Get media file length in Mac Terminal

Question

Is there a way to get any media file (.avi, .mp4, .mp3, etc.) length using Mac's Terminal?

I there is a need to install a package or a library can you please specify which, and how to install them?

Answer 1

You can use ffmpeg or ffprobe to get the duration. You can install ffmpeg easily using Homebrew:

brew install ffmpeg

And then you can get the duration using this command:

ffmpeg -i input 2>&1 | grep "Duration"| cut -d ' ' -f 4 | sed s/,//

See the answers here for more details: How to get length of video file from console?