available sound options. This is because they are all accessible through the registry. Kind of a pain.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top