Use the File Information dialog to view information about the currently selected media file. Information is divided into three categories: General, Video and Audio. Each category has its own tab on the dialog.
To display the File Information dialog, select the file in the Tasks List, right-click on the file and from the context menu that appears, select File Information -> Source or Target, depending on which file information you want to view. To view the information for a DVD chapter The name for each individual video file on a DVD. For example, under the title "Water Skiing", you might have the chapters "My first try," "My first wreck," and "My first jump.", select the DVD Settings Titles/Chapters page, and from the chapters list select the chapter you want to view, and then select the File Information button on the Chapter The name for each individual video file on a DVD. For example, under the title "Water Skiing", you might have the chapters "My first try," "My first wreck," and "My first jump." List toolbar.
The File Information dialog is shown in the figure below:
The following fields are on the File Information Dialog:
General Tab
Use this tab to view general file information. The following are the fields on the General Tab:
File Name Label
Displays the name of the file.
Location Label
Displays the location of the file.
Size Label
Displays the size of the file.
Created Label
Displays the date when the file was created.
Modified Label
Displays the date when the contents of this file were last changed.
Accessed Label
Displays the date when this file was last opened.
Video Tab
Use this tab to view information about the video stream portion of the current media file if available. The following are the fields in this Tab:
Video Compression Label
Displays the type of compression used to create the video. This is typically a four-character code that uniquely identifies the compressor Also known as an encoder, this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor, or decoder.encoder Also known as compressor, this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor, or decoder., this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor Also known as a decoder, this is a module or algorithm to decompress data., or decoder Also known as a decompressor, this is a module or algorithm to decompress data..encoder , this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor , or decoder .encoder , this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor , or decoder .encoder , this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor , or decoder . used.
Frame Width Label
Displays the width of the video frame in pixels.
Frame Height Label
Displays the height of the video frame in pixels.
Play Length Label
Displays the duration of the video in seconds.
Frame Count Label
Displays the number of video frames.
Frame Rate Label
Displays the video frame rate in frames per second. This is ideally the number of frames played in one second.
Data Rate Label
Displays the amount of video data that would ideally be streamed in one second. This depends on several factors including the video dimensions and compression used. Measured in bytes per second.
Sample Size Label
Displays the bits per pixel value, which represents the color depth.
Audio Tab
Use this tab to view information about the audio stream portion of the current media file if available. The following are the fields in the Audio Tab:
Audio Format Label
Displays the type of compression used to create the audio stream The portion of the file holding the audio data. The audio data might be compressed to save disk space. The data has to be decompressed using an audio decompressor before you can play (hear) it.. This is typically a four-character code that uniquely identifies the compressor used.
Average Data Rate Label
Displays the amount of audio data that would ideally be streamed in one second. This depends on several factors including the number of channels and compression used. Measured in bytes per second.
Sample Rate Label
Displays the frequency of audio samples in samples/second, the higher the rate, the better the sound is.
Audio Sample Size Label
Displays the number of bits per sample, some compressed formats might specify a 0 in this field.
Channels Label
Displays the number of audio channels (for example: 1 for mono, 2 for stereo).
Close button
Select the Close button to close the dialog.
Help Button
Select the Help button to open a popup help topic for this dialog.
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