My completed output file is larger than my PC has space for...?

[samdaman94]

Hi all,

Just converted a video file to DCP as I have many times before. The transcode ran OK over 15hrs, and the completed output file is 151GB. But my laptop only had about 90GB free when I started, and with the process complete, my laptop still has 14GB remaining. So how is the output file 151GB???

Best,
Sam

[carl]

Hi Sam,
For various reasons there is a hard-linked copy of the video of your DCP inside the DCP-o-matic project folder. Hard-linked means that it looks like there are two copies of the file but in fact they are the same file with two different names.

Here's a slightly fuller explanation.

The actual DCP should only be about 75Gb (this part of the manual tries to explain the various files).

[samdaman94]

Hey Carl,

Fully understood. Thank you so much for the explanation!
I thought I was going mad!

Best,
Sam