[FIXED] How to get video duration, dimension and size in PHP?

Issue

I want to know how to get the duration, dimension and size of uploaded video file in PHP. The file can be in any video format.

Solution

getID3 supports video formats. See: http://getid3.sourceforge.net/

Edit: So, in code format, that'd be like:

include_once('pathto/getid3.php');
$getID3 = new getID3;
$file = $getID3->analyze($filename);
echo("Duration: ".$file['playtime_string'].
" / Dimensions: ".$file['video']['resolution_x']." wide by ".$file['video']['resolution_y']." tall".
" / Filesize: ".$file['filesize']." bytes<br />");

Note: You must include the getID3 classes before this will work! See the above link.

Edit: If you have the ability to modify the PHP installation on your server, a PHP extension for this purpose is ffmpeg-php. See: http://ffmpeg-php.sourceforge.net/

Answered By - aendra

Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (PHPFixing Admin)

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