media-info ☆
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Description:
Unified display of technical and tag data for audio/video
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 25.10@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 6, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: media metadata video audio analysis multimedia
Install: brew install media-info
About:
MediaInfo is a tool that provides technical and tag information about media files. It parses video and audio files to display detailed metadata such as codec, bitrate, resolution, and duration. This unified view helps users verify file integrity and understand media properties without playback.
Key Features:
  • Supports a vast range of media formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, and MOV
  • Provides detailed technical data like codec, bit rate, and frame rate
  • Extracts and displays metadata tags (ID3, Vorbis, QuickTime)
  • Offers command-line and graphical user interfaces
  • Scriptable for automated media analysis workflows
Use Cases:
  • Verifying technical specifications of downloaded or recorded video files
  • Batch processing media libraries to standardize metadata
  • Debugging media playback issues by inspecting codec compatibility
Alternatives:
  • exiftool – ExifTool is more focused on image EXIF data, whereas MediaInfo specializes in deep audio/video stream analysis.
  • ffprobe – ffprobe (part of FFmpeg) provides similar technical data but MediaInfo offers a more user-friendly, dedicated interface for metadata reporting.
Version History
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Nov 6, 2025 8:00am 0 VERSION_BUMP 51adbb08
Sep 30, 2025 5:07pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 982cc0ec
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Nov 9, 2024 10:31am 0 VERSION_BUMP 193e35c1
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