Description:
Shared library for mediainfo
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 25.10@0
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Tracked Since: Nov 6, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
multimedia
metadata
library
video
audio
analysis
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Install:
brew install libmediainfo
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About:
libmediainfo is a shared library that provides a unified interface for extracting technical and tag information from various video and audio file formats. It serves as the core engine for the popular MediaInfo command-line tool, enabling developers to integrate comprehensive media analysis capabilities into their own applications. The library supports a vast array of codecs and container formats, delivering detailed metadata in a structured format.
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Key Features:
- Supports a wide range of video and audio formats (AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, etc.)
- Provides detailed technical metadata (bitrate, resolution, codec, frame rate)
- Offers bindings for multiple programming languages (C++, C#, Java, Python)
- Can output data in various formats (text, XML, JSON)
- Fast and lightweight library
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Use Cases:
- Building media asset management systems that require automated metadata extraction
- Developing custom transcoding pipelines that need to verify source file properties
- Creating media players or editors that display detailed technical information to the user
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Alternatives:
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ffprobe
– Part of the FFmpeg suite, it is more widely used for media processing but is heavier than libmediainfo, which is specialized solely for metadata extraction.
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exiftool
– Excellent for general metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP) across many file types, but libmediainfo is generally superior for deep technical video and audio stream analysis.
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