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Ffprobe Command: Display Media Duration
Use for display media duration with Ffprobe. Exact CLI syntax to display media duration using Ffprobe.
When to use this: Use for display media duration with Ffprobe.
Command Syntax
ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 <input.mp4>ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 <input.mp4>Command Breakdown
-v- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-show_entries- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-of- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to display media duration using Ffprobe.
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