Audio file size limits?

[Haze]

Greetings,
Would anyone know if there is a 2 GB file size limit (on mac or windows) when working with either .aiff or .wav files?

Thanks for your replies!


H-

[sterno]

I think AIFF and WAV formats don't have any problem with being over 2GB, as long as your filesystem supports it (FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, and UFS all do). However, some software won't be able to read or write files (of any type) over 2GB.

[txpharoah]

Would anyone know if there is a 2 GB file size limit (on mac or windows) when working with either .aiff or .wav files?

No. Just your OS limit.

[Vejita-sama]

Fat32 has a 4GB file limit (or any file). The M$ avi format has a 2GB limit, however most programs (even on fat32 systems) can open/rean/generate avi files lager than 2GB.

If you're NTFS then it doesn't matter (NTFS has a file size limt too, I forget what it is, 4TB or something IIRC).

[zodiac]

If you're NTFS then it doesn't matter (NTFS has a file size limt too, I forget what it is, 4TB or something IIRC).

16 terabytes

[Vejita-sama]

16TB, thanks I'll try to remember that. I can't wait for the day when 16TB is considered a small file size

[nerys]

goldwave and tmpgenc will not touch a dvd2avi file that is over 2gb (this is windows xp pro ntfs)

winamp plays it fine but neither of the above two program will touch it.

can anyone suggest a good converter so I can convert this file to anything under 2gb that tmpgenc is able to read ?

Chris Taylor
http://www.nerys.com/