fast-video-metadata
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Fast video metadata extraction without dependencies (e. g. spawning ffmpeg or exiftool).
Fast video metadata extraction without dependencies (e. g. spawning ffmpeg or exiftool).
const videoMetadata = require("fast-video-metadata");
const metadata = await videoMetadata.read("~/Desktop/IMG_0835.MOV");
console.log(metadata);
{
creationTime: 2017-08-05T15:20:28.000Z,
modificationTime: 2017-08-05T15:21:23.000Z,
meta: {
'com.apple.quicktime.make': 'Apple',
'com.apple.quicktime.model': 'iPhone 6',
'com.apple.quicktime.software': '10.1.1',
'com.apple.quicktime.creationdate': '2017-08-05T18:20:28+0300'
}
}
const videoMetadata = require("fast-video-metadata");
const metadata = await videoMetadata.read("~/Desktop/IMG_0835.MOV", true);
console.log(metadata);
[
{ type: 'ftyp', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'wide', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'mdat', atoms: [ { type: '\x00r\x1BD', unparsed: true } ] },
{
type: 'moov',
atoms: [
{
type: 'mvhd',
content: {
creationTime: 2017-08-05T15:20:28.000Z,
modificationTime: 2017-08-05T15:21:23.000Z
}
},
{
type: 'trak',
atoms: [
{
type: 'tkhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'U+\x12<', unparsed: true } ]
},
{
type: 'tapt',
atoms: [
{ type: 'clef', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'prof', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'enof', unparsed: true }
]
},
{ type: 'edts', atoms: [ { type: 'elst', unparsed: true } ] },
{
type: 'mdia',
atoms: [
{ type: 'mdhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'minf',
atoms: [
{ type: 'vmhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'dinf',
atoms: [ { type: 'dref', unparsed: true } ]
},
{
type: 'stbl',
atoms: [
{ type: 'stsd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stts', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stss', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'sdtp', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsz', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stco', unparsed: true }
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
type: 'trak',
atoms: [
{
type: 'tkhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'U+\x12<', unparsed: true } ]
},
{ type: 'edts', atoms: [ { type: 'elst', unparsed: true } ] },
{
type: 'mdia',
atoms: [
{ type: 'mdhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'minf',
atoms: [
{ type: 'smhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'dinf',
atoms: [ { type: 'dref', unparsed: true } ]
},
{
type: 'stbl',
atoms: [
{ type: 'stsd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stts', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsz', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stco', unparsed: true }
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
type: 'trak',
atoms: [
{
type: 'tkhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'U+\x12<', unparsed: true } ]
},
{ type: 'edts', atoms: [ { type: 'elst', unparsed: true } ] },
{
type: 'tref',
atoms: [
{ type: 'cdsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'cdep', unparsed: true }
]
},
{
type: 'mdia',
atoms: [
{ type: 'mdhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'minf',
atoms: [
{
type: 'gmhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'gmin', unparsed: true } ]
},
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'dinf',
atoms: [ { type: 'dref', unparsed: true } ]
},
{
type: 'stbl',
atoms: [
{ type: 'stsd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stts', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsz', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stco', unparsed: true }
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
type: 'trak',
atoms: [
{
type: 'tkhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'U+\x12<', unparsed: true } ]
},
{ type: 'edts', atoms: [ { type: 'elst', unparsed: true } ] },
{
type: 'tref',
atoms: [
{ type: 'cdsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'cdep', unparsed: true }
]
},
{
type: 'mdia',
atoms: [
{ type: 'mdhd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'minf',
atoms: [
{
type: 'gmhd',
atoms: [ { type: 'gmin', unparsed: true } ]
},
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'dinf',
atoms: [ { type: 'dref', unparsed: true } ]
},
{
type: 'stbl',
atoms: [
{ type: 'stsd', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stts', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsc', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stsz', unparsed: true },
{ type: 'stco', unparsed: true }
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
type: 'meta',
atoms: [
{ type: 'hdlr', unparsed: true },
{
type: 'keys',
content: [
{
size: 32,
namespace: 'mdta',
value: 'com.apple.quicktime.make'
},
{
size: 33,
namespace: 'mdta',
value: 'com.apple.quicktime.model'
},
{
size: 36,
namespace: 'mdta',
value: 'com.apple.quicktime.software'
},
{
size: 40,
namespace: 'mdta',
value: 'com.apple.quicktime.creationdate'
}
]
},
{
type: 'ilst',
content: [
{ index: 0, type: 1, locale: 0, value: 'Apple' },
{ index: 1, type: 1, locale: 0, value: 'iPhone 6' },
{ index: 2, type: 1, locale: 0, value: '10.1.1' },
{
index: 3,
type: 1,
locale: 0,
value: '2017-08-05T18:20:28+0300'
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
See those unparsed: true and want that data?
No problem, you are welcome to contribute!
Look into ./src/parsers and add missing one (named after atom type).
FAQs
Fast video metadata extraction without dependencies (e. g. spawning ffmpeg or exiftool).
The npm package fast-video-metadata receives a total of 12 weekly downloads. As such, fast-video-metadata popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that fast-video-metadata demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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