ScanDisk Clip+ will not play M4b converted to MP3

[TenOC]

I have a ScanDisk Clip+ with RockBox. I love it and it normally plays my audio books very well.

I have Follett, Ken - Century 01 - Fall Of Giants (m4b) audio book that has 2 parts each part is about 400MB big. I know the Clip+ will not play M4b so I use AVS Audio Converter to convert it to MP3.

1. Each of the MP3 files are 2 Gb big which seem to me way too big. Is this normal or did the AVS miss convert the file.

2. The large MP3 files plays well on my computer with VLC, Creative MediaSource 5, or Windows Media Player. But will not play with the Clip+ . . :M.

3. Is there a size limit on how large a file the Clip will play?. I think i can convert the M4b file using a different "quality" or sample rate (?) setting.


Any suggestions???? . . :h

[Gdetrailer]

1775 wrote:
As others have noted, 2GB mp3 files are way too big. Something either went wrong in the conversion or the settings to convert were not set to result in smaller files. I always split audio files for ebooks - just to make it easier to manage. If for whatever reason you lose your place (or bookmark) you are not scanning through hours of audio to get back to where you were.

I use a Sandisk Clip + and have never had a problem playing an mp3 - but I have never had an mp3 file that big.

2Gig for a MP3 file that is 15 HRS long AND at 320 kbps IS MOST LIKELY DAMAGED, I would have expected closer to 3 gig.

The problem most likely is the 320 kbps, that player may or may not support it or the conversion software was unable to split the file into smaller chunks.

OP needs to select 128 kbps during the conversion (provided the software they are using supports reducing the bit rate during conversion).

128 kbps bit rate typically yields 10 hrs per 1 gig of space so 15 hour long MP3 at 128 kbps should be about 1.5 gig in size.

WM recorder at one time used to throw in a free file converter with their trial software.. Not sure if they still do.. That is what I use for a lot of my media conversions, not sure if their converter supports a M4b file though.

WM RECORDER

[TenOC]

SOLVED

I re-converted the file with 64 kbps and all works well. File is only 400Mb each. All is OK . . . :B

[1775]

As others have noted, 2GB mp3 files are way too big. Something either went wrong in the conversion or the settings to convert were not set to result in smaller files. I always split audio files for ebooks - just to make it easier to manage. If for whatever reason you lose your place (or bookmark) you are not scanning through hours of audio to get back to where you were.

I use a Sandisk Clip + and have never had a problem playing an mp3 - but I have never had an mp3 file that big.

[ReadyToGo]

I use this free software to convert M4b to MP3. It will do either m4a or m4b.
ManiacTools, Free M4a to MP3 Converter.
http://www.ManiacTools.com

I use this to split MP3 to smaller files.
Splitter
http://www.nch.com.au/splitter/index.html

And I use this software to join MP3 when there are too many files.
Meda MP3 joiner
http://www.medafan.com/mp3-joiner/

Something else you may run into: do not have long file names.
I have 5 Sandisk Clip Sports and use them every day or Audio books, Radio shows, and Podcasts.

Just to be picky, it is a Sandisk Clip +

[MrWizard]

what is the running time on the original m4b file, 15hrs seems awful long
but then i don't have any audio books
the 320kps a second seems high for reading aloud, reducing that to 128
would greatly reduce the file size

[TenOC]

1492 wrote:
I've never heard of 2GB MP3 audio files? You need to find out exactly what format and the encode settings of the MP3 file? A free app for doing so on PC is MediaInfo. Enables right-click on any media file.

Thanks, see a screen shot of the info.

[1492]

I've never heard of 2GB MP3 audio files? You need to find out exactly what format and the encode settings of the MP3 file? A free app for doing so on PC is MediaInfo. Enables right-click on any media file.

I would recommend re-encoding the files to MP3 using the Freeware Any Video Converter (AVC).


Edit: Corrected link to AVC.