[FFmpeg-user] how to use ffprobe with Windows7

[Michael Koch]

My question is how to use ffprobe on a Windows7 system. So far, I've
used the following three step procedure:

1. create or edit a batch file which contains two lines:
      c://ffmpeg/ffprobe myvideo.mp4
      pause
2. save the batch file
3. start the batch file

This works fine but it's time consuming.

I could create a link to ffprobe on the desktop, and draw the video with
the mouse over this link. Then the problem is that the window closes
immediately when ffprobe has finished. Is there any trick to avoid that
the window closes?

Thanks,
Michael


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[Kieran O Leary]

Post by Michael Koch
My question is how to use ffprobe on a Windows7 system. So far, I've
c://ffmpeg/ffprobe myvideo.mp4
pause
2. save the batch file
3. start the batch file
This works fine but it's time consuming.
I could create a link to ffprobe on the desktop, and draw the video with
the mouse over this link. Then the problem is that the window closes
immediately when ffprobe has finished. Is there any trick to avoid that
the window closes?

Yes, open CMD,then drag and drop the batch file into the terminal window
and press Enter.
Or just run ffprobe directly in the terminal.
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[Michael Koch]

Post by Kieran O Leary
Yes, open CMD,then drag and drop the batch file into the terminal window
and press Enter.
Or just run ffprobe directly in the terminal.

I was looking for a faster solution, without having to write video's
name and path into the batch file, or into the CMD window. Just drag and
drop and then I'd like to see the output of ffprobe.

Michael
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[Dan Bridges]

Post by Michael Koch

Post by Kieran O Leary
Yes, open CMD,then drag and drop the batch file into the terminal window
and press Enter.
Or just run ffprobe directly in the terminal.

I was looking for a faster solution, without having to write video's
name and path into the batch file, or into the CMD window. Just drag
and drop and then I'd like to see the output of ffprobe.

The fastest solution is to create a shortcut icon on your desktop with
this target line:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /K ffprobe

This assumes ffprobe.exe is in your executable PATH list. Otherwise,
fully specially the path to it e.g

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /K C:\ffmpeg\ffprobe

You can then drag your MP4 on to this icon Which you could call "Run
ffprobe".

The /K switch will keep the command prompt window open afterwards.
You can type EXIT to close it.

Alternately, change your "Run ffprobe.bat" batchfile to this:

@echo off
c:\ffmpeg\ffprobe %1
pause

The %1 takes the name of the filename you drag-and-drop onto the
batchile icon, if running from the desktop, or type after the batchfile,
if operating from the CLI.
Then, drag your MP4 on to this icon, and press Enter to close the window
when finished.

Dan.
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[Michael Koch]

Post by Dan Bridges
@echo off
c:\ffmpeg\ffprobe %1
pause
The %1 takes the name of the filename you drag-and-drop onto the
batchile icon, if running from the desktop, or type after the batchfile,
if operating from the CLI.
Then, drag your MP4 on to this icon, and press Enter to close the window
when finished.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much!

Michael

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[Kieran O Leary]

Post by Michael Koch

Post by Kieran O Leary
Yes, open CMD,then drag and drop the batch file into the terminal window
and press Enter.
Or just run ffprobe directly in the terminal.

I was looking for a faster solution, without having to write video's
name and path into the batch file, or into the CMD window. Just drag and
drop and then I'd like to see the output of ffprobe.

Isn't there some way to set a variable,like $1 in bash? I think it's %1 in
CMD. If you replace your filename with they variable, it should do what you
want. Then add something like
PAUSE
To the end of your bat file to stop the window closing.
I know very little about bat though.
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