Let ffmpeg show used audio and video codec inside a (.mp4) video file?

[pxstein]

Is there a way to let ffmpeg show the used audio and video codec inside a (.mp4) video file?

I assume there are commands like:

ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4 -showvideocodec

and

ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4 -showaudiocodec

How is the corresponding command syntax in detail?

[Selur]

simply call:

ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4

and ffmpeg should output something like:

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'h:\TestClips&Co\chapter.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : avc1
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: isomavc1
    creation_time   : 2009-06-30 06:08:14
  Duration: 00:00:17.16, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 934 kb/s
    Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 3.000000
    Metadata:
      title           : Zero
    Chapter #0.1: start 3.000000, end 5.000000
    Metadata:
      title           : Three
    Chapter #0.2: start 5.000000, end 7.000000
    Metadata:
      title           : Five
    Chapter #0.3: start 7.000000, end 11.000000
    Metadata:
      title           : Seven
    Chapter #0.4: start 11.000000, end 17.000000
    Metadata:
      title           : Eleven
    Chapter #0.5: start 17.000000, end 17.160000
    Metadata:
      title           : Seventeen
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x352 [SAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 801 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25k tbn, 50 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2009-06-30 06:08:14
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Video Handler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 130 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2009-06-30 06:08:14
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler

which is the same output you get when calling 'ffprobe myvideo.mp4'.

If you need more details/control better use MediaInfos CLI version.

Cu Selur

Ps.: there's no syntax/call to get just audio/video/chapter/subtitle infos from a file using ffmpeg.