MediaInfo

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MediaInfo	Media Info supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. Supported formats: Video : MKV, OGM, MP4, AVI, MPG, VOB, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DVD, WMV, ASF, DivX, XviD, MOV (Quicktime), SWF(Flash), FLV, FLI, RM/RMVB. Audio : OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF, WMA.	Free software Version:0.7.29 Released:20100308 Size:1.8MB Download (author site) Download (direct link) Download old versions More info/downloads	8.4 (8.3) 16 votes Similar tools	Read 16 comments (13084452 views) Add comment Notify me
	Latest version: 0.7.29 (March 08, 2010) Download sites: Download from author site Download from mirror (direct link) (1.8MB) Supported operating systems: Windows Mac OS Linux Download old versions More information and other downloads: Download MediaInfo 64 bit version here Download MediaInfo Lite here Sections/Browse similar tools: Codec/Video Identifiers,  Linux video tools,  MacOS video tools Alert me! when this software has been updated. Report this tool(dead link/new version out)	Click to enlarge screenshot
	Version history: Version 0.7.29, 2010-03-08 -------------- + GXF (SMPTE 360M / RDD 14) support + GXF: support of CDP (SMPTE 334-2) in Ancillary data (SMPTE 334-1) (not complete) + AAC in MPEG-TS: Profile/Level + PCM in MKV: format name, channel positions + MPEG-7 and PBCore 1.2 output (pre-release) + MPEG-7: more metadata + Solaris package creation files + MPEG-TS overall bit rate is more precise x Channel positions: more coherency in the naming x DVD-Video (IFO): ID name was in hexadecimal only, now in Decimal+Hexa View entire changelog Similar tools/Alternative to MediaInfo: AVI2Clipboard,  GSpot,  VideoInspector Guides and How to's: No guides/tutorials, submit guides here. Acronyms / Also Known As: MediaInfo Mac, MediaInfo Lite, Media Info Report this tool(dead link/new version out)
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	I have been using this tool for a very long time. It's one of the best. Posted July 12, 2009 by Ally68. Tool version 0.7.18 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Good in theory but terrible in practice. It reports completely inaccurate bitrates, about as much use as Gordon Brown on a good day. Posted July 12, 2009 by mw01908. Tool version 0.7.18 using OS WinXP Ease of use 2 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 3 of 10 Overall score 2 of 10
	Very useful program I use all the time. However, this is supposed to be version 0.7.11, but the "about" screen says it's 0.7.10. Posted February 13, 2009 by mail2tom. Tool version 0.7.11 using OS WinXP 64-bit Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Superb! This tool give complete information about all kind of files I have (AVI, MPEG, or MKV) Posted October 17, 2008 by jerome7573_2. Tool version 0.7.7.7 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Worked for me on WinXP, no issues. You don't even have to click. Posted February 17, 2008 by djelimon. Tool version 0.7.5.9 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Would not work on one computer, crashed Media Studio Pro on another. Maybe it's the multiple monitors or something with my system because other seem to really like it. I hope it gets fixed or I find something as good that works for m configuration. Posted January 12, 2008 by benhoff. Tool version v0.7.5.7 using OS WinXP Ease of use 1 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 1 of 10 Overall score 1 of 10
	Great tool But...this must be the only application in existance which does not remember it's screen position. Posted January 10, 2008 by GideonK. Tool version 0.7.5.7 using OS WinXP Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	Easy to use, supports most video formats, like MPG, AVI, WMV, etc... Provides all info I was looking for Posted January 10, 2008 by Comandante G. Tool version 0.7.5.7 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	The ultimate media file parser. Without the great medainfo.dll, d2mp would not be possible. Also a great interface for user level media detections and reports. Excelent !!! Posted December 23, 2006 by d2mp. Tool version 0.7.4.3 using OS WinXP Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	Can't find the audiobitrate of a vbr mp3-stream within .mkv Posted December 03, 2006 by uzer. Tool version 0.7.4.0 using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 4 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 5 of 10
	Really excellent tool to show you information about most popular container formats, such as .mkv, .ogm, .mp4 and many others. Posted August 18, 2006 by junglemike. Tool version 0.7.3.1 using OS Win2K Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Tried this program for the first time to see stream details of a vob file (main movie) in a DVD authored by me from scratch using capture by Dazzle DVC2 since I am well aware of the streams present in that vob. Following are the results:- Gave 2 streams of AC3 being present instead of only a single AC3 channel. Shows a delay of 300mS in the audio, whereas actually there is no delay as verified using other softwares. The audio/video sync is perfect Stream type & bitrates showed correctly for both Video & Audio Original streams are PAL D2 2Mbps CBR video, single 2 channel AC3 audio(encoded using ffmpeg) 192Kbps. Yet to try other media files. However, efforts of the Software author is much appreciated Posted May 10, 2006 by ark. Tool version 0.7.2.1 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	[Usage background - locating media files of test data with certain attributes] Provides useful and comprehensive data. Mis-reports .gif files as audio files when run on a directory. "HTML" format a little disappointing. Full spreadsheet info would be useful when in that display mode, rather than the half-and-half presentation provided. Seems to consume large amount of CPU when changing directory, sometimes amounting to effectively a lockup - some kind of progress indicator would be useful feedback here. Would be handy if you could run a scan on a tree of subdirectories and produce a spreadsheet of the contained files, detailing formats, bitrates, etc. Another good use case when looking for media test data would be able to filter scanned files on codec type, bit rate, audio type, resolution etc. Posted December 15, 2005 by mikewhit. Tool version 0.7.0.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 8 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
	Does what it is said to : bitrates, codecs, chapters, audio and subtitles languages, tags... for a lot of differents formats, even if the format is not spread Posted July 26, 2005 by Jerome7573. Tool version 0.6.1.1 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	This tool is perfect for giving information about video and audio files.It supports loads of different formats and has a clear,easy to understand interface. Great freeware,recommended! Posted June 09, 2005 by laspis59. Tool version 0.6.0.0 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	Does just what it's supposed to: Gives video and audio bitrates, codec, resolution, framerate, etc. of video. Posted April 01, 2005 by steve2713. Tool version 0.5.1.2 using OS WinXP Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
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