Any better utility than MediaInfo?

[JimmyBarnes]

The free MediaInfo utility from SourceForge which tells you bitrates and much else in media files is useful but it often has blanks where there should be data, is there any better utility?

[LoRd_MuldeR]

The free MediaInfo utility from SourceForge which tells you bitrates and much else in media files is useful but it often has blanks where there should be data, is there any better utility?

...because it can't display meta into that isn't present? :confused:

Honestly, MediaInfo is the most powerful info tool for media files that I'm aware of. Alternatives would include AVInaptic and GSpot. And if you are searching specifically for a meta tag editor: mp3tag!

Finally, if you want something that works from the command-line, ffmpeg/ffprobe and the "file" command come to my mind. The latter is not specific to media files (and not very detailed), but recognizes pretty much everything you throw at it.

You didn't tell us which "data" in particular you are missing in MediaInfo's analysis. But maybe you should consider filing a bug report or feature request?

[NikosD]

It is the best tool I know too, but MediaInfo needs an update to support H.265 media files. (Better support than already has)

[bxyhxyh]

Is there any utility which prints how many frames in the video? Writing avs and dragging it into virtualdub or avspmod is somehow tiresome.

[Groucho2004]

Is there any utility which prints how many frames in the video?
Define "video". For any raw stream tucked away in one of the usual containers (mp4, mkv, avi, ...), MediaInfo is sufficient and should report the correct number of frames.
For raw streams (m2v, h264, vc1, ...), you'll always have to parse the stream with a suitable utility in order to get the number of frames.

[therube]

if you want something that works from the command-line...
MediaInfo also has a (separate) command-line version.