idvid manual(1)

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idvid - Identify videos, their codecs, and compliance with (S)VCD/DVD specs.

idvid identifies each multimedia video file in a list, and reports its compliance with video disc standards such as VCD, SVCD, and DVD.

idvid [OPTIONS] VIDEO_FILE(s)

For example:

idvid foo.avi

idvid -tabluar videos/*.mpg

-terse Print raw video characteristics, no formatting. Helpful when: calling from other scripts.
-verbose: Print extra information from mplayer, tcprobe, and ffmpeg.
-fast Don't do lengthy play-time estimation; report length as reported: by mplayer (possibly inaccurate). Results in faster execution.
-tabular: Display output in a table format for easier comparison. Most useful when identifying multiple video files.
-isformat [vcd|svcd|dvd]: Check VIDEO_FILE for compliance with the given disc format. If VIDEO_FILE matches the given format, then idvid reports "true" and exits successfully. Otherwise, idvid reports "false" and exits with status 1 (failure).
-istvsys [ntsc|pal]: Check VIDEO_FILE for compliance with the given TV system. If VIDEO_FILE matches the given TV system, then idvid reports "true" and exits successfully. Otherwise, idvid reports "false" and exits with status 1 (failure). IGNORED when -isformat is present.

idvid -verbose homevideo.avi: Report everything mplayer, ffmpeg, and transcode can determine about homevideo.avi.
idvid -isformat dvd homevideo.mpg: Check to see if homevideo.mpg is compliant with the DVD standard.
idvid -istvsys pal homevideo.mpg: Check to see if homevideo.mpg is compliant with PAL TV systems.

For further assistance, contact information, forum and IRC links, please refer to the tovid homepage (http://tovid.org/).