Files created with GraphEdit are limited to 4 GB

[MicoMaco]

Anyone knows why is that? Does that have to do something with windows xp 4 GB file limit? I'm not certain of this windows xp 4 gb file size limit but think I heard it somewhere.

I'm trying to create a surround sound file out of stereo with the use of few filters but the resulting file should be 5,2 gb big, instead the writing of the file stops every time at exactly 4.194.283 kb (at approx. 1h 22min of the file, but the time duration is originally 1h 45min).

Anyone knows how to overcome this limitation? Cause if other programs can write files way bigger than 4 GB why this isn't possible with GraphEdit?

Thanks for your efforts and time!

MicoMaco

[JohnnyMalaria]

It probably isn't GraphEdit per se but the filter you are using to write the file to disk. The standard Windows file handling functions are 32-bit and limit the size to 4GB. To create file larger than 4GB, the software (filter) has to be written using the "extended" file handling functions that can address up to 64-bit. Note, this has nothing to do with 32- vs. 64-bit Windows. Also, I assume you have your disks formatted as NTFS and not FAT32.

[setarip_old]

If your hard drive is formatted as FAT32, the maximum individual filesize is 4Gb. No such low limit for drives formatted as NTFS...

[MicoMaco]

If your hard drive is formatted as FAT32, the maximum individual filesize is 4Gb. No such low limit for drives formatted as NTFS...



My hard drive is formatted as NTFS.

[MicoMaco]

It probably isn't GraphEdit per se but the filter you are using to write the file to disk. The standard Windows file handling functions are 32-bit and limit the size to 4GB. To create file larger than 4GB, the software (filter) has to be written using the "extended" file handling functions that can address up to 64-bit. Note, this has nothing to do with 32- vs. 64-bit Windows. Also, I assume you have your disks formatted as NTFS and not FAT32.

Ye, must be the filter than.

This is the cascade of filters I used this time (I admit I've done a mistake by putting CT CMSS3 filter which converted the sound from 16bit to 24 bit, hence slightly too big resulting file size, even tho this filter just distorted everything... but I'm still learning):

1. Source (1,15 GB stereo wav file)
2. Wave parser (quartz.dll <-- in system32 folder)
3. CT CMSS3 filter (CMSS3.ax , one of Creative's shared files)
4. Creative Neo6 Decoder (it's one of DMO Audio Effects)
5. WAV Dest (wavdest.ax , this is one of GraphEdit's filters that comes with the GraphEdit).
6. File writer (qcap.dll <-- in system32 folder).

Do you maybe know which one of these filters could cause 4 GB upper limit. Maybe qcap.dll? Do you maybe know of any other file writer filters?

Thx!

P.S. Yes, I use NTFS formatted HD.