You can change the default view to some other layout, for example Text, HTML, XML etc. To display information about all files in a directory, choose File -> Open -> Open directory option. It is also possible to display information about multiple files or all files in a directory. If you're not comfortable with command line way, you can use Mediainfo graphical user interface to display information about a media file.Ĭlick File -> Open -> Open File(s) option from menu bar and choose a media file from your local drive. To find list of all available parameters of a media file, run: $ mediainfo -info-Parameters King\ kong.mkvĭisplay Media Files Information Using MediaInfo GUI Play time (duration) of the media file in format HH:MM:SS:FF: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv -Inform="Video %Duration/String4%" To display the audio format of the media file: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv -Inform="Audio %Format%"ĭisplay format settings: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv -Inform="Video %Format_Settings%"ĭisplay frame rate: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv -Inform="Video %FrameRate%" To display the aspect ratio of the given media file, run: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv -Inform="Video %DisplayAspectRatio%" It is also possible to list a specific information, for example audio/video formats, frame rate and bit rate etc., about a media file using various parameters. $ mediainfo -f King\ kong.mkv Display specific details of a media file
To display full information including all internal tags, use -f flag. $ mediainfo My\ heart\ will\ go\ on.mp3įormat settings : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Mediainfo can list technical details of a audio file, for example.
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1įormat profile : settings : CABAC / 8 Ref Framesįorced : No Display Audio file information using Mediainfo Writing application : mkvmerge v2.2.0 ('Turn It On Again') built on 13:20:25 The typical usage of Mediainfo is: $ mediainfo Display Video file information using Mediainfoįor instance, to find the information about an Matroska file, simply run: $ mediainfo King\ kong.mkv
On Ubuntu, enable repository: $ sudo add-apt-repository universeĪnd then install Mediainfo: $ sudo apt install mediainfo mediainfo-gui Display Media Files Information On Linux Using MediaInfo On openSUSE: $ sudo zypper install mediainfo mediainfo-gui On Fedora: $ sudo dnf install mediainfo mediainfo-gui
On CentOS, RHEL, enable Repository: $ sudo yum install epel-releaseĪnd then install Mediainfo using command: $ sudo yum install mediainfo mediainfo-gui On Debian: $ sudo apt-get install mediainfo mediainfo-gui On Arch Linux, make sure you have enabled repository and install Mediainfo using Pacman like below. Mediainfo is packaged to most popular Linux operating systems and is available in the default repositories. More on project's official website given at the end of this guide.
Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC and more.Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVD (VOB) and more.Mediainfo supports the following media formats.