Chapter 685: Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser

Core Idea

:::warning Deprecated in favor of getting metadata using Mediabunny.

Key Concepts

• Not recommended anymore
• Getting metadata from a URL
• Getting metadata from a local path
• Getting metadata from a File
• Available fields
• Getting metadata as soon as possible
• See also

Code Examples

const result = await parseMedia({
  src: 'https://remotion.media/video.mp4',
  fields: {
    durationInSeconds: true,
    dimensions: true,
  },
});

console.log(result.durationInSeconds); // 10
console.log(result.dimensions); // {width: 1920, height: 1080}

• What it demonstrates: Usage pattern for Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser from the official docs.

Key Takeaways

1. Understand not recommended anymore when working with Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser.
2. Understand getting metadata from a url when working with Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser.
3. Understand getting metadata from a local path when working with Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser.
4. Understand getting metadata from a file when working with Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser.
5. Understand available fields when working with Getting metadata from videos using @remotion/media-parser.

Connects To

• Download and Parse: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.
• Download and Parse Media: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.
• Fast and Slow: related page in the Media Parser (@remotion/media-parser) section.