gst-discoverer-1.0
GStreamer media file metadata analyzer
TLDR
Show media file information
$ gst-discoverer-1.0 [video.mp4]
Show verbose information$ gst-discoverer-1.0 -v [video.mp4]
Analyze entire directory$ gst-discoverer-1.0 [/path/to/directory]
Analyze from URL$ gst-discoverer-1.0 [https://example.com/video.webm]
Show table of contents$ gst-discoverer-1.0 -c [video.mp4]
Set timeout$ gst-discoverer-1.0 -t [30] [video.mp4]
SYNOPSIS
gst-discoverer-1.0 [options] file|directory|uri ...
DESCRIPTION
gst-discoverer-1.0 displays metadata and stream information about media files. It analyzes containers, codecs, duration, resolution, sample rates, bitrates, and other properties without playing the file.The tool is useful for debugging multimedia issues and understanding media structure. It recurses into subdirectories when given a directory path.
PARAMETERS
-v, --verbose
Output all available information.-a, --async
Use asynchronous code path.-t, --timeout seconds
Timeout in seconds (default 10).-c, --toc
Output TOC (chapters and editions).--help
Print help and exit.
INSTALL
sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
sudo pacman -S gst-plugins-base
sudo apk add gst-plugins-base
brew install gst-plugins-base
SEE ALSO
gst-launch-1.0(1), gst-inspect-1.0(1), mediainfo(1)