Get video information with ffmpeg
Input #0, flv, from 'mi-cc-03-bed_and_breakfast.flv': Duration: 00:00:18.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 64 kb/s Stream #0.0: Video: flv, yuv420p, 480x360, 29.92 fps(r) Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s Must supply at least one output file
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ffprobe is specially intended to get video information Show Sample Output
6ffprobe video.flv -
1exiftool video.wmv
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MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. (sudo apt install mediainfo)
1mediainfo (file.name) -
Works on *.mp4 as well. Show Sample Output
0avconv -i vid.avi -
ffprobe doesn't throw an error and was actually made to do exactly that. Usually ffprobe is located in the same folder as ffmpeg. https://ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html#Description
0ffprobe -i filename.flv
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