simple ffprobe node for retrieving info from media file

A simple node for retrieving data about media files, using ffprobe and ffprobe-static.

  • takes media path as input
  • path prefix can be included in node info
  • provides descriptive data about media as output as JSON object
[{"id":"e973badd.293e58","type":"ffprobe","z":"c9dfebcd.885ae8","name":"","prefix":"","x":350,"y":140,"wires":[["ba204db1.2f66d"]]},{"id":"c98f036f.50dea","type":"inject","z":"c9dfebcd.885ae8","name":"amb.mp4","topic":"","payload":"C:\\CasparCG\\server\\media\\amb.mp4","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":180,"y":140,"wires":[["e973badd.293e58"]]},{"id":"ba204db1.2f66d","type":"debug","z":"c9dfebcd.885ae8","name":"JSON object describing media file","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","x":600,"y":140,"wires":[]}]

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Created 7 years, 4 months ago
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  • debug (x1)
  • inject (x1)
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Tags

  • ffprobe
  • media
  • metadata
  • duration
  • video
  • codec
  • ffmpeg
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