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= Description =
 
= Description =
What it can do:
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MediaInfo can be used to extract Metadata from video and audio files. It can display or export the results in many formats (text, tree, xml …) and also offers the possibility to use customized export profiles.
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The Software is localized for many countries.
  
* Read many video and audio file formats
 
  
* View information in different formats (text, sheet, tree, HTML)
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====How to use it:====
  
* Customise these viewing formats
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* GUI for most operating systems
  
* Export information as text, CSV, HTML
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* CLI for all operating systems
  
* Graphical Interface, Command Line, or DLL versions available
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* also available as a library (.dll/.so/.dylib)
  
* Integrate with MS-Windows shell (drag n™ drop, and Context menu)
 
  
* Internationalisation: display any language on any operating system
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====Supported Formats/Containers:====
  
There is a GUI for most OSes and CLI for all.
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* Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB) (Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.263, H.264, H.265/HEVC, AVC)
  
Metadata provided:
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* Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF, DOLBY E, AES3, FLAC
  
* General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration…
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* Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAM
  
* Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate
 
  
* Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate
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====Metadata provided:====
  
* Text: language of subtitle
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* General: file format, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration, file size, ID3-Tags (if applicable)
  
* Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters
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* Video: codec, height/width (pixel), aspect ratio, framerate, bitrate, framecount
  
Formats/Containers supported:
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* Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate, number of samples
  
* Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)
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* Text: language of subtitle
  
(Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC)
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* Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters
 
 
* Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF
 
 
 
* Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI
 
 
 
 
 
[REQ:Mediainfo output viewer]
 
  
 
= User Experiences =
 
= User Experiences =

Revision as of 13:30, 25 April 2016

Supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.
Homepage:http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
License:GPL or LGPL licence
Appears in COW:Abrdn Digital Preservation Workflow


Description

MediaInfo can be used to extract Metadata from video and audio files. It can display or export the results in many formats (text, tree, xml …) and also offers the possibility to use customized export profiles. The Software is localized for many countries.


How to use it:

  • GUI for most operating systems
  • CLI for all operating systems
  • also available as a library (.dll/.so/.dylib)


Supported Formats/Containers:

  • Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB) (Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.263, H.264, H.265/HEVC, AVC)
  • Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF, DOLBY E, AES3, FLAC
  • Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAM


Metadata provided:

  • General: file format, title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration, file size, ID3-Tags (if applicable)
  • Video: codec, height/width (pixel), aspect ratio, framerate, bitrate, framecount
  • Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate, number of samples
  • Text: language of subtitle
  • Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters

User Experiences

Development Activity

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Release Feed

Link to any RSS feed that is updated when new releases occur, if any, e.g: Failed to load RSS feed from https://sourceforge.net/api/file/index/project-id/86862/mtime/desc/limit/20/rss: Error parsing XML for RSS

Activity Feed

Link to any RSS feed that is updated when issue or code updates occur, if any, e.g: Failed to load RSS feed from http://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/code/feed/: * Error fetching URL:

  • There was a problem during the HTTP request: 0 Error