How to check how long a video (mp4) is using the shell?
I need to ftp upload all the mp4 files in a directory with length > 4 minutes using the shell. I can't find any script to check how long a video is. Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Thank you very much!
command-line bash video scripts mp4
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I need to ftp upload all the mp4 files in a directory with length > 4 minutes using the shell. I can't find any script to check how long a video is. Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Thank you very much!
command-line bash video scripts mp4
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see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
– harish.venkat
Dec 1 '12 at 13:50
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I need to ftp upload all the mp4 files in a directory with length > 4 minutes using the shell. I can't find any script to check how long a video is. Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Thank you very much!
command-line bash video scripts mp4
I need to ftp upload all the mp4 files in a directory with length > 4 minutes using the shell. I can't find any script to check how long a video is. Does anybody have any idea how to do that?
Thank you very much!
command-line bash video scripts mp4
command-line bash video scripts mp4
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see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
– harish.venkat
Dec 1 '12 at 13:50
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see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
– harish.venkat
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see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
– harish.venkat
Dec 1 '12 at 13:50
see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
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This will give you the length of a video.
ffmpeg -i myvideo 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
add a comment |
Mediainfo is a fast tool for this purpose:
$ mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Duration%" [inputfile]
You can find more options in a more thorough answer.
In my tests, ffprobe
takes 0.3 seconds and mediainfo
takes 0.09 seconds.
add a comment |
You can try to use avconv command..
First you should to install:
if you type the command with the flag -i, you will get information about the video:
avconv -i test.mp4
In the output there is a field called Duration
avconv version 0.8.4-4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Nov 6 2012 16:51:33 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
Duration: 00:58:28.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 888 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 720x404, 748 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 20k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
Now you can use the command to only get the value of the field Duration
Type:
avconv -i file.mp4 2>&1 | grep 'Duration' | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/,//
In my case the result is:
00:58:28.05
58 Minutes and 28.05 seconds.
Hope this will helpful!
1
This can also be used withavprobe
- no need for the-i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Orffprobe
for @per's answer.
– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
add a comment |
exiftool
(originally intended for reading camera metadata from image files, but later expanded to read and write metadata from almost any kind of media file) is very convenient to use for this. Run it with:
exiftool FILE.mp4 | grep Duration
You'll probably need to install exiftool
first, but this is is easily done with the following command (on Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu etc.):
apt install libimage-exiftool-perl
Of course, this answer is just another alternative. Many of the other answers are good too. :)
add a comment |
Even simpler:
avprobe file.mp4 -show_format_entry duration
I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
add a comment |
Adding to pers solution, this can be used on an entire directory:
for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done
it can even be extended by | sort
to have the files sorted by their length.
you can add this to .bashrc
or .bash_aliases
in order to be able to do lsvlength | sort
on a directory
alias lsvlength='for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done'
add a comment |
If you want to see duration of some videos in a directory , you can use following command
exiftool * | grep ^Du | cut -d' ' -f 26
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This will give you the length of a video.
ffmpeg -i myvideo 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
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This will give you the length of a video.
ffmpeg -i myvideo 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
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This will give you the length of a video.
ffmpeg -i myvideo 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
This will give you the length of a video.
ffmpeg -i myvideo 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
edited Dec 2 '12 at 12:22
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answered Dec 1 '12 at 13:58
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Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
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Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
Also works for remote video urls e.g. ffmpeg -i "instagram.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t50.2886-16/…" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//
– skidadon
Oct 16 '17 at 19:35
add a comment |
Mediainfo is a fast tool for this purpose:
$ mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Duration%" [inputfile]
You can find more options in a more thorough answer.
In my tests, ffprobe
takes 0.3 seconds and mediainfo
takes 0.09 seconds.
add a comment |
Mediainfo is a fast tool for this purpose:
$ mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Duration%" [inputfile]
You can find more options in a more thorough answer.
In my tests, ffprobe
takes 0.3 seconds and mediainfo
takes 0.09 seconds.
add a comment |
Mediainfo is a fast tool for this purpose:
$ mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Duration%" [inputfile]
You can find more options in a more thorough answer.
In my tests, ffprobe
takes 0.3 seconds and mediainfo
takes 0.09 seconds.
Mediainfo is a fast tool for this purpose:
$ mediainfo --Inform="Video;%Duration%" [inputfile]
You can find more options in a more thorough answer.
In my tests, ffprobe
takes 0.3 seconds and mediainfo
takes 0.09 seconds.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
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You can try to use avconv command..
First you should to install:
if you type the command with the flag -i, you will get information about the video:
avconv -i test.mp4
In the output there is a field called Duration
avconv version 0.8.4-4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Nov 6 2012 16:51:33 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
Duration: 00:58:28.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 888 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 720x404, 748 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 20k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
Now you can use the command to only get the value of the field Duration
Type:
avconv -i file.mp4 2>&1 | grep 'Duration' | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/,//
In my case the result is:
00:58:28.05
58 Minutes and 28.05 seconds.
Hope this will helpful!
1
This can also be used withavprobe
- no need for the-i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Orffprobe
for @per's answer.
– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
add a comment |
You can try to use avconv command..
First you should to install:
if you type the command with the flag -i, you will get information about the video:
avconv -i test.mp4
In the output there is a field called Duration
avconv version 0.8.4-4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Nov 6 2012 16:51:33 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
Duration: 00:58:28.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 888 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 720x404, 748 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 20k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
Now you can use the command to only get the value of the field Duration
Type:
avconv -i file.mp4 2>&1 | grep 'Duration' | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/,//
In my case the result is:
00:58:28.05
58 Minutes and 28.05 seconds.
Hope this will helpful!
1
This can also be used withavprobe
- no need for the-i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Orffprobe
for @per's answer.
– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
add a comment |
You can try to use avconv command..
First you should to install:
if you type the command with the flag -i, you will get information about the video:
avconv -i test.mp4
In the output there is a field called Duration
avconv version 0.8.4-4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Nov 6 2012 16:51:33 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
Duration: 00:58:28.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 888 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 720x404, 748 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 20k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
Now you can use the command to only get the value of the field Duration
Type:
avconv -i file.mp4 2>&1 | grep 'Duration' | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/,//
In my case the result is:
00:58:28.05
58 Minutes and 28.05 seconds.
Hope this will helpful!
You can try to use avconv command..
First you should to install:
if you type the command with the flag -i, you will get information about the video:
avconv -i test.mp4
In the output there is a field called Duration
avconv version 0.8.4-4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
built on Nov 6 2012 16:51:33 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
Duration: 00:58:28.05, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 888 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 720x404, 748 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 20k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 127 kb/s
Now you can use the command to only get the value of the field Duration
Type:
avconv -i file.mp4 2>&1 | grep 'Duration' | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/,//
In my case the result is:
00:58:28.05
58 Minutes and 28.05 seconds.
Hope this will helpful!
edited Mar 10 '17 at 21:34
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answered Dec 1 '12 at 14:05
Roman RaguetRoman Raguet
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This can also be used withavprobe
- no need for the-i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Orffprobe
for @per's answer.
– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
add a comment |
1
This can also be used withavprobe
- no need for the-i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Orffprobe
for @per's answer.
– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
1
1
This can also be used with
avprobe
- no need for the -i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Or ffprobe
for @per's answer.– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
This can also be used with
avprobe
- no need for the -i
, but it otherwise works exactly the same way. Or ffprobe
for @per's answer.– evilsoup
Dec 18 '12 at 7:54
add a comment |
exiftool
(originally intended for reading camera metadata from image files, but later expanded to read and write metadata from almost any kind of media file) is very convenient to use for this. Run it with:
exiftool FILE.mp4 | grep Duration
You'll probably need to install exiftool
first, but this is is easily done with the following command (on Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu etc.):
apt install libimage-exiftool-perl
Of course, this answer is just another alternative. Many of the other answers are good too. :)
add a comment |
exiftool
(originally intended for reading camera metadata from image files, but later expanded to read and write metadata from almost any kind of media file) is very convenient to use for this. Run it with:
exiftool FILE.mp4 | grep Duration
You'll probably need to install exiftool
first, but this is is easily done with the following command (on Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu etc.):
apt install libimage-exiftool-perl
Of course, this answer is just another alternative. Many of the other answers are good too. :)
add a comment |
exiftool
(originally intended for reading camera metadata from image files, but later expanded to read and write metadata from almost any kind of media file) is very convenient to use for this. Run it with:
exiftool FILE.mp4 | grep Duration
You'll probably need to install exiftool
first, but this is is easily done with the following command (on Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu etc.):
apt install libimage-exiftool-perl
Of course, this answer is just another alternative. Many of the other answers are good too. :)
exiftool
(originally intended for reading camera metadata from image files, but later expanded to read and write metadata from almost any kind of media file) is very convenient to use for this. Run it with:
exiftool FILE.mp4 | grep Duration
You'll probably need to install exiftool
first, but this is is easily done with the following command (on Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu etc.):
apt install libimage-exiftool-perl
Of course, this answer is just another alternative. Many of the other answers are good too. :)
edited Sep 10 '17 at 13:37
answered Sep 10 '17 at 13:29
zrajmzrajm
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Even simpler:
avprobe file.mp4 -show_format_entry duration
I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
add a comment |
Even simpler:
avprobe file.mp4 -show_format_entry duration
I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
add a comment |
Even simpler:
avprobe file.mp4 -show_format_entry duration
Even simpler:
avprobe file.mp4 -show_format_entry duration
answered Apr 13 '16 at 14:30
Joan Albert SilvestreJoan Albert Silvestre
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I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
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I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
I currently get the message "Option 'show_format_entry' is deprecated, use '-show_entries format=duration' instead"
– Faheem Mitha
Nov 5 '17 at 13:31
add a comment |
Adding to pers solution, this can be used on an entire directory:
for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done
it can even be extended by | sort
to have the files sorted by their length.
you can add this to .bashrc
or .bash_aliases
in order to be able to do lsvlength | sort
on a directory
alias lsvlength='for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done'
add a comment |
Adding to pers solution, this can be used on an entire directory:
for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done
it can even be extended by | sort
to have the files sorted by their length.
you can add this to .bashrc
or .bash_aliases
in order to be able to do lsvlength | sort
on a directory
alias lsvlength='for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done'
add a comment |
Adding to pers solution, this can be used on an entire directory:
for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done
it can even be extended by | sort
to have the files sorted by their length.
you can add this to .bashrc
or .bash_aliases
in order to be able to do lsvlength | sort
on a directory
alias lsvlength='for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done'
Adding to pers solution, this can be used on an entire directory:
for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done
it can even be extended by | sort
to have the files sorted by their length.
you can add this to .bashrc
or .bash_aliases
in order to be able to do lsvlength | sort
on a directory
alias lsvlength='for f in *; do ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep Duration | cut -d " " -f 4 | sed s/,// | tr -d "n" && echo " $f"; done'
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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If you want to see duration of some videos in a directory , you can use following command
exiftool * | grep ^Du | cut -d' ' -f 26
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If you want to see duration of some videos in a directory , you can use following command
exiftool * | grep ^Du | cut -d' ' -f 26
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If you want to see duration of some videos in a directory , you can use following command
exiftool * | grep ^Du | cut -d' ' -f 26
New contributor
If you want to see duration of some videos in a directory , you can use following command
exiftool * | grep ^Du | cut -d' ' -f 26
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see this stackoverflow.com/questions/3844430/… :-) hope this helps
– harish.venkat
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