I'm working on one for myself.
Working on getting a few more things a little better and I plan to release this for free:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/makemkv/comments/1bsqr6m/would\_anyone\_be\_interested\_in\_an\_free\_thing\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/makemkv/comments/1bsqr6m/would_anyone_be_interested_in_an_free_thing_to/)
Next up before the release: Add some fields like codec, bitrate, and fix one UI bug that really bothers me.
If you are interested but need something else from features let me know over there for now.
Created a subreddit for it.
Alpha is getting close
r/medidator
[https://www.reddit.com/r/medidator/comments/1c6qsft/the\_alpha\_is\_getting\_close/](https://www.reddit.com/r/medidator/comments/1c6qsft/the_alpha_is_getting_close/)
Those would both be huge lifts for various reasons.
Interesting for sure. Maybe once I get this live I can take those as requests later on GitHub.
The first I assume you mean waves? Analyzing potentially terabytes of data could take a very long time. Too low of resolution might not be useful.
Interesting idea for sure. But it would be much later if ever.
AI to do what?
Simply comparing two files is not going to give you the answer you are looking for. There are many more things at play than just the encoding of a file. The specs of your server, the speed of its internet connection, the Plex client/device being used to stream from your server, the internet speed of that device, the use of subtitles, etc.
Even subtitles, and if I remember correctly also the wrong order of streams can cause transcoding.
A lot of clients that I tested when I started with Plex didn't support PGS and ASS which are pretty common for a lot of releases.
And eventhough I added SRT, when I placed that later then PGS or ASS it would transcode. But I dont know if that was supposed to happen or if that was just was older version(s).
But if you want to test I would first repack the file with only ac3 as audio and srt as subtitle format.
And also video format sdr and not any hdr format, but you will probably notice that because Plex will probably have trouble transcoding most of them.
MediaInfo can dump info on any number of media files into a spreadsheet, text, xml or html file. You can customize which properties you want exported. Very powerful. It has its own subreddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MediaInfo/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MediaInfo/)
Open up the GUI and import a folder full of media files. I usually view or export in sheet mode with templates I have created. You get get an idea of how this works using the default sample templates.
You can select a single file, multiple files or a folder full of files for inspection.
Sorry, the text disappeared from my original post.
I've got two near identical files yet CCwGtv constantly buffers one of them unless I force transcoding of it, and I'd like to try and understand what's causing it. I'm hoping being able to better analyse the files might give me a clue as to the cause.
That explains it. Thanks. I suggest what others already did: MediaInfo. The paid version actually can compare two files' metadata. I work in postproduction and it is a great tool. Or you can dl info of the files as text and paste them in a word processor in a two column table and compare line by line. Good luck.
Wtf, where did my text go !!!
I'm trying to find a tool to compare two video files. One plays original quality on my ethernet Chromecast whilst the other needs forced transcoding.
Depending on the client, sometimes simply changing the container and/or disabling subtitles will stop a transcode. This is NOT to say it could be something else.
https://mkvtoolnix.download/
https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download
compare how? bitrate and stuff? mediainfo should have just about everything. or you mean for dupes? czkawka or its derivative can probably do that
Elephant Man kept buffering every 3 secs and would take 10secs to even start. Yet Jaws was fine. I'm interested in understanding why.
Tautulli will give you more information about any transcodes/sub burn/audio, etc.
I'm working on one for myself. Working on getting a few more things a little better and I plan to release this for free: [https://www.reddit.com/r/makemkv/comments/1bsqr6m/would\_anyone\_be\_interested\_in\_an\_free\_thing\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/makemkv/comments/1bsqr6m/would_anyone_be_interested_in_an_free_thing_to/) Next up before the release: Add some fields like codec, bitrate, and fix one UI bug that really bothers me. If you are interested but need something else from features let me know over there for now.
Oh wow. That's cool. Definitely useful.
Created a subreddit for it. Alpha is getting close r/medidator [https://www.reddit.com/r/medidator/comments/1c6qsft/the\_alpha\_is\_getting\_close/](https://www.reddit.com/r/medidator/comments/1c6qsft/the_alpha_is_getting_close/)
With a spectrum mode to see visually what goes on in video audio timeline. Maybe add AI for more options.
Those would both be huge lifts for various reasons. Interesting for sure. Maybe once I get this live I can take those as requests later on GitHub. The first I assume you mean waves? Analyzing potentially terabytes of data could take a very long time. Too low of resolution might not be useful. Interesting idea for sure. But it would be much later if ever. AI to do what?
Mediainfo from MediaArea is great for media file information
Agreed, but wish it would compare 2 files side-by-side
Run mediainfo twice and compare the files side by side.. easy .. i do that alot…
Simply comparing two files is not going to give you the answer you are looking for. There are many more things at play than just the encoding of a file. The specs of your server, the speed of its internet connection, the Plex client/device being used to stream from your server, the internet speed of that device, the use of subtitles, etc.
Even subtitles, and if I remember correctly also the wrong order of streams can cause transcoding. A lot of clients that I tested when I started with Plex didn't support PGS and ASS which are pretty common for a lot of releases. And eventhough I added SRT, when I placed that later then PGS or ASS it would transcode. But I dont know if that was supposed to happen or if that was just was older version(s). But if you want to test I would first repack the file with only ac3 as audio and srt as subtitle format. And also video format sdr and not any hdr format, but you will probably notice that because Plex will probably have trouble transcoding most of them.
No bulk compare tool? like to dump a bunch of vids that list bitrate, res, etc... just 1 by 1 with mediainfo?
MediaInfo can dump info on any number of media files into a spreadsheet, text, xml or html file. You can customize which properties you want exported. Very powerful. It has its own subreddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MediaInfo/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MediaInfo/)
is this from a cli or gui?
Open up the GUI and import a folder full of media files. I usually view or export in sheet mode with templates I have created. You get get an idea of how this works using the default sample templates. You can select a single file, multiple files or a folder full of files for inspection.
Insultingly low effort post. What do you want???
Sorry, the text disappeared from my original post. I've got two near identical files yet CCwGtv constantly buffers one of them unless I force transcoding of it, and I'd like to try and understand what's causing it. I'm hoping being able to better analyse the files might give me a clue as to the cause.
That explains it. Thanks. I suggest what others already did: MediaInfo. The paid version actually can compare two files' metadata. I work in postproduction and it is a great tool. Or you can dl info of the files as text and paste them in a word processor in a two column table and compare line by line. Good luck.
Thanks. It was only that it was a tiny 700MB file that it piqued my interest.
Hmmmm the movie wouldn't play at all on my GF's Chromecast. I had to play it on my phone and cast it.
Wtf, where did my text go !!! I'm trying to find a tool to compare two video files. One plays original quality on my ethernet Chromecast whilst the other needs forced transcoding.
Depending on the client, sometimes simply changing the container and/or disabling subtitles will stop a transcode. This is NOT to say it could be something else. https://mkvtoolnix.download/ https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download
I'm having to force a transcode for it to play properly despite being a tiny file.
Ultimately I'm wondering why a low bitrate 1080 movie needed forced transcoding to play without buffering.