MediaInfo Inspector

[rednoah]

FileBot uses MediaInfo to read properties like {vc}, {ac}, {channels}, {resolution}, etc from the container file. You can access any MediaInfo property directly via the {general}, {video}, {audio} and {text} bindings.

e.g. get Format_Profile property from the first video stream:

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{video[0].FormatProfile}

Open FileBot ➔ Edit Format ➔ Change Sample ➔ Open MediaInfo


If you have issues with MediaInfo bindings such as {vc}, {ac}, {channels}, {resolution}, {duration}, etc check the raw MediaInfo data to see what FileBot sees.

[weyb06]

Hi,

my expression is :

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{s00e00} - {t} ({resolution}_{kbps}_{vc}_{channels}_{ac}_{source}_{languages}_{lang}_{subt})

1/my 1st question is :
where does Filebot take the informations {source}, {languages}, {lang} and {subt} from ? MediaInfo for all of them ?

indeed, I have plenty of cartoons and when I look at them with MediaInfo, most of them don't have the language set, neither the source, and when i apply the expression, i get "fra" as language --> why ?

2/I don't see how Filebot could retrieve the "source", as i never saw it in MediaInfo --> does it come from MediaInfo ??? how can i set it in the cartoons ? with which tool ?

thank you very much in advance for your reply

regards

EDIT :
I found mkvtoolnix to set the language, but i don't see how to set the "source"

[rednoah]

where does Filebot take the informations {source}, {languages}, {lang} and {subt} from ? MediaInfo for all of them ?

Does NOT use MediaInfo:
{source} is based on the file path only, matching kown patterns such as BluRay.
{lang} and {subt} is for subtitles, matching the subtitle language suffix from the file path, or by running statistical language detection on the file contents of text-based subtitle files.

Does use MediaInfo:
{languages} is a convenience binding for reading audio languages (via libmediainfo or ffprobe depending on your install).

I don't see how Filebot could retrieve the "source", as i never saw it in MediaInfo --> does it come from MediaInfo ??? how can i set it in the cartoons ? with which tool ?

If the filename doesn't say Bluray / DVDRip / WebDL / etc then {source} won't work. If you just have the video file, then it's impossible to tell if it came from BD / DVD / Netflix / iTunes / etc. You could guess based on file size / resolution / bitrate / etc in your own format code but it's ultimately guesswork unless the file is explicitly tagged in some way.

[weyb06]

hi,

thank you for your reply !
i understand a little better how it works !

I found mkvtoolnix to set the language, but i don't see how to set the "source"
--> which property could i set (with mkvtoolnix) as the "source" so filebot recognizes/reads it with MediaInfo (and then afterwards i'll be able to get it), please ?
--> I mean to use a property i don't use to set the "source"...

EDIT : you should precise on https://www.filebot.net/naming.html that {lang} is for subtitles only

[rednoah]

{source} only works if a known keyword such as BluRay appears in the file path. mkvtoolnix doesn't help you there. Presumably, you can add your own custom tags though, which will then be accessible via mediainfo.

EDIT: I'll be making changes to FileBot 4.8.5 also check the media title (e.g. from mkv title tag if available) as well for bindings such as {source} that are based on the current or original filename.

[weyb06]

If i set the Mediainfo "Encoded_Library/String" parameter with "VHS" for example, how can i retrieve/read it with filebot ?
I saw there is "media" able to get <any any general media parameter>, but how do i do that please ? {media} is enough ?

[rednoah]

You can access any media info property by name.

Object/Property style:

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media.EncodedLibraryString

Map/Key style:

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media['Encoded_Library/String']

[weyb06]

ok i get it !

Q : i have set the language with mkvtoolnix, and i can see "Language/String: en" in the audio section of Mediainfo, so why do i get [fra] with {languages} in my expression ?

regards

[rednoah]

Correction:

{languages} is the TheTVDB language / TheMovieDB spoken languages field.

{audioLanguages} is the convenience binding for accessing audio languages (as List of Language objects).

{audio.LanguageString} is direct access for the Language/String value for each audio stream.