Re: Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-14 Thread Slau Halatyn
The file size limit is a function of the operating system rather than any audio program. I'm not sure why your mp3 has an issue. One more little thing perhaps worth mention for some, CD quality refers to both bit depth and sample rate. Some people see the 44.1 kHz and think that it's CD quality

Re: Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-14 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, So you're saying the bottom line is that it has to be within the 2GB limit? It's only a 232MB MP3 file, so to me, that should still be usable. Also, I've received files like this before with no issues of CD-quality and 44.1KHZ sample rate. Or maybe I'm just being dense. *smiles* Regards, Nic

Re: Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-12 Thread Slau Halatyn
One thing to consider regarding file formats is the bit depth. In the case of a CD-quality file, it's 16 bits. The sampling rate is fairly meaningless especially when it comes to compressed formats like mp3. One must then consider the compression ratio. for normal AIF and WAV formats, a 16-bit 4

Re: Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-12 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Definitely a good post, thank you. I was pondering that possibility, though I had a look at two similar files, one longer than the first. I have a six hour long file, encoded with 44.100KHZ. That file worked perfectly. Just the way it was supposed to work. Then I had a look at the four hou

Re: Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
This is one of the most interesting post I have ever read on a mailing list. Thank you for this Esther. On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Nic, > > The problem of the maximum time for working with an audio file is not > specific to iTunes. Basically none of the music programs, in

Current audio formats have a maximum number of samples [was Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files]

2010-03-12 Thread Esther
Hi Nic, The problem of the maximum time for working with an audio file is not specific to iTunes. Basically none of the music programs, including QuickTime, can correctly handle sound files where the number of samples exceeds 2 billion (or, to be precise, the maximum number that can be r

Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files

2010-03-12 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, yeah, that's what I did at first. It really sucks. Also, on occasion I still can't edit the options like "Remember playback position". But occasionally it works for no apparent reason too. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin

Re: iTunes and lengthy audio files

2010-03-12 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Have you tried setting the file as a audiobook? Audiobooks are commonly 7 or 8 hours long and play fine in iTunes. hth On Mar 12, 2010, at 2:01 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi guys, > > I sometimes get really huge audio files, sometimes files that last more than > eight hours in length.

iTunes and lengthy audio files

2010-03-12 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi guys, I sometimes get really huge audio files, sometimes files that last more than eight hours in length. The problem is this. While iTunes can actually measure the time properly, it won't play it all. I have a file which is nine hours long, but it will only play two hours of it. The LCD ju