[MPlayer-users] Problems with big files

[Nico Sabbi]

>I am using Windows XP (P4HT system) and 2k (Athlon XP system). The
>encode is being done by a script which works perfectly with smaller
>files. I have tried splitting the input file down and all seems well,
>so it looks like the problem is the input file is so large. I am
>guessing this may be related to the byte pointer (32 bit number)
>running out at 2 gig, but moving between systems shouldn't make any
>difference if this is the case... The largest file I have tried so far
>with success is a gig, but I am sure I can try bigger.

are you using mingw? IIRC there are limitations on the maximum file size
you can access

>
>As a workaround I am probably going to use an mpeg splitter and join
>the results at the opposite end using mkv tools, but it is not ideal.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Dooferlad
>

yes, use linux for this job: much faster and without file size limitations.