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Can anyone recommend a command-line tool for displaying the video codec and format for a specified video file? I'm trying to screen out and reconvert any files that are now Catalina-incompatible.
Have you observed the output of mdls?
mdls ./In_Which_We_Serve.mp4 | more
Shows Codecs, Audio bitrate, Content Type, Duration in seconds, etc.
Have you observed the output of mdls?
mdls ./In_Which_We_Serve.mp4 | more
Shows Codecs, Audio bitrate, Content Type, Duration in seconds, etc.
Thank you! I keep forgetting about the good ol' mdls.
It has revealed an audio codec (AC3) that appears to not be supported in Catalina. I suppose that's what is responsible.
And FYI, it's easy using Subler to selectively remove any offending audio tracks--in my case an AC3 surround track--without having to recode the video.
Command line: display video codec and format to find incompatible videos