[jojohamps]

I've read in the BWF documentation http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3285.pdf
"time reference low" and "time reference high" that means first sample
count since midnight low word and first sample count since midnight
high word. Sorry, but I don't understand this. In which case are these
destinctions necessary?
Thanx!
Johannes

[jojohamps]

On Dec 28, 11:20*pm, "Soundhaspriority" wrote:
"jojohamps" wrote in message

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I've read in the BWF documentation
http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3285.pdf
"time reference low" and "time reference high" that means first sample
count since midnight low word and first sample count since midnight
high word. Sorry, but I don't understand this. In which case are these
destinctions necessary?
Thanx!
Johannes

The two words together represent a 64 bit value. If your programming
environment has a 64 bit data type, you combine the two, to get the sample
count since the arbitrary time when timecode was set to zero.

It was done this way because BWF predates common 64 bit systems.

Bob Morein(310) 237-6511
What dos programming environment exactly mean? Does that mean that any
application running in 64 bit like windows xp 64needs that or is it
the case when a sound file exceeds the 4 Gbyte like this:
http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3306.pdf,
Thanks for your response.
Johannes