<div dir="ltr">I am trying to get the start and duration from a file (a few 1000 of them once I get the first one working) <div><a href="http://a-vinter.com/Capture0001.mov">http://a-vinter.com/Capture0001.mov</a> import os from gi.repository import Gst from gi.repository import GObject GObject.threads_init() Gst.init(None) from gi.repository import GstPbutils pathname = "Capture0001.mov" discoverer = GstPbutils.Discoverer() d = discoverer.discover_uri('file://' + os.path.abspath(pathname)) d = discoverer.discover_uri('file://' + os.path.abspath(pathname)) GLib.Error: gst-core-error-quark: Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in. (12) $ gst-inspect-1.0 qtdemux Factory Details: Rank primary (256) Long-name QuickTime demuxer Klass Codec/Demuxer Description Demultiplex a QuickTime file into audio and video streams Author David Schleef <<a href="mailto:ds@schleef.org">ds@schleef.org</a>>, Wim Taymans <<a href="mailto:wim@fluendo.com">wim@fluendo.com</a>> Plugin Details: Name isomp4 Description ISO base media file format support (mp4, 3gpp, qt, mj2) Filename /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0/libgstisomp4.so Version 1.4.5 License LGPL Source module gst-plugins-good Source release date 2014-12-18 Binary package GStreamer Good Plugins (Ubuntu) Origin URL <a href="https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0">https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0</a> GObject +----GInitiallyUnowned +----GstObject +----GstElement +----GstQTDemux Pad Templates: SINK template: 'sink' Availability: Always Capabilities: video/quicktime video/mj2 audio/x-m4a application/x-3gp SRC template: 'video_%u' Availability: Sometimes Capabilities: ANY SRC template: 'audio_%u' Availability: Sometimes Capabilities: ANY SRC template: 'subtitle_%u' Availability: Sometimes Capabilities: ANY Element Flags: no flags set Element Implementation: Has change_state() function: gst_qtdemux_change_state Element has no clocking capabilities. Element has no URI handling capabilities. Pads: SINK: 'sink' Implementation: Has chainfunc(): 0x7f4eda708870 Has custom eventfunc(): 0x7f4eda708900 Has custom queryfunc(): gst_pad_query_default Has custom iterintlinkfunc(): gst_pad_iterate_internal_links_default Pad Template: 'sink' Element Properties: name : The name of the object flags: readable, writable String. Default: "qtdemux0" parent : The parent of the object flags: readable, writable Object of type "GstObject" Element Signals: "pad-added" : void user_function (GstElement* object, GstPad* arg0, gpointer user_data); "pad-removed" : void user_function (GstElement* object, GstPad* arg0, gpointer user_data); "no-more-pads" : void user_function (GstElement* object, gpointer user_data); $ mediainfo Capture0001.mov General Complete name : Capture0001.mov Format : QuickTime Format/Info : Original Apple specifications File size : 1.43 GiB Duration : 3mn 37s Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 56.3 Mbps Encoded date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 Tagged date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 Writing library : Apple QuickTime Video ID : 1 Format : ProRes Format version : Version 0 Format profile : Proxy Codec ID : apco Duration : 3mn 37s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 37.9 Mbps Width : 1 248 pixels Original width : 1 280 pixels Height : 702 pixels Original height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 50.000 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.864 Stream size : 982 MiB (67%) Writing library : bmd1 Language : English Encoded date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 Tagged date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 matrix_coefficients_Original : BT.709 Audio ID : 2 Format : PCM Format settings, Endianness : Little Format settings, Sign : Signed Codec ID : lpcm Duration : 3mn 37s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 18.4 Mbps Channel(s) : 16 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Bit depth : 24 bits Stream size : 478 MiB (33%) Language : English Encoded date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 Tagged date : UTC 2015-04-26 20:16:04 -- <div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Carl K </div></div></div></div></div> </div></div>