MediaInfo
MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
What is MediaInfo?
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. Supports many audio and video formats, with different methods of viewing information.
MediaInfo features include: Read many video and audio file formats View information in different formats (text, sheet, tree, HTML...) Customise these viewing formats Export information as text, CSV, HTML... Graphical user interface, command line interface, or library (.dll/.so/.dylib) versions available Integrate with the shell (drag 'n' drop, and Context menu) Internationalisation: display any language on any operating system Localisation capability
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The standard installer is bundled with adware, but the portable version is clean and adware free: http://www.videohelp.com/software/MediaInfo
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MediaInfo information
Supported Languages
- English
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Tags
- audio-informations
- codec
- adware
- video-informations
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vincent-peugnet liked MediaInfo- 3rd added Multi Platform as a feature to MediaInfo3r
3rd added MediaInfo as alternative(s) to PlotBitrate
Nice, simple program used to view detailed codec, bitrate, and other useful information about audio and video files. The Linux version works great in Mint and Lubuntu.
It is clean and works fine.
The "gold standard" for checking media like bitrate and codecs.
Alas, the real issue is that there are no real competitors in linux land :(
It works but it lacks in sooo many things:
First of all it only show vague values length, hours and minutes or, if shorter, minutes and seconds. Now tell me, how to compare similar rips? Kaboing!
Second, the interface is a bit messy and tells only half the truth of subtitles. Do not expect proper short description of the streams here (ironically this view is called easy).
Third, you probably have seen hundreds of MediaInfos (together with NFOs) and grew accustomed to that. Can you set this text view as standard to open up? Nope, of course not.
End of day, I still like it... but it's serious time for a complete revamp or better competitor.
PS: Depending on the job, sometimes it's actually easier/better to use MKVToolNix to get the desired info.
Virustotal doesn't show any suspicion anymore with the current installer (MediaInfo_GUI_22.09_Windows.exe). Also, I didn't see any installation of additional software (checkbox etc.).
MediaInfo_GUI_0.7.72_Windows.exe
OpenCandy Artemis Suspicious_GEN.F47V0107
Same here. detected malware by AVG.
Reply written ago
:-( "MediaInfo" app has adWare in the installer ! (v0.7.76) It installed “Active Discount” and the ridiculous sounding "open Photoshop" in the Add/Remove programs and Chrome extensions
IF you install the software from the developers homepage.
use this site instead and download the portableApp version http://www.videohelp.com/software/MediaInfo
I cleaned my system with AdwCleaner and herdprotect
[Edited by justanotheruser, August 12]
Reply written ago
No issue with the portable version: http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/mediainfo-portable
Reply written ago
Years have passed, and the windows variant are still communicating with malicious entities. which is unfortunate :(
OLD POST
scan from virustotal at 2013-09-15 04:33:09 UTC
MediaInfo 0.7.64
SHA256: fbc685cdfe89d63c30279f70905260a7537db4f461d037633da082b67390bea3 SHA1: dada7dbce6fcd7abcdf10f6d10be5d1373f8e624 MD5: c7379ab2a44990f80cc73f0a523b9623 File size: 4.3 MB ( 4499008 bytes ) File name: MediaInfo_GUI_0.7.64_Windows.exe File type: Win32 EXE Detection ratio: 2 / 46
Which is recognized to be OpenCandy. thus making you a definite target for ads. And potentially more dangerous types of malware.
link to scan of the latest MediaInfo at virustotal
while i checked Neutral at my opinion I do like this Program a lot. unfortunately I'll be sticking with the version 0.7.60 until i find an alternative.
[Edited by EchoSeven, May 29]
See http://mediaarea.net/pt/MediaInfo/Bundled for details.
Reply written ago
I use Media Info constantly when I'm working with video. The information it provides is especially helpful when you want to convert to a different format and want to keep the same quality.