How do I get specific information out of Mediainfo
I found out that mediainfo is a really good tool for getting metadata out of videofiles. But sometimes its way too overwhelming for me. First thing I should mention I am using Windows Powershell and in Windows Powershell I use Mediainfo as command line tool. Works pretty neat, but when I use the normal XML output, like the one you can see with the GUI version of Mediainfo, I don't get enough informations out of my videofiles. When using the --Full command I get a better overview of metadata. Unfortunately I just need the fifth "Duration" information:
Duration: 00:04:42.520
but everytime I try to ask for the Duration by using --Inform="Video;%Duration%" I always get the first "Duration" information:
Duration: 282520
And now here is my question: Is it possible to use the Mediainfo commands in a way that I only get the timecode duration? Because I can't figure out which command would be the best to get this problem solved.
C:\Mediainfo>mediainfo.exe C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\input_luebeck\TheFascist.mov
General
Count : 292
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : General
Kind of stream : General
Stream identifier : 0
Count of video streams : 1
Count of audio streams : 1
OtherCount : 1
Video_Format_List : ProRes
Video_Format_WithHint_List : ProRes
Codecs Video : apch
Video_Language_List : English
Audio_Format_List : PCM
Audio_Format_WithHint_List : PCM
Audio codecs : PCM
Audio_Language_List : English
Other_Format_List : QuickTime TC
Other_Format_WithHint_List : QuickTime TC
Other_Language_List : English
Complete name : C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\input_luebeck\TheFascist.mov
Folder name : C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\input_luebeck
File name : TheFascist
File extension : mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format : MPEG-4
Format/Extensions usually used : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
Commercial name : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Internet media type : video/mp4
Codec ID : qt
Codec ID/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec/Extensions usually used : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
File size : 5983768576
File size : 5.57 GiB
File size : 6 GiB
File size : 5.6 GiB
File size : 5.57 GiB
File size : 5.573 GiB
Duration : 282520
Duration : 4mn 42s
Duration : 4mn 42s 520ms
Duration : 4mn 42s
Duration : 00:04:42.520
Overall bit rate mode : VBR
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 169439858
Overall bit rate : 169 Mbps
Stream size : 1062720
Stream size : 1.01 MiB (0%)
Stream size : 1 MiB
Stream size : 1.0 MiB
Stream size : 1.01 MiB
Stream size : 1.013 MiB
Stream size : 1.01 MiB (0%)
Proportion of this stream : 0.00018
HeaderSize : 32
DataSize : 5983559488
FooterSize : 209056
IsStreamable : No
Encoded date : UTC 2013-10-21 09:01:39
Tagged date : UTC 2013-10-21 09:15:35
File creation date : UTC 2014-09-29 14:30:28.168
File creation date (local) : 2014-09-29 16:30:28.168
File last modification date : UTC 2014-09-29 14:37:20.793
File last modification date (local) : 2014-09-29 16:37:20.793
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Writing library/Name : Apple QuickTime
Media/UUID : EF3223FC-064A-45E6-9F5D-E59BD682C489
Media/History/UUID : 2783B850-08F4-43DE-AEA5-3D8E7DD78570
Answer
Hidden features ;-)
Use
MediaInfo --Language=raw --Full
and you'll see the field name to use for the template
Here:
MediaInfo --Language=raw --Full --Inform="Video;%Duration/String4%"
PS: I (the main developer of MediaInfo) would see quicker questions if you post questions on the MediaInfo forum.