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Friends,

i would like to be able to get some params from a video file.
such as frame size and datarate
i would need to do this via command line.

I tried using using ffmpeg where you do : -i and a file name without an output > into a text file
but It will not output to a text file..

What i wish to do is "qualify" a video as having a datarate above X , so i need to know hat the datarate of a given file is...
And I wish to do this without actually playing the file.
I wish to .."reach in " and look at the "goods" and is so then do something...

Can anyone help me out with that?

thanks _ Much!

zimbot

While the video is playing press Ctrl-I. You can check the Meta data, Codec details, Statistics.

Yes,
But what i wish to do is have a command line means...
something i can call from a script
get some specs from the file ( ie; frame size, datarate )
and then , based on findings - do something or something else.

I tried using using ffmpeg where you do : -i and a file name without an output > into a text file
but It will not output to a text file..

use It's because ffmpeg use the error output (2) instead of standard output (1)

crazy wow !!

that works!

I wonder if it works on both win and Linux ?

thanky Thanky