avmediainfo

AVMEDIAINFO(1)               General Commands Manual              AVMEDIAINFO(1)

NAME
     avmediainfo – media analysis tool

SYNOPSIS
     avmediainfo <media_file> <options>



DESCRIPTION
     avmediainfo is a tool that can be used to parse and analyze media files. It
     is capable of displaying generic information about the asset related to its
     tracks, metadata, format extensions, chunks, and samples. It also warns the
     user of any errors encountered while parsing the media file.
     <media_file> The media file to be analysed.
     <options> Use the options in order to display specific information
     regarding the asset.

OPTIONS
           --formatextensions                Displays format description
                                             extensions for each track.
           --samples                         Lists high level sample information
                                             for each track (Decode Time(stamp),
                                             Presentation Time(stamp), Duration,
                                             Offset, Size, Dependency) for
                                             QT/ISO movies.
           --chunks                          Lists high level chunk information
                                             (Index, Offset, Size, Sample Count,
                                             Sample Range, Start Time, Chunk
                                             Info) for QT/ISO movies.
           --interleave                      Shows the interleave by listing the
                                             chunks in offset order.
           --integeroffsets                  Displays all offsets as integers,
                                             instead of hex.
           --brief                           Displays a brief description of the
                                             movie.
           --help                            Show help.
           --metadata [metadataTypeOptions]  Displays metadata information based
                                             on options provided.  Supported
                                             metadataType options:
                                                   asset                Displays
                                                                        metadata
                                                                        for the
                                                                        asset.
                                                                        (Default,
                                                                        if no
                                                                        options
                                                                        are
                                                                        provided).
                                                   track                Displays
                                                                        metadata
                                                                        for each
                                                                        track.
                                                   chapter              Displays
                                                                        the
                                                                        chapter
                                                                        metadata.
                                                   all                  Displays
                                                                        all
                                                                        available
                                                                        metadata.
           --mediatype [mediatypeOptions]    Restricts which tracks have chunk
                                             and/or sample information displayed
                                             based on options provided.
                                             Supported mediatype options:
                                                   audio                Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        audio
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   video                Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        video
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   closedcaption        Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        closedcaption
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   metadata             Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        temporal
                                                                        metadata
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   subtitle             Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        subtitle
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   text                 Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        text
                                                                        tracks.
                                                   timecode             Displays
                                                                        info
                                                                        about
                                                                        timecode
                                                                        tracks.


EXAMPLES
     Display all the samples and chunks for the video tracks in a media file:

          avmediainfo /tmp/myTestMovie.mov --samples --chunks --mediatype video

     Show the interleaving order across chunks, and display all the track level
     metadata for a media file:

          avmediainfo /tmp/myTestMovie.m4v --interleave --metadata track

HISTORY
     avmediainfo command first appeared in Mac OS X 11.0.

macOS                           December 18, 2019                          macOS