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/ video-metada-finder.py
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March 2, 2023 22:33
A python function utilising `ffprobe` to find any metadata related to a video file. Examples of what it can find include bitrate, fps, codec details, duration and many more. This gist returns the video height and width as an example.
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| #!/usr/local/bin/python3 | |
| import subprocess | |
| import shlex | |
| import json | |
| # function to find the resolution of the input video file | |
| def findVideoMetada(pathToInputVideo): | |
| cmd = "ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_streams" | |
| args = shlex.split(cmd) | |
| args.append(pathToInputVideo) |