Bitrate

[qwerty99]

how can i find the bitrate of a video?

[JEEPn]

download and install GSpot

[holistic]

Bitrate= is a function of size of file and time.

https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm

[qwerty99]

JEEPn: GSpot is on;y for avi files. i need to be able to do this with other files as well like mpeg.

holistic: that doesn't always work. some files such as wmv and mpeg could have the same bitrate but different file size. the calculator doesn't do mpeg or wmv.

does anyone else have any ideas?

[SLK001]

Gee, do you think that Bitrate Viewer could help you out here?

[Capmaster]

Bitrate= is a function of size of file and time.

https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm

Not so. Bitrate is the sampling rate. The time has nothing to do with bitrate. File size is a product of the bitrate and the capture time. It's basic math:
File size (Megabytes) = (Bitrate (Mb/s) * Time (s))/8
Or ...you can just get the bitrate calculator which figures it out for you witout having to think

[qwerty99]

Bitrate Viewer helps with mpeg but it doesn't work on wmv files. does anyone know how i can find the bitrate of a wmv file?

[noki]

right-click on the video as it is playing in PowerDVD (or WinDVD), select properties, and there you have it; a display of the DYNAMIC bitrate.

[ZippyP.]

The time has nothing to do with bitrate.

Except..File size / Time = Average bitrate

So the average bitrate can be calculated given the file size and running time.

[qwerty99]

i right clicked on the video in powerdvd but there is nothing that says properties. is there some other way to get into properties or it is something else i need to get into?

[Capmaster]

The time has nothing to do with bitrate.

Except..File size / Time = Average bitrate

So the average bitrate can be calculated given the file size and running time.

After reading holistic's post a few times and the fact that he linked to the calculator I realized he was talking about deriving bitrate from the other given quantities. Never mind

[noki]

I right clicked on the video in powerdvd but there is nothing that says properties. is there some other way to get into properties or it is something else i need to get into?

you're right, sorry. it's the selection in the middle of the list that's displayed when you right-click on the movie. i'm not at my computer now, but the selection is something like...display or information, or something like that. when clicked a display is set on top of the movie that gives details of the video you are watching.

[qwerty99]

the only things i see when i right click on the video screen in powerdvd are Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, Go To, Forward, Full Screen, Configuration, About & Exit. I went into configuration but that has to do with powerdvd not the video. i don't see what it is that i have to click on

[qwerty99]

does anyone else have any ideas on how to find the bitrate of a wmv file?

[noki]

hi, me again,
got home and in PowerDVD while the movie is playing right-click on the movie screen, select SHOW INFORMATION, and a display will overlay the movie to display the info you want. i assume you have version 5...that what i'm using. if you have version 4 there has to be a similar way to display the movie's property. good luck.

[qwerty99]

i'm using powerdvd 5 also, but i still don't see the option for Show Information. the option i see when i rihjt click on the video is Show/High Menus, Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, Go To, Bookmark, Forward, Backward, Full Screen, Configuration, About & Exit. are you trying this with a wmv file cause i'm still not getting anything

[holistic]

This is fuckin ridiculous

Get AVIcodec here :: http://avicodec.duby.info

[qwerty99]

i don't want to and don't need to install another codec. there is probably an easier way

[holistic]

click'n'read

[qwerty99]

can someone please tell me how to find the bitrate of a wmv file?

[fritzi93]

This is fuckin ridiculous

Get AVIcodec here :: http://avicodec.duby.info

Your question was answered. It's not a codec, it's an information appliance. When people help you, do them the courtesy of paying attention.