On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 09:39:07 +0100, Andreas Kuckartz wrote: > Steve Harris wrote: > > > [OT] I have no idea why someone chose to add a required, fixed length file > > length parameter to the WAV format, but they deserve a good wack with the > > clue stick. > > WAV is based on the "Resource Interchange Format" (RIFF) and the RIFF header > contains an entry for the file length. RIFF is a modification of IFF and IFF was > created by Electronic Arts for the Amiga. I remember IFF 8SVX from my Amiga days, and it was reasonable (if pointless) then to add a file length field and assume files would be < 2GB, but there was no need for WAV to carry it on. - Steve
