media-info

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  "why_use_this": "Extracts and displays comprehensive codec, bitrate, duration, and tag information from media files in a human-readable or parseable format. Useful in transcoding workflows, quality-assurance pipelines, and batch media inspection. Backed by libmediainfo for robust format support across dozens of containers and codecs."
}