NAME

peekvideo - determine a codec used by a given file

VERSION

Version 1.0 ($Id: DistManifest.pm 11 2008-12-25 23:44:13Z frequency $)

SYNOPSIS

Usage: peekvideo filename [...]

Give a single path referring to a file containing video data, this script will determine the codec required for the media to play.

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple script that determines information such as the common name of the codec required for the given media to play. It is convenient to use for troubleshooting video files that do not play for one reason or another.

AUTHOR

Jonathan Yu <frequency@cpan.org>

SUPPORT

For support details, please look at perldoc Video::FourCC::Info and use the corresponding support methods.

LICENSE

Copyleft (C) 2009 by Jonathan Yu <frequency@cpan.org>

This script is distributed with the Video::FourCC::Info package to provide a simple demonstration of functionality. It is hereby released by its author into the public domain.

SEE ALSO

Video::Info, Video::FourCC::Info