Date:         Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:57:28 -0700
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From:         Brandon Burke <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      File Size Confusion
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All,

I was asked to pull a 10 minute section out of a much longer file today, 
but am unable to open it in WaveLab. It is an 8 hour(!) recording from one 
of our collections, committed to digital by the donor a handful of years 
ago, and saved as one continuous MP3. (I know, brilliant...)

Here's the specs on the file...
File Format: MP3
Properties: Mono / 48.0 kHz / 64 kbps
Length: 8h34mn222ms
Size: 235.29 MB

What's confusing me is this: The file is 235 MB but I cannot open it 
because (about 65% of the way though the decoding process) WaveLab 5 says 
that the file exceeds the 2GB size limit.  What gives..?

I am able to open the file in Windows Media Player, iTunes, and other apps 
without an editing component BUT i obviously need to edit it in order to 
chop out the 10 minute section mentioned above.

Can anyone suggest a way to open this file in an editing app (preferably 
WaveLab 5)..?


thanks as always...and apologies if this is a dumb question,
Brandon


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Brandon Burke
Archivist for Audio Collections
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
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