CNET Editors' review
Media files come in numerous different formats these days, and it's not always easy to get a quick look at their characteristics. MediaInfo is a simple utility that can provide users with metadata about their audio and video files, including codecs, and frames per second.
The program's interface is plain and easy to navigate, with menus across the top and buttons down the left side. You can select either an individual file or a whole folder of files to view. There are eight different views to choose from--Basic, Sheet, Tree, Text, HTML, XML, MPEG-7, and PBCore 1.2--each of which provides a variety of different information, such as file size, duration, bit rate, compression mode, and color space. You can export metadata information in a CSV, sheet, text, or HTML file. MediaInfo doesn't have much in the way of documentation aside from an FAQ on the publisher's Web site, but the program is really pretty self-explanatory, at least for users who already know what all of this metadata means. MediaInfo is definitely a program that's meant for people who already have substantial experience working with audio and video files, not because it's hard to use, but because what it does will be of little use to amateurs. But if you need a simple tool that can quickly give you the lowdown on your media files, MediaInfo is definitely worth checking out.
Publisher's Description
From MediaInfo:
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio files. Example of information are codec, bit rate, frames per second, width, height, count of channels, duration, title, author, language of subtitles, name of chapters.
Multiple means to view information (text, sheet, tree, and HTML) and you can customize these views. Exporting possibilities for text, CSV, HTM, Graphical Interface, or Command Line are available. Supported formats include MKV, OGM, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DVD, OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, and AIFF.
What's new in this version: Version 0.7.53 includes update for slovak translation and fixes quickTime crash and sometimes wrong info with some files having compressed header.
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"Very handy - don't view media directories without it"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.51
Pros
Enables you to see detailed information about media files.
Cons
Maybe more information than you really need and can crowd small display resolutions, but who uses a small display and media files together?
Summary
Does what it's supposed to with trivial downsides.
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"A very good and useful utility."
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.47
Pros
Quick easy informative.
Cons
none at all.
Summary
Recommend to everyone.
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"Invaluable AV tool"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.44
Pros
Low resource user, acurate info. Removes all doubt as to what codec,freq, etc
Cons
None that I know of.
Summary
A valuable tool for those working in audio and video production work. All the information you need on any media file.
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"N�tzliches Programm"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.43
Pros
Das Programm zeigt die wichtigsten Daten von Audio-/Videodateien an. Das Programm kommt mit nahezu allen Codecs zurecht.
Cons
Etwas umst�ndliche Men�f�hrung, bzw. Display
Summary
Ein unentbehrlicher Informant f�r Multimediadateien
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"Does what I exepect.`"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.41
Pros
Good at identifying duplicate or close-duplicate files.
Cons
Displays many potential duplicates which are not in any way related to one another.
Summary
Works well - just be vigilant on what you actually delete. Perhaps the paid version is better at just showing closely related duplicate ms3's.
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"There are 2 versions, 32 bit and 64 bit..."
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.41
Pros
Easy to use.
Cons
CNet will download the wrong version.
Summary
Produces everything you would want in a report of video files.
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"Very handy tool"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.39
Pros
Provides the information I need at a price I can afford!
Cons
None that I can see
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"A very handy media info utility"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.39
Pros
lets you know all the details about your media
tells you where to go get the codec to play the mediaCons
None so far
Summary
easy to see in explorer or other file managing utility the details of the media you want to
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"Does everything I need and more."
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.38
Pros
free to boot
Cons
none that I can see
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"Not working on XP SP3"
Version: MediaInfo 0.7.34
Pros
The program installs and works fine on Windows 7.
Cons
But I was not able to install it on Windows XP with SP3.
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