gspot video analysis tool for mkv files?

[graysky]

Is there a util that will analyze and display the technical info about mkv files llike gspot does with an avi file? You know, video bitrate, audio bitrate, DAR, PAR, CODECs used, # of frames, qf, etc. I did find mediainfo (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86862&package_id=90341) which displays some basic data.

Thanks!

[zgx]

"mkvinfo GUI" from MKVtoolnix gives information about MKV files.

http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/


Not sure it gives everything you want but should give you at least some of the information.

[foxyshadis]

MediaInfo is basically the best you'll get. If you open it to Text or HTML view, and use the debug->advanced mode, you'll get everything it can give you. The only two things it can't show - Timecode Base and per-track size/bitrate - you can get with the command-line tool mkvverify. MediaInfo will give you DAR (there is no PAR in mkv and it can't read the internal bitstream), # of frames, and codec. Unless you mean the encoding application.

Nothing can give you a "quality factor" though, gspot's is just a vague guess that doesn't correlate to what you actually see - might as well just watch ten seconds to find out.

You can always petition stegre to add mkv to gspot, but that's not undertaken lightly, I understand.

[graysky]

Cool, mediainfo it is... thanx all.

[graysky]

@foxyshadis: do you know how one can customize the view within mediainfo? I messed around with it but to no avail.

Thanx

[foxyshadis]

Switch to custom mode, then go to preferences, custom, edit (or new) to set up your own view. But it's easy to just say that, the docs are spotty and the format is tricky and complex. If you've ever dealt with designing web templates, like livejournal or vbulletin, you might be able to pick it up. Not simple though.

The mediainfo site, or zenitram himself, might be able to provide samples. Oh, it looks like there are some in plugins/Custom.

Also, a new tool just came out with similar functionality and a whole different interface: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123076