MistAnalyserMP4

Analyser for MP4 files

Usage

MistAnalyserMP4 [options] [filename]

Tips and Need to knows

The MP4 analyser returns all packets and headers found, which can be quite chaotic as MP4 header data can be at both the beginning or the end. Generally speaking the output is quite large and we recommend opening this in something where you can search for the data you want/need.

Generally speaking MP4 data consist of boxes, with sizes and contents per box. We try to print the boxes as human readable as we can. If it prints unrecognized box that does not mean there's a problem specifically, it means there's an optional box we haven't implemented. This doesn't have to be a problem for playback, but it could mean certain information is lost.

We recommend accessing the recommended ISO specs ( 14496-14:2003) for more information on how MP4 files look like.

For example looking for the trak or mhdh box.

 [trak] Container Box (61184)
  [tkhd] Track Header Box (92)
   Version: 0
   Flags: 2
   CreationTime: 0
   ModificationTime: 0
   TrackID: 10
   Duration: 300000
   Layer: 0
   AlternateGroup: 0
   Volume: 0
   Matrix: 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1
   Rotation (calculated from Matrix): 0
   Width: 1920
   Height: 1080
  [edts] Container Box (36)
   [elst] Edit List Box (28)
    Version: 0
    Flags: 0
    Count: 1
    [Entry 0]
     SegmentDuration: 300000
     MediaTime: 0
     MediaRateInteger: 1
     MediaRateFraction: 0
  [mdia] Container Box (61048)
   [mdhd] Media Header Box (32)
    Version: 0
    Flags: 0
    CreationTime: 0
    ModificationTime: 0
    TimeScale: 16000
    Duration: 4800000
    Language: eng

Options

Option	shorthand	Value	Default	Description
--debug	-g	1-10	Set at compilation, 3 in most cases	Sets the debug level at which messages are printed
--detail	-D	0-10	2	Sets the detail level for analyses
--help	-h	Binary	false	If set, display usage and version information then exit
--timeout	-T	Numeral		Time in Seconds to run the analyses task
--validate	-V	Binary	false	If set activate validation mode for load testing
--version	-v	Binary	false	If set display the library and application version, then exit