MediaInfo

MediaInfo

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Graphical utility for reading information from audio/video files

MediaInfo is a utility used for retrieving technical information and other metadata about audio or video files.

The MediaInfo data display includes:

  • Container: format, profile, commercial name of the format, duration, overall bit rate, writing application and library, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
  • Video: format, codec id, aspect, frame rate, bit rate, color space, chroma subsampling, bit depth, scan type, scan order...
  • Audio: format, codec id, sample rate, channels, bit depth, language, bit rate...
  • Text: format, codec id, language of subtitle...
  • Chapters: count of chapters, list of chapters...

MediaInfo analyticals include:

  • Container: MPEG-4, QuickTime, Matroska, AVI, MPEG-PS (including unprotected DVD), MPEG-TS (including unprotected Blu-ray), MXF, GXF, LXF, WMV, FLV, Real...
  • Tags: Id3v1, Id3v2, Vorbis comments, APE tags...
  • Video: MPEG-1/2 Video, H.263, MPEG-4 Visual (including DivX, XviD), H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, FFV1...
  • Audio: MPEG Audio (including MP3), AC3, DTS, AAC, Dolby E, AES3, FLAC...
  • Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...

MediaInfo features include:

  • Read many video and audio file formats
  • View information in different formats (text, sheet, tree, HTML...)
  • Customise these viewing formats
  • Export information as text, CSV, HTML...
  • Graphical user interface, command line interface, or library (.dll/.so/.dylib) versions available
  • Integrate with the shell (drag 'n' drop, and Context menu)
  • Internationalisation: display any language on any operating system
  • Localisation capability (for which volunteers are needed - please contact us!)

Details for MediaInfo

License
  • BSD-2-Clause

Last updated
  • 10 November 2024 - latest/stable
  • 10 November 2024 - latest/edge

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