is there an app/script/hack for working around the 4gb size limit for video recording? like immediately start another recording when it has reached the limit?
I saw the NTFS trick but I would like to keep the file system as is. Thanks!
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So I guess there is no such app exist that auto-split video recording files at 4GB length?
Probably not since the 4gb is a limitation of mp4 itself plus the phone would be busy processing the video it just took.
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Isn't this something you can change in the settings of your camcorder?
dannyboyex said:
Probably not since the 4gb is a limitation of mp4 itself plus the phone would be busy processing the video it just took.
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mp4 is just a container format, it does not have any limit itself. the 4GB is the limit of FAT32 file system. The phone also writes as it records, so there is no processing done after the recording.
I'm just looking for an app perhaps to automatically record and start a new file again right after the file size limit has been reached, and continuously doing so till I manually stop the recording.
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Isn't this something you can change in the settings of your camcorder?
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not really.
shinew said:
is there an app/script/hack for working around the 4gb size limit for video recording? like immediately start another recording when it has reached the limit?
I saw the NTFS trick but I would like to keep the file system as is. Thanks!
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I'm having this very same issue with my device and Galaxy Note 2. I've tried recording in various formats but they all stop just short of an hours duration. I am willing to be that some clever tasker users out there can put together some sort or task/profile that restarts the recording immediately soon as the first recording reaches 59:59 or something like that. Also have it loop at least 3 times i.e. (vid#1 59:59, vid#2 59:59, and vid#3 59:59). If there is any app that could accomplish such a task it would certainly be tasker. The link to the dev page of tasker http://tasker.dinglisch.net/index.html
I don't know if anybody still has this problem... I was having for some time and searching around I was still unable to find a direct response. So, I have been using "DailyRoads Voyager" a gps/dashboard recorder to do the job. It records in 1080 and lower and can record larger files. After I am done I do use a video converter on them to reduce the sizes(converting to the same frame rate), apparently the recording device is not very efficient with compressing. It is not as good as the default recorder but works!
Wait the cool tasker.
While we can record videos on computer eaisly with voice recorder, but a app for mobile is cool.
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I'm sure you noticed that when you record a 720p/1080p video with a smartphone, the bitrate will be pretty high, in the 10-15Mbps area.
This is not really necessary if you watch the videos just on your smartphone or on a limited size LCD TV, and you can just recompress it using x264 codec at about 2Mbps without severe quality loss (unless it's a sport video).
However you'll notice severe audio video out-of-sync issues if you compress both audio and video tracks and DON'T CHOOSE MP4 (which is the default container for the videos recorded by the smartphone) as default container for your x264 video.
Furthermore, if you want to compress and then JOIN different videos, you have to compress them one by one and THEN join them, otherwise you'll notice glitches in the playback.
I tried with mkv and avi but I kept having sync issues, so I thought that it was worth to share this tip.
SUPER @ video conversion program
Have you tried a video conversion program called SUPER @? Here's its link:
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
The program can be pretty intensive in terms of memory used but it usually does a great job for me and bitrates can be chosen for just any vid type you might want to save to. Usually, I turn off my internet connection prior to executing it (so it can't do an update check) and run it by itself.
Yep, I guess it's something similar to Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, it's just that I prefer more control over encoding parameters (so I tend to use programs such as Avidemux)
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Yep, I guess it's something similar to Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, it's just that I prefer more control over encoding parameters (so I tend to use programs such as Avidemux)
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You've probably already thought of this but you can load your video in virtualdubmod and have it change framerate so video and audio match perfectly.
No re encoding needed and even on large files it takes less than a minute or two.
If you find virtualdubmod won't recognise the video you can download a suitable vfw codec and it should then.
Dave
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The problem is that vdubmod won't help, because framerate is not constant and it varies from some 19 to 30fps, at least on Vibrant.
In a lot of cases the fps number gets lost during encoding (and you'll obtain a video which has a constant framerate of 29.97fps), because softwares such as Avidemux doesn't have an option to leave the FPS untouched (or at least it seems that the fps number gets lost if you want to use MKV as container).
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The problem is that vdubmod won't help, because framerate is not constant and it varies from some 19 to 30fps, at least on Vibrant.
In a lot of cases the fps number gets lost during encoding (and you'll obtain a video which has a constant framerate of 29.97fps), because softwares such as Avidemux doesn't have an option to leave the FPS untouched (or at least it seems that the fps number gets lost if you want to use MKV as container).
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I've used it in similar situations so it might be worth a try as it doesn't need a constant framerate, it looks at the audio length then adjusts video framerate to match.
If it is just a problem created while actually recording, ie if the video itself records at varying framerates it would suggest that it can't write to storage quick enough and is dropping frames.
In that case you would need to record in lower resolution or perhaps find a replacement camera application and see if that could fix your problem as sometimes default apps are not all that good.
It also makes a difference if you can close un needed background apps to free ram if low on memory. That can cause frames to drop as well.
Dave
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Actually it seems that the framerate is lower in case of dark scenes, which seems to be a behaviour found on other phones. I'm writing on the internal storage and I always kill everything before taking a video, so I gotta try another Camera app and see if anything changes.
I'll also take a look at that interesting vdubmod feature, I didn't know it.
Thanks.
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Actually it seems that the framerate is lower in case of dark scenes, which seems to be a behaviour found on other phones. I'm writing on the internal storage and I always kill everything before taking a video, so I gotta try another Camera app and see if anything changes.
I'll also take a look at that interesting vdubmod feature, I didn't know it.
Thanks.
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Is there a setting where you can change encoding parameters of your x264 on your phone?
On a pc the codec has a feature that can compress more data per frame in darker areas, on a phone I don't know if that is active or not but might be worth checking. Sorry I couldn't help more but hope you find a solution.
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I tried to use my N9005 to record my lectures that's over than 1-2 hours per file
but camera allows me only 320x240 which quality is too low. (720p is take too much memory per file)
Any external applications, or hack camera app ??
Thanks in advance and sorry for my English skills.
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Try LG camera Pro, that might have the option to record in 480p.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCameraPro&hl=en
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Try LG camera Pro, that might have the option to record in 480p.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCameraPro&hl=en
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Tried free version one, software is stop.
Perhaps convert the video on your pc?
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Is there anyway to reduce the video size of Android
You can use MX Player to see videos and change the zoom to more or less by pinching the screen, just like when viewing a picture. There is other gesture support too like changing the volume and brightness. All in all its probably the best video player for Android...
If you are by chance referring to the screen resolution to make your screen smaller for all of your Android display and not just while vieweing videos, then you need to root your phone and use an app like NOMone Resolution Changer
Thnks for replying... but besicaly I want to know that how to reduce the size of camera's video file without reduce the quality. Why Android makes a captured video file size so bigger then its quality and lenth.. Is there any patch for it ??
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Thnks for replying... but besicaly I want to know that how to reduce the size of camera's video file without reduce the quality. Why Android makes a captured video file size so bigger then its quality and lenth.. Is there any patch for it ??
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Oh well i don't know for android
But on PC you can convert the video file to smaller file size
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Thnks for replying... but besicaly I want to know that how to reduce the size of camera's video file without reduce the quality. Why Android makes a captured video file size so bigger then its quality and lenth.. Is there any patch for it ??
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Oh I see! Sorry about that haha!
There are many apps you can use for video file conversion similar to how you would do it on a PC. One such app is Video Compressor, but you can search for many on Play Store if you type in keywords like 'video file size reduce' or 'video converter' etc.
However, if you are sharing on Whatsapp then it automatically reduces the size greatly and before sending and it happens quite fast somehow as opposed to using a video converter. There is no apparent loss of quality as long as you are seeing that video on a phone screen I suppose. If I want to share the video on something other than Whatsapp, what I usually do is Whatsapp it to myself to another phone or to my brother's/friend's phone and then share that file.
I really think Whatsapp has a very good and fast video converter built into their app which they should offer separately!
steps to reduce the video size
1. After installing Video Converter Android on your device, launch it and import the video you would like to shrink. After you select the video, tap the Convert option at the bottom of the screen.
2.Select Manual profile to convert the video and reduce the resolution, bitrate and FPS of the video. The recommended settings while reducing the size of the video is 176×144, 800 and 23.98 respectively. Leave every other settings as it is and convert the video.
The tool will process the video and reduce its size considerably. If the receiver will view the video on the device itself, he will hardly notice the reduced quality. After the conversion is complete you will see the video in the Android Gallery from where you can share it on WhatsApp or at any other social network.
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions :angel::angel::angel::angel:
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Hi, i have phone Huawei G700, and when i use camera to record video it has size limit to 2 GB.
Even if i record 1080p or 720p in superfine, fine and normal.
I recorded 720p with normal quality, and it recorded around 36minutes.
I have sd card of 14gb (10gb free) and internal storage around 6 GB (4 gb free).
Any suggestions?
I like to record my games(volleyball) but it only record most 36min in 720p. I cant go every 30 min to press record again. I would like to recod more then 1h.
PS. I tryed on phone Samsoung Advance, and it recorded more then 2gb
zoranjoza said:
Hi, i have phone Huawei G700, and when i use camera to record video it has size limit to 2 GB.
Even if i record 1080p or 720p in superfine, fine and normal.
I recorded 720p with normal quality, and it recorded around 36minutes.
I have sd card of 14gb (10gb free) and internal storage around 6 GB (4 gb free).
Any suggestions?
I like to record my games(volleyball) but it only record most 36min in 720p. I cant go every 30 min to press record again. I would like to recod more then 1h.
PS. I tryed on phone Samsoung Advance, and it recorded more then 2gb
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Did you try using a 3rd party camera app from the play store?
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Did you try using a 3rd party camera app from the play store?
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Yes i tryed this too, and still file size restrction.
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera
and one more, cant fint it.
any tips?
zoranjoza said:
Yes i tryed this too, and still file size restrction.
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera
and one more, cant fint it.
any tips?
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I use A better camera
Tryed that, still same. Video limit size is 2GB.
And that program cant record more then 480p resolution.
Try open camera...
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What do u mean? How to open?
I open application , there is no setings for size. Every camera app is limited to video recording size 2GB.
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What do u mean? How to open?
I open application , there is no setings for size. Every camera app is limited to video recording size 2GB.
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Its the name of the Camera app its called open camera.apk look for it on goolge...
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Lol people. Im stupid
I have, and i tryed, still 2gb limit.
Hi,
I’m experiencing difficulties sending Videos using WhatsApp on the U12+, and I’d like to ask if anyone else has had the same issue? The problems have been...
1) WhatsApp throws up an error message, telling me that the video cannot be sent and that I should try another file.
2) Audio within some sent videos is corrupted (loud screeching/crackling noises).
If my mind serves be correctly, the problem seems to happen mostly with videos where I have zoomed in at some point. However, I because 95% of affected videos never sent in the first place - I can’t check back through my history to be sure that I’m right about that.
I found a German forum where somebody asked the same question, but no clear answer was found (although there was a suspicion that it had something to do with the audio recording mode). Additionally, the Play Store only has only one app review from a U12 user and he/she also refers to problems sending video.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Craig.
Got the same type of issue with Facebook Messenger, where the app was complaining about this "mp4 video format" not supported.
I recorded it with HTC camera app in 1080p 60fps.
No issue anymore if recorded in 1080p 30fps. Have a try...
SuperFredF said:
Got the same type of issue with Facebook Messenger, where the app was complaining about this "mp4 video format" not supported.
I recorded it with HTC camera app in 1080p 60fps.
No issue anymore if recorded in 1080p 30fps. Have a try...
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I ran across something interesting yesterday when I was researching YouTube compatibility with the U12+'s videos.
What is your audio set to, 3D or High Res? High Res results in the video being saved as an .mkv, which isn't widely supported. 3D results in a fileformat that I'm unsure of, but it's apparently common enough to upload.
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I ran across something interesting yesterday when I was researching YouTube compatibility with the U12+'s videos.
What is your audio set to, 3D or High Res? High Res results in the video being saved as an .mkv, which isn't widely supported. 3D results in a fileformat that I'm unsure of, but it's apparently common enough to upload.
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"Default" mode, so 3D.
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"Default" mode, so 3D.
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Crap, sorry. I thought it was worth a shot.
Ni,
I had the same problem but unfortunately those times that happened to me I was not able to give an explanation ... I also assumed that it was a problem of use zoom but in the last wrong posting I had a video without apperenti problems of 42 seconds converted in 11MB he didn't want to go. So today I tried all the combinations of options that I found in the camera and the only one that gave me an error in sending was when I selected sonic zoom audio.
The real problem is that I think that in some way changing from the front camera to the normal one somehow changes the option, or during some updates.
So my advice is to check before registering if this mode is active.
For example in the last test I've recorded with the normal camera with high resolution audio then set to 3d audio. Now in the front camera I find high resolution audio but in the front I never touched options and I'm sure that before the beginning of my tests it was on 3D audio.