iTunes AAC encoder & Files over 2 hours 15 minutes?

[simonhowson]

Has anyone experienced a problem with the iTunes AAC encoder? Specifically, it can't encode audio tracks longer than 2 hours 15 minutes and 16 seconds?

I use iTunes AAC to encode film soundtracks for my iPod video. But if I feed it a WAV longer than 2 hours 15 minutes it cuts the file at that point.

Has anyone figured out a work around?

[buzzqw]

is this wav over 2gb ? (or multichannel wav)

BHH

[simonhowson]

is this wav over 2gb ? (or multichannel wav)

BHH

No, Windows says it is 1.68 GB. It is a stero wave file, that is 2 hours 50 minutes, 57 seconds long. I can load it into Foobar and it plays fine. But sending it to iTunes to encode it results in a file that is 2 hours 15 minutes. Anything beyond that point is chopped off.

I guess it is an iTunes or iTunes AAC encoder bug.

[Hyper Shinchan]

Maybe you're right, it could be a bug (or a limitation) of ITunes. I use QuickTime 7 to encode wav files (also multichannel ones, you've just to specify the channel order in the property tab coz QT doesn't recognize wav 5.1 order) but to be honest I haven't ever tried file longer than 2 hour....