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