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minfo

Prints information about movie files.

Synopsis

minfo filename [filename ...]

Description

minfo is a command that displays information about movie files. The supported formats are:

  • AVI (.avi)

  • MPEG (.mpeg)

  • Houdini HMV format (.hmv)

  • Quicktime (.qt)

  • SGI Movie (.mv)

Options

For each filename supplied, minfo will display the resolution, length and other movie related parameters as appropriate for the type of movie (for example, compression, image pixel format, blocking, etc.).