Guidelines: Embedding Metadata in Broadcast WAVE Files - BWF MetaEdit Help: Explanations of Errors and Warnings
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| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| padding | An odd byte length chunks exists that is not immediately followed by a NULL byte. This could cause problems in reading subsequent chunks in some systems. |
| fmt_ | For a PCM audio file this means that the technical data expressed in the <fmt_> chunk contains contradictory information. |
| no WAV header | The file does not appear to be a WAV file. |
| small | The declared chunk size of the RIFF chunk is smaller than the file actually is. |
| no RIFF/RF64 header | The file does not initiate with a RIFF chunk. |
| truncated | The actual file size is less than is stated in the file's chunk size declarations. This could indicate that the file is the result of an interrupted duplication or transfer. |
| chunk is too big, it can not be loaded | The total size of the non-audio-data chunks exceed the amount of memory available. |
| 2 XXXX chunks | The file contains two chunks of the same chunk id (excepting padding chunks: FILR, FLLR, PAD_, JUNK, and JUNQ). |
Other File Errors
| Cannot seek input file |
| Cannot open input file in read/write mode |
| Cannot seek input file, file may be CORRUPTED |
| Cannot write input file, file may be CORRUPTED |
| Cannot create temporary file |
| Cannot write temporary file |
| Original file cannot be deleted |
| Temporary file cannot be renamed |
| WARNING, impossible to validate the resulting file, file may be CORRUPTED |
| File does not exist anymore |
| Old temporary file cannot be deleted |
| File size would be too big |
| Internal error |
Last Updated: 12/07/2016