File size limits

Adobe Premiere Pro does not limit the size of files. However, your capture card, operating system, or hard disk may set such a limit. Check your capture card and hard disk documentation for information on support of large files.

The format of your hard disk greatly affects its ability to handle large files. FAT32 formatting limits each file to 4 GB, or about 18 minutes of DV footage. NTFS formatting doesn’t limit file size, although files are still subject to limitations that may be imposed by other components of your video editing system. This is why it is best to use NTFS‑formatted disks as the scratch disks where you capture video and for the target hard drives where you export video files.