4GB filesize limit

[J K.Eason]

> *From:* Sam P <hajj_3 at hotmail.com>
> *To:* get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
> *Date:* Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:35:29 +0000
> 
> i just tried to record with winter olympics opening ceremony 720p: 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03tvhy0/hd/Winter_Olympics_Soc
> hi_2014_Opening_Ceremony/
> 
> Unfortunately the recording stops at 3.99GB. Please fix this issue 
> and allow us to download the full file or atleast split it to 
> seperate 4gb files.
> 
> i'm using v2.85 btw.

Dinkypumpkin mentioned in one of the earlier threads (copied below) that
RTMP had a 4GB recording limit, so I guess that could be something to do
with it if you're using a NTFS file system:
 
> From:* dinkypumpkin <dinkypumpkin at gmail.com>
> *To:* get_iplayer <get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org>
> *Date:* Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:29:47 +0000
> 
> On 09/02/2014 19:55, Paul Phillips wrote:
> > The only risk is I guess if the recording goes over the maximum 
> > time iplayer can cope with
> 
> Good point.  As people discovered with London 2012, there is a 4GB 
> limit with RTMP, so you may need to record in roughly 2-hour chunks 
> for HD streams.  I think the live streams have higher bit rates 
> than catch-up content.

Regards
       John