Capture Settings: Media Files Tab
Capture Settings Options (Media Files Tab)á
Option
Description
Capture to a single file, 2áGB limit
When this option is selected, capturing stops when the media captured has taken up 2 gigabytes (GB) of storage space on the media drive.
Capture to multiple files
When this option is selected, the system writes captured video or audio to multiple files across multiple drive partitions. Select this option for clips that might exceed the 2-GB file-size limit.
Maximum (default) capture time n minutes
When this option is selected, the system preallocates space on the drive partitions to accommodate the specified number of minutes. (The preallocation can take a long time.)
The system captures for only the specified number of minutes; be careful not to underestimate. The default is 30 minutes.
Switch to emptiest drive
when n minutes left
When this option is selected, the system switches to another storage drive when the specified amount of time remains.
See Also
Capture Settings

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