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4GB Limit???
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:44 am
by petvas
I knew that quicktime cannot play h.264 files bigger than 4GB. Sometimes, it did happen and the encoded file was bigger than 4GB and Quicktime couldnt open it. This file was encoded with handbrake.
I recorded a TV Show this weekend with Eye TV and exported it to the Apple TV. The file is 5,9GB and Quicktime plays it with no problems, so does my Apple TV..
Am I missing something here?
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:05 pm
by TheBum
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:50 pm
by petvas
So, it is (was) a handbrake bug?
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:21 pm
by s55
Quicktime wont be able to open it as when HB hits 4GB then dies, It leaves the file unfinished hence QT will complain.
Its not really a bug... more a limitation.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:35 pm
by Confused Amused
There was a fix committed awhile ago, but it broke compatibility with some devices. I actually tried it out myself this weekend while trying to do the LOTR series. The encode worked fine and played fine, but the deal-breaker for me was that I wasn't able to edit the artwork in iTunes.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:25 pm
by petvas
The file created by EyeTV can be used with no issues in iTunes. Artwork, Metadata, everything works. What I found really cool is that although the file has a bit rate of 4300kbps!!! - streaming works great!
Re: 4GB Limit???
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:25 pm
by Eug
petvas wrote:I knew that quicktime cannot play h.264 files bigger than 4GB.
Yes it can (as you've discovered).