Issues with Large Files

[Budge]

Hi and many thanks for the info.  I shall play around with Handbrake and 
ffmpeg and see which gives the best result.

I find it significant that this is only a problem with larger files.  I 
wonder what the size threshold is and why.

Will report back.  Also need to see how to automate the cleaning up 
process on the back of GiP.

Regards,
Budge

On 10/01/17 14:24, artisticforge . wrote:
> hello
>
> I have noticed this also. iTunes would not import audio & video files
> into the iTunes Library.
> While researching the cause it became apparent that the files were
> thousands of small chunks.
> I have found that running them through Handbrake "fixes" them.
>
> i do not see anything that get_iplayer may do to alleviate  the
> problem. this is a BBC issue.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:23 AM, Budge <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
>> I have recently had trouble playing radio 3 operas on my Linn devices. These
>> files used to play although there were problems.  They play well on my RPi3
>> with IQaudIO DAC+ amd upmpdcli gapless player software. (Totally brilliant
>> setup which enables me to use excellent power amplifiers which would
>> otherwise be redundant.)
>>
>> I asked Linn for help which they are working on and received this reply:-
>>
>> As a workaround for now, you could convert the file to a different format.
>> I've checked that it plays after converting to either FLAC or ALAC using
>> dbpoweramp.
>>
>> You might even find that just re-writing it as AAC fixes things - the
>> problems are caused by the file being split into an enormous number of tiny
>> chunks (over 400,000 audio blocks for a 9,200 second track); any encoder
>> which reduced this would allow the file to play.
>>
>> Please could somebody tell me if this is correct and what should be there or
>> have I done something wrong with my gip installation.
>> Budge
>>
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